ANNUAL REPORT 2013–2014 - Families Forward...ANNUAL REPORT 2013–2014 Families Forward exists to help families in need achieve and maintain self-sufficiency through housing, food,

A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 3 – 2 0 1 4

Families Forward exists to help families in need achieve and maintain self-sufficiency through housing, food, counseling, education and other support services.

Halo Award Recognizes Our Amazing Volunteers!

In 2014, Families Forward received the “Halo Award” from the Carl & Roberta Deutsch Foundation honoring Carol Pukli for 25 years of dedicated volunteer service. All our remarkable volunteers bring their heart and soul every day to assist struggling families. More than 2,300 volunteers provided nearly 17,500 hours of service during the year.

Creating a Legacy for a Brighter Future!

Families Forward is proud to celebrate and recognize the members of our Legacy Society. These generous supporters have committed to the long-term future of helping families with a planned gift. In 2014, we were honored to receive both our first major bequest and our first designated endowment, extending the reach of Families Forward to future generations.

Dear Friends of Families Forward,

At Families Forward, we see vulnerable families in crisis every day. The most impacted are the children who need to be protected and nurtured from the debilitating effects of losing their home. These families face severe and often unexpected challenges, from the single parent escaping domestic violence or overwhelmed by a difficult divorce, to families facing long-term illness or job loss. They are pushed beyond their financial limits and suddenly find themselves homeless.

Thanks to support from generous contributors like you, safety-net services were provided to nearly 8,000 low-income children and adults last year. The most devastated of these families escaped homelessness through our housing program, but thousands of others were served through our food pantry, community counseling services, career coaching and tenant workshops or received in-kind donations for school or the holidays.

Last year more than 90% of the families graduating from our housing program secured permanent housing and greater stability for their children. For 30 years, Families Forward has remained committed to our mission to reduce homelessness in Orange County and help families in need become self-sufficient. We are deeply grateful for your support in helping us serve these families. Working together, we can transform the life of a desperate family to one of confidence and success.

Sincerely,

Ryan Warne-McGraw President, Board of Directors

M E S S A G E F R O M T H E B O A R D O F D I R E C T O R S

IMAGINE WONDERING WHERE YOU AND YOUR CHILDREN WILL SLEEP TONIGHT.

– 30,500 Orange County children are homeless or unstably housed.*

– A minimum wage worker must work 126 hours a week to afford an average one-bedroom apartment in Orange County.**

– For low income families, median income has declined 10% while rents have increased 19% since 2000.***

CHILDREN STRUGGLE WHEN THEY GO TO BED HUNGRY!

– 1 in 5 children living in Orange County are “food insecure” and are often hungry.

– 250,408 children, 50% of Orange County’s students, qualify for free and reduced-price lunch, a strong indicator of poverty.*

“Bill” And His 5 Children Soon Found Themselves Living Out Of His Vehicle.

After a long and difficult battle, “Bill” lost his wife to cancer. Overwhelmed, he needed to figure out how to be a single dad and the sole provider for his daughter and 4 sons. Having used all of the family’s resources to care for his ailing wife and cover costly medical treatments, Bill and his 5 children soon found themselves living out of his vehicle.

This is when Bill contacted Families Forward and moved his family into one of our interim homes. He began his journey back to self-sufficiency, and after working with a Career Coach, found employment at a local retail store. A short time later, Bill was promoted to a management position. With guidance from his case manager, Bill applied and was accepted to move into a 3 bedroom affordable housing unit! Bill’s children are so excited to settle into a permanent home and hang their family pictures on the walls.

* Orange County Children’s Partnership. The 20th Annual Report on the Conditions of Children in Orange County. 2014.

**Orange County 2014 Community Indicators Project.

***California Housing Partnership Corporation and The Kennedy Commission report, August 2014.

T H E C H A L L E N G E S FA M I L I E S FA C E I N O R A N G E C O U N T Y

Due to the high cost of basic living needs in Orange County, including rent, transportation and childcare, families can suddenly lose their housing with any

unforeseen expense or disruption. A job loss, sudden illness or rent increase can often push a family beyond their financial limits and result in them losing their home.

Families Forward Creates A Brighter Future

In 2013-14, Families Forward served nearly 8,000 children and adults in crisis.

FAMILIES FORWARD’S HOUSING PROGRAM helps families with minor age children regain stable housing. Supportive services for these families may include counseling, food, medical services and career coaching to ultimately help each family achieve self-sufficiency.

– 90 Homeless Families (324 children and their parents) achieved safety and stability in Families Forward’s Housing Program.

– 93% of the families graduating from the program secured their own housing and gained self-sufficiency.

FAMILIES FORWARD’S HOMELESS PREVENTION PROGRAMS include services to help families maintain self-sufficiency and independent housing.

– Food Pantry Program: staffed by community volunteers, our Food Pantry served 6,167 children and adults.

– Community Cares Program: 71 volunteer healthcare professionals volunteered 88 medical services valued at more than $25,000 and offered at no cost to our housing families.

– Career Coaching: 187 individuals received career coaching services through workshops and one-on-one coaching.

– Community Counseling: 57 individuals from 37 families participated in counseling sessions to build confidence and self-sufficiency.

– Community Resource Fair: Over 711 children and adults participated in the fair, receiving health services and general information provided by 57 local community service organizations.

– Back to School: 1,044 children received clothing and backpacks filled with school supplies to start the new school year.

– Thanksgiving: 723 families received holiday meal baskets.

– Adopt A Family: 1,740 children from 663 families received wonderful holiday gifts.

VOLUNTEERS – Neighbors Helping Neighbors

Dedicated community volunteers provided

nearly 17,500 hours of service, significantly

increasing the number of families served.

– Individuals, families, faith, service and school groups, businesses and government organizations gave nearly 2,500 generous charitable gifts and grants, funding vital services for local families.

– More than 300,000 food items were generously donated by local families, community groups and businesses through almost 260 food drives conducted by groups and individuals.

Contact Families Forward today to find out more about volunteering opportunities. Your involvement will change the life of a family in need.

FA M I L I E S F O R WA R D ’ S I M PA C T

FAMILIES FORWARD’S VALUES GUIDE ALL OF OUR EFFORTS

Dignity • Empowerment • Accountability Community Spirit • Hope

For the fifth year in a row, Families Forward earned Charity Navigator’s top 4 Star rating, placing our agency among the top 4% of rated charities nationwide. Through Families Forward’s careful management of resources, an extensive volunteer corps, and thousands of food and product donations, 89% of all financial contributions directly fund programs and services to client families.

(000’s)

Current Assets $ 2,079

Homes & Other LT Assets $ 7,415

Total Assets $ 9,494

Liabilities $ 370

Net Assets $ 9,124

Total Liabilities & Net Assets $ 9,494

39%

30%

9%

18%

4%

39% Contributions

30% In-Kind Contributions

18% Government

9% Annual Gala

4% Other

REVENUES $3.70M

6% Administrative

5% Fundraising

89% Program89%

5%

6%

EXPENSES $3.67M

F I N A N C I A L H I G H L I G H T SOctober 1, 2013 – September 30, 2014

Ryan Warne-McGraw President Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

Mark Harryman Immediate Past President Unire Real Estate Group, Inc.

Kevin Andrade Real Estate Developer

Sandy Avzaradel Irvine Unified School District

Mary Ann Bentrott Community Leader

Dr. James Berman Internal Medicine

Rhonda Bolton KIA Motors America, Inc.

Nancy Chase Community Leader

Gary Cohn Marx | Okubo Associates, Inc.

Mikhail Cook CoreIP Solutions, Inc.

Ken Coulter William Lyon Homes, Inc.

Mark Engstrom Deloitte & Touche, LLP

Allen Goh Squar, Milner, Peterson, Miranda & Williamson, LLP

Teri Hoops Community Leader

Shige Itoh Rutan & Tucker, LLP

Joshua Jessen Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP

Michael Kaufman Community Leader

James Klingler JK Advisors

Dana Kovach Kovach Marketing

Robert Lambert Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.

Kate Lockhart Community Leader

Susan McClintic Early Childhood Educator

Tracie McCloskey Community Leader

Victoria Parret King, Parret & Droste, LLP

Greg Phillips Capital Group Companies, Inc.

Peter Reynolds Community Leader

Trish Scarborough Community Leader

Mary Earl Spencer Community Leader

Jack Stemper First Foundation Advisors

Michael Trank Wertz & Company

Steven Wilson U.S. Bank

Karen Wong Wells Fargo

B O A R D O F D I R E C T O R S 2 0 1 3 – 2 0 1 4

Your Financial Support Changes Lives!

Families Forward is grateful for every gift of financial support. Due to space limitations, the list below includes donors who have made gifts of $2,500 or more during the period October 1, 2013 to September 30, 2014.

For a complete list of donors, please visit our website at www.families-forward.org.

D O N O R S 2 0 1 3 – 2 0 1 4

Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy in recognizing our donors. For questions, please call 949-716-5870.

BENEFACTOR

Children and Families Commission of Orange County

Kase Family Trust

Orange County United Way

Pacific Life Foundation

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

CHAMPION

Anonymous

Griswold Industries

Legacy Foundation Fund

Ueberroth Family Foundation

PATRON

The Capital Group Companies Foundation

Desert Community Foundation

George Hoag Family Foundation

Steve and Kathryn Keefer

Mariners Church

The Munson Family Foundation

Cathie and Paul Slavik

Wells Fargo Foundation

LEADER

Anonymous

Allergan Foundation

Nancy and Irv Chase

City of Irvine

City of Newport Beach

Draper Family Foundation Fund

Edwards Lifesciences

Elerding Family Foundation

First Foundation Inc.

Fluor Foundation

The S.L. Gimbel Foundation

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

Teri and Alan Hoops

Kaiser Foundation Hospitals

Michael and Katy Kaufman

KIA Motors America

The Kling Family Foundation

Janice and James Lawson

Stephen and Susan McArthur

Richard and Tracie McCloskey

Orange County Community Foundation

Trish and Steve Scarborough

Shady Canyon Golf Club Charitable Foundation

U.S. Bank

Willette Charitable Foundation

Women’s Philanthrophy Fund-OC United Way

ANGEL

Anonymous

Kevin and Sherri Andrade

William and Lisa Applebee

Avalon Bay Communities, Inc.

Bank of America Charitable Foundation

Robert and Ali Bartholomew

Bill Carter

Change A Life Foundation

City of Lake Forest

City of Mission Viejo

William and Amy Claster

Croul Family Foundation

Kevin and Marian Drum

Emerson Process Management

Margaret and Brian English

Mark and Marcia Engstrom

F. S. Commercial Landscape Inc.

Allan and Sara Fainbarg Charitable Lead Trust

Five Point Communities

Dennis and Susi Gertmenian

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church

Nora and Greg Grabar

Mark and Lisa Harryman

Laurie and Mark Henigan

Craig Misewicz

The Myers Family Trust

Northwood H.S. Booster Club

Pappas Family Foundation

Robinson Foundation

Ronald McDonald House Charities Global

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California

Ann and Mark Simmons

The James and Glenys Slavik Family Foundation

Southern California Edison

Stone Family Foundation Fund

Shelley Thunen

TJX Foundation

Unire Real Estate Group, Inc.

Ryan and Nicole Warne-McGraw

Western Digital Foundation

Barbara and Alan Wiener

William Gillespie Foundation

PARTNER

Carole and Joe Anibale

Applied Medical

Dan and Kelly Babcock

C.R. Bard Foundation, Inc.

Trish Barnes and Chris Basom

Edward and Katie Benoe

Mary Ann and Bryan Bentrott

City of Laguna Niguel

City of Rancho Santa Margarita

Melinda and Jerry Coleman

Jo Ann and Ken Coulter

The Dhont Family Foundation

Pat and Paula Donahue Family Foundation

Donahue Schriber Asset Management

George Elsey

Jack Eriksmoen

Everyday Family

Fainbarg Family Foundation

Farmers and Merchants Bank

Timothy and Amy Guth

Armene and Bob Humber

Bob and Lynda King

Scott and Susan Kisting

James and Lidia Klingler

Dave and Cathy Koeblitz

Wally and Sandy Kreutzen

Laurel Grove Capital, LLC

Kathleen Lockhart

Mark and Chris Lomas

Making Change

Manatt, Phelps and Phillips, LLP

Marx | Okubo Associates

National Charity League - Rancho Irvine Chapter

Norm Wilson and Sons, Inc.

Martin and Janice Pickett

Priority Roof Service, Inc

Ted and Betty Quilligan

Pennee Raffetto

Rutan and Tucker, LLP

Renee and John Simonis

Paul and Sally Snyder

Squar, Milner, Peterson, Miranda and Williamson LLP

Stater Bros. Charities

Paul J. Strasma and Shanthi Nataraj

Thompson Foundation

University United Methodist Church

W. Brown and Associates

Dean and Donna Waldfogel

Kristopher and Alyssa Waldhauser

The Walt Disney Company Foundation

Wells Fargo Dealer Services

Randy L. Wilson

For information on how you or your organization can help, please contact us:8 Thomas • Irvine, CA • 92618 • (949) 552-2727 • www.families-forward.org

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