2017 ANNUAL REPORT
NEW HAMPSHIRE New Hampshire chapter of
info@nhchildrenstrust.org ◆ www.nhchildrenstrust.org ◆ (603) 224-1279
thirty years . . . Thanks to you, we celebrated our 30th year! We are a strong, mission-driven
organization built on the vision of those who came before and the investments of time talent, and treasure of hundreds of board, staff, volunteers, donors, funders, sponsors, and partners. Together we are making a difference in the lives of NH children and families. We were honored to receive two awards in 2017: the Champion for Head Start Children Award by the New England Head Start Association and the Champion for Children and Families Award by Family Support New Hampshire. We are often told we do a lot with so little. Our small but dedicated staff and active and engaged board of directors want to express our gratitude to you. Every dollar and every hour invested goes toward creating a NH where all children grow up free from abuse and neglect. With every person who stands up and raises their voice for children, we get closer to realizing our visIon. Our collective voice matters. Thank you for all you do to support children and families. —Lara Quiroga, Board Chair and Keryn Bernard-Kriegl, Executive Director
Our highlights recognizing With Governor Chris Sununu, we recognized twenty-nine parents and caretakers, representing all ten counties, for their efforts in raising children in safe, stable and nurturing environments where they can thrive.
Celebrating We celebrated 30 years! New Hampshire’s best advocates for children and families joined us at the Currier Museum of Art to celebrate the accomplishments and hopes for the future. It was a fun night filled with trivia, music, exhibits, food, and old friends!
Educating Nearly 300 professionals and parent leaders (including seventeen from Wales) are ready to change knowledge into action after attending our summit, Resilient Communities: The Prevention Connection.
evaluating
Acknowledging
After five years of implementing Period of PURPLE Crying at New Hampshire hospitals, we are working with a research professor at UNH Department of Nursing to measure the delivery of the program.
We were first in the nation to lead efforts to designate Family Resource Centers of Quality so parents, supporters, and the public can feel assured that children and families are thriving in their communities.
Supporting During April—Child Abuse Prevention Month— supporters across the state wore blue, planted pinwheel gardens, spread the word and raised funds so that every child can have a great childhood.
“I have really developed an understanding of the importance of listening to families first rather than talking at them. I don’t always have to carry the conversation. Sometimes just opening the door is enough.” —Family support provider
Partnering We increased our partnerships with businesses and community organizations like Camp Evergreen who sold baked goods to help us build resilient communities.
Advocating We supplied parents and community members with tools and resources to advocate in the interests of their children and families.
Our reach & impact In 2017 we gave
we hosted
covering all
community
educational
New Hampshire
40
37
10
counties
trainings
presentations
reaching
2558
parents, professionals & community members across New Hampshire
Period of PURPLE Crying 96% of babies were born in New Hampshire hospitals that provide infant crying education.
Parent Advocacy Trainings 100% of participants felt they had a better understanding of advocacy strategies.
Bringing the Protective Factors to Life in Your Work 99% of participants increased their knowledge about the 5 Protective Factors.
It Starts with Your Support Each of our trainings produces . . .
30 educated providers who will strengthen and support . . .
1300 families who will become more nurturing to their . . .
2000 children who will be safe and thrive
* light blue indicates one person, dark blue indicates 25 people
Our donors & sponsors Benefactor
Endowment for Health Parker Nelson Foundation, Citizens Bank, N.A. Trustee
Betsy and Harold Janeway Immaculate Conception Parish, Nashua Kennebunk Savings Kiwanis Club of Hudson Littleton Rotary Club Dennis J. Card and Maureen E. McCanty Holland Fund of the NH Charitable Foundation Penny Pitou & Milo Pike Charitable Fund of NH Charitable Foundation Richard Romano Wells Fargo Advisors Women’s Committee of Public Service Company of NH
Patron
Friend
Anonymous Anonymous donors: Price Chopper Stores Thomas Barton Bishop’s Charitable Assistance Fund Couch Family Foundation Heather and Derek DeAngelis The Greenspan Foundation Hollis-Brookline Rotary Club IBM Employee Charitable Contribution Campaign Tom and Mary Jane Keane Kiwanis Club of Mount Washington Valley Lori and Jack Law In honor of Dr. Skip Berrien Anne Lovett and Steve Woodsum Merrimack County Savings Bank Foundation The Common Man The Society of the Sisters of Charity
Anonymous (2) Anonymous donors: CPR training Dick and Heather Ames Stuart and Diane Asbury Margaret and Jeffrey Balboni Susan Baldini Harris A. Berman, MD In honor of Dr. Frederick Berrien Keryn Bernard-Kriegl Frederick “Skip” and Virginia Berrien Dana Bisbee Charles and Sarah Blake Adele Baker In memory of Clyde J. Baker Boulter Family Charitable Fund James and Gwynne Burkhardt Capital City Sunrise Rotary Club Francis Cronin In memory of Donna J. Cronin Jennifer Cronin Charles A. DeGrandpre George and Janet DeVito Pamela Diamantis Mary Ellen D’Intino Shawn Dolley David and Carolyn Dupont In memory of Joseph Shanley Claudia Ferber Kim Firth John Fothergill and Christine Charman Marty Fox and Thyle Shartar Sarah Fox Friends of the Rye Public Library Wendy and Alan Gladstone
Alpha Sigma Chapter of Kappa Delta Sorority, UNH Early Learning NH Getz Charitable Trust, Citizens Bank, N.A. Trustee Jack and Dorothy Byrne Foundation New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
Champion
Family Anonymous Mary Ann Aldrich Barrette Family Fund of NH Charitable Foundation Camp Evergreen Concord Rotary Foundation Eta Xi Chapter of Kappa Delta Sorority, Dartmouth Janice Fitzpatrick The Gilbert Verney Foundation Diane and George Hastings Peirce and Jill Hunter In honor of Dorothea Hunter
Chris Hallowell and Cindall Morrison Melissa and William Hanrahan Harley Heath Mary Heath Don Salvatore Martha Hennessey In honor of Mary Louise Hancock Henry Wilson School: Staff David and Julia Higgins Sooze Hodgson, MD Hollis Woman’s Club John and Susan Howe Hudson Lions Club Patricia Kalik Kiwanis Club of Concord Karen Knittel Mark Laliberte Karen Lazerowich Douglas Dolcino Keith Loud Kim and Rob MacDonald Dominique MacDonald Willard Martin Robert Matheson Dennis and Marilyn McCarthy In honor of Claudia Ferber Michael McCormack In honor of Marcia McCormack Betsy McKinney Lynne Bartlett Merrill Gary Miller Robert and Karen Monaco Stephen Murray Passumpsic Savings Bank and its employees Tiffany Phelan Dr. Lisa Plotnik Lara Quiroga Sol and Linda Rockenmacher Sarah Sadowski St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Woodsville Melissa Suckling Abner Taub and Lilian Sznycer Heidi Tremblay United Church of Warner Leslie Ziarko Valera Senator David Watters Peter G. Webb Mandi Werner
Neighbor Anonymous Anonymous In honor of Dr. Hunt Breed and Lucy Breed Anonymous In honor of Rachael Caron Raymond and Lena Bernard Frank and Nancy Betchart Lisa and Thomas Biklen Michelle Blais Betts Ronald Blanchette Bottomline Technologies Burton J. Cohen Dague Clark and Jacuelyn Cowell John D. Doykos III Maria Doyle Megan Dunker Susan Ford Fraternal Order of Eagle-Ladies Auxiliary #1887 John Freear Roberta Freedman In memory of Esther Richmond Carolyn and Louis Gargasz Margaret Grace Frank Heffron
New Hampshire Mutual Bancorp In honor of Nicole LaPorte
The Beta Boys and Dan
Sharon and Richard Nordgren
Connie and Tony Bischof
Timothy Pifer
John Bitner
Irving and Kathryn Richardson In honor of Janice Fitzpatrick
Douglas Hill and Alexandra Breed
John Farley and Christine Rosenwasser
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Broadus III
Ellen C. Smith
Virginia J. Bush
Paul Spivack
Diane and Jonathan Clarner
Marissa St. Laurent
Glenn and Susanne Currie
Dan and Kathy Thompson
Mary Christine Dwyer
Jane Wahl
Michael Fahey
Janis Wolak
Catherine and Eliot Field
Malcolm and Patricia Wetherbee
Brendan and Lyn Florio
Ann Young
Kathy Garson Frank
Maureen Itting Catherine R. Jones Lisa Kaplan Howe Nan Kaplan Sandra Balomenos Keans Patricia Kiley Audrey Knight Steven and Barbara Loh
Mary Stuart Gile, EdD Bill and Hansi Glahn Peter and Catherine Goldsmith Elizabeth Goodier Ashley Gosnell Diane and George Hastings Sylvia B. Larsen James and Diane Lyon Lucy Fowlkes Breed, 1944–2017
Devoting her life to children and their families, Lucy Fowlkes Breed dedicated 14 years as board member, eight of those years as our board chair. Upon her retirement in 2007, NH Children’s Trust set up the Lucy Fowlkes Breed Legacy Fund and created the Lucy Fowlkes Breed Family Service Volunteer Award.
Slava Menn In honor of Dr. Hunt Breed and Lucy Breed
In Memory of Lucy Fowlkes Breed
Romany Michalsky
Anonymous
Melanie Morrisette In honor of Anne Grassie
Janet and Sam Bailey
Matthew Mowry
Keryn Bernard-Kriegl
Brenda Marotto
Vail Breed
Elenore, Dorrie and Harold Freedman
Jay and Marjorie Hodes Joanne Holman
Daniel and Nancy Bills
Edward S. Bent
Anne MacDonald Guy and Denise Mathews Benjamin and Linda McGrath Stephen Minor Diane Morgan C. Hardy Oliver Jr. and Ann Oliver Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wight Neuberger Berman Linda S. Paquette Matthew H. Parker Ruth and Nick Perencevich Dick and Sheila Riggs Mrs. Bonnie J. Sacerdote Joseph and Diana Sack Mary Burwell Espy Schorr and Paul C. Schorr IV
These donors reflect revenues received in calendar year 2017. Please accept our sincerest apologies if we have made any errors or omissions in the listing of donors. Contact us at info@nhchildrenstrust.org or (603) 224-1279.
Our donors & sponsors Unsung Hero Awards Family Sponsor Fidelity Investments
Strengthening Families Summit Champion Sponsor
NH Fiddle Ensemble Major Sponsors Exeter Hospital Grappone Automotive
In-kind goods & services Benjamin Garber, PhD Knitters across New Hampshire Lindt Chocolate Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green Town Square Media
Sponsors
Yankee Magazine
Mary Ann Aldrich Franklin Opera House Greenleaf Partners
30th Anniversary
Community Sponsor
Jim Gregg
Mary Ann Aldrich
NH DHHS Maternal and Child Health Project LAUNCH
Merrimack County Savings Bank
Keryn Bernard-Kriegl
North Hampton Dental Group
Catholic Medical Center
Renaissance Strings
David and Claudia Ferber
Project LAUNCH
Family Sponsors
RiverWoods at Exeter
Julie and David Higgins
Bank of New Hampshire
Cindy Robertson
Peirce and Jill Hunter
Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock
Southern Maine String Camp
Mary Jane and Tom Keane
Winni Construction
Nathan Wechsler and Company, PA
Friend Sponsors NH Healthy Families-Centene Northeast Delta Dental
Neighbor Sponsors HNH Foundation New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
Program Sponsors
Nixon Peabody, LLP
Interns
Wells Fargo Advisors
Ava DiTulio
Plymouth State University
Katie Parker University of New Hampshire Jenny Wojichowski
Plymouth State University
Child and Family Services of NH
Volunteers
Easter Seals NH
Lucy Day
Education and Training Partnership
Fred Day
Eversource Energy Foundation
Janet Doxey
Family Support NH
George Hastings
Military and Veteran Services: Easter Seals NH
Mary Palm
MomsRising NAMI New Hampshire New Futures NH Catholic Charities-Our PLACE NH Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics
Janine Mitchell Lucy Peloquin Denise Raisanen and members of the GFWC in Exeter RSVP of Merrimack County
Doris Harrington
George Harrington
SNHU MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Well Sense Health Plan
These donors reflect revenues received in calendar year 2017. Please accept our sincerest apologies if we have made any errors or omissions in the listing of donors. Contact us at info@nhchildrenstrust.org or (603) 224-1279.
Ways to Give www.nhchildrenstrust.org/ways-to-give or
Mail a check to: NH Children’s Trust 10 Ferry Street, Suite 315 Concord, NH 03301
Our mission & team We lead the drive to ensure safe, stable, and nurturing relationships and environments for children by educating, advocating, and collaborating.
Goal Overview 2017–2021 Advocacy
voice MY matters
My kids, my story, my solution.
Goal: Build a robust advocacy movement to ensure families have access to high-quality evidence-informed child and family support policies, practices, and services. ◆◆ Increase family-friendly public and employer policies such as paid leave, livable wage, and consistent and flexible work schedules ◆◆ Increase eligible families accessing resources such as earned income tax credit (EITC) and childcare scholarship
Social Norms Goal: Promote positive community norms with individuals, families, professionals, state leaders, and decision-makers to ensure safe, stable, and nurturing relationships and environments for all New Hampshire children. ◆◆ Increase number of child and family advocates ◆◆ Increase family, friend, and neighbor support for parents with young children ◆◆ Increase families enrolled in Healthy Families America—NH home visiting and programs at Family Resource Centers of Quality
Family Support and Strengthening Field Goal: Strengthen the proficiency, visibility, accessibility, and efficiency of the family support and strengthening field to effectively serve families. ◆◆ Increase number of Family Resource Centers of Quality ◆◆ Increase trained professionals in Strengthening Families, Period of PURPLE Crying, ACEs-Trauma Resilience, Standards of Quality for Family Support and Strengthening
2017 Board of Directors
2017 Staff
Lara Quiroga, M.Ed. Chair
Autumn Allen Temporary Office Assistant
Mary Ann Aldrich, RN MS Vice Chair
Keryn Bernard-Kriegl Executive Director
Janice Fitzpatrick Board Treasurer
Julie Day Strengthening Families Director
Stephen Murray, CFA Secretary
Maria Doyle Program Director
Jessica Barlow Rep. Frederick Berrien, MD Jenn Cronin Mary Ellen D’Intino Claudia Ferber Sarah Fox, JD Sooze Hodgson, MD Mary Jane Keane Robert Matheson Dottie Morris, PhD Melissa Suckling, OTR/L, MBA Mandi Werner, Esq.
Diane Hastings Fundraising and Communications Director Tish Hill Administrative Assistant Kelby Mackell Administrative Assistant Brenda Marotto Fiscal and Office Manager Marissa St. Laurent Communications Coordinator
Year in review SUPPORT: $596,739 Endowment Distributions Temp. Restricted Net Assets Released
Contributions
Service Fees
Fundraising Events
Private Grants Federal Grant
EXPENSES: $591,394 Administrative
Fundraising Programs
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NEW HAMPSHIRE New Hampshire chapter of
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