A Chance In Life 2019-20 Annual Report

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As Chairman of the Board, I am honored to be addressing you on the occasion of our 75th Anniversary, an extraordinary achievement made possible by the determination and generosity of so many. I believe the generations of supporters that came before us would be proud of the work we are doing to serve those in greatest need, and as hopeful as we are for the next 75 years of this incredible organization.

Again and again, A Chance In Life has evolved to meet the needs of each decade’s at-risk children with efficiency and compassion. Its core values, however, are ones that should feel familiar to anyone who has engaged with A Chance In Life over the years.

Gratitude.

Gratitude. Serving almost 4,000 at-risk children overseas is possible solely through the generosity of our supporters. We strive to fully communicate how grateful we are for the difference you make in the lives of our young people every day.

Respect.

Respect. From our interactions with supporters to our programs for children, we are led by our respect for the inherent dignity of each person, and their capacity to make a difference in the world.

Openness.

Openness. Our mission has blessed A Chance In Life with the opportunity to work with people from all walks of life. Our openness to new perspectives and partnerships continues to better enable us to serve at-risk youth around the world.

Welcoming.

Welcoming. We recognize that our staff, board and programs are all strengthened by an inclusive culture and global mindset.

Transparency.

Transparency. We are proud to have earned a perfect score in Accountability & Transparency from Charity Navigator, one of the country’s largest and most-utilized charity evaluators. We appreciate your trust and work hard to always be 100% worthy of it.

Humor.

Humor. Nothing can be sustained over three quarters of a century without perseverance, versatility ... and a healthy dose of humor.

I could not be more grateful to be a part of such a storied and inspiring community, or more proud of all we have accomplished together. Here is to the many years to come of giving children a chance in life.

Gratefully yours,

Robert M. Iommazzo Chairman of the Board

Seventy-five years ago, at the end of World War II in Italy, there were hundreds of thousands of orphans wandering the streets. They were alone, hungry and hopeless. An Irish priest, Monsignor John Patrick Carroll-Abbing, decided to do something about it. The problem seemed too big to solve, but he reached out to people like you who responded so generously. He founded our organization in New York to raise the funds to establish more than fifty Boys’ and Girls’ Towns in Italy, providing shelter, food and vocational training to almost 200,000 children.

Five years ago, we decided to bring our founder’s powerful vision to every child in need around the world We opened programs in Ethiopia, in places where paved roads end and children walk for hours to attend school We reached out to children in the mountainous jungles of India, picking them up with our school buses to bring them to classrooms We partnered with nuns in Colombia, Guatemala and Mexico to provide children with a safe haven away from drug dealers and human traffickers We worked with Christian Brothers on the outskirts of big cities in Peru to serve desperate families hoping for a better future We worked to stop child labor in Bolivia, walking through the markets to look for abandoned children in danger of exploitation. We helped underage single mothers in Uganda learn a trade and become self-sufficient.

This past year, we helped almost 4,000 children in nine countries around the world.

Thanks to you, we have accomplished so much. You helped us raise funds in so many ways - by running marathons, giving up birthday gifts, organizing events, launching funny and crazy challenges, traveling with us, coming together at our special events, speaking at the United Nations and much more.

I am happy to say, after 75 years of service, that this is only the beginning With your support and the guidance of our founder’s legacy, we will continue to provide at-risk children with an education and care wherever there is need in the world Insieme tutto è possibile Together, anything is possible

Sincerely,

Gabriele Delmonaco President/Executive Director

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A Chance In Life received Platinum Seal (highest possible rating)

of funds directly support our programs for young people*

A Chance In Life received four stars (highest possible rating)

*88% of funds go to our programs, 6.4% of funds go to fundraising and 5.6% of funds go to general management. For certain campaigns (such as our Sponsorship Program), 100% of donations go towards our programs.

Our complete financial statements with the report of our independent auditors, Daszkowski, Tompkins, Weg & Carbonella CPA PC, are available upon request. Your contributions to A Chance In Life are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Total

At the outbreak of World War II, Monsignor John Patrick Carroll-Abbing was working for the Vatican Diplomatic Service in Italy. As the fighting around Rome intensified, the Monsignor courageously brought food and medicine to civilians in battle-affected areas, organized evacuations and set up hospitals and clinics. For his efforts, Italy honored Monsignor Carroll-Abbing with the Silver Medal for Military Valor.

Liberation brought an end to the fighting, but not to starvation and homelessness Particularly concerned with the plight of the thousands of war orphans, Monsignor Carroll-Abbing sought the permission of Pope Pius XII to assist the children living on the streets With the Pope's blessing, the Monsignor set up the Shoeshine Hotel in the basement of a wardamaged building and organized the shoeshine boys hanging around Rome's Termini train station to come inside for a warm dinner and safe place to sleep

Monsignor Carroll-Abbing quickly realized that in addition to food and shelter, these youth needed to be given a chance to take on responsibility, to feel appreciated and to gain self-confidence. The first Boys' Republic (La Repubblica dei Ragazzi) was established in Civitavecchia in 1945 as a self-governing, democratic community complete with its own currency, elected officials, assemblies and courts. In 1953, the Monsignor helped establish Boys’ Towns of Italy (La Città dei Ragazzi) on the outskirts of Rome founded on the same model of self-government. In the post-war period, Monsignor travelled throughout the United States and organized volunteer committees which raised money to expand his efforts. By 1957, there were eight Boys' Towns, 40 nurseries and day schools for the children of working mothers and a Girls' Town at a villa on the outskirts of Rome.

Monsignor Carroll-Abbing’s efforts were recognized by humanitarian organizations around the world. He was honored with the Foreign Press Association's World Humanitarian Award in 1985 In 1987, he became the third non-Italian Honorary Citizen of Rome, following U S Presidents Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D Roosevelt Monsignor CarrollAbbing received the Nobel Peace Prize nomination in 1988 The Towns were visited by every American President from Dwight D Eisenhower to George H W Bush, Pope John Paul I, Prince Charles of Wales and Princess Diana of Wales and many other world leaders and celebrities

In 2001, Monsignor Carroll-Abbing passed away surrounded by his children in Rome His legacy lives on through A Chance In Life.

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As we celebrate our 75th Anniversary, we are excited to reaffirm the centrality of self-government to our mission with the establishment of A Chance In Life's Scientific Committee The Scientific Committee serves as an independent advisory board to study the issues of contemporary youth and provides guidance to ensure A Chance In Life's model of self-government best serves the ever-evolving needs of at-risk children in today's world

In the words of its President, Prof. Msgr. Guy-Réal Thivierge, " . . . the Scientific Committee will focus on the overall quality of the services offered to younger generations and on the continuous evaluation of all actions, without forgetting the paramount importance of the training of those in charge of their full implementation. To this end, A Chance In Life continues to work within a framework of respect for people’s promotion and in the very spirit of sustainable development, where the formation of the various actors involved in our projects becomes essential. We have to work in this direction all together: so that everyone’s diverse and varied gifts and cooperation can achieve their full meaning and relevance. The effectiveness of our services to young people and the places they live in also depends on this."

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December 9, 2019

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August 13, 2020

With special projects for youth in Mexico and Uganda, A Chance In Life arrived at its 75th Anniversary serving children in nine different countries

The mission of A Chance In Life began 75 years ago, in the aftermath of World War II Vast numbers of orphans and vulnerable children were left living on the streets of Italy by the war, and Monsignor John Patrick Carroll-Abbing’s decision to dedicate himself to their wellbeing defined the course of his life’s work and founded what would become A Chance In Life.

From their founding in 1945 to present day, Boys’ & Girls’ Republic of Italy (La Repubblica dei Ragazzi) and Boys’ & Girls’ Towns of Italy (La Città dei Ragazzi) have provided “a chance in life” to vulnerable and orphaned children. As Europe began to heal from the horrors of WWII, children from other countries experiencing conflict or strife fled to Italy seeking asylum and a chance for a better life. Our Towns in Italy became a home for children from over twenty different countries, many of them arriving as unaccompanied refugees and migrants.

In 2015, after 70 years of serving at-risk youth in Rome, A Chance In Life began looking for ways to serve young people in need outside of Italy and advance the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which were adopted that year by all UN Member States Over the decades, many young men and women had come to our Towns from Ethiopia, fleeing civil unrest and years of famine A Chance In Life’s Board made the decision to begin supporting programs in a rural region of Ethiopia to provide education and vocational training to 400 vulnerable youth in the area Boys’ & Girls’ Towns of Ethiopia was founded in 2015, marking the beginning of A Chance In Life’s international expansion and our commitment to advancing the SDGs by providing care and opportunities to children wherever the need is greatest (You can learn more about A Chance In Life and the SDGs on page 7 )

Following the success of Boys’ & Girls’ Towns of Ethiopia, A Chance In Life partnered with local organizations in the southern state of Kerala, India to serve over 900 children whose families could not afford to send them to school.

Boys’ & Girls’ Towns of India has since expanded to serve almost 1,500 young people in the states of Gujarat, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. In 2018, A Chance In Life partnered with local organizations across Latin America to form Boys’ & Girls’ Towns of Bolivia, Colombia, Guatemala and Peru for children in marginalized communities. As of spring of 2020, we were also supporting young people through special projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mexico and Uganda.

As we celebrate its legacy of the past 75 years, A Chance In Life offers the experience and vision to meet the everevolving needs of at-risk youth in the years to come. A Chance In Life’s proven approach of self-government has already given over 39,000 young people the chance to thrive and grow as leaders in their own communities Now, with the support of our donors, we continue to invest in our family of Towns and provide new initiatives for at-risk youth, continuing Monsignor Carroll-Abbing’s legacy of striving towards a day when every child in the world has “a chance in life ”

The United National's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, were adopted by all UN Member States in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030 As we began our international expansion in 2015, A Chance In Life sought out partners and programs that would advance these goals in an ambitious and measurable way With our local partners in each country, we work to advance the below eight goals

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Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

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End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

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Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all O A L 6

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Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

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2PARTNERPROGRAMS 2CITIES(ROMEAND CIVITAVECCHIA)

Boys' & Girls' Towns of Italy is composed of two communities of self-governed young people Both La Città dei Ragazzi (Rome) and La Repubblica dei Ragazzi (Civitavecchia) were founded by Monsignor John Patrick Carroll-Abbing after World War II The youth of the Towns come from over 20 different countries escaping violence, poverty and injustice The Towns' success lies in the innovative model of self-government where the children take responsibility for running their own communities

At the Towns, the young people relate to one another as citizens. Each citizen is encouraged and supported to become an active and creative participant in his or her community. The children attend local schools, study in a European Unionrecognized vocational training program and are exposed to a variety of cultural and educational experiences. Boys’ & Girls’ Towns of Italy have given a chance in life to over 32,000 children.

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When unaccompanied minors arrive at La Repubblica, they are welcomed into the apartment groups and fed They are assisted by professional educators and given appropriate and free health care services, and legally assisted with obtaining a residence permit and family reunification They can profess their religion freely, can express themselves in their language among themselves and eat food cooked following their traditions For example, we've held a Tunisian Cuisine Day, as well as an Egyptian Cuisine Day We organize visits to cultural places like museums, churches, basilicas and art in general in Rome They can go out freely at set times and often organize trips among themselves to the cinema and theater

One of the difficulties that the children face when they arrive here is understanding why they have to go to school when some of them have been working as early as 12 years old. In the beginning, they do not understand compliance with the rules (e.g. going to sleep at certain times) because in their countries, they are already considered grown ups even though they are still children. They want to work to support their families back home, but the financial needs of their families collide with Italian child labor laws. In response, educator Francesco Ferrero helped La Città dei Ragazzi build a network of entrepreneurs and business owners that help citizens of La Città find employment after they graduate.

COUNTRY ST A TISTICS : EDUC A TION A ND GENDER

Nearly 50% of Ethiopian girls who start school will drop out before finishing the fifth grade. Our Towns ensure our children have the support they need to succeed in school.

PROGR A M HIGHLIGHT : VOC A TION A L TR A INING

To ensure our young people graduate with employable skills, our programs offer

vocational training courses in carpentry, metalwork, textile and garment production, construction, electricity and plumbing.

PROGR A M METRICS

5 YEARS OF PARTNERSHIP 2015 - 2020

480 CHILDREN SERVED 150 BOYS; 330 GIRLS

3 PARTNER PROGRAMS

1 REGION (GURAGE)

In 2015, A Chance In Life inaugurated Boys’ & Girls’ Towns of Ethiopia to open up new possibilities for children in one of the poorest countries of the world. A Chance In Life works with the young and dynamic Diocese of Emdibir to support the lives of 480 children through three different programs.

Boys' & Girls' Towns of Ethiopia gives 100 girls access to education by providing homes close to the local high school, and continues to offer support through their years at college It also supports 100 young people living with disabilities and 200 orphans and vulnerable children At bimonthly meetings, each group comes together to share their challenges and to encourage one another to actively build a hopeful future

Young people are the future of the world, and they guarantee the continuity of the community If we have well-educated young people, surely we will have a good community.

First and foremost, we are trying to give them the opportunity to receive an education and be a successful student. We also try to instill in them a feeling of belonging, to know they are loved and not alone; that there are people who care about them and their lives. This encouragement and hope is especially important for young people from very poor families and for differently-abled people.

Our young people are taught that they are powerful and they can do anything. With energy, and purpose and goals they can be whatever they want. With this, we help them understand their responsibility for their actions.

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POVERTY A ND EDUC A TION

As of 2016, India was home to over 30% of the world's children living in extreme poverty. 171 million people would be lifted out of poverty if all students in low-income countries left school with basic reading skills. Through vocational training and academic support, our Towns prepare our citizens for employment or college.

PROGR A M HIGHLIGHT : A RTS A ND A THLETICS

Our programs emphasize art and athletics as an important supplement to a child's

education. Dance, music, drawing, theater, various sports and karate are just a few of the opportunities kids are given to create and move.

PROGR A M METRICS

4 YEARS OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 - 2020

1,488 CHILDREN SERVED 741 BOYS; 747 GIRLS

13 PARTNER PROGRAMS

3 STATES (GUJARAT, KERALA AND TAMIL NADU)

In October 2016, we inaugurated Boys’ & Girls’ Towns of India to provide a chance in life to almost 1,500 extremely poor girls and boys living in Gujarat, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. These states are home to many tribal communities, most of which live well below the poverty line. Many children in these communities do not have basic necessities or access to education. Often, they are enrolled in programs for a better life. Boys' & Girls' Towns of India supports thirteen of these programs.

The young men and women of our Towns in India are given a home, an education and the opportunity to develop as self-confident and responsible members of their communities through self-government.

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We serve a multi-religious group of boys from broken families. (By broken, I mean the husbands have abandoned their wives and children, or they are alcoholics or addicts, or they are violent towards their wives and children.) Our program tries to provide them with an environment of love and care, provide them with healthy food, send them to good educational institutions and arrange programs that equip them to face challenges in life We have sports and games programs, karate training, music and dance training We also have opportunities for theater performances which develop their leadership qualities and innate talents We also employ doctors and other medical staff to provide health services and psychological experts to provide counselling for our young people

To the impoverished or orphaned girls in our community, we provide both the basic necessities of life and free education from elementary school through college (undergraduate and graduate). We also help find employment opportunities for our girls after they've graduated from their professional training courses. While they are a part of our program, the children lead our five "ministries" that decide the daily activities of our community: the Environmental Ministry, the Educational Ministry, the Health Ministry, the Cultural Ministry and the Sports Ministry. All of our activities - workshops in music, dancing, tailoring, and sports - are designed to benefit and uplift the children here.

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Nearly 1 out of every 3 Bolivian children work, making it difficult for many of them to attend school and leaving them vulnerable to exploitation. Our Towns offer working young people academic support and encouragement to ensure they don't fall behind or drop out of school.

PROGR A M HIGHLIGHT : YOUTH MENTORSHIP

As they develop their leadership skills, the young people attending our partner programs begin taking

on more responsibilities and leadership roles within the program. Teenage students mentor the younger children, offering encouragement, advice and academic tutoring.

PROGR A M METRICS

2 YEARS OF PARTNERSHIP 2018 - 2020

82 CHILDREN SERVED

48 BOYS; 34 GIRLS

1 PARTNER PROGRAM

1 CITY (COCHABAMBA)

Boys' & Girls' Towns of Bolivia serves 82 children in the city of Cochabamba Children and young adults receive academic support, supplemental scholarships for vocational training and personal development through workshops Our Town also provides family outreach programs to parents to promote the importance of education for their children (In Bolivia, children may legally begin working at the age of ten )

In addition to leadership workshops, scholarships for vocational training and tutoring, our partner program provides the youth of Cochabamba with a safe and supportive community. The success of this Town is strengthened not only by the resources it offers, but by its tradition of older students mentoring and encouraging younger students who have recently joined.

We offer young people a community space, a respectful family, and a space where they feel welcomed and like the protagonists of their life Through our preventive programs, fewer and fewer children and adolescents drop out of education, flee their homes or join gangs. We are also recognized as an institution for our work in the prevention and protection of working children and adolescents. We contribute to the education of young people through technical training or university studies in different careers. We help children and adolescents acquire confidence in themselves, and we encourage them to take advantage of opportunities at other local and governmental organizations.

The most significant thing we provide to children and adolescents is personal attention. The children always say that they feel listened to at the Center. We not only provide a space of trust and security, but we also offer opportunities for personal and professional development in different areas. These include culinary training, baking, cell phone repair and graphic design. We also offer cultural opportunities such as visits to museums, visits to historical centers, dance classes, birthday celebrations and participation in sports championships.

Our children and adolescents learn about values, and through these lessons, contribute to their communities For example, they are taught about the value of respect for others We try to teach children and adolescents how to take responsibility for their own lives This is done through personal empowerment workshops like teamwork, leadership courses, life project workshops and self-esteem workshops, among others In the Center, the children assume responsibilities to collaborate on and lead many activities For example, the older ones volunteer to teach the younger ones through workshops and talks

COUNTRY ST A TISTICS :

EDUC A TION A ND GENDER

As of 2015, one in every five women in Colombia between 15 to 19 years of age was or had been pregnant.

If all women completed secondary education, early births could fall by as much as 59%. Through vocational training and academic support, our Towns prepare our citizens for employment or college.

PROGR A M HIGHLIGHT : MUSIC A ND D A NCE

Music and dance are major parts of Colombian culture. Our partner programs offer classes

and clubs for dancing, singing and playing instruments. These activities help teach our young people to work together and build their self-confidence.

PROGR A M METRICS

2 YEARS OF PARTNERSHIP 2018 - 2020

215 CHILDREN SERVED 150 BOYS; 65 GIRLS

3 PARTNER PROGRAMS

2 CITIES (MEDELLÍN AND BOGOTÁ)

Boys' & Girls' Towns of Colombia provides 215 children in Medellín and Bogotá with access to an education, including workshops in art and athletics Most of these children come from extremely poor families who are unable to pay for their children's schooling, while others still live in poverty after being displaced by violence and unrest across the country

Through our three programs, the young people we serve are offered a safe environment in which they can grow into successful and responsible adults. Our youth are offered a quality education and technical training to provide them with employable skills in electricity, automotive mechanics and welding. As part of their education, our program partners help them develop their full professional potential and respond in empowered and creative ways to the demands of society.

We are located in a marginalized neighborhood where all families live under the poverty line, and most live in extreme poverty. The children of these families are highly vulnerable and don't have many opportunities to develop. Many of them have been displaced by civil unrest, intra-family violence or have lost one or both parents. We have a home for 60 girls (from 4 to 18 years old) who remain under our care from Monday to Friday, away from their neighborhood's risks of violence, prostitution, drugs and teenage pregnancy We offer them a comprehensive education and training in human and artistic values Alongside traditional school subjects, we provide classes in dancing, singing, keyboard and guitar, gardening and manilla making (a type of jewelry) As part of their development, we also offer teachings on values, good behavior, respect, justice, equity and equality All of our girls are encouraged to be volunteers and to give back to their communities after graduating from our program

When children go from primary to high school, we provide them with the opportunity to complete a technical high school. There they have four options: computing, welding, mechanics, and electricity. Their high school classes give them a foundation of training that allows them to have easy access to university upon completion of their high school. Alternatively, they have the technical knowledge needed to directly enter the world of work and thus transform their lives with a decent and well-paid job

COUNTRY ST A TISTICS :

M A LNUTRITION IN YOUTH

Guatemala has some of the highest rates of malnutrition in children in the world, with almost almost one million children under the age of five suffering from chronic malnutrition or growth stunting. Our Towns provide nutritious meals to our young people to ensure they grow up healthy and with the energy to learn and play.

PROGR A M HIGHLIGHT : VOC A TION A L COURSES

Our programs offer a variety of vocational training options to provide our young people with

employable skills and broaden their horizons as to what careers they might pursue after graduation. Welding, baking, carpentry, mechanical repair and electrical courses are available to our high school students.

PROGR A M METRICS

2 YEARS OF PARTNERSHIP 2018 - 2020

174 CHILDREN SERVED 115 BOYS; 59 GIRLS

4 PARTNER PROGRAMS

3 CITIES (SUMPANGO, CUILAPA AND GUATEMALA CITY)

Young people in Guatemala, particularly those in rural areas, face a host of obstacles to completing school and building their own future. A Chance In Life works to remove those obstacles and provide every child with the resources they need to succeed. Boys' & Girls' Towns of Guatemala consists of four programs located in Guatemala City, Cuilapa and Sumpango. In collaboration with our local partners, we serve 174 children and ensure the orphans and impoverished youth of these cities receive an education.

Our two programs in Guatemala City support young men in high school and young elementary school students. In Sumpango, we provide children living with HIV/AIDS with the medical care and education they need. Our program in Cuilapa ensures that young women from poor families have the resources they need to finish school.

Our program is precisely for children and young people with limited resources, looking for an opportunity for a better chance in life The young people of our program receive a comprehensive training: human, spiritual and intellectual, academic (intermediate and diversified levels) and technical (bakery workshops, electricity, and others) In this way, young people at the time of completing their education already have a wealth of knowledge to contribute to a society with justice, sincerity, truth and freedom. They are also prepared to choose a professional career and attend university or a technical course in carpentry, electricity, mechanics or baking.

Our program serves a very vulnerable group of children. Our focus is to be a family for orphaned children with HIV/AIDS. In our home, children receive a quality education, a home to live in, have friends, enjoy recreational activities and develop as human beings. In our institution, this special vulnerable group receives equal opportunities. All children who live here receive the proper care that they would not otherwise receive at home

COUNTRY ST A TISTICS :

EDUC A TION A ND E A RNINGS

Three out of every five Peruvian children live in poverty, with one in every five living in extreme poverty. For every additional year that a child attends school, their earning potential increases by an average of 10%. Our Towns provide young people from poor communities with the resources and support to stay in school.

PROGR A M HIGHLIGHT : ENVIRONMENT A L FOCUS

Our young people in Peru learn how to care for the environment through recycling, compost

production, watering and caring for green areas and neighborhood cleaning days. They learn how to make creative pots, clothing and posters out of recycled material.

PROGR A M METRICS

2 YEARS OF PARTNERSHIP 2018 - 2020

981 CHILDREN SERVED 505 BOYS; 476 GIRLS

2 PARTNER PROGRAMS

2 CITIES (LIMA AND NUEVO CHIMBOTE)

Boys' & Girls' Towns of Peru supports just under 1,000 children coming from backgrounds of extreme poverty. Our Towns in Nuevo Chimbote and Lima offer schooling and family outreach programs to ensure a healthy home environment.

The program in Lima provides free meals, psychological support and tutoring to ensure our students' academic progress. Project staff work with both young people and their families to connect them with the resources and opportunities they need to finish school and seek either employment or a university degree. Program staff in Nuevo Chimbote, an informal settlement outside the city of Chimbote lacking many basic services, work with children and their families to provide them with a safe and inclusive environment where they can thrive academically.

The project seeks to empower children and adolescents together with their families. We promote vocational skills for human and professional success in coordination with different universities and institutes and other organizations related to personal development In the same way, we are a social-emotional support for many children and their families in this time of crisis We provide emotional support and active listening, vocational support, nutritious food, training in ecological awareness and academic reinforcement

We give children and their families better opportunities for personal development and a solid foundation for future growth and success. Our program team consists of a psychologist, a social worker and an art teacher, and focuses on supporting our students, teachers and parents. The program emphasizes the importance of socialization among students in supporting their cognitive and behavioral development. For parents, the program engages them in their children's development through workshops, home visits and assistance in connecting to essential government services. For teachers, we provide resources to identify and address physical, emotional and social issues that might hinder a student's learning process.

Emergencyfoodreliefwassent toeighteenofourprograms andspecialprojectsacross Bolivia,Colombia,Ethiopia, Guatemala,India,Mexico,PeruandUganda anddistributedtoover10,000childrenand familymembers.

Ourincrediblecommunityof supportersraised $112,920.15toprovide childrenandtheirfamilies

with the emergency food supplies and safety information they need to stay safe as their communities struggle with the pandemic.

Emergencyfoodsuppliessuch aseggs,riceandbeans. Healthandsafetysupplieslike handsanitizerandfacemasks. Distancelearningresourcesfor childrenwithouttechnological devicesorinternetaccess

As COVID-19 began to rage across international borders, A Chance In Life launched an immediate response to continue caring for the almost 4,000 youth we serve in Italy, Ethiopia, India and Latin America. As schools closed around the world, many of our young people were sent home to struggling relatives poorly equipped to care for them. Starting in mid-March, A Chance In Life worked to supply these children and their families with enough food supplies to get them through the end of the pandemic.

A partnership with the Caritas Pro Vitae Gradu Charitable Trust and the extraordinary generosity of our donors allowed us to feed over 10,000 children and their family members over the course of four months. We are proud of our ability to launch an immediate response to the urgent humanitarian needs of our children, and so grateful to have supporters that helped make it possible.

As the pandemic continues, we continue to work with our local partners to ensure our youth have the resources they need to remain safe, healthy and learning

As part of our #MonthofMeals campaign, we invited our supporters to stay home and share a "digital feast" with us on May 19 to raise money for emergency food relief. In exchange for a donation of $50 - enough to provide a month's worth of lifesaving, nutritious meals to a child - our donors received our Home Together Cookbook with recipes from our partner programs around the world.

A Chance In Life was also grateful to receive support for our Home Together event from a number of celebrity chefs. Author, activist, model and television host Padma Lakshmi contributed a recipe for Indian dosas and shared our campaign with her many Instagram followers. Marc Forgione, owner of Restaurant Marc Forgione and Peasant and coowner and partner of Khe-Yo, gave us a twist on a classic Italian dish with his carbonara-in-a-jar recipe. Restaurateur and James Beard Award-nominee Elizabeth Falkner sent us a celery salad recipe perfect for the start of summer Between their recipes and the dishes of our Towns, our donors had all they needed to create a delicious meal at home while also providing food relief to our young people

"Wherever there is a child in need, we should be there." We strive to live by our founder's words and find opportunities to serve at-risk youth wherever the greatest need appears. In the past year, A Chance In Life is proud to have offered our support to these projects around the world:

A Chance In Life supports a special project in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico, where the community deals with an extreme crime rate The program covers basic needs and promotes a culture of care for sixty young girls, the majority of whom are orphans (Photo above, left )

The program provides these young women with legal services (many of our youth have been victims of a crime), psychological care, food supplies, educational resources and social support Special attention is given to young women and children who are Tarahumara, an indigenous people native to the region who have faced increasing levels of poverty and targeting by drug traffickers in recent years.

A Chance In Life supports a project in Kampala, Uganda to provide teenage girls and young single mothers with vocational training in cosmetology. (Photo above, right.)

The project gives free technical training to ten young women in hairdressing, makeup, pedicures and manicures. These high-demand skills help the girls find employment and cover their basic needs. It also provides them with a community, network of support and the chance to share and workshop their business plans with other women

Our partnership with this project was established in 2019 in memory of Paula Cangialosi, a longtime supporter of A Chance In Life and lifelong advocate for at-risk children

If you would like to hear more about the work of A Chance In Life, there is no need to wait for an annual report! A constant stream of news and stories from our Towns and supporters is available through:

Quarterly Newsletters

Monthly Emails from our President

Social Media Channels

A Chance In Life's Blog

achanceinlife.org

office@achanceinlife.org

@achanceinlife

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If the work we do for young people speaks to you, let your network know both in person and online Forward our emails to people you think would connect with our mission, or encourage them to sign up for our newsletters Follow us on social media, engage with our posts and share our content with friends and family

Thank you to the corporate, foundation and institutional partners who have made financial contributions to advance our work

The following list captures these donors for the period January 1, 2019 - December 1, 2019

The 52 Million Project

ABD Insurance & Financial Services

Academy of the Holy Angels

Accenture

Addepar

Adobe

Ahlborn Fence & Steel Inc

AJA Charitable Foundation

Al and Peggy DeMatteis Family Foundation

Alcal Arcade Contracting Co

Alten Construction, Inc

Ancient Peaks Winery

Angelino Ristorante

Arthur J Gallagher & Co

ASB Capital Management

Avignonesi/Classica International

Bank of America Charitable Foundation

Bank of America Cybergrants Matching

Gift Program

Bank of America Merchant Services

Bay Area Distributing Company, Inc.

Beam Suntory

Benicia Plumbing, Inc.

Bentall Kennedy LP

Beverage Media Group

BMC

BNY Mellon

Brayer Electric

Breakthru Beverage Group

Broadridge Financial Solutions

Broadway Mechanical Contractors Inc

Buchbinder Tunick & Co , LLP

C Overaa & Company

Cahill Contractors

Campo di Bocce of Los Gatos

Canning Electric Inc.

Caritas Pro Vitae Gradu Charitable Trust

Carpenters 46 Northern California Counties

The Catholic Community Foundation

Catholic Foundation for Brooklyn and Queens

CC Capital Management LLC

Chiarello Family Charitable Fund

Cognizant US Corp

Columbus Citizens Foundation

Connors & Sullivan PLLC

Corbin Capital Partners

Covington & Burling LLP

Daley's Drywall

The Dalton School

Davis Vision

Dell EMC

The Denver Foundation Berg Family Fund

Design Electric

Discover

DISYS

Diversified Flooring Services, Inc.

Dome Construction

Douglas Psychotherapy Services

Dreyfus Ashby & Co.

Egan Plumbing

The Estate of Eleanore D'Amelio

Elyse Mancher Charitable Trust

Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield

Empire Merchants

Employers' Advocate, Inc

Entrust Global

Envestnet/Yodlee

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Facebook

Fedway Associates

First Eagle Investment Management Foundation

Foundry Partners, LLC

Fox Rothschild LLP

Fremont Bank

Frontstream

General Vision Services

Gerding Edlen Development Co

Ghilotti Bros Inc

Ghilotti Construction Co

Golden State Lumber

Gordon & Rees Scully Mansukhani

Got Sneakers, LLC

The Grandfund LLC

Hamilton Lane Advisors, Llc

The Hart Agency

Hathaway Dinwiddie

Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters

House Co Construction

IBM

Investment Performance Services, LLC

Italfoods Inc.

The John and Carrie Santangelo Foundation, Inc.

Kaiser Permanente

Kearney Capital LLC

Kotas/Pantaleoni Architects

Labor First LLC

Lathrop Construction Services, Inc.

Laurent-Perrier

Leveler Foundation

Lindquist LLP

Liquor Salesmens Union Local #2

Louis & Martha Silver Foundation

LPL Financial

MacKay Shields, LLC

MAMCR Associates, LLC

Manhattan College

Manhattan Grand Optical

Mastercard

Matchbook Wines

The Mauro C. Romita Revocable Trust

The McIntyre Family Fund

McMorgan & Company, LLC

Mendoza Family Fund

Metropolitan Package Store Association

Midtown Consulting Group Inc

Morgan Stanley Mphasis

Network for Good

Nibbi Brothers General Contractors

North Bay Rock & Ready Mix Inc

Northern California District Council of Laborers

Northern California Regional Council

NTT Data Services

One Equity Partners

Onorato

Oracle

Oshay Family Foundation

Pacific Agri-Products, Inc.

Pacific Coast Supply

Palantir Technologies Inc.

Pierson Family Foundation, Inc

Post Advisory Group

Principal Global Investors

Pure Storage

Quest Investment Management, Inc.

The Red Cardinal Fund

Red Clover Coffee

Remy Cointreau USA

River Capital Group

Robert P Brady Agency Inc

Rothschild & Co Asset Management

RTP Technology

Salesforce

San Francisco Giants

Saturno Foundation

Scheid Family Wines

Segal Marco Advisors

The Shipyard Communities, LLC

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits Charitable Fund

Splunk

Synechron

Tech Mahindra

Tekmark Global Solutions LLC

Teradata

Thompson Builders Corporation

Trinity Properties

U S Concrete, Inc

UBS

Ullico Investments Company, Inc

USI Insurance Services

Vavrinek, Trine, Day & Co , LLP

Verizon Enterprise Solutions

Virtusa

Visa

VMWare

VSP

Wall and Ceiling Alliance

Warmenhoven Family Foundation

Washington Capital Management

Webcor Construction LP

Wedge Capital Management, LLP

West State Co LP Concord Industrial Park, LP

Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, LLP

The Wine Merchant of Showplace Square

Winebow

Winesellers, Ltd

Wolffer Estate Vineyard

Yext

I often say that as you live life you have two hands - you have one hand to help yourself, and the other to help others That helping hand really makes a difference, especially for the children of A Chance In Life It's important to keep paying it forward, and to keep telling the new generation that it's important to give back

All of us members in the Italian Club at the Academy of the Holy Angels are so grateful to be raising money for such an amazing organization. We strongly resonate with A Chance in Life's mission because we believe everyone, no matter their background or previous situation, deserves the opportunity to succeed in life. We believe in the power of education and how it can drastically change a child's life. We hope to continue raising money for such a transformative organization

Mr. Robert Iommazzo

Chairman

Managing Partner, SEBA International

Mr. Mauro C. Romita Vice Chair

Mr Stephen Bellini Treasurer

President, Broken Shed Vodka, LLC

Mrs. Jeanine T. Margiano

Secretary

Partner, Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, LLP

Mr Gabriele Delmonaco President/Executive Director, A Chance In Life

Mrs Kate Bullis

Managing Partner, SEBA International

Mr. Eugene B. Ceccotti President and CEO, Shamrock Materials

Mr. Guy Chiarello

Chief Administrative Officer, Fiserv, Inc

Mr Herman Hochberg

Mr. Lawrence Nibbi CEO, Nibbi Brothers General Contractors

Ms. Emilie Puzio

Realtor Associate, D’Amico & McConnell Realtors –Spring Lake, NJ

Mr Tim Tynan

CEO, Bank of America Merchant Services

Mr Roy Van Pelt Consultant, Lathrop Construction

Mrs. Beth Woldesemayiat

H. E. Card. Giuseppe Versaldi Prefect Congr Catholic Education (Honorary Member)

Mr. Gabriele Delmonaco President/Executive Director

Ms. Claire W. Gallagher Vice President of Development

Ms Alex Guyton Director of Communications

Mr. Elser Llanos Program Consultant (Peru)

Ms. Loziana Vejuka Office Manager

Ms Caroline Ziccardi Development Associate

Special thanks to our many incredible volunteers who help make our annual events and outreach efforts so successful.