Notes from the President Reflection from the Board Chair
Annual Report October 2009–September 2010
Notes from the President Together. This word has many meanings: with united action, in cooperation, to undertake a task as a team. Catholic Charities West Michigan (CCWM) works together as a team with the boards, staff, volunteers, donors, community partners, and parishes throughout the 11-county Grand Rapids Diocese to provide help Deborah J. Nykamp and create hope to those most vulnerable. In 2009, our “team” President/CEO was able to improve the lives of and help empower over 26,000 individuals and families through our many agency services. Of that number, 80% are not Catholic and 75% make less than $15,000 annually.
With ever increasing client needs, CCWM has kept pace by expanding services. As examples, we now offer counseling to students and their families in their own school and God’s Kitchen’s Suburban Outreach Program cooks and transports hot, evening meals each week to eight locations within our Diocese to feed the hungry. (Last year we provided over 200,000 meals through God’s Kitchen’s programs.) We could not expand our services to meet the needs in our communities without everyone working together. As we continue to respond to these needs, funding becomes a vital part of allowing us to reach out to impact the lives of our clients. As we continue to respond to these needs, we need your help. Working together, we can provide help and create hope to the most vulnerable in our community. Please give a gift of support.
Reflection from the Board Chair I have been involved with Catholic Charities West Michigan for over 10 years. As a board member and volunteer, I have witnessed the work we do impacting the lives of many vulnerable people in our community in dramatic and profound ways.
force of nearly 300 professionals and over 3000 volunteers.
Most readers of Together have seen or read about our many programs and services that include feeding the hungry through God’s Kitchen by providing meals at ten different locations and our Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry in Muskegon. In addition, we offer services to young parents, behavioral health and counseling programs, substance abuse counseling, foster care for children who have been removed from their homes due to abuse or neglect, adoption, Foster Grandparents/Senior Companions, and much more.
As a proud volunteer at Catholic Charities, I have this wonderful opportunity to ask you to help support our work. We can use your help in many ways including volunteer efforts and financial support. However, the most important way to help Catholic Charities is through prayer for Russ Daniel our employees and the people Chair, Director’s Board we serve. As we work our way through these difficult economic times, the demand for our services is greater than it has ever been.
What you might not see or understand is that we provide services from Ludington to Big Rapids, Ionia to Muskegon, and south to Holland. We help people regardless of faith, income level, or any other discriminating factors. We provide this help through an extremely dedicated work
Catholic Charities is one of the pillars of our community, and we are meeting the needs for service in many ways. We are helping get our communities through these tough times. Help make this pillar strong for the benefit of all we serve. Please support our work.
Annual Report October 2009–September 2010
Services Provided by CCWM: Calendar Year 2009 Type of Service
Total Persons Served
2009–2010 CCWM Expenses* 57% Child Welfare
12% Community Outreach
Behavioral Health Counseling and Mental Health Services
10,800
3% Administration
Addiction
3,600
2% Fund Development
Corrections
1,330
Prison Re-Entry
150
Reconciliation and Recovery from Abortion (Project Rachel)
65
Pregnancy
189
15% Fee Income 440
7% Contributions and Fundraising
138
4% 7%
4% Catholic Services Appeal
67%
1%
1% Private Contracts
• Individuals
6317
• Families
1998
1% Miscellaneous *unaudited numbers
Community Outreach Prepared Food Services 133, 004
• Suburban Congregate Meals
4,168
• Home Delivered Meals
67,606
Food Distribution Services 16,004
Transitional Housing for Women
210
Immigration Services (now a Diocese program)
366
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2%
15%
5%
5% United Way
Family Support and Education
• Food Pantry Visits
3%
1%
Family Preservation
• Soup Kitchens: Meals
57%
67% Government Contracts
Adoption • Infant and Special Needs
26%
2009–2010 CCWM Revenues*
Child Welfare Foster Care
12%
26% Behavioral Health
In 2009, we improved the lives of 26,000 individuals and families and served over 200,000 meals. Of those served, 80% are not Catholic and 75% make less than $15,000 annually.
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2009 Director’s Board
2009 Grand Rapids Regional Advisory Board
James Brady Thomas Carnegie Constance Christenson Russ Daniel, Chair Patrick Geary Barbara Herr Paul Keep Sheila Knopke Roy Lorenz Louis H. Moran II Brian Page Fr. Jose Quintana Michelle Rabideau Brent Rector James Walsh
Kathleen Allen David Bellamy Roberta Jelinek Elizabeth Murray Jennifer Pascua Darius Quinn Juan Salazar, Chair Sheila Smiggen Kevin Stotts Patty Woodhouse
2009 Lakeshore Regional Advisory Board Cora Conley Mary Siegel Nagengast Joseph Roberson Jill Sesselmann Dolores Trese, Chair
Notes from the President Together. This word has many meanings: with united action, in cooperation, to undertake a task as a team. Catholic Charities West Michigan (CCWM) works together as a team with the boards, staff, volunteers, donors, community partners, and parishes throughout the 11-county Grand Rapids Diocese to provide help Deborah J. Nykamp and create hope to those most vulnerable. In 2009, our “team” President/CEO was able to improve the lives of and help empower over 26,000 individuals and families through our many agency services. Of that number, 80% are not Catholic and 75% make less than $15,000 annually.
With ever increasing client needs, CCWM has kept pace by expanding services. As examples, we now offer counseling to students and their families in their own school and God’s Kitchen’s Suburban Outreach Program cooks and transports hot, evening meals each week to eight locations within our Diocese to feed the hungry. (Last year we provided over 200,000 meals through God’s Kitchen’s programs.) We could not expand our services to meet the needs in our communities without everyone working together. As we continue to respond to these needs, funding becomes a vital part of allowing us to reach out to impact the lives of our clients. As we continue to respond to these needs, we need your help. Working together, we can provide help and create hope to the most vulnerable in our community. Please give a gift of support.
Reflection from the Board Chair I have been involved with Catholic Charities West Michigan for over 10 years. As a board member and volunteer, I have witnessed the work we do impacting the lives of many vulnerable people in our community in dramatic and profound ways.
force of nearly 300 professionals and over 3000 volunteers.
Most readers of Together have seen or read about our many programs and services that include feeding the hungry through God’s Kitchen by providing meals at ten different locations and our Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry in Muskegon. In addition, we offer services to young parents, behavioral health and counseling programs, substance abuse counseling, foster care for children who have been removed from their homes due to abuse or neglect, adoption, Foster Grandparents/Senior Companions, and much more.
As a proud volunteer at Catholic Charities, I have this wonderful opportunity to ask you to help support our work. We can use your help in many ways including volunteer efforts and financial support. However, the most important way to help Catholic Charities is through prayer for Russ Daniel our employees and the people Chair, Director’s Board we serve. As we work our way through these difficult economic times, the demand for our services is greater than it has ever been.
What you might not see or understand is that we provide services from Ludington to Big Rapids, Ionia to Muskegon, and south to Holland. We help people regardless of faith, income level, or any other discriminating factors. We provide this help through an extremely dedicated work
Catholic Charities is one of the pillars of our community, and we are meeting the needs for service in many ways. We are helping get our communities through these tough times. Help make this pillar strong for the benefit of all we serve. Please support our work.
Annual Report October 2009–September 2010
Services Provided by CCWM: Calendar Year 2009 Type of Service
Total Persons Served
2009–2010 CCWM Expenses* 57% Child Welfare
12% Community Outreach
Behavioral Health Counseling and Mental Health Services
10,800
3% Administration
Addiction
3,600
2% Fund Development
Corrections
1,330
Prison Re-Entry
150
Reconciliation and Recovery from Abortion (Project Rachel)
65
Pregnancy
189
15% Fee Income 440
7% Contributions and Fundraising
138
4% 7%
4% Catholic Services Appeal
67%
1%
1% Private Contracts
• Individuals
6317
• Families
1998
1% Miscellaneous *unaudited numbers
Community Outreach Prepared Food Services 133, 004
• Suburban Congregate Meals
4,168
• Home Delivered Meals
67,606
Food Distribution Services 16,004
Transitional Housing for Women
210
Immigration Services (now a Diocese program)
366
{
2%
15%
5%
5% United Way
Family Support and Education
• Food Pantry Visits
3%
1%
Family Preservation
• Soup Kitchens: Meals
57%
67% Government Contracts
Adoption • Infant and Special Needs
26%
2009–2010 CCWM Revenues*
Child Welfare Foster Care
12%
26% Behavioral Health
In 2009, we improved the lives of 26,000 individuals and families and served over 200,000 meals. Of those served, 80% are not Catholic and 75% make less than $15,000 annually.
{
2009 Director’s Board
2009 Grand Rapids Regional Advisory Board
James Brady Thomas Carnegie Constance Christenson Russ Daniel, Chair Patrick Geary Barbara Herr Paul Keep Sheila Knopke Roy Lorenz Louis H. Moran II Brian Page Fr. Jose Quintana Michelle Rabideau Brent Rector James Walsh
Kathleen Allen David Bellamy Roberta Jelinek Elizabeth Murray Jennifer Pascua Darius Quinn Juan Salazar, Chair Sheila Smiggen Kevin Stotts Patty Woodhouse
2009 Lakeshore Regional Advisory Board Cora Conley Mary Siegel Nagengast Joseph Roberson Jill Sesselmann Dolores Trese, Chair
