news le t te rWinter 2014

A Quarterly Update On Family Service Of The Piedmont, Inc.

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2CARE Award

Winner: Justin Krick

3Jamestown

Pig Pickin’

Pigs ‘n Rigs

4Third Annual

Shredding Event

with Premier

Federal Credit

Union

5Holiday Cards

by Kathy Johnson

6Helping Hands

7Greensboro Guild

Sip ‘n Shop

Domestic Violence Survivor Speaks OutCandace is a former client of Family Service of the Piedmont's

domestic violence program. She tells her story in her own words:

We were best friends until I got pregnant, then theabuse started. It started with a

few slaps in the mouth and things gotprogressively worse as time passed.Bruises would go away but the verbalabuse always tended to hurt me more.

I left a couple of times but neverwanted to call the police. It wasshameful. During a particularly escalated encounter, we got into ahuge fight. I remember our daughterwas in the kitchen doing her homework. He told her to go to herroom and when I said no, he slammedmy head against the wall. I blackedout briefly. All I could hear was mydaughter screaming, “Don’t kill mymom, I need her.”

I fought all I could until I startedbleeding. I felt at that moment, I wasgoing to die. I asked his permission togo to the emergency room and insteadhad my mother take me to the police station. I knew in myheart it was over. I could not allow my daughter to thinkthis is how men are supposed to treat women. I finallymade the decision to leave.

The police gave me the number of Family Service of thePiedmont to get help. I began to receive counseling fromJanet Cecil, and thank God for bringing her into my life. I feel like I found my best friend. I found someone who

completely understands me and I can talk toabout anything, there’s no judgment passed. I also found support among other victims ofdomestic violence relationships.I learnedthrough therapy how to become honest.

Oftentimes when you suffer abuse you become a liar, covering up for someone whodoesn’t truly care for you. There were dayswhen I just wanted to give up; thankfully because of my daughter I had something tolive for. I needed her to keep me grounded.

I strongly believe that God places things andpeople in your life for a reason. You have toget to a point in your life where you are sickand tired of being sick and tired. No one cantake the pain away from you. You have tolive and learn. I know how to have healthy relationships now.

Since coming to Family Service and receivingcounseling, I’ve graduated with two degrees

while being a single parent and working two jobs. I’m living proof that nothing is impossible. You just have towant it and believe in yourself.

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Family Service’s two foundationshonored Katherine Covington andposthumously honored ElizabethClay Smith with the 2014 Julia B.Nile for Love of Family Award attheir Annual Meeting at SedgefieldCountry Club in September. The Award represents the highesthonor given to individuals fromGreensboro and High Point whomake a significant impact on FamilyService of the Piedmont and theircommunity in helping to build safeand healthy families.

Long-time friend Nieca Sharrardpresented the award from FamilyService of High Point Foundation to

recognize Katherine Covington for her many years ofservice in the High Point community. During her 17years of involvement with Family Service, Katherine hasheld a number of board positions including Secretary,Treasurer and Annual Meeting Liaison, and has servedas a member of the Strategic Planning Sub-Committeeof the Steering Committee, Planned Giving Committee,and Annual Campaign Committee. Katherine and herhusband Ned hosted the High Point Oyster Roast attheir home in 2013. They are founding members of the Families First Honor Society in High Point.

A veteran community advocate, Katherine is currentlyinvolved with Good Friends of High Point, an organization she helped found in 1997, serves on theExecutive Board of Open Door Ministries, and is amember of the HPU Board of Visitors and YWCA Advisory Panel.

Family Service Presents 2014 For Love of Family Awards”

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Family Service of the Piedmont, Inc.

2014-2015Board of Directors

Family Service of Greensboro Foundation, Inc.

2014-2015Board of Trustees

Family Service of High Point Foundation, Inc.

2014-2015Board of Trustees

Message from the PresidentAs our business climate continuesto change, it is important thatFamily Service ofthe Piedmont remains nimbleand open to betterways to serve ourcommunity.

To this end, I am very excited about someinnovative approaches our agency is taking to service delivery, in order to offerthe best possible services to our clients.

One approach involves making a greaternumber of services available on-site at our locations, such as primary care, psychiatric care, legal services and publichealth services. Not only does this allowour clients to access a broad range of services more easily, it also enables us totreat each client as a whole person whosesuccess depends on balancing a variety of needs.

The second approach involves offeringsome services (such as Victim Services,

Children’s Advocacy Center Services andConsumer Credit Counseling Services)offsite in community centers focused onparticular issues, such as domestic violence, child abuse, elder abuse orpoverty. Our partnership in the GuilfordCounty Family Justice Center and theVictim’s Justice Center in High Point aregood examples of this approach.

Another is our new online homebuyer education program, recently launched byConsumer Credit Counseling Service.CCCS offers workshops for first timehomebuyers with topics including budgeting, credit, lenders, realtors, home inspections, closing process and insurance. The new online curriculumoffers an alternative way to complete thecourse. The homebuyer module is justone of several new online offerings fromCCCS –check out their newly revampedwebsite at www.thedebtdoc.com

Delivery models such as these offer a holistic way to serve our clients and to address community issues.

Anne Osborne, Board ChairMark Williamson, Vice Chair

Rudy Clark, TreasurerGeorge Ragsdale, Secretary

David S. Thompson, Immediate Past ChairTom Campbell, President/CEO

Kim BaumanLynn BlackKip Blakely

Brack BrigmanKimberly Crews

Pete CrossKathy Dick

Manuel DudleyEddie Edwards

Elizabeth FinchRobert HagerJay Haldeman

Alyce HillKim HollemanJoan McGeachyMargaret PennJim WehrleyGwen Willis

Alyce Hill, ChairElizabeth Finch, Vice Chair

Bill McGuinn, TreasurerJulie Shamburg, Secretary

Cathy Procton, Immediate Past ChairDonna Cumby, Guild PresidentTom Campbell, President/CEO

Beachy AllenNancy AmosJohn BenciniLavern Brown

Matthew CochraneDebbie Cottam

MooMoo CouncillTyler Covington

Frosty Culp

Lynn DePasqualeMary Eliza Duckett

Jeff HorneyJanice KubinskiJane McAllister

Kay MillerDavid MooreMatt Nowell

Rosalyn Pauling

Lynn Black, ChairKim Holleman, Vice ChairMatthew Rankin, TreasurerBeth Harrington, Secretary

Daniela Helms, Immediate Past ChairGeorgia Lineback, Guild President

Tom Campbell, President/CEO

Lindsey AumanStephanie Billings

Lisa BullockVanessa Carroll

Diane Conterno-NeeseDaniel Craft

Donald DibbleTina ForsbergRon Johnson

Sterling KellyKim KetchumRobert Ketner

Thais LewisJan PritchettLeslye Tuck

Carolyn WaltersJames WeeksEllie Yearns

Susan Davis, Junior League Liaison

Family Service of thePiedmont was proudto present its CAREAward to Justin Krick,Intake Supervisorwith the agency’sFamily CounselingServices. The award ispresented twice eachyear to a Family Service staff member,selected by their peers,who exemplifies theagency’s Core Valuesin action.

Justin greets clients with a kind heart and helpsto make them feel comfortable and safe whentelling their stories. Since last July the Intakeunit, supervised by Justin, has completed 2,100intakes, with Justin completing 760 of these.Thanks largely to Justin’s leadership of the unit,walk-in clients are able to have a positive experience as they begin receiving services.

“It is incredibly heartwarming to watch someonestart from a low point and grow, change, andprogress, and inevitably, achieve their goals!” saysJustin. His favorite part of the job is other people. “Everyone does a great job of supporting,encouraging and learning from each other,” hesays. “Teamwork is a wonderful thing, and I’mproud to be part of this big team.”

“Justin is a fantastic team-player, in a position requiring massive collaboration with other staff,”said one of the co-workers nominating him forthis award. “It is super important that we allwork well as a team, so that we can be efficientand effective, and Justin embodies that fully.”

Congratulations Justin!

C.A.R.E. Award: Justin Krick

Justin KrickIntake Supervisor

Started at Family Service: November 2010.

Grew up: Cranford, NJ until age 9,

then moved to NC.

Education: BS in Psychology

with a Human Services concentration from ASU

Hobbies:Loves playing guitar, whitewater

rafting, hiking, playing with his dog Cranford, and spending time with friends and family.

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The 5th Annual Jamestown Pig Pickin’ Pigs ‘n RigsThe Fifth Annual Jamestown Pig Pickin’presented by Canter Power Systems, featured a new location, band and themebut certainly did not lose the casual, down-home feel attendees have grown tolove. The event themed “Pigs ‘n’ Rigs” washeld at the home of Jere and Elsa Ayers inSedgefield on July 26th. It drew a crowd ofmore than 700 and raised over $98,000 forFamily Service of the Piedmont.

The decorations committee, led by KimHurley and members from the SouthwestWoman’s Club transformed the estate into a roaring 20’s style extravaganza as part ofthis year’s theme. Guests were treated to adisplay of early model, classic cars from the20’s and 30’s and danced to a variety ofoldies and live music from UBU The Band. Guests enjoyed all you can eat BBQ porkand chicken from BBQ Joe’s, southern sidesand desserts from Above and Beyond Catering and appetizers from SouthernRoots Restaurant. Joe Housand of BBQ

Joe’s was recognized as this year’s HonoraryChair for his continued support of the Pig Pickin’ over five years. Attendees alsohad a chance to bid on items from local merchants in the event’s popular Silent and Live Auctions, thanks to professional auctioneer Jon Manring.

“Even with quite a few changes this year,Jamestown residents did not waiver in theirsupport of this fabulous event,” said PigPickin’ Chair Curtis Collins. “The changein venue only offered us more opportunitiesto reach out not only to Jamestown, butalso to Adams Farm and Sedgefield in an

effort to get moreinvolvement. The committeewas pleasantlysurprised by theoverwhelmingsupport from allof these neighboringcommunities.”

“I would like toexpress my overwhelming gratitude to all of the sponsors, silent auction donors, volunteers, event committee and attendeesfor their help in making this the largest andmost successful Pig Pickin’ to date!” Collinsconcluded.

Photos courtesy of Amicus Photography.View more photos and follow the PigPickin’ at www.JamestownPigPickin.com.

Gold SponsorsBBQ Joe's Country Cooking & Catering

Butler Lighting of High PointCourtyard Commons - Apartments on West Main

Furnitureland South, Inc.Guilford Technical Community College

Legacy Classic FurnitureMatthews Mobile MediaCarolyn & Belvin Smith

Bronze Sponsors

PRESENTED BY

Platinum Sponsor

Silver SponsorsAbove & Beyond Catering

Amicus Photography/Marshall HurleyDr. Ray & Janis Beshears

Blossoms by Stroud FloristJames R. Bullock, Jr.

iSurity, Inc.Jamestown Civitan Club

Jamestown News/YES! WeeklySuzanne & Mitchell Johnson

Lea FurnitureColleen & Sean O'Neal

Phillips CollectionPraesage, LLC

R.H. Barringer Distributing Co., Inc.Royal Limousine of GreensboroSmart Choice/ Doug Witcher

Wells Fargo

AnonymousAbsolute Comfort Heating & Cooling

Affordable Chiropractic Center/Dr. Jeff Fricke Avery Body & Trim ShopBaity's Discount Tire SalesBank of North Carolina

Bassett FurnitureBenson, Brown & Faucher, PLLC

Bill Black Chevrolet CadillacLee & Kip Blakely

Brady Trane Service, Inc.Michelle & Bob BruggeworthBuchanan Printing & Graphics

Lynn & Jim BurgioCentral Carolina Air Conditioning

Central Floral GardensTom Clawson

Compass Financial Partners/Stephen D. Sexton

Culinary VisionsLula & Hamp Culler

Dr. & Mrs. Steven L. DavisElastic Fabrics of America

Express Oil Change/Millie & Brooks MaysonFish Window Cleaning/Steve ColemanThe James & Tracy Flori Foundation

Carolyn & Joe GorgaDonna & David Griffin

Guy M. Turner, Inc.Hang Ups

Hickory Creek Outdoors, Inc.Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort

Jamestown MeinekeJules & Martin JonesLisa & Steve Liringis

Mary Perry Ragsdale YMCARichard A. Miller, Jr. and Stacy Miller

Cotten & Tom MoringMosquito Squad

Dr. Jerry and Sherry NazziolaThe Ofsanko Family

Perky’s BistroPiedmont Triad Insurance

Billy RagsdaleRiver Twist

Dr. Kathryn, Henry & Ava Hemingway RogersSchiffman's Jewelers

Sedgefield Country Club Golf OperationsSedgefield Country Club, a McConnell Property

Southern Roots Restaurant & CateringTempur Sealy InternationalTrinity Pension Group, LLC

UO! IP, LLCPam & Teddy Welborn

Well.Spring

by re-committing to support Family Service andthe Guild. Clay joined the Board of Trustees ofFamily Service of Greensboro Foundation in2012. She is a founding member of the FamiliesFirst Honor Society in Greensboro.

Clay was an exceptional, passionate, positive and influential asset to Family Service and theGreensboro community. She personally made a difference in the lives of numerous Family Service clients through her passion, volunteerismand generosity.

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Elizabeth Clay Smith received the award fromFamily Service of Greensboro Foundation. Fellow Guild member and Past President Carla Robinson presented the award to Clay’s daughter, Kathryn, in her mother’s honor.

Clay joined the Guild of Family Service ofGreensboro in 2006 and by 2010 was serving asVice President. She co-chaired the GreensboroOyster Roast and was honored with the Guild’sPresident's Award. She began her role as President the following year, memorably encouraging the membership to “Get Engaged”

Family Service Presents 2014 For Love of Family AwardsContinued from page 1

Family Service’s Third Annual ShreddingEvent with Premier Federal Credit Union

Over 8 million people are victimized by identity theft each year, with ID theftremaining the top complaint to the Federal Trade Commission. Because prevention is the best answer to this growing problem, Family Service of thePiedmont’s Consumer Credit CounselingService of Greater Greensboro (CCCS)and Premier Federal Credit Union haveteamed up for the past 3 years to offer afree annual community shredding and cellphone recycling event. The event is held

each October to coincide with NationalProtect Your Identity Month.

This year’s event was October 6th at Premier’s downtown Greensboro location.Local residents and small business ownersbrought personal documents which weresecurely shredded on-site by ShamrockShredding. Participants also donated oldcell phones to be wiped of personal dataand donated to HopeLine, a charitableservice of Verizon Wireless which providesemergency phones to victims of domesticviolence.

“The partnership between CCCS andPremier Federal Credit Union has beenextremely effective, says CCCS DirectorEric Gillespie. “Their support for thepast few years has been instrumental in allowing CCCS to raise awarenessthroughout the community on effectiveidentity theft prevention techniques. We greatly appreciate their support in this endeavor.”

In Memoriam: Jack Slane

Longtime friend and supporter of Family

Service, John ‘Jack’ Clark Slane passed away

Saturday, November 1, 2014.

Jack and his wife Marsha (picture) have

been dedicated supporters of Family Service

and the High Point community for decades.

Family Service’s High Point service center,

The Slane Center, was named in their

honor in 1991 following a leadership gift.

In 2000 the Slanes became the first

recipients of Family Service of High Point

Foundation’s For Love of Family Award.

In 2004 they hosted the 10th Annual

Oyster Roast for Family Service at their

home. They are founding members of the

Families First Honor Society.

“High Point lost a treasure in the passing

of Jack Slane,” said agency President &

CEO Tom Campbell. “His legacy will

continue to live on in his family and all

those with whom he interacted.”

Award winner Katherine Covington and family

Carla Robinson (center) with the family of award winner Clay Smith

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Raising Awareness of Domestic Violence

2014 Holiday Cards by Kathy Johnson

Local artist Kathy Johnson created a set of three paintings for Family Service of the Piedmont to use on cards this holiday season.

“Kathy did such a wonderful job creatingartwork for the Jamestown Pig Pickin’

invitations these past few years,” saidagency Marketing & Development Officer Jody Susong. “We knew shewould make a wonderful artist for our2014 holidaycard. We goteven more thanwe expectedwhen Kathypresented uswith not onebut three beautiful newpaintings!”

The wintryscenes include a lovable family ofsledding snowmen entitled MoonlightRide, a family of deer in the snow calledFrosty Morning, and a family gatheringtheir own Christmas tree entitled Making Memories.

Each October, Family Service of the Piedmont partners with other local agencies for National Domestic ViolenceAwareness Month.

Family Service was well represented at theGreensboro Police Department (GPD)’sfirst annual Purple Relay Race, held atCountry Park on October 18th.“Wewanted to raise awareness of domestic violence in a positive and uplifting way,”explains Susan Brady, Family Service’sVictims Advocacy Coordinator, “Theevent provided information about our

support and services that not only help in crisis, but educate and promote prevention of violence.”

Seven relay teams competed with medalsbeing awarded to the winners. First placewent to “Team Jane Doe”, consisting ofCatherine Johnson, Director of the Family Justice Center, Lt. Jill Gladieux,GPD Family Victim’s Unit, Sonya Desai,Family Service Court Advocate, andChristine Stroup, Family Service CrisisIntervention Advocate. “The diversity ofagencies comprising this group really represented the essence of the theme ofteamwork!” said Brady.

Also in honor of Domestic ViolenceAwareness Month, a free screening ofTelling Amy’s Story, a powerful movieabout a domestic violence case, was heldon October 6th at High Point Theatre.

The screening was followed by a paneldiscussion. Victim Services Director Shay Harger and Counseling Services Director Theresa Johnson representedFamily Service, along with ChristonHalkiotis of the District Attorney’s Office,Detective Jerry Thompson of High PointPolice Department and Tiffany Atkins ofLegal Aid of NC.

When you make a donation in honor ofloved ones for the holidays, Family Service will send your honoree a card tolet them know a gift has been made intheir name(minimum donation $10per card).Cards may alsobe purchased as a box set ofnine blankcards and envelopes, including threecards of eachdesign. Proceeds from thesale of box sets benefit Family Service.

To learn more go towww.safeandhealthyfamilies.com/cards.

Artist Kathy Johnson holds her painting“Moonlight Ride”

Frosty Morning Making Memories

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Helping HandsBerkshire HathawayHomeServicesYost & LittleRealty atFriendly Centerdonated a varietyof nutritional,hygienic andbaby items to Clara House. “We did this project because it is important for us as agroup to help the community that we live and work in,” said project coordinator JuliePoindexter.

The Dormition of Theotokos Greek Orthodox Church once again selected ClaraHouse as the recipient of funds raised at theirAnnual Greensboro Greek Festival. Over 95community supporters, Greensboro Guildmembers and staff from Family Service volunteered their time to help make this year’sevent another great success.

As part of their Silver Award, members of Girl Scout Troop 40289 designed and built a bookshelf for Healthy Start in High Point.Members also collected enough books to support Healthy Starts Literacy Program for at least a year or more.

In September,Lindley ParkBaptist Churchsupported FamilyService of thePiedmont withtheir Friday nightCoffee House.

Their theme for the night was “Family,” andthey collected donations for Family Serviceclients in need.

Members from Rocky Knoll Baptist Churchin Greensboro donated an assortment of itemsfrom the Clara House “wish list.” These itemsinclude the most needed essentials for clientsresiding at the shelter.

In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October, The SouthwestWoman’s Club donated toiletries, kitchenwares, and home goods for residents of FamilyService’s domestic violence shelters. These essentials are of great help to battered womenand their children who often come to the shelter with only the clothes on their backs.

The Black Professionals of NC employeegroup at United Guaranty Residential Insurance Co. donated winter coats for Family Service clients. "We have homelessand indigent clients coming in all the time,"said agency Directory of Counseling ServicesTheresa Johnson. "These are some very nice,gently used coats that many of our clients willbe glad of in the coming months."

Petsmart in Greensboro is donating stuffedanimals for Family Service’s child clients thiswinter. Custo mers can choose between a“Chance” and “Lucky” dog toy when theymake a donation. If you are visiting Petsmart,be sure to look for the toys at checkout!

Family Service of the Piedmont is grateful to the following Foundations for helping to

fund agency programs:

Weaver FoundationSupporting the Children’s Advocacy Centers

Cone Health FoundationSupporting the Integrated Care Program and Integrated Treatment for Co-Occurring Disorders

The Cemala FoundationSupporting the Database Efficiency Manager position

High Point Community FoundationSupporting Consumer Credit Counseling Service

Community One FoundationSupporting Consumer Credit Counseling Service

The Charles E. Hayworth, Jr. FoundationSupporting forensic interviews at Hope House Children’s Advocacy Center

Foundation Grants

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Greensboro Guild Sip ‘n’ Shop a Success

High Point Guild Expands

Southside Celebrates National Family Week

The Guild of Family Service of High Pointhosted its 2014 membership recruitmentevent at the home of Beachy Allen on August 26th. Over 40 new members attended and committed to joining the Guild in support of Family Service of thePiedmont in the High Point Community.

“With a focus on member engagement, volunteerism and retention, we hope to continue our success of building the Guild,”said Guild President Donna Cumby.

“The event was a great kick-off to an excitingyear full of fundraising, community outreachand hands-on-volunteering.”

The Guild will host its third annual HolidayCocktail event at the home of Cathy Procton on December 6th. Members willalso join High Point University’s Kappa Delta Sorority to co-host the Super HeroDash family 5K fun run in Spring 2015.

For more information on the Guild of Family Service of High Point, contact Membership Coordinator Heather Singer at hh2singer@gmail.com

Family Service of the Piedmont’s FairviewFamily Resource Center hosted its annualevent in celebration of Thanksgiving and National Family Week on November 20th.This year’s event entitled “Catch the Vision:Make a Change” focused on families andcommunity building activities, and gaverecognition for outstanding contributions to the Southside Community.

Locals Benito Lopez, Destiny Alvarez andThe Boys and Girls Club of High Point werehonored with Volunteer Appreciation Awards.Partner organizations were on hand to offer

information about their various services.Members of the Guild of Family Service ofHigh Point volunteered to help make sure theevent was fun for all who attended.

The Fairview Family Resource Center offerssupportive services and activities for theSouthside Community. Its mission is to helpfamilies function more effectively, foster asense of self-sufficiency and empowerment,and provide a safe and healthy environmentfor parents and children. National FamilyWeek is a nationwide annual celebration designed to build community connections and

honor those who strengthen families. Thisyear’s event was funded by a grant from theCity of High Point.

On October 8th, The Guild of FamilyService of Greensboro hosted its secondannual Sip ‘n’ Shop event, an upscaleboutique sale including live music, appetizers and wine, and shopping in support of Family Service of Greensboroprograms.

Over 100 Guild members and guests attended the event at The Hilton GardenInn. Great deals were found on new andgently used items donated by Guild members and local businesses, includinghome décor, holiday decorations, jewelryand clothing, gift cards, baked goods, andmuch more. Items such as high end accessories and themed baskets were soldby silent auction. Unsold items were donated to Family Service.

Charisse Kleinman and Marela Turkicchaired the event. "Our 2nd Annual Sip'n’ Shop was a very successful and funevent!” said Turkic. “Our guests enjoyedthe delicious food and music played by

Joey Barnes while shopping. We wereable to raise around $19,000! Thanks toeveryone who donated and attended thiswonderful event and special thanks to awonderful committee who made it allpossible."

“Members of The Guild of Family Service ofHigh Point helped out at the event.”

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