Is it by the amount of money you make? Is it the squarefootage of your home? How many cars you own? We all have different definitions of success and over thepast year the staff at Project REBUILD has had to workwithin what the Department of Labor (DOL) defines as success.In early 2010, it started to become clear that what our outcomeswere prior to DOL and what they needed to be under DOLwere somewhat different. The focus was still about the youngperson and giving them the tools to move forward positivelyin their future, but it became more concrete for us.

Under the DOL grant we were expected to enroll 67 youngpeople during the two year period. Of those young people,we were expected to successfully “place” 70% in employment,post secondary education or the military. In addition,50% were expected to earn a certificate during their timein the program and 50% were expected to make gainsin literacy/numeracy testing.

We’ve done well working towards those goals.

As of September 30, 2011 when the DOL programming ended,we’ve exceeded the goals for enrollment, certificateattainment, literacy/numeracy gains and recidivism. We’re still working towards the placement and retention goals.In addition to the DOL outcome goals, the staff has createdgoals of our own for our participants.

Some of those include helping to obtain drivers licenses, creatinga resume, preparing and practicing job interviews, registeringto vote and opening a checking account. These may not seemlike big successes to most, but to our young people these goalsare new and can sometimes be a challenge.

More important than the numbers, we believe that success ismeasured by the relationships that you create and the livesyou impact. This is no different from the beliefthat Project REBUILD’s founder Carolyn Hessalways held, and we continue to see the impactthat Project REBUILD has had on students overthe past thirteen years. Our entire staff focuseson what’s best for the young person and notnecessarily on the “official outcomes” alone.

Ultimately, we understand that our role is tohelp build the youth and that their confidenceto measure and experience success will comenaturally if we fulfill that role.

How do you measure success?

Joanna JamesExecutive Director

Project REBUILD, Inc.

Brent FatzingerChairman, Project REBUILD Inc.

Board of Trustees

10 program highlights of this past year...The past program year was a whirlwind of new challenges and great experiences, especially for the young people we serve.Our partnership with the Stark County Metropolitan Housing Authority, led the way...Our partnership with Stark Metropolitan Housing Authority enabledProject REBUILD to complete ten single family home renovations -

the most renovation projects EVER completedin one year by Project REBUILD!

Enrolled 70 participants/students into theconstruction training program, meetingand exceeding our enrollment goals forthe Department of Labor contract.

Implemented the Business Advocates Program, a formalizedmentoring program for 16, 17 and 18 year old students that focuseson career exploration and job shadowing experiences for their benefit.

Partnered with Community BuildingPartnership to hire and supervise a HomeInspection/Home Rehab Specialist to providethose services at little or no cost for home-owners in Stark County, with a focuson Canton homeowners.

Began a series of six “HomeSkills” workshops.The free, 90 minute workshops help home-owners learn skills that will help themunderstand and maintain their homes.

Awarded an ArtsinStark grant to expand anapprenticeship program for all Project REBUILDparticipants/students in collaboration with the“Doctor of Wood”, Russ Ensign, and createthe “Sustainable Pyramid Project” forthe May 2011 First Friday event.

Participated in several major community serviceprojects, including the “Great Wall of Summit”restoration project, Rebuilding Together Day,built a Gingerbread house for Light Up Downtownfestivities, built and decorated benches forArtsinStark events, built and installed gardenboxes for the Canton Community Garden,as well as several smaller service projects.

Launched PR Futures, LLC a wholly controlled entity of Project REBUILD Inc. that will allow us to provide construction services beyond just low and

moderate income housing as requiredby our YouthBuild USA affiliation.

Began working with Mohler True ValueHardware in North Canton as their fabricatorof picnic tables, planter boxes, potting benchesand other custom made items.

Secured rent-free training and storage space toexpand our training capabilities and enhanceour ability to provide services.

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Fundraising and Friendraising...Once again, the Huth Family Foundation chose Project REBUILDto be the beneficiary of their 20th Annual Invitational Golf Outing.This is the fifth consecutive year Project REBUILD has partneredwith the Huth Foundation and beenthe recipient of their generosity.

We partnered with the Ohio VortexProfessional Soccer team to host aProject REBUILD Night at CantonMemorial Civic Center, exposing ourprogram and providing information tohundreds of soccer fans who attended the game.

The Third Annual Project REBUILD Community Breakfast honoredthree outstanding supporters of Project REBUILD:

• Tom Schervish, II as Volunteer and past Board Chairperson

• The Henry and Laura Huth Charitable Foundation, Community Support

• The Beaver Excavating Company, Business Support

We had a great opportunity to hear keynote speaker Matt Fox,host of the long-running HGTV series, “Room By Roomwith Matt and Shari,” detail his personal challengeson the path to having a successful career.

Our breakfast speaker,

Matt Fox.

The audience for ourcommunity breakfast.

Teeing it up...for a worthy cause.

Our Stark County Fair booth displayed a sustainable“green” bathroom platform that we use as part of ourconstruction trades certification program. The displaycreated conversations about who we are, what we doand how we change young people’s lives.

The Stark County Home and Garden Show was anopportunity to “show our stuff” to the folks who attend-ed, and also to the many vendors who may have hadan interest in understanding what we do and possiblywould consider our students for future employment.

We attended several of the Canton First Friday events,displaying our Mobile Solar Power trailer and making“solar popcorn” for the masses! We have also usedFirst Friday to display our ArtsinStark project,the Sustainable Pyramid, andinvolved community membersto help complete the project.

We were involved inCanton’s “Light UpDowntown” holidaykick-off, building a gingerbread housedisplayed on theKresge Green duringthe month of December.Our staff, students, participants and volunteersparticipated in more than 75 different outreach andawareness events during the 2010-2011 program year.

Community Outreach and Awareness…

We participated in the CantonCommunity Garden through a“Summertime Kids” grant fromthe Stark Community Foundation.

We assisted artist Russ Ensign atARTISSIMO at the Cultural Center,by creating and displayingseveral pieces of art.

With a grant from ArtsinStark toexpand our apprenticeship program,we collaborated with the “Doctorof Wood,” Russ Ensign, to createthe Sustainable Pyramid.

Maureen AterDonald BallAlice Bailey

William J. BeldenDonald Brighenti

Cherie CoxMichelle Casto-Rowh

Matt CribbsLee & Rose DeGraafM. Colby DeHoff

Gordon & Joyce EffingerRobert Fay

Brent FatzingerJames Grand

Frank & Judith GrisezCarolyn Hess

Christopher HoldingJoanna JamesMarie KetteringPaul KnochDave Kovach

William J. LemmonMartha Klein Lottman

Curtis MinorJacquelyn Mwalujuwa

Steve NeilsenJoel OwensJoeseph Paris

Tom Schervish, IIMelissa SheltonSue SheppardDavid Showers

Jennifer Sigler-EnochsMark SirakJeff Sklar

Barry StayerMark SterlingRobert Tazuma

Natalie & Michael WeinszRonald WilkofPaul Van Nest

Harold Ziegler, Jr.

Aultman/AultcareAultman Hospital

The Beaver Excavating Co.The Belden Brick Co.

CRS General Contracting Co.Christ Presbyterian Church

Coon RestorationD & J Promotions, Inc.

Dressler Properties, Inc.FirstMerit Bank

The Huntington Bancshares, Inc.Jeffco Metals

Kenan Advantage GroupKiwanis Club of CantonMercy Medical Center

Motter & Meadows Architects

The Repository/Gatehouse OhioSirak - Moore Insurance Agency, Inc.

Stark Management ServicesTate Cleaners

The Timken CompanyW.T. Schoeppner Construction Co.

Whitacre-Greer Co., Inc.

Arts in StarkThe Belden Brick Charitable Foundation

The Deuble Foundation

The Hoover FoundationHenry & Laura Huth Charitable Foundation

Kismet Foundation

Northern Ohio Golf CharitiesStark Community FoundationThe Sterling Family Foundation

INDIVIDUALS

Donations and Support...

CORPORATIONS

FOUNDATIONS

Brent FatzingerChairmanAbbott Electric

Matthew CribbsVice Chair

Barry StayerSecretary/Treasurer

Stark MetropolitanHousing Authority

Maureen AterCanton RepositoryGatehouse Ohio

Donald BallStark State College

of Technology

Dave Besse415 Group

Michelle CastoOhio Operating Engineers

Local #18

Colby DeHoffWhitacre Greer Co.

Rev. David DeVriesChrist Presbyterian Church

Chris HoldingThe Timken Co.

Joe ParisCanton Community

KidSummit Against Drugs

Tracy L. RoseCommunity Volunteer

Melissa SheltonAultCare Corp/

Aultman Health Foundation

Mark SirakRetired

Jeffrey Sklar Jeffco Metals

Mark SterlingBeaver Excavating Co.

Paul Van NestSuperior Dairy

Joanna JamesExecutive Director

J.P. Begue Site Supervisor

Don BrighentiDirector of Development

Scott Friel Construction Supervisor

Doug Gialluca Home Inspector/Rehab Specialist

Carolyn HessBusiness Advocate Coordinator

Scott MinnieFiscal Manager

Sue Sheppard Job Developer

Jennifer Sigler-EnochsAdministrative Assistant

Craig Sturm Site Supervisor

Jeff WiseSite Supervisor

Project REBUILD, Inc. Board of Trustees

Project REBUILD, Inc. Fiscal Year 2010 - 2011

Project REBUILD, Inc. Key Staff Positions

Support & Revenue - $848,703 Expenditures - $806,539

D.O.L. Grant$493,210

Program Services$673,619

Fundraising$20,082

Support Services, Management & General

$112,838

Program Service Fees$248,521

Other Grants & Foundations$86,653

Donations & Fundraising$20,319

How do youmeasure success?

...one goal met at a time.Our Vision:

To improve the lives and build futures of youthwho are out of the educational mainstream.

Our Mission:We are a non-profit agency that re-engages at-risk youth to complete

a high school diploma or G.E.D. and aquire marketable skillsin construction technologies.

Funded in part by YouthBuild USA andThe U.S. Department of Labor

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