UNH Annual Report 2011

United Neighborhood

Houses

20 11 A nnuA l Rep oRt

The Settlement House Advantage:Keeping New York’s Communities Strong

2011 Board of direc tors

UNH Board members Beth taylor, roger Maldonado, and Bryna sanger at the 2011 New Yorkers Who Make a difference Benefit

officersSidney Lapidus Honorary Chair

Lewis Kramer President

Patricia M. Carey, Ph.D. Vice President

Roger Juan Maldonado, Esq. Vice President

James W. Barge Treasurer

Thomas M. Cerabino, Esq. Secretary & Counsel

directorsEric C. AndrusRahul BaigPaul F. BalserDarel M. Benaim, Ph.D.Arthur Byrd Julie CopelandMarc S. DieliSue FoxMark HandelmanMark HersheyNelson HioeAlain Kodsi

Jack KrauskopfDavid W. KubieAnne C. KubischNandika MadgavkarAnn L. MarcusIlene MargolinCarolyn McLaughlinKristin NygreenJ. Donald Rice, Jr.Stephan RussoM. Bryna Sanger, Ph.D.Thomas C. Skrobe Arthur J. StainmanMary Elizabeth TaylorPatrick VatelWanda WootenMichael Zisser, Ph.D.

eMeritiBarbara B. Blum Chair

Anthony D. Knerr President

Richard Abrons Director

Emily Menlo Marks Executive Director

“I am proud to be part of an organization like UNH where critical services are being provided in the very neighborhoods of those most in need.”Jimmy Barge, Viacom eVP chief financial officer and UNH Board treasurer

Dear Friends of United Neighborhood Houses,

2011 was a year of progress in raising the profile of our 37 member agencies and the nearly half a million New Yorkers in need who participate in settlement house programs. We created a new website, launched Twitter and Facebook and integrated these tools into our advocacy for services such as child care for working families and senior centers. We took our communica-tions achievements to another level with media outreach result-ing in 40 news stories in print, TV, and online media outlets related to our advocacy work.

Also in 2011, UNH published a report The Enduring Advan-tage of Settlement Houses, which illustrates “The Settlement House Advantage,” the unique value resulting from co-locating a wide array of services, serving those of all ages from infants to the elderly, and focusing on a local community. This report is only one step in promoting the value of the work of settlement houses, and we have exciting plans to continue to strengthen that agenda in the coming year.

Our new social media tools and increased attention from the media amplified the impact of our advocacy activities. Our an-nual conference for staff from our member agencies, this year titled, Making Democracy Work: Strengthening Our Social Safety Net, as well as our Don’t Cut the Core City Advocacy Day and Albany Lobby Days engaged UNH member agencies in important ways.

What we learned most about these new tools is that, like ev-erything we do, we cannot be successful without our members and supporters. Whether you are a social worker or a finance executive, your voice is critical to UNH’s ability to fulfill its mis-sion of improving the lives of New Yorkers in need. Thank you for your dedication and friendship.

Sincerely,

froM tHe Pre sideNt aNd e xecUtiVe direc tor

Lew Kramer (center) with UNH member Henry street executive director david Garza (left) and NY state senator daniel squadron

former Mayor david dinkins with Nancy Wackstein

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Lew Kramer, President

Nancy Wackstein, Executive Director

What is the settlement house

advantage?

Each year, UNH members—working at more than 400 sites throughout the 5 boroughs with close to 10,000 staff and 7,500 volunteers—serve 500,000 New Yorkers. Settlement houses strengthen New York City neighborhoods by providing support, promoting community involvement and organizing neighbors.

through UNH’s after school conservation club (ascc) (photo), a partnership between UNH, the after school corporation (tasc) and the New York state department of environmental conservation (dec), children from UNH member agencies learn about conservation and carry out hands-on neighborhood projects such as maintaining butterfly gardens and creating recycling and composting programs. in 2011, ascc was supported by the Levitt foundation, the erM Group foundation and HsBc Bank Usa, N.a.

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People are welcomed as neighbors with skills and abilities.

Why do over half a million New Yorkers utilize settle-ment house services? They come for a sense of belong-ing and caring. The people who come to settlement houses every day are welcomed as neighbors with skills and abilities, not as clients with deficits and problems.

Programs emphasize voice, leadership and respect; comprehensive services address the needs of the whole person.

Together, these qualities make settlement houses truly “a place to call home.”

With the generous support of the eHa foundation, inc., UNH provides grants to its members to enrich after school programs throughout New York city, developing young people’s literacy skills through the arts. in the examples below, children explored literature through artistic interpretation.

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UNH members provide early childhood and family support programs to 20,000 children and after school and summer camp to more than 50,000 children each year.

What is the settlement house advantage for

children?

over 2,500 children and youth from UNH member agencies have experienced the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity known as citi field Kids. Young people attend a Mets game, learn about Jackie robinson’s life, and get inspired to make college their priority through the personal success stories from citi executives, New York Mets ViP’s, and media figures.

On making it in college: “It’s ok to be afraid....often the fear is telling you it’s something important and worth fighting for.”ty Burrell, star of aBc-tV’s Modern family, speaking at a 2011 citi field Kids event.


saViNG cHiLd care for 16,000 cHiLdreN

In 2011, UNH achieved an important victory, helping to save $84 million to provide 16,000 young children affordable child care. UNH did this by helping to lead the Emergency Coalition to Save Child Care, a collabora-tive effort. This resulted in an unprecedented amount of media coverage and pressure on public officials and included even the four-year-old children themselves in the advocacy efforts!

ProMotiNG PareNt eNGaGeMeNt iN edUcatioN

With support from the Russell Grinnell Memorial Trust in 2011, UNH provided grants to its members to promote parent engagement in their early childhood programs.

saving child care and promoting parent engagement in education.

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Over 60,000 adults over age 60 are participants in settlement house programs like senior centers, home-delivered meals, mental health services, yoga classes, free or reduced fee lunch, singing groups, case management and home care.


older adults?

in 2011, Viacom volunteers carried out their annual corporate service day with UNH at Hamilton-Madison House’s city Hall senior center. even Viacom ceo Philippe dauman (center) stopped by! other corporate partners HsBc, araMarK, Blackrock and rialto capital, helped out at senior centers during 2011.


2011 was a challenging year for all social services because of proposed reductions to City and State fund-ing, which supports a large portion of settlement house programs. Senior Centers were no exception. In 2011, UNH fought hard with our allies and saved 105 Senior Centers which were slated for closure.

The UNH network includes 42 Senior Centers, including two of the City’s newest model “Innovative Centers.”

saving senior centers.

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Over 25,000 young people use settlement house college access, high school equivalency, alternate schools and dropout prevention programs, as well as after school, summer camp, summer jobs, and teen programs each year.

“Don’t let this Hip Hop, music loving fiend, poetry writing girl fool you.

I am a human too.

I’m trying to find my way and discover who I am. I ain’t perfect.

My conceitedness is just the cover up to my insecurities

But I don’t make up myself into something I’m not.

Instead, I’m forever climbing my way to the top.”


youth?

Quanisha davis (above left, with sNY’s Michelle Yu who emceed the UNH Benefit as well as the citi field Kids program) is a 2011 Winner of the UNH allan Morrow scholarship, renamed in 2012 as the Viacom college scholarship. a Pace University student and formerly a UNH member Hudson Guild participant, Quanisha was the student speaker at the 2011 scholarship awards ceremony and also at the UNH New Yorkers Who Make a difference Benefit. she read her poem which describes her experience finding her way in the world, thanks to help from Hudson Guild staff:


sUMMer JoBs for YoUtH

UNH brought 300 young people to Albany for the 12th annual Youth Action Day. UNH trains youth to speak about the importance of summer jobs and to act as their own advocates, making their case to key leadership in the State capital, such as longtime summer jobs sup-porter Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. As a result of UNH’s committed advocacy in the area of summer jobs in New York State, UNH was invited to attend the White House’s launch of Summer Jobs+, a national summer jobs for youth program.

traiNiNG for coLLeGe access staff

Helping low-income young people prepare for college, understand their options and navigate the many steps associated with applying for college and obtaining neces-sary financial assistance are among the critical youth devel-opment services provided by UNH members. UNH is strengthening the capacity of its member organizations to provide effective college access services for low-

income students through a partnership with the Options Institute, run by UNH member Goddard Riverside Community Center. The participants in the UNH project are college access staff serving primarily low-income students. UNH members typically have limited resources to support the staff training that is essential to effective college access programs. This UNH project strengthens college access services by building skills that staff need to work effectively with their students. This project has been funded by the Citi Foundation for the past two years.

UNH JUNior Board—career aNd coLLeGe iNfo PaNeLs for YoUtH

In 2011, the UNH Junior Board hosted a series of Career Panels for college-bound young people at settlement houses.

improving access to college and jobs—developing tomorrow’s leaders.

NY state assembly speaker sheldon silver

shows his support for summer jobs.

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UNH provides for the future of settlement houses by making educational opportunities available and accessible to staff at UNH member agencies and recognizing young leaders in settlement house communities.

What is the settlement house advantage in

leadership?

2011 UNH award for achievement in civic advocacy Winner: eileen reilly, caMBa

eileen reilly (left) is the Program director for refugee services and Workforce development at UNH member caMBa, nominated for her role as co-founder and executive steering committee Member of We are all Brooklyn (WaaB). this coalition brings together leaders from diverse cultural, ethnic, and religious backgrounds to solve quality of life issues affecting their communities. this coalition was founded in the immediate aftermath of september 11th, in the face of the potential increase in hate crimes and backlash against Muslim community members or those perceived to be Muslim.


developing nonprofit leaders through training and scholarships.

eMerGiNG Leaders MaNaGeMeNt traiNiNG

Since 2005, UNH has partnered with top educational institutions to engage key staff from UNH member agen-cies in the highest level of management training. UNH has graduated six classes of Middle Managers, one class of Associate Executive Directors and one class of Senior Managers. This professional development program has been supported by the Altman Foundation, The Clark Foundation and The Barker Welfare Foundation.

UNH currently partners with CUNY’s Baruch College School of Public Affairs to help UNH member agency managerial staff strengthen their leadership skills. Through this program, Associate Executive Directors, Chief Financial Officers and other Senior Staff par-ticipate in sessions on Strategic Planning, Financial Management, and Team Building, leading to a certificate in nonprofit leadership.

One senior manager commented: “It was great to com-pare notes with UNH colleagues. It was reassuring to know that we share some of the same concerns and suc-cesses due to our involvement in the settlement house movement and UNH.”

eMiLY MeNLo MarKs scHoLarsHiP ProGraM

UNH has helped member agency staff complete their higher education since the early 1990s. Currently, UNH provides tuition assistance for applicants pursing a col-lege or master’s degree.

The scholarship was renamed in 2011 for UNH’s former Executive Director, Emily Menlo Marks, in honor of the extraordinary contributions she made to UNH and com-munity building in New York City over the course of her career. In 2011, UNH was able to offer 34 staff members from 18 UNH member agencies scholarships to help them continue their education.

UNH aWard for acHieVeMeNt iN ciVic adVocacY

The UNH Award for Achievement in Civic Advocacy has been made possible by a bequest from Julius C.C. Edelstein, a tireless advocate for economically and educationally disadvantaged students, a great friend and supporter of settlement houses and Director Emeritus of the UNH Board. As a former UNH Board mem-ber, Mr. Edelstein was instrumental in assuring that UNH achieved stability and effectiveness in the 1980s. Through this award, UNH recognizes a staff member each year from a UNH member agency, who has dem-onstrated significant commitment to and accomplish-ment in the area of civic advocacy and engagement. One thousand dollars ($1,000) is awarded each year. (See left panel to learn about a 2011 winner.)

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UNH member agencies provide nearly 1.9 million meals to 8,000 individuals each year through child care centers, senior centers, meals on wheels, afterschool programs, homeless shelters, and HIV/AIDS programs.


healthy communities?

HeaLtHY resULts:

• replacing refined grain with whole grain (brown rice, whole grain bread and pasta)

• replacing frozen with fresh fruits and vegetables

• incorporating no and low-sugar section into a senior center’s monthly bake sale

• replacing sugary cake with fresh fruit and yogurt at a youth center dance


coMMUNitY exPerieNce PartNersHiP: BriNGiNG HeaLtHY food to NeW YorK citY NeiGHBorHoods

UNH, with support from the New York Community Trust, is participating in the national Community Experience Partnership (CEP), partnering with six nonprofit organi-zations to develop effective local strategies for increasing access to and use of affordable fresh food in low-income communities. With older adults driving these efforts, strategies include the formation of fresh food buyers’ clubs, community gardens, establishing community farm stands, expanding local farmers markets, and offering food education and cooking classes to local residents.

In 2011:

• The CEP project added three new project partners working to increase access to healthy food – two of which are UNH members, BronxWorks and Queens Community House.

• Queens Community House opened its new farmers market at Flushing’s Pomonok Houses – the first farm-ers market to open at a public housing development.

• Through the CEP initiative, 258 seniors led efforts that brought 50 tons of fresh food into five communities lacking access to affordable, high quality fruits and vegetables.

cooKiNG for HeaLtHY coMMUNities

The first phase of UNH’s Cooking for Healthy Communities, a collaboration between UNH and The Children’s Aid Society, concluded in 2011, training 50 cooks from 17 UNH member agencies in nutrition and healthy meal preparation, focusing on cooking with fresh, whole ingredients. Participants included cooks from senior centers, child care centers, homeless shelters, and HIV/AIDS service programs at settlement houses. The project builds capacity to prevent diet-related diseases in neighborhoods at greatest risk.

Participants received 24 hours of training in technical food preparation and nutrition information with a focus on disease prevention, ongoing technical assistance, and support in planning and implementing community nutri-tion education activities. The pilot year was funded by grants from The New York State Health Foundation and the Communities IMPACT Diabetes Center.

Nutrition education and advocacy for wholesome food.

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Each UNH member agency is part of the network of 37 independent settlement houses and community centers that make up the UNH membership. In addition to highly visible advocacy efforts on our members’ behalf, UNH works with Executive Directors, Board leadership, and staff at all levels to provide a wide variety of technical assistance, peer support and program enhancement opportunities.

What is the settlement house advantage to

UNH member agencies?

cassie Magesis from UNH member Goddard riverside community center’s options center leads a meeting of the college access Peer Group, a program supported by citi.


connecting UNH members with resources.

UNH BriNGs toGetHer ProfessioNaL coLLeaGUes froM UNH MeMBer aGeNcies.

NeW resoUrces iN 2011

• ReServe Human Resources pilot project brought retired older adults with human resources expertise to UNH members

• New York Community Trust grants to support collabo-ration among UNH member agencies

• Fundraising/Communication Summer Interns

• NPower’s Community Corps volunteers from the corporate sector to help members with technology projects such as website design and upgrading agency systems

• “Human Resources Updates” for HR staff by Lawyers Alliance of New York

WHat tHeY do

Problem-solve

collaborate/share resources

develop Job-specific skills

Learn about New funding

Mobilize as advocates

WHo coMes toGetHer

executive directors council

associate executive directors Group

development issues Group (fundraising)

senior financial Manager Group

communications Workgroup

Human resources directors Group

it staff Group

Middle Managers Group

issue Groups: Youth, aging, child care

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corPorate, iNstitUtioNaL & foUNdatioN sUPPorters($1,000 aNd aBoVe)

Louis and Anne Abrons FoundationAltman FoundationAmerican ExpressAnonymousARAMARKThe Barker Welfare FoundationBNY MellonThe Robert Bowne FoundationThe William C. Bullitt FoundationFlorence V. Burden FoundationCatholic Charities Archdiocese of NYCCitiThe Clark EstatesThe Clark FoundationConnelly McLaughlinConsolidated EdisonDSI Systems of Hawaii, Inc.Eagle Capital ManagementThe E.H.A. FoundationEmblemHealthErnst & Young LLPFJCThe Furth Family FoundationHamilton-Madison HouseMalcolm Gibbs FoundationGrand Street SettlementThe Russell Grinnell Memorial TrustThe Guardian Life Insurance CompanyThe Marc Haas FoundationThe Hagedorn FundHBOHenry Street SettlementF.B. Heron FoundationHSBC Bank USA, N.A.Mary J. Hutchins FoundationIBM

IDB Bank ®Kirkland & Ellis FoundationLenox Hill Neighborhood HouseLevitt FoundationMaimonides Medical CenterMetropolitan Waterfront AllianceMSW GroupNew York City Department of Youth and

Community DevelopmentThe New York Community TrustPartnership for New York CityPosel FoundationPricewaterhouse Coopers LLPQueens Community HouseRialto Capital ManagementRLM FinsburyThe Rudin FoundationAndrew Sabin Family FoundationThe Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels

FoundationThe Scherman FoundationThe Sirus FundThe Spingold FoundationUJA-Federation of New YorkUnited Way of New York CityUniversity Settlement SocietyViacomThe Weismann FoundationWells FargoWillkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

iNdiVidUaL sUPPorters($1,000 aNd aBoVe)

Richard and Iris AbronsSean Altschul and Anne PitterAnonymousEric Andrus and Dena SturmPaul F. Balser and Paula Del Nunzio James and Susan Barge

Darel M. and Carlos BenaimFranci Blassberg and Joseph Rice Dale J. BurchAl ButtsPatricia and Robert CareyThomas M. Cerabino, Esq. Constance and Henry Christensen Judith and Kim DavisMarc and Missy DieliHarold Foster Clifford GoldsmithLouis Greco, Jr.Cynthia Green and Lee CohenIra and Anita GumbergDavid and Susan HaasJillian and Samuel HerschkowitzMark HersheyNelson HioeLinda and David Ivey Mark E. JenningsPaul and Pat KaplanRobert M. KaufmanDenis and Carol KelleherThomas KempnerEmad H. KhalilAnthony KnerrAlain Kodsi and Rachel FosterJudy and Lew KramerAudrey and David KubieSusheel J. KurienRuth and Sid LapidusAaron LemmaDaniel H. LevyTina and Norman LevyRoger Juan Maldonado, Esq. Alan and Nancy ManocherianBernice ManocherianZa and Donald ManocherianAnn L. Marcus

2011 supporters


2011 New Yorkers Who Make a difference honorees rachel foster (far left) and alain Kodsi (2nd from right) with UNH executive director Nancy Wackstein and Board President Lew Kramer.

Gene and Jennifer NesbedaSteven NiemczykKristin Nygreen and Patrick ButlerMr. and Mrs. George D. O’NeillCaroline and Richard PetersenJ. Donald Rice, Jr.Andrew S. RoffeGail Sanger and Albert FensterM. Bryna Sanger and Harry KatzScott and Pam SchaflerElan SchultzElizabeth and Robert SheehanStanley S. and Sydney R. Shuman

Thomas C. SkrobeLois and Arthur StainmanNorman and Bette SteiselDavid J. SternFrederick TanneMary Elizabeth TaylorGlen and Lynn TobiasGreg TobiasPatrick and Yemi VatelNancy WacksteinBeth and Scott ZuckerDonald and Barbara Zucker

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financials

stateMeNt of actiVities, deceMBer 31, 2011(Selected Financial Data)

sUPPort, reVeNUe aNd GaiNsFoundations and Contributions $ 2,264,585 Investment Income $ 356,964 Membership Dues $ 337,250

Total Support, Revenue and Gains $ 2,958,799

exPeNsesProgram Services: Member Agency Support $ 119,500 Policy and Public Education $ 724,669 Member Services $ 1,055,436 Total Program Services $ 1,899,605 Management and General $ 259,650 Fundraising $ 509,846

Total Expenses $ 2,669,101

CHANGE IN NET ASSETS $ 289,698

stateMeNt of fiNaNciaL PositioN(Selected Financial Data)

assetsCash, Cash Equivalents and Investments $ 6,288,437 Other Assets $ 303,367

TOTAL ASSETS $ 6,591,804

LiaBiLities aNd Net assets

General Liabilities $ 221,381 Net Assets: Unrestricted $ 5,540,713 Temporarily Restricted $ 729,710 Permanently Restricted $ 100,000

Total Net Assets $ 6,370,423

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS $ 6,591,804


supporters at the UNH Benefit, left to right - Jason dobbs, Jimmy Barge (UNH Board treasurer), Lou converse, Kurtis Young, rahul Baig (UNH Board member).

WHere oUr fUNds coMe froM (2011)

Foundations 52%

Government 2%

Individuals 6%

Fees and Interest 6%

Membership Dues 12%

Special events 22%

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execUtiVe staff

Nancy Wackstein Executive Director

Anne N. Shkuda Deputy Executive Director

adMiNistratioN

Maria Longo Director, Finance & Administration

Madeline Santiago Administrative Assistant

Abigail Torres Administrative Associate

deVeLoPMeNt & coMMUNicatioNs

Jessica Ziegler Director

Kristina Chung Development Associate

Jesel Roosevelt Development Associate

Eling Tsai Communications Associate

MeMBer serVices

Ken Walters Director

Lauren Antelo* Deputy Director

Snehal Majithia Deputy Director

PoLicY aNd adVocacY

Anthony Ng* Director

Annetta Seecharran Director

Gregory Brender Policy Analyst

Kevin Douglas Policy Analyst

Carin A. Tinney Policy Analyst

Norah Yahya Policy Analyst

sPeciaL ProJects

Terry Kaelber Project Director Community Experience Partnership

Monica Serrano* Senior Project Manager

feLLoWs aNd iNterNs

Alice Hur University of Chicago Jeff Metcalf Fellow

*Former staff member

UNH staff

Policy analyst Gregory Brender helped organize “the stroller Brigade” to help save child care for working families.


UNH MeMBers 2011

UNH’s members – 37 independent settlement houses and community centers – comprise one of the largest human service systems in New York City, providing high quality services at more than 400 sites to more than a half million New Yorkers each year. These services include child care, after school programs, adult education and employment programs, English and citizenship classes, legal services, senior centers and home delivered meals, homeless shelters and mental health programs.

Arab-American family support center

broadway housing communities

bronxworks

cAMbA

center for family Life in sunset Park

chinese-American Planning council

claremont neighborhood center

cypress hills Local development corporation

east side house settlement

educational Alliance

goddard riverside community center

grand street settlement

greenwich house

hamilton-Madison house

hartley house

henry street settlement

hudson guild

Jacob A. riis neighborhood settlement house

kingsbridge heights community center

Lenox hill neighborhood house

Lincoln square neighborhood center

Mosholu Montefiore community center

new settlement Apartments

northern Manhattan improvement corporation

Project hospitality

Queens community house

riverdale neighborhood house

scAn new York

school settlement Association

shorefront YM-YwhA of brighton-Manhattan beach

southeast bronx neighborhood centers

st. nicks Alliance

stanley M. isaacs neighborhood center

sunnyside community services

Union settlement Association

United community centers

University settlement society

unH gratefully acknowledges the Sourcing Group for donating the printing of this report.

Special thanks to the following contributors to the unH 2011 Annual Report:

pHotoGRApHY: Robert Braunfield

DeSIGn: tom Dolle Design | www.dolledesign.com

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Documents

UNH Annual Report 2011