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YWCA NorthEastern NY

Financial ReportStark & Basila will complete an

audited financial report for 2015.

board of directors 2014/2015

Donna Hermann ............................................ President

Kerrie Wolf-Piechota............................Vice President Shannon Kelly ........................................Vice President

Kate Schurick.................................................Secretary

Dorothy Valachovic .....................................Treasurer

Shirley Readdean Cora SchroeterTanya Scime Sarah Stotz Donna Tessitore Trish Williams

finances

Kristy CarpenterSonia Casella Nohelani EtienneMarsha MortimoreMolly NealonKerri Pangburn

Executive Director ...................................Rowie Taylor

YWCA Mission

YWCA is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and

promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.

CONTRIBUTIONS5%

SPECIAL EVENTS2%

GRANT INCOME41%

DSS FEES35%

PROGRAM FEES14%

[CATEGORY NAME]S

[PERCENTAGE]

UNITED WAY1%

YWCA INCOME 2015UNAUDITED

PERSONNEL76%

PROFESSIONAL FEES3%

SUPPLIES4%

OCCUPANCY14%

OTHER EXPENSES4%

YWCA EXPENSES 2015 UNAUDITED

president & executive director message2015 highlightsThe YWCA of Schenectady dba the YWCA NorthEastern NY has a long and proud history in the community. During 2015, we celebrated 127 years of providing needed and valuable programs and services for women and their families. The YW continues the tradition of being an innovator in providing programs and ser-vices to meet the changing needs of women and their families in our community.

Continued leadership and participation with the Schenectady County Embraces Diversity (SCED) Study Circle Initiative, hosting the 21st Annual Unsung Heroine/Black History Month Celebration, the Take Back the Night March, the Week With-out Violence, the Pink and Purple Ribbon Campaigns, the Golf Tournament, the Festival of Trees, the Early Learning Center’s Spring Carnival and Fall Festival, a Zumbathon, and the Women of Achievement Celebration and Dinner were some of the events and activities that were presented to our membership and the commu-nity. Throughout the year, we challenged people to take a stand against violence and racism, appreciate diversity and celebrate unity.

During 2015 we once again strengthened the inseparable relationship between programs/services and funding. Financial support is a measure of the commu-nity’s valuation of the YWCA of Schenectady dba the YWCA NorthEastern NY… we are pleased to announce that funding levels were increased in 2015. We thank our corporate sponsors, our many contributors in the community and our member-ship. In particular, we thank General Electric, MVP Health Care, Vincy’s Printing, Price Chopper Golub Foundation, Sondra’s Fine Jewelry, Mazzone Hospitality, the Merriam Agency, The Daily Gazette, Xerox Corporation, Revered Business Solu-tions, Inc., the United Way of the Greater Capital Region, the City of Schenectady, the County of Schenectady, NYS, the Federal Government, Rotary Club of Sche-nectady, the Kiwanis Club of Schenectady, the Soroptimist Club of Schenectady, the ZONTA Club of Schenectady, the Junior League of Schenectady and Saratoga Counties and various trusts and foundations for your tremendous support in 2015.

The YWCA is a strong and vital organization founded on a legacy of caring, service and leadership. All who are part of this organization (members, volunteers, staff and collaborative partners) strive to fulfill the vision and mission of the YWCA: YWCA NorthEastern NY is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all. The strategic goals of the YW revolve around this mission, and the Board of Directors and staff of the YW work towards their fulfillment on a daily basis. We ask you to please join us in try-ing to reach the goal that our mission presents us.

We especially thank our incredible volunteers for their commitment and dedica-tion to the mission and purpose of the YWCA. Throughout this Annual Report, we are proud & pleased to share highlights of 2015. Donna Hermann & Rowie Taylor

Miles of Smiles

Guest reader in our Early Learning Center.

Breast Cancer Awareness,

Bedazzle Your Bra

Week Without Violence

The YWCA of Schenectady, dba YWCA NorthEastern NY (NENY), has a long and proud history. Since 1888, the YWCA NorthEastern NY has been a constant innovator in providing programs and services to meet the changing needs of women and their families in the community. The Board of Directors understands and encourages the YW’s role as an agent for change that quickly reviews and responds to community situations as they arise. The YWCA NorthEastern NY diligently strives to offer programs and services that initiate action to bring about positive change.

The YWCA NorthEastern NY was established as a women’s membership association and became one of the first nonprofit agencies to be incorporated in New York State. The YWCA NENY is a Charter member of the YWCA USA (the oldest and largest women’s membership organization in the world). During 2015, the YWCA with its headquarters in the Stockade section of Schenectady, NY, served over 10,000 women, men and children through a variety of programs and services - 78% of whom are low-income.

The original incorporation papers stated that the functions of the YWCA NorthEastern NY were: 1. housing; 2. education; and 3. health promotion services. In 1979, the incorporation papers were expanded to allow for a domestic violence shelter for women and children. In 1985, they were again expanded to allow for early childhood education (preschool/child care).

Throughout its 127 year history, the YWCA has offered valuable programs and activities for the benefit of women and their families in the Schenectady community. The YWCA NorthEastern NY has continued to successfully expand throughout the years in response to the changing and growing needs of the community.

historyhistory 2015 highlights

Junior League of Schenectady and Saratoga Counties, donating feminine hygiene products, Distributing Discreet Dignity Project.

YWCA Resident’s enjoying the Soroptimist International of Schenectady Holiday Party.

Unsung Heroine Celebration

Community donations for our

domestic violence program.

2015 annual program report

Women & Family Services• Provided 204 women & 74 children shelter for domestic violence issues• Advocacy served 2,768 women• 857 women and 162 children received counseling services• 122 women called the YW “home” in our Housing Program• “YES” - YWCA’s Employment Services worked with 268 women.

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Innovative Programs• Wellness Center served 12,907 in 2015• Encore: Take Charge of Your Health provided 891 women with educational materials and cancer screenings• CASH Program assisted 1,516 individuals and families with filing their tax returns free of charge.

Youth & Family Services• Educated and cared for 106 children in our Early Childhood Educational Centers• Hosted Thanksgiving Dinner for 124+ families• NAEYC Accredited at both sites.

2015 highlights

Women of Achievement Celebration

Annual Meeting, celebrating volunteers.

Visit with Santa during

Festival of Trees.

2015 highlightsElaine AastroSilvia AckerbauerKay AckermanValerie AckermanJane AckermanJanice AdamsAdirondack Beverages, IncAffiliated Health Care SettlementSilvia AffinitoApril AllenAllstate FoundationAlplaus Knitting LadiesLoretta AmorosiSylvia AnapolisDavid AndersonBarbara Andre-MaxwellAnonymousJoy ArrabitoAttentive Care of Albany, IncArlene AtwoodMegan AverySarah BahamJill BaileyTina BaileyChristina BakerAnn BaldassareSabitree BaloatBetty BarlynPatricia BarneyCeleste Barrett-TolliverLisa Baum-EgnaczykSusan BeaudoinAndrew BeaulePamela BerrianBethel AME ChurchJamie and Chrissy BiscegliaBlack Dog Foundation, Inc.Edward & Audrey Blakemore Cheryl BloomerCaroline BoardmanEstelle BockisElliot Bond

Vladia Boniewski Margaret BourgeoisJennifer BowmanRaylynn BradiganConnie BrancasiJennifer BreslinViki BrooksShari BrunnerRichie BryanFlower & James BuhrmasterJennifer BurchillJulia BurgessNancy BurkeJoleen ButtonC&D Distributors, Inc Amanda CaldwellCalvary Episcopal ChurchChristine CanavanKaren CantonKathryn CantyCapital City Produce, Johnny KarratStephanie CappucittiCARES, Inc.Kayla CarmonaMersaydez CarpenterKaren CarpenterPenny CarpicoJanice CarrollCasa Real Mexican RestaurantSonia CasellaMike CassellaCassidy’s CandlesKristina CasterSarah CaterinaMarsha ChaseJenny Chen

2015 contributors

Annual Meeting

YWCA USA Annual ConferenceWashington, DC

Front Street Pool

Golf Tournament

2015 contributorsHeather ChestnutChrist Child SocietyChrist Church of the Hills Church of St. AdalbertChurch of St. John the Evangelist Eileen ClarkJudith ClementsChristina CliffordCobblestone Reformed Church Colonial Car WashJohn & Irene ColuzzaMary ComleyCommunity Foundation Congregation Gates of Heaven Mary ConnorsLeila ConstableConsumer Affairs & Claims; US Postal ServiceJackie ConwayKristen Cook Mary CorradoAshley CottonPaulyn CoxCrewsCrossroads Christian Church Jennifer CrouchJulie CuffmanLeanna CurleyEvelyn CurrieKaren CurryJessica CutlerRichard DalySusan DalyLinnea & Tom D’Andrea Joseph D’AntoniJonetta DarcyShirley & Ken DeBonoKelly De La RochaDon DeAngelusPatricia DecrostaRebecca Deferno

Rudolph DehnMichelle DellarataDiane DeMeoKathy Demers Gail DenisoffAnthony DennyScott & Paul DevantierJoanne DeVoeJoyce DiClementiPeg DiConzaEvelyn DiDonatoAnn DiSarroNicole DobieszCarole DoreLetitia DovhanCarmen DowneyDowntown Schenectady Improvement CorpPaul DucharmeShirlee DufortJoan DuganMarie EastmanBeth EismanEmerick AssociatesSara EricksonPatricia EriksonNohelani EtienneEvening Branch of the Women’s AllianceFallas StoresSenator Hugh FarleyFarnsworth Middle School - Lisa Watson/Jane Slingerland/ Matt Mars/ Lorie KelleyWendy FearingElana FeherevariKathy & Mario FernandezJune FerrellFerri FormalsTheodore FeurerSuzanne Fillipan

2015 highlights

Meet our staff!

Xerox Corporation visiting the YWCA.

Dedication of “Can You Spell Schenectady?”

donated by Madelyn Jennings.

2015 Corporate SponsorsFirst National Bank of ScotiaFirst Niagra BankFoggs AutomotiveFollett Bookstore Linda FranceseMarino FrauchiniLaurie FredricksJulie FriotPatricia FronkKris FrutschyPatricia FuscoLorriane GagneLinda GallagherWendi Gapczynski-BekkeringMartha GardnerKaten GarveyGEGE Women’s ClubGE Women's NetworkSteven & Gail GeorgeChaundra GeremickJoseph GiattinoDonna GigoneAndrea GillissleePatty GinacPatricia GioiaGirl Scout Troop #2383Girl Scout Troop #2593 Give With LibertyGoldman SachsJane & Neil GolubGolub Family Foundation, Inc.Kathy Gorman-CoombsGrace Evangelical Lutheran ChurchShelly GravesDorothy GrayHeather GrayMaryann & Annmarie GraybashMichael GrigasMarion GrimesKarl GrunenwaldRebecca Grunenwald

Marilyn GuidarelliMary GuziorErnest & Carol Hall-Neff Lisa HamedariMichael HandZipporah HarrisBarbara HartmanHartz Family CleanersSusan HassarPenny HaynesJulia HelfmanDonna HermannDiane HernandezHershey Family FundClaudette HerzagAnaline HicksAnne HillCheryl HillJames & Marie HoinKristin HoinSheila & Wesley HollowayHome Style PizzaHudson River Frontier Missionary Baptist AssociationJack & Connie HumeKaren HuntPeter HustonHypnotic InkMarion Jet JacksonJade BistroDonna JahnelBarbara JefferiesMegan JeffersCassandra JeffersMadelyn JenBre-Ann JohnsonDarlina JonesPatricia JonesSharon JordanJudd EngravingSandra JurczynskiJZ’s Rock Paper Scissors Hair Artistry

2015 contributors

Thank you to our Corporate Sponsors.

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2015 contributors 2015 contributorsMarjorie KaroweLeslie KaufmanEdward KeetzKathleen KeilmanBonnie KellerShannon KellyWillaim KeloneDestiny KeloneJustina KeloneKey BankBrian KilcullenArthur KilianMargaret KingKiwanis Club of SchenectadyLorraine KnapikKnights of St. JohnDiana KolsbunKaren KrichbaumSherrell KruggelDeborah Kulbako-ArnoldLouise LaBombardLadies of the Rotterdam ElksLady Mac Rae Lodge 212 Laura LaFountaineJankie LakhramJoan LaphamSamantha LaPlantBeth LaRoseLaQuanda LawsonSusan LazzariDeborah LeapoldElia LewisCathy & Brad LewisLiberty Mutual FoundationKathleen LincolnMelissa LiuzziLogic Technoglogy, IncLinda LuberdaDeborah MacDermentPatricia MackeyColleen MacNeal

Macedonia Baptist ChurchAlberta MadonnaMagic Touch Home BureauSally MagidNancy MaioranoMarigold’s AccessoriesMarino’s Saratoga RealtyArcelia MarshallCarole MartinMary MartinDawn MartinKim MastroianneRachel MathisMazzone HospitalityGary McCarthySherry McCredieChris McGeanChristine McKaneAnita McKayNaylon McKieDavid McMorrisBridget McNallyDoug McPheeJean MeccarielloLaura MedeirosTeresa MeersMark MeyersSarah MichenerJohn & Marsha MillerLindsay MillerTiffany MillerJudy MincklerJo-Ann Mingo

Elizabeth TaftFreida TanskiPatricia TaussRowie & Dave TaylorJasmine TempleKira TempleDonna TessitoreThe CostumerKaren ThomasShirley ThomasJeff ThomasAlexandra ThompsonMadelyn ThorneDiane ThorneTrudi ThunMarian TibbettsCecila TkaczykJoanne TobiessenDenton TolliverPaul TonkoHolly TouheyMartha TownleyTrinity Presbyterian ChurchSusan TylerScott UnderhillUnion CollegeUnion College Campus SafetyUnitarian Universalist Society of SchenectadyUnited Way of the Greater Capital RegionNancy VaccaroDot ValachovicRoberta Van Heusen, The Wednesday’s GroupLinda VaughnKytrena VedderTina VersaciVilla ItaliaLynn & Joshua VincentVincy's Printing

Barbara VivierEleanor Voris Joan Wade-KeszeyKathleen WadsworthChristine WalterAnita WaltherHolly WarnerChester & Susan WatsonBernie WattJean WattsPaul WebsterMarilyn WelshBarb WengroviusVirginia WhiteIrene WickhamJean & John WilkinsonJane WillcoxTrish WilliamsAmanda WilseyKerrie Wolf-PiechotaWomen's Alliance, Unitarian Universalist Society of SchenectadyWomen's Union at Union CollegeGillian WoodcockXeroxYankee Candle of Rotterdam SquareKathryn YlvisakerHolly YostChris YostConstance YoungSarah YoungsYWCA SCCC StaffJean ZeggerRebecca ZerneriElaine ZervosLinda ZieglerRobert Ziotkowski Zonta Club of Schenectady

2015 contributorsStephanie MinorMohawk Tap RoomJean MonacoLoretta Monahan Margaret MooreHeather MorlockMarcia MorrettAngelicia MorrisMarsha MortimoreMary MortkaAmy MottMarilyn MoynihanMary Kate MuellerFozia MurphyTim MurphyDenise Murphy McGraw Georgiana MurrayVirginia MushinskiMVP Health CareDarcy Neff-HallRoy NevilleNew York Early Bird Club Sally NewtonJudy & Peter Nocera Northern ExposuresMargaret NovakTimothy J. OchsMary O'KeefePeter OlwertPeg OlwertSharon OndaiskaJoe OnleyOpen Door Book Store William & Meredith Osta Cristine OwenRena OwensZoe OxleySu-Ann PaigePaige School, Faculty & Staff Deneen Palmateer Deirdre Pangburn Francine PannatonJoyce Patka

Geraldine PatneaudeCarmel PatrickJoAnn PaulsenRachel PawlickRobin PawlowskiLois PearsonKathleen PeltonLeesa PerazzoJoan PetroTerry PhillipsLouie PiechotaSandra PodrazikLinda PodolecJill PolkPatricia PollardTori PosniakCyndie PowellColleen PrattNoreen PrattDorothy PreisnerHelga PrichardGloria QuantMichelle RaetzJo-Anne & Gary RafalikNancy RandlesChris RankusThad RaushiRevered Business SolutionsEileen ReaShirley ReaddeanEdward RedlebergerKristi RedziniakTeal ReevesLinda & Lawrence RelyeaRent-A-CenterRosanna RessingRevies LLC Cigar ShopTimothy RizzoWalter & Anne RobbHope RobenChinissa Roberson

Church of the Immaculate Conception, Rosary Altar SocietyKrystal RoseRotary Club of SchenectadyEmily RotondiEllie & Gene RowlandPatricia RowledgeSonia RubensteinAnthony RuggieroTamara RussellDoris RybakFazana Saleem-IsmailSally's Street Sideview CaféBeverly SamborinErica SampsonLuAnn SantabarbaraMargaret SapiaSaratoga/Schenectady/Schoharie Association of RealtorsStephen SargentKaren SatterleeTrisha SavignanoCharmaine SchalferSchenectady/Saratoga Swim ClubKathleen ScheryAndrea SchmitzLynn SchnellCora SchroeterHelga SchroeterLaurie SchuchCynthia SchultzKate SchurickLaura Schweitzer, PhDScotia Police DepartmentScotia United Methodist WomenAndrea & Kevin ScottJoanne ScribnerJanice ScrivaniVelma SegarsCarol & Michael Seniw

Sylvana Serrano Seventh-day AdventistRicki ShapiroRobin ShavelyPaula ShawKathy SheehanTerri SheehanSteven ShemoKim & Peter SicilianoSigma Delta Tau at Union CollegeSisterhood, Congregation Gates of HeavenTracy Sitterly-YansonJames SlaterStephan SlavickSandi SmithLinda SmithJoyce SoliminiSolvona YogaSondra's Fine JewelrySoroptimist International of SchenectadyMarti SpangVito SpinelliLucy SpinelliSt. George's Greek Orthodox ChurchSt. George's LodgeRobert St. JohnSt. Joseph's Church, Giving Tree Committee Starbucks of NiskayunaRoberta SteinerSusan StewartStewart'sJeannette StorchDebra StorySarah StotzEsther SwankerHeather SwiecickBobby SyedMatthew & Diane Sypniewski

2015 contributors