2011-12 Annual Report - Mano a Mano Family Resource Center

Mano a Mano
F a m i ly R e s o u rc e C e n t e r
A n n ua l R e p o rt
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Mano a Mano
What is Mano a Mano?
Mission Statement
Mano a Mano is a resource center dedicated to helping
immigrant families successfully transition to community
life in Lake County. The organization began in 2000 as
a compassionate response by community leaders to a
growing population of Hispanics with little or no Englishspeaking ability, no high school education and low
income.
The mission of Mano a Mano is to empower immigrant
and underserved families of Lake County to become
full participants in American life by providing quality
programs and services that educate and establish
links to essential community services. This mission is
sustained by our respect for human dignity and our belief
in the equality of all people.
Mano a Mano responds to a critical need of immigrant
families in Lake County; families that need help learning
English, finding employment, and accessing services
needed to become active members of the community.
Each year Mano a Mano serves the community through a
growing array of educational, health and referral services
without regard to race, creed, religion, gender, national
origin, age, or disability. It is a 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization supported by the generous contributions of
individuals, corporations and foundations.
Demographics
Mano a Mano serves over 4,300 adults and children each
year, most of whom are between the ages of 18 and 54.
The majority of our clients are from Mexico, with just
over nine percent speaking English well, 60% speaking
it poorly and the remaining 30% speaking no English
at all. Only 35% have completed high school or higher
education. Most of the rest have not completed middle
school in their native countries.
Many of our clients suffer from poor health, a lack of
health insurance and poor living conditions. These
families need immediate help accessing the most
indispensable services, learning English, and finding
employment. Their goal, like that of many others, is to
thrive and become active members of their communities.
Each year with the help of Mano a Mano, these same
immigrants are able to secure education, employment
and healthier lifestyles for themselves and their children
as they work toward citizenship.
“Without continual growth and progress,
such words as improvement, achievement
and success have no meaning.”
–Benjamin Franklin
At Mano a Mano, we believe that without improvement,
achievement and success, life would have little meaning; for
these are the building blocks of dignity and the cornerstones of
our commitment.
Because of our programs children found Kindergarten wonderful
instead of intimidating; young mothers completed their GED
and are now learning computer skills to get a better job; fathers
interviewed confidently; family members are living longer
because they learned to avoid or control a disease through
healthy behaviors; and eyes teared up as naturalized U.S.
citizens said the Pledge of Allegiance for the first time.
Mano a Mano empowers newcomers and underserved families
by educating, guiding and connecting them with the resources
they need to grow and flourish in their community. The pride and
gratitude of our clients motivates their continued success. Many
use their experience to help others traveling the same road.
She took a chance…and succeeded.
Moving to America was a leap of faith for Morelia and her family. She left her mother, her friends, her job
and the life she knew in Mexico, only to find herself back at square one. She felt utterly out of sync as she
struggled to keep pace with her new world. A lack of confidence brought on panic attacks and more
self-doubt. Morelia was no longer a public accountant in a familiar community. She was terrified.
Then through Mano a Mano, things began to change. Morelia found the moral support and resources she
needed to help her start her new life. With encouragement from instructors Luiz Vasquez and Olinda Duque,
she was able to pass the GED exam in 6 months. Her confidence grew. A diabetic, Morelia learned about the
disease and how to live a healthier life.
Today Morelia continues to study English and Citizenship while giving back to the community as a Promotora
de Salud (health educator) for Mano a Mano. But most of all, Morelia is an outstanding role model for her
children and for others who come to the U.S. with their own hopes and dreams.
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Mano a Mano
by the numbers
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How can we accurately
measure the impact made
by Mano a Mano during our
prior fiscal year, July 2011 - June
2012? We can tell you that 4,356
people were served in that time, and
even tell you how many participated in
each program. But the real story only
begins there. The final chapters won’t be
written for generations to come, when
we can truly see how a family grew and
achieved their dreams because of the
help they received at Mano a Mano.
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Community School for
Parents
English as a Second
Language (ESL)
Our Community School
for Parents is designed
to give parents access
to the education they need
to build language, academic and
computer skills so that they can
provide a better life for their families.
Made up of Computer, English
as a Second Language, GED and
Citizenship classes, this program
served over 600 adults this past year.
Learning English helps
our clients become more
connected with their new
community. Following the
College of Lake County curriculum,
students meet twice a week for three
months and are tested both before
and after to measure their fluency/
knowledge gain. 134 enrollees
completed ESL classes this year,
exceeding our annual goal by
29 percent.
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Computer classes
Our computer classes
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provide adults the
opportunity to learn about
computer basics, keyboarding,
Microsoft Office, and the Internet.
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GED (General Education Development)
Demand for our GED
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program has grown over
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70 percent since 2010.
Our GED program is unique in
that our target audience is immigrants
with low levels of formal education
who do not have the 9th grade
education level necessary to qualify to
take GED classes elsewhere. This past
year, enrollment was more than twice
our annual goal. Despite this, we have
a long waiting list of clients anxious
to study writing, reading (art & literature),
social science, math and the Constitution in
preparation for passing the GED tests. We
are working to increase our capacity in the
months ahead.
Citizenship
Classes, intakes and
applications for citizenship
nearly tripled this year over last.
We help legal permanent residents
to complete citizenship applications, which
are reviewed by a licensed immigration
attorney. We also offer support services
including Citizenship classes and tutoring to
help students prepare for their interview with
USCIS. This year 51 clients became new
U.S. citizens .
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Kindergarten Readiness
22 two-session Kindergarten
Readiness Camps provided
information and resources to
families of pre-Kindergarten children
to help each child enter kindergarten
ready to succeed. The program includes
Kindergarten Readiness Camps, Bilingual
Family Literacy Workshops, and Special
Needs Assessments by the Special Education
District of Lake County (SEDOL).
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Health Education Program
Information and Referral
Because health education is a
key component of community
health and wellness, Mano a
Mano expanded its program this year
to include a new Diabetes Empowerment
Prevention Program (DEPP) to help clients
lead healthier lifestyles. Thanks to our
Community Health Educators, caseworkers
and Community Care Connection (mobile
health screening), Mano a Mano is able
to provide health education, referrals and
monthly screenings for blood pressure,
cholesterol, asthma and osteoporosis.
By removing obstacles like
lack of clarity, fear, language,
complicated applications, and
transportation, Mano a Mano helped
1,685 low income clients take advantage
of Information and Referrals, public benefit
application assistance, Case Management
for long-term assistance, Translation
Services, and Outreach activities that support
well-being and economic self-sufficiency.
Additional funding from the Healthcare
Foundation of Northern Lake County means
clients can receive much needed healthrelated case management while trying to
navigate the health care system.
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Child Care
While adult clients attend
English, Computer Instruction,
GED Preparation classes, or
Health-related workshops at Mano
a Mano, they can learn knowing that
their children are well cared for under the
supervision of a trained child care provider.
A grant from Bright Horizons Foundation
allowed us to furnish our child care room.
Here kids learn to draw, paint, and craft while
listening to music, watching movies and
enjoying activities with other children.
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Employment connection
The Mano a Mano
Employment Connection
Program connects prospective
employees with employers by
providing low income community members
with job readiness workshops, career
development training, educational programs
and employment connection services like
resume preparation and case management.
There is no cost to the company or the
applicant for this service. This year
Mano a Mano helped 879 job seekers.
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2011-2012 Highlights
2011-2012 Highlights
Not even a drought…
…could stop the Community Garden from growing bigger
this year. With 65 plots it is now four times the size of our
first garden two years ago. The capacity of our farmers
has grown, and some of our twenty-six farmers are now
managing up to six plots. This year we also added five
additional smaller plots for flowers and crops like corn and
watermelon that require more space.
To help start our organic crops this year our resident
expert, Larry Sell, built a hoop house and, with another
volunteer, started 1500 seedlings from seeds purchased
and donated for the project. Throughout the season the
gardeners benefitted from his knowledge of organizing,
plowing and rototilling, watering, composting, planting and
mulching.
Despite drought conditions and pests the gardeners
worked hard to yield a successful harvest, and they were
able to find venues for their produce.
Kindergarten Readiness:
Are mom and dad ready too?
Our K-Prep program helps children – and their parents
– prepare for school through Kindergarten Readiness
Camps, Bilingual Family Literacy Workshops and Special
Needs Assessments. By learning how to incorporate
early learning concepts including the alphabet, counting
and colors, and making time to read together, parents
become partners in their children’s education and
increase their chances of success.
Kindergarten Readiness is especially critical to the
families who participated, because 83 percent of those
children do not attend preschool and 63 percent have
fewer than ten books at home. All participants complete
a developmental assessment and are referred to SEDOL
for services as appropriate.
22 two-session Kinder Camps plus booster sessions
were held throughout Round Lake and in Mundelein. The
Kinder Camps are based on United Way Success by Six
Early Learning Clubs. After attending Kinder Camps, over
three-fourths of parents increased the time they spent
working with their children on early learning concepts
and 99 percent reported that the program truly helped
prepare their children for school.
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2012 Gala Dinner
Mano a Mano targets Diabetes
“If I had known this information before, I would not have this type of
disease.” This was just one comment from the 45 community members
that attended our 5-session class on preventing diabetes and its
complications this fiscal year. With diagnosed cases tripling since 1980,
diabetes is the 6th leading cause of death in the U.S., with a much
greater incidence among Hispanics.
The new Diabetes Empowerment Prevention Program (DEPP)
was designed and funded by the CEED@Chicago UIC through a grant
from the CDC. Through our Community Health Educators, community
members learn about diabetes and how lifestyle changes can help
prevent or control it.
Back to School Festival
Each year Mano a Mano and B.E.S.T. (Bringing Everyone’s
Strengths Together) host a back-to-school health fair.
Admission is free and fun is abundant from games and
food to music and raffles. The festival focuses on school
registration and family health. Over 2,000 people attended
this event on July 15, 2011. Among those, 45 children
received free back-to-school check-ups, 33 received dental
exams, 75 received eye exams and 22 parents got free
health screenings. Through generous sponsors, donors and
volunteers the event raised nearly $5,000 for our community
wellness programs.
The Gala is our annual thank you celebration for all
those who support Mano a Mano and its mission.
We love to fill the Round Lake Beach Cultural and
Civic Center with great food, entertainment, auctions
and raffles for our amazing sponsors, donors and
volunteers. Our largest fundraising event of the
year, this year’s Gala netted over $33,000 for our
programs.
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From the Board President and Executive Director
Donors and Supporters
Donors are listed by event and/or under Donors and Supporters. We work hard to acknowledge all
that add to the success of Mano a Mano and apologize for any errors/omissions.
The 2011-2012 fiscal year marks yet another year of growth for Mano a Mano, and we couldn’t be more grateful to everyone
who made it possible.
Abbott Employee Giving campaign
Pat Carey
Betsy Dietel and Mike Sands
Mary B. Gilmore
James R. Lyons
North Suburban Mennonite Church
Rob Paral and Associates
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, INC. on behalf
of Irma Picazo and Norma Shafek
George & Allison Wilmes
EMPLOYMENT CONNECTION
PROGRAM PARTNERS
Along with a growing demand for classes came a growing need for more classroom space at our facility. So we pushed out
a wall and added another 587 square feet at 6 E. Main Street. You may have noticed our community garden grew too - from
fifty to seventy plots. But other growth may not be as obvious.
We are empowering Kindergarten Readiness tutors to deliver information to where the people are. That includes giving five
mothers 30 hours of early childhood training so they can run Kinder Camps and workshops in the community. And our GED
program is now bursting at the seams.
To reduce our dependence on government grants, we are growing our fundraising capability thanks to a wonderful pilot
program that provides board and staff training and a fundraising coach. And to increase our sustainability, each program now
has a procedural manual which includes emergency planning.
Lastly, we have developed more formal processes for measuring our results and reporting outcomes to quantify the difference
Mano a Mano makes in the community. You, however, have always known the difference Mano a Mano makes, and as
always, you have been there when we needed you. Thank you!
Larry Waco, Sr.Carolina Duque
Board PresidentExecutive Director
CORPORATE, FOUNDATION AND
GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
Anonymous Family Foundation
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
Chicago Community Trust- Nuestro Futuro
CVS CareMark
Fifth Third Bank, Foundation
Healthcare Foundation of Northern Lake County
Illinois Department of Human Services
Lake County Community Foundation
R.J. Mullen Sr. and Family Foundation
Title XX Donated Funds Initiative
The Round Lake Area Exchange Club
United Way of Lake County
Walmart
Zebra Technologies Corporation
PARTNERS
College of Lake County
Community Action Partnership
Community Care Connection
Health Connect One
HealthReach
Hospice of Northeastern Illinois
Lake County Health Department
NICASA
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine
and Science
Round Lake Area Chamber of Commerce
Round Lake Area Fire Department
Round Lake Area Library
Round Lake Area Park District
Round Lake Area Schools District 116
Round Lake Beach Cultural and Civic Center
SEDOL
Village of Round Lake Beach
Village of Round Lake Park
HEALTH EDUCATION
PROGRAM PARTNERS
American Cancer Society
Friends of Ryerson Woods
Health Connect One
Hospice of Northeastern Illinois
Lake County Forest Preserves
Lake County Health Department
Manjarres & Associate
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine
and Science
University of Illinois at Chicago
Women’s Health Foundation
A1 North Shore Construction
Accurate Personnel Crystal Lake
Accurate Personnel Gurnee
Acres Group
Aerotek Gurnee
AJ Windows & Gutters, Inc
AMPM Enterprises, Inc
Anchor Staffing, Inc
Banner Personnel
Bento Café
BG Staffing
Bobby’s Restaurant
Buenavista’s Gardens
Clear Choice Landscaping & Snow removal
Colonial Life Insurance
Daisy Daycare
Dimensions In concrete
E.Alvarado Lawn Maintenance
ECHO Incorporate
El Pan de la Casa
Family Bridges Lazos de Familia
Goodwill TalentBridge
Griffin Design Build Inc.
Harter & Schottland, P.C.
Hurtado DayCare
I am Cars
Industrial Staffing Services
Jimenez Landscape
JP Lawn Care
La Casa del Pan
La Luz Bakery
Lake County Forest Preserve
Lake County Housing Authority
Las Palmas Restaurant
Law Offices of Timothy R Evans
LTN Staffing
M Sedano Landscaping
Main Line
Manpower Planning & Forecasting
Manpower Vernon Hills
Manpower Waukegan
Mela’s Cleaning Service Inc.
Millard Group (Janitor Service)
Moreno Remodeling
Most Valuable Personnel
MVP Most Valuable Personnel
Natural’s Landscape
North light cleaning service
Pop’s and Sons Landscaping Inc.
Prestige Metal Products
Raymond Chevrolet
R-C General Remodeling
Rudy’s Mexican Grill
Schmechtig Landscape
Select Remedy
Staffmark
Staffmark Schaumburg
Star Fence
State Bank Of The Lakes
The Agency Staffing
Thorntons
UMMA Center
END OF THE YEAR APPEAL
Rachel Abramson
Leo & Barbara Aubel
Bassi Family in Honor of Terry Wilke
Robert & Mary Beaubien
Barbra Berkowicz
Luis & Mary Berrones
Nan Buckardt
Cranston Byrd
Kent L. Cairo
Mary Charuhas
Mary Sue Clearwater
A. John & Keith R. Corey
Thomas & Kristin Dew
Anel Dominguez
Oscar & Olinda Duque
Echo, Incorporated
David & Susan Facklam
Barbara E. Gallagher
James P. Geocaris
Mary Gilmore
Joseph J. Gunnell
Howard Healey
Jose M. Hidrogo
Sara & Mitchell Hoffman
Illinois Tool Works Foundation
3-1 Matching Gift Program Ramona Irigollen
Kate Todd & Burt Jamison
Gyula & Maria-Elena Jonas
James Kirby
Elvia Landa
Kristi Long
Kenton Longnecker
Felipe Lopez
Arthur J. & Dixie Luther
North Suburban Mennonite Church
Pilar Rodriguez
Candelaria Ruiz
Jose Rioz & Carolina Duque
Saddlebrook Farms
John & Mary Ellen Saunders
John & Mary Scully
Joni & Larry Sell
Ann F. Shanks
Roy & Carol Sherwan
Paul & Claire Shiels
Carole E. Shook
Robert Skidmore
Jose A. Solis
George & Linda Stevenson
Daniel & Amy Stredler
Jacinta Thomas
Maria Estela Valencia
Linda Wiens
Wilwood Presbyterian Church
Roycealee Wood
Susan Sommer in Honor of Larry Waco 8
Back to School Festival 2011
Gala Dinner 2012
FRIEND $100 - $749
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Round Lƒke
Back to
Light Up the World
festival
MANO A MANO
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Kathy Myers, Chair
Carolina Duque,Co-Chair
Nicole Bihn
Maria Contreras
Ivonne Hernandez
Elena Lara
Jason Leber
Nanci Radford
Carla Rosales
Carol Shook
Don Toppel
SPONSORS
Official Presenting Back to School
Festival Sponsor
Consumers Credit Union
Teacher’s Pet Sponsors
Fifth Third Bank
La Nueva Semana Newspaper
State Bank of The Lakes
The Beaubien Family
United Way of Lake County
Red Apple Sponsors
Avon Township Supervisor Sam
Yingling
Chiro One Wellness Center
College of Lake County
Costco
Ray Chevrolet Suzuki
State Representative Sandy Cole
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Non Profit/Healthcare Providers
Bernie’s Book Bank
Boy Scouts of America
Family Service Northwestern Lake
County
Friends of Circuit Court Judge Jorge
Ortiz
Friends of Ryerson Woods
Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Donor
Lake County Physical Therapy LLC
Nicasa
Rosalind Franklin University of
Medicine and Science
Round Lake Library
Smile program, The Mobile Dentists
State Senator Suzi Schmidt
VanderWeit Chiropractic Wellness
Center
Youthbuild of Lake County
Health Fair Sponsor
BMO Harris Bank
T-shirt Sponsor
NorStates Bank
Promotional Bags Sponsor
Ray Chevrolet Suzuki
Bottle Water
Mariani Landscape
Game Sponsors
Insurance Plus
Mary B. Gilmore
Osvaldo Lopez
Ray Chevrolet Suzuki
Supporters
Abundant Life Church
Baxter
Classic Printery Inc.
Joyce Campbell State Farm Agent
Round Lake Area Park District
Union Latina 1220 WKRS
VOLUNTEERS
Zarah Almanza
Arley Alvarez
Caritina Ayala
Alondra Barajas
Carlos Bermudez
Crystal Best
Lucy Camarena
Ryan Cleavland
Margie Cleveland
Cheryl Conyers
Lupe Csukas
Thyra DeBolt
Joe DiBiase
Cristina Flores
Marie Garcia
Molly Gilmore
Esmerals Gomez
Michelle Hasting
Geraldine Hernandez
Jody Hultman
Shemual Israel
Sarah Janco
Diana Janeth
Glen Klink
Travis Lee
Shirlese Locke
Daphne Marcilli
Patricia Martin
Mayra Mena
Maria Mendez
Matt Moss
Leticia Munguia
Joe Parisi
Jeff Prigge
Nanci Radford
Veronica Rivas
Laura Rodriguez
Lucina Rosales
Alexis Rosen
Isabel Rueda
Vicky Rueda
Mary Ellen Saunders
George Seng
Jason Sholl
Veronica Tellez
Viance Uriostegui
Rose Vidaca
Maria Villa
Jalen Young
Lilly Zaragoza
Judy Armstrong, Chair
Dee Beaubien
Jeannette Campbell
Carolina Duque
Diane Emerson
Esmeralda Gomez
Bruce Johnson
Dee Dee Johnson
Elena Lara
Edna Molina
Larry Waco Sr.
LIGHT HOUSE $5,000 AND
ABOVE
ComEd
BEACON $2,500 - $4,999
INTREN, Inc.
LUMINARIA $1,000 - $2,499
Avon Township
Dee Beaubien
Consumers Credit Union
Harris Bank
Bruce and DeeDee Johnson
Lake County Democrats Central/
Western
Nicor
Norstates Bank
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Saddlebrook Farms
Village of Round Lake Beach
CANDLE $750 - $999
Abbott Laboratories
Baxter International, Inc.
Andres A. Cerritos Attorney at Law
Mary Charuhas
College of Lake County
Harter & Schottland
Edna Molina
Edgar Vargas
ArtRageous Custom Engraving LLC
Bob & Mary Beaubien
Andres Calderon
Joyce Campbell
Tom & Angie Campe
Sandra & Steve Cole
Mari-Anne & Donald Hechmann
Chris & Jenny Morozin
Mike & Andraea Garcia Nerheim
Most Blessed Trinity
Jorge & Meg Ortiz
PRO/DATA Payroll Services
Jose & Eleanor Rodriguez
Round Lake Area School District 116
Jose Ruiz & Carolina Duque
John & Mary Ellen Saunders
Robert Skidmore
United Way of Lake County
Valsamas & Associates
Roycealee J. Wood
Zion Township
DONOR $1 - $99
Mario Arriaga
CLULC
Eileen Dupont
David & Susan Facklam
Barbara Gallagher
Mayra Gaytan-Morales
Elena Lara
Brenda Luna
Maria A. Chavez Perez
Jose Santiago
Ann F. Shanks
George & Linda Stevenson
Daniel & Amy Stredler
Luis A. Vazquez
PROGRAM SPONSORS
Kim Abrams
Angeles Acevedo
Gabriela Appelt
Judy Armstrong
Jon Arnopolin
Mario Arriaga
Art Barsema
Edith Basir
Dee Beaubien
David Bennett
Kim Bissing
Melinda Bush
Jeanette Campbell
Jeff Carlisle
Mary Charuhas
Sandy Cole
Hal Coxon
Tom Dew
Olinda & Oscar Duque
Marco Estrada
Chuck Fanaro
Andrea Fountas
Hugo Garcia
Jim Geocaris
Mary Gilmore
Susan Hanna
Mari-Anne Hechmann
Irma Hernandez
Michael Hilt
Sherry Hopson
Bruce Johnson
James Kirby
Kathy Kotel
Michael Krutsch
Nick LaRoche
Amy Lopez
Martin Lopez
Jimmae Lucio
Mark Matula
Edna Molina
Elio Montano
Joe Neal
Kirsten Neptun
Mary Olsen
Mario Peniche
Art Picchi
Gus Ponce
Laura Ramirez
Joanne Rose
Emily Rice Rynolds
John Saunders
Brad Schneider
Matt Turk
Edgar Vargas
Monica Velasco
Linda Waco
Mary & Kevin Waco
Larry Waco Jr.
Wendy Warden
Sam Yingling
Paul Zelisko
SILENT AUCTION DONORS
ArtRageous Custom Engraving LLC
Dee Beaubien
Jeannette Campbell
Camp Duncan YMCA
Mary Charuhas
Cherokee Printing & Services, Inc.
Chicago Bears
Chicago Blackhawks Hockey Team,
Inc.
Chicago White Sox
Jack Clooney
Jorge Contreras
Diane and Jeff Emerson
Grant Township
Chris Heaney/ Heaney’s Properties
Bruce and DeeDee Johnson
John Koenig
Bish Krywko / WRLR 98.3 FM
Lopez-Koffler Family
Edna Molina
Paradise Park Retirement Home
Rabine Group/ Bull Valley Golf Club
Renwood Golf Course
Bruce Schottland
Sue Sommer
Starbucks/Hainesville
Vichy Salon
Amy Waco
Larry Waco, Sr.
Linda Waco
Mary and Kevin Waco
Paul and Judy Zelisko
Oscar Zepeda/Puro Futbol Newspaper
LIVE AUCTION SUPPORTERS
The Beaubien Family
RC Flyers of Saddlebrook Farms
WINES & GIFT CARD
DONORS
Judy Armstrong
Dee Beaubien
Buffalo Wild Wings
Mary Charuhas
Carolina Duque and Jose Ruiz
Diane and Jeff Emerson
Gold Eagle Liquors
Bruce and DeeDee Johnson
Elena Lara
Christine Lopez
Edna Molina
Phillip and Nancy Radford
Spirit Nail Spa
Larry Waco, Sr.
DONORS, TIME & TALENT
Bataille Dance Company
Bataille’s Integrity Dance Project
Richard Charuhas
Maria Contreras – Consumers Credit
Union
Hal Coxon – Consumers Credit Union
Sentimiento Boliviano Chicago
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Mano a Mano
F a m i ly R e s o u rc e C e n t e r
VOLUNTEERS
Total 680 hours donated. From July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012
2011-2012 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Larry Waco Sr., President
Bruce Schottland, Vice President
Edna Molina, Secretary
Edgar Vargas, Treasurer
Mary Charuhas
Andres Cerritos
Jorge Contreras
Diane Emerson
Bruce Johnson
Christine Lopez
Jeff Prickett
STAFF MEMBERS
Caritina Ayala, Childcare Provider
Carolina Duque, Executive Director
Olinda Duque, Health Education Program Coordinator
Maria Garcia, Case Management Program Support
Rafael Garcia, ECP Case Manager
Esmeralda Gomez, I&R Case Manager
Jasmine Gonzalez, Childcare provider
Patricia Martin, Receptionist
Mayra Mena, SNAP Case Manager
Carla Rosales, Ed. Programs Coordinator
Jose Ruiz, Business Manager
Mary Ellen Saunders, Grants Manager
Andres Cerritos – Immigration
Andres Jacobi- GED
Olga Jacobi - GED
Barb Erber – ESL
Angel Garcia - Computer
Bruce Schottland – Legal
Carol Magnine – ESL
Gayle Florian – ESL
Helene Levene – Citizenship
Ivan Ortega – Computer
Jenny Valsamas – Legal
Larry Sell – Community Garden
Luis Vazquez - GED
Edith Basir - Citizenship
Rosie Rangel – Citizenship
Elena Lara - Citizenship
Margaret Palmer- Citizenship
Mari-Anne Hechmann – Citizenship
Paul Shiels – GED
Ramon Cervantes – Legal
Ivan Ortega - Computer
Other Lifesavers and Friends
Judy Armstrong
Dee Beaubien
Dee Dee Johnson
Elena Lara
James Kirby
Irma Hernandez
Community Health Educators
Elizabeth Anaya
Yamel Azcoitia
Cristina Flores
Ana Garcia Muñoz
Blanca Gonzalez
Mónica Gonzalez
Ivonne Hernandez
Josefina Jaimes
Rosa Martínez
Sandra Martínez
Noelia Murua
Eva Nava
Irma Leticia Picazo
Doris Torres
Marichuy Valadez
Maria D. Villa
Meet our gardeners
Nicolás Acosta
Julieta Alcalá
Melquiades Arenas
Yamel Azcoitia
Plagedis Castellanos
Erendida Carrillo
Nazario Castañeda
Maria Del Carmen Ceja
Pompeyo Córdova
Jose Gutiérrez
Jose Héctor Ibarra
German López
Imelda López
Oscar López
Servando López
Eduviges Maldonado
Carlos Montes
Juan Morales
Eva Nava
Armando Ponce
Francisco Quintana
Eulogio Reyes
Angélica Vargas
Adriana Vega
Jose Luis Vega
Community Garden supporters
Nicolas Acosta
Ebelio Alvarado
Allen Dilg
Irma Hernandez
James Kirby
Ted Krueger
Liberty Prairie Foundation
Mike Sands
Larry Sell
Village of Round Lake Beach
W. J. Murphy Elementary School
INSTRUCTORS
Olinda Duque, GED
Isnedy Escobar, Kindergarten Readiness
Barbara Erber, ESL
Josefina Jaimes, Kindergarten Readiness
Paul Shiels, GED
Mano a Mano Family Resource Center • 6 E. Main Street, Round Lake Park, IL 60073
www.manoamanofamilyresourcecenter.org • English: (847) 201-1521 | Spanish: (847) 201-1522