2014 Annual Report

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2014 Annual Report

Our Vision
TEAM envisions a region where all households are self-sufficient
TEAM’s mission is to
connect individuals
and families with solutions that lead to
their well-being, self-sufficiency and
full participation in the community.
The mission is achieved by conducting
activities, focused on the needs of
economically vulnerable households
in the Naugatuck-Housatonic Valley
region, that include resource mobilization,
education, advocacy and service
delivery.
Board of Directors
Stephane Skibo, Chair
David Rabinove, Treasurer
Richard Feher
Julie Altman, Vice Chair
John Hatfield, Secretary
Kate Zarro
Rita Crana
Carol Della Rocco
Liljana Duka
Lisa Graham
Ken Gurin
Gloria Hayes
Lynn Kieley
Carolyn Mabery
Sherrod McNeill
Anthony Rivera
Eugene Skowronski
Charlie Smith
Laura Mutrie
Alexis Tomczak
Lula Walker
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2014 TEAM INC. ANNUAL REPORT
Six core values guide TEAM’s daily practices and decisions:
• The health of a community correlates directly to
the health of all of its members.
• The necessities of life should be within the reach of
every person.
• The access to opportunities for personal development should not be limited by personal resources.
• Through self-sufficiency, persons have the opportunity to achieve their full potential.
• During times of crises, families and individuals will
receive support.
• Exceptional service is the cornerstone of TEAM’s
business.
Results Follow Vision
On behalf of the Board of
Directors and staff of TEAM Inc.,
I thank our State, federal, local
and community partners and
volunteers for their support,
without which the positive
results of the past year would
not be possible. In this annual
report you will read stories of
client
achievements
that
illuminate the accomplishments
described. They provide you a
Stephane Skibo
sense of the skill and commitChairperson
ment of staff who resolved
problems involving child development, income loss, asset
deficits, housing crises and nutritional needs.
TEAM’s advantage is its staff’s ability to recognize and
respond to a household’s needs holistically – which we term
the human services infrastructure approach. As the number
of residents with shrinking incomes grows, the agency’s
talented staff and an array of programs and resources are
on hand to help. Young parents seeking information about
their child’s development and daycare options will find
affordable preschool and a confident, caring Family
Resource Center. Health clinic discharge planners will find
senior meals and supports readily available. And households
in crisis will find solutions and resources.
“
Added to the list of services this year are the Valley Diaper
Bank and Project GAIN – the latter, a comprehensive
employment program for residents receiving State
assistance. These new offerings, along with an increase in
School Readiness Program funds and infrastructure support,
will improve our ability to serve clients in the future.
The past year included a validation of agency systems and
program quality. The US Department of Health and Human
Services/Office of Head Start conducted a triennial review of
the Head Start program, which forms the model for all of
our early childhood centers. It rated TEAM’s program
considerably above the national average. Another review,
by peers with the Northeast Institute for Quality Community
Action, gave ratings that also exceeded the norm for best
practices. These results speak to the quality and commitment
of agency staff and board leadership.
Equally important, the Board of Directors initiated its executive
succession plan and is in the process of selecting a new
president and chief executive officer before the year ends.
The President/CEO will change, but the core competencies
and dedication of staff and Board will not. The public can
expect the same quality of service and level of caring as
always.
Stephane Skibo, Chairperson
TEAM’s advantage is its staff’s ability to recognize and
respond to a household’s needs holistically
”
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Highlights
• Community Response Averts Calamity in Shelton:
A major fire swept through a block in the downtown
area during the early hours of a cold January morning.
The conflagration destroyed businesses and 25 affordable apartments. Echo Hose Co. set up a triage center
in their fire house, collecting food and clothing. TEAM
staff joined the support effort and under took leadership
to relocate the dislocated families. The individuals had
temporary housing with the Red Cross and City but lost
all basic essentials and lacked security deposits and
assets. Within two months – thanks to an outpouring of
support from local charities and businesses and the
work of TEAM staff and volunteers – 20 households
secured new apartments, furniture, clothing and
household necessities and restarted their lives.
• Homelessness Mediation Contract Broadened: TEAM
was awarded the administration of the Eviction Foreclosure
Prevention Program for the CT Department of Social
Services in Region II, and contracted with partners in
Meriden (NOI), Middletown (CRT), and New Haven
(CAANH, Liberty).
• A New Tax Resource in Milford : The Connecticut IRS
VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) program manager pledged he would supervise a tax site in Milford –
his hometown – if TEAM could open a tax assistance site
there. Thanks to the generosity of the Milford Senior
Center, a new site opened in January. The pledge was
fulfilled and the new resource complements the City’s
AARP senior tax assistance program.
• Gain Access to Independence Now Implemented:
Employment is key to self-sufficiency, but without training,
transportation and child care, many adults who
receive State assistance are faced with barriers to
success. TEAM initiated Project GAIN to address issues
comprehensively and results have been exceptional: of
20 participants enrolled, 14 are in (or completed)
training, and 2 have found employment.
• Affordable Care Act Enrollment Facilitated: A medicalassistor grant permitted staff to enroll residents into
AccessHealth-CT, and 165 clients obtained affordable
medical care.
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• Valley Food Security Task Force Initiated: In conjunction
with the Valley United Way, TEAM VP David Morgan
co-chaired a new regional effort to analyze local food
bank systems and gain a greater understanding of the
extent of food insecurity in area homes.
• School Readiness Expanded: The CT Office of Early
Childhood awarded funding for twenty (20) additional
slots in Shelton. TEAM also opted to serve additional
children using a double-session plan in Beacon Falls. The
expansions will provide new, affordable, quality
preschool opportunities to children and families in each
community.
Highlights
• New IDA Certificates Awarded: The CT Department of
Labor awarded TEAM 30 additional slots for Individual
Development Account program expansion, which will
permit the agency to help new eligible households to
set up savings accounts, and match those savings for
the purchase of a first home, automobile, education or
starting a first business.
• Early Head Start Funds Sought: To address the need for
affordable infant and toddler care, TEAM submitted an
application for federal funds that will ultimately subsidize
seventy-two (72) early childhood care slots in the
region. Program design will include a classroom model
along with partnerships with home day care providers
in the region if the request is approved.
• New Website Awarded, Agency Logo Refined: TEAM
placed third in Milford-based Antelope Web’s Great
Charity Makeover Contest, and earned the prize of a
new website. Staff, developed a new agency logo with
input of graduate students from the University of
Bridgeport, Shintaro Akatsu School of Design, with final
design created by an area graphics company.
• New Vehicles Ordered: Local foundation support and
a CT bond funds award provided the resources needed
to replace three aged Meal-on-Wheels delivery vans.
S T R AT E G I C F R A M E W O R K
On the following pages you will see that
positive results derive from comprehensive
planning and focused implementation.
TEAM’s five year Strategic Plan was
updated and extended through the
timeframe of this Annual Report. The Plan
provides the framework for agency work
and emphasizes five key strategies. These
five strategies (Education, Self-Sufficiency,
Seniors, Agency and Public Policy) guided
the agency.
• New Preschool Classrooms Planned: A new School
Readiness classroom will open at 54 Grove Street, Shelton
in the former Lafayette School. Also, a new classroom
will be co-located with Workplace Inc. at the Harry Ford
Center (formerly Ansonia Community Action) on Fourth
Street in Ansonia.
The outcomes related to each Strategic
Objective are explained in greater detail.
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Education
Objective:
TEAM will develop and implement plans and projects that
ensure comprehensive childhood services to children 0-8
and their parents.
In 2013-14, Early Education Department personnel
expanded capacity, increased enrollments with new
resources, implemented new learning approaches,
received validation of program quality, and improved
infrastructure, while contributing to systems planning in the
region.
Specific goals and outcomes:
The community develops and implements a strategic
plan to assess local capacity to meet early childhood
development needs and to improve the educational
outcomes of children in poverty.
• The Valley United Way awarded a Special Issues grant
to pilot the nationally-known “Tools of the Mind” model
in three preschool classrooms. This time-tested and
case-studied approach improved self-regulation,
social-emotional development, language, literacy and
mathematical thinking in preschool children. The
Supporting Executive Function project initially benefited
54 preschool children, their parents/families, and TEAM
educational/support staff. This year’s work will expand
into additional classrooms in 2014-15.
Every child receives high-quality comprehensive early
childhood development.
• Head Start, School Readiness and Day Care classrooms
enrolled 324 preschool children at no cost or affordable
rates.
•Program quality was validated in intensive reviews by
the federal Head Start bureau and the nationally
recognized accreditation agency for preschools –
NAEYC – which both rated TEAM preschool centers in
the 95th percentile nationally, and a peer review by the
Northeast Institute for Quality Community Action rated
the agency’s systems as “Exceeding Best Practices”.
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• Family Resource Center offerings and participation
increased significantly. A Diaper Bank was created with
private and Community Foundation support. Supplies,
workshops, playgroups, and Raising Readers sessions
provided valuable and new resources to over 200 area
families.
• Pitney Bowes Foundation supported Around the World
Technology & Literacy Initiative, an educational enrichment
program which emphasizes literacy and numeracy skill
development through the use of I-Pad technology.
• State bond funds permitted the agency to make significant
improvements to its Early Education Center on Howard
Education
Avenue, Ansonia. These upgrades include security and
IT systems, and playgrounds. A new cooling/air regulation
HVAC system is installed and work space improvements will
improve child and staff comfort and effectiveness.
• The William C. Graustein Foundation and State of CT
invested new resources in the Derby Discovery project
to strengthen early learning systems in the City. TEAM
acted as fiduciary for the grant, and staff assisted with
the governance and administration.
• Thirty-six (36) families completed enrollment in the
Maternal Infant Early Childhood Home Visiting Program
(Early Head Start), a health and learning initiative developed with the CT Department of Public Health.
• Twenty (20) additional School Readiness slots were
awarded and the expansion will provide new, affordable,
quality preschool opportunities to children and families
in Shelton.
Parents are equipped to advocate for their children in the
community.
• A dozen parents participated on Policy Council and assisted administrators to modify policy and hire personnel.
Counseling provided parents with guidance on methods
to access school resources on behalf of their child’s
needs.
“TEAM is an abundance of
resources and support. The
Early Education Center is a
place for parents who are
looking for help in the development of their children.
I consider TEAM staff as my
friends, they are great! ”
Client: Heather D.
TEAM Program: Early Head Start
Heather is a single parent with two sons and twin
daughters. She wanted to improve her job
prospects by returning to school for her college
degree. In order to attend classes, Heather
needed help caring for her daughters who were
born with physical challenges. In talking with
her neighbor about her situation, she heard
about TEAM’s Early Head Start program and
resources offered to families in need. Heather
worked with TEAM’s case manager and soon
her daughters were in playgroups and socializing with other children. Heather said that TEAM
even arranged transportation to the playgroups
for her and the twins when her car was not
running. She is humbled by the dedication of
TEAM staff in helping parents with children who
have special needs.
The twins have thrived developmentally and
are now enrolled in TEAM’s Early Education
classes where they learn in a classroom program and are being cared for while Heather
takes day courses at a local college. Heather
recommends TEAM to every one she meets. She
encourages single parents to call TEAM for
support and help in child development and day
care programs.
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Self-Sufficiency
Objective:
TEAM will create and implement plans and projects that
provide short and long-term employment and social
supports which move families above poverty.
In 2013-14, Family Support Department personnel assisted
a local community in the aftermath of a disaster, added
programming capacity, improved results, and contributed to systems planning in the region.
Guiding coalition(s) in the region will design and
implement commitments to reduce child poverty:
•Staff participated in the Milford Human Resource Council
and the Valley Council of Health & Human Services,
convened and led several of the region’s School
Readiness councils, and supported the Derby Discovery
Project.
Low income individuals and families will rise out of
poverty through planning, employment,
asset building, and supports:
•Staff co-chaired a new coalition to examine food insecurity in the lower Valley region, and VP Diane Stroman
was appointed vice chair of the Valley Council.
• Staff enrolled 20 clients in GAIN, a comprehensive pilot
program to help State aid recipients overcome personal
barriers and obtain skills and employment.
•Staff assisted 10 clients to open an IDA savings account
and provided workshops in budgeting, home-owning
and credit repair; 2 clients purchased their first house!
• Housing staff used Mediation and Rent Bank funds to assist 62 households resolve a rent or mortgage balance
and avoid eviction. In 2014, staff began to administer
the State Security Deposit Guarantee Program locally.
Staff also assisted 117 households to find new lodging –
including victims of the Howe Avenue fire, and 55 homeless individuals to find shelter.
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Financial aid, connection with State/local resources
and asset development will maintain families above
the poverty level in times of need.
• Winter Fuel Assistance staff accepted 4,433 applications
and paid out almost $3 million on behalf of eligible
households for a portion of their heating costs.
• VITA volunteers completed 850 free income tax returns,
which generated Earned Income Tax Credit benefits to
274 households totaling $416,000.
• To promote health and stability, 1540 referrals were
made to local food banks, shelters and other services,
and 268 TFA/SNAP applications for State assistance
were facilitated.
• Staff enrolled 165 applicants in Access Health-CT,
and opened a Diaper Bank in the Family Resource
Center through which 200 parents receive supplemental supplies for their infants.
• Connecting clients to local resources, training and
employment is part of the daily work of staff. In the past
year, 76 clients improved their employment and
educational status as a result of interventions.
• Toys for Kids volunteers generated and distributed
over 5,000 toys to 1,452 needy children, saving parents
hundreds of dollars.
Self-Sufficiency
“TEAM made it easy to be
part of the IDA process, without them I wouldn’t have
reached my home saving
goal. The IDA program and
TEAM made our first home a
reality for my family.”
Client: Amy S.
TEAM Program: IDA
(Individual Development Account)
Amy works in support of her family. Amy, her husband and two children were living in a 650 square
foot apartment in the Valley. She began her IDA
journey with TEAM in 2011, saving monthly with an
automatic transfer to her IDA account. Over time,
she participated in on-line and in-class financial
education workshops along with home ownership
programs offered by TEAM. The result: Amy saved
$2,000 on her own and with the IDA match
($4,000) she put $6,000 towards her closing costs,
purchasing her home in early July.
Her advice for other IDA participants: Be connected with TEAM, the IDA workshops and services are useful and you’ll meet people who are
there to help. With direct deposit for regular saving, it’s a great way to reach your savings goal.
TEAM introduced me to people who helped with
all areas of getting a home, from my commitment
of saving for a home to the outcome—the reward
of home ownership.
“TEAM employs people who
are helpful, understanding
and passionate about their
work and assisting others to
achieve their dreams.”
Client: Christina N
TEAM Program: IDA
(Individual Development Account)
Christina is a single mom, working to support her
son and herself. Her TEAM experience began
when she took financial education workshops
about homeownership. She then joined the IDA
program and began saving each month towards her goal of owning a home and college
for her son.
After being in the IDA program for about two
years, and actively participating in workshops
Christina purchased her first home and her son
has started his college journey.
Her advice for other IDA participants: Trying to
do it all can be tough, TEAM is there to help and
every program/workshop offered are learning
experiences. There were times that you may not
want to go out on a cold winter’s night to attend
a program, but she was glad she attended all
workshops. TEAM cares about everyone who
comes into their offices. You are not an appointment, you are a person treated with respect,
caring and understanding.
“TEAM is the “go to” place for help when life put barriers in front of you.”
Client: Stephanie C.
TEAM Program: GAIN (Greater Access to Independence Now)
Stephanie is a mother of two and wanted to work. She tried other job training programs but
found barriers as she tried to manage motherhood, securing job training, while lacking child
care and transportation. With GAIN, these barriers were eased and Stephanie is working
towards certification in the medical health care profession.
Stephanie feels TEAM is above all other agencies because TEAM worked to help her overcome
all barriers to working, not just one. As barriers were removed, her stress levels decreased and she is now at ease in
life and maintains an A average in her medical training program.
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Seniors
Objective:
TEAM will build and sustain a model comprehensive senior
center as the hub of a regional senior services program.
500+ Seniors remained independent and healthy by maintaining residence in their homes, and using support services for meals and rides to medical appointments.
A centralized social service support system assists seniors
to maintain and improve their well-being:
• The Valley Senior Services Council, a subset of the Valley
Council, was supported by TEAM staff and presented a
series of workshops for care providers. Examining local
needs, it identified a community service deficit – adult
day care, which TEAM staff are researching.
An effective transportation system supports accessible,
adaptable, affordable, and available movement of
seniors for medical and social activities:
Seniors are able to remain in their community housing
situations with a high quality of life for as long as possible
and enjoy a rich and stimulating social life:
• Meals on Wheels staff delivered 58,204 hot meals and
provided a daily check on 369 frail seniors. Senior
Cafés served 10,184 lunches at the Derby and Ansonia
senior centers, Callahan House (Seymour), and Griffin
Hospital to 236 seniors.
• Homemaking staff provided 3,258 hours of housekeeping to 71 needy seniors.
• Volunteers Caregivers donated 367 hours of service,
assisting seniors with transportation and a variety of
needs.
Life planning and financial support services that will
assist seniors in enjoying an economically secure
retirement will be provided.
• Financial literacy workshops were offered to the
public, including credit recovery and budgeting.
• Homebound seniors received 6,028 rides to medical
appointments These support services enabled 255
seniors to access health care.
“I love the people at TEAM. They are
good to me. You can trust the staff
who work at TEAM to be there for you.”
Client: Hannah
TEAM Program: Senior Services
Hanna was born in North Carolina and
settled in the Bridgeport area to care for her aging
mother. Upon the death of her mother and subsequent life circumstances, Hanna became homeless and had nowhere to live. She heard about
TEAM from her niece who lives in Derby.
TEAM’s case manager worked quickly with Hanna
in finding her an area apartment and needed senior resources. Within a few meetings, she was able
to reestablish her independent living. Hanna is
proud of her life, her Church group and being able
to live safely and comfortably.
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Agency
Objective:
TEAM will build an innovative organization known for community leadership, effectiveness and staff competence.
TEAM received high marks on program quality and internal committees drove improvements.
• Resources will be nurtured and increased to achieve
strategic objectives, while program activities and
financial management are conducted at the highest
level of integrity and compliance:
• Financial resources were increased by $1.3 million.
• The agency‘s systems and program quality were rated
as ‘EXCEEDING BEST PRACTICE’ by the Northeast
Institute for Community Action (NIQCA).
• Employees will have the skills and knowledge to
perform at the highest level of competence, and will
take ownership for identifying quality and creating
continuous improvement:
• Internal committees implemented improvements in
marketing and IT processes.
• 12 staff accessed tuition assistance benefits; 5 staff
received graduate or undergraduate degrees and
5 staff received new credentials. A total of 6122 staff
hours of training were recorded.
• Key partners, the general public and all members of
the agency are fully informed about TEAM’s plans, activities and successes:
• Information Technology and Information Management
systems are effective and capable of tracking client
progress and reporting results:
• An internal IT committee published a new manual to
guide staff. Staff improved outcome reporting, and
upgraded hardware, software and IT infrastructure.
• The Agency is visionary, focused and accountable,
and maximizes and aligns its resources with strategic
objectives:
• Monitoring confirmed program outcome tracking/reporting systems accuracy, and an independent audit
confirmed the efficacy of financial systems.
• The Board of Directors is actively engaged, knowledgeable and leads the Agency’s vision and strategies in the community:
• Board members attended 22 hours of training in governance, development, financial oversight and succession planning.
Public Policy
TEAM will inform local, state and national public policy
makers about the impact of poverty in the region as well
as the techniques and need to reduce it.
New public policy increases the opportunity for families
with children to rise out of poverty.
• TEAM Vice President David Morgan is a member of
the Governor’s Early Childhood Cabinet, providing
front-line input into policy discussions; CT General
Assembly creates Office of Early Childhood.
• Staff published an Annual Report, two newsletters and
several electronic news bulletins, while improving the
agency website and Facebook page.
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TEAM and Community
Last year, the spectrum of solutions TEAM provided to area
households ranged from crisis stabilization to asset development, and from daily meals to affordable child care.
Collectively, the programs distributed almost $9 million in
quality services to area residents. Services were used most
heavily in communities with the greatest economic need,
as evidenced in the following chart.
IN THE COMMUNITY
Residents Served and Value of Services
In 2014, TEAM polled clients (and a number of service
professionals) about the greatest needs and barriers to
economic self-sufficiency. Their responses are tabulated in
the Community Needs Assessment infographic on page 13.
The results validate a recent Hartford Courant article [August
13, 2014]:
“The Boston Federal Reserve recently compiled a report from its New England Community Outlook Survey
that underlined a lack of employment opportunities
and high transportation costs as the largest challenges
facing lower-income families in suburban neighborhoods. [It could easily have added the high cost of
child care.] The report found that of 181,000 families in
Connecticut who make less than $40,000 a year, nearly
half reside outside of traditional lower-income urban
areas. These households receive only thin social support, have limited local job prospects and are tethered
to the expenses of a car to do everything from getting
groceries and working.”
SERVICE AREA CITIES/TOWNS
POVERTY
LEVEL*
TEAM
CLIENTS
SERVICE
VALUE
Ansonia
13.9%
3,520
$2,300,701
Derby
13.3%
2,294
$1,496,874
Shelton
4.4%
2,060
$1,350,899
Milford
4.7%
1,712
$1,193,070
Seymour
6.8%
1,554
$1,254,839
Beacon Falls
3.8%
280
$235,669
Oxford
4.5%
270
$151,859
Client: Robert W.
Orange
2.6%
179
$74,608
TEAM Program: Housing and Energy Assistance
Woodbridge
1.2%
107
$45,198
Bethany
5.4%
65
$27,311
Other
110
$540,205
TOTALS
12,151
$8,671,233
Robert relocated to Connecticut several years ago
and came to TEAM looking for an area job. During
his first visit, he saw posting for a local company on
TEAM’s bulletin board and applied for the job. He
got the position and has worked for the same company for the past ten years. Most recently, Robert
lost all of his possessions and apartment in the
Shelton fire of 2014. The morning of the fire, Robert
was at the firehouse when a TEAM employee
came up to him with an open hand and an offer of
assistance. With TEAM’s guidance and help, he secured a place to live and has reestablished his life.
Robert considered TEAM to be very proactive in
helping people like himself. He feels all TEAM staff
have caring and thoughtful ways. With TEAM staff
he feels comfortable and knows everyone at TEAM
works together to help people who are in need.
*Source: U.S. Census, 2008-2012 American Community
Survey 5-Year Estimates, by county subdivision
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“I lost everything in a fire. TEAM was
there to provide the dignity and respect I needed at such a low point in
my life. They reached out to me with
the understanding of my situation and
a total approach to help me become
whole again.”
The Community
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Financial Data
PROGRAM EXPENSES BY FUNCTION FOR THE YEAR ENDED APRIL 30, 2014
Personnel
$3,477,589
Specific Assistance to residents $3,512,397
Delegated services
$602,940
Occupancy
$243,289
Professional Fees, Services
$258,942
Materials, Supplies
$183,794
Child Development 46%
Travel, Transportation
$113,412
Elderly Services 7%
In-Kind expenses
$376,855
Energy Assistance 32%
Other costs
$137,597
Housing/Shelter Assistance 8%
Depreciation
$156,240
Management 3%
$9,063,055
Other 4%
Grant/Contract Revenue
Contributions
Federal Grants
$ 6,265,099
In-Kind Donations
$ 376,855
State Grants
$ 1,361,337
Fundraising
$ 131,803
Other Grants
$ 468 015
Investment Income
$ 56,311
Program Income
$ 427,347
Other Income
$
TOTAL
$ 9,177,969
91,202
“
The agency’s development of new resources and
prudent financial management in 2014 increased
capacity and improved our financial security
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~ David Rabinove, Treasurer
”
Acknowledgements
The results described on the preceding
pages are supported and made possible
by hundreds of partnerships and volunteers. Our staff and clients are indebted to
them for their gifts and support.
Major Institutional Partners
US Dept. of Health & Human Services/ACF
CT Dept. of Social Services
CT Dept. of Education
CT Office of Early Childhood
CT Dept. of Labor
CT Dept. of Housing
CT Dept. of Public Health
Agency on Aging of S. Central CT
City of Ansonia & Board of Education
City of Derby & Board of Education
City of Shelton & Board of Education
City of Milford & Milford Human Services
Town of Seymour & Board of Education
Town of Beacon Falls & Region 16
Town of Bethany
Town of Orange
Town of Oxford
Town of Woodbridge
Hewitt Foundation
Katharine Matthies Foundation
ION Bank Foundation
Pitney Bowes Foundation
Valley Community Foundation
Valley United Way
United Way of Greater
New Haven & Coastal Fairfield
William C. Graustein Foundation
Bank of America, D. Lane Trust
Bassett Family Fund
CT Association for Human Services
CT Association for Community Action
Naugatuck Valley Savings & Loan Bank
Neopost USA
Northeast Utilities
Operation Fuel
United Illuminating Co.
United Methodist Homes/Wesley Village
Webster Bank
Wilson Family
Festival of Trees/Advisory Committee
Ruth Fririhio
Pat Geissler
Kenneth Gurin
Joan Kayser
Diane Puterski
Ellen M. Shaw
Kenneth Smith
Roger J. Spinelli
Nancy Valentine
Toys 4 Kids Event Sponsors
Men Who Cook Event Committee
Barnum Financial
Echo House Ambulance Corp
Huntington Branch Library
Huntington Fire Dept. #3
John & Jane Harwood
Nutmeg Miata Club
Pine Rock Volunteer Fire Dept. #4
R. D. Scinto Inc.
Seymour Hoopsters Club
Seymour Police Dept.
Seymour Stop & Shop
Shelton Square
White Hills Fire Dept.
Yankee Clipper Barbershop/Baklik family
Julie C. Altman
Joyce Barcley
Adrienne Cabral
Rita Crana
Carol DellaRocco
Lisa Diamond Graham
David Grant
John Hatfield
Joan Kayser
Lynn Kieley
Ernie Luise
Carolyn Mabery
Fred Ortoli
Carol Pendagast
Silvia Paytas
Charles Sullivan
Patricia Tarasovic
Mary Ann Vlahac
Lulu Walker
Jeff Westine
Trish Wigglesworth
Kate Zarro
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Preparers
Richard Altman
Caitlin Augusta
Swarna Balasubramanian
Venkatara Balasubramanian
Bill Barberi
Karen Battaglino
Maria Brinkman
Phillip Brower
Marlene Bruzas
Humphrey Bryson
Michael DePalma
Molly Farrington
Joanna Fifer
Bryan Fix
Jamie Glazewski
Anna Hempowicz
Donna Hill
Peter Kaminski
Joan Kayser
Al Klavins
Bob Lessard
Frank & Lynn Lyons
Phil Masquelette
Jerry Nesvadba
Geralyn O'Neil-Wild
Morton Osbourne
Carl Parker
Silvia Paytas
Alexandria Peruzzi
Natasha Peruzzi
Ron Peruzzi
Pat Peterson
Kimberly Pyka
Dave Rabinove
Kelly Ricciardi
Elizabeth Slawson
Gary & Phyllis Sochrin
Nancy Valentine
Laura Wabno
Bruce Webber
Lynn Weitzner
Anna Wines
Early Education Policy Council
Alexis Tomczak
Melissa Gill
Heather Spaulding
Lori Flick
Tammy Farrison
Christina Lahham
Dwayne Anderson
Leanne Curran
Nikki Fitzgerald
Jennifer Flick
Samina Quadri
Nina Houston
Jenna DeFelice
Eric Gunn
Yvette Wasik
Defina Saraqui
Maria McLaughlin
Patrick McLaughlin
Joanna Lucas
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Changing Leadership
TEAM will have a new President and CEO at the end of the year when Richard Knoll
retires. We asked Richard to reflect on changes in the agency during his thirty-plus year
tenure:
I arrived at TEAM’s Derby offices sixteen years after President Lyndon Johnson created
the War on Poverty and “local agencies around the country [began] implementing
services to lessen the impact and causes of poverty.” Executive Director Larry Shobe
and Deputy Lillian Chrostowski had already assembled the core of today’s programs.
TEAM staff and Valley Legal Services attorneys were located in two shambling four story
buildings at 256-258 Main Street. A Weatherization program employed three installation
crews and four support staff. A Summer Youth Employment hired 200 youths every July
for six week assignments. Senior centers ordered an average of 200 meals each day for
Café lunches. A dedicated agency staff advocated for social change, and partied at
the Old Birmingham Restaurant after hours. Recessions were viewed as temporary economic setbacks, for which solutions could be developed before the economy turned
around – much different from today’s “new normal” sluggish economy with reduced
job prospects.
Richard Knoll
President & CEO
By the mid-1980’s, TEAM had a new executive director, and I introduced micro-computers two years later. Soon, a reliable IBM 36 replaced manual ledgers and automated
fuel assistance payments. As Federal administrations sought to reduce domestic spending, President Reagan abolished
the agency responsible for anti-poverty programs, moving funding into a block grant to states. As a result, TEAM and
thirteen other CT community action agencies were added to the CT General Statutes, incorporating many federal mandates such as a tripartite board structure.
In 1989, TEAM’s headquarters moved from Main Street to 30 Elizabeth Street, into a modern office structure at Century
Center Condominiums. Old grey, metal desks and cabinets were spray painted beige to ‘modernize’ them. Three years
later I would take over as executive director. My initial goals were very simple – earn public trust and improve program
quality.
In 1994, we obtained funds to purchase and improve the former St. Peter and St. Paul School at 80 Howard Avenue in
Ansonia, and Susan Sponheimer began a consolidation of Valley Head Start and Day Care classrooms into this
well-cared for building. Several years later, we assisted Derby and Ansonia school personnel to author the first School
Readiness grants in the region. Ten years later, TEAM authored similar grants for Seymour, Shelton and Region 16.
State departments also began consolidating and changing agreements during this decade. DHR (Human Resources)
and DIM (Income Maintenance) became DSS (Social Services), and Aging and Housing were merged into DSS and
DECD [only to be unmerged in 2013]. DHR eventually reduced weatherization grantees, and Valley-Milford-area
responsibility moved to New Opportunities in Waterbury. Grants which reimbursed costs, regardless of performance,
changed into unit cost contracts, and payments were reimbursed when contract outcomes were met. State-nonprofit
relationships began to move farther along the partner-contractor spectrum –toward a business model.
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Changing Leadership
By 2000, TEAM had developed seventeen employment/training programs, one of which – Nontraditional Employment
for Women – won an award from the State Permanent Commission on Women. But within a few years, the Workforce
Investment Act supplanted JTPA (the Job Training Partnership Act). Client vouchers replaced agency grants, and
community colleges and tech schools became the new trainers of choice. Summer Youth Employment funding began
a steep decline also and was eventually eliminated. Today, TEAM’s employment work is only a small percentage of its
total services.
During the past ten years, TEAM built the regional Richard O. Belden dental clinic – operated by the Cornell Scott-Hill
Health Center, and created asset development, volunteer income tax assistance and family resource center programs.
The agency has become a trusted partner in the social service network of the region. Much of the credit for this goes
to the hundreds of dedicated and talented employees, who gave their time and abilities to create a model of program
and financial integrity, and the management teams that led them.
The greater Valley-Milford region is a special place, where service providers collaborate easily, local councils identify
community needs, and local foundations and the United Way provide incredible support. I’ve met and come to know
so many wonderful people from all walks of life and it has enriched me beyond words. So, retirement is bittersweet, for
all these reasons, but it is time for the next generation to decide how best to improve the region’s safety net.
Recently, NPR’s “Where We Live” with John Dankoski featured a segment report: This is Your Brain on Poverty. It discussed
'bandwidth poverty' -- how the condition of poverty consumes all of an individual's mental capacity and often prevents
one from making decisions, which in the long run, are for their own best interests. It reminded me of previous studies
that cited the effect of instability (of place and family) in the lives of poor children, and how the resulting stress led to
learning difficulties.
We are the richest country in the world, even if 60% of assets are owned by 1% of the population. The capacity to
change poverty is here; it’s just the structure that is missing. I like to consider the ‘what if’ question: what if we really
declared war on poverty and spent a trillion dollars, as we did to fight terrorism in the last decade. Imagine the impact.
Poverty is a problem we can fix; I just hope that someday soon we do that. The victims are often our young.
Richard Knoll, President & CEO
“
The agency has become a trusted partner in the
social service network of the region. Much of the
credit for this goes to the hundreds of dedicated
and talented employees.
”
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Donors - Businesses/Organizations
90's Nail Salon
A Child's Garden
About Faces & Nails, too
Ad-Merica Corporation
Adriana's Pizza
AJ Klein Jewelers
All Star Transportation
Altair Global Relocation
Alternative Investment Group Services
American Legion Inc.
Andies Bounce Barn
Angel Tips Nail Spa
Ansonia High School
Ansonia Middle School
Ansonia Public Library
Ansonia Rod & Gun Club
Ansonia Yankee Peddler
Apicella, Testa & Company, P.C.
Apollo Pizza
Applebee's
Aquarion Water Co. of CT
Archie Moore's Bar & Restaurant
Area Congregations Together/Spooner
House
Arpie Krisie
AT&T
AT&T Emp. Community Services
Fund-Gateway Region
B.J.'s Wholesale Club
Bank of America
Barnes & Noble
Barnum Financial Group
Basement Systems, Inc
Beacon Falls Post Office
Bear & Grill
Best Nails II
Better Athletic Development
Better Packages
BHCare
BIC Corporation
Big Lots
Big Y Foods, Inc.
Billy D's Full Belly Deli
Bimingham Health Center
Blanchette Sporting Goods
Blue Knights CT Chapter XI
Booth Hill School
Boy Scouts Troup 25
Bradley School
Bridgeport Ave.Shell/ Novelty Inc.
Bridgeport Bluefish Baseball
Bright Horizons
Bring on the Hoopla
Brookside Inn
Calvalry Brewing
Catholic Daughters of America
Center Stage
Central Subalpi Club
Centrix
Charles Marrone & Son
Charter Arms
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Chili's Restaurant
Christ Episcopal Church
City of Shelton
Club Ballroom
CoCo Spa
Cohen & Thomas
Cohn Reznick
Coldwell Banker Real Estate
Cole Heating & Cooling
Comfort Keepers #325, VC Advisory Board
Community Foundation for Greater New
Haven
Connecticut Beardsley Zoo
Conti Storage
Cooperative Education Systems
Cork & Keg
Cornell Scott Hill Health Center
Courtyard by Marriott
Cracker Barrel
Creamery Brook Bison
Creative Haircuts & Tanning
Crush Sports Café
CT Works
CT. Business Systems
CT. Open
Curtiss-Ryan Honda, Inc.
Custom Automations
Custom Plumbing
Cutting Crew
D'Addario, Buick, Nissan,GMC Truck
Dana Enterprises
David M. Grant Caterers
Derby Cultural Commission
Derby Glass Company, Inc.
Derby High School
Derby Neck Library
Derby Public Library
Derby Senior Center
Derby/Shelton Rotary
Devin, Colin, & David Gardner
Dew Drop Inn
Disability Resource Network
Down Under Tanning Salon
Downtown Cabaret Theater
Doyle Senior Center
E47Tech
Earthworks Excavating & Landscaping, Inc.
East & Walderhaus Ins.
Echo Hose Ambulance
Echo Hose Fire Dept.
Eddy's Bakery Shop
Edible Arrangements
Emmet O'Brien
Emmett O'Brien R.V. T. School
Engineered Fibers Technology
Env Hair Lounge
Essex Steam Train & Riverboat
EZ Travel Agency
Farrell Corporation Employees Community
Svc Fund
First Baptist Church
First Congregational Church
First Niagra Bank
First United Methodist Church Shelton
Fix-A-Saursis
Fletcher-Thompson Inc.
Fortune Pavilion
Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana
Fred Ortoli Photography
General Muffler & Auto
Gexpro
Greater Evangel Temple COGIC
Greenwich Arts Workshop
Griffin Hospital
Hair Studio
Hamden Dental Center
Hampton Inn Shelton
Happy Day Pre School
Harbor Yard Sports Entertainment
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
Hartford Symphony Orchestra
Hawley Lane Shoes
Haynes Materials
Healthcare Subrogation Group
Heav'nly Donuts
Heritage Village Country Club
Hewitt Health & Rehab
Highland Golf Club
Hoffman Energy
Home Instead Senior Care-Arbonne
Homewood Suites Hilton
Honor Society Emmett O'Brien RVTS
Hot Locs Hair Design
Huntington Branch Library
Huntington Family Dental Group
Huntington Glass & Mirror
Ion Bank Foundation
Iroquois Gas Transmission System
Italian Pavilion Rest.
J & B Auto Body, Inc.
Jachimowski Construction Company
Jane Ryan School
J-Cuts
Jeff's Appliances Inc.
Jenkins-King Malerba Funeral Home
Jeremiah's Grill & Café
JF Jewelers
Jones Winery
Keller Williams Real Estate
King Hiram Lodge #12
Knights of Columbus #53
KTT Enterprises
Lake Coumpounce
LaScogilera Restaurant
Latex Foam International
Law Office of Kate Casagrande
Lewis Jewelers
Lex Products
Lindley Food Service Corp.
Liquid Lunch
Little Caesars Pizza
Long Wharf Theatre
Donors - Businesses/Organizations
Macedonia Baptist Church
Maid Brigade
Marco Pizzeria
Maria's Hair Gallery
Marks of Design
Marmon Utility. LLC
Massimino's Pizzeria
Mattatuck Museum
Michaud & Accavallo CPA's LLC
Miller Investment
Miller-Ward Funeral Home
Minuteman Press
Modell's
Mohawk Mountain Ski Area
Mohegan School Students
Molto Bene Italian Kitchen
MOMS Club Shelton
Mount Southington
Murray Hill East Hotel
Mystic Seaport
Naugatuck Valley Savings & Loan
Ned Miller Associates
Neo Post U.S.A.
New Britain Museum of American Art
New Haven Symphony Orchestra
Newtown Savings Bank
Noah Webster House
North Main Package Store
Norwood Athletic Club
Nutmeg Miata Club
Nutmeg Table Pad
Naugatuck Valley Savings & Loan
OEM Controls, Inc.
Only For Her
Options Hair Skin Nails
Oxford Liquor Shoppe
Oxford Town Hall
Oxford United Church of Christ
Palace Theater
Parent Child Resource Center
Peabody Museum
Pelli Clark Pelli
People's United Bank
Peralta Design
Pine Rock Fire House
Pitney Bowes Employee
Involvement Fund, Inc.
Plumb Memorial Library
Pooch Pizazz
Positve Impact Consulting Services
Prestige Industrial Finishing Co.
Progressions Salon
Project Oceanology
Prudential Financial
Pumpkin Pre-School
R.D.Scinto Inc.
Ralph E. Hull Funeral Home, Inc.
Rape Crisis Ctr. Of Mlfd.
Red Clover Spa
Red Knights Motor Cycle Club #7
Regional Water Authority
Reiki Master
Remax-Right Choice
Residence Inn by Marriott Shelton
Rita's Water Ice
Riverview Funeral Home
RJS Designs LLC
Roseland Pizza
Rt. 67 Self Storage Center
Salon Sanctuary
Scinto Group
SCS Direct, Inc.
Sears Hardware
Serenity Body Wellness
Serra & DelVecchio Insurance Inc.
Seven Angels Theater
Sexson Photography
Seymour Ambulance Corp.
Seymour Congregational Church
Seymour Entertainment
Seymour High School
Seymour Oxford Rotary
Seymour Police Committee
Seymour Police Department
Seymour Public Library
Seymour Town Hall
Shady Knoll
Shamrock Farm Stand
Shelton Chapter #3240 of AARP, Inc.
Shelton City Hall
Shelton Economic Development Corp.
Shelton Police Dept.
Shelton Senior Center
Shubert Theater
Sikorsky Financial Credit Union
Sloppy Jose's
Slovac Club
Small World Nursery School
Smile Dental Center
Smilow Boys & Girls Club
Smith's Ansonia Shell Station
Smith's Oil Company
Smoke & Bones
Soroptomist og Greater Waterbury
Southern CT Dental Group
Spector Furniture
Spectrum Plastics
Speed of Sound Technologies
Splash Car Wash
Sports Center of Connecticut
SSC Disability Services, LLC
St. Joseph Church
St. Mary's/St/ Michael's School
Staff Works Personnel Svcs.
Stanley Engineered Fastening
Steve's Collectibles
Stockbridge's
Stonebridge Restaurant
Sunflower Dental
Susanna Wesley Nursery School
Taberna
TD Bank
Teamsters Local 1150
TGI Fridays
The All American Valley General Store
The Barker Character,
Comic & Cartoon Museum
The Commyssun MC, Valley CT Chapter
The Exchange Club of Shelton CT 1244
The Greater Valley Salvation Army
The John & Carrie Santangelo
Foundation, Inc.
The Lanzi Family Limited Partnership
The Mark Twain House and Museum
The Orchards Golf Course
The Orginal Antonio's Rest.
The Webb Deane Stevens Museum
The WorkPlace, Inc.
The Write Approach
Thule, Inc.
Tighe & Bond
Timex Corp. Store
Toad's Place
Town Line Self Storage
Town of Wopodbridge
Travelers Championship
Tutor Time Child Care
Twisted Vine Restaurant
UIL Holdings Coproration
United Methodist Homes
Valentine's Diamond Center
Valley Community Foundation
Valley Diner Restaurant
Valley Lighting & Electric
Valley Parish Nurse Office
Valley United Way
Valley United Way
Corporate Volunteer Council
Valley YMCA
Verizon Wireless Zone
Vishay Intertechnology Inc.
Wadsworth Atheneum
Wal-Mart
Webster Bank
Wells Fargo
Wesley Village
Westport Country Playhouse
WFSB
White Hills Fire Department
Whitney Farms Golf Club
William Raveis Real Estate
Women's Fellowship Huntington
Cong. Church
Wonder Years Learning Center
WPLR
Written Words Bookstore
Yankee Clipper Barber Shop
Young Emerging Professionals
ZEP
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Donors - Individual Donors
Chaz
Russ Abraham
Zosimo & Pepita Adefuin
Susan Agamy
Anthony & Natasha Agosto
Deborah Ahern
Sabrina Alarcon
Chuck Albea
Don & Carol Albert
Robert & Roseanne Albert
Gloriann Albini
William Allen
Nydia Allen
Bud & Karen Allen
Aimee Allinger
Rich & Julie Altman
Cynthia Alvarez
Ted Amand
Fred Ames
Matt Anderson
Elezena Anderson
Maria Anderson
Paul & Robin Anderson
Tom Andrews
John Anglace
Achille Apicella
Kayleigh Apicerno
Gerald & Angela Apuzzo
Patty Arag
Jess Arendt
Eduardo Aroyo
Celeste Asis
Stephanie Assad
Andrea Atkinson
Kevin Atterbury
Caitlin Augusta
Judith Augusta
Marsha Austin
Megan Axtell
Mohamed Azard Rilvan
Adina Ba
David Bacchiocchi
Ernie & Effie Badas
Juli Badshah
John & Jane Bailey
Thomas & Diane Baklik
Venkatara & Swarna
Balasubramanian
Donald & Alice Baldwin
Ken Baldyga
William & Patricia Banfe
Richard Bango
Denise Barajas
Bill Barberi
Henry & Jean Barcley
Joyce Barcley
Jim Bardon
Reather Barnes
Edward & Tina Barnes
Ruth Barnett
William Barrett
Kathy Barrios
Cruz Barros
Jane Barth
Kayleigh Barth
Jessica Bartolo
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William & Judy Bassett
Karen Battaglino
Monica Bauer
Wendy Baum
Donna Baur
Brenda Bazyluk
Tammy Beaudoin
Horace & Edith Behrle
Patricia Behrle Tottenham
John A. & Lisa Belden
Bertha Belden
Laurie Bellonio
Pete Belval
Melinton Benavides
Marjorie Bennett
Daisy Benson
Doris Berke
Samantha Bernardo
Dan Berns
Jack Betkoski
Kelly Bettuchi
Frederick & Michelle Bialek
Robert & Dorothy Bienkowki
Katie Biga
Ann Bilotti
Theresa Binck
Gary & Cheryl Biros
Jill Bishop
Robert Blackwell
Kevin & Karen Blake
Raymond Blanchette
Paul Blanco
Jeffrey Blanco
Steve Blenus
Joe & Joan Bloeman
Jackie Blount
Peter Boeger
Mary Ellen Bolton
Janice Bonaparte-Morris
Juan & Dana Bonilla
Ryan Boos
William & Margaret Boos
Ashley Boucher
Jennifer Bourque
Audra Bouttard
William K. Bowers
John Boyle
Bruce Bradley
Madeline Bratz
Conrad & Amy Brejwo
Jane Brennan
Laura Brezina
Kathleen Brezinski
Maria Brinkman
Jessica Brinsmade
Tricia Brister
Phillip Brower
Richard & Joan Brown
Phil Brunetti
Patricia Brunetto
Angela Bruno
Marlene Bruzas
Jeff Bryce
Humphrey Bryson
Elizabeth Buckeit
Mike Buckley
Colette Buler
Nicole Bunaskavich
April Burkhead
Harry & Michelle Burlakoff
Robert Burns
Tammy Burrell
Bruce Butler
Debbie Butler
Adrienne Cabral
William Calderara
Michael Caleca
Rocco Calo
Denise Canning
Frank Capasso
Joseph Carbone
Brian Cardonas
Susan Carey
Patrick & Dee Carey
Dorette Carey
Jenn Carey
Carolyn Cargnel
Kenna Carlucci
Ron & Kim Caro
Deidre Caruso
Robert Casagrande
James & Barbara Casagrande
Norma Casco
Patricia Casini
Neil Cawthra
Dean Cawthra
Chris & Amanda Cecala
Joyce Ceccarelli
Evelyn Cepeda
Madelyn Certelli
Rosa Cervoni
Mike Chaffee
Debbie Champagne
Patrick & Robyn Charmel
Mary Cheney
Linda Cherney
Peter Chenot
Eugene Chin
Betsy Chinnici
Ronald & Lauren Chiplinsky
Ruma Chowdhury
Tom Christiano
Mark & Susan Chudwick
Virginia Cichowicz
Nicole Cignoli
Paul Ciocca
Ed & Susan Cirella
Ed & Catherine Clark
Alicia Cleary
Sharon Closius
Maureen Coffey
Dick Coffey
Anne Cofone
Manuel Cole
Howard Coling
Michael Collins
Chris & Adrianna Collins
David & Connie Condon
Edmund Conklin
Pat Connelly
James Connery
Warren & Linda Connors
Theresa Conroy
Roberta Cook
Alfrida Corideo
Marilyn Cormack
Helen Cormier
Jay Correia
Wendy Cortina
John Coscia
Margaret Cosciello
Carol Costello
Mike Cotela Jr.
James & Pat Cotter
Martin & Margaret Coughlin
Heather Couture
Jack Cowell
Rita Crana
Michelle Cretella
Dave & Linda Cretella
David Cribbins
David Cribbins Sr.
John Criscuolo
Chelsea Crofoot
Maribel Cubillos-Ramos
Jessica Curtin
Rick Cusano
Billy D
Thomas D'Addario
Michael & Elizabeth Dalton
Elaine D'Amne
Jill Dana
Janice Davidson
Sayieda B. Davis
Dexter Davis
Deneisha Davis
Robert & Noreen Davis
Dorothy Dawson
William Day
Ana Dec
Gary & Charlene DeFilippo
Louis & Shirley DeGennaro
Semina DeLaurentis
Rosa DeLauro
Jennifer DeLeon
Susan DeLeon
John Delinoro
David Dellamonica
Clement & Carol DellaRocco
Alisa DellaRocco
Tom Delsanto
Hilda DeLucia
Dennis Denihan
Michael & Louise DePalma
Mary Deptula
Judy Deren
Martha Devine
Susanne Dias
Stephen DiBenedetto
Kathy DiBenedetto
Charles & Anna Dicenso
Kelsey Differding
Valerie DiGangi
Michael DiGiovanni
Lynn DiGiovanni
Rosemarie S. Dillon
Lucien & Sue DiMeo
Chris Dobbs
Steven & Marcia Dobrowski
Chelsea Dolny
Karl & Diane Dombloski
Linda Dominick
Arlene Domkowski
Marge Domorod
Shannon Donnelly
John & Mary Donohue
Bryan Douglas
Allen & Donna Downs
William & Margaret Dragan
Sharon Drewelus
Patricia Du Paul
Kenneth & Vivian DuBrava
Hermine Dudda
Abram Dueck
Anita Dugatto
Lilijana Duka
JJ Duke
Kim Dulca
Ann Dunn
Eleanor Duplese
Jay & Heidi Dworkin
Joseph & Florence Dzikas
Pierre & Cheryl Dziubina
Rob East
Nick Ecker
Pamela Eckhardt
Cornelia Edgeworth
Jennifer Egeland
James & Eileen Ehman
Anna Eisenhauer
David Eisenman
Genevieve Elliott
Kevin Elliott
Rodney Erickson
Mark Esposito
Regina Estelle
Marge Estok
Connie Evans
Robert & Marion Evans
Jay Fainer
Jerome Fainer
David & Theresa Falkowski
Ariana Farino
Lynne Farrell, Esq.
Molly Farrington
Tammy Farrison
Dave & Jackie Fedor
Hilda Feducia
Richard Feher
Charles Fernandes
Joanna Fifer
Joseph Figel
Eric Figueroa
John Fisher
Jennifer Fisher
Mary Christie Fisher
Daniel F. Fitzgerald III
Bryan Fix
Linda Flaherty
Jennifer & Lori Flick
Crystal Fogel
Mark Foley
Brian Fonck
Delia Fortier
Suzanne Foster
Donna Fox
Linda Frankel
Sean Franse
Peggy Frazine
James Freund
Ruth Fririhio
Edira Frroku
Linda Fusco
Greg Gaillard
Nancy Gaiolini
Ana Galarraga
William & Nancy Galasso
Michele Gall
Elaine Gallant
Arlene Gambardella
Michele Gandy
Bob Gannon
Sandy Garahan
Eugenio Garcia
Fatima Garcia
Jorge Garcia
Steve Gardner
Barbara Garofalo
Brian Garrett
Dawn Gasper
Tashee Gatison
Carol Geffert
Pat Geissler
John & Marcia Gell
Anna Geloso
Kevin Gendron
Frank & Kimberly Gentile
Kathy Gerwien
Duane & Deborah Giannini
Anthony & Pamela Giarla
William W. Ginsberg
Roger Giori
Christina Giori
Michael Gittens
Jamie Glazewski
William & Tiffany Glover
Bryn Goldbeck
Terri & Ronja Goldson
Bruce Goldson
Tegan Goldson
Daniel & Barbara Golias
Louis Golino
Jayne Goncalves
Frances Gonzalez
Giovanni Gonzalez
Josette Goode
Nancy Goodwin
Stan Gorlo
Agata Gosk
Michael Grant
David M. Grant
David & Gail Grant
Gale Grayson
Salvatore Graziano
Thomas & Arlene Greco
Guy & Gail Greco
Denice Green
Gail Greenberg
Sean Greene
Megan Grieder
Nathan Grube
Phyllis Guerra
Pedro & Geovana Guevara
Cathy Gulino
George & Mary Gulish
Rori Gura
Ken & Lois Gurin
Ken Hagen
Donna Hagh
Janet Hall
Hugh Hallinan
Anne Hamilton
Bill & Linda Hannon
Nancy Harkins
Danielle Harrick
Ralph & Lynne Harrison
John & Jane Harwood
John Hatfield
Kellie Hayden
Michelle Haywood
Deborah Healey
Theresa Heingartner
Anna Hempowicz
Johanne Henderson
Annette Henriques
Carese Henry
Doug Hensal
Nicole Heriot
Gary & Trudy Higgins
Donna Hill
David Hill
Chris Hill
Ron Holtz
Charles & Pat Horn
Merle Hornstein
Lynn Huff
Diana Hughes
Franklyn Hull
Joel Hurilman
Annette Hurliman
Linda Hvizdo
Brent Iacobelli
Michele Iacuone
Susan Iovino
Aric Isaacs
Stanley Jachimowski
Justin Jackson
David Jackvony
Karen Jalowiec
Mark James
Roy Ann James-Ellerbee
Dorothy Jamison
Mary Janeczek
Robert & Joy Jarvais
Justine Jarvie
June Jarvis
Christine Jarvis
Clayton Jason
Helen Jazwa
Karen Jensen
Hayley Johanson
Jerry & Joanne Johnson
David Jones
Craig Jones
Jamie Jones
Chris Jones
Roy & Bev Jordon
Gerry & Sharon Joyce
David & Nancy Judd
Michelle Kalogrides
Peter Kaminski
Pat Kaplan
Rose Karen
Dino Kasdagly
Jessica Katuska
Janine Kayser
Joan Kayser
Drew Kayser
Lance & Lauren Kazzi
Patrick & Isabella Keane
Joe & Kim Keane
Cathi & Mike Kellett
Jennifer Kelley
Pat Kelly
Kevin Kelly
Liz Kennard
Brian & Sheila Kenny
Rena Kerrigan
Tim & Theresa Kieley
Mike & Lynn Kieley
Tom & Clare Kilfoyle
Jeff Kimball
Dominique Kinard
Fred King II
Steven & Bridget-Ann Kingsbury
Chad Kinsman
Amanda Kivell
Cindy Klabonski
Nicole Klarides-Ditria
Al Klavins
Alan J. Klein
Richard Knoll
Denise Kopchick
Beverly Kosiorowski
George Kostoponlos
Mary Kovaleski
Donna Kozlowski
Howard Kreiger
Peter & Barbara Krilivsky
Candice Krueger
Richard Krueger
Eileen Krugel
Joe Kulas
Nancy Kulenski
Joy Kulmann
Joe & Marie Kuntz
Kerry Lacey
Mickey LaCrosse
Patrick & Ann Lahaza
Darric LaHaza
Christina Lahham
Pete & Ann L'Altrella
Tommy Lam
Skye Lance
Scott Lang
Robert Langevin
Kevin Lantowsky
Joseph Lanzi
Mary Ellen LaRocca
Peter Larsen
Linda Latka
Dan L'Atrella
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Gloria Lattanzi
Joe Laucella
Mark Lauretti
David Lawlor
Sean Lawson
Laurie LeBouthiller
Debbie Leclere
Dai Hoon Lee
Whitney Lee
Bob Lessard
Dennis P. LeStrange
Robert & Darcie Lewis
Jamie Lewis
Elaine Liberto
Mike & Sabrina Lillywhite
Evelyn Lindsey
Diana Lipinski
Laura Lipinsky
Patricia Lique
Joseph & Arlene Liscinsky
Kenneth Little
George Logan
Michael Lombardi
Jamie & Daniel Lopez
Eileen Lopez- Cordone
Lina Lucarelli
Jenna Lucas
Joanna Lucas
Tom Lucia
Nicholas & Ernie Luise
Kyle & Gayle Lund
Matt Lupoli
Kathryn Luria
C. Elspeth Lydon
Frank & Lynn Lyons
Anita Macero
Charlotte Madar
Gina Madar
Thomas & Elizabeth Maldonado
Robert & Sharon Maler
Chris Malico
Linda Malkin
Judy Mallico
Chuck & Beth Mallico
Paolo Mancuso
Sharon Manning
Rob Mannino
Michael Marcinek
Carl Marcucio
Gus Markos
Kaelan Marks
Kathleen Marks
Peter & JoAnn Marron
Charles Marrone
Russ & Jennifer Martin
Kelly Martin
Margaret Martin
Eddis Martinez
Jessica Marulli
Phil Masquelette
Sharon Massafra
Massimino
John Mastrianni
Frances Mastrogiovanni
Ann Matlock-Either
Gene Matras
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Richard Matthies
Mike & Patty Matyjasik
Jack & Karen Matyjasik
Mr. & Mrs. McCaffrey
Joe & Ann McCart
Leon & Sandra McCarthy
Robert McColl
Lorie McCormack
Mike McCreary
Edward & Katherine McCreery lll
Shannon McDaniel
Bobbie McDermott
Mike & Georgette McFarland
Cindy McGinnis
Tim McGinnis
Dan McGinnis
Paul McGinnis
Patricia McGowan
Toshea McNair
David McNamara
Debi McNamara
Sherrod McNeill
Brian McPadden
Melvin & Josephine McPhail
Libby Meissner
Mariann Mele
Bob Menker
Jeff Merrill
Jeffrey & Susan Merrill
Michael Metzler
Jason Michaud
Eleanor Michel
Andrew Mihalko
John Mihalko
Gerald & Virginia Mihalko
Sandy Miklus
John & Valerie Milkowski
Kurt & Tara Miller
William Miller
Ned & Marianne Miller
Ken Miller
Ann Miller
Carl & Pat Miller
James & Serina Mills
Mike Mills
Dominique Mills
Dorothy Mills
Marsha Mills
Aleta Miner
Mike Misiewicz
Cam Misiewicz
Mary Ann Miskowicz
Jessica Mitchell
Gina Monaco
David & Rita Monahan
Debbie Mongillo
Richard Moore
Delores Moore
Barbara Moore
Jessica Moore
Nelson Morales
Diane Morel
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Ann Marie Morley
Dee Moses
Linda Mossorofo
Ashley Mulherin
Stacy Mullenax
John Munllo
David & Grace Munson
Sarah Muoio
Robert & Sarah Muoio
Betty Musto
Laura Mutrie
Jennifer Myers
Amy Myers
Lois Nagy
Mary Nescott
Jerry Nesvadba
The Nicoletti Family
Telma Nieves
Monica Nikolbibaj
William & Elaine Nimons
Lillian Norwid
Melanie O'Brien
Michael O'Brien
Chris O'Connor
Pat Oczkowski
Jack O'Donnell
Mary Oestreich
Patrick Ogorzclek
Ron Onderko
Geralyn O'Neil-Wild
Daniel Onofrio
Andrea Onofrio
Win Oppel
Greg Oppel
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Lynn Patafio
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Ray Paulson
Judith Pavone
Jennifer Pawlowski
Silvia Paytas
Tim Paytas
Jamal Pearson
Duane Pederson
Jennifer Peebles
Jacqueline Peebles
Julia Peebles
Carol Pendagast
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Joseph T. Petrizzi
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Casey Picheco
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Kate Powell
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Sharon Reiss Closius
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Florence Robinson
Joe & Wendy Rodorigo
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Rose Rodriguez
Jason Rodriguez
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Karen Rose
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Mary Ellen Samatulski
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Tony San Angelo
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Deb Sanford
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William & Lynette Saray
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Justin Savatino
Jennifer Savino
Rose Savo
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Dolores Scaife
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Katie Scinto
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Selina Scott
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Karen Selepec
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Diane Serednitsky
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Lisa Serra
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Chris Setaro
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Ken Smith
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Beth Smith
Melissa Smith
Jeff Smith
Charles Smith
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Fernando Soltis
Rose Soncarato
Ramon Sous
Owen & Karen Spargo
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Roger J. Spinelli
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Amy Stavola
Michael Stavola
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Catherine Stewart
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Michael Taylor
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Joan Testa
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Fred & Beverly Tidmarsh
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Anastasia Timpko
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Tracey Tomaselli
Alexis Tomczak
Cindy Tonucci
Joseph Torok II
Ben Trabka
Karen Tracy
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Carol Treat
John Trentacosta
Lindsay Tristine
Roger Trudell
Dan Tuccio
Helen Tucker
James Tudesco
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Brian & Ann Turner
Ellen Turro
Robert & Antoinette Tworkowski
Alan Tyma
Chris Usher
Donna Vaccaro
Nancy Valentine
Mark Valentine
Robert VanEgghen
Susanna VanEgghen
Sara Vargas
Tekla Vartelas
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Isabel Vazquez
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Genenne Velezis
Anthony Vellucci
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Luci Vezina
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Tanya Vidal
MaryAnn Vlahac
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Laura Wabno
Erica Wabno
Theresa Wadsworth
Lula Walker
Sue Wall
Donald & Margaret Wall
Kayla Waller
Jack Walsh
Mike & Renee Warner
Bruce Webber
Michael & Margaret Weber
Madelyn Weingart
Ken Weinstein
Lynn Weitzner
Tom & Jodi Welch
Christopher Westerman
Jeff Westine
Morgan Westine
Susan Westine
Neil Whaly
Shaun & Ann Wheeler
Phil White
Mary Beth Whore
Patricia Wigglesworth
Evelyn Wilder
Cathy Williams
Blake Williams
Stuart Williams
Katie Williams
Karl & Lynda Williams
Kevin & Valerie Williams
Howie & Loreen Williams
Gloria Willoughby
Chris & Lorraine Wilson
Anna Wines
Mark Winters
Adriana Wirth
Tony Wong
Alyssa Wood
Mike & Sarah Wood
Bob & Elaine Wood
Charlene Wright
Veronica Wright
Tanya Wulff Truax
Mark & Shannon Yannes
John Yeager
John & Barbara Yeager
Kristen Young
Melissa Zaccagnini
Dave Zanowiak
John & Laura Zaprzalka
Thomas & Patricia Zaprzalka
James & Kate Zarro
Kate Zarro
Michael Zascirinskis
James Zeoli
Bill Zinky
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C O M M E M OR AT ION
2 0 1 4 M A R K S T H E 5 0 T H A N N I V E R S A R Y O F T H E WA R O N P O V E R T Y .
It was a time of hope and promise when legislation was passed that would impact civil
rights and the lives of poor people for years to come. Medicare, Medicaid, Food stamps,
Head Start, Community Action, Job Corps, VISTA, federal aid to education, Model Cities,
mass transit, and major increases in social security provided new resources to economically
vulnerable citizens. We acknowledge President Lyndon Johnson, his compassionate
advisors and Congress for their action, foresight and compassion.
W W W . T E A M I N C . O R G
TEAM, Inc • 30 Elizabeth Street • Derby, CT. 06418
Phone (203) 736-5420 • Fax (203) 736-5425
TeamIncCT

2014 Annual Report

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