Revised 2014 report

2014 Annual Report
Another
amazing year
for
YouthServe!
2014 was a banner year for
YouthServe, but only the beginning of
great things to come.
2014 NON-PROFIT OF THE YEAR
In October, YouthServe had the honor
of being named the 2014 Non-Profit of
the year with a budget under
$500,000 by the Birmingham
Business Alliance. In a ceremony
attended by hundreds of
Birmingham’s most influential in
business, the award was accepted by
YouthServe Board Chairman, Dick
Berliner and Executive Director,
Jennifer Hatchett.
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CARDBOARD CONNECT - MARCH
Urban Service Camp 2014
Nearly 80 youth participated in
this summer’s Urban Service Camp,
some actually coming to more than
one! Learning themes included the
importance of healthy living and
access to healthy food in every
community. Service sites were the
PEER Summer Feeding Program,
Community Food Bank, Jones
Valley Teaching Farm, and the
YWCA. Campers either walked or
rode public transportation to get to
all their sites, some with bus stops
more than a mile away! All youth
surveyed mentioned the significant
RACE FOR THE CURE - OCTOBER
impact of the service as well as
their experience with
Birmingham’s public transit.
Urban Service Camp is the most
transformative of all YouthServe
programs and over 90% of the
Youth Leadership Councils
participating in the 2014-15 school
year also attended Urban Service
Camp.
TOYS FOR TOTS - DECEMBER
In May, YouthServe held its very
first summer programming
introduction event, Party in the
PARTY IN THE TUNNEL
Tunnel, with 400 in attendance from
over 60 schools. With a simple goal
to bring youth from across the city
together downtown for dancing and
fun, YouthServe also managed to
celebrate the accomplishments of the
Youth Action Council and Youth
Philanthropy Councils there. In
addition, summer programming was
introduced as was many other
summer volunteer opportunities
from YouthServe Partners such as
the Firehouse Shelter, Birmingham
STAIR, McWane Center and the
Birmingham Museum of Art. Plans
are currently in the works to reprise
the event. If you are interested in
sponsoring or helping with planning
for the event, please contact Jennifer
Hatchett at (205) 521-6651 or
[email protected].
Party in the Tunnel
Sponsors and Partners
BBVA Compass Bank
REV Birmingham
EBSCO Media
Birmingham Coca Cola
Bottling United
The Wilbron Institute
The City of Birmingham
Kids from across the city enjoyed
music, dancing and street performances
by Burning Desire Theater.
Board member John Saxon, his wife Betsy
and Ginger Jefferson from the
Community Foundation of Greater
Birmingham joined in the festivities.
GOODRICH LEADERSHIP GRANT
This fall, the Mike and Gillian Goodrich
Foundation awarded YouthServe with a
Leadership Grant of $120,000 over three
years, in part to support a Development
Manager for the organization. The new
staff position will help ensure a stable and
sustainable financial future in which more
youth will not only participate in the joy of
SERVICE EDUCATION
Service Education is a very important part
of YouthServe’s outreach to students
across the metro region. Through the
introduction of curriculum by volunteers
and staff designed to enlighten, enlist and
engage as many as 1500 students annually,
YouthServe provides the tools they need to
become active citizens in their own
communities. If you are interested in
volunteering in a classroom for any of these
programs, please contact Daniel Ross,
Program Director, at 205-521-6651 or
[email protected].
service, but will gain the skills they
need to have a successful transition
into adulthood and beyond
Service Education
Surveys
Say:
98.9% Discovered
the importance
of service to the co
mmunity
93.2 % Discovered
service also
benefits them 86.5 % Plan to volun
te
of wh at th ey le ar er because
ne d th ro ug h
Service Education
100% Learned yout
h can be an
important part
of positive
community change
“Service Ed showed me
how anyone has the
power to do things and
that if you do something
small it will turn to som
ething bigger and benefit
yourself and the commu
nity” – Hueytown High
11th Grader
“I learned how to be
a better citizen for my
community.” – Bush K-8
7th Grader YouthServe
Community Impact
730
Volunteer Spots Filled by Youth
Community Giving
Special
Event
5% 3%
6434
8%
Service Hours Provided
Corporations
19
21%
Organizations Receiving Service
Individuals
Urban
Service Camp
63%
Foundations
$20,000
In Local Investment by Youth
952,891
2014 Revenue - $223,000
Beneficiaries of YouthServe in Metro
Birmingham
2014 Expenses - $193,764
25% of all Youth Volunteers
Served at 5 or more events
Volunteer Tweets:
“I am so lucky to participate in
something so meaningful.”
“I learned not to give up and I can
be great encouragement to
others.”
“It makes me feel good to help
people.”
YOUTHSERVE LEADERSHIP
Front row (ltr) - Shelby Mason, Ada Cohen, Carolyn Calvert-Grimes,
Kerri Tang, Sarah Holifield, Tate Shuttlesworth, Destiny Bibbs, Spring Li,
Joshua Cantrell, Sophie Nadler, Gregory Murray, Stella Davis Back row
(ltr) Bela Restropo, Aarthi Navasivayan, Dede McArthur, Niya Jordan, Janell
Cook, Mitchell Morrow, Raheim Thomas, Amani Lynch, Briona Ray, Trevor
Webster, Shela Shreve, Devin Hagan, William Zhao, James Lasseter, Ryan Fredella
ALUMNI
2014 YouthServe Contributors
$10,000+
The Daniel Foundation of
Susan Mott Webb Charitable
Mike & Gillian Goodrich
Foundation
Alabama
Trust
William T. Ratliff III
The Community Foundation
Joseph S. Bruno Foundation
The Hill Crest Foundation
of Greater Birmingham
The Seedling Foundation
The Rite Aid Foundation
Independent Presbyterian
Foundation
SURVEY
YouthServe Alumni were
surveyed in July, 2014 to gage
how YouthServe has shaped
their lives. Answers were
very similar across the board.
Alumni felt YouthServe helped
them become more
confident.
“YouthServe was my first
significant exposure to
communities, issues, and
challenges outside my own.
Through my continued
involvement with YouthServe, I
formed meaningful connections
to Birmingham and a more
informed, intelligent outlook on
the community and its future”YouthServe Alumni (1998-2005)
up to $10,000
Elizabeth & Mike Goodrich
Warren Averett Kimbrough &
Bradley Arant Boult
J.T. Stephens
Marino
Cummings
Stratton Lloyd
K&S Advised Funds
Protective Life Corporation
Richard Berliner
Vulcan Materials Company
EBSCO Industries
up to $1000
Deborah & Willie Huff
Enterprise Rental Company
City of Birmingham
Wilbron Institute
The Caring Foundation
Brooke Carruthers
Charles G. Brown, III
(BCBS)
J. Hobson Presley
Southpace Properties
Junior League of Birmingham
Michelle Ray
Ard Construction
Jamal & Andrea McCaskey
Regions Bank
Mike & Gillian Goodrich (in
Craft O’Neal
honor of Elizabeth Goodrich
Jemison Investment
Victor Brown
The Thompson Foundation
Mary Jones
Phil & Karen Carroll
David & Teri Glasgow
Scott & Karla Kennedy
Emily & Greg Curran
C. Trent Ramsey
John Lacey
Dede & David Pittman
David and Martha Elliott
Adrien Westfall
Nancy & Greg Geodecke
Dr. Connie Hill
Drs. Hughes Evans & Eric
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Sorscher
United
William & Lynn Bledsoe
John Saxon
Marcia Hart
Jennifer Hatchett
Linda Flaherty Goldsmith
Alumni Poll
YouthServe Helped
Me
Become/Succeed W
ith...
More Self Confident
Diversifying Friends
100%
100%
Risk Preventive
56%
College Application
92%
College Scholarship
60%
Job Application
Dr. Allison Grizzle
87%
David & Karla
Fields
Dick Berliner
Catherine
Montgomery
Natalie Nadler
David Dresher
Melanie McNary
Why we give...
“I support YouthServe because I know Birmingham will be a be9er place if the people who live here are more connected and less segregated, and I've seen how developing young leaders is already helping to make that happen.” -­‐ Elizabeth Goodrich
“YouthServe is game changer. Watching young people from diverse economic and racial backgrounds work and laugh together gives me great hope “ -­‐ Dick Berliner
2014
YouthServe
School List
*The following schools were
represented by participants
in all programs in 2014
A.H. Parker High School
Advent Episcopal School
Alabama School of Fine Arts
Alabama Waldorf School
Arrington Middle School
Berry Middle School
Bessemer City High School
Bottenfield Middle School
Bragg Middle School
Briarwood Christian Academy
Brown Elementary School
B.T. Washington K-8
Bumpus Middle School
Bush K-8 School
Centerpoint High School
Clay-Chalkville High School
Clay-Chalkville Middle School
Ephesus Academy
Fairfield High School
Fultondale High School
Gardendale High School
G.W. Carver High School
Hemphill Elementary School
Hewitt-Trussville High School
Hewitt-Trussville Middle School
Highlands School
Holy Family Elementary School
Rocky Ridge Elementary
Holy Family High School
School
Homewood High School
Rudd Middle School
Hoover High School
Shades Valley High School
Hueytown High School
Simmons Middle School
Hueytown Middle School
Smith Middle School
Huffman Academy
Spring Valley School
Huffman Middle School
Spain Park High School
Huffman High School
South Hampton Elementary
Indian Springs School
School
Irondale Middle School
Sun Valley School
Jefferson Christian Academy
St. Clair County High School
Jefferson County International
Tabernacle Christian School
Baccalaureate
Thompson High School
John Carroll Catholic High
The Altamont School
School
Vestavia Hills Elementary West
Leeds High School
W.J. Christian K-8
McAdory Elementary School
Wenonah High School
Midfield High School
West End Academy
Minor Elementary School
West Jefferson Middle School
Minor High School
Wilkerson Middle School
Moody High School
Wylam K-8
Mountain Brook High School
Woodlawn High School
Oak Mountain High School
Vestavia Hills High School
Oak Mountain Middle School
Our Lady of Fatima School
P.D. Jackson-Olin High School
Phillips Academy
Pinson Valley High School
Pleasant Grove High School
Putnam Middle School
Ramsay High School
Robinson Elementary School
2014
YouthServe
Board of
Directors
**Executive Committee
Richard Berliner, REV Birmingham,
Chair**
Rev. Elizabeth Goodrich**
Victor Brown, Birmingham Business
Alliance
Andre McFadden, Marnoel Company
Brooke Carruthers, Civic Volunteer
Melanie McNary, SPHR Protective
Life Corporation
David Dresher, Bradley Arant Boult
Cummings LLC
J. Hobson Presley, Jr., Balch &
Bingham LLP
Dr. Allison Grizzle, NBCT
William T. Ratliff, III, Collateral
Companies**
Connie Hill, Ph.D.
Mary Jones, Greater Birmingham
Ministries**
Deputy Chief Jamal McCaskey,
Birmingham Police Department**
Caroline Bolvig, United Way of Central Kathryn McDonald,
Sycamore Investment Partners**
Alabama
Michelle Ray, Brookwood Medical
Center
John D. Saxon, Saxon Attorneys
Toni Webster, YouthServe Parent
Tom Zelco, Wells Fargo**
YouthServe
Staff and
AmeriCorps
Members
From Left to Right: Program Director, Daniel Ross;
Executive Director, Jennifer Hatchett; AmeriCorps
Members, Shaina Hamby and LeighAnn DiCesaris. Not
pictured here: Emily Curran, bookkeeper and Meesha
Emmett, Development Manager.
Together, the YouthServe team strives to provide the
most valuable experience for the participants of each
program. Plans are underway for the biggest YouthServe
yet for 2015. Look for a new advanced Mini-Camp this
summer for veteran campers. In addition, a host of open
summer service days are on the calendar with a number
of new partners, including the Birmingham Police
Department.
YouthServe, Inc. 2717 7th Avenue South #105
Birmingham, AL 35233 phone (205) 521-6651 www.youthservebham.org