clf 2012 annual report
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The 2012 Annual Report of the Children's Lifesaving Foundation.TRANSCRIPT
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The Children’s Lifesaving Foundation-
2012 Annual Report
The CLF has had Another Great Year… Thanks to YOU…
The Children’s Lifesaving Supporters, Friends and Volunteers are truly at the heart of what we do, and we couldn’t do it without them. This Annual Report is dedicated to all who have lent their Eme, resources,
financial help and hearts to the cause of truly transforming the lives of these amazing “at-‐risk” and homeless youth-‐ so they may have the childhood that lays the FoundaEon for the rest of their enEre lives…
THANK YOU ALL! You really make it all happen
Clockwise from top: Angel, Elizabeth, CrisEan, Jasmin and her family, and Christopher, reading his commencement speech! Congrats, New Grads!
Mission: The Children’s Lifesaving FoundaEon (CLF) is a non-‐profit dedicated to posiEvely transforming the lives of LA’s at-‐risk, very low-‐income and homeless youth & families. We help and support homeless families to move into new homes, provide a year-‐round learning center for their children, hold a Summer Camp Enrichment Program for them and an addiEonal 1,000 at-‐risk and homeless children, and provide a wonderful holiday program, filled with gi]s and joy, each season. These programs bring children, families and the community together, and work together to promote self-‐sufficiency, confidence, and leadership skills that inspire the children to become future community contributors.
Since its incep*on in 1993, the Children’s Lifesaving Founda*on has: o Enriched the lives of over 50,000 at-‐
risk, homeless and very low-‐income children
o Moved 45 families into their own homes
o Awarded over 45 college scholarships to hard-‐working and deserving at-‐risk teens.
WHY WE DO THIS WORK: o In 2010, 68% of LA Children where living BELOW Povery
Level. Yes. That means their parents earn LESS than the mean below-‐poverty-‐level line of $23,050 annually. Total. For a family of four…
o Also according to the Annie E. Casey FoundaEon’s data, an enormous 66% of children (under the age of 18) living in Los Angeles come from immigrant families (AECF, KIDS COUNT)
o For LA school districts and students in par*cular, news is also very grim: (Stats below from: LAUS.net -‐2011) o “UnEl savings are idenEfied, the (LA) District is planning to raise class sizes mainly in grades
K-‐8. Specifically, grades K-‐3 would go up to 29 students to one teacher; grades 4 to 5 would go up by two to 33 to one teacher; grades 6 to 8 would go up by two to 37 to one teacher.”
o “Including the proposed cuts for 2011-‐12, LAUSD has cut its central office budgets by 53 percent and its local district office budgets by 58 percent since 2006.”
Here’s What… The Children’s Lifesaving Founda*on’s four programs work together to provide the rich experiences of a happy, fulfilled childhood for the at-‐risk youth and homeless family, ac*ng as a preventa*ve, a reason for hope in the future, weaving together the fine threads of amazing memories and a feeling of community belonging for this very specific, at-‐risk popula*on living in Los Angeles.
The CLF transforms the lives of the en*re at-‐risk family -‐ because the benefits of our programs extend beyond the actual “end” of a program *meline. Our families can return as oaen as they wish to par*cipate in ac*vi*es, services, academic tutoring for their children, recrea*onal and outdoor camps in the summer, and incredible holiday experiences, which start on Thanksgiving Day. The CLF creates the feeling of the extended family with par*cipants and volunteers alike, and we invite to see the progress we have made in 2012…
…We Do!
The CLF’s Camp4All at Zuma Beach was another great success this year, where we served over 1,000 at-‐risk and homeless youth and their parents through this recrea*onal and instruc*onal surfing program. Originally called the CLF’s Summer Camp Enrichment Program-‐ this great camp experience started at the historic Circle X Ranch in Malibu in July of 1993, and has since served well over 50,000 homeless, at-‐risk and low-‐income youth and their families since that date. The par*cipants came from downtown and Skid Row shelters and agencies serving this popula*on. We also had some great new Volunteers who sponsored lunch and provided a wonderful volunteer staff: Serve the City LA, Bonnie Truong & her Awesome Crew, BHGLAAR (Beverly Hills-‐Greater LA Associa*on of Realtors), and Pepperdine C4C, as well as Jordan Levy and his great high school volunteer group, and so many other tremendous volunteers.
Camp4All!
Camp4All parEcipants come from Union Rescue and LA Missions, Para Los Ninos, Covenant House, Doors of Hope, A Place Called Home, Urban Compass, Alexandria House, Venice Boys & Girls Club, Faith in Christ Ministries, Upward Bound, and many other agencies serving the at-‐risk youth populaEon in Los Angeles…
The CLF is able to provide the incredible experience of a restora*ve, exci*ng summer respite-‐ packed into glorious days at Zuma Beach on the beau*ful Malibu coastline. Campers are bused in each day, and enjoy a fun picnic lunch of pizza, sandwiches, snacks and fruit on the beach each day. We try to rotate the groups so each group is able to par*cipate two to three full *mes over the course of July & August.
The Care through College Program ignites the child’s desire to learn and succeed in an aaer-‐school environment that promotes a posi*ve access towards academic goals. Results are rewarded, celebrated and encouraged by tutors and CLF Staff who have known this core group of children since many of them were very young. Aaer being members of our Adopt-‐A-‐Family Program for many years, the mothers of our elementary school aged children asked us to help with homework and classroom projects in 1994. The Care through College Program was born, and we have since been in three different loca*ons in Venice-‐ finally senling into the Boys and Girls Club of Venice in the Fall of 2008. Over the course of the past three years of being at the lovely Boys and Girls Club, we have also added several students coming from the surrounding areas, who also come from very low-‐income families. The CLF serves a core group of individual children through this program, giving them the dynamic one-‐on-‐one academic anen*on they so need and greatly deserve. The children’s grades have been improving steadily with each passing year, which is why we con*nue to be so dedicated to this program…
WOULD YOU LIKE TO HELP A CHILD GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL, AND INSPIRE THEM TO ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS? THEN BECOME
A CLF DREAM MENTOR Dedicate An Hour of Your Time to the Care through College Program SHARE What You Love Doing
…Your Job. The CLF has had speakers in the following Fields: Law, Finance, Design, the Arts , Psychology, Avia*on, Video Game Crea*on… Email Us to become our next
Dream Mentor!
“Simpson’s” Cartoonist Lucas Gray speaking to the CTC Students at our original Learning
Center in Santa Monica.
Our CTC Success Stories of 2011-‐2012 One of the benefits to the students in our Care through College program is the ability to get a scholarship when they are accepted into college…This is both an incenEve and a bonus, and one that we find takes
tremendous pressure off both the parent and student…These are just a few of our dynamic “kids,” whom we have known since they were 7, 11 and 12 respecEvely…and who graduated in 2012!
Angel Carrasco-‐ going to Cal-‐State University, Northridge, on a scholarship, and he also received scholarship from CLF in 2011.
Elizabeth Lopez is working and apending SMC, and planning on apend Cal State Norrthridge in the Spring of 2013, receiving a CLF scholarship.
Jasmin Romero is apending SMC, where she plans on transferring to a UC School in the Fall of 2013. She also received a CLF scholarship.
The CLF has known Christopher since he was a child of eleven. He graduated high school with honors, aaer receiving a scholarship from both CLF, and the Boys & Girls club of Venice. Christopher plans on becoming a photographer and cinematographer, and has already anended special classes at USC Summer Film School, and Photography Camp at Cal-‐Arts.
CLF Program Director Sean McCaffery and CLF Founder & President Maria D’Angelo with recent college grad Christopher and his mother.
We met CrisEan and his younger brother Tito in 2005. CrisEan graduated high school a semester early, and is working hard at a full-‐Eme job while apending SMC part-‐Eme. He also received a CLF Scholarship!
Adopt-‐A-‐Family “Legacy” Photo from 2004
The Members of our 2012 Adopt-‐A-‐Family Program conEnued to be a huge part of all of our programs and services this year-‐ parEcipaEng in Field Trips, Holiday Programs, Care through College, and, of course-‐ Camp4All.
o We Adopted a NEW family in 2012-‐ a single father with two young children o SIX College Scholarships were awarded this year! o Monthly Family Night Dinners at Pirire Pizza Restaurant in Venice for our children & parents. o The CLF Provided OVER $35,000 in in-‐kind donaEons of new clothing, holiday presents and birthday gi]s. o Provided a financial sEpend to EACH current AAF family over the holiday season. o Provided emergency financial aid to four AAF families o Provided legal and emoEonal support for two families going through some very specific challenges. o Provided dinner and transportaEon (a]er Tutoring) for students during the academic year. o Provided children with special dinners and gi]s for their birthday and graduaEon celebraEons.
Did you know… that each child apending
Our Holiday Events receives a a huge bag FILLED with
gi]s of new clothing and toys?
It’s TRUE!
…AND the CLF has served over 20,000 youth and parents through Project Angel Wings Holiday events, giving and ac*vi*es since 1993.
Community Partners such as: Topson-‐Downs, California Supply, Disney, KAYO, the Malibu Kiwanis & many other individual friends sponsor and make these terrific events possible…
Companies & Friends like AcEon-‐Agape, JAKKS Pacific Malibu Based toy company, Juan Cabrillo, Pt. Dume Marine Science and Webster Elementary school students and families & other great friends supply over 2,500 TOYS for Project Angel Wings!
And on Thanksgiving Day at the House of Blues, a beauEful Gospel Brunch is hosted for over 1,200 of our homeless friends and families….
….Each and every year, since 1994, Thanks to Gospel Legend Sylvia St. James and the incredible staff at the House of Blues in West Hollywood.
Program Field Trips & OuEngs-‐ 2012 In addiEon to our four programs and in conjuncEon with them, we took CLF families and children from other agencies on over 20 ouEngs in 2012…
Email Us to Sponsor your own Family Fun Field Trip!
Pepperdine C4C’s Run the Waves Marathon in Malibu in March & Olympics Day at Pepperdine in September!
Movie screenings, Cultural Trips & and Pizza Nights!
MLK DAY!
Special Birthday CelebraEons!
EVENTS
The CLF’s La Vita E Bella Fundraiser raised over $40,000! Thank you Pat Benatar, Neil Giraldo, the Malibu High School Girl’s Choir, Sylvia St. James, Jonathon Forrester, Jillianne Wagner , Joseph Greco, Irv, Lesli Johnson, Michelle Black,
and so many other great friends and supporters .
It was a truly extraordinary evening of fun, music and song, and great Holiday cheer… WE LOVE YOU GUYS!
The Childhood Restored
Outdoor Recrea*on
Cultural Field Trips & Ou*ngs
Family and Community Spirit
Educa*onal Awareness & Aid
Full Domes*c Support
How An At-‐Risk Childhood is “Saved”
You’ve seen what we do-‐ Here’s HOW we do it…
We call ourselves the Children’s “Lifesaving” FoundaEon for a very good reason… It is our belief that a healthy, happy childhood is the firm foundaEon for the rest of one’s enEre life. By providing outdoor, recreaEonal, holiday and community experiences, coupled with NOT ONLY academic help and tutoring, but the PROMISE to see the child through to college (if he or she is willing to really make that commitment) is our vital method: The CLF in turn promises to help the at-‐risk, very-‐low-‐income, and/or homeless family move forward by providing housing and emergency financial assistance, as well as providing a wealth of in-‐kind donaEons and opportuniEes to hundreds of other very low income and homeless youth, year-‐round. Our programs and acEviEes work and fit perfectly together-‐to ensure not only a stable childhood by aiding the ENTIRE Family, working to make certain that their childhood is one filled with friendship, hope of a fulfilling future, a desire to succeed academically and personally, and best of all-‐ happy memories and rich experiences upon which to draw in their adult lives. THE
LEARNING PLATFORM
THE ENRICHING PROGRAM
THE LIVING PROGRAM
The child meets the CLF by Apending Camp4All or Care through College
Programs The Family Becomes involved by apending Camp4All or one of our
Holiday Events
Aaer a series of interviews and home visits, if approved, the Family then
becomes a part of the Vita Network
The CLF con*nues seeing the family monthly & their children start anending our
Learning Plaqorm.
Parents become FAR more involved in the well-‐being and overall
success of their children
The Children meet role models, tutors & Dream Mentors through our Enriching Program.
They start to thrive within the community of family and friends-‐our CLF Lifesavers!
Our Learning Plarorm conEnues to help the child succeed and excel
academically
The child graduates high school and prepares for college-‐oaen *mes becoming the first in the family to
do so!
COLLEGE GRADUATE!
The CLF meets the child and/or child’s
family
How the CLF's Programs
Work… Together
Thank you, NaEonal Planning Company! Their Great Employees Purchased Backpacks, Gi]s and Much-‐Needed School Supplies for the students in our Care through College Program…
Each year for over a decade now, Pepperdine MBA Club Challenge for Charity has helped raised tens of thousands of dollars for the CLF’s Programs, and sponsored amazing field trips and fundraisers annually.
The Staff o f Topson-‐Dons have sponsored Holiday Events since 1993 and our Camp4All Program for the past seven years running….We couldn’t do the great work we do without friends like these.
The Boys and Girls Club of Venice offered the CLF a home for its Care through College Program in the Fall of 2008, and have been outstanding Community Partners to the CLF ever since-‐ sharing space, friendship and academic resources with the us.
The CLF could NOT do the work that it does without the incredible help of our many community friends and partners…TRUE LIFESAVERS for the children and families we serve Here are a FEW who made 2012 a truly fantasEc and successful year… WE THANK YOU GUYS!
The McHugh-‐O’Donovan Family Founda*on Topson-‐Downs of California The Oder Family Founda*on Bellamici, Inc. The City of Malibu Style for Smiles Dwight Stuart Youth Founda*on Pepperdine C4C Carrie Estelle Doheny Founda*on Disney Worldwide Outreach St. Manhew’s Parish Thria Shop
St. Manhews Parish of the Pacific Palisades Rags for Riches Founda*on Family Fair Dance Party at the Standard Fred Segal Founda*on KAYO of California Snyder Family Founda*on The Sorop*mists of West LA Rags for Riches Founda*on Point Dume Science Elementary School’s Community Service Commission
The CLF’s KEY FINANCIAL SPONSORS:
*ALL of our AMAZING Care through College Tutors! (Whether you came for one hour or all year long-‐ WE LOVE YOU GUYS!) Agape Interna*onal Spiritual Center Ac*on-‐Agape Sacred Service Saturday & David Silverstein Ac*on-‐Agape Toy Drive Donors & Amazing "Gia -‐Wrappers" Erik Aldrich Lori Allen Braden Anderson Mario Arevalo Avan* Hospital Mike Bayless & his staff at Fox GIVES! Barry Brooker & Family Jerry Bruckheimer Rev. Michael & Rickie Byars-‐Beckwith-‐Agape Ed Cancino of the Na*onal Planning Co. Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo Hana & Hailey Giraldo Beverly Larkin Boys and Girls Club of Venice
Kris*n Bungart California Supply Staff & Doug Poyer Camp Hess Kramer & John (& his GREAT Staff!) Paul Campbell & Lorie Metz Campbell Dea Chandera & Family City of Malibu Classic Kids Photography & Krista Erickson Pamela Conley Ulich Bonnie Cheung and her great volunteers Michael & Michelle Chiklis & Family Armando Diaz Our Amazing Dream Mentor Speakers! Roland Eavey Edelman Digital & PR-‐Los Angeles Equinox Gym Members at Woodland Hills Branch-‐In-‐Kind Donors Terrence & Jon Forrester Will Gibson Robyn Greenberg and BHGLAAR’s C.A.R.E.S. Project (CONT’D)
Angels, Contributors, Volunteers and Fab In-‐Kind LIFESAVERS! We LOVE YOU!
Ryan Ole Haas Hollis Henning Hollywood Candy Girls House of Blues West LA & Their Amazing Staff Nathan Jacroux JAKK’s Pacific Kiwanis Club Malibu (Thanks especially to John & Sal!) Kris Jennings & students & Mothers of Point Dume Elementary’s Community Service Commission Students Michael Johnson KAYO Staff David Keller Mark Kramer Nick Kreider Cindy Landon Sol Lehr and Ellen Black of Lehr & Black Sook-‐Lei and her USC Friends Marleen & Jerry Davis
Jordan Levy & His Great Volunteer Core Malibu Makos (& Tom Corliss) Malibu-‐SM School District The Malibu Times Malibu West Beach Club-‐Marilyn, Maude-‐Ann & Dru Eduardo “Lalo” Marquez Aileen Mar*nez Cont’d
The CLF Hearts Our Amazing
LIFESAVERS! Xo!
Mary Patrick J. McCaffery Michaels Family Na*onal Planning Co. Employees Na*onal Planning Co. Janine McUenn Newell The Poyer Family OSEA Skincare Jenefer Palmer Pepperdine C4C Board & MBA Student Members
Pepperdine’s Step Forward Day Pepperdine's C4C Run the Waves Marathon in Malibu Diane Perez & The Perez Family Piqire Ar*sanal Pizza Jodie Resnick Saatchi & Saatchi-‐ Los Angeles Webster, Juan Cabrillo,Pt. Dume Marine Science Schools, Principals & Families Fred SEgal Santa Monica & the Segal Family Serve the City July 2012 Service Day Michelle Shegda Jackie Sorkin
Sound Ingredients Joe Sprofera Spruzzo’s Pizza & Ray Sylvia St. James & Her Amazing Choir Taylor Guitars Ali, Olivia and William Thonson & Family Topson-‐Downs Staff Venice Arts VolunteerMatch.org Sol & Dave Wein The Weinstein Family Caryn Wilson Melanie Wizan Donald Zinman The CLF
Hearts Our Amazing
LIFESAVERS! Xo!
MARIA D’ANGELO, SEAN MCCAFFERY, FRANCESCA MCCAFFERYFor Kids’ SakeWhen Maria D’Angelo started the Children’s Lifesaving Foundation in 1993, she set out to provide badly needed medical and social services for homeless and at-risk children. As the name suggests, this community outreach program is indeed a lifesaver. D’Angelo runs the organization with her son and daughter, Sean and Francesca McCaffery, who learned about altruism early on. “As long as I can remember, we were doing something to help homeless children and their families, feeding them on Thanksgiving Day, gathering clothes or purchasing toys,” Sean McCaffery said. “My mother always instilled the importance of helping others.”
As time went by, D’Angelo learned that many children had never been out of their inner-city neighborhoods, never been to a beach, a theme park or camp. In addition to support services, she decided to literally give them a breath of fresh air. She established the spring and summer camp enrichment program, and watched as underprivi-leged children were transformed and inspired by the natural beauty of the Santa Monica Mountains. To date, more than fifty thousand children, teens and parents have attended camp programs at the Circle X Ranch in Malibu. CLF programs also include Adopt-A-Family, which helps move homeless children and their parents out of shelters and into new apartments and homes. The group continues to help families with tutoring and scholarships.
The reward for D’Angelo and her family is watching lives changed forever. “I was put on this earth to help people,” Sean McCaffery said. “It is a blessing to do this kind of work.”
As D’Angelo sees it, her job is a labor of love with benefits that last a lifetime. “It’s all part of making a child complete and offering them an opportunity to compete.” 9
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Maria, Sean & Francesca in the Malibu Times Magazine-‐ Dec 2009
BECOME ONE OF OUR FAVORITE TUTORS… MAKE FRIENDS FOR LIFE WHILE YOU’RE MAKING CHANGE IN A CHILD’S LIFE…BECOME A LIFESAVER! THERE ARE SO MANY WAYS TO HELP. WE CAN WORK WITH YOUR SCHEDULE. YOUR IDEAS. YOUR RESOURCES. AND YOUR MIND…
FALL During the Fall Season, we start with Back Pack, School Supply and Snack Drives held with friends like Na*onal Planning Corp and Big Sunday, and we are back at the Care through College Program at the Venice Boys & Girls Club! We also prep for our December Fundraisers and upcoming Holiday Par*es , and book the shelters who will anend on Thanksgiving Day at the House of Blues Gospel Brunch.
WINTER Each Winter, aaer the incredible busy Holiday Season we have just had, the CLF goes back to the Care through College Program once school starts up again in January. We implement our development and fundraising schedules for the New Year, welcoming new tutors as well as our favorites back. We also: Finalize Summer Camp4All Evals and Green-‐Light our DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE for both grants and major online funding Campaigns.
SPRING During the Spring, the Care through College Program con*nues, as we see who needs scholarship renewal, help with college expenses, which new families we can “Adopt” for the new season, host more fabulous Family Field Trips with our wonderful Community Partners, and apply for more grants to keep this party going! During this *me, we also: -‐Recruit New Tutors -‐Research new Cultural Trip Opportuni*es-‐Schedule new Dream Mentor Speakers –Interview new Dream Mentors -‐Interview our New, Prospec*ve Tutors -‐Schedule Monthly Dream Mentor Mee*ngs -‐Plan & Book Summer Camp4All Program -‐Book Arts Classes for our students w/Venice Arts -‐Plan Summer Field Trip Ac*vi*es for the Adopt-‐A-‐Family children -‐Plan our new Summer Beach Fling Fundraiser
SUMMER During the summer season, Program Director Sean McCaffery books all of the par*cipa*ng shelters and agencies for Camp4All, sends off all permission slips, and starts to gather supplies and shop for the season. We also hold our first Summer Beach Fling Fundraiser at the end of June in Malibu (We bener see you there!) and lining up our CITs (Counselors-‐In-‐Training) and great summer volunteers for the new Camp4All Season. Then, we start all OVER again, in the Fall-‐adding new students & families to our roster of clients!
Our Future Plans… o The CLF is in People Magazine! Check out the link on our website! (Thank
you, Jonny Dodd!) o The McHugh-‐O’Donovan Family Founda*on giaed our first Scholarship
Endowment to our Care through College Program! Wow!
o We are currently planning our 20th Anniversary Party and Gala! We bener see YOU there! (Check out our website for more details)
o A New Program Evalua*on will be out next year, to be published on our website.
o The CLF is hoping to find BOTH a new Learning Center & Campsite loca*on-‐ contact our office at (310)-‐450-‐3701 with any real estate leads!
o Look out for our new website, launching late Fall of 2012!
Thank you ALL, as we commend YOU this year, and all that you have done to make our programs successful, by allowing the CLF to help the wonderful children and families we serve reach richer, even greater, heights.
How YOU Can Save a Childhood Today…EMAIL US at: [email protected] or visit our website at www.childrenslifesaving.org to VOLUNTEER, sign up for our email list, make a donation, set up legacy giving, become a Corporate Event Sponsor, organize a field trip, or start a scholarship in yours or your family’s name….Check out the “Get Involved" Tab on our website at www.childrenslifesaving.org for our wealth of community and great volunteer opportunities. Or just give us a ring! (310)-450-3701… We can’t WAIT to hear your ideas!