A word from BOARD CHAIR,
PEIRCE HUNTER, M.D.
On an average day in 2005, I answered the phone to a pediatrician friend asking if I would be the Governor’s Representative to New Hampshire Children’s Trust Fund (NHCTF). She explained NHCTF is a non-profit whose mission is eliminating child abuse and neglect in NH. I hadn’t heard of the organization, so I called some board members and spoke to the Executive Director at the time, Karen Carpenter, to learn more. I discovered NHCTF’s mission was important to me, so I agreed. Joining the Board of Directors was eye-opening. Although I had been a pediatrician in NH for 15 years and took care of individual children and families affected byy child abuse and neglect,, I did not know the extent of the problem in our state. With thou-sands of reports every year, the problem was daunting, and NH was one of the safest and best places to raise a child in the U.S. Clearly, there was work to do. During my first years on the board the organization achieved its mission by dispensing grants to non-profits to fund programs such as parenting classes, teen pregnancy prevention, family support centers, and home visiting to families of newborns. The grants, though small, were
important and surely helped prevent abuse and neglect by educating and supporting parents. NHCTF also provided support and evaluation, using standardized and tested evaluation tools, to non-profits delivering direct services to parents and families so that successful programs could be identified and reinforced, and weaker programs improved. Karen Carpenter retired as Executive Director in 2008. She was a vibrant and well-connected leader who seemed to know everyone in the state involved in child abuse prevention. Under her guidance NHCTF expanded its influence across the state. Upon her retirement, the board was tasked with finding a new Executive Director and, after a statewide search, hired Keryn Bernard-Kriegl in 2009. Keryn brought with her a passion for the prevention of child abuse and neglect. She had many years of experience in non no n pr p ofi ofittts, s,, n o only providing day-to-day ot non-profi not sservices to clients, but also tthe important skills of creatiing a budget, writing grants, ffundraising, and managing aan office and staff. In the ccoming years all these talents w were to be put to the test. K Keryn’s tenure at the Child dren’s Trust has been transfformative. Not long after her arrival it was discovered that NHCTF was actually functioning as a branch of the NH Attorney General’s Office. Keryn, aided by lawyers and others on the board, transitioned the organization into an independent non-profit, now known as New Hampshire Children’s Trust (NHCT). During this time of transition, the board sought to evaluate and redesign the role of NHCT in the prevention of child abuse and neglect and leave the grant-giving behind. The board engaged in
“I work to keep children healthy and safe...”
strategic planning in 2012 and has repositioned NHCT to focus on the age group with the highest rate of child abuse, ages 0 to 3 years. The agency focuses on evidence -based prgrams and continues to provide outcomes evaluation and training to other non-profits. Even through the recession, I am pleased to report that NHCT is in a very strong financial position to be able to promote child well-being in our state
RETIRING AFTER 9 YEARS OF SERVICE...
Why did I join NHCT and stay with it for so many years? Principally because I believe in it. As a parent and pediatrician I believe our future is our children, and that every child has the right to be raised in strong and nurturing families and communities. With my wife Jill, I try to provide that environment in our home, and I work to keep children healthy and safe through my profession. But, there is only so much I can do as an individual and that is why I have felt it important to team up with like-minded people to work to improve the lives of our children at a state level and I am grateful for opportunity and hope that I have made a contribution. I look forward to maintaining my relationship with NHCT through contributions of time and money in the coming years. One the most gratifying roles as the Chairman of the Board was annually recogizing “Unsung Heroes.” The event honors parents, grandparents, foster parents and others who have gone above and beyond to care for children in their community. It has been a privilege to meet them over the years and to see NHCT’s mission in action. And, yes, I got to meet Governors Lynch and Hassan, whom it has been my honor to represent at NHCT for the past 9 years.
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F INANCIAL R EPORT
January 1 - December 31, 2012
You can find our audited financials and IRS form 990 on Guidestar.org and on NHChildrensTrust.org
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Peirce Hunter, MD, Chair Rep. Anne Grassie, Vice Chair Janice Fitzpatrick, Treasurer Courtney H. G. Herz, Esq., Secretary Mary Ann Aldrich, RN, MS Robert Matheson Deborah Bailin, Esq. Frederick (Skip) Berrien, MD Monique Harrington Lauri Johnson Lara Quiroga, M.Ed. Stephen Murray, CFA
S TAFF : Keryn Bernard-Kriegl Executive Director Becky Berk Quality Improvement Director Julie Day Strengthening Families Director Maria Doyle Training and Evaluation Director Diane Hastings Communications Director Brenda Marotto Fiscal and Office Manager Valerie Mulkhey Administrative Assistant
B ECAUSE
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PROMOTED
Recognizing the importance of the protective factors
STRENGTHENING FAMILIES FRAMEWORK
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K E Y P R O G R A M M AT I C I N I T I AT I V E S
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Addressing infant crying as a key trigger for infant abuse
Supporting families during pregnancy and through the first three years of a child’s life
Working with the statewide children’s policy, advocacy organizations and the Early Childhood Advisory Council, Spark NH
PERIOD OF PURPLE CRYING
HOME VISITING
COMMUNITY EDUCATION
5,000 donated infant f caps were d distributed to NH birthing hospitals for the CLICK for Babies Campaign, Shaken Baby Syndrome awareness
Period of PURPLE Crying
5 Counties with providers trained 2 Statewide agencies trained hospital-based 3 Additional programs launched
“B RINGING THE
PROTECTIVE FACTORS TO L IFE ” reached
201 providers from 93 organizations in 86 NH cities and towns
W E BECAME #1 IN THE COUNTRY
to implement Bringing The Protective Factors Framework to Life online training modules
“Not only am I able to rely on this information at work, I am able to carry it over to my personal life.”
Cheryl White Administrator & Associate Teacher
W E GAVE 96% 36 11
of H OME V I S I TO R S o were satisfied with our w technical assistance t H OME V ISITORS were trained H EALTHY F AMILIES A MERICA sites were launched
24 COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS to
566 PEOPLE from 100 ORGANIZATIONS
Supporters
Strengthening Families Summit Program Sponsor $1000 Concord Connections
Friend Sponsor $500 Core Physicians
Partner Sponsors $250 Becket Family of Services Centrix Bank & Trust Child and Family Services of NH Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Concord Children’s Initiative Crossroads Chiropractic Episcopal Diocese of NH Family Support NH General Federation of Women’s Clubs NH National Alliance on Mental Illness NH NH Association for Infant Mental Health NH Catholic Charities - Our Place Program NH Department of Health and Human Services Northeast Delta Dental Foundation Riverbend Community Mental Health Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester Southern NH University Truebluematch.com
Benefactor $10,000+ Jack & Dorothy Byrne Foundation NH Charitable Foundation United Way of the Greater Seacoast
Champion $5000 to $9999 Endowment for Health Granite United Way
Robert W. Chamberlin, MD, MPH Honorary gift: “I would like to honor with this gift Judge Edwin Kelley of the Plymouth Area District Court and Barbara Newsom of the Firetower Fund who had the vision and the persistence to work together with the Plymouth Area Ad Hoc Committee on Youth at Risk to establish the Whole Village Family Resource Center, located in Plymouth, NH and serving families and children in 19 Plymouth area towns.”
Patron $1000 to $4999
Anonymous Donors from IBM Charitable Campaign Price Chopper Stores Pzena Investment Charitable Fund Barrette Family Fund of the NH Charitable Foundation Bernard-Kriegl Family Bishop’s Charitable Assistance Fund Couch Family Foundation Emma M. Kelly Charitable Trust Dr. Peirce and Jill Hunter Kendal C. and Anna Ham Charitable Foundation Lori and Jack Law In honor of Ginny and Skip Berrien Lovett-Woodsum Foundation Society of the Sisters of Charity Alpha Sigma Chapter of Kappa Delta Sorority-UNH
Family $500 to $999 Anonymous Donors from PCAVT & PCANH Snow Much Fun BAE Systems Employee Community Fund Mary Ann Aldrich Jessica Barlow Dr. Thomas Barton Breed Family Fund of the NH Charitable Foundation Robert W. Chamberlin, MD, MPH In honor of Judge Edwin Kelly and Barbara Newsom Fidelity Investments Shirley Essa Ganem In honor of Governor Steve Merrill Gilbert Verney Foundation Kiwanis Club of Hudson Kiwanis Club of Mt. Washington Valley Betsy McKinney Stephen and Hannah Murray April Taylor
Friend $100 to $499
Anonymous Donors (2) Anonymous Donor from Yoga Room, Hampstead Deborah Balin
Gail Barba In memory of Henry Belhumeur Bruce and Becky Berk Dr. Frederick (Skip) Berrien Suzanne Boulter Dennis J. Card and Maureen E. McCanty Church of Our Saviour, Milford Burton Cohen Clifford Lopate Charles DeGrandpre and Marcia Makris George and Janet DeVito Janice Fitzpatrick Dr. and Mrs. John Fothergill In honor of Eleanor Fothergill and Catherine Stoppenhagen Dr. Paul Friedrichs, MD Dr. Gilbert Fuld Dr. Hannah Galvin Dr. Wendy Gladstone Anne and Chuck Grassie Chris Hallowell and Cindall Morrison Representative Christine Hamm Monique Harrington Harvest Capital Management Rochelle Heit Courtney Herz and Jonathan Dunlap Hirshberg Family Fund Jay and Marjorie Hodes Hollis Women’s Club Dorothea R. Hunter Mohamed Ibrahim, Vehicle donation program Kappa Delta Sorority, Dartmouth College Katz Endodontics Kiwanis Club of Concord Keene Kiwanis Foundation Audrey Knight Mr. Douglas Dolcino Most Reverend Peter Libasci Bishop of Manchester Willard Martin Robert Matheson
THANKinYg OinU for invest
MY FUTURE!
Neighbor $1 to $99
Anonymous Donors (5) Audrey Augun Clifton Below Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Bernard Nancy and Frank Betchart Martha Virden Cunningham Day Family Shawn Dolley Maria Doyle Scott Ellison In honor of Sharon Knapp Exeter Area General Federation of Women’s Clubs Joan Fossum and Jeremy Cooper In memory of Roger M. Fossum, MD Barbara C. French Carolyn and Louis Gargasz Mary Stuart Gile, Ed.D. In memory of Karolyn ‘Kay’ Sidway Pauline Grassett Diane and George Hastings Shannon L. Dubreuil Lauri Johnson Erica Letourneau In honor of Lance Parsons Brenda Marotto and Marc Potvin Jim and Fran Marshall Valerie Mulkhey Richard and Sharon Nordgren Ruth and Nick Perencevich Jean and John Rich In honor of Julie Day Linda and Sol Rockenmacher Emma and Walter Rous Molly Sanborn Helen Schotanus Carla Skinder
Pamela Skovira Joseph Solomon Paul Spivak Abner Taub and Liliane Sznycer Jim and Brenda Tibbetts Rachel Tieman Janis Wolak
In-kind goods & services Chalifour Flowers Department of Health and Human Services Halo Branded Solutions IT Secure Lindt Chocolate NH Center for Nonprofits Pew Charitable Trust Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green Stonyfield
Volunteers
Casey, Fred, & Lucy Day Mandy Elliott Michelle Kolias Shanice Marotto-Potvin Marc Potvin Shana Potvin RSVP of Merrimack County Esther Clauso Jeannine Flanders Ruth Forest Doris Harrington George Harrington Mary Hill Bill Hodges Rodney Huntoon Shelley Huntoon Barbara Jackson Mary Lou Kelly Maryann Lessard Laura McCormack Millie Murdo Marjorie Nelson Loretta Petrin Pat Shene Bow High School Volunteers Knitters throughout New England
Interns
Melissa Barbrie University of New Hampshire Heather DeSouza New England College Collin Mills University of Texas, San Antonio Lauren O’Sullivan New England College Kayla Sprague University of Vermont
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Supporters
Lynne Bartlett Merrill In honor of James Nicholson Raymond Miller and Judith Day Annie Montgomery John R. & Barbara Y. Newsom NFI North NH Pediatric Society Bobbi-Jo Plamandon Monsignor John P. Quinn Lara Quiroga River Road Pediatrics, Bedford Christine Rosenwasser and John Farley Carol Shea-Porter and Gene Porter John Smith James and Jessica Squires St. Luke’s Episcopal Church-Woodsville Cheryl Stinson Unitil Energy Systems, Inc. Jane VanBremen Timothy and Kate Vaughan Binney and Bob Wells In honor of Lucy Fowlkes Breed Dr. Oge Young In honor of Pam Young
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