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2010 Annual Report
table of contents
message from the director + board chair accomplishments stories financials leadership + partners
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message from the director + board chair
What a year. A+er 25 years of crea2ng powerful community change OCCCO leaders are s2ll going strong: working 2relessly to bring about change in their communi2es, iden2fying new and innova2ve solu2ons to problems, and cas2ng a bold vision for change in the areas of neighborhood development, community safety, educa2on, healthcare, homelessness, and immigra2on reform. In this last year, OCCCO strengthened our work in several ways. Anchored by their faith, OCCCO leaders con2nue to inspire their communi2es with their commitment to hope and a beDer future for their families. This year, leaders found new ways to incorporate their faith into public life, as evidenced by the healing mass at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, which involved clergy, administrators, and 1,400 parents in prayer for beDer schools. OCCCO also grew in diversity, bringing on three new member ins2tu2ons: Islamic Ins2tute of Orange County, Anaheim Unitarian Universalist Church, and Servite High School. OCCCO leaders con2nue to discover the power of developing a vision that spans across class, race, and religious boundaries. Finally, we deepened our rela2onship with partners and our ability to collaborate to bring about change through our par2cipa2on as a core partner in Santa Ana Community for Responsible Development and the California Endowment’s Building Healthy Communi2es collabora2ve in Santa Ana. Next year we will examine what it really means to be a powerful organiza2on in Orange County, taking a deeper look at what makes Orange County a unique and beau2ful place to live in, as well as the challenges we face to make Orange County a place where all families have the opportunity to thrive. We will launch two new ini2a2ves aimed at strengthening our community leaders: (1) The Leadership Summit: a new opportunity for community leaders to expand their vision across the county and to deepen their skills and understanding of OCCCO’s model. (2) OCCLI, the Orange County Community Leadership Ins2tute with our partners: La2no Health Access, The Kennedy Commission, and OCCORD. This ins2tute will gather some of he best and brightest grassroots community leaders from Orange County to empower them to reach new levels of leadership and to learn how their community’s influence can be expanded through collabora2on. OCCCO’s 25th year of existence turned out to be a great year, full of challenges, new learning, and inspiring success. It con2nues to be a pleasure and a privilege to serve an organiza2on that is founded upon, and built by, so many dedicated volunteer leaders. We are grateful for the honor to serve alongside all of our leaders as they pursue their vision for a beDer world. Debbie Phares, Execu2ve Director Paty Madueño, Board Chair accomplishments
For the past 25 years, OCCCO has been developing and empowering local leadership to bring improvements to Orange County’s low-­‐income communi2es. 2010 was another great year. Here are some highlights. •
200 grassroots leaders, from all over Orange County, engaged 2,500 residents and policy makers at forums and public mee2ngs this past year. •
Dozens of OCCCO leaders flew to Sacramento and Washington D.C. to advocate for a fair budget, improvements to California schools, just immigra2on reform, and to beDer understand how health care reform will impact Orange County families. •
OCCCO leaders -­‐ with community partners, including Santa Ana Collabora2ve for Responsible Development (SACRED) -­‐ won parks and a community center in Santa Ana, developed a five-­‐year plan to address homelessness in Anaheim, organized a training for first genera2on college-­‐ready students to achieve their goals, and co-­‐hosted three candidate forums to educate local residents in an elec2on year. •
OCCCO celebrated 25 years in style with a special event honoring “community beacons” of leadership among us -­‐ consultant Maya Dunne, Elisa S2pkovich from the City of Anaheim, and Reverend Bob Rohdenburg (in memoriam) were honored. •
1,400 parishioners pledged to work with Santa Ana Unified School District Superintendent Jane Russo to increase parent involvement to turnaround six persistently low-­‐performing schools. •
OCCCO worked with the Poverty Task Force of Anaheim to meet the needs of Orange County’s vast and growing homeless popula2on. OCCCO worked to improve the lives of immigrant families through passage of comprehensive immigra2on reform. Finally, OCCCO ac2vely engaged partners to find opportuni2es to “bring health care home” to support struggling families in Orange County in 2011.
Other accomplishments can be found online at www.occcopico.org and on OCCCO’s Facebook page. stories
“My name is Aleem Bilwani and I am a parent of four daughters. Three of my daughters aDend Gauer Elementary in Anaheim and one aDends Orange Crescent School in Garden Grove. I am a ci2zen of Anaheim a and small business owner of Realty Plus. “I first became involved in the community through my daughter’s school two years ago when the buses were about to be eliminated. Parents felt upset and were concerned for the safety of our children. We raised awareness of the issues and fought back to restore the buses. “This experience taught me that if parents work together they can make a difference. Last year when the Anaheim City and Anaheim Union School Districts announced budget cuts, OCCCO helped us to organize parents, board members, and community groups to inform the community of the devasta2ng impact the cuts would have on their children. These ac2ons demonstrated the power we have as parents and community members. “At OCCCO, we con2nue to work with local school district leaders and community members to close the budget gap and improve local schools. We are hoping to launch a founda2on to help supplement budgetary costs and keep schools moving forward. I am so glad to have found OCCCO! Since joining I’ve learned a lot of new skills. Despite the challenges, I believe the CIty of Anaheim and our families have a bright future because of OCCCO’s work.”
My name is Isabel Sevilla and I have been a faithful OCCCO leader for over ten years. I am ac2vely involved in parish life at St. Joachim Catholic Church in Costa Mesa. Ten years ago I developed a medical condi2on – I was really sick – and this forced me to visit the emergency room many 2mes. I received treatment, for which I was grateful. My life was miserable and I needed medical help. However, I didn’t have insurance and le+ the ER stuck with high bills. I didn’t know how I was going to repay them. I got to thinking and realized that I probably was not the only one in this posi2on. There must be others without insurance that were suffering just like me. I was determined to figure out a way to help myself and others get access to affordable health care. This is when I found OCCCO. OCCCO was working at the 2me on health care reform at my parish. I was so happy to find an organiza2on that was powerful enough to impact this issue and make affordable health care a reality for myself and others like me. What I have found in OCCCO is an organizaHon that helps me to put my faith in acHon and work on issues that I am concerned about. A+er 10 years with OCCCO I am a beDer listener, doing one-­‐to-­‐ones with others in my parish and community. I am more pa2ent because I realize that policy improvements take 2me. I am beDer at English, using more sophis2cated words. And I feel more powerful and capable of approaching public officials. finances
2010 INCOME VS EXPENSES
2009 AUDIT 2010 Total Income: $582,031 Program Expenses (P): $392,766
2010 Total Expenses: $576,726 Administra2ve / Fundraising (AF): $141,932
NET INCOME: $5,305
TOTAL: 74% (P) vs. 26% (AF)
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leadership + partners
OCCCO STAFF
Debbie Phares, Execu2ve Director Caleb Lund, Director of Development Felicia Griffin, Director of Opera2ons Kerry Gallagher, Community Organizer Miguel Hernandez, Community Organizer Aura Vasquez, Community Organizer Andrew Hausermann, Community Organizer FOUNDATION SUPPORT
Catholic Campaign for Human Development
The Fieldstone Founda2on Marguerite E. Casey Orange County Community Founda2on Wells Fargo Community Founda2on The James Irvine Founda2on St. Joseph Health System Founda2on William Gillespie Swayne Family Founda2on The California Wellness Founda2on The California Endowment HewleD Packard Founda2on
The Weingart Founda2on
CORE DONORS -­‐ $250+
Alfredo Amezcua Bill Turpit
CJ Segerstrom and Sons Cell Business Equipment
City of Anaheim Edmond Connor
Frederick Balzer Hoag Hospital
Maya Dunne & John Dombrink
Jan Meslin Juan Hoerni
Jus2ce Partners of Orange County
Keyser Marston Associates, Inc. Kim Brant-­‐Lucich Mary Ellen Glasser
Orange County Community Housing Corpora2on
Orange County Labor, AFL-­‐CIO
Pamela Rohdenburg People for LoreDa Sanchez
Roy Shahbazian Rusty Kennedy
Shibumi Strategies LLC Shirley Kellogg
Steve Plesh Stradling, Yocca, Carlson & Rauth
Sempra Energy Related Companies of California Think TOGETHER University of California, Irvine
VIctor Becerra
OCCCO BOARD
Paty Madueño, Board Chair
Bob Cerince, Treasurer Rusty Kennedy, Secretary James Oregel Isabel Sevilla Kim Brant-­‐Lucich Leonel Velazquez Herlinda Sandoval Shirley Kellogg Jan Meslin Rosalia Piñon Lee Chalker
OCCCO MEMBERS
Anaheim First Presbyterian Church Episcopal Church of the Messiah First Presbyterian Church of Garden Grove Garden Grove United Methodist Church Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church Orangethorpe United Methodist Church Our Lady of Guadalupe Delhi Catholic Church Our Lady of La Vang Catholic Church Presbyterian Church of the Covenant San Antonio de Padua Catholic Church St. Anne Catholic Church St. Boniface Catholic Church St. Joachim Catholic Church Poverty Task Force of Anaheim St. Joseph Catholic Church St. Peter Lutheran Church Sojourners Community Church
Islamic Ins2tute of Orange County
Anaheim Unitarian Universalist Servite High School San Felipe de Jesus Catholic Church
St. Edward Catholic Church Mesa del Mar Local Organizing CommiDee