EPH Annual Report 2010

Rita Roberto

Douglas Rodman

Nancy Routh

Anthony Sarno

Lorraine Shuck

Silicon Valley Bank Foundation

Stephen Sillari

Silverman Trykowski Associates, Inc

Kimberly Smith-Cofield

Somerville Community Corporation

Somerville Homeless Coalition

Eva Spitzer

Steven Azar

Charles & Alexandra Stephens

Stephen & Karen Stulck

Tags Hardware, Inc.

Joseph Tarello

Dan Thomas

Janette & Joseph Thomas

Sharon Mercedes Tompkins

Tim Toomey

Tufts University

United Way of Massachusetts Bay

United Neighborhood Centers of America

Mary C. Von Reuden

Jay and Lynn Wailes

Winter Hill Bank

Mary Zappulla

Fred Zimmerman

We Need Your Help The Elizabeth Peabody House Association, Inc. is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Contributions are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law. Financial contributions from individuals and companies allow us flexibility to provide new and on-going programs to support and improve the lives of families in Somerville and surrounding communities. To find out about donating please visit our website www.elizabethpeabodyhouse.org or contact Paul Kuhne at [email protected].

Our Partners & Supporters

ARAMARK STOP & SHOP

CITY YEAR LESLEY UNIVERSITY

CITY OF SOMERVILLE FOOD FOR FREE

JUMPSTART STATE STREET

GREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK BOSTON CARES

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148 Sycamore Street LLP

Mary Antonelli

Bain Capital Children’s Charity

Wendy Blom

BMC HealthNet Plan

Barr Foundation

Boston Private Bank & Trust Co.

Broadway Brake Corpora-tion

Eugene Brune

Ann Busnach

Anna Castignetti

Charles & Paulett Caragianes

Century Bank

Robert & Jody Chamber-lin

Selvin Chambers III

Margarette Chery

City Year, Inc.

Robert & Marilyn Claise

Joan Clark

College Ave, United Methodist Church

Nancy Reed Cochran

Zara Cooper

COMECC

Community Action Agency of Somerville

Daniel & Leslie Conley

Jack Connolly

Mildred Conway

Lauren Curry

Thank You To Our Supporters

Joseph Curtatone

Debbie D’Mico

Frank Dardeno

Robert & Gay DeMaggio

Mary Diaz-Przybyl

Barry Dym

East Cambridge Savings Bank

Christine Egitto

Mara Elich

Gianna Ericson

Errico Studio

Faulkner Brothers, Inc.

Dennis and Rona Fischman

Kevin & Alice Fitzgerald

Kevin Fleurimond

Gentle Giant Moving Com-pany

Paul & Patricia Gilbert

Give with Liberty

Elisabeth Hatfield

Peter & Elizabeth Hay

Michael Hunter

Claude Jacob

Tony Jones

Tom & Mary Jane Kemper

Pamela Kennedy

Kiwanis Club of Somerville

Francis Klein

Larry & Paige Kohler

Catherine M Konicki

Jean & Jordan Krasnow

David & Margaret Lager

Daniel LeBlanc

Lifetouch Preschool Portraits

Daniel & Martha Lucas

Paula Mackey

Benjamin Mahnke

Ann O’Conner Mahon

Mary & Mark Masterson

Massachusetts Business Asso-ciation

Massasoit Lodge#129 I.B.P.O.E. of W

McGinley, Kaslow & Associ-ates

Daniel & Tammy McKanan

Jo Ann McLaughlin

Medford Lodge

Miller Wachman LLP-C

Robert & Mary Ann Moll

Stephanie Moore

John Murray

Netco

Mark Niedergang

Ellen O'Brien

Christopher O’Keefe

Original Gourmet Creations Inc.

Larry O’Toole

Rina Palmer

Janice Philpot

Joseph Pignatiello

Francis D. Privitera

Prospect Hill Academy

Purvis Systems, Inc.

Joanne & Jim Poage

John and Sandra Regan

Riverside Pizza Restaurant & Bar

Letter f rom the Execut ive Director

Dear Friends of the Elizabeth Peabody House For more than a century, the Elizabeth Peabody House has survived and thrived through good times and bad, committed to continually transforming itself in order to meet the needs of the community. Our ongoing success is a reflection of this commit-ment and we are proud to offer programs that are deeply rooted in our families’ ever-changing needs and desires. Even in the face of the recent economic turmoil, Peabody House has provided quality programs and services while responding to a shifting com-munity and staying true to our mission. The following accomplishments of the past year are those of which we are particularly proud: 1. We fed over 550 families and provided over 400 families with gifts as part of our

annual food and gifts drives over the holidays 2009 and 2010 2. We provided $19,000 in summer camp scholarships to deserving children 3. We gave out 58,000 thousand pounds of food to food pantry participants 4. We developed a community resource guide that allows our staff to make referrals

to additional resources to help our local families access the support they need 5. We constructed a handicap accessible ramp that allows better access to our 277

facility on Broadway 6. We developed 3 new community partnerships that augment our present services 7. We undertook an extensive strategic planning process, the result of which is our

revised mission statement and current three year strategic plan Of course, many of these accomplishments would never have been realized without the steadfast support of our community partners. I recall one morning last Spring when we joined together to applaud the important milestones in the history of the Elizabeth Pea-body House and our collaborative work with community partners and supporters. Even though we have accomplished a great deal over the past year, much more remains to be done and the challenge of reaching our goal has become more daunting with each passing month of the recession. As we move forward, we must be prepared to adjust our approach, refocus our efforts, and seize greater opportunities for success. I remain proud and confident in the future of the Peabody House, and our ability to continually improve how we serve the community, as we have for over 114 years. Sincerely,

Selvin L. Chambers Executive Director

Our Programs

Our Mission The mission of EPH is to support families in our com-munity in reaching their full potential through early child-hood education, youth devel-opment and enrichment, and family services.

EPH Board

Mary Diaz-Przybyl (President), Christine Egitto (Treasurer), Dan

Thomas (Secretary), Steven Azar, Imari Paris Jeffries, Tony Jones,

Janice Philpot, Paula Mackey, Joseph Pignatiello, John H. Sanders,

Loretta Siggers, Steve Stulck, David Vanech, Vicki Wairi, Larry Ward

Adminis t rat ive Sta ff

Executive Director………………………………..Selvin Chambers

Director of Finance & Operations………………….Michael Gemm

Director of Programming & Evaluation……....Alexandra Schuppert

Facilities Manager..……………………………….….…Dan Conley

Outreach & Resource Coordinator……………….….…Paul Kuhne

Infant-Toddler & Preschool Program Director…..……....Sheri Rios

Out of School Time Programs Director…………Janai Mungalsingh

Teachers and Youth Workers

Jerry Altidor, Jon Bernstein, Sandi Carreiro, Bexi Colon, India Drink-

ard, Peter George, John Hessel, Jiyeon Hong, Jill Ladderbush, Ty

Lee, Markiesha Meyers, Shelmadine Miller, Gersande Normil, Arelhy

Rios, Yolanda Rivera, Sushila Shah, Kristen Underwood, Marissa

Underwood

Elizabeth Peabody House Association Statement of Activities 2009-2010

Year Ended: Year Ended: June 30, 2010 June 30, 2009 Revenues and Support Total Total Voucher $ 466,826 566,245

Early Education and Care 179,306 177,166

Bureau of Nutrition 20,244 21,231

Community Partnership 25,675 13,917

Parent Fees 249,094 216,023

Grants and donations 106,084 154,270

Contributions 16,107 10,808

United Way 70,458 68,367

Special events 27,681 31,575

Rental income 17,084 17,762

Investment income 65,353 67,867

Miscellaneous income 10,728 7,369

Net assets released from restrictions

TOTAL REVENUE AND SUPPORT 1,254,640 1,352,600

Expenses

Program expenses 1,122,954 1,061,580

Administration 247,399 252,944

Fundraising 120,874 98,602

TOTAL EXPENSES 1,491,227 1,413,126

Deficit of Operating Revenue and Support Over Operating Expenses (236,587) (60,526)

Nonoperating Expenses and Investment Losses (89,694) (236,587)

Change in Net Assets (146,893) (443,516)

Net Assets, Beginning of Year 3,143,269 3,586,785

Net Assets, End of Year 2,996,376 3,143,269

Infant -Toddler

The Infant and Toddler Center provides quality early care and education for children ages one month through three years of age. The program philosophy is based on the Creative Curricu-lum, which emphasizes that children learn from daily interac-tions in a carefully organized and rich environment. This is the foundation for children's growth and development. Positive adult interactions provide developmentally appropriate experi-ences and enriching learning activities that assist children with achieving key goals in the areas of social, emotional, cognitive and physical growth.

Preschool

Our Preschool Program uses the Creative Curriculum for chil-dren aged 3-5, which focuses on children’s development in four areas: socio-emotional, cognitive, physical and language. The Preschool provides holistic learning opportunities through ex-plorative, hands-on activities. Children are engaged in learning as their expressed interests are incorporated into lessons that ad-dress all necessary content areas. Knowledge and skill develop-ment are promoted through reading, writing, and math literacy to ensure children are ready for kindergarten..

EPH Preschool was accepted as a candidate for NAEYC accreditation.

The National Association for the Education of Young Children

(NAEYC) is dedicated to improving the well-being of all young chil-

dren, with particular focus on the quality of educational and develop-

mental services for all children from birth through age 8.

The Infant-Toddler Center has focused strongly on Thematic Curricu-

lum and planning this year. Using their senses, children have done a

wide range of activities outside of the norm of “Arts and Crafts”. Also

over the last six months, the Infant-Toddler Center has successfully

implemented the Raising a Reader program.

After School

This year, the Peabody House Afterschool Enrichment Program has made great changes, with a focus on academic support and engagement in learning. Borrowing from concepts in the sum-mer enrichment program, the REACH model helps staff to cre-ate well-rounded lessons that focus on relationships, engage-ment in learning, arts & culture, community engagement, and health & wellness. The program strives to communicate with schools and community partners to determine and address the needs of participants and support in their academic growth. Structured daily academic time promotes homework help and reinforces academic skills learned in school.

Summer Enrichment

Peabody House's Summer Enrichment Program takes place at the our scenic camp ground, Camp Gannett, located on Lake Massapoag in Sharon, MA. The program gives over 120 chil-dren each summer the opportunity to interact with environ-ments beyond the urban neighborhoods in which they live. The program offers enrichment activities that encourage social-emotional development and engagement in learning, including water front activities, athletics, and visual arts. Weekly themes keep lessons new and exciting and present hands-on learning opportunities that address summer learning loss.

Afterschool has placed increased emphasis on programming that better suits the needs and interests of our middle-school students. Our 10-13 year olds engage in activities and projects that require higher-level thinking, teamwork, and leadership skills, such as Youth Venture, a program that gives youth an opportunity to be entrepreneurs.

This summer our Summer Enrichment Program at Camp Gannett provided over 125 children, predominantly from urban local neighborhoods, with a fun and educational outdoors experience. Over 20% of those children served were living in shelters and transi-tional housing.

Map to Success: Strategic Plan

During the 2009 – 2010 fiscal year the Peabody House embarked on developing a three year strategic plan. In August 2010 the plan became final and the imple-mentation process was initiated in September 2010 laying out a strong set of goals that will be realized over the course of 2011 through 2014. The newly devel-oped strategic plan places a continued emphasis on children and youth through increasing the programs aimed at older children as well as the quality of pro-grams currently offered. The plan also provides opportunities to service families in the community that do not traditionally reach out to the Peabody House for support. The overall goal of the strategic plan is to attract additional clients, volunteers and sponsors/funders through new and improved programs that cre-ate an even greater impact in our community. As a common practice we will re-view the strategic goals quarterly (EPH leadership staff and board members) to determine progress and to make modifications if required.

Mission: “The mission of EPH is to support families in our community in reaching their full potential through early childhood education, youth de-velopment and enrichment, and family services.”

Vision: “EPH shall be the leading center in the Somerville area for enrich-ing and connecting children and families, and creating a strong and en-gaged community.”

Goals: Elizabeth Peabody House will: 1. Be regarded as a safe and reliable destination for families and com-

munity members of Somerville 2. Leverage a network of community resources to make them readably

accessible to the families we serve 3. Provide exceptional and innovative programs 4. Be a reliable sustainable community resource by increasing and diver-

sifying funding sources through the following: Program Enrollment Balanced Budget that reflects increased salaries expense Board Development Fundraising: Events, Grants & Contributions

The Strategic Plan has the following three components:

A). MISSION STATEMENT B). VISION STATEMENT

C). STRATEGIC PLANNING GOALS

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A Arts & Culture – In a time

when many schools are cutting non- “core” subjects such as the arts, out-of-school-time programming provides chil-dren with an opportunity to expand their horizons, learn about the world around them, and discover new interests. Many of our activities enable youth to explore aspects of world cultures, and participate in various visual and perform-ing arts activities such as draw-ing, painting, crafts, music, and dance.

Spotlight on Afterschool: REACH

Community Engagement – Children who understand from an early age their own power to affect positive change in their com-munity are more likely to be civically-engaged, to productively participate in soci-ety and even one day to become leaders. We foster this in even our youngest children by embedding lessons about the environment and sustainability, the political process, their own community and more. As children get older, we take a more focused approach to cultivate their interest in community involve-ment and leadership skills development.

Healthy Living – Our program seeks to instill in children the im-portance of maintaining their physi-cal health. We do this through pro-vide healthy snacks that provide a balance whole-grains, dairy and fruit & vegetables and recreational op-portunities that allow children to be physically active. And we teach about health, nutrition and fitness through such curriculum as Shape-Up Somerville’s H.E.A.T Club (Healthy Eating and Active Time).

Emergency Food Pantr y

In response to a demand for emergency food relief, our food pantry opened its doors to Somerville residents in December 2009. Since then, we have managed to serve approximately 410 families from Somerville with more than 50,000 lbs of food. With the help of outside partners including the Greater Boston Food Bank, Food for Free, Stop & Shop, and Farmer Daves, our emergency food pantry has grown to be the largest sup-plier of emergency food relief in Somerville. Our clients never cease to highlight our diverse array of meats, dairy products and fresh produce and our exceptional corps of volunteers that shop with families when they arrive.

Community Outreach & Volunteerism

In October 2010, we launched a community resource guide for our staff to use that has thus far already referred over 10 fami-lies to vital services outside of Peabody House. Furthermore, we have managed to partner with agencies like the Welcome Project and the Livewell Project to offer services like ESOL classes and nutrition workshops. Our volunteer program has been another area of significant growth with 12 outside volun-teer groups assisting at Camp Gannett and beautification pro-jects this year and over 40 volunteers assisting in our After-school, Food Pantry, and Infant-Toddler Center.

The food pantry served 213 families in the month of September alone.

Now with the help of the Silicon Valley Foundation and Stop & Shop,

the pantry will provide even more fresh produce during the winter

months and pilot a nutrition program later this year.

The community resource guide contains over 30 resources and or-

ganizations, providing an insider’s view of how these programs

work for families that are seeking the help.

Repligen Corporation and Boston Cares teamed up on September

24 to fix up Camp Gannett in a fun & productive day of service.

Stories of our Impact

James Fyfe,

Volunteer

“It’s been a genuine pleasure volunteering at EPH’s food pantry this last year. I’ve really enjoyed the opportunity to help families of var-ied culture and background, and I’ve learned a lot from my exposure to Somerville’s diverse community. It was a great experience that I would recommend to anyone!”

“The teachers in the Infant-Toddler Cen-ter are fun, loving, creative, caring, pa-tient, full of energy and have a sense of humor. I have to say that I am very pleased with my son's progress. He has learned sign language and how to share.”

Blake Klauber,

Parent

Guerline Maingrette,

Intern &

Food Pantry Client

“Volunteering at the Elizabeth Peabody House has impacted my life tremendously. I got to know the people in my community. I make a difference for them and even make improve-ments and suggestions to the pantry. I also work with children in the preschool. The staff really has become a second family to me.”

Jill Ladderbush,

Infant-Toddler

Staff

“The Elizabeth Peabody House means to me a fun, loving program filled with pro-fessional people who love taking care of children and providing them with a safe environment. And we also try to help families in need in any way we can.”

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Spotlight on Afterschool: REACH

Our Out-of-School Time programming, for youth ages 5 and up, is

built upon the premise that we must cater to the whole child. Our

R.E.A.C.H. model for developing youth in our afterschool and summer

enrichment programs includes the following components:

Relationships – At the heart of all we do is a recognition that the rela-tionships children form in our pro-gram are of primary importance. This includes the valuable friend-ships that they build with peers, but even more important is the relation-ship they build with staff. By build-ing relationships based on mutual trust and respect, our staff is better able to guide, role-model for and teach children.

Enrichment – Today more than ever, out-of-school-time programming is ex-pected to not simply keep children safe and occupied during the hours they are not in school, but to augment children’s school-day learning. Our school-aged programming reinforces children’s learn-ing by providing varied activities within a monthly theme-based structure. We also provide one-on-one homework support to those children who need additional assistance with understanding and com-pleting school assignments. Our program seeks to increase children’s confidence in their academic abilities and help them see that learning can be fun, resulting in in-creased school engagement, and in turn grade progression and graduation rates.