$67,865 worth of

uncompensated services from

government to individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities was

provided by Centerforce with

the help from business, donors and supporters. But, we still need support, thanks to your wonderful

contributions.

Report to the Community

2016-17

His storyAlthough Willie — a 62-year-old African-

American man — has dialysis three times a week, he lives life with a smile and does not allow his health concerns to stop him from working.

When Willie first came to Centerforce 18 years ago, he was enrolled in our PreVocational Services program. He worked on various tasks such as labeling product and piece work.

Willie requested to move to Group Supported Employment in 2012. However, his health was starting to decline and his Developmental Disabilities Administration case manager and residential manager felt that working on a landscaping crew in the rain would not be in his best interest. Willie was adamant about switching programs and his request was granted in 2013, where he worked until Centerforce closed the program at the end of 2016.

Willie then switched over to our Individual Employment program. He is an employee at McDonald’s as a lobby attendant where he greets each guest, with a smile, when they walk in. He cleans the lobby and children’s play area, and stocks condiments.

Centerforce proudly supports Willie and his employment endeavors.

Centerforce believes individuals with intellectual, developmental or physical disabilities ›› have unique talents and abilities to share with others in their communities. ›› need your support — not charity to help them succeed. ›› are capable of success with a little help. ›› experience a higher quality of life with a job. However…a job alone is not enough! ›› have a higher quality of life with involvement in their community.

23

84c

of every $1 went directly to servicing the Centerforce mission.

individuals were provided with food service training

440 individuals

served

42 in Community Employment Assessments

22 in the Community

Employment Informational Meetings

39 of new Community Employment Placements making minimum wage or higher

Of those:

WILLIEIndividual

Employment

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Partnering employers›› Alaska Airlines›› ARC of Washington ›› Auntie Anne’s›› Bellarmine Prep School›› Buff Masters 2000›› Burger King›› Burlington Coat Factory›› Carr’s Restaurant›› Corner Bakery Cafe›› Cutter & Buck›› Farmers Insurance›› Fat Daddios›› Fred Meyer›› Gulf Coast Enterprises›› Home Depot›› IHOP›› Kiko’s Toy Chest›› Kleen Blast›› Marshalls›› McDonald’s›› Metro Parks›› Men’s Wearhouse›› Miller’s Jewelry and Repair›› Mitchell’s Always Cookin’›› Old Country Buffet›› Pattison’s West Family Skate Center›› Pizza Hut›› Rainier School›› Ram Restaurant & Brewery›› Red Lobster›› Regal Cinemas — South Hill Mall 6›› Renaissance Cafe›› Safeway›› Tacoma Mall Delivery Service›› Tacoma School District›› The Arts & Crafts Press›› Thrift City›› Tides Tavern›› Tower Lanes›› Trader Joe’s›› Pursuit of Happiness›› U-Haul›› Springbrook Community Support

Partnering volunteer sites›› Beacon Senior Center›› Children’s Museum›› Federal Way Community Center›› Fish Food Bank›› Habitat for Humanity›› Humane Society›› Ruston Senior Center›› Small Tribes Organization of Western Washington›› St. Leo’s Food Connection›› St. Vincent De Paul’s Thrift Store›› TACID›› VA hospital›› YMCA›› Boys and Girls Club of South Puget Sound

A letter from our directorDear Friends of Centerforce, It is with pleasure that I share with you Centerforce’s 2016-2017

annual Report to the Community. On behalf of myself, our board of directors, staff members and

volunteers, I want to thank those that have supported our efforts. As we look back over the past year and look

forward to the future, Employing Ability, Enriching Community continues to be our focus.

Transitioning from services in our own social venture businesses to all community-based services was our

primary task this year. After 15 years in business, we closed our AIM Mail Center franchise business. Changes

in the state’s view of community employment and significant changes in the shipping industry did not support us continuing with this business. Additionally, we closed our landscaping business, as the clients we were serving in that program transitioned into community-based services. As a result, we discontinued our Federal 14(c) subminimum wage certificate. Now, all clients we serve in employment make state minimum wage or better.

Centerforce had the most net job placements of all the providers in Pierce County and exceeded our own goal of 36 — with 39 new job placements.

This past year, we increased the number of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities we serve by 11%. We achieved a 94% client-satisfaction rating for our overall services.

New Individual and Family Support services of Community Guide, Community Engagement and Community Respite were added.

Our Hometown Dogs food truck continues to provide delicious and unique hot dogs and partner with other organizations, businesses and breweries.

We continued to support a variety of Springbrook neighborhood activities, including the Girls Scout troop, Tyee Park Elementary School parent meetings, Lakewood’s CHOICE activities, Pacific Neighborhood Association meetings, Springbrook Connections meetings and their annual Thanksgiving dinner and holiday giveaway.

And last, but certainly not least, with the support of our friends, local community and businesses, we reached our annual fundraising goal of $20,000, which was used to replace our roof. I can’t thank you enough for your support, as capital improvements are not part of our government funding.

Looking forward, we have new goals to achieve. First, we will be celebrating 50 years of providing services in the Puget Sound area. Our fundraising goal this year is $35,000 to help reduce the uncompensated services we provide.

Community support is essential to our success and Centerforce takes seriously our core value of stewardship. I hope you will plan to attend our 50th-anniversary celebration — Just Like You dinner and auction — in May.

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The report provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate at the time of release.

›› Alaska Airlines›› Dr. Allison Odenthal›› Andy Greenawalt›› Banya 5›› Bakery Nouveau›› Bargreen Ellingson›› Bartell Drugs›› Beth Willey›› Big 5›› Bo Nash›› Buffalo Wild Wings›› Caring for Kids›› Carol Cochran›› Casa Mia Italian Restaurant›› Christie’s Catering Inc›› City of Tacoma›› Cory Parsons›› Costco›› Craig Kuehl›› Crystal’s Flowers›› David and Carolyn Bugher›› Debby Graham›› Destiny Harbor Tours›› Doreen Aiken›› Dillanos Coffee Roasters›› Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley›› Dirty Dave’s Pizza Parlor›› Dusty Kinley›› Dystopian State Brewing Co.›› Edgeworks Climbing›› Elemental Pizza›› Emerald Queen Casino›› Fat Daddio’s›› Flowers R Us›› Fred Wagner

›› Gary E. Milgard Family Foundation›› Gary Peterson›› Genesis Automotive and RV Repair›› The Grand Cinema›› Gregory and Lori Paine›› Groomingdales Pet Salon›› Hal and Virginia Clark›› Harbor Lights›› Hello, Cupcake›› Heritage Distilling›› Hoodsport Winery›› Hotel Murano›› Hothouse Spa & Sauna›› Indochine›› Integrated Claims Management›› Isabella Davis›› Janet Dickson›› Jeff Lucas›› Joel Kessell›› John Misura›› Jordan Graham›› Jennifer Unrau›› Jermaine Kearse›› Jesse Lutterloh›› Jet City Improv›› Katie Downs Waterfront Tavern & Eatery›› Keith Carpenter›› Kelly Scheffer›› Kenneth King›› Keurig›› Kevin Carpenter

›› KeyBank Foundation›› Ladywell’s Vitality Spa & Sauna›› Laird and Julie Pisto›› Lakewood Hardware & Paint›› Laura Kase Nagai›› Legendary Donuts›› Len Barrett›› Mary Sparks›› Matador›› McLendon›› McMenamins Pubs & Breweries›› Michelle Berniard›› Michelle Dubissette-Babb›› Michelle Sapla›› Mike Nagai›› Miss Moffett’s Cupcakes›› Museum of Glass›› Museum of Pop Culture›› Nisqually Red Wind Casino›› Nordstrom›› Pacific Office Automation›› Pacific Science Center›› Panera - Pan America›› Port Madison Enterprises›› Puyallup Tribe of Indians›› Ram Restaurant & Brewery›› Ray and Connie Krontz›› Rhein Haus›› Rich Funk›› Rick and Kathy Guild›› Robert Edington›› Rodda Paint

›› Ron Klein and Margo Hass-Klein›› Sean Hummel›› Seattle Children’s Museum›› Seattle Mariners›› Seattle Shakespeare Company›› Seattle Storm›› Son Motts›› Stack 571›› Steel Creek Whiskey›› Stephanie DeHart›› Stevens Pass›› Stina’s Cellars›› Sugar Mountain›› The Swiss›› Tacoma Art Museum›› Tacoma Comedy Club›› Tacoma Rainiers›› Tito’s Handmade Vodka›› Total Wine & More›› Tracie Brown›› Tree Top Inc›› T’s Petals N Paint›› Two Town Pub & Cafe›› University of Washington Athletics Department›› Vern Chandler›› Vincent Trent, AFLAC›› Wally and Beryl Nash›› Watson’s Greenhouse›› Whole Foods›› Wilco›› Woodland Park Zoo›› Yuen Lui Studio

Thank you to our donors and supporters!

23,193 hours of Community Employment

services were provided toward a goal of 18,000

129%of goal reached

9,210 hours of Community Engagement

services provided toward a goal of 7,300

126%of goal reached

Donate. Volunteer. Advocate. 253-584-1001 info@centerforce.net centerforce.net @CenterforcePrograms @CenterforceWork

Facility useCenterforce provided the

Springbrook community with over 200 hours of facility use for activities benefiting more than 600 Springbrook community youth and residents.

• Girl Scouts• Springbrook Connections• Pacific Neighborhood Association• Tyee Park Elementary School• C.H.O.I.C.E. (Choice Healthy

Options Igniting Community Engagement) Coalition

• Community Health Care• Thanksgiving dinner• Holiday giveaway• Springbrook yard sale• Halloween party and

kids costume giveaway

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Her storyTwo weeks after Centerforce started its Community Inclusion services to

include Preadmission Screening and Resident Review clients, we were able to reunite Catherine on a visit with her husband after a two-year absence.

Catherine’s support needs of a trachea, feeding tube and wheelchair could not be supported in Onalaska, where she resided with her husband, who is also disabled. Medicaid coverage moved the 51-year-old Caucasian woman to Rainier Rehabilitation, a nursing home in Puyallup, after her health de-clined rapidly. After two years at facility, Developmental Disabilities Adminis-tration contacted Centerforce and team member Diana worked with Para-Transit to facilitate that road trip for Catherine to see her husband. After the initial reunification on March 24, Catherine visits her husband once a month, accompanied by Diana and her nurse, who attends all outings.

Catherine enjoys trips to Walmart, mall and local stores to purchase items that she is not able to get in the nursing home. She visits the beauty salon to get her nails done and head massaged while her hair is washed. She really enjoys going to the movie theaters.

We have helped obtain a DVR player for Catherine to watch movies in her room when she is not in Diana’s company.

›› Adoptable Pit Bulls on Parade›› American Cancer Society Relay for Life›› American Heart Association›› Art on the Ave – 6th Avenue Business District›› Bethel School District›› Better Business Bureau of DuPont›› Cavalcade of Authors West›› Chive Charities: AHA of Tacoma›› City of DuPont 4th of July›› City of Lakewood›› Clover Park Technical College›› Curran Apple Orchard, University Place›› Curtis High School›› DAA of Seattle

›› Dare2BExceptional›› Dystopian State Brewery›› Epic Customs›› Ethnic Fest›› Fawcett Elementary›› Fife High School›› Gig Harbor Brewery›› Girl Scouts of Western Wash.›› Griot’s Garage›› Half Lion Brewery›› Lake Tapps Brewing Co.›› Lakeview Light & Power›› Lakewood Summerfest›› Lettuce 253›› M. Steven Foister & Maralee Rosford-Foister›› McLendon Hardware›› Metro Parks Tacoma Summer Bash›› Narrows Brewing Co.›› North End Social Club

›› Pacific Lutheran University Lacrosse›› Park Lodge Elementary – ›› Clover Park School District›› PenMet Parks Food Truck Fest›› Pierce College›› Pierce County Kite Days›› Pierce County Mobile Food Fest›› Pierce Transit›› Puyallup High School Baseball›› Radio Aero Modelers Seattle›› Rally Point 6›› Rhubarb Days›› Sound Outreach - Project ›› Homeless Connect›› Sound to Narrows›› Special Olympics

›› Sprint›› Wash. state Legislature: Food Truck Lobby Day›› Steilacoom School District›› Tacoma Community College›› Tacoma Food Truck Fest›› Tacoma Highlander Games›› University of Puget Sound Annual Bike Swap›› UW Tacoma Friend Fest›› University Place School District›› University Place Tree Lighting›› Urban Egg Hunt›› Washington State History Museum›› Western State Hospital

Hometown Dogs food truck partners – Thank You!

$1,787,408Revenue for fiscal year ending 2017

$1,748,776Expenses for fiscal year ending 2017

77%Government

5%Contributions

and grants

11%Commercial

1%Rental

2%Other

4%Investments

21%Group supported employment

16%Administrative

services

16%Community Enrichment

2%Food

service education

7%AIM Mail

Center

7%Hometown

Dogs

33%Community

Employment

CATHERINECommunity

Inclusion & PASRR

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