Celebrating Grace

Accomplishments from the Accomplishments from the

2010 Calendar Year

Innovative Award WinningInnovative, Award Winning

Grace Hill AmeriCorps program was named one of 52 of the M I i Most Innovative AmeriCorps State Programs in the United States

Major Investment in HealthcareMajor Investment in Healthcare

Dr. Mary Wakefield, Administrator of the Health Resources and S d S Services Administration (HRSA) presented a check for $2,147,821 from the Affordable Care Act.

Soaring Parent SatisfactionSoaring Parent Satisfaction

• 95% of parents said they were satisfied overall with Head StartHead Start

• Parents overwhelmingly agree that staff treat them with courtesy and respect

Creating CommunityCreating Community

In May, Grace Hill Neighborhood Health Centers completed the first pstage of the Grace Hill College Hill Community Initiative at the Water Tower Campus by opening the Campus by opening the 18,500 sq. foot Water Tower Health Center.

Award winning StaffAward-winning Staff

•Coretha Bynum-Dabney received the 2010 PNC Bank Early Childhood Education Award

h d ’ l at the St. Louis American Foundation’s Salute to Excellence in Education

•Harriet Foiles, Disabilities Coordinator, won the State, Regional and National Margaret Coughlin Memorial Award for Head Start Coordinator of Disability Servicesy

Expanding Our ReachExpanding Our Reach

Grace Hill South Health Center on South Broadway expanded resulting in a expanded resulting in a newly, modernized Community Health Center for South City.

Launched New ProgramsLaunched New Programs

f h l d d•Afterschool Program expanded to 7 schools; serving over 200 children.

•Launched Early Head Start program serving 20 i f t / t th d infants/pregnant mothers and their families.

Increased scope of servicesIncreased scope of services

Speech and Language Diagnosis and Therapy were Diagnosis and Therapy were added to the services offered in the Children’s D l l C Developmental Center.

Recognition for ExcellenceRecognition for Excellence

•Grace Hill Settlement House was Grace Hill Settlement House was awarded the Quality of Life Award by the St. Louis Development CorporationCorporation.

•Rod Jones was honored as Non-Profit Executive of the Year b h Th S L i A i by the The St. Louis American Foundation, St. Louis RCGA, and the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis.

College Hill ProjectCollege Hill Project

•Initiated and led the College Hill Collaborative of Service Providersg

•Established neighbor work groups to involve neighbors in the betterment of their neighborhood

ll b d h d k bl h h l•Collaborated with Midwest Bank to establish a home loan program for North St. Louis

•Homeless forum with City of St. Louis with 70 service providers to Homeless forum with City of St. Louis with 70 service providers to coordinate services to the chronically homeless

Collaborating for ExcellenceCollaborating for Excellence

Grace Hill collaborates with the University of Missouri St Louis University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL) School of Optometry to provide optometric services to all patients Pediatric Optometry was patients. Pediatric Optometry was added in 2010.

Chosen to LeadChosen to Lead

Selected as lead agency for the St Louis Children’s the St. Louis Children s Zone Project

Recognition of the BoardRecognition of the Board

Board Treasurer and Past President Jean Frazee was awarded the prestigious Samuel awarded the prestigious Samuel Rodgers Award for service to Community Healthcare Centers b th Mi i P i C by the Missouri Primary Care Association.

Staff Join The CauseStaff Join The Cause

Grace Hill Settlement House had 100% participation in the United Way Employee Campaign and Way Employee Campaign and raised 22% over the agency goal.

Improved Classroom EnvironmentsImproved Classroom Environments

• The quality of every q y yclassroom has improved (based upon the Infant Toddler and Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scales).

• Average ECERS scores rose to 5.58 in PY09-10 from 4.22 in PY08-09.

• Average ITERS scores rose from 4.24 in PY08-09to 5.31 in PY09-10