2014 Annual Report

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HOPE’S DOOR STAFF AT ANNUAL GALA
Mission STATEMENT
Hope’s Door seeks to end domestic violence and to empower victims
to achieve safety, independence and healing from the trauma of abuse.
www.HopesDoorNY.org
Home: It’s where you should feel
safe and protected. Hope’s Door:
It’s who you call if you’re not.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Eric I. Wrubel, Esq., President
Debra K. Kousouros, Esq., Vice President
Carey Vames, Secretary
Wendy M. Gardner, Treasurer
Emily Bond
Jean Marie Connolly
Ken Marsolais
Caroline Murphy
Dan Schorr, Esq.
Ira M. Schulman, Esq.
ADVISORY BOARD
Renée Brown, CEO, C.W. Brown
Sheryl Dale, Camp Mohawk,
Former HD Board President
Alyssa Dweck, MD,
Mount Kisco Medical Group
Nick Gregory, Chief Meteorologist,
Fox 5 News
Rick Krim, Executive Vice President, VH1
Cynthia Rubino, Campus Operating
Officer, Berkeley College
Joel Seligman, President & CEO,
Northern Westchester Hospital
Irina Zhabinskaya, MD,
Medical Director, Pediatrics,
Northern Westchester Hospital
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
CarlLa Horton, MPA
ANNUAL REPORT TEAM
CarlLa Horton
Nicole Taylor Photography
Peter Grobe Photography
Designer: Margo Goody
FROM THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
CARLLA HORTON
Each year at this time at Hope’s Door, where we seek to end domestic
violence and to empower victims to achieve safety, independence and
healing from the trauma of abuse, we are reminded of the strength and
courage of those we serve during their personal journey from victim
to survivor.
We remember those who came to our shelter with only the clothes they
were wearing. We remember the victims who called our hotline but were
too afraid to give their real name the first time or two that they called.
We remember the victims who trembled when they began attending a support group but who later reached back to help another victim break the
silence. We remember the victims who went to court in search of an order
of protection or child support.
We served 772 victims during the year — all unsure of what to do to pick
up the shattered pieces of their lives – all with their own story — all leaving an indelible mark on our organizational soul.
We also think about the teens in our dating abuse prevention program,
and we dare to imagine the next generation living in a world where every
relationship is safe, healthy and based on equality, respect and trust.
It is our hope for a better tomorrow in combination with the extraordinary
support of those who share in our mission that sustains our commitment
to ending domestic violence and which makes words like these possible:
“Hope’s Door has given me the courage and hope
I never had before and has helped me become the woman
I was meant to be—strong, courageous and most of all, free.”
STATEMENT OF CHARITY ACCOUNTABILITY
Hope’s Door wants the public to have complete confidence in our chari­table work. We are recognized by the IRS as a 501 (c) (3)
non-profit charity. Our tax ID number is 13-3023259. Contributions are tax deductible to the extent provided by law.
Contact us or refer to our website to review the following:
• IRS Letter of Determination • Annual Reports • Audited Financial Statements • IRS Form 990
Safety: the cornerstone of all services
COUNSELING, SUPPORT
AND ADVOCACY
SAFETY PLANNING
AND DANGER ASSESSMENTS
Safety planning and danger assessments are the most
important services we provide. We help victims assess
their level of danger and empower themselves with safety
strategies — whether the victim decides to leave or to stay
in the relationship.
EMERGENCY SHELTER
It takes tremendous courage for a battered woman to
walk away from her home and into our shelter. Often
she leaves behind not only her abuser but also her
family, friends, neighbors, job, and other sources of love
and support. Imagine just for a moment your life without these or similar comforts. It’s almost unimaginable —
perhaps equally as painful as the abuse and violence left
behind. During the year,we provided 6,015 days of safety to
99 women and children.
Our counseling, support group and advocacy program
is a safe place for victims to break the silence about the
violence, to learn safety strategies and to prudently plan
for their future. In our sessions, abuse victims learn the
difference between a relationship dominated by power and
control and one based on equality, respect and trust. 772
victims were served during the year.
CHILDREN’S PROGRAM
Children who witness or endure family violence suffer from
trauma and manifest behaviors that thwart their ability to
thrive. Given this reality and its daunting implications, we
employ an array of strategies to help children break the
cycle of violence, learn safety strategies, and heal from the
trauma of abuse. There were 978 children in the families we
served during the year.
COMMUNITY EDUCATION
Our community education and outreach campaign reached
more than 6,800 persons during the year. We worked with
communities of faith, police departments, human service
agencies, civic organizations, schools, colleges, youthserving organizations, court personnel, elected officials,
medical providers and corporate employers, among others.
During the year, our hotline workers and
volunteers responded to 755 callers in crisis.
24-HOUR HOTLINE 888.438.8700
students
terminating
abusive
relationships
LOVE SHOULDN’T HURT AND
STAR PEER LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
Teen Dating Abuse Awareness,
Intervention and Prevention
Love Shouldn’t Hurt empowers young people with the
skills to distinguish between abusive relationships
and those based on equality, respect and trust. The cornerstone of our program is the knowledge that young
victims are reluctant to reveal abuse to adults but
will reach out to friends. Our program empowers young
people with the knowledge they need to help themselves,
to give each other good advice and, ultimately, to break
the silence that allows abuse to continue.
Workshop Presentation
Workshops — Awareness Events —Teen Symposium
During the year, staff and peer leaders presented 231
classroom workshops, sponsored 49 awareness events, and
facilitated a teen symposium for 272 young people. An
estimated 7,628 teens empowered themselves with
potentially life-saving information about abuse.
The Voices of Teen Survivors
n Hope’s Door and the STAR program helped me find my
voice again. I met other teens who helped me become empowered and made me realize that I should not settle for
less than I deserve.
n The STAR program is the reason I was able to get out of
my abusive relationship. I felt understood and respected
by my peers, which made me realize how disrespected I
was being by my own boyfriend.
n STAR is the most meaningful group I have ever been a part
of. I learned how to recognize warning signs of abuse and
how to safely leave an abusive relationship. It was through
STAR that I realized I was in my own abusive relationship.
STAR chapters have operated out of the following locations:
n Alexander Hamilton Middle School (Elmsford)
n Alexander Hamilton High School (Elmsford)
n Hendrick Hudson High School (Montrose)
n Hope’s Door (Pleasantville)
n Maria Regina High School (Hartsdale)
n Ossining High School (Ossining)
n Scarsdale High School (Scarsdale)
n The Ursuline School (New Rochelle)
n Walter Panas High School (Cortlandt Manor)
n Westlake High School (Mount Pleasant)
n White Plains High School (White Plains)
n Yorktown High School (Yorktown)
We believe that Love Shouldn’t Hurt and STAR are among
the most important initiatives that our agency has ever undertaken. We are not only making a difference in the lives
of young people affected by dating abuse today, but also,
and perhaps more importantly, we believe that STAR peer
leaders are learning positive lessons about how to achieve
greater social equality that is not constrained by race,
class, color, faith, sexual orientation or gender.
High School STAR Leaders
Results of Our Work — Breaking the Silence
n Teen victims who would tell no one about the
abuse dropped from 25% to 16%
n Teen victims who would tell a parent
grew from 26% to 41%.
n Teens who would tell a friend grew from 66% to 84%.
Keynote Address at Teen Symposium
Highlights
Next Step Program Launches
OF THE YEAR
Regional News Network
Pat Carrera, State Senator Ruth Hassell-Thompson, Richard French,
CarlLa Horton, Jennifer Ryan Safsel and Danielle DeZao
Jennifer Ryan Safsel, Carol Kurzig, CarlLa Horton, Evelyn Bauer,
Christine Jaworsky
Hope’s Door launched the Next Step program to help
survivors strive for economic independence. Next Step
began with funding from the Avon Foundation and later
earned support from the Verizon Foundation, Sexauer
Foundation, and the TD Charitable Foundation.
The Regional News Network featured Hope’s Door on
Richard French Live in April 2014 to highlight issues of
domestic violence and dating abuse. This was the first of
four features during the year.
Children’s Counselor a Rising Star
National Night Out
Hope’s Door staff participated in National Night Out to
promote police-community partnerships.
White Plains National Night Out
Event: Ivonne Scaglione,
Natalie Etienne, Gina Curcuru,
Stephanie Avila
The Business Council of Westchester selected Children’s
Counselor Amanda Ready as one of their 40 Under 40
Rising Stars
Hope’s Door Advocates with
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Peekskill National Night Out Event:
Dianne DeFilippis, Amy Grogan,
Giselle Fernandez
Jennifer Ryan Safsel, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, CarlLa Horton,
Debra Kousouros
Volunteer and Donor Recognition
Legislative Awareness Day
Hope’s Door recognized our faithful donors and volunteers at
Harvest on Hudson in appreciation of all they do for survivors
and their children.
Hope’s Door joined with the New York State Coalition
Against Domestic Violence to raise awareness about
the needs of survivors.
Debbie Lionetti, Ingrid Connolly, Laurie Sturz, CarlLa Horton, Karen Burchetta,
Caroline Shepherd
NY State Senator Ruth Hassell-Thompson (center) with
Hope’s Door staff
Luncheon
Hope’s Door Annual Luncheon — Broadway Matinee Day
“Broadway Matinee Day” was the theme
of our annual fundraising luncheon, which
featured a musical performance by singer,
actress and recording artist Liz Callaway.
Top row: Ursula LaMotte, Richard Rakow, April Foley, Hope’s Door Board President Eric Wrubel, Ellen
Ring, 2014 Westchester County Board of Legislators Vice Chairman Jim Maisano. Bottom row: Westchester
County Office of Women Director Robi Schlaff, Alayne Katz, Esq., Hope’s Door Executive Director CarlLa
Horton, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, Hope’s Door Board Member and Luncheon Co-Chair
Jean Marie Connolly, Hope’s Door Advisory Board Member and Luncheon Co-Chair Anne Ring, Hope’s
Door Advisory Board member Renée Brown, Silent Auction Chair Heather Bell-Pellegrino
Singer Liz Callaway
Top row: Susan Mallinson, Michele Tarazi, Kristin Barsanti, Melissa
Ronan, Catherine Johnson, Deputy County Executive Kevin
Plunkett, Hope’s Door Director of Development and Community
Relations Jennifer Ryan Safsel, 2014 Westchester County Board
of Legislators Chairman Michael Kaplowitz. Bottom row: New York
State Assemblywoman Amy Paulin, 2014 Westchester County Board
of Legislators Vice Chairman Jim Maisano, Patricia Smith
Gala
Our Annual Spring Gala at the Tappan Hill Mansion hosted by the Friends Committee was a wonderful
evening celebrating our mission of ending domestic violence. Three high school educators were honored for
their work in the STAR peer leadership program.
Michelle Schimmel, Jennifer Ryan Safsel, Debbie Lionetti, Laurie Sturz,
Caroline Shepherd, CarlLa Horton
Jane Aoyama-Martin, Robi Schlaff, Carey Vames, Connie Vames
Hope’s Door Executive Director CarlLa Horton, Westchester
Deputy County Executive Kevin Plunkett, News 12 Westchester
Anchor/Gala Emcee Scott McGee, Hope’s Door Board of
Directors President Eric Wrubel
Gala Co-Chairs Debra Kousouros and Nancy K. Simpkins
Silent Auction Co-Chairs Heather
Bell-Pellegrino and Abby Woodworth
Mark Iannucci and Jean Marie Connolly
Eric Wright, Patricia Klingenstein, Nancy K. Simpkins, Karen Wright, John Klingenstein
Teen Program Coordinator Gina Curcuru with
Gala Honorees Paul LaVallee and Marisa Marks
Jeff and Martha Kohn
Ira Schulman and Raysa Toribio
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Condensed Statement of Support, Revenue, and Expenses
For the Years Ended June 2010, June 2011,
June 2012, June 2013, and June 2014
Public Support and Revenue 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Contributions and Special Events $282,989 $275,969 $521,717 $441,940 $419,497 Bequests $42,100 $64,190 $53,445 $62,816 $25,494 $926 $0 $188 $112 $747 Other Public Support $113,250 $78,195 $85,353 $121,318 $171,920 Total Public Support $439,265 $418,354 $660,703 $626,186 $617,658 Government Support DSS Shelter Fees $585,810 $526,419 $546,924 $574,741 $553,976 NYS Crime Victims Board $261,470 $310,387 $335,255 $333,989 $332,561 Westchester County Office for Women $240,982 $200,840 $189,292 $185,081 $227,262 Division of Criminal Justice Services $30,347 $32,337 $33,984 $33,242 $32,125 Other Government Grants $72,763 $79,126 $81,585 $155,963 $84,537 $1,191,372 $1,149,109 $1,187,040 $1,283,016 $1,230,461 Interest Income $5,413 $3,470 $3,913 $7,286 $5,955 Other Revenue $803 $436 $699 $254 $222 Total Revenue $6,216 $3,906 $4,612 $7,540 $6,177 $1,636,853 $1,571,369 $1,852,355 $1,916,742 $1,854,296 Shelter Program $679,439 $616,955 $665,839 $722,086 $720,571 Nonresidential Program $453,606 $419,907 $534,825 $640,647 $730,871 Legal Program $106,514 $115,676 $5,368 $0 $0 $1,239,559 $1,152,538 $1,206,032 $1,362,733 $1,451,442 Management and General $286,437 $271,404 $263,241 $192,845 $142,221 Fund Raising $106,398 $109,833 $133,708 $204,348 $239,709 Total Support Services $392,835 $381,237 $396,949 $397,193 $381,930 $1,632,394 $1,533,775 $1,602,981 $1,759,926 $1,833,372 $4,459 $37,594 $249,374 $156,816 $20,924 Percentage for Programs 76% 75% 75% 77% 79% Percentage Administration and Overhead 24% 25% 25% 23% 21% $1,074,141 $1,111,735 $1,361,111 $1,517,928 $1,538,852 Public Support United Way Total Government Support Revenue Total Support and Revenue Expenses Program Services Total Program Services Support Services Total Expenses Excess of Support and Revenue Ending Net Assets WITH THANKS
TO OUR MANY DONORS, VOLUNTEERS, AND THESE RECENT ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORTERS
Believe Salon
Bellava MedAesthetics
Benjamin Steakhouse
Berger Hardware
Bikram Yoga Yorktown
Black Cow Coffee
Bling’s The Thing
BNY Mellon Wealth Management
Body Be Well Pilates
Breeze
C. W. Brown Inc.
Café of Love
Capitol Services of FL
FOUNDATIONS
Cavalry Portfolio Services LLC
AND TRUSTS
Club Fit
American Express Foundation
Combe Incorporated
American Gift Fund
Cortlandt Colonial Manor
Audrey Nelson Grantor Trust
Coty
Avon Foundation
Culinary Institute of America
AXA Foundation
Current Home
Baker Foundation
Desires by Mikolay
Bessemer Trust
DNA Publlic Relations
Eileen Fisher Community Foundation
Epic Hotel Miami
Elizabeth G. Butler Angel’s Fund
ESPN
ExxonMobil Foundation
Fine Wine Concierge
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Framings
First Niagara Bank Foundation
Fred Astaire Dance Studio
Harold E. Hirsch Foundation
Helen I. Graham Charitable Foundation Gem Platinum
Glass Onion Originals
Klingenstein Fund
Glo Beauty Bar
Leventhal Family Charitable Gotta Have It
Foundation
Gran Electrica
Marina & Stephen E. Kaufman
Greenberg Traurig LLP
Foundation
Greenwich Orchids
Marshall Frankel Foundation
H&H Photographers
Mary Kay Foundation
Haymount House
MBIA Foundation
Head Over Wheels Salon
Pearl Family Foundation
Healthy Choice Apothecary
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
Heckler & O’Keefe, CPAs P.C.
Schwarz Family Foundation
Houlihan Lawrence
Sexauer Foundation
Indulgence BlowDry Lounge
St. Faith’s House Foundation
Intrigue Dance & Fitness LLC
TD Charitable Foundation
Island Designs
TJX Foundation
Tom & Nancy Clark Family Foundation Kahan Travel Group
Klingman & Associates LLC
Verizon Foundation
Laughing Heart Yogo
Westchester Community Foundation
Westchester Women’s Bar Association Linden Cookies
Lord & Taylor
Foundation
Lower Hudson Valley EAP
Maid Brigade
CORPORATE &
Maier Markey & Justic LLP
BUSINESS SUPPORT
Manhattan by Sail
A & G Research Inc.
Manhattan Chili Co.
Amazing Spaces, LLC
Matero Fine Jewelry & Design
Armonk Indoor Sports Center
MBIA Insurance Corporation
Arthur Murray Dance Studio
Meridian Benefits Consulting
Augie’s Prime Cut
Michael Robert Salon and Spa
Aurora
Molly Maid
Banana Republic/Gap Inc.
Mount Kisco Wine & Spirits
Bath & Body Works
Mt. Kisco Seafood
Beascakes Bakery
MTC Limousine & Corporate Coach
Beauty Products
GOVERNMENT FUNDERS
Child and Adult Care Food Program
County Department of Social Services
County of Westchester
County Office for Women
Emergency Food and Shelter Program
Homeless Housing Assistance Program
NYSDCJS
NYSOCFS
NYSOVS
U. S. Department of Justice
News 12 – Westchester
Nicole Taylor Photography
O’Connor Davies LLP
O’Melveny & Myers LLP
Paul Safsel Design
People’s United Bank
Peter Grobe Photography
Quaker Hill Tavern
Rave Revues Salon
Red Hat on the River
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Ritz-Carlton
Robin Leedy and Associates
Rockland Boulders
RPM Productions
Sagamore Strategies
Salon Elle
Sharon McQiullan Golf
SKCG Group
Sole’ Tan
Soulful Insights
Station Place Hair Salon
Sundance Deli
TAAAPS Inc.
TD Bank
Telephonics Corporation
The Meeting Company
The Thayer Hotel
Tommy Bahama
Tompkins Mahopac Bank
Twin Lakes Farm
Veri Chic Cakes
Village Social Kitchen & Bar
Warshaw Burstein LLP
Webster Bank
Wells Fargo Bank
Westchester Bank
Westy Self Storage
White Mountain Capital LLC
Wine Enthusiast
Xand Operations
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
Alcott Montessori School
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
American Muslim Women’s Association
AprilMarin
Bedford Village Lions Club Foundation
Berkeley College
Contemporary Club of Pleasantville
Dominican Sisters Family Health Services
Girl Scout Troop 1358
Girl Scout Troop 1451
Girl Scout Troop 1692
Girl Scout Troop 2066
Girl Scout Troop 2984
Great Play of Scarsdale
Hudson Valley Renegades
Jacob Burns Film Center
JCC Mid Westchester
Junior League of Northern Westchester
Lions Club of Yorktown
Love Is Respect Club
Manhattanville College
Nordstrom at the Westchester
P.E.O. Sisterhood Chapter K
Pace University Setters
Performing Arts Center
Rotary Club of Ossining
Scarsdale Elks – 2056
Soundview Preparatory School
TADA Theatre and Dance Arts
Village Square Quilters
Westchester Ballet Center
Westchester Coalition for the Hungry and Homeless
Westchester Community College
Westchester Philharmonic
Westport Country Playhouse
YWCA of White Plains
INTERFAITH SUPPORT
Bedford Presbyterian Church
Bet Torah Synagogue
Briarcliff Congregrational Church
Chabad of Briarcliff Hebrew School
Church of St. John & St. Mary
Church of St. Mary the Virgin
Congregation B’nai Yisrael
Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church
First Congregational Church of
Chappaqua
First Hebrew Congregation
First Presbyterian Church of Katonah
First Reformed Church
Holy Innocents Church
Interfaith Caring Community
Irvington Presbyterian Church
Parish of Saint Joseph
Pleasantville Presbyterian Church
Pound Ridge Community Church
Presbyterian Church of Mount Kisco
Presbyterian Church of Pleasantville
Rosenthal JCC
Scarsdale Congregational Church
Scarsdale Synagogue Temple
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
St. John’s Episcopal Church
St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church
Stevens Memorial Methodist Church
Temple Beth Abraham
Temple Shaaray Tefila
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
Westchester Reform Temple
Woodlands Community Temple
Please accept our apology for any
inadvertent omissions. Please know
that we do not list individual donors.
www.HopesDoorNY.org
PO Box 203, 39 Washington Avenue, Pleasantville, NY 10570 • Phone: 914-747-0828 • Fax: 914-747-3825 • Hotline: 888-438-8700
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