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Board of Directors Richard Paul Evans Board Chairman, Author & Founder Susan Balogh M.D., Goldman Sachs Judy Bangerter Advocate Patrice Couch Advocate Pat Berckman Director, SLCo. Division of Youth Services Karen Christofferson Co-Owner, Bookwise Ken Deyhle Businessman & Philanthropist Randi Escobar Executive, Isagenix
Kelly Farmer CEO, NPS Ann Foxley Advocate Les Moore H&G Capital Partners Jean Nielsen Former Director, SLCo. Dept. of Human Services Michael Olsen CEO and President, Dees Inc. Sterling C. Tanner President, Forever Young Foundation Shelly Tripp Realtor, Coldwell Banker
Staff Members Lisa McDonald Executive Director Sherri Engar Direct Services Director Douglas Smith Operations Manager
Gina Barker Development Coordinator Lori Parrish Community Outreach Keeley Bierwolf Community Outreach
THANK YOU! Every year my heart is warmed by the generosity of our donors. Your efforts helped CBI provide services in 2013 to nearly 6,500 children and youth who have been abused, neglected or abandoned in Utah, regionally and in several countries, including some 1700 children through the Christmas Box Houses, and over 3600 through other CBI programs. We had the greatest number of children served ever by our holiday giving program Project Elf — 1,156 children! We were able to increase our assistance of youth aging out of foster care and transitioning to life on their own through our Lifestart Box move-in kits, support of transitional housing and helping with the annual Youth Leadership Summit. We kicked off the year with a wonderful donation of more than $37,000 from the Herriman High School holiday fundraiser. Another focus this year was to increase awareness of our services to the community and increase our fundraising. We participated in the first ever Love Utah Give Utah statewide fundraiser sponsored by the Community Foundation of Utah. We continue to find new ways to serve this population of children, whether in foster or kinship care, or still at home but at risk of removal. All of this happened through the generosity of our donors and volunteers, because‌every child deserves a childhood! Sincerely,
Richard Paul Evans Founder and Chairman
Our Mission
Our motto is simple. Every child deser ves a childhood. The Christmas Box International partners with local, national and international communities and groups to prevent child abuse and to improve the quality of life for children who have been abused or neglected.
Every day we see heroes. We see heroes in our volunteers, our donors, and especially in the children we serve. That was true for 6-year-old Blake. Turning six years old is a big deal, even more so when you’ve never celebrated a birthday before. We didn’t want to miss a moment of Blake’s sixth birthday. His party had everything from ice cream cake to a brand new football and scooter. It even had an extra-awesome, super guest stop by, none other than The Batman! We hope Blake always remembers this birthday celebration, and not because he was in a shelter. Instead, we hope he remembers meeting a real life superhero, eating two whole pieces of cake, and unwrapping his very first birthday present. As Batman once said, “A hero can be anyone, even a man doing something as simple and reassuring as putting a coat on a young boy’s shoulders to let him know the world hadn’t ended.”
Our pROGRAMS
The Christmas Box Houses Our three facilities serve as emergency children’s shelters, as well as a family support center in Moab, to communities across Utah, with locations in Salt Lake City, Ogden and Moab. Our Christmas Box Houses assist children who have been abused, neglected or abandoned by providing crisis shelter care, access to educational and therapeutic resources, medical and dental care, and recreational opportunities.
Our doors are open 365 days of the year. # Children Served
Days of Care
Avg. # of Days in Care
Salt Lake City (0-11 yrs)
229
5,576
14.93
Ogden (0-18 yrs)
203
4,357
15.84
Moab (support center)
328
276
33
Total
760
10,209
21.26
“What’s a s’more?” Jessica asked the question as she watched volunteers stack piles of Hershey’s candy bars, marshmallows and graham crackers onto a picnic table. Eight-year-old Jessica, a child who stayed at The Christmas Box House this year, learned all about this summer pastime, happily devouring the gooey mess. We believe every child deserves moments like this, whether that means learning to ride a bike or getting a brand new outfit for school. Every child deserves a childhood, even if it is as simple as taking that first bite into a perfectly made s’more.
The Christmas Box Rooms Also known as community resource rooms, The Christmas Box Rooms (CBR) serve at-risk children and teens by providing them access to new clothes, car seats, hygiene items, books, diapers, toys, etc. Salt Lake CBR Ogden CBR
served 512 children served 749 children
Utah Valley South CBR Utah Valley North CBR Orem CBR (serving older youth)
served 783 children served 134 children served 90 youth
Total
served 2,268
“There are a lot of kids who feel like they are lost when they age out, that they don’t know who they are because they never had chance to find themselves.” — 19-year-old teen girl who aged out of foster care
The Lifestart Initiative The Lifestart Initiative serves teens transitioning from the foster care system to adult living. The program provides teens with a Lifestart Box filled with new basic home necessities. The move-in kits contain roughly $130 worth of supplies and household items, and include everything from a can opener to sheets to pots and pans. CBI also supports programs aimed to assist teens in foster care, including the Utah Statewide Youth Summit, the Salt Lake County Division of Youth Services (DYS) Milestone Houses and The Youth Mentor Project’s Christmas Holiday Retreat.
Transitioning to Adult Living (TAL) youth served in 2013: Lifestart Boxes Youth Summit Youth Mentor Project DYS Milestone Houses Regional Activities Orem CBR
170 175 80 28 62 90
Total Served
605
Project Elf Project Elf provides holiday gifts for at-risk youth in December. Children and teens receiving In-Home Services through the Division of Child and Family Services and Salt Lake County DYS, as well as children staying at our Christmas Box Houses, the DYS Teen Group Homes, international programs and those raised by relatives through partnering agencies benefit from this program. Donations also help fill the Christmas Box Rooms. More than 4,600 children were served, including those through our partnering organizations and distributing donations year-round from our Christmas Box Houses and Christmas Box Rooms. At-risk youth served Christmas morning in 2013: 575 children in the Ogden area
125 children in the Utah County area
366 children in the Salt Lake area
90 children in the Moab and St. George area
International Efforts Through generous in-kind donations of toys, clothing and hygiene items, we are able to share our resources with children across the globe, including: Haiti, Taiwan, India, Kenya and the Congo. In 2013, The Christmas Box International touched the lives of 425 children in developing nations. In Kenya, a serious health issue can be solved with something as simple as socks and flip flops. One example is the jigger, a type of small flea that embeds itself into the skin under the toenail to lay its eggs. This parasite can cause infections, permanent deformation of toes, severe pain and even death. With a new pair of socks, the children we serve can avoid this ongoing health concern in the region.
The Christmas Box Clubs (CBC) and Volunteers The Christmas Box Clubs are groups of individuals who regularly volunteer to help children who have been abused or neglected. Clubs work with children at The Christmas Box Houses (CBH), hold clothing drives, assist with fundraising events, and support mentor programs. CBC/CBH Ogden CBC Salt Lake Valley CBC Utah Valley South CBC Utah Valley North CBC Salt Lake CBH Ogden CBH Moab CBH Projects and Events Total
Members/Volunteers
Hours
10 25 8 2 702 227 26 185
1122 200 1585 230 2944 1698 324 1619
1,185
9,721
The Christmas Box Angel Statues Every year, we partner with this separate program, which dedicates memorial angel statues to cemeteries around the country. Five statues were placed in 2013, for a total of 125 since 1994. Every year on December 6, a service is held at each location for families who have lost a child. For a complete list of locations, visit www.richardpaulevans.com.
Partner Organizations Assisted: Division of Child and Family Services Salt Lake County Division of Youth Services Archway Bicycle Collective Big Brothers, Big Sisters Brigham City Food Bank Children’s Service Society – Grandfamilies Cheyenne River Souix Tribe of North Dakota Deseret Industries Education for Generations For Every Child Grand County Family Support Center Grandfamilies of Utah Valley Guardian HeadStart House of Hope Midvale Elementary Ogden School District Provo Police Department Sandy City Boys and Girls Club St. Anne’s Center Tabitha’s Way The Promise North The Promise South The Road Home Utah Foster Care Foundation Volunteers of America Homeless Youth Resource Center Your Community Connection Youth Making a Difference The Youth Mentor Project YWCA
Expenses: Programs
$854,628
89%
General and Administration
$35,193
4%
Fundraising
$74,469
7%
Total
$964,290
100%
Revenue: In-Kind Contributions
$499,133
50%
Donations
$403,071
40%
Rental Revenue
$82,556
8%
Special Events
$14,868
1.5%
Other Earned Revenue
$873
0.5%
Total
$1,000,481
100%
Financial audit
2012
brighter futures made
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$10,000 and Above
Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Foundation United Way of Northern Utah Salt Lake Board of Realtors Dee’s Incorporated Frances W. Burton Foundation Granite Credit Union United Way of Salt Lake C. Scott and Dorothy E. Watkins Taylorsville High School CarMax Foundation Sports Molding, Inc. America First Credit Union
$5,000 - $9,999
Nordstrom Goldman Sachs & Co. SME Industries, Inc. Bingham High School Utah Families Foundation
$2,500 - $4,999
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The Deyhle Foundation Priority Dispatch Operation Kids Kimberly-Clark The Garage Brooke Draper Utah State Employees Charitable Fund Weaver Family LTD Partnership PC Cook Martin Poulson
$1,000 - $2,499
Chick-Fil-A ABATE of Utah Chad Singley Michael W. Powell Heart of Gold Tattoo American Legion #112 Jill Candelaria Community Foundation of Utah Mark O. Haroldsen 1-800 Contacts, Inc. American Express Company Andrea Zolman Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign Jennifer S. Nys First Financial USA Giveback Program Lakeview Elementary School Jonathan Marchant John M. and Amy Simmons Smiles For Life Foundation Dermatology Research Center, Inc. Aaron Frazier Lisman Studio, Inc. Active Network RC Willey Ray, Quinney & Nebekker Foundation Terry Clawson CitiGroup Galileo Processing, Inc. Walmart
$500 - $999
WF Utah Business Banking Pro Do Brighton Bank American Express Charitable Fund Rocky Mountain RunnerCard Layton Biolife Plasma Services Ben Lomond High School Imperial Rainbow Court of No. Utah North Layton Junior High Radene R. Hatfield Beehive-Wasatch Bowhunters Saint Vincent Home & School Assoc. Truist, Inc. Christine Gonzalez Dennis V. and Linda S. Spencer TJ Maxx Michael D. Hogge Cobblestone Mortgage, LLC Patrick and Paige Coward Meridian Title Company
Keri Evans Schwab Charitable Fund Ken J. Werthmann Rosemary & David Olsen Foundation Cummins Rocky Mountain LLC Air Medical Resource Group Keller Williams Coldwell Banker Michelle L. Kubick Corey and Kathy Rees Big D Construction Utah Good Sams (North Ut Golden Spikers) Women’s Council of Realtors
$250 - $499
URS Corporation Recycled Earth Kearston Cutrubus Judy G. Bell Tami S. Baugh Judy Bangerter Newgate Mall Sharon Richey Joshua Frampton Kelly Farmer Shelly Tripp Utah Pride Center JPMorgan Chase
Brittney Bleazard Marinello Schools of Beauty The Call Foundation Anna Fiedler Femmes de Lettres David A. Borchert Richter Landscape Inc. Randy Marriott Construction Company Raymond F. and Irene J. Anders Jayson R. and Pamela Orvis Robert Tassone Chad Killebrew Connie Taylor Denton A. and Glenda M. Parker Ronald C. and Linda O. Burton Autoliv Chera Fernelius Mark and Wendy Evans Joshua Scheuerman Carolyn Swallows Owens Real Estate, LLC EZ Loan Services David and Shauna Turner Plain City Elementary Lisa D. Cluff Network for Good Shauna G. Takos Monument Title Insurance Gregg A and Pat A. Lehtonen
Thank you to all the donors of The Christmas Box International for gifts of any amount, including $499,133 of in-kind donations. We would also like to thank everyone who held a fundraiser on behalf of The Christmas Box International. We apologize if we inadvertently left off a donor’s name. Please note that some donations pledged in 2013 may not have been received until 2014.
Thank You so much!
Susan and Mike Balogh Farmland Foods Compass Inc. Steve and Michelle Calder Windermere Foundation Smithfield Foods, Inc. QEC, Inc.
Main Offices and Salt Lake Christmas Box House 3660 S. West Temple Salt Lake City, UT 84115 O: 801-747-2201 F: 801-747-2205 Ogden Christmas Box House 950 12th Street Ogden, UT 84404 801-866-0350 Moab Christmas Box House 180 South 300 East Moab, UT 84532 435-259-1658 Project Office 1775 West 1500 South Salt Lake City, UT 84104 801-747-2201 The Christmas Box International
www.thechristmasboxhouse.org