career focus second chance new beginnings

dear friends,
We are very grateful for your continued support.
With your efforts mnd was able to provide services
to five times as many clients this year, our highest
service number in 10 years. It was an especially
difficult time for newly unemployed clients, but
together we helped Baltimore’ s most vulnerable
populations obtain resources, gain new skills, and
get back to work.
board of directors
2009–2010
President
Terri Whitley
Vice President
Michael Swaby-Rowe
Treasurer
Debra Hart
Secretary
Coriolanus A.J. Ferrusi
After major state budget cuts in the spring of 2009,
we were thankfully able to diversify our financial
resources and expand services to a larger client base
to respond to the needs of our community. Together,
our three programs offered services to 2,090 clients,
five times more than last year, with our total
expenses only one and half times greater.
Charles M. Blomquist
In October 2010, mnd moved to larger and more
functional headquarters at 2700 North Charles Street,
Suite 200, in Charles Village with larger training
rooms and computer lab space. I want to invite all of
our supporters and friends to visit us and learn more
about what we do.
Barbara Sonberg
Together, we can make a stronger impact in
our community!
Glendora Hughes
Sincerely,
Grace Lee
Executive Director
“mnd helped me with so many things, everything
really. I have a job plan, computer skills and I know
where I am going.” montressa, mnd client
Mary Cynthia Atkinson
Skip Case
Paul DiBari
Vickie Gray
Marian Goetze
Brian O’Toole
Tina Saunders
Nancy Strohminger
advisory board
Colleen Mallon
Sharon Smith
Judy Letcher
career focus
Career counseling and employment assistance are
at the heart of mnd’s Career Focus program. Our
professional staff provides the highest quality service
and engages our clients with commitment and hard
work, so real success and lasting employment-related
life changes are possible. This free, comprehensive job
readiness and job search training program reached out
to 399 individuals and provided career workshops to
225 Baltimore residents, created resumes for 135 clients,
and provided ongoing intensive one-to-one counseling
to 95 clients. In spite of the economy, mnd helped 57%
of job ready individuals find employment. The average
wage earned was $11.36 per hour, with a 90.9% job
retention rate, one of the highest among employment
service providers.
Together clients and employment counselors forge
a career path based on early career assessment and
exploration. Updated computer literacy skills, interview
tactics and mock interview experience prepare
participants for successful employment.
second chance
Client and counselor
forge a career path
based on early
career assessment
and exploration.
Reentry is not easy for the 11,000 ex-felons returning
to Baltimore City’s most disadvantaged neighborhoods
each year with little or no money and no housing.
They face the challenge of transitioning back into a
community where over 50% return to prison in less
than three years.
mnd works in partnership with Jericho Episcopal
Community Services of Maryland to provide intensive
case management and employment services for
inmates returning to Baltimore under the Public Safety
Compact initiative. Pre- and post-release services are
provided to ensure that living essentials and substance
abuse treatments are established so that clients can
successfully complete a comprehensive three-week
employment readiness program. Participants meet
with a program coordinator for barrier management
and with a job developer for job searches until they
become stable and employed.
new beginnings
mnd gained early
recognition in the
field as one of the
first providers of
employment services
for female ex-offenders
in Baltimore City.
As part of the New Beginnings project, mnd
partnered with Morgan State University to offer
services to 1,840 welfare recipients. mnd provided
weekly workshops to help customers of Baltimore
City Department of Social Services explore their
career goals through assessments. They develop
barrier reduction plans to define concrete steps,
resources, and timelines for achievement. This
joint effort and success produced the opportunity
for mnd to present at the National Association
of Welfare Research and Statistics conference in
September 2010.
mnd workshop
engagement is a
positive force in
developing clients’
career paths
and skills.
our mission is to provide comprehensive career counseling,
employment assistance, and post-employment support to people
who are in life and career transition.
our vision is that our clients are economically self-supporting
and productive members of our community.
All contributions directly support career
counseling and job skills training to
prepare clients for self-sustaining, longlasting employment.
mnd staff
Executive Director
Grace Lee
Development Director
Nancy Diamond
Program Coordinator
Sandy McIsaac
Career Counselor
Kathy Stadler
Program Facilitator
Stephen Thomas
financial statement, fy2009
Cash
$
Investments
Accounts Receivable
Prepaid Expenses and Deposits
Property and Equipment, net
Permanently Restricted Cash
76,541
13,838
10,135
11,895
1,120
10,000
Employment Specialist
Marcus Reed
123,529
IT Support
Eddie Fu
Total Assets
Accounts Payable
$ 6,426
Accrued Expenses 13,266
Total Liabilities
19,692
Unrestricted Assets, Available for General Activities
Permanently Restricted Assets
93,837
10,000
103,837
Total Net Assets
revenue
Government Grants & Contracts
$ 409,050
Contributions 67,750
Other 4,712
Total Support & Revenue
481,512
expenses
Program Services
$ 334,313
General Management 60,717
In Kind 37,100
Total Expenses
*Audited Financial Statement
432,130
Program Assistant/
Job Coach
Erika Milenkovic
Bookkeeper
Beverly Englert
volunteers
Shuya Bi
William Calhoun
Brian Curran
Lori Graffius
Angela Harper
Julie Horton
Ama Inyang
Julie Laurie
Yayan Liu
Ryan Long
Esther Smith
Hellen Stough
Joe Strickland
Jessica Thompson
Lily Zhang
Design by
Chris McCampbell
spring anniversary dinner
marks mnd’s 37th
platinum sponsors
contributors
Neal & Winnie Borden,
Harry Gladding Foundation
individual
mnd’s 37th Anniversary Dinner at the Mt. Washington
Conference Center on May 13 honored long-time
supporters Neal and Winnie Borden. The festive
evening was chaired by mnd Board Member Paul
Dibari and mnd Development Committee member
Carol McGowan. The evening featured a well-attended
cocktail hour, silent auction, live music and dinner.
Carol McGowan
We want to give thanks to our generous sponsors,
donors, and friends who contributed generously to
this success.
Venable, LLP
The Walters Art Museum
gold sponsors
Constellation Energy
Long & Foster,
The DiBari Smith Group
bronze sponsors
George L. Bunting Investments
Maryland Volunteer
Lawyers Services
silent auction donors
Alex Cooper Auctioneers
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Skip & Kathleen Case
Creative Alliance
Barry & Nancy Diamond
Paul DiBari
Divine Wine Shop
Dreamers Salon
Everyman Theatre
Greg Fisher
Marion Goetze
Neal and Winnie Borden,
37th Anniversary honorees.
Grace Lee
Carol McGowan
National Aquarium
in Baltimore
Port Discovery
Children’s Museum
School of Rock Baltimore
Barbara Sonberg
Al Spoler
Sanford Ungar
Xpose Fitness
National Aquarium
in Baltimore
Port Discovery
Children’s Museum
Sinclair Auto and Truck
Fleet Leasing
media sponsor
WBAL-TV News Channel 11,
Wanda Draper
Jayme Abrams
Susan Abrams
Jane Anderson
Mary Cynthia Atkinson
Dwight Bartlett
Armilda Beard
Ellen and Edward Bernard
Mordecai Blaustein
Charles Blomquist
Adam and Meredith Borden
Charles and Rebecca Borden
Neal and Winnie Borden
Linda Botek
Monica Brandes
Elizabeth and Robert Brennen
Nancy Bryant
George L. Bunting, Jr.
Rev. William and Philathia Reese
Calhoun
Shoshana Cardin
Skip and Kathleen Case
Caroline Ciraolo
Betsy Cohen
Lawrence Cohn
Lawrence Coppel
Anthony Deering
Nancy and Barry Diamond
Paul and Amy DiBari
Mark Donowitz
Nancy Dorman
Bunny Dwin
Claire Ebeling
Beverly Englert
Philip and Debbie English
Larry Epstein
Coriolanus Ferrusi
Margaret Footner
Angelina Frock
Robert Geis
Michael Glick
Janet Glover Kerkvliet
Marion Goetze
Jane Gohn
Herb and Harriet Goldman
Vickie Gray
Geoffrey and Maureen
Lefton-Greif
Debra Hart
Heather Harvison
Bonnie Heneson
Daniel Hirschhorn
Bruce Hoffberger
Jeannie Howe
Harriet Hutzler
Patricia Lasher Jacobs
Kenneth and Jeannette Karpay
Bernard and Barbara Katz
Mary Keating
Michelle Kelly
Janet Kerkvliet
Frederick Kobb
Allan Krumholz
Jack and Andrea Laporte
Sally and Wendall Leimbach
Judith Letcher
Randall Lewis
Minn and Kay Lin
Carol McGowan
Donald McPherson
Natalie McSherry
Mary Messmore
Jo-Ann Orlinsky
Beth O’Leary
Brien O’Toole
Bryn Parchman
Edward Peres
George and Jennifer Reynolds
George Roche
Sheila Sachs
Sandye Saiontz
Joan Salim
Tina Saunders
Paula Schaedlich
Kandace Scherr
Barbara Schlaff
Henry Slyker
Alexander and Sharon Smith
Barbara Sonberg
Joanne Sonberg
Our annual report includes gifts from individuals,
foundations, and corporations. Your generosity allows
mnd to continue its mission of helping disadvantaged
men and women live financially independent lives
through self-sustaining employment.
Maryland New Directions is a 501 (C) (3) non-profit organization.
All contributions made to the agency are tax exempt.
Lillian Sonberg
Susan Souder
Al Spoler
Kathy Stadler
Nancy Stohminger
Helen Stough
Joseph Strickland
Paul Sugar
Michael Swaby-Rowe
Madeline Swartz
Stephen Thomas
Phoebe Tobin
Sanford Ungar
Peter and Judith Van Dyke
Regina Von Ulrich
Sara Walsh
Les and Marcia Weinberg
Stephen Wienner
Terri Whitley
Scott and Mary Baily Wieler
James and Judith Wilson
corporate and foundation
Alternative Directions, Inc.
Advance Business Systems
Charlesmead Foundation
Constellation Energy
Good Search
Harry and Jeannette Weinberg
Foundation
Harry Gladding Foundation
Hillside Title and Escrow
Zanvyl and Isabelle Krieger
Foundation
Lois and Philip Macht Family
Philanthropic Fund
Maryland Volunteer Lawyers
Services
McCormick Foundation
Miller and Hecker, LLC
National Aquarium in Baltimore
Ober, Kaler, Grimes, and Shriver
The Time Group
Venable Foundation
Venable, LLP
maryland new directions
2700 North Charles Street
Suite 200
Baltimore, md 21218
P: (410) 230-0630
F: (410) 230-0275
www.mdnewdirections.org
annual report
2009