Cy-Hope 2022 Annual Report

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Planting seeds of hope.

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Provide opportunities for vulnerable children to overcome barriers to success; today’s kids become tomorrow’s leaders.

Bring hope to underserved children so they will grow up to be educated and productive citizens, making a lasting impact on the community.

Bring needs and solutions together. Support and encourage students, teachers, and schools.

Our Values

- To benefit the community and our donors.

- To collaborate with local businesses, because we are better when we work together.

- To show compassion for our counseling clients and underserved students.

- To connect our volunteers’ passions with the needs of the community.

- To celebrate students by providing fun life experiences.

MESSAGE MESSAGE

from our executive director

I love this image; it reminds me of seeds scattering and the anticipation of future dandelions growing. For many cultures, the dandelion symbolizes hope, growth, and healing.

In 2022 Cy-Hope continued to spread seeds of:

HOPE for a brighter future to thousands of students through our programs. GROWTH by expanding our reach in Waller and Katy. HEALING by offering counseling to hundreds of clients.

Our annual report reflects the seeds you’ve helped Cy-Hope cultivate through your support, encouragement, and involvement in our mission to make life better for all kids. Your investment has brought us far beyond what I thought possible. It will continue to take us to new heights in 2023 as we open our second resale market, start our food locker program, and build fields for our baseball initiative, Dierker’s Champs.

We wholeheartedly thank you for spreading love, joy and hope alongside us. With great, great joy,

Lynda Dierker

Executive Director, Cy-Hope

WHY IS CY-HOPE NEEDED? WHY IS CY-HOPE NEEDED?

Cy-Fair ISD is the third largest school district in Texas and the 21st largest school district in the country. Sixty percent of the district’s 118,000 students qualify as economically disadvantaged, and over half of Cy-Fair ISD's 93 schools qualify as Title I schools.

In 2010, Dr. Godfrey Hubert gathered a group of community influencers concerned about the children in the Cy-Fair community. They birthed Cy-Hope to identify gaps in services and find solutions to address those needs. Cy-Hope was officially incorporated in 2011 with the goal to bring hope to economically, relationally, and spiritually underserved children, allowing them to grow into well-educated and productive citizens.

Many of our students struggle with hunger, mental health issues, and graduating high school. Their families cannot afford enriching experiences like organized sports, college prep classes, private music lessons, and summer camp. Cy-Hope’s programs help fill in these gaps and bring hope for a brighter future to students and their families.

YEARINNUMBERS 2O22 2O22

ANNUAL INCOME INCLUDING IN-KIND DONATIONS: $4,696,130

TOTAL VOLUNTEER HOURS: 31 400

Ambassadors of Compassion (AOC)

mentored 296 students with 53 mentor coaches.

Cy-Hope Counseling

Provided mental healthcare to 1,232 new clients. Saw 172 clients at discounted rates. Served 300 clients weekly.

Hope Chest

The Hope Chest Resale Market proceeds benefitted Cy-Hope $1,525,729 in net profits 58,456 customers served, 1,419 active volunteers donated 21,547 hours! Second location will open in January 2023

BackpackProgram

Fed 600 students weekly at 63 schools. Distributed 200 bags of food each week during the summer 45 volunteers helped bag food each week during the summer.

Dierker's Champs

had 201 players on 13 teams from 11 schools.

Providing Opportunities Program (POP)

1,453 students received $57,515 in financial assistance for college and career readiness classes and certifications.

Camp Lemonade

34 campers attended camp at Stoney Creek Ranch.

Hope Centers

Four locations including mobile Hope Center STEM Bus. Served 300 students weekly. Purchased a NEW trailer for our Longhorn Hope Center

Cy-Hope Fine Arts - Devine Virtuosos 44 students received private music instruction Band camp returning in 2024!

Christmas Assistance

800 children received Christmas gifts provided by donors

Cy-Hope Special Events

Cy-Hope’s special events raise awareness and donations for our mission. They give donors and community members another valuable way to support Cy-Hope. Cy-Hope is very grateful for the many volunteers and sponsors who made our 2022 special events successful. Cy-Hope added the Champions of Hope Gala to our annual Clay Shoot, Cypress Market, and Larry Dierker Celebrity Golf Shootout in 2022. A special shoutout to our community partners who put on events to benefit Cy-Hope. From A Taste of Cy-Fair to the many giveback programs, these partners provide invaluable support to Cy-Hope and our community.

Community Partners

A Taste of Cy Fair Committee

Astros Golf Foundation

Backyard Grill

Creekwood Grill

Save the Date

David Canale State Farm Agency

Kendra Scott

M&D Supply/Ace Hardware Louetta

Texas Realtors Leadership Program

Larry Dierker Celebrity Golf Shootout | November 2, 2023

Champions of Hope Gala | November 4, 2023

Cy-Hope Annual Clay Shoot | April 3, 2024

Pitch In Campaign Pitch In Campaign

Under the direction of former Houston Astros All-Star pitcher and manager, Larry Dierker, Dierker’s Champs has a mission to transform kids' lives by providing the best baseball instruction possible in a positive and encouraging environment. The teams create a fun environment for kids to grow in character, discipline, and sportsmanship.

Before the 2023 season, Dierker's Champs played games on Cy-Fair ISD fields. Cy-Fair ISD had to demolish these fields to support additional district buildings and drainage improvements. Cy-Hope purchased land to house a baseball complex due to the field loss and to increase program participation.

Dierker's Champs serves only 18% of Cy-Fair ISD elementary and 44% of middle schools; the program has tremendous growth potential for increasing access for underserved students to after-school sports. Building fields will enable Cy-Hope to add more schools and teams, a fall baseball program, increase flexibility in scheduling for teams, and a community park in a low-income neighborhood struggling with decline.

WE NEED PLAYING FIELDS TO CONTINUE TO GROW THIS PROGRAM!

ThankYoutoOur Volunteers&Supporters!

Wehaveadedicatedandstronggroupofvolunteersatourheadquartersat NorthwestForest.Thesevolunteersworktirelesslyeachweektomaintain ourgroundsandourbuildings.Cy-Hopevolunteersloggedover31,400 volunteerhoursin2022!Wearehonoredtohavethesupportofsomany groups,organizations,andindividuals.

YOUmadethedifference-bydonatingfundsandsuppliestohelpenhance andbuildprograms,donatingvitalprogramsupplies,andhelpingus completeprojects!

Through AOC, Cy-Hope mentors at-risk middle and high-school youth over a 22-week period. These mentors lift students up at a critical time in their lives. They empower students to make better choices and achieve personal success. This creates a positive impact in how they relate with their peers and their families.

Since inception in 2014, AOC has provided mentoring for 2,043 middle and high-school students.

In 2022:

296 students served weekly

53 mentor coaches give 1 hour a week

4 high schools

1 middle school

"Thank you so much for being my mentor I have learned lots of great things from you Thank you for being a listener when we talk" -Giselle

Backpack Program

In an effort to prevent childhood hunger and to provide each child the opportunity to succeed in school and life, this program provides food for economicallydisadvantaged school children each weekend. Each backpack provides a child with enough food to sustain a family of four through the weekend, when they don’t have access to school food. In 2011, the program started with two schools and 80 bags of food.

In 2022:

Served 63 schools

Enrolled 640 students

Backpack Barn volunteers gave over 2,729 volunteer hours working in the barn and loading cars for volunteers delivering food bags to schools.

The Summer Feeding Program distributed 200 bags of food weekly.

Food lockers installed at Jersey Village High School.

Many schools and organizations participated in collecting canned food and supplies for Cy-Hope.

Our Financial Position

Cy-Hope is committed to maintaining and expanding our mission to make life better the generous support of ind makers, sponsors, places of

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

Cy-Hope sends youth who cannot afford to go to camp to Stoney Creek Ranch for the ultimate summer camp experience.

45 campers attended the camp for three nights and four days on our first Camp Lemonade.

Camp Lemonade 2013 2022

34 campers attended the camp for four days and five nights.

Camp Lemonade has had 770 campers attend over the last seven years.

Cy-Hope Counseling

Cy-Hope Counseling specializes in

play therapy counseling for children, adolescents, adults, and families marriage counseling group therapy

autism spectrum disorders

We provide services on a sliding scale to give all families access to quality counseling.

Opened in 2013 with two counselors. Ended 2013 with 194 new clients and seven counselors.

By the end of 2022:

· 1,232 new clients

· 17 counselors and two intake specialists on staff

· Served over 350 clients weekly

Cy-Hope Fine Arts DevineVirtuosos

Cy-Hope Fine Arts – Devine Virtuosos started when a group of passionate music educators developed and implemented educational music programs to enhance the lives of students in Northwest Houston. These programs provide students with musical opportunities that develop creativity, confidence, and community. Through Devine Virtuosos, Cy-Hope sponsors a middle-school band camp, subsidizes middle-school private lessons, and sponsors Cy-Fair ISD’s 5th-Grade Choral Festival.

In 2022:

PIP (Private Instruction Program) enabled 44 7th and 8th grade middle-school students to have weekly private music lessons. These lessons help close the achievement gap in a competitive performance environment within the district. Students have shown significant progress in musicianship and confidence as part of this program.

Cy-Hope will resume the summer band camp in 2024.

Directors

Dierker's Champs

Dierker’sChampsdevelopschampionsonandoffthefield.Underthedirectionofformer HoustonAstrosAll-Starpitcher,announcer,andmanager,LarryDierker,westriveto providethebestathleticinstructionpossibleinafamily-friendly,positiveenvironment.

201 players during spring season

13 teams at 11 schools

35 volunteer hours per week

Moving to Fields of Champions 2024

Building new fields

H H p C nters p C nters

Cy-HopehasaHopeCenterinamobilehomecommunity,threeapartmentcomplexes,and a churchinWaller.Childrencomefortutoring,classestolearnlifeskills,mentoring,snacks,and recreation.OurMobileHopeCenteroffersSTEMeducationtochildrenthroughoutour community.OurHopeCentersinclude:LonghornMobileHomeCommunity,Trailsof WindfernApartments,WillowGreenApartments,Waller,andtheSTEMMobileBus.

In2011-Cy-HopeopenedtwoHopeCenters(Longhorn MobileHomeCommunityandTrailsofWindfern Apartments).

In2022-CyHopeserved300studentswithweekly programsatfourHopeCentersandonourMobileHope CenterSTEMBus.

WestartedCREW(TheCenterforReadingEnrichment andWriting).WewantallHopeCenterstudents entering3rdgradetoreadonorabovegradelevel,which greatlyincreasestheirlikelihoodtograduatehigh school.WestartedourpilotliteracyprogramfortheK-2 studentsattendingourLonghornHopeCenter,andplan toofferCREWatallfourHopeCenters.Wealsoplanto openanewHopeCenterin2023!

Hope Center Events

STEMMobileBus

Easter Parties

Halloween Neon Nights

Thanksgiving Dinners

Santa's Workshop - Shop for Families Christmas Parties With Stockings Field Trips

School Supplies & Food Distributed Christmas Assistance With Foundry Church

TheHopeChestResaleMarketcontinuestoprosper!

Proceedsfromour25,000square-footwarehouseand shoppingareabenefitalltheprogramsofCy-Hope.Our “boutique-style”resalemarketfeaturesdesigner clothing,shoes,handbags,homedécor,children’stoys, andmore,including7,000squarefeetoffurnitureand outdoorequipment.TheHopeChestisfulloftreasures!

Total income (including recycling) = $1,530,558

Total customers served = 53,644

Oursecondlocation,TheHopeChestResaleMarketKaty willopeninJanuary2023.Locatedat6545Stockdick SchoolRoad,Katy,77449,this20,000sqftnewstorewill haveeverythingyouneedforyourhome(beautifulhome décor,linens,wallart,fabulousfurniture),yourfamily (clothing,shoes,books,toysandmore)andspecialtreats foryou(designerclothing,jewelry,handbags,and accessories).Stockwillchangedaily.Everydonationand everypurchasewillmakeadifferenceinourcommunity.

ProvidingOpportunities Program(POP)

Cy-HopeoffersfinancialassistancetounderservedstudentsinCy-FairISDtotake AdvancedPlacementorDualCreditcourses.Studentsearncollegecreditatmuch lessexpensethaniftakingthesecoursesatacommunityorfour-yearcollege.This programrecognizesnotallstudentsarecollegeboundandcoversfeesforvocational certifications.

In2022–1,453studentsservedforatotalof$57,515

Overall–14,313studentsservedforatotalof$699,072

"I am honored and appreciate this opportunity. It has alleviated financial struggles and allowed me to focus on my academics and learning. Thank you for providing assistance to helpmesucceedinmyschooling.”~Cy-FairISDstudentrecipientofPOPassistance

Venues & Photography

Cy-Hope hosts a variety of events and offers venue rentals at our Northwest Forest Headquarters. This has allowed Cy-Hope to share our beautiful location with the community and has helped raise additional funds for Cy-Hope programs.

We are honored to host many NCL chapter meetings, volunteer service days, and countless other ceremonies on our property at Northwest Forest.

The Cypress Alamo The Hope Lodge Chapel

Headquarters

Cy-Hope’s headquarters is located at 12715 Telge Road in the Northwest Forest Center. The buildings located on the wooded property house our administrativeoffices,counselingoffices,andBackpackProgram.

Cy-HopeStaff&ProgramDirectors

LyndaDierker

HollyCalbat

TamiLorch

TracySnyder

RobyneGermany

DianaPeterson

JeanneAllain

KendalBeasley

ChristineZelenka

KateGoins

LindaRucker

HelenScardino

EssenceMartin

GennaPeard

SheriLee

VickiSeay

KatieKaisinger

ElaineWaier

MatthewUtter

CourtneySuddath

KristinHenshaw

TylerRingrose

CaitlinGates

ExecutiveDirector

FinanceandDevelopmentDirector OperationsManager DirectorofFundraising Accountant AccountingAssistant Volunteer/CommunityOutreachCoordinator

OnlineMediaSpecialist

OutreachCoordinator

Outreach &CREWCoordinator

GrantWriter

EventManager

BackpackDirector

HopeCenterDirector

Dierker’sChampsDirector

TheHopeChestDirector

AmbassadorsofCompassionDirector

DevineVirtuososCo-Director

DevineVirtuososCo-Director

CounselingClinicalDirector

CounselingAssociateClinicalDirector

CounselingIntakeSpecialist

CounselingIntakeSpecialist

BoardofDirectors

DanCrumrine

AlWilliams

AdrianDominguez

OnicaMayers

Dr.GodfreyHubert

LyndaDierker

BennyAgosto,Jr.

NicholeAgosto

SusanBacon

DebbieBlackshear

ArchieCollins

AndrewCorman

MichaelCraig

TheresaFauser

RoyGarcia

CarlosGutierrez

KevinHoffman

RayHughes

TeresaHull

LindaHumphries

SeelpaKeshvala

NicoleLander

GrantLeathers

MarkMcShaffry

AlanQuintero

PamScott

ScottVrana

Dr.PamWells

KeithBarber

FredCaldwell

LarryDierker

MarkKlein

ReginaldLillie

SpencerTillman

BettyDevine

Chair(2021ViceChair)

ViceChair(2021Director) Treasurer Secretary Founder ExecutiveDirector Director Director Director Director Director 2022RiceBoardFellows Director Director(2021Chair) Director Director Director Director Director Director Director Director Director Director Director Director Director Director Advisor Advisor Advisor–FormerChair Advisor Advisor Advisor Advisor(InLovingMemory)

How YOU Can Continue to Support Cy-Hope in 2023:

1. Donate online: http://cy-hope.org/donate

2. Donate from our Program Supply List: http://cy-hope.org/get-involved

3. Donate household items, clothing, furniture, and more to The Hope Chest Resale Market.

4. Legacy Giving – Leaving behind a legacy of giving to Cy-Hope through your Living Will.

5. Monthly Giving – Donating to Cy-Hope monthly with an automatic-draft payment.

6. Venue Rentals – Holding an event at one of our Cy-Hope venues with proceeds benefiting Cy-Hope programs.

7. Volunteer – Giving of your time to benefit Cy-Hope’s programs and our community. Cy-Hope welcomes individual volunteers and service groups. Visit www.cy-hope.org for more information.