Annual Report

2017-2018

WESTCOTT COMMUNITY CENTER

Over 20 years of Quality Programming in our Community

826 Euclid Ave

Syracuse, NY 13210

315.478.8634

www.westcottcc.org

https://www.facebook.com/westcottcommunitycenter

Westcott Community Center is a 501c3 non-profit organization located in

Syracuse, NY that strives to offer a variety of diverse programs for the members of

our community, from school-aged children, to adults, and senior citizens.

Human Service programs such as senior services, afterschool programming, high

school equivalency courses, and free legal aid clinics are some examples of services

found at Westcott Community Center. An assortment of entertaining and engaging

arts and cultural programs also take place regularly at Westcott Community

Center, including concerts, lectures, and our annual Art Trail event.

We offer extensive programming geared toward the senior population

residing in our community, helping those aged 60+ to remain active, social, and

healthy, enabling them to live independently for as long as they are able. We offer

an in-house after school program, Kids’ Club, which provides students with

tutoring, academic support and guest speakers, as well as activities incorporating

culture, fitness, leadership, and community engagement into students’ routines,

with parental engagement and involvement being a major strength of this

program. We also partner with other local organizations and agencies, such as the

Syracuse City School District, to provide afterschool enrichment services at three

local SCSD school locations. We maintain a high standard for programming and

services that best meet the needs of our friends and neighbors in the Syracuse

community.

Our Mission

The Westcott Community Center provides a safe, accessible community space for

activities and programs that meet community needs; we strengthen and unite

the community by bringing together its diverse elements; we raise consciousness

through public education, art, music, culture, craft, civic discourse and debate;

and we advance the full inclusion of all persons in the community.

The Work We Do

Programming

Kids’ Club After School Program

Free after school program for students aged 8-14 Syracuse City School District After School

After school enrichment at Ed Smith, Webster and Clary Schools Golden Café Senior Lunch Program

Nutrition and enrichment programming for seniors aged 60+ Senior Neighborhood Advisor Program

Advocacy and referral program for senior citizen services Senior Transportation Rides for seniors to and from the Center and community locations Strength & Balance Senior Exercise

Free senior exercise class to promote safety and a healthy lifestyle Senior iPad Classes

Free ipad classes and lending library once instruction is complete

Senior Computer Instruction

Online safety and basic computer skills for senior citizens Food $ense

Affordable monthly food packages (Food Bank of CNY) High School Equivalency/Literacy

Free preparation program for HSE examination (SCSD) National Grid Consumer Advocacy

Account and service assistance from National Grid advocate Talk to a Lawyer Legal Clinic

Free legal services (Volunteer Lawyers Project of CNY) Open Computer Lab

8-Station computer lab with internet access; open to the public

daily Syracuse Eastside Farmers’ Market

Fresh, local produce available Wednesdays from June-November Community Cooling Shelter

Shelter for the public during hot weather in summer months Red Cross Blood Drives

Human Services & Community

Westcott Recreation Club Dance

Live music and socialization for people of all abilities Eastside Neighbors Lecture Series

Engaging lectures by community experts,

activists, artists, and visionaries

Second Saturday Series Concerts

Performances by local, regional and national artists, usually

acoustic with a folk or world music orientation

Westcott Art Trail

An annual showcase, the first weekend in June, features

more than 50 artists and craftspeople

Westcott Community Art Gallery

Features solo and group shows by emerging artists, student

artists, and youth. Exhibits change approximately monthly

Syracuse Community Radio

At FM 93.7 transmitting live in Syracuse and surrounding

areas

Arts & Culture

Volunteers and interns count

among our most important

resource. They fill a critical gap for

delivery of programs and services to

our community. We need them and

we are thankful for the skills,

energy, and support.

A Special Thanks

to our

VOLUNTEERS and INTERNS

Program Highlights

Our annual Art Trail fundraiser has featured talented local artisans for over 16 years.

Afterschool

programming enriches

students minds

and spirts!

We love our Kids!

Senior seek our services

to live longer, healthier,

and more socially

connected lives.

Second Saturday Concert Series

continues the tradition of presenting

performances by folk and acoustic

musicians.

Eastside Neighbors Lecture Series

provides the community with

engaging speakers who provide

information and discussion on a

variety of subject areas.

The Arts

Helping Hounds pays

regular visits to our seniors.

Transportation services are

critical to our seniors.

This year we helped seniors

stay more connected by

offering iPad classes and

an iPad lending library.

Lunch is served 5 days a week. Seniors staying fit with exercise.

Measurements

Our Senior Lunch program

served 4,305 meals this

past year. These lunches

are provided by PEACE Inc.

We provided quality

human service

programming to 355

unduplicated seniors.

Our Eastside Senior

Neighborhood Advisor has

5,598 contact units of service

this year. This includes phone

and in person contacts with

seniors.

We provide 669 SCSD

students with quality

enrichment afterschool

services.

669

students

currently

enrolled

Where we serve…

Zip code information is for the following program participants:

Senior Lunch

Eastside Neighbor Advisor Services

Senior Exercise

Senor Transportation

Kids’ Club After School

*zip codes less than 2% are not represented in chart

Our transportation

services provided 3,703

rides to seniors in need

this year.

43 seniors participate in

exercise classes to stay fit

and maintain strength and

balance.

We distributed 66 Food

Sense food packages to

seniors in need this year. Our stories:

Jim is a senior who is 101. He’s a WWII veteran who still lives independently in our neighborhood. His family lives out of town and asked for our help. He needed to improve his nutrition and gain the ability to socialize on a more regular basis. He worked with our Senior Neighborhood Advisor to attend lunch and activities at the Center. His has shared many war stories and his love of music with others. We also helped him receive Meals On Wheels and are currently working on home improvements to make his home safer.

Menzo is a senior who has attended programs and services at the Westcott CC for a very long time. He attends lunch and activities every day and has many friends at the Center. Recently, he signed up for the iPad training class. He is making great progress learning how to use the apps and email. He was able to transfer some of the skills he learned in the iPad class and now knows how to send an email from his phone. Needless to say, he was thrilled!

Major Funders

Annual Appeal

Each year the Westcott CC asks the community for support in sustaining the work we do. This year our Annual Appeal raised $12,635 to help fund pro-grams and services our community needs. Thank you!

CNY Arts

Community Development Block Grant

Jim Boeheim Foundation

National Grid

Onondaga County Office of Adult and

Long Term Services

Spectrum

Syracuse City School District

Syracuse University

United We Ride

United Way of CNY

University Neighborhood Service

Agreement Advisory Council (UNSAAC)

Other sources of revenue include smaller one time grants, donations, regular rentals, one time rentals and sponsorships.

Other fundraisers include Art Trail, concerts, and lectures.

$1,383.00

$3,455.00

$305.00

$5,630.00

$10,125.00

$12,635

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$2,000.00

$4,000.00

$6,000.00

$8,000.00

$10,000.00

$12,000.00

$14,000.00

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Annual Fund Appeals

2017/18 Donors

Our Donors Platinum Aubry, Richard & Marjorie

Chappell, Cheryl, Edgewood Gallery

Coleman, Gabe

Graver, Jack & Yana

Leininger, Rolf

Mannion, Jack & Miner, Stephanie

Mellor, Carl

Miller, John

Moneti, Giancarlo

Osuchowski, Bill OPR Developers Thomas, Erica OPR Developers

Perless, Patricia

Seely, Hart & Whitecraft, Janice

Thorn Family Foundation

Tupper, Ben Tupper Property Manage-ment

Gold Balachandran, Indra

Branagan, Sean & Laura

Branson, Susan

Buur, Cornelia

Cecero, Jay, JMC Construction Services

Ciccone, Dr. David

Constantine, Robert MD

Cramer, Diana

Czelusniak, Mary

Dickenson, Paul

Domanowski, Stanley

Drescher, John

Feldman, Mark & Riley, Chris

Freedman, Paula

Gibralter, Laurie

Hammer, Dan & Kate

Hargrave, Kip & Teresa

Haritos-Buck, Michele

Head, Marjorie

Hodge, Verlena

Jaeger, Richard & Jenks, David

Johnson, Brian

Johnson, Grant

King, Timothy & Striepling, Susan

Kramer, Rae & Freshman, Lanny

Lozoponi, Nicholas & Cathy

Mulroney, Mark & Lucy

O’Shea, Deb

Pida, David

Roberts, William & Gretchen

Ruddy, Matthew & Theresa

Rudolph, Robert

Sauro, Kathleen

Shahin, John

Susman, Steve

Thompson, Martha

Silver Antoine, Judith

Bernat, Alice

Bornemann, Nancy

Bryer, Richard

Burdick, John & Judith Malkin

Canavan, Ryan

Cavanagh, Judith

Clark, Verna

Delavan, William

Endreny, Theodore & Anna

Enhrenreich, Ronald & Roth, Sondra

Flusche, Grace

Foulk, Earleen

Frazier, Kurt

Fuchs, Jeffrey & Lynda

Gelfuso, Margaret & Scheibe, Peter

George, Stephen

Goldberg, Joshus & Gloria

Greene, Lee

Grimes, Diane

Heimburg, Carol

Iverson, Mary

Jones, Julia

Kaiser, Linda

Kennenwood, Evelyn

Knight, Christopher & Deborah

Knoblock, Peter & Casey, Joy

Koten, Donald & Marguerite

Kraemer, Scott & Linda

Levine, Bennett & Grace

Lock, Alan & Joyce

Loveland, Stephen & Suzanne

Macbeth, Lee Neville

Maine, Jacob & Campbell, Karen

Mannion, Rebecca

McMilllan—Parks, Francis

Melnikow, Paul

Mihalyi, Karen

Miller, Jacob & Campbell, Karen

Mohan, Chilukuri & Kailer, Sudha

Murphy, Cornelius & Joanne

Nauen, William & Sharon

Newman, James & Carole

Oddy, Elizabeth

Oplinger, Judy

Ozinsky, Jill

Phillips, Eileen

Popescu, Delia

Poplawski, Edward & Sharon

Randazzo, Margaret

Reicher, Phyllis

Rhea, Candace

Rosselot, Suzzanne

Savad, Mark & Culbertson, Terrry

Stack, Gregory & Elizabeth

Stockwin, Wendy

Syracuse Real Food Co-op

Thornton, Neil & Suzzanne

Vangulick, Robert & Robbins,Virginia

Waghorne, William & Joanne

Waldauer, Marc & Marcy

Zacharia, Dan

Bronze

Baum, Marianna

Boyer, Gregory

Brewster, Cornelia

Brown, Paul

Buchanan, Harry & Carol

Casciano, Ronald & Anna

Chertow, Andrew & Lois

Davidson, Gerald & June

Dodge, Walter & Bethyl

Gamage, Cynthia

Gressani, Cheryl

Groskin, Norma

Feld, Jane

Harvey, Paul

Hayes , Timothy & Kathleen

Ho, Margaret

Hoffmann, Patricia & Cuddy, Bill

Kehoe, Gilbert

Jones, Randolph

Juchimek, Vincent & Dianne

Laughton, Louise

Leopold, Donald & Nancy

Marshall, Peggy

Miller, Sharon

Munnett, Kevin & Nickerson, Kathryn

Murray, John & Anne

Nolan, Jeannine

Olender, Edward & Rosemary

Pack, Patty

Palmer, Linda

Powers, Sandra

Reiter, Steve

Royer, James & Anne

Ruth, Joel & Deborah

Sanger, Joseph & Jean

Simmer, Carolyn

Spak, George

Stein, Joel & Deborah

The Morigi Family

Vandoren, Jean

Volk, Rosalyn

Wedemeyer, Jr., Gustave & Erna

Thank you to our donors!

Their commitment to our

community makes all

Board of Directors

Carl Mellor, Chair Onondaga County, Retired

Kate Hammer, Vice Chair Kate Hammer Consulting, LLC

Steve Susman, Treasurer Non-Profit Consultant

Gabe Coleman, Secretary

Syracuse University

Sean Branagan Syracuse University

Paula Freedman Strategic Planning Consultant

Alex Nitka Dannible & McKee

Deb O’Shea Volunteer Lawyers Project

Erica Thomas OPR Developers Karen Cordano

Ed Smith PTO President

Joan Royle

Executive Director

Renee Murray

Assistant Director

Jennifer Walton

Coordinator of Programs & Initiatives

Jake Losowski

Office Manager, Senior Services

Kathleen Boccio

Senior Neighborhood Advisor

Michael Messina-Yauchzy

Transportation Coordinator

Mitch Cyrus

After School Coordinator

Vernelle Evans

After School Assistant

Dannielle Deblois

After School Assistant

Shannon Howard

After School Enrichment, Ed Smith School

Claire Aiken

After School Enrichment, Webster School

Cory Hudson

After School Enrichment, Clary School

Ed Rich

Senior Lunch Assistant

Collaborative Staff at Westcott

Brett Moiser, HSE Instructor - SCSD

Staff

Times to Remember

Our Vets, Thank you for your service! Thank you for the iPads Spectrum!

Rain Barrel Demonstration

Giving Thanks Together Summer Picnic

Holiday Party Music Celebrating Black History Month

After School Celebration

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There is an opportunity for everyone to contribute

At the Westcott Community Center! Find out more:

315.478.8634 or www.westcottcc.org