2017-2018ANNUALREPORT

STRENGTHENING FAMILIESSTRENGTHENING FAMILIES

A Message fromBRIAN WILLIAMS,- President of the Board of Directors

OUR MISSION

It’s been a year of exciting changes at the Center for Family Services!

The past fiscal year saw the departure of our executive director and finance manager. We were fortunate in recruiting VaLinda McCoy, formerly with Penn State Erie, the Behrend College, as our new finance director. Val has diligently re-organized this department for maximum efficiency, working with staff and funders.

We hired Del Birch, a retired vice president at United Way of Erie County, as our interim executive director. Over the past six months, Del has worked with the board and staff to make much-needed improvements in our facility, the thrift store and IT infrastructure. He has built relationships with key funders and coordinated the search for our new executive director.

Throughout this time, people in need across Crawford County have continued to be served by our staff and a dedicated group of volunteers at our office, thrift store and seven food pantries. Our agency continues to provide essential services – food, clothing and housing counseling – complemented by critical programs from our Family Education Department to strengthen individuals and families. Every day, staff provides the services and support that turns despair into hope and opportunity for friends and neighbors in need.

We want to close with the best news of all! We are pleased to announce that Jason Nesbitt is our new executive director. A Crawford County native and resident, Jason has spent his entire career in social services. We’re confident that Jason will provide the leadership needed to continue our mission into the future.

Change has been good for the Center for Family Services. We thank you for your past support and ask for your continued support as we continue our 155-year legacy of helping those in need.

Building on our legacy of caring, the Center For Family Services exists to assist, support and strengthen individuals and families throughout our communities.

FamilyEducation

A strong family can be a source of emotional support, love, security and protection. Children flourish when they feel loved, nurtured and supported by their parents and siblings. Center for Family Services’ Family Education programs strive to assist parents in developing realistic and appropriate goals for themselves and their children that promote mental, physical and emotional growth.

Men and women attended parenting classes at the Crawford County Correctional Facility

342

Families received Parenting and Homemaking Education or Counseling Services

68

Individuals received Anger Management Counseling10

HousingCounseling

State Prison Re-enty Program

A home is the base from which families grow and thrive. It is the key to health, educational achievement and business opportunities. Housing Counseling helps families not only stabilize their housing situations, but to also advance the quality of their lives. A home should be a person’s safe haven, a place to retreat from the outside world. The loss of a home can influence a person’s emotions, behavior and overall physical and mental health.

For inmates scheduled to be released in the next 6-12 months, CFS presents educational seminars on:• Fair Housing, Landlord/Tenant Rights & Responsibilities • Anti-Predatory Lending, Basic Household Budgeting

Of families assisted while experiencing a foreclosure situation were successful in saving their homes

90%

Of individuals improved their credit scores so they now qualify for a mortgage

92%

Adults and children avoided or alleviated homelessness through our Rental Assistance Program

257

Families participated in basic household budgeting classes and now have the knowledge to prioritize their debts & household expenses

21

EssentialServices

Utility AssistanceAdults, elderly & children stayed warm this past year with help from our community

Back to School

Children & adults received shoes for back to school and work

493

Hunger Relief

Boxes of food were distributed which helped feed 4,472 children, adults and elderly

12,924

1,139

Of fresh & non-perishable food was donated by our cmmunity to help feed Crawford County families

101,234pounds

EssentialServices

Essential Needs

Many families and individuals in our community are struggling with a financial crisis and/or homelessness. Our Essential Services program aims to alleviate an immediate financial crisis for families and individuals by providing assistance with the following needs: clothing and shoes, diapers, medical/dental expenses, household items for the families recovering from a homeless situation, personal care items, utility assistance, emergency housing assistance, back to school assistance & food assistance.

Children & adults received clothing through our Thrift Store Voucher & Best Foot Forward programs

654

People received personal care items

163

Families were given diapers for their children105

Crawford County residents were provded winter coats, hats, gloves & boots

395

Adults in a homeless situaton, were helped with household items to set up a new home for their family

112

People were assisted with car repairs, temporary shelter, gas cards, presciptions, medical co-pays & baby formula

393

Financials

CENTER FOR FAMILY SERVICES, INC.Fiscal Year 2017-18 - REVENUE

7%

18%2%

7% 3%

83%

• UNAUDITED

80%

Program RevenueDonationsFundraisingTrust Income

880,843TOTAL

CENTER FOR FAMILY SERVICES, INC.Fiscal Year 2017-18 - EXPENSE

Program ServicesAdministrativeFundraising

833,718TOTAL

Volunteers

Volunteers

Hours of Service

Value of Service

THANK YOUWE COULD NOT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU!

$147,547

111

5,976

DONORS

Every attempt was made to provide an accurate listing of donors. If your name does not appear, please advise us by contacting Executive Director Jason Nesbitt

by email: j.nesbitt@ctrforfamilyservices.org

322 Brews, LLCA Place for Hope, Healing & Transformation, LLCAinsworth Pet NutritionAllegheny CollegeDavid AndersonDavid & Kay AndersonArmstrong Group of CompaniesB.P.O. Elks #219Sandra & George BarnardKristen BazylakIna Rae BeersM. Ross & Peggy BellLinda BennettMark BensonDawn BiggsCinda BilinskiJack & Sandy BlatnickBlooming Valley United Methodist ChurchBNY Mellon bankMatthew BocchiRichard and Tracy BowdenBradley Automotive GroupCyntha BurtonByham’s Insurance Services Inc.Marian CampbellCanadohta SecurityLisa M. CarrCharles & Nancy CavettRichard ClarkClassic Iron Street Machine AssociationDr. Lori F. ConklinConneaut Lake Child Care CenterConneaut Lake Notary, LLCConneaut Lake Park Volunteer Fire Dept.Nicole ConsiderCool 101.7 WMVL FM RadioCrawford County Coalition on Housing Needs

Crawford County Correctional FacilityCrawford County Drug & AlcoholCrawford Eye Associates, IncEd & Su Ann CroninShirley CroninCulbertson Music FundAndrew CurtisD J Simmons Notary Service, LLCDr. Samuel & Lisa DaisleyDaVita Meadville DialysisDr. Martin & Amy DeckerRichard & Carol DeissClem & Regan DelattreMary DennehyDeSantis Janitor Suppply Co.Paul & Deborah DickeyDennis & Carole DouttDr. Timothy DowningBill & Betty DrossEdward & Doris EdingerDr. Joel EidboJean & Charles EnglishErie BankErik W SteinbeckErnst Conservation Seeds, LLPFallowfield U.M. ChurchFedders EnterprisesSusan FentonAnne FinneyFirst Baptist ChurchDoris FosterSandra FrancisNina FrantFraternal Order of EaglesRichard FreidbergFuhrman, Timothy & VirginiaFull Spectrum Center for Spiritual Awakening

DONORS

Every attempt was made to provide an accurate listing of donors. If your name does not appear, please advise us by contacting Executive Director Jason Nesbitt

by email: j.nesbitt@ctrforfamilyservices.org

Scott & Amy GawneConstance Glott-MaineDonald Goldstein & Marcia MetcalfeHagan Business MachinesGary & Connie HaibachGary Haibach CLU, CHFC & Assoc.Harmonsburg Presbyterian ChurchHarmonsburg United Methodist ChurchBud HarveyBenjamin & Nancy HaytockPatricia L. HenningerRose HilliardJack and Patricia HippleRichard & Carol HolmgrenDavid & Anne HotchkissCarol HugginsDale & Mary HumesInternational Brotherhood of Electrical WorkersInternational Referral NetworkJacks PharmacyRebecca JamesJanae SchlosserKirkpatrick, Mary AliceKiwanis Club of MeadvilleKiwanis Club of Meadville Golden KJohn KleffelGreg & Debbie KnowlesScott & Joyce LadnerChristine LangDanielle LangTimothy and Dina LangDr. Curtis LaubEvelyn LeapLiberty Tax ServiceBrian & Carol LindsayDennis & Sylvia LiviBarbara B. LodgeDouglas & Charmaine Lodge

Loyal Order of Moose LodgeDavid & Dona LueddeSusan LundellDennis & Pamela MagerleChristian MaherPatricia M. MailliardNancy Mangilo-BittnerMaplewood Elementary SchoolMaplewood Senior/Junior High SchoolMarquette Savings BankLucinda Ann Marsh, D.C.Ronald & Janine MaziarzMcGill, Power, Bell & Assoc. LLPMcGill TrustDr. AnnaLiisa & John McGlinnDonald and Mary McMillenMeadville AM Rotary ClubMeadville Lions ClubMeadville Medical CenterDaniel & Debra MealyKathleen MercatorisMary Alice MerrimanDavid A. MerrittClemence A. Ravacon MershonNorma L. MillerModern Employees Community FundMichael MondoMonico Insurance & Notary LLC Lyle & Saundra MookJudith MooreRichard & Joanne MooreRobert & Doris MosierRobert S. MossKelly S. MuckinhauptDebbie MullenMary Mulligan-HainesRobert and Cheryl MuthNational Fuel GasDr.John Nesbitt

DONORS

Every attempt was made to provide an accurate listing of donors. If your name does not appear, please advise us by contacting Executive Director Jason Nesbitt

by email: j.nesbitt@ctrforfamilyservices.org

Network for GoodNorman, NancyNorrisville United Methodist ChurchNorthwestern Rural Electric Co-opO’Day, Sherry & Donald O’DayOnderko, HeatherOptical Filters USA LLCOrttung, RobinOur Lady of the Lake ChurchRyan PadenPalmiero ToyotaBrenda PardeeDenny PattonClaire PetrusoPHI Gamma Delta FraternitySara PineoArlene PiskorGary & Patricia PitettiDonna PoslusznyCraig & Carol PowellPrecision Pest Control of Conneaut LakePresbyterian Missionary SOCSusan PusbachMatthew Putnam & Maria FirkalyPymatuning Sportsmen’s ClubDale PysherJames ReedyWilliam & Virginia RichterDavid RossJames & Marie RozakisPhyllis RussellRyan Warren Funeral Home & CrematoriumJess SakalStewart & Darlene SamuelsJosephine SantoraLisa & Richard SchmalzriedAndy Shreckengost & Darlene WestRichard Schrockenstein

Thomas SiskSLR Computer ServicesDr. Lawson & Meredith SmartDr. Douglas Smith DMD,MDSSouthern Care HospiceSperry Farms, Inc.John and Jody SperrySprague Farm & Brew WorksSt John’s Community Church of GodStarn MarketingSteptoe and Johnson PLLCAmanda SuchkoCarol & Lester SutleyTechbox ComputerCarl and Bonnie TerryThe GE FoundationThe Hair CompanyThe Italian Civic ClubCarol ThibaultRosemary ThomasTerry Toomey, Esq.Tops MarketTrace Auction ServiceUtz, E.K. & C.K.Valesky’s SupermarketVFW Post 2006 Home Assoc., Inc.Vogt Heating and CoolingKaren WaltersLynn WeissertWestern PA Riding & Driving ClubJody WielobobAmy & Daniel WileyBrian & Elaine WilliamsLinda WilliamsYainga SoftwareFrank and Marcia YoheZehr Building, LLCEmma Lou Ziegler

B O A R D O F D I R E C T O R SBrian Williams, PresidentMaureen Hedrick, Vice PresidentDebra Mealy, TreasurerNancy Mangilo-Bittner, SecretaryMatthew BocchiConnie HaibachKeith HoughCarol PowellConnie Sovisky

S TA F FDel Birch, Interim Executive DirectorDiann Bolharsky, Housing CounselorAmber Corey, Parenting Specialist/CounselorApril Frey, Parenting EducatorDelores Granda, Thrift Store Assistant ManagerTina Grinnell, Food Pantry CoordinatorShelby Klingensmith, InternMarie Loose, Parenting EducatorLatasha Manning, Parenting EducatorVaLinda McCoy, Finance ManagerLaura Parker, Family Education SupervisorRobin See, Parenting Specialist/CounselorKerrie Shreve, Essential Services AssistantSusan Teed, Thrift Store ManagerShawnel Toomey, Essential Services Supervisor

213 W. Center StreetMeadville, PA 16335

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