1590 North A Street, Sacramento CA 95811 · PH 916.669.2307 · FAX 916.341.0730 · www.Womens-Empowerment.org

The mission of Women’s Empowerment is to

educate and empower women who are homeless

with the skills and confidence necessary to get a job,

maintain a healthy lifestyle, and regain a home

for themselves and their children.

2014 Gratitude Report

Chanelle’s husband left when their daughter was fourteen days old. Chanelle was left to care for their

newborn, Serenity, and two-year-old daughter, Ellmyra, completely on her own.

When he disappeared, he took their family’s entire income with him. And that is how Chanelle and her

daughters ended up at a family shelter. Homeless.

“Being a homeless mother is so hard. You have to care for your children, try to find a job, find a place to

stay…all at the same time. I felt so guilty that I had thoughts of giving them up for adoption.” But then she

was accepted into Women’s Empowerment, and everything began to change.

“When I first started, I couldn’t figure out how I would ever build a resume. I didn’t have any skills! But in

class the teachers showed me how talented I really am.” Chanelle took our parenting enrichment class and

participated in our domestic violence support group. And Ellmyra and Serenity thrived in our on-site child

development center!

“I connected so closely with my fellow classmates and the staff. They always listened when I was feeling

down and they never judged me.”

Since graduating, Chanelle has finished a certification in Office Administration and is now completing her

Associate’s Degree at Folsom Lake College. She is also working in the college financial aid office! “I am

getting my degree so I can truly provide for my daughters.”

She and her daughters now live in a house with a roommate. She is teaching Ellmyra and Serenity sign

language and to play the piano. After years spent worrying about the effects of homelessness, Chanelle is

proud to say that both daughters are ahead in school.

In five years Chanelle wants to be a homeowner, have her MBA and be working a job that she loves. “I

want donors and volunteers to know that their support makes amazing things happen. I want them to

know that Women’s Empowerment truly changes lives.”

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Chanelle’s story

Board of Directors

Board

of Directors

Kellie England

Board President

Senior Vice President

Region Executive, Umpqua Bank

Glenda Claremon, Past President

Glenda R. Claremon, Attorney

Marne Dunn, Vice President

Digital Empowerment Program Manager

Intel Corp

Gil Alvarado, Treasurer

Vice President of Administration/CFO

Sierra Health Foundation

Toni Moore, Secretary

Executive Director, First 5 Sacramento Commission

Bob Erlenbusch

Executive Director, Sacramento Regional

Coalition to End Homelessness

Sandy Thompson

Senior Vice President, US Bank (Retired)

Paula Clarkson

Associate Vice President, Commercial Underwriting

Nationwide

Kerrye Wheeler,

Graduate of Women’s Empowerment

Advocate Supervisor, Sister Nora’s Place

Hedy Govenar

Founder, Governmental Advocates, Inc. (Retired)

Rita Saenz

Director, California Governmental Affairs, Xerox

Jessica Leeson

Director, Business Planning, VSP

Graduate of Women’s Empowerment

Tanis Nelson

Director, Human Resources and Public Affairs

NuStar Energy

Susan Gower

Chief Financial Officer, Sutter Medical Foundation

Sacramento (Retired)

Suzanne Dizon

Public Affairs Representative, Kaiser Permanente

Yali Bair

President and CEO

Ursa Consulting Group, Inc.

In 2014, your gifts changed the lives of homeless women and

children in a meaningful way:

600 individual women received at least one life-changing service at Women’s Empowerment.

86 homeless women graduated from our job-readiness class,

receiving 8 weeks of employment skills, confidence building,

support and hope. At the end of this class, 95% of students re-

ported “I am more hopeful about my future.”

91 homeless children thrived in our on-site child development

center and enjoyed story-time, playing games, running in

our backyard and blowing bubbles.

89% of women had regained or maintained a safe and stable

home within 90 days of graduation.

88% of women either secured a job or enrolled in school/training within 90 days of graduation.

107 graduates secured a job in 2014

This year we were excited to launch The Get A Job Kit paid

training program to provide an innovative pathway out of homeless-

ness, targeting graduates with the greatest barriers to employment.

In April, local businesswoman Shirley Willey donated her award-

winning Get A Job Kit—the copyright, generous inventory, customer

list and training time.

24 graduates have completed the paid training and 70% are now

employed! All of the trainees worked with their heads, hands and

hearts to assemble thousands of Get A Job Kits, sold to job seekers

across the country and US military bases abroad.

The Get A Job Kit Women’s Empowerment launches a small business!

A huge thank you to Diana Miller Photography for donating

her time and talent, and for creating such beautiful photos!

*How is my dollar spent?

Operations &

Administration (5%)

Fundraising (6%)

Program Services

(89%)

Financial Transparency

Women’s Empowerment Heroes

Without you, none of this is possible. Thank you!

$50,000 and greater

The California Wellness Foundation

Wells Fargo Foundation

$25,000 to $49,999

Victoria Montgomery

Save Mart CARES United Way California

Capital Region

US Bank

$10,000 to $24,999

Bank of America Margaret Deterding Fund of the

Sacramento Region Community

Foundation Driven to Care Regional

Philanthropy Program

Marne Dunn

Intel

Kaiser Permanente

Nationwide The Anthony Robbins Foundation

The Joseph and Vera Long

Foundation Umpqua Bank

$5,000 to $9,999

Anonymous Fund of the Sacramento

Region Community Foundation Norma & Aton Arbisser

Nancee & Rick Berger

Wayne Baron & Kathleen Biasotti Kenneth Cross, Jr.

Hedy Govenar

Leadership Sacramento Sacramento Association of Realtors

Emily & Jeff Sprague

Teichert Foundation The Bay Business Group

The California Endowment

$1,500 to $4,999

Accenture

Karyl Andolina & Tom Balsbaugh Claudia Ankrim

Drs. Lisa & Amir Arbisser

Dr. Frank Brown Glenda Claremon

Lisa Culp

Katherine & Donald DeSart Kellie England & William Gilfillan

Enterprise Holdings Foundation

Debra Fletter Friends of Women’s Empowerment

$1,500 to $4,999 (cont.)

Gannett Foundation and KXTV

News10

Golden 1 Credit Union Governmental Advocates

Hanson McClain Advisors

In-N-Out Burger Foundation Interfaith Council of Greater

Sacramento

Judy & Robert James Ross & Betty Diane Johnson

Laird Norton Company

Dr. Karen Lindfors & Dr. Patrick Moore

Living Grace Fellowship

Balvinder & Jasvinder Mangat Maria & Ed Manning

Pamela Meyer

Toni Moore

Moss Adams LLP

Murphy Austin Adams

Schoenfeld LLP Tanis Nelson

NuStar Energy

Oracle Paratransit, Inc.

Peet's Coffee & Tea Margie Piercy

Pride Industries

Lynda Robson Armes Sacramento City

Councilmember Steve Cohn

Rita Saenz Sidney Stern Memorial Trust

Sierra Health Foundation

Soroptimist International of Folsom El Dorado Hills

Soroptimist International of

Metropolitan Sacramento Nikke Sosnick

Surewest Foundation

Sutter Health Sacramento Sierra Region

The McCance Foundation

The Sundt Foundation Thomas Law Group

Brent Tracy

University of California Davis, The Spokes

VSP Vision Care

Western Health Advantage Louise & Dick Wiesner

Shirley Willey

Lisa Woodard-Mink

And the many, many heroes not listed here!

Your extraordinary support in 2014 not only kept our

doors open; it funded the new-found success of

women and children no longer homeless.

For that—we thank you.

2014 was the first time in our history where our

income did not meet our expenses.

While we missed our income goal for the year, we

were still blown away by your generosity.

We retained at least three months of operating

funds in reserves at all times, and our overhead

remains low at just 11%.

For every dollar you donate to Women’s

Empowerment, 89 cents goes directly to fund

programs.

*Based on 2013 Form 990

Income (accrual)

Grants/Family Foundations $275,576

Individual Gifts $212,484

United Way $25,594

Special Events $191,830

Earned Revenue $14,314

Get a Job Kit Income $41,175

Income: $760,973

From Savings $96,299

Total Income: $857,272

Expenses

Program Services $762,972

Operations & Administration $42,863

Fundraising $51,437

Total Expenses: $857,272