PRESIDENT’S - Opportunity Houseopphouse.org/files/freestyle/Annual_Report_2015_Web.pdfPRESIDENT’S LETTER A Message from Our Chairman and President Over the past year, we continued

PRESIDENT’SLETTERA Message from Our Chairman and President

Over the past year, we continued to expand our services to homeless and low income individuals and families in Berks County and beyond. In September 2014, the Veteran’s Administration approved our Supportive Services for Veteran Families grant renewal request to provide homeless prevention and rapid rehousing services in Berks, Schuylkill and Lancaster counties. This grant provides intensive case management, counseling, and temporary financial assistance to Veterans and their families who struggle to remain in their homes. In the cases where financial remediation is not enough they are placed in the emergency shelter with the goal of stabilizing their situation.

In December 2014, over 400 people joined us for our 30th Anniversary Celebration at the Crowne Plaza. It was a wonderful evening filled with remembrances from the past as well as outlining our plans for the future.

Our relationship with the St. Vincent De Paul Society (SVDP) of Lane County, Oregon continued throughout the year as they helped us prepare for the opening of our retail store, OppShop, in July 2015. With our online retail business on eBay, Amazon and Half.com selling clothing, books, and household items to buyers from around the country, we are filled with optimism for continued growth that will support our agency and the community.

In June 2015 we celebrated our 18th Annual Golf Tournament at the Berkshire Country Club and in April 2015 we celebrated our 13th Annual Souper Bowl at the Crown Plaza. Both events raised needed funds for Opportunity House.

Of course, none of this would be possible without your support. Thank you to all of our volunteers, who take time out of their busy lives to lend a hand to help those less fortunate. As we completed our 30th year of sheltering the homeless, a special thanks to our cooking groups, who continue to provide meals every day to the men, women, and children living in the shelter.

Lastly, thank you to everyone who continues to support our mission to improve the quality of life for families and adults who face various obstacles to independence, and support their efforts to maintain and achieve self sufficiency. On behalf of the Board of Directors, we would like to thank all of Opportunity House’s employees, donors, supporters, and volunteers. Thanks to you, we are making a difference in the lives of those less fortunate.

Best regards,

Ginny Hand Modesto FiumeChair, Board of Directors President

D i d y o u k n o w ?Did you know that last year, in the Second Street Learning Center…

Did you know that last year, in the Children’s AllianceCenter of Berks County…

Did you know that last year, in the Emergency Shelter…

15 children attended Summer Day Camp.

98% came from homes at or below the official poverty level.

476 children enrolled from low income families.

451children received a forensic interview.

48 veterans (42 men and 6 women) were provided services.

21,990 nights of shelter were

provided to 457 individuals.

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Did you know that last year, the Transitional

Housing program…

Did you know that last year, the PermanentHousing program…

Did you know that last year, the Supportive Services forVeteran Families (SSVF) program…

Provided 385 veterans and their families (209 households) with supportive services that included financial assistance and case management.

Provided shelter to 5 families, composed of 10 adults and 7 children, and 7 single adults.

Did you know?

Provided shelter to 11 families composed of 12 adults and 21 children.

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Did you know that last year, at Opportunity House…

Did you know that last year, the Resale & Reuse program…

Did you know that last year, the Opportunity House Facebook Page had

33,000 tons of clothing recycled.

Did you know?

1,000 individuals/groups from throughout Reading and Berks County volunteered their time, giving 14,700 hours of service.

144 cooking groups prepared and served over 51,000 meals to the emergency shelter clients. Volunteer cooking groups provided 94% of dinner, 35% of lunch, and 31% of breakfast meals served.

55,300 tons of books recycled.

2,641 books sold on ebay/half.com. 1,360 transactions on ebay.

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Major Donors Dr. and Mrs. Samie Alley

Mrs. Dawn Bachofer

Mr. and Mrs. David Baker

Dr. and Mrs. Richard Baumbach

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Boscov

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Boscov

Mr. and Mrs. William Cambardella

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Carlino

Mr. and Mrs. David Carlino

Mr. and Mrs. James Catanach

Pastor Mark Christy and Dr. Kelly Crozier

Dr. and Ms. John Ciabattoni

Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Cohen

Mr. and Mrs. William Combs

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Connors

Dr. and Ms. James Dahl

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dieruff

Mr. and Mrs. Mickey Doughty

Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Emkey

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Finkel

Mr. and Mrs. Modesto Fiume

Ms. Susan Garlow

Mr. and Mrs. John Geraci

Mr. and Mrs. Jon Gerhart

Ms. Elizabeth Gonzalez

Ms. Martha Hafer

Mr. and Mrs. Terry Hand

Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Hartnett

Dr. and Mrs. Gerard Helinek

Ms. Audrey Henderson

Dr. and Mrs. R. Keith Hillkirk

Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Hubbard

Mr. and Mrs. James Itin

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Jones

Dr. Johanna Kelly and Mr. Daniel Buckley

Mr. and Mrs. Burton Kominick

Mr. and Mrs. David Kroekel

Mr. and Mrs. David Kuipers

Ms. Justine Liptock

Ms. Carol Miller

Mr. Gary Moyer

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nase

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Neag

Mr. and Mrs. William Owens

Ms. Patricia Perfect

Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Reichenbach

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Reigle

Mr. William Roberts

Mr. and Mrs. D. Eric Schippers

Dr. Henry Scovern

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Shields

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Snyder

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Szortyka

Mr. and Mrs. Brett Wartluft

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Weik

Mr. and Mrs. Dale Wiest

Ms. Geraldine Williams

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wolf

Ms. Rose Zobian

Organizational DonorsAllstate Insurance Company

Altria Companies Employee Community Fund

Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

Atonement Lutheran Church

Bank of America Charitable Foundation

Bell Tower Salon Medi-Spa and Store

Berks County Community Foundation

Berkshire Charitable Foundation

Blue Mountain Foundation

Body Zone Figure Skating Club

Boscov’s Department Stores, LLC

Cambridge-Lee Industries, LLC

Caron Foundation

Chico’s Retail Services, Inc.

Christ Episcopal Church

Collegiate Church Corporation

Comcast Cable Services

Donald B. and Dorothy L. Stabler Foundation

Dorothy M. Haas Charitable Foundation

E.G. & Klara M. Smith Foundation

East Penn Manufacturing Company4

Organizational Donors continued

EnerSys Delaware, Inc.

Estate of Elizabeth A. Leinbach

Estate of Sharlene M. Yost

EthoSource, LLC

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Foundation

Financial Planning Advisors, Inc.

First Energy Foundation

First Giving

First Presbyterian Church

Fleetwood Fixtures

Flying Hills Apartments & Golf Club

Focused, LLC

Henkels Foundation

Henry Janssen Foundation

Highmark Blue Shield

Hitchcock Enterprises, Inc.

Jerlyn Foundation

Joe Jurgielewicz & Son Ltd.

Joseph L. and Shirley K. Boscov Philanthropic Foundation

Kohl Building Products

Kutztown University

Land O’Lakes, Inc. Foundation

M&T Charitable Foundation

Marlin Miller Jr. Family Foundation

Martin A. Darocha, CPA

Masano Corporation

Miller Builders’ Supply Company, Inc.

National Penn

Oakbrook Fire Company #14

Penn National Gaming Foundation

Penn State Berks College

Penn State Health St. Joseph

Perrotto Builders, Ltd.

Petroleum Products Corporation

Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation

Quaker Maid Meats, Inc.

Queen City Restaurant

Reading Health System

Reading Truck Body, LLC

Reinsel Kuntz Lesher LLP

Schneider Electric North America Foundation

SHER Corporation

St. John’s Lutheran Church

St. Mark’s Lutheran Church

Stevens & Lee/Griffin

Supreme Ceilings, Inc.

Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc.

Sweet Street Desserts, Inc.

The Gilbert Company

The Goldsmiths LTD

Tompkins Insurance Agencies

Tompkins VIST Bank

Translogistics, Inc.

Travelers Community Connections

Trinity Lutheran Church

Tulpehocken Jr./Sr. High School

UGI Utilities, Inc.

United Way of Berks County

United Way of Greater Philadelphia & Southern NJ

United Way of Summit County

VF Factory Outlet, Inc.

Visions Federal Credit Union

Walmart Foundation

Wells Fargo Foundation

West Lawn United Methodist Church

Wilson School District

World Electronics

Wyomissing Family Restaurant, Inc.

Wyomissing Foundation, Inc.

Wyomissing Optometric Center, Inc.

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2015 Financial ReportIncomeLearning Center $1,365,489

Government Grants $1,361,507

Contributions $1,482,481

Retail $176,669

United Way $209,747

Rental $112,550

Special Events (Net) $85,221

Investment/Miscellaneous $50,088 __________Total Unrestricted Revenue and Other Support $4,843,752

ExpensesLearning Center $1,919,053

Shelter Services $1,005,339

Supportive Services for Veteran Families $662,219

Housing $517,618

Resale/Reuse $272,861

Management and General $254,238

Fund Raising $310,848

Children’s Alliance Center $253,373 ___________Total Expenses $5,195,549

89% of Every Dollar Received Goes Directly to Providing Client Services

The financial information contained was derived from the June 30, 2015 financial statement audited by Reinsel Kuntz Lesher, LLP.

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WHERETHE MONEY

GOES

WHERE THE MONEY COMES FROM

Opportunity House’s operating budget has grown almost13 fold in the 30 years we have been open. Today it stands at approximately $5.2 million. We strive to keep organizational expenses low.

FINANCIAL SNAPSHOT

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Executive Committee:Ginny Hand, Chair Community Advocate

Robert C. Dieruff, Vice Chair First V.P., Wealth Management, The Dieruff Group

Merrill Lynch Wealth Management

Lori Gerhart, Secretary Advertising Director, Reading Eagle Company

Marty Darocha, CPA Martin A. Darocha,CPA

Directors:Lisa Askey Vice President, Susquehanna Bank

D. Michael Baxter, M.D. Chair, Dept. of Family & Community Medicine,

Reading Health System

James H. Catanach, P.E. Regional Operations, Met-Ed/A FirstEnergy Company

Richard Jones, CPA Owner, Capstone Health Consulting

Kenneth Emkey, M.D. Community Advocate

Betsy Finneran Community Advocate

Ginny Hand Community Advocate

R. Keith Hillkirk Chancellor, Penn State Berks College

Carol Miller Community Advocate

Gary Moyer Executive Vice President, Senior Commercial Lending

Manager, Tompkins VIST Bank

Sherry Sanger Sr. Vice President, Marketing, Penske

Jim Sher, Esquire O’Keefe & Sher, P.C.

Tim Snyder Senior Vice President, National Penn

David Waligurski Owner, Lifestyle Limousines

Ramona Wolf HR Manager, VF Outlet

StaffModesto Fiume President

Gail Focht VP, Finance and Administration

Delia McLendon VP, Shelter and Housing Services

Vickie Moll VP Childcare

Kate Alley VP, Development

Melissa Haydt VP, Children’s Alliance Center

Shelly Murphy Director of Case Management

Jeff Kistler Director of Reuse/Recycle Program

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Our Mission

Opportunity House is a multi-service organization that improves the quality of life for children, adults and families who face various obstacles, and supports their efforts to

achieve and maintain self-sufficiency and well-being.

430 North Second Street | Reading PA 19601 | 610-374-4696www.opphouse.org