The Power of People 2014 Year in Review
Dear friends, Thirty years ago CASA de Maryland was begun by a group of volunteers in a church basement in Takoma Park, Maryland. A lot has changed in the past three decades, but one thing that has remained constant has been CASA’s commitment to justice for immigrant families. CASA has been fighting for years to fix our broken immigration system. Sadly, some in the House of Representatives blocked a bill this past year which would have offered a pathway to citizenship for the majority of our country’s 11 million undocumented immigrants. With reform stalled in Congress, CASA has called on President Obama to use his existing legal authority to protect those in danger of being deported and separated from their families. We are hopeful that the President will take action soon to stop these needless deportations. CASA has also continued to fight for justice locally. CASA and its allies pushed for legislation raising the minimum wage in Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties, and at the state level. We launched a new parent engagement program to improve the educational and career prospects of immigrant children in Langley Park, and we completed our Promise Neighborhoods Planning process with the release of a report with the Urban Institute assessing the challenges and opportunities faced by Langley Park families. Our programs now span the spectrum of health, legal services, financial literacy, citizenship, schools and community engagement, community development, election advocacy, communications, workforce development, ESOL, and community organizing. This past year also saw the expansion of CASA into Virginia, and we plan to expand to serve immigrant communities in Delaware and Pennsylvania. As the organization grows, we have shortened our name from “CASA de Maryland” to simply “CASA.”
CASA de Maryland Board of Directors Maria F. Robalino, President Andrea LaRue, Vice-President Carlos Olea, Treasurer Priscilla Huang, Secretary Jose Aguiluz Joseph Eyong Misael Garcia Maria Guardado Henry Hailstock Sarah Harding Rima Matsumoto Sergio Munoz Oscar Oporto Grace Rivera-Oven Linda Robinson June White Dillard
In February 2015 we will celebrate CASA’s 30th anniversary. It has been an honor to be a part of this family and this movement and to witness the change it has made in the lives of so many. With your support, CASA can continue to fight poverty, build strong communities, and win justice for decades to come. In solidarity, Gustavo Torres Executive Director
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Maria Robalino President, Board of Directors
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“CASA HAS SUCH CREDIBILITY IN THE COMMUNITY AND THAT CREDIBILITY IS BORN FROM THE REAL WORK THEY DO EVERY DAY.” David Bowers, — Enterprise Community Partners
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Shaping the Next Generation of Leaders CASA’s Mi Espacio Program Last Spring, after three separate incidents of racially-motivated violence between students at Digital Harbor High School in Baltimore, Maryland, the young people in CASA’s Mi Espacio after-school program decided to take action, organizing an art exhibition to promote peace and unity. Students also collaborated with a local artist and an African-American student group to create a mural which would adorn CASA’s Baltimore Center with a message of cultural diversity.
CASA HELPED OVER 1,900 DREAMER YOUTH APPLY FOR LEGAL STATUS THROUGH THE FEDERAL DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS PROGRAM.
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The Mi Espacio program is designed to boost confidence among Latino teens and help them achieve academic success. On a given day, teens in the Mi Espacio program may be working on homework, college applications, creating art, volunteering at a community garden, or taking part in a healthy dating workshop. Although most teens in the program face challenges, 100% of them are on track to graduate from high school, compared with the 58% of Latinos who will graduate in Baltimore City’s public schools. When José Dominguez, a Mi Espacio student, graduated from high school last year, he was linked to a summer internship at Johns Hopkins University and enrolled in community college. José points to the Mi Espacio program as a big reason for his success, and despite a busy schedule, he makes time to mentor the newest group of Mi Espacio youth. Mi Espacio is helping shape the next generation of leaders in Baltimore— leaders like José who will stand up for unity in their communities, so that all young people can pursue their dreams.
NATIONWIDE, AN ESTIMATED 60% OF YOUTH OBTAINED A NEW
JOB AFTER RECEIVING DEFERRED ACTION, 45% INCREASED THEIR EARNINGS, AND 21% OBTAINED AN INTERNSHIP
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“ IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR ME TO MAKE CHANGES IN MY LIFE, BUT I ALWAYS HAD A HAND FROM SOMEONE I COULD COUNT ON AT CASA AND MI ESPACIO.” — José Dominguez, 18
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Three Schools. Two Generations. One Goal. CASA’s Learning Together Program This year CASA designed an integrated, placebased initiative to improve educational outcomes for Langley Park’s children and youth. Using a two-generation approach, Learning Together responds to key challenges faced by this community: Low-income immigrant students at Langley Park’s three elementary schools are performing at a comparable level to their peers at other schools, but a significant achievement gap opens up once students move on to middle school and high school. Many Langley Park parents are firstgeneration immigrants unfamiliar with the complexities of the U.S. educational system. Although 8 out of 10 Langley Park students are Latino, very few of their teachers share their cultural identity and even fewer are Spanish speakers, which can often create disconnect in the classroom. The program design includes: community promoters who engage parents in the learning of their children; community events, designed to cultivate leadership and a sense of community among Langley Park parents; “Parents as
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Teachers” classes that teach parents show to promote learning at home; and “TeacherParent Connections,” a summer institute and year-long program designed to draw from Langley Park cultural knowledge as a vehicle for further engaging students, parents, and teachers in academic learning. Learning Together places major importance on the role of parents— providing them with a wide range of skills key to supporting their children, such as how to read their child’s progress report or what goes into the common core standards. Parents also become an integral part of their children’s school lives by leading reading groups or overseeing a community garden. In the program’s first several months, it engaged more than 300 residents in its inaugural community event, enrolled more than a hundred parents in the first session of Parents as Teachers, and brought teachers together for a weeklong summer institute designed to promote culturally-responsive teacher practices and opportunities for teachers to connect with the broader Langley Park community. Learning Together is supported by a three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
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81%
LANGLEY PARK
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58% OF EIGHTH GRADERS READ AT
GRADE LEVEL IN LANGLEY PARK, MD �
81% OF EIGHTH GRADERS READ AT
GRADE LEVEL IN MARYLAND AS A WHOLE
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This Fight Is For Our Families CASA’s campaign for immigration reform Catia Paz immigrated to the United States from El Salvador 17 years ago, leaving behind extreme violence and poverty. She had been living in the United States for a decade when she was stopped in 2011 by immigration authorities and issued an order of deportation. She faced the very real possibility of losing her two U.S. citizen daughters, her husband, and the life she had worked so hard to build. Thanks to CASA’s legal staff’s perseverance and the hundreds of signatures gathered by supporters, Catia was able to overturn her deportation order for now. Millions of others’ stories, however, do not have happy endings. Countless families are separated by more than 1,000 deportations every day. CASA remains dedicated to fighting for comprehensive immigration reform including a path to citizenship for the 11 million undocumented immigrants living and working in the U.S. Over the past year, CASA has held dozens of direct actions, organized multiple massive rallies, participated in a hunger strike on the National Mall, and led sit-ins and demonstrations at the offices of Congressmen Eric Cantor and Frank Wolf— two major opponents of reform. In October 2013, CASA organized the largest ever act of civil disobedience for immigrant rights. Protesters peacefully locked arms and refused to move from the gates of the Capitol building, leading to the arrests of over 200 people, including several Members of Congress. Today, the fate of immigrant families across the country hangs in the balance as they await an inadequate and overdue promise of administrative relief by President Obama. Rest assured, whatever executive decisions are made, we will not stop until justice for the millions of men and women like Catia is secured.
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RECRUITED AND TRAINED A TOTAL OF
500 ARRESTEES WHO
PARTICIPATED IN CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM IN MULTIPLE ACTIONS AT THE U.S. CAPITOL AND THE WHITE HOUSE. ORGANIZED A MAJOR DIRECT ACTION SHUTTING DOWN
156 CONGRESSIONAL
OFFICES SIMULTANEOUSLY TO PROTEST INACTION ON IMMIGRATION REFORM. CASA 2014 Annual Report
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A New State and a Big Statement THE LATINO POPULATION IN VIRGINIA HAS DOUBLED IN THE PAST 15 YEARS, AND IS NOW LARGER THAN THAT OF D.C. OR MARYLAND5
Announcing CASA de Virginia
CASA LAUNCHED
For more than a decade, the Latino and immigrant community has been growing in Virginia. From 2000-2010, the number of immigrants living in Virginia grew by over 60%. That means that today Virginia’s immigrant community is larger than that of Washington, D.C. or Maryland. In fact, immigrants represent over 15% of the state’s total workforce.
VIRGINIA IN 2013.
To respond to the needs of the growing but underserved immigrant community in the state, CASA de Virginia was launched in February 2013. Since its founding a little more than a year ago, CASA de Virginia has developed 120 strong leaders representing 12 cities. It has built a Virginia membership base of more than 2,500. Over the past year CASA de Virginia has been busy hosting major leadership meetings, providing services including citizenship and naturalization assistance, legal services, health and safety classes, and leadership development trainings.
ENROLLED AS
ITS WORK IN ALREADY, MORE THAN 2,500 PEOPLE HAVE MEMBERS OF CASA DE VIRGINIA
We know, however, that for real change to occur for Virginia’s immigrant community, we must help bring about systemic changes in the state through organizing. That’s why in the coming year, CASA de Virginia members will be pushing for a platform that includes neighborhood safety, protections against wage theft, affordable housing, and increased access to state programs. We’re not stopping there though. Plans are now in the works to expand CASA’s services and advocacy to Pennsylvania and Delaware, two other states with growing and underserved immigrant communities. 10
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“ WHEN CASA SAYS THEY’RE GOING TO SHOW UP, THEY DON’T JUST SHOW UP WITH ONE. THEY SHOW UP WITH HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. THEY MEAN BUSINESS.” — Jaime Contreras, 32BJ SEIU
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Good Health Means Great Possibilities CASA one of top Maryland health navigator organizations Andrea is a 29-year old mother of two, originally from Colombia but now living in Rockville, Maryland. She says she and her family are generally healthy but worries that when they do get sick, they “only have the option to go to the emergency room, which is very expensive.” That’s a common sentiment among Latino and immigrant families, who are often uninsured. Thanks to the landmark Affordable Care Act (sometimes known as “Obamacare”) thousands of immigrant families now have access to health insurance for the first time. In Maryland’s 6-month enrollment period, CASA’s team of 13 navigators enrolled more than 2,000 people in either lowcost private plans through the Maryland Health Benefits Exchange or public assistance plans like Medicaid. CASA was one of the top nonprofit navigator organizations in the state, in terms of numbers enrolled. This achievement follows many years of promoting health in the immigrant community. CASA operates a telephone hotline in Spanish, French, and English to link callers—more than 25,000 in the past 7 years—to affordable health services. CASA is on the ground too, with a dedicated team of volunteer health promoters—or promotoras— speaking daily with immigrants about their health and well-being. Last year, they educated 10,000 immigrants about the importance of getting tested for HIV, screening for breast cancer, or signing up for health insurance.
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ONE-THIRD OF LATINOS
IN MARYLAND ARE WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE �
2,209 LATINOS AND IMMIGRANTS
WERE ENROLLED IN AN AFFORDABLE HEALTH PLAN BY CASA IN 2014
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Thank you to our 400+ incredible volunteers! Aijaz Aaysha Gefried Abreu Gabriela Abril Patti Absher Valerie Vance Adeyeye Isabel Aguilar Jose Aguiluz Kalpana Ahmed Alida Alba Victor Aldana Antonio Aleman Dimah Alghusun Lana Alman Veronica Alonso Carlos Alvarado Jorge Alvarado Hyacinth Alvaran Jemima Alvarenga David Alvarez Jose Amador Maximo Ambrocio Winston Ammana Jessica Andrade Katherine Angier Faustina Ankamafio Pam Ansari Miguel Antelo Adina Applebaum Carlos Aquino Carla Arbadi Kimberly Arelene Iboy Agustin Arevalo Tony Arevalo Abigail Arias Ana Arriaza Irma Arriaza Arabiye Artola Claridilia Avila Pr. Manuel Baerga Gina Baez Michael Bailey Claire Balani Ana Maria Bata Ashok Batra Andrew Batson Jerry Bell Raul Benitez Brett Bennett Tita Bermudez Pedro Biaggi Matthew Blair Pedro Fernelly Blanco David Blank Matthew Boaz Laticia Sanchez Bobongi Joaquin Bordales Partick Boumdly Karrie Bowman Xavier Briand Edward Brown Elena Burunceco Alvaro Cabrera Cristina Calderon Dolores Calderon Jose Camacho Monica Camacho Ricardo Campos Dora Canales Teodora Cancha Francisco Canizales
Eduardo Rogelio Carballo Silvia Carballo Daysi Carillo Marilyn Carlisle Rosa Carquin Carlos Carrillo Gloria Carrillo Xavier Carrillo Elias Carrion Judy Cassagnol Carmen Castillo Ivania Castillo Leslie Castillo Myrthala Castillo Fredy Castro Ilbea Castro Sonia Catalan Dulce Ceballos Gustavo Cerceño Edit Cerritos Dulce Cevallos Anick Chaipradittkulh Lara Chamberstain Antonio Chavez Juanita Chavez Ibsa Chawaka Yiru Chen Clare Cherkasky Sergio Chinos Sarah Chu Emily Clarin Miguel Claros Jean Claude Hemou Mariano Claudio Sheree Cleckley Hannah Cole-Chu Jim Conlon Milena Cordoba Fatima Coreas Daniela Cornejo Armando Coronado Luis Cortez Carlos Crespo Anne Crowell Timothy D’Elia Karla Davis Gladis De Leon Maria de los Angeles Pichard Maira Delcid Inelia Diaz Maria Diaz Ruth Diaz Ryan Dingcong Phillys Djaisi Aviana Duca Maria Epps Vanessa Farias Brenda Ferrufino Anastacia Fisher Elsa Flores Dolores Fontalvo Magdalena Franco Sally Franklin Judy Frumkin Vilma Fuentes Kit Gage Kenia Gaitan Maria Gamiño Diego Garcia
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Misa Garcia Vanessa Garcia Christian Garcia Hernandez Lyssette Gaytan Jessica George Mariana Georgieva JoAnn Goedert Sean Goldhammer Mark Goldin Michelle Gomez Adolfo Gonzalez Julio Gonzalez Jean Goodell Anca Grindeanu Maria Guardado Walter Guevara Diana Gutierrez Jennifer Gutierrez Jhonny Guzman Kevin Guzman Amanda Hackett Andrea Hammer Brent Hannema Carrie Hathorn Kristopher Hawkins Amy Hennen William Herman Carlos Hernandez Christopher Hernandez Dolores Hernandez Jonathan Hernandez Katya Hernandez Lucia Hernandez Rosario Hernandez Sara Hernandez Yeni Hernandez Sandra Herrera Megan Elizabeth Horn Michael Huddleston James Hunt Alisha Jacobsen Elva Jaldin Paula Jaramillo Irene Jefferson Anjela Jimenez Valencia Judith Johnson Dara Johnson-Ayodele May Rose Jones Elda Joya Enriqueta Juarez Jamile Kadre Mayana Karpman Arvind Katti Alexandra Lizet Kearson Priscilla Labovitz Ana Lainez Ashley LaRiccia Jorge Lazo Maya Ledezma Morena Lemus Oscar Lemus Victoria Lenes Song Li Brendan Lokka Gladys Lopez Maria Nayelli Lopez Norma Lorence Phillip Lovett
Apolinar Luna Hania Luna Lenin Macas Ana Machado Melissa Rosa MacLean Maria Magdaleno Eliseo Magos Irma Maldonado Nadya Maldonado Diana Mapura Arturo Martinez Brenda Martinez Concepcion Martinez Evelyn Martinez Fredy Martinez Maria Martinez Marina Martinez Yecenia Martinez Claudia Matilla Sheila Mayers Jeff Meetre K. David Meit Miriam Mejia Yesenia Mejia Liliana Mendez Lucy Mendoza Dora Menendez Daniel Midvidy Erin Miller Emory Mills Bonnie Millstein Clark Molina Perla Molina Antonio Monroy David Montecinos Nyasha Mooney-McCoy Elida Morales Juanita Morales Silvio Morales Jose Moran Fidel Moreno Seema Morse Jean Pierre Moundou Nery Muñoz Carolina Napp-Avelli Rhonda Neumann Pascal Ngi Diffang Elias Ngike Fabien Nguekam Elizabeth Niarhos Daniel Nino Pascal Nji Rodolf Njiankenji Yurora Nomg Esperanza Nope Sacha Nouedoui Alex Nzive Eileen O’Brien Lynn O’Brien Tina Oceguera Eduardo Ochoa Adrian Odya-Weis Amaka Okagbue Nick Oliveto Obi Onunkwo Oscar Oporto Leopoldo Orozco Lourdes Ortega Miriam Osorio Cassandra Palacios Nancy Sofia Pastora
Luke Patton Carmen Paz Catia Paz David Pazmino Susana Peregrino Akasha Perez Amalia Perez Anissa Perez Jesus Perez Soren Peterson Simone Petrella Dan Pierce Jose Pina Laura Pinto Isis Piti-Diaz Josenoe Portillo Sandra Posadas Claudia Quinonez Alma Sol Quintal Ana Quintanilla Patricia Quintero-Hall Ruben Quiros Antenor Rambal Bacilio Ramirez Elios Ramirez Rebekah Ramirez Sara Ramirez Trinidad Ramirez Gustavo Ramos Smita Rao Eva Raudez Andre Reed Gregory Reith Carmen Reyes Edgar Reyes Rosario Reyes William Reyes Carmen Rios Estefania Rivera Ruby Rivera Alex Rodriguez Benita Rodriguez Mercedes Rodriguez Osmin Rodriguez Sonia Rodriguez Sonya Rodriguez Vicky Rodriguez Jovita Rojas Beverly Romero Graciela Romero Melissa Rosa-MacClean Mark Rose Lisa Roth Fidel Rubio Sean Rush Rosa SaavedraVanacore Paulina Saba Claudia Sacramento Jose Salmeron Charlotte Samen Diego Sanchez Jackie Sanchez Gigi Sandoval Naldy Sandoval Carmelo Santos Rene Santos Jorge Saveedra Nicole Sbickicki Jeffrey Scholnick Conner Secrest
Juan Sempertegui Dilma Serrano Rafael Serrano Herminia Servat Carly Sessions Raymond Shin Cory Shindel Alicia Silva Yeny Silva Chantel Simon Carl Smith Owen Smith Agatha So Santigo Solice Jessica Solorzano Carlos Sosa Paulina Sosa Tina Soumela Vanessa Souza Jordan Sowinski Kara Sparling Ruth Spivack Mara Stein David Strauss Anthony Summers Antonia Surco Simon Tanto Rosa Luz Tejada Armando Tema Judith Tenezaca Brandon Terriquez Julio Terriquez Nan Aitel-Thompson Daniela Tibaquira Jersenia Torres Yasmin Torres Jennifer Tschirch Marlene Uribe Milton Uribe Nathaly Uribe Peter Uribe Sylvia Urritea David Valencia Mirieth Valenciano Ines Varela Marija Vasiljevic Leonel Vasquez Tony Vasquez Flor Velasquez Jennifer Velásquez Mirta Ventura Carolina Villegas Mariajose Viteri Cheryl Wald Milquiades WaltherRodriguez Bernadita Williams Jackie Williams Jeremy Williams Matt Williams Laura Williamson Josh Windsor Andrea Wisner Michele Witherow Yadira Yanez Cristian Zarta Min Zhang Liwen Zhou Rachel Zoghlin Vicky Zu Amalia Zurita
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Contributors CORPORATIONS AND BUSINESSES Adventist HealthCare American Income Life Insurance Andalman & Flynn, P.C. Arnold & Porter LLP Bank of America Charitable Foundation Bazar La Chiquita Bozzuto & Associates, Inc. Capital One CITGO Petroleum Corporation Citi Community Development Citi Foundation Comcast Danya International, Inc. DHE Corporation The Donaldson Group LLC Doyle Printing & Offset Co., Inc. Freddie Mac HSBC Bank, USA, NA International Partners Kaiser Permanente Konare PLLC Law Offices of Paul A. Samakow, P.C. Lerch, Early & Brewer Chtd. Lincoln Financial Foundation, Inc. Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund Mayer Brown LLP Mimi Armstrong Garden Design, LLC Murthy Law Firm New York Life Office Of Abraham Fernando Carpio PNC Foundation State Farm Insurance The Carpio Law Firm, LLC Tomcat Enterprise, Inc. TruCorps Tucker & Associates PLLC Wells Fargo Zipin, Amster & Greenberg LLC Zodiac Sport Express
FOUNDATIONS Abell Foundation Ascend at the Aspen Institute Chesapeake Bay Trust Community Foundation for Montgomery County Consumer Health Foundation CrossCurrents Foundation Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation Ford Foundation Fradian Foundation Fund for Change Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Hill-Snowdon Foundation Maryland Legal Services Corporation MCAEL - Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy
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Moriah Fund Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Morton K. and Jane Blaustein Foundation Open Society Institute Baltimore Peggy Browning Fund Public Interest Projects, Inc. / Four Freedoms Fund Rosenben Fund Susan G. Komen for the Cure The Advocacy Fund The Alvin & Fanny B. Thalheimer Foundation The Annie E. Casey Foundation The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region The Herb Block Foundation The Johns Hopkins Neighborhood Fund The Osprey Foundation United Way Montgomery United Way of the National Capital Area United Way Prince George's Washington Area Women's Foundation Zanvyl and Isabelle Krieger Fund
GOVERNMENT Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development Baltimore City Mayor and City Council Baltimore County Department of Planning Baltimore County Executive and County Council Internal Revenue Service Maryland Department of Labor Licensing and Regulation Maryland Governor and General Assembly Maryland Governor's Office of Community Initiatives Maryland Governor's Office on Service and Volunteerism Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services Montgomery County Department of Housing and Community Affairs Montgomery County Executive and County Council Prince George's County Department of Housing and Community Development Prince George's County Executive and County Council U.S. Department of Education
U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration
ORGANIZATIONS AND UNIONS 32BJ SEIU Accelerate Change AFL-CIO Baltimore CASH Campaign Baltimore Metropolitan Council, Inc. Center for Community Change Center for Popular Democracy Communication Workers of America Community Clinic, Inc. Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. Hispanic Bar Association of the District of Columbia Foundation Johns Hopkins University Low Income Investment Fund Management Assistance Group Mobile Medical Care, Inc. Montgomery College National Council of La Raza (NCLR) National Day Laborer Organizing Network National Domestic Workers Alliance National Hispanic Council on Aging National Partnership for New Americans SEIU Maryland/DC State Council United Food & Commercial Workers International Union
CONGREGATIONS Bethesda Friends Meeting Caldwell Chapel Community Colesville Presbyterian Church Episcopal Church Of Our Savior Lutheran Church of the Reformation Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, Inc. St. Pius X Church Temple Sinai
INDIVIDUALS
$5,000 and above
Anonymous (x4) Wesley Callender Congressman John Delaney and April McClain-Delaney Andrea LaRue and Matthew Schwartz Robert A. Welp and Carmel M. Martin Eduardo and Michelle Zavala $1,000 to $4,999
Daniel Altschuler
Elena A. Alvarez Anonymous (x2) Richard and Dawn Barkley Mary Buonanno Carolyn Clancy Danielle Estrada and Robert Wolinsky Virginia Geoffrey and John Andelin John and Linda Hanson Elizabeth Hargrave Jeffrey Hoffman Toby Horn Edward and Eleanor Howard Roger Manno Margarita Jovel Rose Martinez Jeff Meetre Steven J. Metalitz and Kit Gage Senator Barbara Mikulski Sonia Mora and Gustavo Torres Hans and Angela Riemer Claudia Robinson Katherine Rumbaugh David Rodgers and Carol Schatz Mary Beth Schiffman Barbara Shapiro Peter Shiras and Diana Morris Maria Socorro Bueno Congressman Chris Van Hollen Devki Virk and Cary Burnell Howard Wilkins and Mary Beth Hastings Melanie Wolfgang Lucy Wright Duff and Robert J. Woodruff $500 to $999
Elizabeth Allen Charles Askins and Kathy Ogle Christopher Botsko Gilbert Casellas Catherine Crockett Robert Fegley Tefere Gebre Sarah Harding and Nicholas Penniman Ralph and Elizabeth Hofmeister Priscilla Huang Susan Huber Gopal and Sushama Jaisingh Daniel Kaufman Peter Kovar Jim Kuhnhenn Eliza Leighton and Josh Wright Sam Mondry-Cohen Monique Morrissey Jack Olender Alan Pemberton Robert Raben Melvin and Dolores Raff Anthony Rodriguez Larry Rood and Leah Curry Rood Jeffrey Silverstone Ruth Wielgosz Bernard Zanchettin $250 to $499
Judith C. Appelbaum and Elizabeth A. Cohn Patricia Arzuaga Theodore W. Bain and Elizabeth A. Smigel
Brian Baird Dagan Bayliss Mary Bittner Cannell-Boone Family Karen Britto Patrick Broadwick Oliver Cannell Amina Chaudhry Michelle Chavez Barbara Coleman Donald and Janet D'Amato Eduardo Diaz Mary Ellsberg Holly Fechner and Kevin Mills Blake Fetrow Mark Freedman Maury Gittleman Keith Haddaway April Haynes Scott Hoekman and Sally Rudney Troy Jacobs Matthew B. and Gail R. Jenkins Robin Katcher Matthew Koeppe Thomas Lesser and Marjorie N. Spiegel Harry Lewis Nancy Liebermann Michael Lohman Rima Matsumoto Patrick J. Meagher and Arabella Parker David Michaels and Gail Dratch Sergio Munoz Christine Owens Vanessa Rini-Lopez Layla Saidi Michael A. and Tracy L. Schlegel Margaret Seminario Donald Shriber Greg Simon Steven Smith William and Kathleen Staudenmaier Elizabeth Wheaton Ligia and Nick Williams Doug Wissoker and Alys I. Cohen Carol Wolchok $100 to $249
Luis Aguilar Jose Aguiluz Marianne Alweis and Richard Mellman Anonymous (x3) Jennifer Anukem Mariano and Leonor Arbaiza Michael Artz William Ballard Naomi Barry-Perez Julianne Beall Steven Bell Noami Berry-Perez Anurima Bhargava Patrice Birdsong Richard Boesch Bob and Adriana Bokma Benjamin Boudreaux Greg and Ellen Boudreaux Cecile L. Brach and David Neufeld Robyn Broad and John H. Cavanagh Helen Bronk Irene Bueno
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Catherine Buffington Dennis H. Burtraw and Barbara S. Glenn Ernesto and Marcy Campos David Casey Alexander Chen Janet Chiancone Marc Chimes Elizabeth Chinn Rossi Larry Cohen Stephanie Collado Shirley Diaz Holly Eaton Andrew Ellis Jr. Cristina Espinel-Robert Barbara Francisco Richard and Kim Freedman Christine Garcia Arlyn Garcia-Perez Matthew Ginsburg and Sobha Shukla Flor Giusti Gabriela Gonzalez Linda Greenhouse Megan Guenther Henry Hailstock Linda Hartke Anthony Hausner Mandee Heinl Leda Hernandez Bette Hoover Jing Huang Harold Iceland Hrant Jamgochian Deeana Jang Cynthia Jarrold Charles Kamasaki Daniel Katz Evelyn Kelly Amanda Kelsey Sharon Kirmeyer Andrew Kleine Howard Kohn Anna Kuhn Henry V. and Linda F. Lancon Michael Lang David Lapp Bruce Lerner Sam Limmer Joanne Lin and Gregory Z. Chen Andrea Littell William Loewe Susana Lopez Anna Marie Lowery Zach Luck Catherine Lynch Ted Martin Jose Martir Baires Milagros Mateu Eve McCarey Daniel and Wendy McGrath Bahram Meyssami and Maryam Tasvibi-Tanha Don Montagna Rosa Montanez Jill Morningstar and Alastair Fitzpayne Andrew and Gail Mott John Mullally Lawrence Mullaney Delandra Navarro Tillman Neuner Louisa Nickerson Jocelyn Nieva Eileen O'Brien Mary O'Melveny Carlos Olea Kurt Oliver
Beatriz Otero Catia Paz Wilma Peachey Mitchell Peiser Joseline Peña-Melnyk Judith Peres Karen Petersen Jean Pfaelzer William Pilsk Hank Prensky Michael Rae Oscar Ramirez Molly Rauch and Benjamin Longstreth Alison Reardon Elizabeth Richman David Riley Claudia Rios-Phelps Steve Riskin Grace Rivera-Oven Mildred Rivera-Rau Maria Robalino Linda Robinson Reemberto Rodriguez and Geraldina Dominguez Ana Roig Karina Rosado Kim and Edwin Rosado Joshua Sharfstein Noam Shelef Lisa Sherper Ian Shuman Rita Siegl Shaheena Simons Steven Smitson Ana Sol-Gutierrez James Stam and Andrea Tschemplik Terry Staudenmaier Krista Strothman Sherry Stuesse Christy Swanson James Tarlau Nancy Taylor Saralee Todd Helene Toiv Mathew Tokson Amanda Torres Maria Walsh Edward Ward Rita Warpeha Kathleen Wheaton June White Dillard Nicole Woo Boaz Young-El Ruth Zambrana, PhD Philip and Marla Zipin Lisa Zycherman & Keith Apple $1 to $99
Patrick Ahern Corina Amaya Anna Anderson Mark Anderson Samone Angel Anonymous (X10) Russel Arlotta Martin and Morayma Bak Bruce Baker Winona and John Barker Holly Mc Minn and Mauricio Bautista James Beard Megan and Benjamin Benoy Amy Berger Alan Banov and Sandra Blau Cave Kelly Blynn Matthew Borus Connie Bowers
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Leticia Braga David Cahn Ricardo Campos Lucy Carroll Carol Cavanaugh Hilaria Cerqueda Marlene Cohen Donna Cohen Ross Wilfred Collette Maytte Colorado Candice Comeaux Cynthia Connelly-Ryan Bruce Cooper Margarita Covarrubias Agustina Cruz Patrick Diamond Luis Diaz Carrie Dike Katherine Doneby Smith Shaun Donnelly Employees of KPMG Daniel Essrow Fred Feinstein, Esq. Candelaria Flores Megan Foley Richard Foster Judith Freidenberg Enrique Garcia Misael Garcia-Montiel Gabriela Gaule Emily Glazer and Karl Kosok Richard Gollub Dena Greenblum James Griffin Orlando A. and Helen L. Gutierrez Vianey Hernandez Sheila Hixson Saul Hoch Lauren Holtzblatt William Jawando Michelle Johnson Jim Johnson Mary Kambic Glen Kaplan Maria Kiley John Kirsch Jenny Knopinski Marin Kobb Emily Koechlin George Kohl Nancy Lapp Pamela Larson Mary Lassen Cynthia Lee Bosco Lee Carol Lewis Eve Lieberman Jaime Lievano Ruth Love Sara Mahy Marion Mann, M.D. Toni Maschler Ed Mitchell Angeline Montesano
Alberto Morales Maldonado Alex Mustafich John Nelson Liliana Norris Wendy Oliver Victoria Ortega Jeffrey Passel Benjamin Peck Soren Peterson Christopher Randolph Ana Patricia Reyes Neal Riemer Francisco Rivera Susan Roche Ercilia Rojas Virginia Rosa, Esq. Lilah Rosenblum Barbara Ruppert Sandra Rusher Miriam Sackville Agnes Saenz Lois Schiffer Herbert and RIma Schulkind Andrea Shandell Jana Sharp John Sholar Angela Shortall Diana Siemer Luis Smith Nelson Soriano Michael Spotts Andrea and Paul Stanley Nancy Stark Linda Stilling William and Barbara Stuchberry Maya Suarez Barragan Anne Sullivan Ralph and Suzanne Tarica Sheila Velazquez Eileen Wasow Jon Weintraub Lois Wessel James Wheatcroft Virgil Young Kun Zhang In-Kind/Other
Ahmad Ahsan Paula Albertson Anonymous Jeffrey Barham
Charli Barrionuevo Thomas Bauer Maria Braga Nancy Chaarani-Meza Shubha Chakravarty Nadine Chapman Karan Cooper Susan Cummins Gizella Diaz Munoz Kreszentia Duer Robert Fagan Ivania Fernandez Jose Carlos Ferreyra Sonia Firpi Michael Fisher Xavier Gine Desiree Gonzalez Martin Gutmann Igor Kheyfets Linda Kiefer Kathleen King Carlos Leguia-Aroni Ana Luna Barros Andrew Malone Alphonsus Marcelis Francisco Marmolejo Iris Medina Hernandez Jayme Mendes Dos Santos Juan Andres Mosquera Jorge Munoz Fanny Missfeldt-Ringius Phillip Odera Victor Ordonez Conde Linda Penniman Lucson Pierre-Charles Keta Ruiz Raul Saavedra Gustavo Saltiel Marcela Sanchez-Bender Nora Sanchez Guzman Ernesto Sanchez-Triana Elizabeth Savage Chirag Shukla Kenneth Simler Lafe Solomon Claudia Soto Orozco Aicha Sow Stephanie Sullivan Jimmy Vainstein Gregory Votaw Robert Walker Wanda York
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Donor Profile: Kit Gage and Steve Metalitz Kit Gage and her husband Steve Metalitz have been strong supporters of CASA for more than 20 years. As a member of the Guatemala Human Rights Commission, Kit became intimately aware of the terrible violence that was taking place in Central America in the 1980s, and she was moved by the work CASA was doing to provide services for the newlyarrived refugee community in the Washington DCarea. Kit and Steve give to to CASA because they find it to be a “welcoming place” for all immigrants and Latinos. Kit now serves on CASA’s workforce advisory committee, which provides guidance to our staff in attracting new employers to our Welcome Centers. She has also volunteered her time teaching storm water planting — a technique to beautify cities and prevent runoff — to workers at CASA’s centers.
In memory of our dear friend, Dr. Inés Cifuentes In December 2013, CASA lost one of its most committed advocates, Dr. Inés Cifuentes, who also served as President of CASA’s Board of Directors from 2007 to 2009. Inés was a scientist, educator, activist, and community leader. During her time as Board President, Inés promoted educational programs for our community and played a key role in the development of our strategic plan. She also fought for passage of the Maryland DREAM Act in Annapolis, which was eventually approved by voters in 2012. Inés was a leader who showed humility, dedication, and selfless commitment to the welfare of workers, women, and young Latinos. She will be sorely missed. In her honor, we are dedicating the library in our Multicultural Center as the “Biblioteca Inés Lucía Cifuentes.
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LATINOS AND IMMIGRANTS FILED A TAX RETURN WITH CASA’S ASSISTANCE � CASA’S TAX ASSISTANCE LED TO
$500,000
RECEIVED IN TAX REFUNDS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS
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Financials CASA de Maryland, Inc. Financial Statements for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2014 Statement of Activities
Statement of Financial Postion
SUPPORT AND REVENUE
ASSETS
Contracts Grants and contributions Tuition and fees In-kind contributions Interest and other income
$3,349,841 $3,777,930 $648,245 $592,224 $155,988
Total Support and Revenue
$8,524,228
EXPENSES Total program costs Support services Total expenses Change in Net Assets
$6,419,562 $1,954,615 $8,374,177 $150,051
Net Assets At Beginning of Year Net Assets At End of Year
$11,943,689 $12,093,740
Grants and Contributions
44%
Tuition and Fees 8%
Support and Revenue
In-Kind Contributions 3% Interest and Other Income 2%
Support Services 23% Contracts 39%
Expenses
Cash and cash equivalents Due from affiliates Investments in affiliates Contracts receivable Other receivables and prepaid expenses Certificates of deposit – restricted Grants receivable, net Note receivable* Property and equipment, net
$2,108,609 $777,870 $1,443,074 $616,784 $20,104 $556,785 $1,368,500 $5,438,423 $771,031
Total Assets
$13,101,180
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS Liabilities Accounts payable and accrued expenses Due to affiliates Deferred revenue Legal office escrow Total Liabilities
$672,306 $117,908 $158,484 $58,742 $1,007,440
Net Assets Unrestricted Board designated net assets Temporarily restricted
$8,818,993 $1,427,883 $1,846,864
Total Net Assets
$12,093,740
Total Liabilities and Net Assets
$13,101,180
Note: Request copies of audited financial statements by writing to: development@casamd.org.
Total Program Costs 77%
1,200 IMMIGRANTS OPENED
*Assets related to the financing of the Multicultural Center renovations.
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**Preliminary audited statements. Subject to final approval by CASA’s Board of Directors.
NEW BANK ACCOUNTS THROUGH CASA
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CASA Staff Executive Direction Gustavo Torres, Executive Director Rodrigo Guevara, Executive Assistant
Administration Samuel Achimbi, Maintenance Specialist Jenny Arevalo, Maintenance Specialist José García, IT Manager Amilcar Guzman, Senior Manager of Data & Evaluation Virginia Kase, Chief Operations Officer Rocío Llera, Volunteer & Human Resources Coordinator Silvia Navas, Site Manager Deisi Pereira, Manager of Membership Engagement & Innovation Sandra Restrepo, Maintenance Specialist Jimmy Villarroel, IT Specialist
Schools & Community Engagement Jamila Ball, Senior Manager of Learning Together Tehani Collazo, Senior Director of Schools & Community Engagement Irene Jallo, Learning Together Coordinator Drew Kochman, Learning Together Engagement Specialist Lidia Rivas, Learning Together Engagement Specialist Jhosse Rivera, Learning Together Engagement Specialist Angelo Rivero, Leadership Academy Director Maritza Solano, Community Schools Manager
Centers & Education Delia Aguilar, Manager of Centers and Workforce Development Richard Benjumea, Employment Specialist Yecenia Castillo, ESOL Program Coordinator Alma Couverthie, Director of Centers & Education Hellen Dominguez, Pine Ridge Coordinator Candelaria Flores, Community Liaison Fernando Garavito, Senior Manager of Employment & Centers Victor Garcia, Employment Specialist / Community Liaison Miguel Gonzalez, Employment Specialist / Community Liaison Myrna Hernandez, Community Liaison Carlos Martinez, Community Liaison Carlos Monti, Employment Specialist Marisa Moschelle, Employment Specialist Frederic Ngongang, Employment Specialist Jacinta Niño, Vocational Training Coordinator
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Shaka Pack, Interim Manager of Community Education Ana Perla, Community Liaison Michael Petrick, Workforce Development Specialist German Reyes, Employment Specialist Shannon Wilk de Benitez, ESOL Program Coordinator
CASA de Virginia Lindolfo Carballo, Lead Organizer Ana Gonzalez, Community Organizer Wendy Jimenez, Community Organizer Eduardo Zelaya, Community Organizer
Health & Human Services Marcela Alvarado, Member Services Coordinator Alma Archila, Member Services Paralegal Pablo Blank, Immigrant Integration Program Manager Ricardo Campos, Social Services Coordinator Francisco Cartagena, Financial Education Specialist Elizabeth Clark, Legal Program Assistant George Escobar, Director of Health & Human Services Leidi García, Community Access & Health Information Specialist Molly Gavin, Citizenship Services Coordinator Jennifer Jurney, Staff Attorney Michelle LaRue, Senior Manager of Health & Social Services Sarah Martinez, Staff Attorney Norma Martinez, Community Outreach Coordinator Juan Carlos Navarrete, Citizenship Services Coordinator José Osejo, Member Services Information Specialist Herman Perez, Community Access & Health Information Specialist Abdel Piedramartel, Financial Education Specialist Mirna Roca, Member Services Paralegal Consuelo Santillana, Social Service Specialist Floater Sheena Wadhawan, Legal Program Manager
Community Organizing Elizabeth Alex, Lead Organizer Oscar Alfaro, Community Organizer Gustavo Andrade, Director of Community Organizing Robert Asprilla, Lead Organizer
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$13.42 per hour
NATIONWIDE AVERAGE AVERAGE EARNED BY FOR DAY LABORERS WORKERS AT CASA'S CENTERS Ashwini Jaisingh, Lead Organizer Trent Leon Lierman, Community Organizer Ana Martínez, Community Organizer Mario Menendez, Community Organizer Otoniel Paz, Community Organizer Antonia Peña, Community Organizer Andrew Reinel, Community Organizer Karen Salmeron, Program Assistant Rommel Sandino, Community Organizer Lydia Walther-Rodriguez, Community Organizer Morena Zelaya, Community Organizer
Development & Finance Robert D’Amato, Development Officer Jennifer Freedman, Senior Director of Development & Finance Jacqueline Manning, Grant Writer / Coordinator Adwoa Spencer, Senior Manager for Development Peha Djoko, Assistant Controller Victor Otero, Staff Accountant Ruby Pardo, Payroll & Business Manager Victor Rodríguez, Contract Invoice Specialist
Politics & Communications Susana Flores, Communications Manager Yaheiry Galan, Advocacy & Elections Specialist Renato Mendoza, Advocacy Specialist Zorayda Moreira-Smith Senior, Manager of Place-Based Initiatives & Community Development Julio Murillo-Khadjibaeva, Policy Analyst Kimberley Propeack, Senior Director of Politics & Communications María José Sandoval, Communications Specialist Máté Vládar, Media Specialist
Teachers Ayad Abdul-Jabbar, ESOL Teacher Ludette Agura, ESOL Teacher Cassandra Alles, ESOL Teacher Edwin Alvarado, ESOL Teacher Fatima Alvarez, Childcare Provider José Benítez, ESOL Teacher Emily Boulin, ESOL Teacher Marek Cabrera, ESOL Teacher Maria Cartagena, Spanish Literacy Teracher Alva Cativo, Childcare Provider Rebecca Cusic, ESOL Teacher Elliot Eig, ESOL Teacher Enrique Garcia, ESOL Teacher Josrique Garcia, ESOL Teacher Barbara Gibbs, ESOL Teacher Kathleen Indart Whitman, ESOL Teacher Noah Kim, ESOL Teacher Sarah Lane, ESOL Teacher Ratna Maharjan, ESOL Teacher Maureen Malloy, ESOL Teacher Karla Martinez, Citizenship Teacher Edwin Mejia, ESOL Teacher Leslie Miller, ESOL Teacher Jose Ortega, ESOL Teacher Patricia Parra-Moreno, ESOL Teacher Sean Peterkin, ESOL Teacher Jasmine Rose, ESOL Teacher Yelena Smolianski, ESOL Teacher Cynthia Steer, ESOL Teacher Andrea Willis, Substitute ESOL Teacher
Americorps Lourdes Camacho-Mayo Gladis De Leon Earvin Gonzalez Martha Guzman Rosa Hernandez Diana Martinez Merlise Mba Edwin Mejia Veronica Montalvo-Rosario Wendy Velasquez
$3.1 MILLION PUT IN THE POCKETS OF
LOW-WAGE WORKERS THROUGH CASA’S WELCOME CENTERS CASA 2014 Annual Report
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$7.25
$8.25
$8.75
$9.25
$10.10
TWO-THIRDS OF ALL LOW-WAGE WORKERS Current
2015
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2017
2018
2 CASA, WITHWAGE PARTNERS NAACP,BASIS SUCCESSFULLY IN THE U.S. EXPERIENCE THEFTLIKE ON ATHE REGULAR
ADVOCATED FOR AN INCREASE IN MARYLAND’S MINIMUM WAGE OVER
$115,000 IN STOLEN WAGES WASTHAT RECOVERED NEXT FOUR YEARS. WILL MAKE BY $2.85 IN THE
THIS YEAR BY CASA’S MINIMUM LEGAL TEAM WORKERS 4THLOW-WAGE HIGHEST IN THE NATION. MARYLAND’S THEFOR CASA 2014 Annual Report
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CASA Locations CASA de Maryland Multicultural Center at the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Building
Baltimore
8151 15th Avenue, Langley Park, MD 20783 Fax: 301-270-8659
CASA de Virginia
Rockville
901 S. Highland Street, 3rd Floor, Arlington, VA 22204
Silver Spring Welcome Center
Wheaton
Silver Spring
734 University Boulevard, East, Silver Spring, MD 20903 Fax: 301-431-4179
Langley Park D.C.
Prince George’s Welcome Center 7978-B New Hampshire Avenue, Langley Park, MD 20783 Fax: 301-431-1026
Wheaton Welcome Center
Arlington VIRGINIA
MARYLAND
2729 University Boulevard, West, Wheaton, MD 20902 Fax: 301-933-6690
Baltimore Welcome Center
Sources
2224 East Fayette Street, Baltimore, MD 21231 Fax: 410-732-2692
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, April 2013
Shady Grove Welcome Center 16642 Crabbs Branch Way, Rockville, MD 20855 Fax: 301-926-0380
CASA Community Center at Pine Ridge 8615 Piney Branch Road, Silver Spring, MD 20901 Fax: 301-445-3921
Bilingual Health and Social Services Hotline Tel: 301-270-8432
Annette Bernhardt et al., Broken Laws, Unprotected Workers: Violations of Employment and Labor Laws in America’s Cities , 2009 Immigration Policy Center, Two Years and Counting: Assessing the Growing Power of DACA , 2014 Madeleine Sumption and Sarah Flamm, The Economic Value of Citizenship for Immigrants in the United States, September 2012 US Census Bureau, 2013 Design by Robyn Bernstein Photos by Valeria Monfrini, Rick Reinhard, María José Sandoval, Máté Vládar © CASA de Maryland, Inc., 2014
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