NH Children's Trust Annual Report

A word from BOARD CHAIR, PEIRCE HUNTER, M.D. On an average day in 2005, I answered the phone to a pediatrician friend

asking if I would be the Governor’s Representa-tive to New Hampshire Children’s Trust Fund (NHCTF). She explained NHCTF is a non-profi t whose mission is elimi-nating child abuse and neglect in NH. I hadn’t heard of the organiza-tion, so I called some board members and

spoke to the Executive Director at the time, Karen Carpenter, to learn more. I discovered NHCTF’s mission was important to me, so I agreed. Joining the Board of Directors was eye-opening. Although I had been a pediatrician in NH for 15 years and took care of individual children and families aff ected by child abuse and neglect, I did not know the extent of the problem in our state. With thou-sands of reports every year, the problem was daunting, and NH was one of the safest and best places to raise a child in the U.S. Clearly, there was work to do. During my fi rst years on the board the organization achieved its mission by dispensing grants to non-profi ts to fund programs such as parenting classes, teen pregnancy prevention, family support centers, and home visiting to families of newborns. Th e grants, though small, were

important and surely helped prevent abuse and neglect by educating and supporting parents. NHCTF also provided support and evaluation, using standardized and tested evaluation tools, to non-profi ts delivering direct services to parents and families so that successful programs could be identi-fi ed and reinforced, and weaker programs improved. Karen Carpenter retired as Execu-tive Director in 2008. She was a vibrant and well-connected leader who seemed to know everyone in the state involved in child abuse prevention. Under her guid-ance NHCTF expanded its infl uence across the state. Upon her retirement, the board was tasked with fi nding a new Executive Director and, aft er a statewide search, hired Keryn Bernard-Kriegl in 2009. Keryn brought with her a passion for the prevention of child abuse and ne-glect. She had many years of experience in non-profi ts, not only providing day-to-day

services to clients, but also the important skills of creat-ing a budget, writing grants, fundraising, and managing an offi ce and staff . In the coming years all these talents were to be put to the test.Keryn’s tenure at the Chil-dren’s Trust has been trans-formative. Not long aft er

her arrival it was discovered that NHCTF was actually functioning as a branch of the NH Attorney General’s Offi ce. Keryn, aided by lawyers and others on the board, transitioned the organization into an inde-pendent non-profi t, now known as New Hampshire Children’s Trust (NHCT). During this time of transition, the board sought to evaluate and rede-sign the role of NHCT in the prevention of child abuse and neglect and leave the grant-giving behind. Th e board engaged in

strategic planning in 2012 and has repo-sitioned NHCT to focus on the age group with the highest rate of child abuse, ages 0 to 3 years. Th e agency focuses on evidence -based prgrams and continues to provide outcomes evaluation and training to other non-profi ts. Even through the recession, I am pleased to report that NHCT is in a very strong fi nancial position to be able to pro-mote child well-being in our state

RETIRING AFTER 9 YEARS OF SERVICE... Why did I join NHCT and stay with it for so many years? Principally because I believe in it. As a parent and pediatrician I believe our future is our chil-dren, and that every child has the right to be raised in strong and nurturing families and communities. With my wife Jill, I try to provide that environment in our home, and I work to keep children healthy and safe through my profession. But, there is only so much I can do as an individual and that is why I have felt it important to team up with like-minded people to work to improve the lives of our children at a state level and I am grateful for opportunity and hope that I have made a contribution. I look forward to maintaining my relationship with NHCT through contributions of time and money in the coming years. One the most gratifying roles as the Chairman of the Board was annually recogizing “Unsung Heroes.” Th e event honors parents, grandparents, foster par-ents and others who have gone above and beyond to care for children in their com-munity. It has been a privilege to meet them over the years and to see NHCT’s mission in action. And, yes, I got to meet Governors Lynch and Hassan, whom it has been my honor to represent at NHCT for the past 9 years. •

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Peirce Hunter, MD, Chair Rep. Anne Grassie, Vice Chair Janice Fitzpatrick, Treasurer Courtney H. G. Herz, Esq., Secretary Mary Ann Aldrich, RN, MS Robert Matheson Deborah Bailin, Esq. Frederick (Skip) Berrien, MD Monique Harrington Lauri Johnson Lara Quiroga, M.Ed. Stephen Murray, CFA

STAFF: Keryn Bernard-Kriegl Executive Director Becky Berk Quality Improvement Director Julie Day Strengthening Families Director Maria Doyle Training and Evaluation Director Diane Hastings Communications Director Brenda Marotto Fiscal and Office Manager Valerie Mulkhey Administrative Assistant

FINANCIAL REPORT January 1 - December 31, 2012

You can fi nd our audited fi nancials and IRS form 990 on Guidestar.org and on NHChildrensTrust.org

BECAUSE OF YOU...

Counties with providers trained

Statewide agencies trained

Additional hospital-based programs launched

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W E P R O M O T E D F O U R K E Y P R O G R A M M A T I C I N I T I A T I V E S :

Recognizing the importance of the protective factors

STRENGTHENING FAMILIES FRAMEWORK

Addressing infant crying as a key trigger for infant

abuse

PERIOD OF PURPLE CRYING

Supporting families during pregnancy and through the fi rst three

years of a child’s life

HOME VISITING

Working with the statewide children’s policy,

advocacy organizations and the Early Childhood

Advisory Council, Spark NH

COMMUNITY EDUCATION

donated infant caps were distributed to NH birthing hospitals for the CLICK for Babies Campaign, Shaken Baby Syndrome awareness

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Period of PURPLE Crying 201 providers from

93 organizations in

86 NH cities and towns

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COMMUNITYPRESENTATIONS to

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“Not only am I able to rely on this information at work, I am able to carry it over to my personal life.”

Cheryl White

Administrator & Associate Teacher

WE BECAME #1 IN THE COUNTRY to implement Bringing The Protective Factors Framework to Life online training modules

WE GAVE

HOME VISITORS were trained

HEALTHY FAMILIES AMERICA sites were launched

Benefactor$10,000+Jack & Dorothy Byrne FoundationNH Charitable FoundationUnited Way of the Greater Seacoast

Champion $5000 to $9999Endowment for HealthGranite United Way

Patron $1000 to $4999Anonymous Donors from IBM Charitable Campaign Price Chopper Stores Pzena Investment Charitable FundBarrette Family Fund of the NH Charitable FoundationBernard-Kriegl FamilyBishop’s Charitable Assistance FundCouch Family FoundationEmma M. Kelly Charitable TrustDr. Peirce and Jill HunterKendal C. and Anna Ham Charitable FoundationLori and Jack Law In honor of Ginny and Skip BerrienLovett-Woodsum FoundationSociety of the Sisters of CharityAlpha Sigma Chapter of Kappa Delta Sorority-UNH

Family $500 to $999Anonymous Donors from PCAVT & PCANH Snow Much Fun

BAE Systems Employee Community FundMary Ann AldrichJessica BarlowDr. Thomas BartonBreed Family Fund of the NH Charitable FoundationRobert W. Chamberlin, MD, MPH In honor of Judge Edwin Kelly and Barbara Newsom Fidelity InvestmentsShirley Essa Ganem In honor of Governor Steve MerrillGilbert Verney FoundationKiwanis Club of HudsonKiwanis Club of Mt. Washington ValleyBetsy McKinneyStephen and Hannah MurrayApril Taylor

Friend $100 to $499Anonymous Donors (2)Anonymous Donor from Yoga Room, HampsteadDeborah Balin

Gail Barba In memory of Henry BelhumeurBruce and Becky BerkDr. Frederick (Skip) BerrienSuzanne BoulterDennis J. Card and Maureen E. McCantyChurch of Our Saviour, MilfordBurton CohenCliff ord LopateCharles DeGrandpre and Marcia MakrisGeorge and Janet DeVitoJanice FitzpatrickDr. and Mrs. John Fothergill In honor of Eleanor Fothergill and Catherine StoppenhagenDr. Paul Friedrichs, MDDr. Gilbert FuldDr. Hannah GalvinDr. Wendy GladstoneAnne and Chuck GrassieChris Hallowell and Cindall MorrisonRepresentative Christine HammMonique HarringtonHarvest Capital ManagementRochelle HeitCourtney Herz and Jonathan DunlapHirshberg Family FundJay and Marjorie HodesHollis Women’s ClubDorothea R. HunterMohamed Ibrahim, Vehicle donation programKappa Delta Sorority, Dartmouth CollegeKatz EndodonticsKiwanis Club of ConcordKeene Kiwanis FoundationAudrey KnightMr. Douglas DolcinoMost Reverend Peter Libasci Bishop of ManchesterWillard MartinRobert Matheson

Robert W. Chamberlin, MD, MPHHonorary gift:“I would like to honor with this gift Judge

Edwin Kelley of the Plymouth Area

District Court and Barbara Newsom of the

Firetower Fund who had the vision and

the persistence to work together with the

Plymouth Area Ad Hoc Committee on Youth

at Risk to establish the Whole Village

Family Resource Center, located in

Plymouth, NH and serving families and

children in 19 Plymouth area towns.”

THANK YOU

for investing in

M Y F U T U R E!

Strengthening Families SummitProgram Sponsor $1000Concord Connections

Friend Sponsor $500Core Physicians

Partner Sponsors $250Becket Family of ServicesCentrix Bank & TrustChild and Family Services of NHChildren’s Hospital at Dartmouth-HitchcockConcord Children’s InitiativeCrossroads ChiropracticEpiscopal Diocese of NHFamily Support NHGeneral Federation of Women’s Clubs NHNational Alliance on Mental Illness NHNH Association for Infant Mental HealthNH Catholic Charities - Our Place ProgramNH Department of Health and Human ServicesNortheast Delta Dental FoundationRiverbend Community Mental HealthRoman Catholic Diocese of ManchesterSouthern NH UniversityTruebluematch.com

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Lynne Bartlett Merrill In honor of James NicholsonRaymond Miller and Judith DayAnnie MontgomeryJohn R. & Barbara Y. NewsomNFI NorthNH Pediatric SocietyBobbi-Jo PlamandonMonsignor John P. QuinnLara QuirogaRiver Road Pediatrics, BedfordChristine Rosenwasser and John FarleyCarol Shea-Porter and Gene PorterJohn SmithJames and Jessica SquiresSt. Luke’s Episcopal Church-WoodsvilleCheryl StinsonUnitil Energy Systems, Inc.Jane VanBremenTimothy and Kate VaughanBinney and Bob Wells In honor of Lucy Fowlkes BreedDr. Oge Young In honor of Pam Young

Neighbor $1 to $99Anonymous Donors (5)Audrey AugunClifton BelowMr. and Mrs. Raymond BernardNancy and Frank BetchartMartha Virden CunninghamDay FamilyShawn DolleyMaria DoyleScott Ellison In honor of Sharon KnappExeter Area General Federation of Women’s ClubsJoan Fossum and Jeremy Cooper In memory of Roger M. Fossum, MDBarbara C. FrenchCarolyn and Louis GargaszMary Stuart Gile, Ed.D. In memory of Karolyn ‘Kay’ SidwayPauline GrassettDiane and George HastingsShannon L. DubreuilLauri JohnsonErica Letourneau In honor of Lance ParsonsBrenda Marotto and Marc PotvinJim and Fran MarshallValerie MulkheyRichard and Sharon NordgrenRuth and Nick PerencevichJean and John Rich In honor of Julie DayLinda and Sol RockenmacherEmma and Walter RousMolly SanbornHelen SchotanusCarla Skinder

Pamela SkoviraJoseph SolomonPaul SpivakAbner Taub and Liliane SznycerJim and Brenda TibbettsRachel TiemanJanis Wolak

In-kind goods & servicesChalifour FlowersDepartment of Health and Human ServicesHalo Branded SolutionsIT SecureLindt ChocolateNH Center for Nonprofi tsPew Charitable TrustSheehan Phinney Bass & GreenStonyfi eld

VolunteersCasey, Fred, & Lucy DayMandy ElliottMichelle KoliasShanice Marotto-PotvinMarc PotvinShana PotvinRSVP of Merrimack County Esther Clauso Jeannine Flanders Ruth Forest Doris Harrington George Harrington Mary Hill Bill Hodges Rodney Huntoon Shelley Huntoon Barbara Jackson Mary Lou Kelly Maryann Lessard Laura McCormack Millie Murdo Marjorie Nelson Loretta Petrin Pat SheneBow High School VolunteersKnitters throughout New England

InternsMelissa Barbrie University of New HampshireHeather DeSouza New England CollegeCollin Mills University of Texas, San AntonioLauren O’Sullivan New England CollegeKayla Sprague University of Vermont

New Hampshire Children’s Trust / Prevent Child Abuse NHparticipates in the Combined Federal Campaign, the New Hampshire State Employees Campaign, IBM Employees Campaign, BAE Systems Employee

Community Fund and several others. Please check with your employer!

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