2015 Annual Report

ANNUAL REPORT 2015
Educate.
Empower.
40 &
Enrich.
FORWARD
Celebrating 40 years!
Dear Friends,
Financial Report
40 & FORWARD! It is hard to believe that it has been 40
Cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $885,076
Other Current Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 619,894
Noncurrent Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 765,860
Total Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,270,830
Current Liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81,441
Long-Term Liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137,272
Net Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,133,558
Total Liabilities and Net Assets . . . $2,270,830
years since a small group of committed women decided to find a way
to keep kids safe and strengthen families. Much has changed since that
time, and yet too much has remained the same.
What has changed
Tremendous growth and expanding our expertise to a continuum of
services for families struggling with barriers to safety. FamilyWise has
grown in numbers of clients and geographic area served, staffing and
budget. Particularly in the last three years. By 2015, 3,990 individuals
and 1,640 households were served. This represents an 83% service
increase from 2012 along with a budget growth from an approximate
$1.9 million to $2.8 million. FamilyWise now owns two buildings and
practices out of four satellite locations throughout the extended
Twin Cities metropolitan area.
FamilyWise has brought innovative practices to the region with
programming like High Fidelity Wraparound. FamilyWise is the only
credentialed provider in the metro to offer this evidence-based program
to address the complex traumas of youth with unmanaged mental
health issues at risk of out-of-home placement and education failure.
FamilyWise is the largest provider of Supervised Visitation and Safe
Exchange in Minnesota. FamilyWise has expanded programming beyond
intervention to include prevention in initiatives such as our teen parent
and early childhood programs.
What has stayed the same
The commitment to offering programming impacting two generations is
still a hallmark of all we do. We still know that parents love their children
and that they do the best they can with the resources they have. Our
role is to teach them skills to end intergenerational cycles of violence
and poverty. Our commitment to not doing this work alone remains,
collaborating with county and community partners.
Unfortunately, families still need our help. Families are still experiencing
violence and poverty, and the systems designed to help them still
struggle with disparities. We remain committed to addressing
these disparities.
Statement of Financial Position
Statement of Activities
Summary of Support and Revenue
Contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $731,523
United Way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $229,351
Government Grants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,374,360
Program Service Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . $401,469
Special Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32,751
Earned and Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,857
Total Support and Revenue . . . . . . . . $2,773,311
Summary of Expenses
Supervised Parenting and
Safe Exchange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $750,854
First Step Early Childhood Education . 314,187
High Fidelity Wraparound . . . . . . . . . . . 166,715
Adult Parent Education . . . . . . . . . . . . 421,458
Bright Beginnings
Youth Parenting Services . . . . . . . . . . . 108,843
Parent Assessments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,195
Total Program Expenses . . . . . . . . . . $1,812,252
Management and General . . . . . . . . . $276,371
Fundraising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186,403
Total Annual Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . $2,275,026
Change in Net Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $498,285
Complete financial statements for the year ended December
31, 2015, audited by Carpenter Evert & Associates, Ltd., are
available for inspection.
Looking forward
In the years to come, we commit to tackle some of the more intractable
problems facing families. We will be investing in research in best
practices around mentor training and visitation curriculum, improving our
evaluation processes and program innovations to protect children and to
prepare parents. As experts, our staff will be credentialed to train others
in the community. Our role as a community leader propels us into these
new arenas. We look to you, our stakeholders, to provide your insights,
guidance and support as we embark on the next 40.
Ann Gaasch
Executive Director
Willie Harbert
Board President
FamilyWise
Mission
Promote social change by
strengthening families and the
community through programs that
encourage self-determination,
self-sufficiency, and healthy
family lifestyles. Our vision is
for individuals and families living in
balance in our community.
Our Programs
Parent Support Services
High Fidelity Wraparound
Parent education is a part of everything we do. Giving
parents the tools to be effective parents significantly
improves children’s chances for a better future. We provide
comprehensive parent education and support services
for at-risk families including intensive cases management,
parent education, parent child interaction coaching, life skills
training, early childhood education and counseling.
• 297 families received services in 2015, impacting the lives of
624 children.
• In 2015, 98% of parents demonstrated positive parenting
techniques and 79% of children reached age appropriate
development.
An intensive care planning and management process
helping youth ages 8-17 who are at high risk of institutional
placement to stay in their homes, schools and community.
Our facilitator works with the youth and their families to build
a team of supports to create a structured, individualized plan
to manage their lives.
• 52 youth and their families utilized these services in 2015.
• 90% of youth enrolled had no new criminal charges while in
the program.
Supervised Parenting and Safe Exchanges
In cases of family separation or family violence where the
well-being of the child is in question, on-site and community/
home-based supervised parenting is provided between
non-custodial parent and their children in a safe, caring, and
sensitive environment.
• 1,136 families utilized these services in 2015, improving the
safety for 1,312 children.
• In 2015, 98% of visits occurred without incidence of violence
or unsafe circumstances.
Bright Beginnings
Young parenting services and mentoring is for parents
between the ages of 14 and 22. The program gives
participants life skills training, parent and health education,
parent-child interaction coaching, and a full year of support
by a community mentor.
• 78 families and their 83 children were impacted by these
services in 2015.
• In 2015, 87% of young parents continued their education.
Where We Serve
First Step Early Childhood Education Center
Our fully licensed and accredited child development program
serves children ages six weeks to five years of age. Children
participate in activities that stimulate their physical, social/
emotional, cognitive, and language development with a focus
on early childhood readiness for school.
• First Step served 50+ children in 2015.
• In 2015, 92% of children served demonstrated age
appropriate child development.
Parent Assessments
Assessments, required by county social workers to determine
the next step in a treatment plan, provide information on
parenting competence and the quality of parent-child
relationships from the perspective of both the parent
and the evaluator.
• 36 assessments were completed in 2015.
Who We Serve
Hennepin County • 62%
African American • 35%
Ramsey County • 16%
Caucasian/White • 33%
Anoka County • 8%
Other Counties
or Homeless • 5%
Dakota County • 4%
Washington County • 3%
Multiracial • 9%
Hispanic/Chicano/Lation • 8%
American Indian • 7%
Asian/SE Asian
Pacific Islander • 5%
African • 3%
Volunteers
Thank you to our
volunteers and interns
for their generosity.
We acknowledge
the following who
volunteered their time
from January 1, 2015
through December 31,
2015. We apologize for
any inadvertent error of
omission from our list
of volunteers. Please
call 612.877.7849 to
report a correction.
Abby Addis
Maggie Alameda
Robert Altmann
Lynn Altmann
Connie Alvarez
Vivian Alvarez
Maria Ambrozich
Karie Amstutz
Rebecca Amundson
Scott Anderson
Nathan Anderson
Jill Anderson
Kyra Anderson
Ashley Anderson
Stephanie Ardolino
Kristin Ashworth
Steven Bahl
Brenda Baldwin
Joseph Bartel
Yvette Belisle-Prigge
Kathi Bennett
Mike Benton
Melissa Bergdall
Mi Ja Bergerson
April Bergstrom
Chris Bjerke
Reyne Branchaud-Linsk
Christine BrickContreras
Amber Brookman
Tossia Brown
Nicole Brys
Rich Buckley
Lisa Buford
Benjamin Butler
Tammi Cahak
Nicci Carpentier
Lori Casha
Tammi Cheerver
Hellen Chen
Matt Chybowski
Richard Coleman
Amy Columbus
Courtney Corson
Angelina Cossetta
Linda Cowell
Claire Cunningham
Joe Curran
John Dameron
Roya Damsaz
Bill Davids
Jason Davids
Robin Davis
Tyler Davis
Cortney Davis
Maria De La Torre
Heather Dejong
Juliann Determan
Jennifer Deutz
Erika Diaz
Stina Didier
Tricia DiLorenzo
David DiPasquale
Katelyn Donald
Vicki Donaldson
Treston Dudek
Rick Durig
Bob Eddy
Kate Edrey
Patty Egan
Dan Eicher
Barbara Elfstrand
Lindsey Erdmann
Shane Everson
Yu Fang
Tracy Feltmann
Toni Forsland
Rhea Fosco
Erin Freshwater
Angela Gaughan
Matt Glade
Hannah Gleason
Greg Gogolin
Sarah Goldman
Neil Goldsmith
Sarah Gorajski
Brenda Grove
Erica Gruidl
Jessica Grundmann
Julie Gunderson
Karlie Haeg
Jaclyn Hagberg
Phillip Hampton
Lydia Hannah
Myriah Hansen
Robin Hanson
Wade Hanson
Olivia Hanson
Willie Harbert
Statistics:
•2
80+ individuals and groups contributed to a total of 13,522 hours.
•T
he excellent work of graduate and post graduate clinical interns at
FamilyWise is equal to about $222,000 dollar/per year in additional
in-kind staff resources.
Patrick Harris
Micheline Harris
Becca Hart
Bianca Harvey
Megan Hayek
Kirk Hedberg
Allison Heise
Erin Heitkamp
Katie Heitzig
Ka Her
Tim Herzog
Alyssa Hickman
Patricia Hill
Rachel Hill
Haylee Hilton
Rebecca Hjellming
Jarid Hockert
Jordan Hollen
Jessica Holmes
Katie Ilten
Peter Ilten
Marie Issogui
Rachel Jacobsen
Jim Johanson
Kelley Johnson
Marlys Johnson
Patricia Johnson
Terrell Johnson
Kayce Johnson
Becky Johnson
Dara Johnson-Ayodele
Carol Ann Jones
Brittany Jones
Durga Jonnalagadda
Emily Jordan
Jeff Jorgenson
Patrick Kaiser
Chris Kamesch
Nicole Killey
Emily Kinzer
Madeline Kirchoff
Madeline Kirchoff
Tom Kirkland
Sarah Klammer
Hannah Kleese
Dana Kleman
Cyndi Kluver
Kathi Kohnert
Bree Kruse
Sally Kundert
Riva Kupritz
Julie Kurth
Kellie Kurz
Nicole L’Allier
Sheldon Lamb
Melanie Laursen
Sarah LaValla
Jim Lawrence
Eva Lee
Alexis Lehrer
Than Cheat Lim
Elizabeth Lindstrom
James Livesey
Sunny Loth
Wes Lynch
Robinson Lyneshia
Kenya Lyseight
Olivia Mackley
Seth Madsen
Shanee Mady
David Magnuson
Peggy Magnuson
Shari Marik-Roach
Lisa Martin
Morley Mathewson
Shari Mathewson
Jason Matt
Jeffrey Matt
Matt May
Dan McAdam
Chad McCormick
Amee McDonald
Valcia McGann
Becca McGuire
Judith McMillan
Ann Meehan
Jenna Melton
Mike Mergens
Aidan Mesic
Rachel Miller Jacobsen
Devonte Mix
Najma Mohamed
Hayat Mohamed
Hayat Mohamed
True Moua
Driss Moukrim
Cynthia Mualuko
Angela Mueller
Andrew Nash
Ben Nelson
Cris Nelson
Thuc Nguyen
Community Partner of the Year:
Volunteer of the Year:
Daughtery Business Solutions is a
premier IT and business consulting
company with a 30-year history of
providing leading-edge solutions. When
Daugherty was looking to “adopt” a
local nonprofit that helps families in
poverty, they selected FamilyWise.
Through donations and service projects
they have taken on everything from our
grounds-keeping to business strategy.
Last September, we were thrilled to
be co-recipients of Charities Review
Council‘s first Better Together Award!
Thank you, Daugherty, for the incredible
impact you’ve made on FamilyWise and
the community we serve.
Sunny works as a Delta Flight
Attendant — a job she rarely has the
weekend off from so that she has
Wednesday’s free to staff FamilyWise’s
front desk. During her time in our
office, Sunny provides patient support
to clients, staff, interns and other
volunteers. She has also solicited
donations on behalf of FamilyWise
and speaks about our mission and
outcomes in her personal time. Sunny
also provides back-up support to our
Supervised Visitation program as a
trained volunteer Visit Monitor.
Daugherty
Sunny Loth
Rebecca Nyame
Zach Olson
Alexandra Olson
Cindy Orbovich
Kyle Orf
Marissa Paananen
Sarah Patnoe
Brian Pearson
Katie Peters
Andy Peterson
Charles Pflanze
Jillian Pollock
Jaime Provette
Kelly Pryga
Pamela Reed
Maryann Reilly-Spong
Savanna Rivas
Sharaya Robinson
Lyneshia Robinson
Matt Romain
Mike Ronkowski
Victoria Rutkovskaya
Mariama Samera
Catherine Sandberg
Shalaya Sandifer
Jean Sanoski
Kurt Schindelm
Karena Schroeder
Al Schuck
David and Helene Schultz
Sue Schultz
Benjamin Schulze
Brock Schwanke
Alicia Schwarz
Krishna Sharma
Edward Shields
Scott Siebert
Anna Simmons
Mike Simurdiak
Michelle Singleton
Fred Smith
Cindy Lou Smith
Sheila Snesrud
Brooke Soller
Polly Stephany
Colleen Steppa
Laura Stolpe
Kayla Stone
Talea Strickland
Doug Stull
Jade Stull
Kim Stull Anderson
Leisha Suggs
James Swing
Beaty Thao
Michael Thomas
Jake Thompson
Brooke Thomson
Lynelle Thorpe
Marjorie Tometich
Justin Tomlinson
Maggie Turner
Terri Van Keulen
Taylor Vance
Mark VanderVegle
Ju Vang
MaiNhia Vang
Marcy Vang
Anna Vang
Jennifer Vu
Ashley Wagner
Sai Wang
Zainab Warfa
Lamiena Watson
Mary Watson
Shayla Weatherby
Kirstin Werner
Madison Williams
Lorine Williams
Melissa Winship
Ashley Wittmer
Denise Wong Sue Lyn
Maisong Xiong Lee
Moli Yang
Maishoua Yang
Sun Ying
Joanne Yun
Hamdi Yusuf
Shuyi Zhang
Xiaoyi Zhu
Scott Zinken
Corporate Groups
Comcast
3M
Daugherty Business
Solutions
Church of the Open Door
Target
Sam’s Club
Wells Fargo
George Kressin Internship Award:
Emily Kinzer
Emily joined FamilyWise as an intern
in the fall of 2014. Entering St. Cloud
State University’s Masters of Social
Work program, she was looking for
an opportunity to balance both her
personal and professional desire to
make a difference in the lives of others.
Emily is currently employed by Cigna
Behavioral Health and received her
Masters of Education in Counseling
Psychology at Boston University and her
Bachelors of Science at the University
of St. Thomas majoring in Psychology
and minoring in Community Health &
Education and Family Studies.
Thank You
to our donors for their generosity. We acknowledge the following whose
monetary or in-kind gifts were received from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015.
Foundation &
Grants Donors
Anonymous
Best Buy Charitable Trust,
c/o Public Affairs
Support Services
Carlson Family Foundation
Ecolab Foundation
Fred C. & Katherine B.
Andersen Foundation
Fredrikson & Byron
Foundation
Greater Twin Cities
United Way
Greater Twin Cities United
Way, President’s Fund
Initiative Foundation
Littler Mendelson
Foundation, Inc.
Luther I. Replogle Foundation
Medica Foundation
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
Minnesota Community
Foundation, Giving
WoMN Community
Grantmaking Fund
Mutual of America Foundation
Otto Bremer Trust
Patrick & Aimee Butler
Family Foundation
The Comcast Foundation
The Hugh J. Andersen
Foundation
The Hugh J. Andersen
Foundation, The Next
Generation Fund
U.S. Bank Foundation,
Employee Matching
Gift Program
Wal-Mart Foundation
Wal-Mart Foundation’s
Event Volunteerism Always
Pays (EVAP) program
Wells Fargo Foundation
Minnesota
Weyerhaeuser Family
Foundation
Individual Donors
Lynn & Robert Altmann
Kimberly & Nathan Anderson
Anonymous
David Aquilina
Abby Bailey
Lisa Baumgard
Maria Bavender
Charles Betz
Sonja Bigalk
Mary Black
Nancy Brenna
Bernell & Jamie Buchanan
David & Judith Burns
Larry Bussey
John Byrne
Michael Cahill
Melanie Clark
Linda Cantu
Mary Cardinal Peterson
Hannah & John Carney
Richard Coleman
Patti Cullen
Susan Cunningham
Gail Daneker
Bill Davids
Heather Dejong
Rick Durig
Raquel Edwards
Patty Egan
Katy Egan-Benck & Ed Benck
Jeff Elden
Jan & Michael Emerson
Matt Entenza &
Jeannie Fox Entenza
Karen & Bill Erickson
Sarah & Ben Evjen
Natasha Farhat
Katherine Fink
Gretchen Fogo
Edward Foppe
Larry Forsland
Ann Gaasch
Shirley & Richard Glenn
Brett Glenna
Sarah Gorajski
Edeltraud Green
Phillip Hampton
Willie & Laureen Harbert
Patrick Harris
Jim Hartmann
Aaron Hemmila
Margaret Hersch
Kathy Hesse
Cathy Heying
Pete Hinze
Michael Hoad
Ronald Hoistad
Blake Holman
Marita & Terry Hopmann
Ann Horn
William & Julie Howard
Katherine & Peter Ilten
Ann Johnson
Bart & Gwen Johnson
Mark Johnson
Carol Ann Jones
Sue Jorgensen
Patricia Kargel
Joan Keller
Lydia Kihm
Nicole & Jason Killey
Tom Kirkland
Dana Kleman
Lisa & Mark Kotasek
Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn
Thomas & Mary Kressin
Rijesh Kumar
Janine Laird
Mike Lamb
Jenni Larson
Melanie Laursen
Joseph & Kristy Lenartz
Annie Lewis
Joe & Melissa Lock
Sunny Loth
Alec Madson
Mark Maicke
Shari Mathewson
Jeffery Matt
Amee & Clint McDonald
Katherine McGill
Lisa & Aaron Melander
Mike Mergens
Aidan Mesic
Gina & Hilmo Mesic
Matt & Tessa Mielke
Jennifer Mikkonen
Dan Miller
Sarah Moe
Sharon & Robert Moeller
Andrew Nash
Connie Nelson
Julie Nelson
Arlene & Gerald Nystuen
Lynn Nystuen
Carol & Doug Ogren
Heidi Olson
James Olson
Zach Olson
Cindy & Sam Orbovich
Martha Orbovich
Aaron Orwick
Julie Otto
Brian Pearson
Kai Pederson
Timothy & Sandra Penny
Janis Peterson
Kelly Pryga
Lois Quam
Steve Quam
Kathleen Raether
Kristin Rasmussen
MaryAnne Reilly-Spong
Tina Rexing
Debra Riffel
Paul Sariego
Susan Schaffhausen
Paul Schmid
Steven Schrempp
Judith & Edward Schuck
Benjamin Schulze
Gary & Lynn Schurrer
Scott Siebert
Theresa Simon
Michelle Singleton
Andrew Smulski
Michael Staab
Corey Stauffeneker
Doug Stull
Lucy Swift
James Swing
Brooke & Brian Thomson
Dale & Marlene Tollefson
Izzy Tollefson
Rachel Tollefson
Joshua VanDeraa
Karla Vehrs
Sylvester & Sharon Vicic
Kris Vipond
Michael & Janet Wagner
Kathleen Wallack
Ryan Walters
Annette Ward
Mary Watson
Lisa Weisman
Julie Welch
Marie Werner
Jenna & Reid Wertish
Christina Woodlee
Marilyn Yahr
Pao Yang
Jamie Young
Terry John Zila
Scott Zinken
Corporate &
Group Donors
Abdallah Candy & Gift Shop
AFCO Insurance
Premium Finance
Amazon, AmazonSmile
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
Barbette
BellBoy Corporation
Blue Plate Restaurant
Company
Brave New Workshop
Comedy Theatre
Brookview Golf Course
Bryant-Lake Bowl & Theater
Bundles of Love
Cadillac Ranch
CRAVE
Daugherty Business Solutions,
Minneapolis/St. Paul Office
Flannery Construction
Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
General Mills
Grand Casino Mille Lacs
& Hinckley
Guthrie Theater
Haskell’s, Nicollet Mall
Home Depot
House of Comedy,
Mall of America
Ichiban Japanese Steak House
International Chemtex Corp
Jabber Logic
Kowalski’s Markets,
Eagan Market
Littler Mendelson P.C.
Mall of America
Medica Health Plans
Medica, State Public Programs
Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota Timberwolves
Minnesota Twins
Minnesota Vikings
Mississippi Market
Natural Foods Co-op
Mystic Lake Casino
Noisy Withdrawal
Park Square Theatre
Pearson Promotions
Poor Richard’s Commonhouse
PrintStore
PwC
Quilters of Braham
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Radisson Blu
Red Stag Supperclub
Renee’s Royal Valet
Rocco Altobelli Salons
Ryan Companies
Saint Luke Presbyterian
Church, Major Gifts
Focus Groups
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Saint Paul Saints
Sam’s Club,
Bloomington Store
Sam’s Club, Fargo Store
Sam’s Club, Fridley Store
Sam’s Club, Eagan Store
Sam’s Club,
Maple Grove Store
Sam’s Club,
Saint Louis Park Store
Sam’s Club, Shakopee Store
Sam’s Club, Woodbury Store
Sky Deck
Slumberland, Saint Louis Park
Speedpro Imaging
Stadium View Apartments
SteppingStone Theatre for
Youth Development
StoneRidge Golf Club
Summit Brewing Company
Surly Brewing Co.
Sweet Pea’s
Target
Target Garden Club
The GoodPrinter
The Marquette Hotel
The Moose
The Toro Company
Total Wine & More, Burnsville
TRANE,
Trane Commercial Systems
UnitedHealth Group
U.S. Bank, Twin Cities U.S.
Bank HR Team
UHL Company Inc.
Victory Links Golf Course
Wayzata Community Church,
Monetary Grant
Committee
White Bear Country Inn
Wuollet Bakery, Minneapolis
Adopt a Family
Donors
Chazz Aden
Lynn & Robert Altmann
Allina
Janessa Anderson
Nicole Anderson
Anonymous
Nate Ashford
Abby Bailey
Ben Barras
Don Barre
Catherine Beck
Maren Beckman
Jo Behm
Sherri Beier
Jenna Berge
Kathy Berthiaume
Katie Bierch
Mary Black
Terese Blanck
Bluestem Brands
John Bryde
Brittany Byron
Hannah & John Carney
Carmichael Lynch
(Production Department)
Adam Celt
CenturyLink
Ashley Chirrick
John & Judy Christopherson
Lorna Clodfelder
Content Farm Creative
Bill Dale
Jim Detmar
Daugherty Business Solutions,
Minneapolis/St. Paul Office
Daugherty Business Solutions,
Minneapolis/St. Paul Office
— Target Team
Mark, Beth, Charlie &
Lily Dempsey
Emily Den Boer
Erin DesLauriers
Jesse & Annie Doughty
Tonie Erikson-Doughty
Rick Durig
Amy Elias
Jessica Elias
Megan Elliasen
Evolve Systems
Chelsea Folta
Laura Franklin
G&K Services
Ann Gaasch
Linda Gerr
Girl Scouts Troop #53797
Sarah Gorajski
Laura & Dave Gorke
Barbara Gorski
Patrick Graven
Lindsay Graves
Joe Grundhoefer
Guardian ad Litem Program,
Hennepin County 4th
Judicial Court
Erin Gulden
Alison Hanson
Sam Hanson
Willie & Laureen Harbert
Mike, Betsy & Brynlee Harder
Keira Hayes
HealthPartners Health &
Care Management
Sheng Her
Tim Herby
Jill Hodne
Sarah Hoffman
Hope Holler
Scott & Carrie Holthusen
Eric Honoroff
April Hussong
Melody Ikonomovski
Kat Jayne
Sara Johannes
Pat Johnson
Zach Johnson
Kelly & Ryan Kees
Nicole & Jason Killey
Michael Kipnis
Madeline Kirchoff
Kelli Kohler
Lisa & Mark Kotasek
Carlie Kotyza-Wittuhn
Ben, Nikki, Seth &
Shawna Krakow
Matt Kruse
Megan Kuntuzos
Jeanette LaFontaine
Lambda Delta Phi Sorority
Daisy Landvick
Abby Langhenry
Zachary Lanz
Kathy Larkin
Sheila Larson
Joanie Lennick-Goulart
Levi Strauss & Company
Lockridge Grindal
Nauen P.L.L.P.
Anthony Lukes
Lindsay Lundgren
Ann, Katie & Stephen Malling
Luke Mayer
Steve Mays
Jean & Chris McArthur
Jessica McBride
Amee & Clint McDonald
Amy McKay
Mary & Megan McMann
Sue McNeill
Steve Meek
Metropolitan Airports
Commission Environment
Department
Renata Miller
Kim Monaghan
Janice & Dale Mulfinger
Stephanie Nero
Carrie Niemann
Carl Nordine
Jamie Norrel
Northeast Neighbors
Cindy & Sam Orbovich
Ramona Olson
Optum
Staff Faculty & Students of
the Opus College of
Business at the University
of St. Thomas
Park Avenue Center
PwC
Aaron Peloquin
Bea Pfeiffer
Ruth Potter
Janelle Purcell
Roxy Rabe
Meg Reichel
Tony, Noelle, Casey &
Olivia Reif
Maryanne Reilly-Spong
Nick Reinbold
ResortsAndLodges.com
Natalie, Audrey & Stacy Rowe
The Rudolph Family
Saint Paul College
SALA Architects Inc.
Salon Innovations
Jada Sanders
Susan Sheffield
Stacey Scherschligt
Cindy Schreiber
Patricia Schweiger
Kate, Lainey &
Brooke Suchomel
Stacey Shively
Michelle Singleton
Sonnabend Family
Lynn Sonnabend
Megan Sparks
The Sparks Family
Courtney Stenseth
Jamie Stenseth
Bonnie Stejskal
Beth Sullivan
Eric Surma
Target
Target’s Kid’s Design Team
Target — RTW & Special Sizes
Target — Women’s Apparel
TCF Retail Lending
The Harrington Company
Brenda Thommen
Scott, Lisa, James &
Anna Thompson
Dutch Toenjes
Lindsey Topp
UHC Medicare & Retirement
University of Minnesota,
Office of Medical
Education Staff
University KinderCare
US Bank
US Bank Twin Cities
Business Banking —
TC South Metro Team
Ruth Ward
Mary Watson
Marianne Watters
Wells Fargo — Retirement
Risk & Compliance
Robb & Emily Weidemann
Jenna & Reid Weritsh
Andie Whitaker
Tara White-Kulseth
Tracy Wiggins
Ann & Chuck Williams
Andy & Leighann Zinken
Ann Waaraniemi Sarah Zahradka
Scott Zinken
Mo Ziadi
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Together a Family Moves Forward
Ashley is a four-year-old girl. Like many
others, she loves Hello Kitty and nail
polish. Unlike many other preschoolers,
Ashley has faced some significant
challenges. Her mother, Rachel, was
only 15 when Ashley was born. Like
many young, single mothers, Rachel
struggled. Rachel’s boyfriend was
abusive to both mother and daughter.
Getting to school consistently was
difficult. It was the courage of a
four-year-old which led to this family
getting help.
Ashley told a caring adult the real story
about getting hit. This conversation
resulted in Ashley being moved to
living with foster parents, while Rachel
began to work on a plan to keep herself
and her daughter safe.
Through FamilyWise’s facilitation of
Supervised Visitation services, Rachel
was able to see Ashley on a weekly
basis and practice safe parenting. It
was during a Supervised Visitation
session that Rachel learned about the
Bright Beginnings program, which
works with teen mothers.
In Bright Beginnings, she met Bertha,
who has been guiding our teen
parents for over seven years. “Rachel
was a good parent but she couldn’t
see through the violence” says Teen
Parenting staff, Bertha. Bertha helped
Rachel to understand that part of being
a good parent is taking care of yourself.
For Rachel, that meant acknowledging
the violence that was impacting her
life and prohibiting her access to
her daughter. Teen Parenting classes
educated Rachel on warning signs of
domestic abuse, the effects that abuse
can have on the entire family, and
developing self-worth. Rachel came to
teen parenting meetings faithfully.
Because Rachel worked hard and
showed changes through both
Supervised Visitation and Teen
Parenting classes, she regained custody
of Ashley and she took steps through
the court system to protect herself and
her daughter. “This was a huge success
for her,” says Bertha.
Rachel has now successfully completed
the Teen Parenting Program and is
continuing her education by enrolling
in college. Ashley is now five years
old, and on track to a healthy, happy
life with her mother. Ashley didn’t
understand at the time all the changes
her family would face, but telling
someone her story has created a new
story for her and her family.
2015 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Board Officers
Cindy Orbovich, President
Independent Consultant
Willie Harbert, Vice President
Business Unit Manager, Eaton Corporation
Sarah Gorajski, Secretary
Employment Attorney, Littler Mendelson P.C.
Phillip Hampton, Treasurer
Professor/Faculty, Department of Economics,
Anoka-Ramsey Community College, Finance
Chair, Concordia University
Directors
Aidan Mesic, Manager, Wells Fargo
Amee McDonald, Co-Founder, CEO of jabber logic.
Katherine Ilten, Attorney, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
Kim Anderson, Director, Risk Assurance, PwC
Lynn Altmann, VP, Talent Management, Medica
Michelle Singleton, Manufacturing Financial Analyst,
Post Consumer Brands
Nicole Killey, Business Process Manager,
Thomson Reuters
Patty Egan, Portfolio Director, Prime Therapeutics
Richard Coleman, Professor/Social Work Program
Coordinator, The College of St. Scholastica
Scott Zinken, Special Education Teacher,
Anoka-Hennepin Schools
Key Employees
Ann Gaasch, Executive Director
Bernell Buchanan, Associate Director
Mary Black, Program Director
2012
Genesis II and Children Safety
Center merge together to form
FamilyWise Services
2006
Children’s Safety Center
consulted on legislation related
to Supervised Visitation
2003
Genesis II for Women was
re-named Genesis II for Families
1993
Children Safety Center opened
and served a total of 20 families
MAIN OFFICE
1976
Genesis II for Women
was founded
1974
Congress passed
the Child Abuse
Prevention and
Treatment Act
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