2048 - A Simple Answer Project SAFE

Soul Steps
PRESENTED BY ROSE BROOKS CENTER
How many steps does it take for a victim of domestic
abuse to reclaim her life and become a survivor?
What can you do to support these courageous women?
At this year’s annual luncheon, Rose Brooks Center will
celebrate these amazing women and the Soul Steps they have
taken to overcome abuse and rebuild their lives.
Thursday, September 30
th
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. • Westin Crown Center
Individual $50; Patron $150
Sponsorship Opportunities Available
Project SAFE
Countering long term health effects
of domestic violence on children
Children who experience or witness family
violence are at greater risk of mental and
physical health disorders and problems.
Without treatment, these children are at
significant risk for delinquency, substance
abuse, school drop-out, and difficulties in
their own relationships.
Children may exhibit
a wide range of reactions
to exposure to violence
in their homes. Younger
children oftentimes
do not understand the
meaning of the abuse
they observe and tend
to believe that they
Project SAFE provides
“must have done
services to over
something wrong.”
3,500 students each
Children may become
year in 46 schools.
withdrawn, non-verbal,
and exhibit regressed behaviors such as
clinging and whining. Eating and sleeping
difficulty, concentration problems, anxiety,
and physical complaints are all common.
www.RoseBrooks.org or (816) 523-5550
The mission of Rose Brooks Center is to
break the cycle of violence, and prevention
is our top priority. Through the innovation
of Project SAFE, children and teens dealing
with violence in their schools, neighborhoods
or homes get counseling at school. They
build the confidence and self-esteem needed
to progress successfully through school. At
the same time, Project SAFE works to
integrate a violence prevention curriculum
into Jackson County classrooms, with the
goal of helping children of all ages learn
to make positive life choices and develop
healthy relationships.
Your support of Soul Steps will support our efforts to
expand our overcrowded shelter and help build additional
bedrooms for women and children escaping abuse.
Thank you HCA Midwest Health System
and Research Medical Center for being
our 2010 Safety Link partner.
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GOAL
$4,300,000
$4,000,000
June
30, 2012
$3,750,000
$3,500,000
$3,250,000
$3,200,000
June 30, 2011
JENNIFER BURTON
MEMORIAL
VOLLEYBALL
TOURNAMENT
$3,000,000
$2,750,000
Saturday, August 21, 2010
13105 Holmes Road
$2,500,000
2:30 p.m. Sign-In • 4:00 p.m. Start Time
$2,250,000
All proceeds donated in memory of
Jennifer will benefit Rose Brooks Center.
$2,000,000
$1,800,000
www.RoseBrooks.org
November
1, 2010
$1,750,000
$1,500,000
$1,250,000
$1,000,000
$716,258
$750,000
August 5, 2010
$500,000
$433,000
June 30, 2010
$250,000
$800,000 The amount we need to raise to receive matching
dollars for our shelter expansion. We’re almost there!
Board of Directors 2010-2011
David Bernstein, President
Sara Colt, Secretary
Anne Bethune
Diane Johnson
Mark Clegg
Debra MacLeod
Julie Frigon, President Elect
Jennie Clarke
Lajuana Counts
Dan Dechant
Jill Farrell
Sherry Forsee
Phil Greenfield
Vickie Harris
Leonard “Jonas” Hughes IV
Cynthia Johnson
Mary Moeller, Treasurer
We would like to thank all of
our supporters who generously
designated Rose Brooks Center as
their charitable giving recipient for
United Way, and remind you that
local companies usually begin their
United Way campaigns in the fall.
Sally Luck
Dean Newton
Carlos Riojas
Anne Russ
Laura Shultz
Charlene Smyly
Peter Sowden
Become a member of our online
community, committed to educating our
neighbors about domestic violence.
Check out our new blog, RiskHope.
2,048 - A Simple Answer
When asked why we chose this economic climate to launch
an expansion plan, I only have to say “2,048”
Did we realize when we launched our emergency plan in May
that it wasn’t the most ideal time to initiate a major fundraising
initiative? Yes. We know that you, like many others in our
community, have been greatly impacted by this economic crisis.
You may have had to come up with creative ways to save and
cut back spending - like skipping the summer family vacation.
A message from
Susan Miller, CEO
So when I am asked why we chose now to kick off this campaign
to add desperately-needed bedrooms to our overcrowded shelter, I am not
surprised. But for me and the 15,000 women and children we serve each year
the answer is a simple one - 2,048. That is the number of women and children
we’ve had to turn away so far this year due to lack of space and resources.
That’s why this emergency expansion plan could not wait. Because every day we
wait, we run the risk that one of these desperate women will know another day of
horrible pain and fear – and may even be murdered by her abuser.
The tremendous support we’ve received so far proves that you understand the
crisis facing our community and support our efforts to ensure no woman or
child is ever refused safety. Your generous gift does not just help a cause –
it saves a life right now, right here in your community.
Because of overwhelming support from people like you, we need only raise an
additional $83,742 to receive matching funds from a national foundation.
We’re almost there, but we still need your help!
In order to receive a matching grant, we must raise the additional funds
by August 31st. Help ensure every woman and child has a safe place to escape
abuse, a supportive home to rebuild their lives and regain self-worth, and the
skills necessary to be a healthy and productive woman and mother.
Look inside for a list of friends who have already supported this vital program.
Shauna Woody-Coussens
W W W. R O S E B R O O K S . O R G
Back to School from Shelter
For homeless youth, going back to the classroom can be traumatic
Walk into any store right now and you will see a rush of excited young faces,
scurrying around to find the right backpack (Thomas or Toy Story?), pick out the
perfect first-day-of-school outfit, and face the eternal question – glue sticks or rubber
cement? It’s an exciting and exhilarating time for most kids. But for the children
living at Rose Brooks Center, back to school can mean increased stress and trauma.
BEimpactful
BACK TO SCHOOL
You can make back-to-school easier for
one of the children living in shelter.
Your generous gift of $75 will support
our efforts to make sure every child has the
supplies and resources needed to have a
happy and successful academic year.
Can we afford my school supplies? What will the kids say at school?
Rose Brooks Center staff and board members
(from left: board member Laura Shultz, CEO, Susan
Miller, board member Anne Bethune, and Development Director Tracy Kelso) present Congressman
Emanuel Cleaver, II with a portrait by a young
shelter resident in recognition of his support of Rose
Brooks Center. Rep. Cleaver helped secure federal
appropriations dollars for Project SAFE (see article).
To help families through this transition, Rose Brooks Center will host a community
resource fair August 20 for residents of our shelter and transitional housing program,
as well as children of mothers receiving outreach therapy.
“We do all we can to counter the many challenges these families face,”
says Kim Fletcher, organizer of the annual event. “This year we invited
other social services providers - like Habitat for Humanity and
Children’s Mercy Hospital - to get these families access to all the
resources available to them as they work to rebuild their lives.”
The True Cost of B2S
There’s more to back-to-school than pencils and paper.
The true cost of sending a child to school includes many
things that don’t appear on the supply list:
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Did you know? Many children who have
experienced or witnessed severe abuse have a
more difficult time focusing and participating in
class and are less-likely to be grade-level proficient.
HEALTH CARE Most districts require annual exams and costly
immunizations/vaccinations before a student can be enrolled.
TRANSPORTATION When districts don’t provide busing
services to shelter, many children must take cabs to/from school.
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CLOTHING We receive many donations of used children’s
•
THERAPY In many cases, the transition back into the classroom
clothing, but many new items are desperately needed, including:
uniforms, sneakers, socks and underwear.
can be difficult for children in shelter. Bullying and teasing are real
problems these boys and girls face. Rose Brooks Center’s children
therapists are available after-school for therapy.
ROSE BROOKS RECOGNIZES
CONGRESSMAN CLEAVER
DO YOUR PART TO
HELP END CHILD ABUSE
KU MED SUPPLY DRIVE SAVES
ROSE BROOKS BIG $$
Last month, Rose Brooks Center was awarded a new
grant from Children’s Trust Fund (CTF) to support
existing staff, training costs and materials to integrate
the Active Parenting Program. The goal of this new
program is to help mothers acquire the knowledge and
skills they need to raise healthy children and ultimately
prevent child abuse in families who have experienced
domestic violence.
You can support these efforts and help prevent child
abuse by proudly displaying the official Children’s
Trust Fund license plate on your vehicle. All CTF
plates feature the distinctive green child’s hand prints
logo and a “prevent child abuse” message.
To order your CTF license plate, log on to
www.ctf4kids.org or call 1-888-826-KIDS (5437).
Your donation for the license plate can be designated
fully to Rose Brooks Center.
Nurses from University of Kansas Medical Center’s
Mother and Baby group hosted a supply drive for
Rose Brooks Center collecting formula, diapers,
bottles, and other newborn essentials for the mother
and babies in shelter. Their month-long drive
generated over three months worth of formula for
the families at Rose Brooks Center. Baby
formula and diapers are two of the most costly
supplies we must keep in stock, making this large
donation incredibly special.
Special thanks to the following friends for
their support of the emergency expansion plan:
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ade
Mr. Steven Anderson
Ms. Susan Archer
Assurant Employee Benefits
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Atha, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Atkinson
Mr. Andrew Atterbury &
Ms. Gwyn Prentice
Ms. Janet Baird
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Barth
Mr. Mickey Bartow
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Beagle, Jr.
Beauty Brands, Inc.
Mr. Robert Beckring
Mr. Eric Benzie
Mr. Russ Berlin
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Bicknell
Ms. Cynthia Black
Ms. Alison Blair
Mr. and Mrs. Denslow Bolte
Ms. Judith Bond
Ms. Helen Bontrager
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Bova
Ms. Mary Branton
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Braude
Ms. Teresa Brimacombe
Ms. Angela Broderick
Ms. Jennifer Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Bunde
Ms. Donna Byers
Ms. Amy Carr
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Carter
Ms. Kate Cavanaugh
Ms. Kelly Chamberlain
Ms. Eileen Chase
Ms. Susanne Christopher Shutz
Ms. Mary Clark
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Clevenger
Ms. Sue Clevenger
Mr. and Mrs. Mack Colt
Ms. Anne Cook
Ms. Ann Corry
Ms. Anne Cram
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cray
Ms. Robin Crick
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Crowe, Jr.
Ms. Bonnie Cutler
Mr. and Mrs. Don Dagenais
Ms. Marianne Dane
Davis, Bethune & Jones, L.L.P.
Mr. Frederick Delibero
Ms. Marilee DiCarlo
Mr. and Mrs. John Dodd
Ms. Elizabeth Donnelly
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Drayer
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Dunbar
Ms. Alice Dysart
Ms. Cindy Egger
Mr. and Mrs. Kindell Eidson
Ms. Ruth Engel
Dr. and Mrs. Calvin Engelmann
Ms. Sindy English
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Engvig
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Etherington
Ms. Denise Evans
Mr. Angelo Fiataruolo
Ms. Judith Flynn
Ms. Toni Ford
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Forsee
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Freeman
Mr. and Mrs. Chad Frigon
Ms. Christine Fruehling
Ms. Amy Fuhrman
Mr. and Mrs. Allyn Glaub
Ms. Karen Glickstein
Goppert Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gose
Mr. Tim Gosnell
Ms. Jennifer Graham
Ms. Sandra Gray
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Greenfield
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Greenwood
Ms. Maureen Grojean
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hamilton
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Harris
Mr. David and Dr. Linda Harrison
Ms. Anne Harrison
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Mr. and Mrs. James Harvey
Ms. Courtney Hawkinson
Dr. and Mrs. Carroll Haynes
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hechler
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Mr. and Mrs. Reed Hoffmann
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Ms. Patricia Hoover
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Huber
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IMA of Kansas, Inc.
Ms. Judith Johnson
Mr. Steve Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Loren Jordon
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Ms. Gina Kaiser
KCAC
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Mr. Tim Keeling
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Ms. Michelle Keller
Mrs. Deanna Kerr
Ms. Jennifer Knake
Ms. Linda Kneib
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Koch
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Kostusik, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kraft
Mr. Craig Kuckelman
Mr. Irving Kuraner
Mr. and Mrs. Jayson Kuti
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Lampo
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Lander
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lazorow
Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Lee
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Leibsle
Ms. Muriel Levinson
Ms. Linda Light
Ms. Carol Lindsay
Sister Annie Loendorf
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Looby
Mrs. Sally Luck
Macedonia Baptist Church
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Magers
Ms. Carol Mahley
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mahurin
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Mallott
Ms. Susan Mancuso
Ms. Erin Margolin
Ms. Jamie Marti
Mr. James Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Dwayne Martin
Ms. Jara Martin
Mayer Family Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Louis McAvoy
Ms. Helen McCall
Ms. Mariann McCormally
Ms. Susan McGee
Mr. and Mrs. James McGraw
Ms. Ellen McKenna
Dr. and Mrs. Gerald McNamara
Dr. Ruby and Mr. Tyler Meierotto
Ms. Lisa Meriman
Ms. Rita Miller
Ms. Linda Minson
Missouri Bank & Trust
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Moone
Mr. Richard Morado
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Morris
Ms. Mary Morris
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Murdock
Mr. Terry Myers
Ms. Joyce Nichols
Ms. Elizabeth Nieters
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Dr. and Mrs. Wilber Spalding, Jr.
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Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Oothoudt Mr. and Mrs. Lee Stanford
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Ms. Jennifer Atterbury
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and Mrs. Toby Stowe
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Ms. Monica Szewczyk
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Father James Taranto
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Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Pepperdine Mr. David Taylor
Taylor Kelly, LLC
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Mr. and Mrs. Byron Thompson
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Ms. Bonnie Thompson
Mr. Chris Potthast
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Mr. and Mrs. Al Pugsley
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Van Dyke
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Ms. Kathleen Quinlan Peterson Ms. Kathie Vandeleuv
Mr. and Mrs. John Vani
Mr. and Mrs. William Rainey
Mr. and Mrs. James Ramel Mrs. Bonnie Veskerna
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Vidoni
Mr. and Mrs. Mitch Rappard
Ms. Mary Anne Vietti
Ms. Margaret Reid
Ms. Doris Virden
Ms. Kristy Reynolds
Visitation Parish
Ms. Deborah Rhodes
Mr. Carlos Riojas Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Wacknov
Ms. Sally Roberts Mr. Michael Waliczek
Ms. Marcia Walsh
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Dr. Karen Wambach
Ms. Barbara Robinson
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Ward
Rockhurst Jesuit Community
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Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rola
Mr. Delmer Weisz
Drs. John and Cynthia Romito
Mr. Ernesto Rosas Wells Fargo & Company
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Dr. and Mrs. Michael Sheehan
Mr. Charles Wittig
Shirley and Barnett Helzberg
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Ms. Laura Shultz Mr. Arthur Wortman
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Ms. Cheryl Slobodnik Mr. and Mrs. Mark Yagan
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Ms. Beth Smith
Zoglin Family
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