2011 Annual Report - Family Promise Metrowest

APRIL 10, 2012
FAMILY PROMISE METROWEST
formerly Metrowest Interfaith Hospitality Network
2011 Annual Report
In 2011:
v Our staff and volunteers served 16 families.
v Those families comprised 24 adults and 28 children.
v The average age of the children served was 7 years.
v The average length of stay was 69 days.
What Family Promise Metrowest Means to One Mom
Jan and her three children, James (14), Alex (11) and Jocelyn (6) have been with Family
Promise since September and are planning to move into their own place on April 1st. I sat
down with Jan to talk about what it’s been like for her family during their time in the program.
Left to rig
ht: Jame
s, Alex, Jo
and Jan
celyn
at the da
y center
What has this program done for you and your family? Provided structure for my family, helped
me save money, provided for all my family’s needs. The program has really helped me out. It’s a shelter –
but, it’s more than an just a shelter to me, it’s a home away from home. You guys are wonderful.
What is special about FP volunteers? The volunteers love to help us with anything we need, even simple things like helping
carry our bags, fixing a plate for one of the kids. The volunteers read and play games with the kids, which gives the parents
a few minutes to relax, that’s always nice. Everyone is very nice, warm and welcoming. The volunteers care about us.
As a parent, what do you think has been the toughest part for your kids? Moving from church
to church every week and having to wake up so early. But, at the same time, this has provided
us structure, which is a good thing.
What has been the biggest challenge for you? Not being in our own space. The time limits to
get everything done; showers, laundry all have to be done at certain times.
How has this experience changed you? Being here has helped me be a better person. It has
helped me to better understand my priorities and responsibilities. I have told myself that I will
never be in this situation again. I am going to work harder and make wiser choices in life,
especially for my kids. Having the structure of the program and the extra push from the
staff to make the right choices for myself and my kids has made me a stronger person.
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I asked James what he learned from this experience and he said he learned that “real life is hard”. He also learned “to
save money instead of spending” and “that it’s always good to meet new people”. From a parent’s perspective, what do you
think James, Alex and Josie have learned from this experience? By living with other families, they have seen how different
people live and also realize that others are in the same situation that we are in. They have also learned how to be more
responsible. Before coming to Family Promise, I did everything for my kids. Being here I had to accept that I couldn’t do it
all. I needed them to take more responsibility to get themselves ready and to help with chores. Now, we all know we are
in this together and it can’t be one person doing it all. I have told the kids that when we move to our own place, we are
going to continue with the structure and routine that we have done here. I also told them we are going to make better
decisions in life as well as watch what we eat, have more respect for and appreciate one another and understand how
hard life can be.
(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)
PAGE ONE
FAMIY PROMISE METROWEST
Mission Statement: Family Promise Metrowest is a cooperative, interfaith partnership offering hope to homeless families
with children through safe transitional shelter, meals, and supportive case management as they seek permanent housing.
2011 Network
Congregations
Day Center
First Baptist Church, Natick
Host Congregations
Christ Lutheran Church, Natick
Christ the King Lutheran Church, Holliston
Congregation Or Atid/Peace Lutheran
Church, Wayland
Crossroads Community Church,
Framingham
The Dover Church
Federated Church of Ashland
First Congregational Church, Natick
First Parish in Framingham
First Parish in Wayland
Fisk United Methodist Church, Natick
Pilgrim Church, Sherborn
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Natick
Unitarian Universalist Society of
Wellesley Hills
Unitarian Universalist Area Church,
Sherborn
Wellesley Congregational Church
Wellesley Hills Congregational Church
Support Congregations
The Charles River Vineyard, South Natick
Christ Church, United Methodist of
Wellesley
Eliot Church, Natick
First Baptist Church, Framingham
First Congregational Church, Holliston
Fisk United Methodist Church, Natick
Holy Spirit Catholic Community, Wellesley
Memorial Congregational Church,
Sudbury
Most Precious Blood Church, Dover
Needham Congregational Church
Newton Highlands Congregational
Church
Parish of The Good Shepherd, Wayland
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church,
Framingham
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Wellesley
St. John Lutheran Church, Sudbury
St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Holliston
St. Theresa’s Catholic Church, Sherborn
Sha’arei Shalom, Ashland
Temple Beth Elohim, Wellesley
Temple Beth Shalom, Needham
Temple Beth Torah, Holliston
Temple Shir Tikvah, Wayland
* Fisk United Methodist, Congregation
Chair Chat – A note from our board chair
Hello friends, By working together, we have successfully offered another year of service to homeless families. Together in service, we have fostered fellowship and strengthened our communities.
Knowing the importance of employment and the ability to earn a living income, we extended our
childcare services this year allowing guest parents to work, look for work and complete education
and skill development courses. Our service is making a difference. We could literally not do this
important work without you. Thank you for everything you do!
We made an important decision this year to change our name from the Metrowest Interfaith
Hospitality Network to Family Promise Metrowest. This decision was not taken lightly as the word
“Interfaith” is a witness to our ministry and central to the integrity of our mission. Family Promise
Metrowest is not a departure from this position as the new name continues to reflect our deep
commitment to families and the promise we make to serve others. We believe the name is easier
to remember and also connects us with the advocacy of the national parent organization, Family
Promise. We are one of 171 affiliates across the country and most have taken the name. Our new
name also reflects a broadening of our scope from temporary shelter and hospitality to mentoring,
job and life skills development and future transitional housing options.
The Family Promise Metrowest Board of Directors, staff and selected volunteers have now started
working on our initial Strategic Plan. The primary goal of this work is to set the roadmap for the next
3 – 5 years. A recent homelessness forum reinforced the value of permanent housing as the basis
for family stability and economic development. I am confident that our plan will
address this basic need and help us move families from homelessness to permanent homes.
Thank you again for sharing your talents and for your generosity. We look forward to your
support as we communicate and execute the plan.
Sincerely, Mike Donoghue, Board Chair
Director’s Letter
“How can we better serve our families?” It is the gathering of information for the Annual Report that
demands answers to that question. As we reflect on the previous year, we look more purposefully at
the needs of those we are serving, our accomplishments and the areas in need of improvement.
The fall of 2011 ushered in the beginning of our fourth year of service. Over the first three years, we
built a strong foundation and we expanded on that foundation in many ways throughout the year.
Below are some highlights:
• Established a child care fund for our guests
• Increased our space at the day center for our families
• Implemented a new database to accommodate our increasing needs
• Increased the number of our network congregations, volunteers and donors
• Host congregations overcame the hurdles imposed by new state regulations
• Hired a Community Development Coordinator to help increase awareness
of our program in the community
In 2011, we also began the design of our new website and the discussion regarding a name change
for our Organization, both of which are now fully implemented. As a result of these accomplishments, Family Promise Metrowest is poised to increase its ability to meet the needs of those we
currently serve as well as the potential to expand that assistance to others in need in our community.
What are the needs? We found the biggest barrier to our families’ success was the lack of education
and employable skills. The second most common barrier was the lack of affordable housing,
which is why we see a growing number of our families moving in with a friend or extended family
rather than “independent housing”. In addition, affordable child care continues to be a challenge
for our guests. I believe in the next 3 to 5 years, it is possible and necessary for Family Promise
Metrowest to expand its services to include increased education, employment, child care and
housing opportunities for families in need. The how and when are yet to be determined.
The why is evident in the face of every child who comes through our door.
serves as both a support and a
With Much Appreciation, Beth Cooper, Director
host congregation.
PAGE TWO
2011 Annual Report
Moving on statistics
Where our families come from
4
3
3
1
1
2
2
How do our
families find us?
Our families are sent to us
through the many referral agencies
listed below:
Accordant Health Services
Christ Lutheran Church- Natick
Clara Woman’s Ministry
Cerebral Palsy of Mass
1
2
38%
38%
Independent Live with
Housing
family and
friends
3
1
4
23%
0%
Other Alternative
Shelter
41%
Boston
2
3
47%
6%
Metrowest Central
MA
4
6%
North
Shore
Dept of Children and Families
Dept of Housing Worcester
Dept of Housing and Community
Development
Dept of Transistional Assistance
Supplemental services
Family Diocese
In addition to shelter, meals and hospitality, MIHN staff and volunteers provided
Family Referral
the following supports and services:
Former MIHN Guest
Advocacy
Application process
for state assistance,
i.e. health insurance,
unemployment, food
stamps, etc..
Budgeting
Child Care
Clothing
Debt Reduction
Counseling
Spiritual Counseling
Framingham High School
Friendly House - Worcester
Employment Search
and Networking
Tax Preparation
Translation
Harrington Hospital
Transportation
Healthy Families - Framingham
Tutoring in Math, English,
ESL, GED and Driver’s
Permit Preparation
Internet
Household Furnishings
Housing Search
Parenting Support
Resume Writing
Homestart
Justice Resource Institute
Lazarus House
Supplemental services provided by community resources
MA Coalition for the Homeless
MA Law Reform Institute
Families were also connected to community resources for the following services:
Marlborough Human Services
Career Counseling
Hair Care
Positive Parenting Seminars
Metrowest Child Care Center
Child Care
Household items/
Furniture
Recreational Programs
Clothing
Consumer Credit
Counseling
Dental
Individual and Family
Counseling
Rental Assistance
Tax Preparation
Legal
American Consumer
Credit Counseling
A Place to Turn
Department of Transitional Assistance
ETR - Employment &
Training Resources
Families First Parenting
Programs
Framingham Public
Library
Future Skills Institute
HeadStart
HGRM – Household
Goods Recycling of
Mass
Longfellow Kids Camp
Mass Coalition Furniture
Bank
Pathways
Salmon Center for Early Education
Shelter Legal Services
South Middlesex Opportunity Council
Medical
(SMOC)
St. Stephen’s in Framingham
At the following community organizations:
Advocates, Inc
Natick Service Council
Natick Board of Health
Natick Parks and Recreation Dept
Natick Public Library
Natick Service Council
Philip DePalma Hair Salon
The Lazarus House - Lawrence
Travelers Aid
Tri-Cap
Waltham Social Services
Wellesley Friendly Aid
Wellspring House
Metrowest Child Care
Center
Project Just Because
Worcester Childcare Resource Referral
Metrowest Free Medical
Program
Salmon Center for Early Education
Services
Salon 4
Worcester IHN
Metrowest Legal Services
Metrowest Outreach
Connection
Metrowest YMCA
Salvation Army
St. Vincent De Paul Society
SMOC
Woodtrail Camp
PAGE THREE
FAMILY PROMISE METROWEST
To our wonderful volunteers: You continue to amaze and inspire our staff and guest families
with your kindness, compassion and generosity. We appreciate You!
3.0%
Volunteers
Meals Served
Volunteer Hours
Network Congregations
Volunteer Training Events
1,561
9,501
22,735
40
42
Value of Volunteer Services
Value of Meals Provided
Value of Donated Items
$405,288
$ 23,753
$ 51,401
Families Served
Single Parent Families
Two Parent Families
Adults
Children
Average Age of Children
Average Number of Days
in Program
Range of Days in Program
Number of Families
Each Day of the Year
Total Guest Days of Service
Total Number of Referrals
16
9
7
23
27
7 years
Sources
of Income
6.3%
56.8%
CASH
IN-KIND
COMBINED
Network Congregations
Individuals
Business/Organizations
Grants
MIHN Events
Other
$ 49,713
$ 62,150
$ 19,554
$ 6,503
$ 41,886
$ 1,516
$ 313,167
$154,275
$375,880
$216,425
$ 19,554
$ 6,503
$ 41,886
$1,516
Total Income
$181,321
$480,442
$661,763
69
3 - 189
3-4
3,167
119
0.2%
32.7%
Resource
Designation
12.1%
87.9%
2011
Board of Directors
Michael Donoghue, Chair
Audrey Colson, Treasurer
Carol Sennott, Clerk
Marlene Allen
Carl Bell
Kevin E. Connolly
Edith M. Lohr
Martha Lindberg Mann
Judy J. Mongiardo
Kerrie Rothschild
John Shea
Ann L. Skipper
Candace L. Sutcliffe
1.0%
CASH
IN-KIND
Restricted for
Day Care
$ 5,025
Unrestricted Use $176,296
$ 75,157
$ 405,285
Totals
$480,442
23.7%
$181,321
8.0%
5.4%
4.5%
Expenditure
of Resources
58.4%
CASH
IN-KIND
COMBINED
Direct Guest Services
Guest Transportation
Volunteer Coordination
Administration
Communication/Fund Raising
$ 59,611
$ 30,716
$ 24,285
$ 52,030
$ 31,037
$ 336,694
$ 12,096
$108,536
$ 23,116
$396,305
$ 30,716
$ 36,381
$160,566
$ 54,153
All Expenditures
$197,678
$480,442
$678,120
PAGE FOUR
2011 Annual Report
What Family Promise Metrowest Means to One Mom
(continued from page one)
What do you want to say to the volunteers? I would like to give them all a big hug and kiss
and thank them for all they have done for me and my family. I truly appreciate everything.
I have never seen so many people who care about those they know nothing about, where
they’re from or what situation they’re in. The volunteers offer their time and provide everything
needed to help my family, and everyone continues to come through for us. Not only have
the volunteers provided us shelter, food and comfort, but they are providing us what we
need for our new apartment. I am at a loss for words to express how thankful we are to feel
so loved and cared about. We have been here for 6 months and Josie still doesn’t realize
Jan co
ok
Society ing dinner at
we live in a shelter. She tells people we “live in God’s house”. That says a lot about the
UU
of Welle
sley Hil
ls
volunteers. Once settled in our new place, I want to come and give back.
Meet Carole Brodrick, Family Promise’s Community
Development Coordinator
Carole joined the Family Promise Metrowest staff in October with the goal
of making local businesses aware of our program, and boy has she ever.
In the few short months Carole has been with us, she has arranged for the
following companies to visit our day center for a tour and to learn
more about our program:
• Bose Corporation
• Citizens Bank
• Brigham-Gill Chrysler • Eastern Bank
Jeep Dodge Ram
• Framingham
• Caldwell Bankers
Cooperative
Bank
• Metrowest
Chamber of
Commerce
• Metrowest
Medical Center
• Middlesex
Savings Bank
• Natick Center
Associates
• Needham Bank
• Olin College
• Regis College
• Sovereign Bank
• Whole Foods
Additional companies who have been unable to come in for a tour, but who, through Carole’s efforts,
have donated services or financial support include:
• Dover Rug
• AT&T
• British Beer Company • MathWorks
• Roche Bros
• Stop & Shop
• TJX Companies
The combination of Carole’s outgoing, energetic personality and her sales, marketing, public relations,
and event planning experience is proving to be a great match for Family Promise Metrowest!
New Network Congregation
Please join us in welcoming Family Promise
Metrowest’s newest congregation:
First Parish UU of Medfield
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FAMILY PROMISE METROWEST
We are grateful to our many 2011 donors
Philip & Bertha Aber
Per & Jan Abrahamsen
Elyse Addonizio
Benjamin & Karen Alberti
John & Laurie Alexander
Rev Victoria Alford Guest
Jacqueline Allen
Marlene Allen
John Almy
Laurie Alpert
Dennis Alves
Jane Amara
Margaret Amlicke
Jim & Bonnie Amtmann
Kathryn Anastasia
Carol Andersen
Lisa Anderson
Marcia Anderson
Ron & Barbara Anderson
Tom & Diane Anderson
Karen Andrews
Rosemary Antonelli
Jodie Apeseche
Leslie & Howard Appleby
Linda Ashbaugh
Betty Aucoin
Elizabeth Audley
Shawn & Michael Auler
Kathryn Bachman
Louis & Carlin Bachrach
Karen Back
Deborah Baldwin
Heather Banting
Jennifer & Mark Bappe
Lisa Barker
Will Barnard
Paul & Linda Barnard
The Barrera Family
Laura Basili
Sue Basta
Sarah Bates
Susan Bathon
Seth & Linda Bauer
Joyce Beckerman
The Beckerman Family
Edward & Diane Bedrosian
Roya Behjat
Carl & Sue Bell
James & Ruth Bell
Mary Bernier
Rose Bertucci
Ellen Bettmann Piontek
Terrie Bevins
Fred Beyroutey
Nancy Birne
Robert & Marilyn Bishop
William & Mary Blake
Lisa Blizard
Lorraine Bloomquist
Mark & Jeanne Bloomquist
Anastasia Blount
BNY Mellon Community
Partnership Employee Funds
Lorraine & Mark Bobrick
Amy Boit
Holly Bonomo
Judy & Alfredo Bortolotti
Francis Boucher
Rebecca Bourret & Jeff Kinney
Melissa & Steven Bowman
C. I. Bowyer
Peter Boyd
Sheila Boyle
Courtney Brabson
Joanna Brach
Joel Bradford
Katherine Branagan
Ruth & Wilfred Breden
Barbara & Bill Breer
Joe Breitfelder
Donna Bresnick
Brandt Brisson
Elizabeth Brock
Richard Brooks
Roma & Dick Brown
Peter & Kathleen Buchanan
Marti & David Budding
Carolyn Buehler
Janet Buerklin
Joseph Burke
Patricia Burke
Claire Burness
Gael & Bert Burns
Mimi Burstein
Eric & Susie Burt
Beth Butler & James Grumbach
Nancy Cable & Warren Seering
Linda Cabot
David Cahill
Josephine (Yunyun) Cai
California Pizza Kitchen, Inc
Mary Campbell
Kim & Kevin Canning
Steve Carbonneau
Kimberly Carey
Barbara Carlson
Kathie Carpenter
John Carrier
Lynn Carriker
Matt & LaToya Carriker
Jeff & Anne Carter
Susan Case
Dave Catone
Barbara Cavanaugh
Elizabeth Chalmers
Lisa Chan
Jenny Chang
Charles River Vineyard Christian
Fellowship
Charlies Trading Co.,Inc
Jared & Anne Chase
Sarah Chaulk
Jane & Roger Cheever
Nancy Chemini
Donna Childs
Christ Lutheran Church
Christ the King Lutheran Church
Christ United Methodist Church
Church Of Most Precious Blood
Rectory
Blanche & Francis Ciccarelli
Bruce Cichowlas
Kim Cirame
Bradley Clark
The Clarke Family
Sue Clement & Jim Doyle
Robert Cohen
Peter Cohen & Maria Casado
Dina & Bob Cohen
Carol & Neil Cohen
Alan & Marla Colarusso
Ginny Colburn
Meredith Cole
John & Joan Collier
Dorothy Collotta
Audrey Colson
Barbara Colson
Ruth Colson
John & Kim Cone
Congregational Church
Of Needham
Fay Conley
Janet & Don Conner
Kevin & Jane Connolly
Janet Conway
Ann Cooper
Beth Cooper
Lisa Cooper
D. J. Coppins & L. M. Paquette
Richard Corbett
Nancy Corcoran
Debra Cox
Kathy Craib
The Crawford Family
David & Jacqueline Cresine
Cynthia Crohan
Martha Cronin
Gorham & Joan Cross
John & Peggy Cross
Gay & Gene Crowley
Richard Cryan
Helen & Thomas Cuddy
Matthew & Jessica Cullinan
JoAnne & Fred Cunningham
Muriel Curlll
Catherine & Michael Curran
Paul & Kimberly Dacier
David & Lynn Dague
Bobbie Daly
Peggy Daly
Ann Dancik
Matthew Daniels
Susan Davis
Judy & Earl Davis
Mary Deblois
Maureen DeChristoforo
Geoff Del Sesto & Sherry Culver
Dell YourCause, LLC
John & Pam DeLorenzo
Christopher Demayo
Kirstie Deprey
Chip Detwiller
Cheryl & Robert Dewees
Harriet DiNisco
George Dixon
Deborah & Russell Doherty
Katherine Dombrosky
Kathryn Donelin
Joanne Donoghue
Klarina & Mike Donoghue
Dover Church Youth Fund
Dover Nursery School
Bill Dowd
Pat Drake
Lisa Driver
Geni Drobnis
Mimi Drouillard
Susan Duncan
Jeanette Duncklee
Ann Dunlap
Maureen Eagan
George Ebbs
Lisa Eck & David Ripp
Shawn Edie
Nina Edwards
Cary Edwards
Carolyn Eisenmenger & Robert
Eisenmenger
Laura Emerson
Dave & Pam Emslie
Bruce & Becky Epstein
Jason Evans
Emily Fagan
Ann & Charles Fagan
Cory Fanelli
Francis & Linda Farricy
Paul & Caroline Fechtelkotter
Joanne Feinberg & Daniel Teplin
Michael & Jo Ann Feldstein
Tammy Ferrara
Maureen Fessenden
Donna Fessler
Jean Field
Ada Finkel
Theodore & Leslie Finn
First Baptist Church in Framingham
First Baptist Church in Needham
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First Baptist Church Of Natick
First Congregational Church
Of Holliston
First Congregational Church
Of Natick
First Parish in Framingham
First Parish Medfield Unitarian
Linnea & Louis Fisher
Fisk Memorial United Methodist
Church
Neal & Barbara Fitzpatrick
Ann Flanigan
Steve Fogg
Amy Foley
Susan Fontaine
Dennes & Mary Forsmo
Jane Forsyth
Martha & Frank Forward
Lisa Fox
Rebecca Fox
Polly & Mark Fraga
Framingham Rotary Charitable
Foundation
Bob Frankston
Todd & Mary Fraser
Katie & Michael Frassinelli
Donald & Catherine Frederico
Duncan Freedman
Marjie Freeman
Bradford French
Barbara Fretwell
Katharine Fretwell
Franceen Friefeld
Virginia Fries
Jennifer Friesen
Martha Frigoletto
Debbie & Dom Friscino
Sarah Fuhro
Catherine Gallagher
Cathy Gallagher
Samantha Gallant
Zachary Galvin
Julie Gamble
Laura Ganson
Victoria Garbe
Liz Garrigan-Byerly
The Garry Family
Sarah & Zach Gates
Sean Gavitt
GE Foundation
Mary & James Geary
Nancy Geiser
Andrea Geller
Pat & David Gentes
Nancy & George George
Sedi Ghodrat
Lisa Giallonardo
Patrick Gibbons
Sue Gibson
Jay Gilchrist
Beth Gillece-Castro
Gary Gillis
Alan Girelli
Carl & Anita Girelli
Laura & Arne Godtfredsen
Michael & Shari Goldman
Lynn Goldsmith
Dr. Jay Goldstein
Margaret Goldstein
Pamela Goloskie
Nancy & Ryan Goodall
Kathleen & Peter Goudreau
Chris & Patrick Gould
Paul Graham
C Grant
Nancy & Joseph Grattan
Patricia & Thomas Grattan
Glenn Greenberg
Arthur & Elizabeth Greenwood
Betty Grondin-Jose
Kevin Groppe & Tia Pinney
Karen Gross
The Halbert Family
Susan & John Haley
George Hall
Brent & Serena Hall
Roger Hamilton
Sara Hanna
Linda Hanna-Casey & Bill Casey
Jack Hanover
Dennis & Sharon Hanson
Andrea Harding
Linda Harding
Peter Harding
Charlotte Harrington
Robert Harrington &
Marguerite Fallon
Gray Harrington
David & Christine Hart
KC Hayes
Kenneth Hayes
Roberta Hayes
Michael & Elizabeth Hayes
Hilding & Jane Hedberg
Susan & Peter Henderson
Peter Hendrick
Jon Hendrickson
Kathy Hennessey
Patrica Henry
Cecilia Hensel
Nancy & Frank Hess
Linda Heyd
Faith Hickey
Carol Hildebrand
George & Karen Hilton
Peter & Barbara Hoffman
Robert & Susan Hoffman
Andrew Hollins
Elliot & Martha Honan
Mary & Gene Hornsby
Annemarie Howes
Jane Howland
Marcia & Gary Hoyt
Anne-Marie Hultin
Thomas & Susan Hunt
Joan & David Hunter
Carol Hurley
Ashley Insel
Marney & George Ives
Jon Jaboolian
Robert & Victoria Jacobson
Cheryl Jacques
Lisa James
Jacqueline Jameson
Luke Jennings
Jensen-Sheehan Insurance
Agency Inc.
Randy Johnson
David Johnson
Lynne Johnson
Robert Scott Jones
Highland Street Foundation
John Joyce & Nancy O’Leary
Maria Kadison
Susan Kane
Douglas & Joy Kant
Roy Kaplan
Dana Kaplan
Katie Kaplan
Lisa Kaplan
Brad Karrfalt
Douglas & Holly Kasper
Katherine & John Kaufmann
Linda Keefe
Donna Keesling & Eric Harding
Megan Kelleher &
David Abramowitz
Shirley Kelley
Deborah Kelsey
Andrew Kemper
Dorothy Kennedy
Ronald Kenney
Fran Kerchner
Armen & Kate Khachaturian
George King & Diana King
Richard & Betty King
2011 Annual Report
Hannah Kinney
Carolyn & James Kinney
Karen Kirk
Penelope Kirk
Susan & John Kirk
Val Kistler
Harry Klein
Linda Klockner
Keri & Dan Kocur
Mary Krege
Kurt & Sonia Kreh
Suzanne Kreinsen
Mimi & Bob Krier
Laura Kurzrok
Wendy LaBonte
Ann & Tom Lally
Andre Lamontagne
Nancy Lane
Kathleen Lang
Catherine Larkin
Joseph LaRocque
Celeste & Rolf Larson
Dottie & Phil Laughlin
Judith Leary
Lauren Ledingham
Leonard Lee
Carly Leonard
Patricia Leonard
Nancy & Edward Leonard
Constantine Leotsakos
Liz & RB Lerch
The Levesque Family
Nikki Levin
Bernard Levy
Steven & Theresa Levy
Jacqueline Lewis
Dan & Clare Lewis
Evelyn & Peter Liffiton
Eric & Rebecca Lightcap
Julie Lillard
Karen Lindsay
Jean Linke
Alice Loehlin
Tim Loff
Harold & Edith Lohr
Tracey Lombardi-Lopes
Carolyn Lueders
Deborah Lupacchino
Isabel Lyndon
Anne Lysaght
Virginia Lyster
Lisa & Spencer Macalaster
Deb Macchi
Anne & Kenneth MacDonough
Catherine Macleod
David MacLeod
Donald & Jean MacLeod
Joy & Roderick MacLeod
Michelle & Brad MacLeod
Faith Madzar
Mark Magnuson
Suzanna Magnuson
Cindy & Paul Maguire
Daniel Mahoney
Lauri Maney
Marty Mann
Paul & Lisa Marecek
John Marhefka
Karen Mariscal
Daniel & Beth Marques
Eric Marthinsen & Lisa Millett
Laraine & John Marthinsen
Nancy Martin
Michele & Brian Martin
Maureen Masciola
Sue & Steve Mascioli
Marea & Renato Mastrogiovanni
Dickens Mathieu
Laura Matz
Steven & Colleen McAuley
Kimberly McBride
Alison McCann
Julie McCarthy
Maureen McClain
Gail & David McCollum
Lane & Kristen McDonough
Bobbie McGaffigan
Gerald & Pamela McGarry
Jane McGrath
Kate & Mark McKone-Sweet
Marilyn McLean
Derek McMahon
Teresa McMahon
Susan McPherson
Joe & Dee Meaney
Paul Melvin
Debbie Merrill
Jennifer & Travis Metz
Susan Meyer
Andrea Meyers
Frank Miller
MaryEllen Millin
Tammy Milsky
Catherine & Peter Mitchell
Kim & Peter Mitchell
Elaine Mittell & Douglas Poutasse
Michele & David Mittelman
Linnea Mix
Perry Moceri
Allison Monaghan
Joanna Mongiardo
James & Judy Mongiardo
Robin Monleon
John Moran
Paula Moran
Suzette Moreau-Matthews
Linda Morgan
Barbara Morris
Gordon Morrison
Sara Morrison-Neil
Debbie Morse
Barbara Morton
Meg Moruzzi
Robert Motyka
Ronald Mourant
Katherine & Mark Murcko
Helen Murphy
Patrica Murphy
Bob & Liz Murphy
Denise Murphy
Joan & Bob Murray
Kathleen Musser
Donna & Greg Muzzy
Susan Naja
Saul & Linda Natansohn
Roger Nelson
Marian Neutra
Newton Highlands
Congregational Church
C Seth & Margret Nichols
Nigohsian Carpet & Rug Co., Inc
Jessica Nizzari
Kelly Nordby
Annika Noren
Norman’s Appliance Repair
Ann Northup
Andrew & Ulli Novick
Tina & Gregg Novick
Jonathon Nuoffer
Jonathan O’Brien
Janet O’Connor
Margaret O’Connor
Stephanie Oddleifson
Marguerite Oddo
John O’laughlin
Suzanne & William OMalley
Marguerite O’Neil
Diane O’Shaughnessy
David & Laurie Otten
Jeanne Owen
Mark Owen
Cindy Pagliaro
Paul Pagliarulo
Jeffrey Palumbo &
Jennifer Garb-Palumbo
Tony Paparazzo
Simone Park
Lynne Parker
Alan Parr & Anne English
Elizabeth Parrish
Suzanne Pasko
Sameer Patel
Burt & Felicia Payne
Sarah Pedersen
Peet’s Coffee & Tea
John & Barbara Peirson
Alma Pelletier
Joanne Percheski
Donald & Judith Peters
Ann Peterson
Margaret Picornell
Kenneth Pierce
Eric & Jacqueline Pierce
Christina & John Player
Russell Pollard
Lynn Porter
Julie Porter
Lois Potter
Steve Powell
Chris Power
Judy & Gerald Precious
Doris Pryce
Putnam Investments Matching
Gifts Program
Elizabeth Reale
Linda Reely
Dana Reinhard
Jonathan Reuning
Walter & Donna Reuning
Roger Reynolds
Robert Ricci
Elizabeth Rich
Susan Rieck
Karen & Ron Riggert
R Richard & Elizabeth Ristaino
Richard & Elli Ristaino
Joanne Ritsert
Cally Ritter & Todd Lieb
Lisa & Rick Rizoli
Daryl & Lauren Robbins
Marjorie Roberson
Lydia Roberts
Pamela Roberts
Francis Roberts
Alice Robinson
Margaret & Dwight Robinson
Jane Roddy
William Rodiger
Marjorie Rogers
John & Cathy Romeo
Rotary Club Of Natick
Kerrie Rothschild
Debora Rottenberg
Patricia Roushanaei
Victoria Rowan
Laurie Rubin
James Ruetenik
Kristin Rust
Jennifer Ryan-Brown
Judith Salerno
Nadia & Carl Salerno
Natalie Saroufim
Robert & Roberta Savoia
Helen Sayles & Duwayne
Emily Scaia
Dave Scalia
Bonnie Schafer
Marshall Schecter
Lynn Scheller
Jill Schiff
Ralph Schinzel
John & Lily Schlafer
Karl Schlemmer
Corinne Schneider
Jean-Pierre & Sarah Schott
Karen Schramm
Deonne Schwartz
Barbara Scolnick
Daniel Scolnick
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Edward Scolnick
Laura Scolnick
Jan & Doug Scott
Elaine Seaberg
Betty Seaborn
Joan Seamster
Blair Seiler
Carol Sennott
David Shabot
Allison Shapiro
Maura Shaughnessy
Debra Shaw
John Shea & Hope Hotchkiss
Lloyd & Martha Sheneman
Sherborn Day Spa
Sara & Nicholas Siciliano
Helen Sicotte
Tina Silverberg
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Neil Simister
Winola Sinclair
Karen Single
Margie Sipe
Nancy Siska & Roger Stern
Andrew Skipper
Ann Skipper
Julie Skipper
Warner & Carolyn Slack
Amelia Slawsby
Nancy & Kirk Smith
Erika & Jaime Smith
Sybil & Don Smith
Dave & Rosemary Sortor
Carolyn Spangler
The Spellman Family
Jane Spigel
Kathy Spinner
St Andrew’s Episcopal Church
in Framingham
St John Lutheran Church
St Paul’s Episcopal Church
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
in Wellesley
Pam Stagg
State Street Matching Gift Program
Cheryl Steele
Margie & Allen Steere
Charlie Steinberg
Gretchen Sterling
Elaine Stern
Mithali Sthalekar
Pam & Craig Stirrat
Arthur & Barbara Stock
John Stone
Thea Stover
Sharon Stratis
Strike Up The Band Inc
Maureen Sullivan
Susan Sullivan
Constance Sullivan
Candace & Ernie Sutcliffe
Michael Svoboda
Mark & Cynthia Sweetser
Marianne & Arthur Talis
Michelle Tancrede
Colleen Tardif
Carol Tashjian
Helen Tatarsky
Arthur Taylor
Clark & Kay Taylor
Margaret Taylor
The Taylor Family
Temple Beth Elohim
Naomi Teperow
The Dover Church
The Honeybaked Ham Company
The Pilgrim Church
The United Methodist Women
Of Fisk Memorial UMC
The Women’s Alliance Of
The Unitarian Universalist
Area Church
James Thibeau
Julia Thistlethwaite
Elise Thomas
Jeffrey & Linda Thomas
Joseph & Christine Tierney
Sally Tipton
Sarah & Stephen Tipton
Bill Tobin
Robert Toomey
Elizabeth Topel
Lois & Bill Tougas
Thomas & Janis Townsend
Eric & Shelly Traumuller
Barbara Trudeau
Cheryl & Dennis Turner
Lois & Spike Tyler
Unitarian Universalist Area Church
Unitarian Universalist Society
Of Wellesley
George Urban
Beth Van Duzer
Patricia Varrell
Matthew Varrell
Susan & Jim Veeder
Lawrence Veino
Mark & Maria Velleca
Sally Vesty
Carol & Jay Virshbo
Deborah Vogt
Julianne Vosika
Deborah Wadmond
Valerie Waldman
David Wallenstein
Steven Walls
Barbara & James Ward
Roseda Warren
Wasik’s Cheese Shop
Marty Waters
Pam Weagraff
Linda Weene
Brenna & James Weidman
Robert Weiman
Kathleen Welcome
Wellesley Congregational Church
Wellesley Hills Congregational
Church
Wellesley Hills Junior Women’s
Club Inc.
Helen West
Alan Weston
Gail Weston-Roberts & Phil Roberts
Pamela Wetherbee
Julie-Anne White
Charles & Denise Whitehead
John Whitlock
Bob & Joan Whitman
Judy Whittingham
Martha & Dave Whyte
Emily Wick
Dorothea Widmayer
Francesca & Peter Wier
Allison & Chad Wildman
Nicole Willeg
Robert Williams
Charlie & Winnie Williams
The Williams Family
Kara Williamson
Nancy Wilson
Ruth Wilson
Dale Windle
Chris & Craig Winterfeldt
Regina Wolf Fritz
Woman’s Union First Baptist Church
Alice Wood
Denise Wood
Amy & David Wood
Janice & Gordon Woodbine
Heather Woodworth
Tina Woolston
Jeremy Wyant
Anna Young
Matt Young
Ellen & Stan Zagajeski
Hilary Ziven
FAMILY PROMISE METROWEST — 2011 Annual Report
NONPROFIT ORG
US POSTAGE PAID
NATICK, MA
PERMIT NO. 69
FAMILY PROMISE METROWEST
PO Box 847
Natick, MA 01760
For Information on Volunteer Training and Items Needed, please visit www.mihn.pbwiki.com
Family Promise Metrowest
I will do everything I can to help
homeless children and their parents.
Please use my gift to support homeless
families in our communities.
Enclosed is a gift of $____________
Please make your check payable to:
Family Promise Metrowest
P.O. Box 847 Natick, MA 01760
OR
You may pay online at our website at
www.familypromisemetrowest.org
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FAMILY PROMISE METROWEST — 2011 Annual Report
Visit Our
NEW Website!
www.familypromisemetrowest.org
After three years of operation, we decided it was time to
update our website to one that truly captures the essence of
the program, our guests and volunteers. I think you will agree,
we succeeded in doing just that. Many thanks to our web
designer, Sue Harman of Grassroot Studios for her dedication
to the project. Please browse through all the photos and
information at www.familypromisemetrowest.org.
Our Current Families:
Joana, Yaiki (9) and Kayden (3) have stayed at all of our host congregations during the 8 months they have lived at Family Promise Metrowest. They have met many,
many volunteers. Joana’s first response when asked about her thoughts on the program, “I want to give back for everything the volunteers and staff have done for me.
The program is amazing.” Joana is excited about the improvement she sees in her
writing and math skills as a result of working with Family Promise volunteers, Claire,
a member of St. Mary’s Church in Holliston and Ann, a member of Congregation
Or Atid in Wayland.
Joana is also thankful to Marcia, Assistant Director, for helping her work with the
school to coordinate the additional assistance and supports Yaiki needs to be
successful academically and for Yaiki’s tutor, Family Promise volunteer Celeste,
member of Christ Lutheran Church in Natick.
Joana, Ya
iki and K
ayden
When asked about Kayden, Joana replies affectionately, “What can I say about
my little monster?”, and then speaks with pride about Kayden’s progress report from
his Headstart teachers. “At school Kayden is listening and talking more, he has really
improved. The teachers say his is one of the more responsible children with projects
at school.”
Joana continues to work full-time. Her goals for the future? “My GED is most
important. I am also working to save for a car and a place to call home.”
LaDawn and Matthew (6) have been with Family Promise for almost 3 months
and in that short time LaDawn has secured a full time job as a medical assistant in
Framingham. Congratulations LaDawn!
LaDawn and
Matthew
Matthew is in first grade and loves his video games!
FAMILY PROMISE METROWEST — 2011 Annual Report
Fundraising Updates
3rd Annual Walk Away Homelessness Event
On February 4, 2012 our AMAZING volunteers and donors walked the Natick Mall in support of Family Promise Metrowest, raising
more than $45,000! Thank You! It was fantastic to see so many teams representing our congregations, local businesses and the
community. SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, February 9, 2013 for Family Promise’s 4th Annual Walk Away Homelessness Event!
Find your team’s walkathon photo at www.familypromisemetrowest.org under News and Events.
Upcoming Fundraisers
On Thursday, April 26 the British Beer Company will partner with Family Promise Metrowest for
a fundraising event. Simply go to our website at www.familypromisemetrowest.org and print out
the British Beer Company flyer. Bring the flyer with you to British Beer Company on Rte 9 in
Framingham on Thursday, April 26th and 15% of your check will be donated to our organization.
To see their menu and location, go to www.britishbeer.com.
The Month of May Whole Foods of Dedham will be providing Family Promise Metrowest the
opportunity to have a presence in their store so that we may share our mission with their shoppers.
Additionally, every day in May, each shopper at checkout will be asked if they would like to donate
to Family Promise Metrowest to help support our families.
Join us on Saturday evening May 5th for an enchanting celebration of Nordic Tradition
with STAMBANDET. The Scandinavian vocal ensemble will be performing at 7:00pm at
Peace Lutheran Church 107 Concord Rd in Wayland. Proceeds will benefit Family Promise
Metrowest. Tickets: Adults $15; Children, Students, Seniors $10. For more information visit
www.peacewayland.org or call 508-358-7110.