annual report 2013

Yearand its

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A Home is Not a Place... It is People

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2014 Board of Directors

CEO Jeff Moran and Board Chair Tom Cooper

The Omaha Home for Boys is more than just bricks and mortar – it is people.

The Home is staff, board members, donors, friends and community and corporate partners. They not only make the services and programs we provide daily realities for the young men and women in our care, but they open doors for those youth and families who need our help to make positive changes in their lives.

People like Arthur Worm, who makes it his calling to remember to send a monthly gift – sometimes more than once – to support our youth and programs.

People like Mike Pallas, a 30-plus-year employee of the Home who has made it his personal and professional mission to make sure our young men and women have an understanding and appreciation for nature at Cooper Memorial Farm.

People like the volunteers and partners from local companies and organizations who have embraced our mission to support and strengthen youth, young adults and families.

These people, along with thousands more, are the Omaha Home for Boys. They are the ones who have helped us expand our programs and services – opening our seventh and eighth cottages in 2013 and offering more opportunities through our Youth Mart – by equipping young people with the tools they need to live productive, independent lives.

They are the people who look to the Omaha Home for Boys and see not only our successes but also how much more we could be doing and how many more lives we could be impacting – and how they can help change them from possibilities to realities.

The Omaha Home for Boys is truly an organization made up of people dedicated to helping families, youth and young adults. And thanks to those people, we will continue to be so much more than just a place.

We have been and will continue to be a Home.

Sincerely,

Jeff Moran Tom CooperPresident & CEO Chairman

Executive Committee

Thomas C. CooperDarren R. CarlsonMichael McFarlinDaniel WellendorfFrederick H. WisdomMary “Peggy” Stevens

Directors

Kirsten R. CaseToba Cohen-DunningIra F. CombsTom EymanPatricia A. LambertyEarl E. RedrickPaul D. RutherfordAllen StraubNizar WehbiRobert D. WhippleBrad D. Yoder

Trustees

Charles W. AmidonSteve BarchusLarry BroermannBruce BuehlerRussell A. ClarkCurtis M. EdicDonald W. EngdahlMicah EvansLauren G. FaistJames C. GathmannJoe Giwoyna

Anthony T. JohnsonGeorge L. JohnstonWalter L. KeastJames E. KelleyLeRoy KibbyRussell LambertPhilip A. LorenzenJohn T. MaxellRonald NiederhausJack Price, Jr.James G. Reese

Joel B. ReynoldsRonald D. StitesMike StrohmanIvan Vrtiska

Message from the President & CEO and Board Chair

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2013 Financial Snapshot

Contributions

Program Service Fees

Endowment*

Other

Total

3,293,184

1,483,993

4,200,000

589,529

9,566,706

“The mission of the Omaha Home for Boys is to support and strengthen youth, young adults and families

through services that inspire and equip them to lead independent and productive lives.”

Fiscal Year November 1, 2012 to October 31, 2013.Complete audited and certified financial statements and 990 are available. Please go to www.omahahomeforboys.org or email jwarren@omahahomeforboys.org.

* 2013 Net Investment Income and Actuarial Gains to the Endowment: $5,770,678 and $1,169,673 ($6,940,351). Net assets are $85,871,884.

Joel B. ReynoldsRonald D. StitesMike StrohmanIvan Vrtiska

Operating

Funding Sources

Residential Care

Transitional Living

Independent Living

Educational Services

Training Services

Management and General

Fundraising

Total

3,764,324

854,433

717,951

1,194,795

258,524

1,461,230

1,228,540

9,479,797

Use of Funds

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Inspiration Hill Residential Care

When times are challenging, Franklin solves his problems by drawing on his

inner talents. That wasn’t always the case for the budding artist who graduated from the Omaha Home for Boys residential program. In fact, drawing and art became what he did when he was withdrawing — to escape. Franklin said he began drawing “when nothing mattered at school and I wanted to get away from a problem.” And he had problems. He said he was angry and disrespectful which erupted into fighting. Everything seemed to surface after he could not live at home anymore and moved in with his aunt. That was several years ago. Flash forward to today and you see a portrait of a smiling Franklin, surrounded by his Aunt Joyce, sisters, nieces and nephews. His relationship with his aunt is going well. “A lot of people helped me,” he said. He credits one of his first house parents, Brandi Kejr, because she “kept me motivated,” he said. “She told me things I didn’t want to hear, but she helped me make some changes. I acted like I wasn’t listening, but I was.”

About Inspiration Hill Residential Care

The Inspiration Hill Residential Care program is community-based and utilizes a family environment to equip youth with positive skills and the ability to make good decisions when confronted with difficult choices.

The program provides at-risk boys, ages 12-18, with a family structure and positive reinforcement to modify inappropriate behaviors and educational support to help build success. Every boy lives with married house parents, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and is supported by assistant house parents. Average length of stay to graduation is 7.7 months.

“I want to help somebody who is going through struggles like I did.”

- Franklin

2013 Program Demographics

Total Population Served: 103Average Length of Stay to

Program Graduation: 7.7 Months

White.......................30.1%Black.........................29.1%Hispanic...................15.5%Unknown.................11.7%Multi-Racial...............7.8%American Indian/Alaska Native...............1.9%Asian...........................1.9%Sudanese.....................1.9%

Serving Boys Ages 12-18

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Jacobs’ Place Transitional Living

Michaela, 19, has lived away from home, off and on, since the age of 10.

After graduating high school, Michaela tried college life but found the experience daunting.

She was never coached on what to do after high school, how to manage money or the ins and outs of acquiring stable housing.

Michaela knew she needed help and sought the assistance of the Jacobs’ Place Transitional Living program offered through the Omaha Home for Boys.

“I had no proper training on how to go out and live on my own,” Michaela said. “I had heard that Jacobs’ Place is a really great program that helps people transition and learn to be responsible adults.”

Now, Michaela is independent again, after graduating from Jacobs’ Place. She lives on her own and works full-time.

“I can’t believe it,” she said. “I have really grown from when I started out in the program. I learned how to be more mature.”

About Jacobs’ Place

Jacobs’ Place is a transitional living program located in an apartment complex about three miles south of the Omaha Home for Boys campus. It is a resource for youth ages 17-20 who struggle with a lack of housing, support, education and independent living skills.

The program provides a skills-based structure, safe environment and caring staff to help young men and women move toward independence. Residents utilize the 4,000-square-foot Combs Learning Center and a curriculum to assist advancement.

2013 ProgramDemographics

Total Population Served: 66

Average Length of Stay to Program

Graduation: 4.7 Months

“Be happy with opportunities you have. If you take the help for

granted, it may never come back.”

- Michaela

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White.......................47.0%Black.........................37.9%Sudanese.....................6.1%Multi-Racial...............4.5%Unknown..................3.0%American Indian/Alaska Native...............1.5%Asian...........................0.0%Hispanic...................0.0%

Serving Young Men and Women Ages 17-20

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Branching Out® Independent Living

Only 18, Cole had seen his fair share of turmoil. After the death of his father

during his freshman year of high school, Cole saw his life spiral out of control, eventually leading to drug abuse and a stint in jail.

Cole was stuck in a home in a perpetual cycle, supporting his mother and family, with no chance to strike out on his own and fulfill his dreams.

“I wanted to get out on my own and to stay stable,” Cole said. “Everyone wanted me to go straight to college, but I couldn’t. I had to work.”

Then, three months after graduation, Cole met an Omaha Home for Boys staff member involved in the Branching Out® Independent Living program, and his dreams and goals finally started to come together.

“The Omaha Home for Boys helped me out,” he said, “like, really helped me out.”

Through the program, Cole found financial assistance, scholarship support to attend college and a support network.

About Branching Out®

The Home’s Branching Out® Independent Living program helps current and former foster care youth and some private placement youth transition from dependent living situations to living as self-sufficient adults.

Funded in part by the Nebraska Children and Families Foundation, Branching Out offers unique service options to young men and women ages 14-24. It fills service gaps, creating much-needed structure and skill development as well as increasing success rates for foster care and former foster care youth.

The program provides support to more than 100 youth at any given time.

2013 Program DemographicsTotal Population

Served: 246

Average Time to Program Completion: 5.6 Months

“Any time I didn’t know where to go, the Home helped guide

me in the right direction.”

- Cole

Unknown..................30.5%Black.........................28.5% White.......................26.4%Multi-Racial...............6.1%Hispanic...................4.5%American Indian/Alaska Native...............2.0%Sudanese.....................1.6%Asian...........................0.4%

Serving Young Men and Women Ages 14-24

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Support Services

Educational Services

Most youth in the Omaha Home for Boys’ Inspiration Hill Residential Care

program and Jacobs’ Place Transitional Living program attend school at junior and high schools throughout the community, but there are some who require special attention or educational services.

The Omaha Home for Boys Day School is available to youth ages 12 to 19 who may have been removed from mainstream school participation due to behavior disruptions, extensive absenteeism or the ineffectiveness of traditional interventions in addressing the academic skill deficiencies of the youth.

The Day School has the capacity to teach between 12 and 18 students with a teacher who is endorsed in special education and extensively experienced in providing individual education plans and group facilitations. More than 130 youth were served during the 2013-14 academic year.

Youth who attend the Day School have several ways they can earn credit for their participation in and completion of coursework, including credit recognition from their primary schools, independent study and accredited online courses.

Beyond Day School

In addition to the Day School, the Omaha Home for Boys Educational Services staff provides remedial and academic support to youth ages 12 to 24. These services are provided in the evenings at the Wurdeman Learning Center for youth in Inspiration Hill, Jacobs’ Place and Branching Out programs.

Educational services also provide enrichment and experiential learning opportunities. These

courses, which include robotics, photography, gardening and woodworking, provide opportunities to apply in-classroom learning to hands-on experiences.

Scholarships

The Omaha Home for Boys offers scholarships to current youth and alumni. In 2013, two youth were awarded scholarships to continue their education beyond high school, and the applications are ongoing. Scholarship recipients are encouraged to attend community colleges, initially, to prepare for the college world.

Scholarship recipients apply for scholarships and are evaluated on need, academics and the likelihood of success.

Tutoring

The Home had 41 youth in prescriptive tutoring classes for the 2013-14 school year. These are youth who fell in the below-average range in either reading or math.

All youth are tested for math and reading levels within their first two weeks at OHB. For most youth, the impact of tutoring is substantial and seen within the first couple of months.

Education

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Support Services

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Training Institute

An important part of the Omaha Home for Boys’ mission is to offer a variety of

training and workshops to support the youth and families we serve, as well as employees, parents and staff from other youth-focused organizations.

Our staff is required to maintain expertise and best practices relevant to the ever-changing needs of the youth we serve, and we know a well-trained staff provides quality care to youth and families.

Staff must complete an extensive Pre-Service workshop before working with our youth. Ongoing education, additional training and workshops are also offered. Experts within the Omaha Home for Boys and community partners provide training and workshops to our staff.

Parenting Classes

The Home also works with the community by offering a variety of parenting classes. Common Sense Parenting is a six-week, skills-based course designed to provide parents

with useful methods to encourage positive behaviors, discourage negative behaviors and teach appropriate alternatives to detrimental habits in children. This helps build a more stable parent-child relationship and healthier, happier families.

Visit www.omahahomeforboys.org for regular updates on the Events Calendar for training opportunities and times.

In-Service TrainingTotal Participants: 1,230

Total Hours: 574.75

Resident/Client TrainingTotal Clients: 736

Parent ServicesTotal Participants 210

Total Hours: 72.5

Youth Service WorkerTotal Participants: 325

Total Hours: 58

A Year in Review

Training

Support Services

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Wellness and Recreation

The staff at the Omaha Home for Boys knows recreation and wellness are just as

important as learning the ABCs.

Often, youth who arrive in the Home’s care know little about wellness. They are encouraged to learn about topics like healthy eating and making adjustments to their lifestyles to include exercise, among other important wellness choices.

The Omaha Home for Boys Eppley Recreation Center provides state-of-the art facilities for recreation and other activities. Youth enjoy a large, indoor pool, basketball and racquetball courts, an indoor gym, weight rooms and additional facilities.

Staff at the Home are trained to guide youth along their individual path to wellness and oversee activities throughout the year, including special sporting events, projects in the center’s woodworking shop and additional events like working in the Home’s garden.

Select Basketball Teams

The Omaha Home for Boys fielded two Select Basketball teams in 2013. These teams competed with other youth-centric organizations in games and tournaments throughout the fall and winter.

This year was a big one for the teams. Doubling the size of the program allowed more youth to participate and learn about sportsmanship, competition and wellness under the guidance of our coaches, who are adept at mentoring and working with at-risk youth.

Winter Olympics

The Omaha Home for Boys hosts its own Winter Olympics from December through

February each year.

More than 90 percent of residential care youth participated in the three-month competition in 2013. Events included swimming, track and field events, pool, ping pong and other physical activities. An individual and House champion were honored at Closing Ceremonies.

Valley View 4-H Club

One of the oldest in the area, the Valley View 4-H Club began in 1948 with seven donated calves. It is an extension of the Omaha Home for Boys’ longtime connection between our youth and agriculture and is housed at our Cooper Memorial Farm.

The club had grown steadily over the years, and hundreds of boys and girls have benefited from its programming. Youth continue to learn the value of hard work and find strength and confidence in themselves through the program.

In 2013, five youth from the Home participated in the 4-H program.

Wellness

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Helping with HorsepowerTM Program

Using a motorcyle as a tool to teach life lessons on a personal and professional

level, the Omaha Home for Boys adopted the nationally-recognized Helping with HorsepowerTM Bike Rebuild program in 2013.

The nationally-recognized, hands-on project, started and administered by Bryan and Laura Klock of Klock Werks Kustom Cycles in Mitchell, S.D., has been used in eight other states.

It is a unique way to help at-risk youth learn how to overcome life’s obstacles and realize their lives, like a motorcycle, can be rebuilt better than before with the right tools and commitment.

The Omaha Home for Boys partnered with Black Rose Machine Shop Inc. of Omaha, led by program facilitator Jeremy Colchin and his dad, Mike.

Sponsors from throughout the community and region stepped forward to donate bike parts and services to make the project a tremendous success.

After 18 weeks of teamwork and laughter, the Home’s young men and women revealed MishMash to the community in May.

Two-Phased Project

The Home’s bike rebuild program was completed in two phases. In phase one, youth designed the bike, participated in the marketing plan, gave the bike a name and customized it.

During the second phase, the rejuvenated bike traveled throughout the state in parades, bike nights, poker runs and other events to promote raffle ticket sales, which began in June.

Restoring Hearts with Bike PartsTM Event

The program culminated at the Home’s first-annual Restoring Hearts with Bike PartsTM celebration September 26 at Hilton Omaha. The event was well-attended, attracting more than 400 people. Academy Award winning actress Marlee Matlin gave a moving speech about overcoming obstacles, and MishMash was awarded to Jeff Waddington of Omaha.

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MishMash

Restoring Hearts with Bike PartsTM

Community Outreach and Volunteers

The Omaha Home for Boys worked closely with community partners in 2013. One

highlight was the introduction of a community volunteer program.

In the fall of 2013, the Home sought to increase its reach within the community by expanding volunteerism from outside businesses and organizations at the Home and also increase opportunities for staff to volunteer within the community.

The Home welcomed volunteers from TD Ameritrade and HDR for landscaping projects and members of the UNO Air Force ROTC for our “Home” for the Holidays Open House.

Employees from the Home gave back to the community as well through Salvation Army bell ringing, landscaping at Royal Oaks Assisted Living and mentoring elementary students through Partnership 4 Kids.

Organizations and businesses interested in volunteering time and/or resources can contact our Volunteer Coordinator at (402) 457-7000.

Youth Mart Helps Youth Transition

The Omaha Home for Boys, with the support and participation of several area organizations, opened the Youth Mart Donation Center in 2013 to better serve area youth.

Youth Mart’s goal is to help young adults ages 16-24 by providing them with household items donated by the community to aid in their goal of living independently.

In 2013, a fall donation drive resulted in hundreds of items. Eighteen youth, mostly in the fall and winter months, received assistance from the Youth Mart.

Items are always needed, including clothing, couches, loveseats, arm chairs, dressers, bed frames, new mattresses, microwaves, vacuums, small appliances and household goods such as pots and pans, dishes and lamps.

Contact the Youth Mart administrator at (402) 457-7000 and check out our website, Facebook page and Twitter feed to find out how you can contribute to Youth Mart.

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Youth Mart Donation Center

The Omaha Home for Boys provides care and support for at-risk youth ages 12-24 and families as part of its mission. The Home is committed to providing services to young men and women through family-style, community-based programs supported by education. As we approach our 100th anniversary in 2020, we continue to adapt and change to meet the needs of children and families throughout the community. The Omaha Home for Boys is a nonprofit, nonsectarian 501(c)(3) charitable organization and is nationally accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Services for Families and Children (COA).

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