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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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