Annual Report 2014-15 - Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley

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HCLV ANNUAL REPORT
2014-2015
www.hclv.org
Dear Friends,
I am pleased to share the Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley’s (HCLV) Annual Report with you.
2015 was a year of great progress for our non-profit organization. HCLV is embarking on many initiatives that
will continue to address the strengths and needs of those we serve. The Board of Directors is committed and
excited to continue to communicate the importance of individual and business donations of time, money and
talent to our organization. The HCLV Board of Directors is passionate and optimistic. Through an
unpredictable economy the board remains resilient, creative and dedicated to the mission of HCLV.
The achievements of 2015 were made possible by the commended leadership of Executive Director, Lorna Velazquez as well as the
entire HCLV staff. They are dedicated to the world of nonprofit and their efforts are truly appreciated.
Thank you to the numerous people who volunteered their time to work on key projects this year. Highly-skilled professionals donated
service to assist in advancing HCLV and they contributed meaningful insight to our committees. We are extremely grateful to the
growing list of partners. Many individuals, including organizations, foundations and businesses have supported us with grants and
other monetary gifts. HCLV looks forward to building on our accomplishments as well as increasing our capacity to serve. Together we
can make a difference.
Heartfelt Thanks!
Muchas Gracias!
Mary S. Colon, HCLV Board President
THE WINDOW LEADING HCLV TO THE FUTURE
Marlene “Linny” Fowler has blessed the center with a building she donated to help us support this community. HCLV hopes to keep
the spirit of Linny alive by transforming this building into a Center for Integrated Health. The Center for Integrated Health will provide
a holistic approach to quality physical and mental health, and social services. This holistic approach will encourage individuals and
our community to regain and maintain self-sufficiency. Moving forward, HCLV will reinvent itself through a detailed strategic plan that
will become our roadmap for this journey. Linny’s donated building will become the vehicle that will allow the center to create social
mobility for our community. This dream can become a reality through our excellent partnerships, supporting volunteers, donors, and
alike. This model is an innovative approach to helping a community overcome systemic obstacles and create cohesion for resources
and individual members.
THANK YOU TO OUR 2014-’15 DONORS! WE COULDN’T DO THIS WITHOUT YOU!
Ada Rodriguez; Addirys Lugo; Aida Karina
Gonzalez; Albarell Electric, INC.; Alfred E.
Douglass III; AmeriHealth; Andrew Race;
Andrew Redding; Annmarie Roy; Ann
Goldberg; Anne Baum; Antonia Anastasia;
Anastasia; Antonio I. Marrero; Araceli
Finnerty; ArtsQuest; Ashley Romanishan;
AVR Group LLC; Beatris Rivas; Beth Beck;
Bev Kochard; Bonnie Coyle; Brandon
Demetri Morris; Brian Washington; Brunilda
Torres; Buckno, Lisicky & Company; C &S
Wholesale; Carlos Lopez; Carol A. Kuplen;
Carol J. Turoczi; Carol Obando-Derstine;
Carol Turoczi; Carolina Hernandez; Cesar
Velazquez; Charlotte Krupa; Clara
Andrade; Corporate Environments; Craig
Finnerty; Craig Haytmanek; Dale A.
Kochard; Damaris Torres; Danielle
Kametz; Danita Goode; Daron Nordstrom;
Deb Winslow; Deborah Carey; Debra
Geiger; Diana Shepherd; Diane Donaher;
Doerrman Enterprises; Dolores Perez;
Donald Evans; Donald Seiple; Donna
Taggart; Donnalyn Gerhart; Doris Correll,
Edgardo Colon; Elizabeth Vazquez; Eric
Fontanez; Erin K. Tiwold; Ernesto Navvero;
Evelio Garriga; First Presbyterian Church
Bethlehem; George Mowrer; Gerald Allen
Barnett; Gloria Lopez; Gregory A. Troxell;
Haggerty Services LLC; Haggerty,
Goldberg, Schleifer; Heiddie Garcia;
Heriberto Serrano; Highmark; Iris Cintron;
Jacqline Wolf Tice; Jamie Stophel; Janet
Busse; Janet D. Tate; Janice T. Concilio;
Jennifer Marie Cierech; Jodi Askins; Joel
Ronco; John Hawkins; Jorge Velazquez;
Jose Concepcion; Jose Enrique Silverio;
Joseph Pinto; Joseph Roy; Judith
Danilovicz; Judith Lasker; Julie Benjamin;
Julio Richiez; Justin Youkey; Kevin
McGovern; Keystone Savings Foundation;
Kim Harper; Kimberly A. Bush; King;
Kristin Amato; Lehigh Carbon Community
College; Lehigh University; Lehigh Valley
Health Network; Leigh N. Kuenne Rusnak;
Linda K. Mayger; Lisa Lynch; Lisa A.
Giovanni; Lorna Velazquez; Lynn Olanoff;
Manuela Kauer; Marci Ronald; Margarita
Martinez; Maria C. Montero; Maria
Walczak; Maria Rodriguez; Marilyn Pastor;
Mario Stuart; Mark Hartney; Mark
Santayana; Marta Guido; Mary Colon;
Maternal & Family Health Services;
Matthew DeMena; Medoptic; Megan
Beste; Melissa Hartney; Melissa Santiago;
Merchants Bank; Michael Caruso; Michael
Colon; Michelle Diaz-Laboy; Michelle
Smith; Mike Cole; Miller-Keystone Blood
Center; Mona M. Campos; NCAAA;
Neighborhood Health Centers; Nicole
Huff; Noel Ruiz-Castaneda; Northampton
Community College; Northampton County
Human Services; Pamela Varkony; Patricia
A. McEnery; Paul E. Pierpoint; PBS39
WLVT-TV Channel 39; Perla L. Vinasco
Lalinde; PPL Services Corporation; Raquel
Ruiz-Castanedal; Raul-Felipe RodriquesFeo; Rebecca L. Keptner; Richard J. Sabol;
Rider Poot; Robert C. Collevechio; Robert
E. Martin; Robert J. Donchez; Ronald
B. Madison; Rosa Lara; Ryan J. Yanek;
Sandra D. Thomas; Sands Casino Resort
Bethlehem; Sarath Trujillo; Scott Wolfe;
Sha Shajihan; Sheila Ann Redoutey; Sonia
Vazquez; St. Luke’s University Health
Network; Steve Samuelson; Stotz &
Fatzinger Office; Stuart Benefits
Consulting, LLC; Sur Lurie; Susan J. Uhl;
Susan L. Lurie; Taggart Associates;
Thomas Braun; Thomas Palmisano;
Timothy Lynch; Timothy Miklus; Tina
Mattern; Tonya N. Lee; Two Rivers; United
Way; UMPC; Victor Schmidt; Vivian
Robledo-Shorey; W. Beall Fowler; Wells
Fargo Foundation; Will Georges; Yesenia
Justiniano; Yessica Castillo; Yeying Shan.
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A FEW WORDS FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, LORNA VELAZQUEZ:
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The Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley starts with individual needs in order to build the strongest
community possible, and 2014-15 has been met with both great opportunities and important
challenges. In order for HCLV to continue to enrich the lives of those who need support and our
community at large, my Board members made the decision to use our challenges as a way to reinvent
ourselves.
FINANCIALS
5%
8%
11%
18%
38%
10%
Revenues
Government Service Contracts
United Way: $65,000 (10%)
21 Century: $7,140 (1%)
Restricted Income: $122,598 (18%)
Northampton County Area Agency on Aging: $71,700 (11%)
Special Events: $50,826 (8%)
Northampton County Human Services: $31,800 (5%)
Contributions &
Maternal and Family Services: $255,985 (38%)
Donations: $18,059 (3%)
IRS Grant - Health Insurance: $2,977 Rental Income: $7,216 (1%)
Miscellaneous
Income: $37,093 (5%)
Total Revenues: $670,394
Expenses
5%
10%
56%
6%
9%
Salaries, Benefits, & Taxes: $365,069 (56%)
Professional Fees: $58,074 (9%) Depreciation: $38,102 (6%)
Client Assistance: $67,428 (10%)
Bldg. & Equipment Repair & Maintenance: $25,231 (4%)
Insurance: $29,541 (5%)
Utilities: $33,227 (5%)
Travel: $1,715 (0%)
Special Events: $14,403 (2%)
Other: $20,403 (3%)
Total Expenses: $653,193
SUCCESS STORY: MEET MARGARITA VARGAS
When Margarita Vargas arrived from Puerto Rico in 2013 with nothing, she felt both hopeless and
depressed. She found a solution one day when she was walking and came across the Hispanic Center, where
she now loves serving food, gardening, arts and crafts, and going on field trips. She feels useful when she’s at
HCLV, and has said when she walks in, she can’t help but to smile.
When Margarita finally found a small apartment, the rent was $700 monthly. Margarita explained that HCLV has
been a constant support; with only receiving $749 monthly, the Center provided her with all the resources she
needed to secure housing, pay her utilities and more.
The food pantry at HCLV is yet another open door for Margarita to achieve independence and security. Most of all, the
senior center has helped her emotionally and provided her with a second home.
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520 E. Fourth St.
Bethlehem, PA 18015
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CONTACT MEMBERS
OF OUR TEAM:
Bennie Khamneh
Food Pantry Coordinator
[email protected] I 610-868-7800 x244
Lorna Velazquez
Executive Director
[email protected] I (610) 868-7800
Fernanda Ferolie
Community Resource Coordinator
[email protected] I 610-868-7800 x245
Charles Gehring
Fiscal Director
[email protected] I (610) 868-7800
Alexis Burgess
Community Resource Coordinator
[email protected] I 610-866-0031/5041
Mitzi Morales
Office Manager
[email protected] I 610-868-7800 x225
If you have any questions, would like to
make
a donation, or want to volunteer your time,
please contact us at :
Damaris Torres
Senior Center Program Manager
[email protected] I 610-868-7800 x228
Phone: (610) 868-7800 or Fax: 610-8684096
Jessica Vazquez
WIC Program Manager
[email protected] I 610-868-7800 x235
Or visit us at:
520 E. 4th St., Bethlehem, PA 18015
www.hclv.org