2017–2018 ANNUAL REPORT LIFE MENTORING · Robin & Terri Nichols Keith Nilles Venice & Jim...
Transcript of 2017–2018 ANNUAL REPORT LIFE MENTORING · Robin & Terri Nichols Keith Nilles Venice & Jim...
A H O LISTI C A P P R OAC H TO I M PAC TI N G YO U T H
IN YOUR LIFE MENTORING
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A HOLISTIC APPROACH
TO IMPACTING YOUTH
The Dubuque Dream Center strategy — to Impact Youth and Strengthen Families — begins with our In Your Life Mentoring model. On the foundation of genuine relationships, In Your Life Mentors are strategically connected around an individualized plan to provide a child with the assets they need to be successful in school and life. In Your Life Mentoring is connecting caring adults to impact academic and character development outcomes of youth. The Dream Center’s long-term vision includes holistic initiatives to benefit the entire family. However, for our first 3–5 years we have initiated our vision to impact youth.
This year’s Annual Report will highlight our D.R.E.A.M. Center In Your Life Mentoring system and impact for 2017–2018.
DIVERSE
RELATIONSHIPS
EDUCATION
ACTIVITIES
MISSION DRIVEN
IN YOUR
LIFE MENTORING
REFLECTING THE COMMUNITY
We are intentional in recruiting staff, mentors, and volunteers that reflect the community we serve. We seek to put our youth in position to build relationships across racial and social-economic lines. Youth we serve will observe and experience the diversity in volunteers and leadership that reflect the community in which they live and the world they will experience.
DREAM CENTER IMPACT
In 2017-2018, the Dubuque Dream Center trained over 40 volunteers who served an average of once per week for the entire school year and 6 volunteers for summer.
Meet our staff and volunteer team that includes Dream Center School Connectors, Dubuque School Teachers, para-professionals, and community members.
DIVERSE
53TOTAL
VOLUNTEERS
2017--2018
CARING (IN)
COMMUNITY
We seek to recruit 50% or more of our staff, mentors, and volunteers who are IN (Engage) the community. When our program hours end, our impact only begins. Our mentors impact youth outside the walls of the Dream Center.
DREAM CENTER
IMPACT
Over 50% of our mentors include school teachers, parents, and community neighbors who live and work in the radius of the kids we serve. We connect these caring adults in the child’s life to build a systematic community structure of people who genuinely care. It’s not just programs, it’s PERSONAL.
RELATION-SHIPS
50%OF OUR MENTORS
LIVE AND WORK IN
THE RADIUS OF THE
KIDS WE SERVE
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SCHOOL CONNECTORS
School Connectors are Dream Center staff members who are trained in reading prescriptions and math improvement strategies, utilized by District educators, to continue teaching what is applied to students during the school day.
School Connectors visit students during the school day to encourage student success in the classroom and support the Dubuque School Teachers.
78% of students increased or stayed the same on the Reading MAP test from Fall 2017 to Spring 2018.
100% of students increased their score on the Reading FAST test from Fall 2017 to Fall 2018.
84% of students increased or stayed the same on the Math MAP test from Fall 2017 to Spring 2018.
EDUCATION
100%INCREASED THEIR
SCORE ON THE
READING FAST TEST
DREAM CENTER IMPACT
– 150 youth participated in the 2017-2018 school year programming
– 127 youth participated in the 2018 summer programming
– For summer learning, Dream Center participants continued school day curriculum that includes Imagine It, Lexia, reading fluency protocol, ST Math, and Rocket Math to assist students in progressing towards grade level reading and math proficiency.
– Other educational and enrichment opportunities students participated in over the summer were weekly STEM activities (Floating Toy, Water Bucket, Ping Pong, Flag Chain, Root Beer Making, Robots, and Gas Balloon), and a week long Four Mounds Adventure Camp.
THE JOHN HAUPERT ACADEMIC CENTER AND DUBUQUE SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP:
The Dubuque Dream Center partners with the child’s school and parents to develop an individualized plan to improve academic achievement and character development. Together the child’s parents, teachers, and school connector develop a plan to help improve academic knowledge, increase school and DC attendance, and behavior. The child’s school connector does weekly visits to the child’s classroom to see what the child is doing well with and what they need to improve on. School connectors build positive relationships with the child’s teacher.
We’d like to extend a special thank you to the following organizations
who partnered with us for 2017–2018 summer activities:
Hillcrest
Mississippi River Museum
Sinsinawa Mounds
Four Mounds
The Canticle of Creation Center-the Sisters of
St. Francis
Skate Country
Derby Grange
78%INCREASED
THEIR READING
MAP SCORE
84%INCREASED
THEIR MATH
MAP SCORE
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SAFE COMMUNITY
Providing youth with structured and meaningful activities contributes to a safe community. Our goals are to decrease the number of unsupervised youth in our community, provide them with quality activities that instill character and motivation towards academic achievement, and connect caring adults in the child’s life through our activities.
DREAM CENTER IMPACT
We provide Club Sports and Performing Arts Activities. These are group or team activities that provide underserved youth structure, discipline, responsibility, and purpose beyond what they see on the surface.
Dream Center activities include basketball, boxing, and choir. In 2016 the Dream Center expanded our services for girls with the inclusion of girls basketball.
Participants will be expected to maintain school attendance and academic achievement goals as part of our program structure in order to participate in activities. Participants will enjoy fun field trips throughout the school year and an end- of-year awards ceremony. Families are encouraged to volunteer and get involved in program activities to develop a sense of community.
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ACTIVITIES
MEAL MENTORING
Dream Center participants are served a meal each program day. Dream Center mentors strategically engage youth during meal time to build relationships and reinforce values. During the summer, participants are served breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
DREAM CENTER HISTORY
The Dubuque Dream Center began in 2013 serving 15 boys in 3rd to 6th grade. We have expanded our club activities, staff, and volunteers to serve more youth. In 2017–2018, the Dubuque Dream Center served 150 1st–9th grade girls and boys. Our goal is to serve 200 youth.
150YOUTH WERE
SERVED THIS
YEAR
BUILDING COMMUNITY
Our goal is to recruit staff, mentors, and volunteers who are mission driven. Connected caring adults who are unified in purpose can transform a community.
Our mission is to impact youth, strengthen families, and ultimately build community. In Your Life Dream Center mentors have a passion for community impact.
DESIRED DREAM CENTER IMPACT
UNIFIED AND SAFE COMMUNITY
Our desired outcomes for building community include contributing to a unified and safe community. We believe our In Your Life Mentoring model and focus will result in mission driven outcomes.
The Dubuque Dream Center will seek to increase our volunteer numbers by engaging more community members to volunteer and contribute to the Mission.
MISSION DRIVEN
25ADDITIONAL
VOLUNTEERS
END OF
2019 GOAL..
GAIL KUTSCH
Volunteer
JEANNE HARRINGTON
Volunteer
SHARON KRESS
Volunteer
DOUG BAUSCH
Volunteer
ROBERTO DOMINGUEZ
Technical Support
WE'D LIKE TO EXTEND A SPECIAL THANK YOU
TO ALL OUR DREAM CENTER VOLUNTEERS FOR
THEIR GENEROUS GIFTS OF TIME AND TALENT.
Meet some of the volunteers who have served at the Dream Center for 2 years or more:
VOLUNTEERS
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP CORE TEAM LEADERSHIP
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CORE TEAM LEADERSHIP CORE TEAM LEADERSHIP
CORE TEAM LEADERSHIP CORE TEAM LEADERSHIP
1 ROBERT KIMBLE Executive Director
2 GABBY SULLIVAN Academic Center Coordinator
3 RICARDO CUNNINGHAM Finance Coordinator
4 BRIDGETT BOONE Music and Arts Coordinator
5 NELLIE KIMBLE Operations and Kitchen Manager
6 RACQUEL MCCLELLAN Donor Relations and Executive Assistant
7 CORI LIEB Marketing and Technology Administrator
8 MOLLY HUHN Grant Writer and Fundraising Coordinator
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LEADERSHIP
1 BOARD CHAIR/PRESIDENT Tim Conlon President and CEO, Conlon Construction
2 TREASURER Ricardo Cunningham Business & Accounting Department Head, University of Dubuque
3 SECRETARY Anderson Sainci Resource Management Coordinator, City of Dubuque
4 MEMBER Robert Kimble Executive Director, The Dubuque Dream Center
5 MEMBER Andy DeWitt, DDS Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Great River Oral
6 MEMBER Racquel McClellan Executive Assistant, Dubuque Dream Center
7 MEMBER Dave Cushman Executive VP, Morrison Brothers Company and Owner, Park Farm Winery
8 MEMBER Donnelle Fuerste Chief Executive Officer, The Metrix Company
9 MEMBER Maggie Blaser Owner, Dubuque Fire Equipment
10 MEMBER Chad Chandlee Vice Chair, Kendall Hunt Publishing
11 MEMBER Bjorn Hill Principal, IT Consulting, RSM
12 MEMBER Phil Ruppel Parco Ltd (Retired)
We’re grateful for the involvement and oversight of these community leaders serving on the Dubuque Dream Center’s Board of Directors.
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BOARD
Alt, Ed & Pat
Bausch, Doug
The Bullock Family
The Butler Family Foundation
Chandlee, Chad and Laura
Conlon, Tim and Christine
Cook, Keith & Kress, Sharon
Cunningham, Ricardo
Dalton, Dr. Michael and Molly
DeWitt, Andy and Anna
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Fuerste, Donnelle & Rommel
Gilloon, Penny & Art
Great River Learning
Haupert, Carolyn
Hill, B’jorn & Sarah
Hillary, Dan & Luann
Hoefer, Bob and Marilyn
Horstmann, Doug and Karen
Hudek, Karen
McKeag, Bryan & Linda
Mozena, Jeff & Janet
Nilles, Keith
Ottavi, John and Stephanie
Parco, LTD. (Wendy’s)
Premier Bank
Rhomberg, Janet
Ruppel, Phil & Judy
Ryan, Steve & Tami
Sanders, Cynthia and Ray
Schatz, Brian and Lynette
Schiesl, Michael & Christine
Schmid, Mary
The Sirk Family Foundation
Taylor, Scott & Rhonda
Weitzel Second Pledge
Weitzel, Tim & Diane
Zuccaro, Joseph and Teri
DREAM TEAM DONORS
The Dream Team is composed of a group of dedicated donors who have pledged to donate $1,000 or more annually for 3-5 years. The Dream Center’s goal is to have $300,000 pledged by December 2018.
SUPPORT
DREAM TEAM
100+ Women Who Care
100+ Men Who Care
Dubuque Community Schools
DARSP (Dubuque Area Retired School Personnel)
Dubuque Fire Equipment
Haupert Family Foundation
John Deere Dubuque Works
Mathis -Pfohl Foundation
McDonough Foundation
McGraw-Hill Education
Radius Church — South Carolina
Sister’s of St. Francis Grant
The Wahlert Foundation
USDA Food Grant
United Way of Tri-State Area
Department of Human Services DCAT Grant
Community Foundation
Dubuque Food Pantry
Dubuque County
McCullough Creative
Ed & Patricia Alt
Kori Cherney
Mary Coan
Randy & Joni Decker
Norma Delinger
Dr. Peter Alt
Charlie & Linda Giese
Charlie & Vicki Glab
Community Foundation--Days of Caring
Carolyn Haupert
David & Jane Heiar
Daniel & Luann Hillary
Elaine Holthaus
Galena Bible Church
David & Shirley Horstmann
Ernest & Peggy Jackson
Brian & Kathleen Kane
Katherine Kelly
Barbara Kruse
Joy McCarthy
Mike & Judy McCoy
David Naylor
Robin & Terri Nichols
Keith Nilles
Venice & Jim Richardson
Carolyn Schmid
Dick & Joyce Smith
Phil Steffen & Laurie Garms,M.D.
Scott & Rhonda Taylor
Jim & Marita Theisen
Unitarian Universalist Church
Mike & Nancy VanMilligan
Kathleen Weber
Megan Weston
Dupaco Community Credit Union
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Grand River Medical Group
The Metrix Co.
Uncle Ike’s Music & Sound
RSM
Schoen Family Charitable Trust
Domino’s Pizza
Independent Insurance Agents of Dubuque
Mississippi Valley Running Association (MVRA)
PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AND GRANTS INDIVIDUAL DONORS AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS
We would like to thank all our 2017-2018 community partners and donors, including the many generous contributions from those not named here.
SUPPORTCOMMUNITY
PARTNERSHIPS
AND GRANTS
GOALS
– Expand Girls programming and numbers served
– Expand transportation by adding four 12-15 passenger vans
– Facility Renovations
NEEDS
$2,700 PER CHILD
The children we assist:
1 Are identified and registered with the assistance of area school administrators and teachers
2 Receive academic assistance
3 Participate in structured activities, including a character-development curriculum
4 Are provided an evening meal each day.
2018-2019
Our programming expense needs include, but are not limited to:
Building upkeep, office supplies, administrative expense, training supplies, activity equipment, uniforms, tournament and league fees, program attire, transportation expenses, computers, meals, Dream Center School Connectors, and an Academic Center Coordinator.
GOALS & NEEDS
$300K
$236K
OUR 2018
FUNDRAISING GOAL..
CURRENT AMOUNT
RAISED TO DATE..
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Dubuque Dream Center Donation Card
Yes- I would like to join the Dream Team by contributing:
$1,000 $5,000 $10,000 Other _______
$……………… / year (………… / month) for 2 3 5 years starting on (date/year) ______________ No - I am not interested in joining the Dream Team. I would like to give a one-time donation:
One-time donation: $1,000 $5,000 $10,000 Other _______
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Submit payments to: Dubuque Dream Center, 1600 White Street, Dubuque, IA 52001 or pay via PayPal at www.dubuquedre amcenter.com by clicking on the PayPal icon.
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Phone Email____________________________________
Please add me to your email newsletter list. I would like to be contacted about volunteering at the Dream Center. I am ok with Dream Team public recognition I would like my donation to remain anonymous
The Dream Center is a tax-exempt organization as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Dubuque Dream Center Donation Card
Yes- I would like to join the Dream Team by contributing:
$1,000 $5,000 $10,000 Other _______
$……………… / year (………… / month) for 2 3 5 years starting on (date/year) ______________ No - I am not interested in joining the Dream Team. I would like to give a one-time donation:
One-time donation: $1,000 $5,000 $10,000 Other _______
Monthly giving amount: $ (I will give by the _____of each month for 1 year)
Submit payments to: Dubuque Dream Center, 1600 White Street, Dubuque, IA 52001 or pay via PayPal at www.dubuquedre amcenter.com by clicking on the PayPal icon.
Name Date__________
Address City/State/Zip_______________
Phone Email____________________________________
Please add me to your email newsletter list. I would like to be contacted about volunteering at the Dream Center. I am ok with Dream Team public recognition I would like my donation to remain anonymous
The Dream Center is a tax-exempt organization as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
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If you would like to make a donation by mail, please fill out the form to the right and mail this page to:
Dubuque Dream Center1600 White StreetDubuque, IA 52001