2019-2020 Annual Report

Annual Repor t 2019-2020

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Your Support Helps Meet The Needs Of The Most Vulnerable

No matter the challenges, Volunteers of America provides hope and stability to those in need.

Your generosity allows Volunteers of America Southeast Louisiana to go where we are needed most and help those in dire straits, and your support changed the lives of more than 47,000 persons in need last year.

These past months have been a strain on everyone, but our mission is clear—Help The Most Vulnerable. Your support enables Volunteers of America’s more than 20 different social service programs to help those in need in our 16-parish service area, which covers

all of southeast Louisiana. It also allows Volunteers of America to adjust with these uncertain times.

For nearly 125 years, Volunteers of America has worked to help children, adults, seniors and persons with disabilities. Now, we’ve begun to adapt to meet the unique needs presented by COVID-19 while also continuing to create hope, provide stability and transform communities.

Our Fresh Food Factor program is an example of stepping up to meet the needs of the community. When COVID-19 changed the world in March, our Fresh Food Factor program switched from serving up school lunches in cafeterias to providing community feeding sites with fresh, healthy meals for families struggling to make ends meet.

Even with those changes, we continued our current programs by providing stability for those who need it most. That stability comes in many forms—from a roof over seniors' heads to helping people with intellectual disabilities like Adam remain safe and cared for. Our work is never done, but it’s not work when people like Adam, who need 24-hour support to ensure they can still live and work independently, become family.

Those are just a few examples of how you have changed lives over the past year. Many more can be found in this Annual Report. Thank you for your support of Volunteers of America’s mission of helping our community’s most vulnerable.

Thank You For Helping Change Lives

Last year, Volunteers of America Southeast Louisiana touched the lives of more than 47,000 of our most vulnerable neighbors. That number takes on even greater meaning, considering the challenges and obstacles presented by COVID-19.

You made a positive impact in the lives of thousands of people. Whether you are a new supporter or a long-time friend, you can see the difference you made on every page of this Annual Report.

Take a minute to look closely at our facts and figures, but remember the true measure of success is the difference we made in the lives of the people we serve. Our success comes in the hope we create, the stability we provide for those who need it most and the transformation that takes place in the 16 parishes that we serve.

You can see that hope in our adoptive families like Nicole, Josh and baby Henry. Our Adoption and Maternity program creates forever families and also helps mothers receive pregnancy counseling while providing outreach training to the community. Lives are changed forever because of you.

Stability is essential for individuals to live full, happy lives, and you can see the stability we provide for people like Donna through our Community Living Services program. For nearly 30 years, Donna has not let her intellectual disability slow her down, and she’s been a part of our Constance Community Home family. Thanks to you, we’ll continue to be there for Donna and many others.

You can see communities being transformed each day by affordable housing options such as The Terraces on Tulane. Our seniors have safe, secure housing and a community that looks after them and provides needed resources.

As we continue to launch new programs in response to an everchanging world, those are just a few examples of the people you helped last year by supporting our more than 20 programs. Thanks to your support, Volunteers of America will continue to adapt and do great things today, tomorrow and for many years to come.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Christy Howley Connois

Chair

Tod Smith Chair-Elect

M. Isabel Barrios Secretary

S. Chuck Viator Treasurer

Geoffrey C. Artigues

Immediate Past Chair

Rupa Jolly, DDS Nathan J. Junius

Thomas J. McGoey, II Fred H. Myers

Christy N. Ross Stephen C. Schrempp Lynn E. Swanson Michelle Treschwig, CPA

James M. LeBlanc, President/CEO

James M. LeBlanc | President/CEO Christy Howley Connois | Board Chair

MISSION

Volunteers of America is a movement organized to reach and uplift all people and bring them to the knowledge and active service of God. Volunteers of America, illustrating the presence of God through all that we do, serves people and communities in need and creates opportunities for people to experience the joy of serving others. Volunteers of America measures its success in positive change in the lives of individuals and communities we serve.

CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES

MENTAL

VETERANS

ENHANCEMENT SERVICES

SERVICES

Our Seniors Are Safe Because Of Your Generosity

The Terraces on Tulane offers a safe home and loving community in tough times.

Thanks to your support, The Terraces on Tulane is a vibrant place filled with 200 seniors who enjoy safe, affordable housing and a special community that looks after each resident.

When the pandemic began in March, it put The Terraces staff and residents to the test, but there was never a doubt that Volunteers of America would step up to that challenge. There was never a doubt that Volunteers of America would ensure that our seniors would remain safe and cared for in the most trying times.

“It’s a special community here at The Terraces,” says Senior Service Coordinator Adrena Chandler. “Our residents care about one another, and they are like family to the staff. We knew we had to find a way to keep them safe and continue to meet their needs. There was never a doubt that we would get that done.”

The Terraces provide residents with not only housing but a community. On any given day, residents gather in the common areas to talk, watch TV, receive meal distributions, and enjoy each other’s company. But all of that had to stop when the pandemic hit. The staff held socially-distanced food distributions to ensure that residents had plenty to eat, and the staff increased their wellness checks just to make sure our seniors were safe. Everyone came together to make sure we could get through this together. When restrictions were loosened, the staff held sociallydistanced bingo outside as residents wore masks and enjoyed the welcomed social interaction. The event was a hit and brought smiles to everyone’s faces. It was a perfect example of The Terraces community.

Thanks to your support, our seniors will continue to remain safe no matter what the future holds. The Terraces on Tulane and our other senior housing facilities will provide safe, affordable homes for years to come.

Your Support Is Providing Homes For People Like Donna

The Community Living Services program allows people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live full, happy lives.

Since 1992, Donna has only known one home— our Constance Community Home—and your generosity means that she will continue to receive the support she needs to live a full, happy life.

Last year, the Community Living Services program provided a safe home for 57 individuals who would otherwise had nowhere to turn. That includes people like Donna, who has been with us for nearly 30 years.

“This house has taken care of me for 28 years,” says Donna, a 68-year-old woman with an intellectual disability. “We’re all independent. We can do our own laundry; We get to be independent. We all get along and take care of each other. This place is lovely.”

That’s the program’s focus—providing a home to those who need it while also teaching residents to remain independent. Donna does more than help out around the house. She has worked at a local grocery store in the flower department for the past few years, and before that, she bagged groceries. She also works at a local day program twice a week.

Since 1974, when Volunteers of America opened its first New Orleans community home, we have provided housing and care coordination

to low-income individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Our seven community homes provide 24-hour support and supervision. Staff members ensure a comfortable, family-like environment and help residents achieve independent living through community connections, education and training.

Volunteers of America believes that persons with developmental disabilities, unable to live independently in their own homes, function more productively and with greater self-esteem in small, residential settings rather than in institutions.

For many of our residents, Volunteers of America will be home for life. For others, it will be a place to gain life and self-care skills that will allow them to move on to our Supported Living Services program in their own apartments or with their families. Whatever their needs, Volunteers of America will be there every step of the journey.

Our seven community homes provide 24-hour support and supervision. Staff members ensure a comfortable, family-like environment and help residents achieve independent living through community connections, education and training.

Your Support Is Creating Forever Families

The Adoption and Maternity program improves the lives of children, mothers and adoptive parents.

Your support has created forever families like Nicole, Josh and baby Henry for more than 75 years.

And that support does so much more. It helps mothers receive pregnancy counseling and provides outreach training to the community about the loving option of adoption and how to help families navigate adoption. Your generosity is truly changing lives for the better—just ask Nicole and Josh.

Even before they began their lives together as a married couple, Nicole and Josh talked about adopting a child. After trying unsuccessfully to become parents, they began to consider adoption. The couple turned to Volunteers of America after their first adoption failed.

Once Nicole and Josh met the social worker with Volunteers of America, they knew they were in the right place to create their family. Volunteers of America was the missing piece they were trying to find during their journey to become parents.

Once they met the social worker with Volunteers of America, they knew they were in the right place to create their family. Volunteers of America was the missing piece they were trying to find during their journey to become parents. Then one day, they received the call that would change their lives.

“Seeing all his curly hair, we knew from the moment we saw him that he was our son and we had been waiting for him," Nicole said, about meeting Henry for the first time. "We knew he was the one from the moment we saw him.”

Another “meant-to-be moment” was when they shared the name Henry with the birth parents. It was the birth father’s middle name as well as his father’s name. Josh and Nicole look forward to the day they can share with Henry the multiple special meanings behind his name.

“We’ve always wanted to adopt," Josh said. "We talked about it early on. We thought we might adopt after having one or two children of our own, but that’s not the way life ended up. So it was an easy decision to choose adoption, and we’re glad we did.”

Thanks to your support, children like Henry will continue to have a bright future in loving homes.

Veterans Are Getting Back On Their Feet Because Of You

Supportive Services for Veterans Families is changing the lives of those who served.

Our Supportive Services for Veterans Families (SSVF) program is changing the lives of individuals who have given so much for this country, and that is only possible because of your support.

The SSVF program is a rapid rehousing and prevention program that helps veterans and their families who are experiencing or are on the verge of homelessness in Louisiana. Veterans who are enrolled in the program work with Volunteers of America case managers to be reintegrated into the workforce and become self-sufficient. Services include housing, counseling, education, vocational guidance, job preparation, resume writing, financial planning, money management, and other assistance based on individual needs.

This program has changed the lives of people like Chester. After entering our program, Chester started school and began to work at a restaurant, but his mental health struggles with bipolar and schizophrenia

meant he had a setback. But we didn’t give up on Chester, and now, he has a full-time job and his own apartment.

The SSVF program also changed Mark’s life. He was living on the streets after being released from prison. It was a tough stretch for the veteran, but those days are behind him now. He’s back on his feet after obtaining a job at a local fish market. With steady employment, he was able to get his own apartment and has a bright future. Even when the pandemic began in March, our case managers continued to visit homeless encampments searching for veterans who qualify for the program and may need assistance.

These are just a couple of examples of the hundreds of homeless veterans and their families that we serve as part of our mission at Volunteers of America. Thanks to your support, we will continue to serve the most vulnerable in our community and see that they are cared for.

The Supportive Services for Veterans Families program is a rapid rehousing and prevention program that helps veterans and their families who are experiencing or are on the verge of homelessness in Louisiana. Veterans work with Volunteers of America case managers to be reintegrated into the workforce and become self-sufficient.

DONORS

society members

Volunteers of America honors those donors who made a major commitment to supporting people in need by joining our Reach for the Stars Society. Donors who took an extra step to make their commitment to the Reach for the Stars Society perpetual are members of the Evergreen Society. Thank you for helping to ensure our organization’s future remains bright.

EVERGREEN SOCIETY

Joan & Havard Albright, MD

M. Nan Alessandra

Elizabeth & Bert Artigues

Lauren & George Brower, II

Leigh Anne & Jason Burt

Mary & Eric Burt

Janelle Cable

Elwood Cahill, Jr.

Carubba Engineering

Brenda Chenevert & Don Laurent

CM Combs Construction, LLC

Christy Howley Connois & Phillippe Connois

Cory, Tucker & Larrowe, Inc.

Tracey Dedeaux

Robert Diliberto

Engel & Völkers New Orleans

Frank A. Glaviano, Sr.

Kelly Longwell-Gottsche & Scott Gottsche

Michael Hollis & Marty Brantley

Rupa Jolly, DDS & Tarun Jolly, MD

Michael B. Kehoe

Melinda & Al Kohorst

Terri & David Konur

Sheryl & Jim LeBlanc

Jennifer & Gregory Lormand

David Lukinovich

Elizabeth & Larry Manshel

Anthony Marullo

Carolyn & Ben Mauthe

Lisa & Paul McGoey

Rebecca & Thomas J. McGoey, II

Sue & Fred Myers

Michelle & Field Ogden, MD

Pontchartrain Mechanical Co., Inc.

Jennifer & Kenny Rabalais

Mary & Don Randon

Anne Raymond

RCC Flooring, LLC

Mary & Rick Richter

Mike Rodrigue

Ryan Gootee General Contractors, LLC

Marianne & Steve Schrempp

Jan & Victor Smeltz

Kenya & Tod Smith

Greg & Gerry Stark

Taylor Enterprises of LA, LLC

Susan & Chuck Viator

Voris & Ronald Vigee

M.J. Wolfe, Jr.

REACH FOR THE STARS SOCIETY

A La Carte Foods

A.J. Labourdette, Inc.

Airport Shuttle, Inc.

Rachelle & Norman Albright

All Star Foundation, Inc.

Al's Pest Control Service, Inc.

Charlene & Nelson Ardoin

Sara & Geoff Artigues

Atlantis International, Inc.

B.E.G. Realty

Arkesha & Wayne Baquet, Jr.

The Hon. Regina Bartholomew Woods

Larry Beachler

Kathryn & Daniel “Becket” Becnel

Benefit Analyst, LLC

BNI Corporate Connections

Stacy Bonnaffons

Tim Bonura Ann & Ben Boudreaux

The Honorable Patricia Brister

Joe W. & Dorothy D. Brown Foundation

Bryan Subaru Bud’s Broiler

Lynne Burkart

Laurie & Brad Calloway

CBD Wealth Management

G. Scott Chapman

Shanon & Brian Chehardy Chenevert Architects, LLC

Keith Chunn

Anna & Jeffrey Ciolino

Vonni & Kelvin Contreary

Diane & Stephen Cory Nicole Cossé

Jill Couvillon

Jennifer & Mason Couvillon

Jerri Cullinan

Custom Cabinet Specialties, LLC

DASH Lumber & Supply

Dat City Cares Fund

Delta Personnel, Inc.

Demo Diva Demolition

Stephen Dickey

DM Marketing, LLC Danya Duffy

Bridget & George Dupuy

Perry Eastman, IV

Economical Insurance Solutions, LLC

Dan Edmund Eiserloh Company

Ericksen, Krentel & LaPorte, LLP

Roy Eschette

Darlene & Don Evans

Renee & Craig Fabacher

Beth & Bruce Falkenstein

Dee & Frank Fazzio

Fennelly Sanchez Fund

Billy Fitzpatrick

Flanagan Partners LLP

Lisa & Tommy Flower Len Fontaine

Geneva & Terry Forstall Chip Forstall

Matt French, MD Autumn Frost & Gary Zapata

Pat Gardner Larry Gibbs

Elaine & Pat Gootee Jasmine Gorowara Navneet Gorowara

Deb & Tom Grace

Grant's Gift Foundation Ray Greenwell

George L. Groh

Gulf Pointe Advisors

Melissa & Okyeame Haley Hard Rock Construction

Pauline & Allain Hardin

Harvest Operating, LLC W. Randy Hawley

Todd Heidingsfelder

Laura & Jason Hernandez

Mamie Hillery

Hollis Companies

Holly & Smith Architects, APAC Bill Hughs

Joffary Window Coverings & Interiors

Sarah & Nathan Junius Jean Kass

Elise & Allen Kuhn

L. Dow Oliver & Associates

CJ & Keith Ladner

Alan Laguna Anne Teague Landis Bobbie Landry

Wade & Kim Langlois

The Law Office of Michael G. Calogero, LLC

The Law Offices of W.A. "Chip" Forstall, Jr.

LCR Nola

Shannon Leonard

Karl Lirette

Manheim New Orleans

Suzanne & John Marinello

Heather Matthews

Mauthe & Associates, Inc.

Max J. Derbes, Inc. Realtors

Laurie & Wayne McCants

Robin & Patrick McGoey

John A. Melton

Methodist Health System Foundation, Inc.

Michael Miller

Lisa & Doug Mills

Dorothy & Mike Mohr

Blair Monroe

Laura Monroe & Lisa Brewer

Jackie Montgomery Sue & Fred Myers

Yanhua & Carl H. Neuenhaus, Sr. Kerry Nichols

NOLA Throws

Office Link LC

Omni Advertising Marketing PR, Inc.

Ryan Ortiz

Paradise Pools & Spas Payroll RX, LLC

Ken E. Pickering Pool Corporation Projects With Purpose

Lisa & Tom Richert

Ryan Rodrigue

Frances & Jim Roemer

Ron L. Rowley

Christopher A. Sarpy

Bobby Savoie, PhD

Kara & David Schonberg

Scott Mouledous Construction, Inc.

Stacy Seamon

Cathy & Martin Sharpe

Laura & Sonny Shields

Laura & John Sillars

Shelly Silmon

Cathy & Lenny Simmons, Jr.

Southern Construction of Metairie, LLC

Mark Starring

Mark S. Stein

Frank B. Stewart, Jr.

Stirling Properties, LLC

Jason Strealy

Cheryl & Howard Streiffer

The Sulzer Group, LLC

Lynn Swanson & Joe Barras

T.T. Barge Services

Kelly E. Theard & Greg Reggio

Charles Tixier

Pamela K. Tucker

UH Services Group, LLC

US Copy, Inc.

David Vicknair

Waste Pro

Caroline & Mark Wegmann, MD

Kevin Wilkins

Jennifer Williams

corporate & foundation funding partners

A La Carte Foods

A.J. Labourdette, Inc.

Acme Lock Company

Acme Oyster House

ADEETA Corporate Staffing, LLC

Adler's Jewelers

Aetna Foundation, Inc.

Airport Shuttle, Inc.

All Star Foundation, Inc.

Allfax Specialties, Inc.

Al's Pest Control Service, Inc.

AmazonSmile Foundation

Americas Insurance Company

Amite First Baptist Church

Annala+Wills

Anton, Ltd. Fine Jewelry and Antiques

Archer Chiropratic Center

Argo Fine Imports

Art 4 Now

Astor Crown Plaza New Orleans French Quarter

Atlantis International, Inc.

Atonement Lutheran Church

Audubon Nature Institute

Aunt Sally's B.E.G. Realty, LLC

Baptist Community Ministries

Bayou Oaks at City Park

Beau Rivage Resort & Casino

Beckham's Bookshop

Benefit Analyst, LLC

Beyond Nails & Spa

Bill Laderer Catering

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana

Blue Dot Donuts

BNI / Corporate Connections

Body Mechanics Message & Wellness, LLC

Bollie San Filippo Art

Bollinger Family Foundation

BooKoo Bounce, LLC

Bosco Brothers, LLC

Boudreaux's Fine Jewelers

Bounce Media, LLC Bowman & Howley

Dean Wilson

Michele Wink

WVUE Fox 8 Zephyr Drones

Breaux's Jewelers

Bryan Subaru

Buckwalter Insurance Group, LLC

Bud's Broiler

Burk Holding Company, Inc.

Café Degas

Caire Hotel & Restaurant Supply

Cajun Encounters

Capital One Bank

Capitol City Produce

Cardiovascular Institute of the South

Carubba Engineering, Inc.

CBD Wealth Management

Charity Golf International Chateau Golf and Country Club

Chenevert Architects, LLC CM Combs Construction, LLC CommCare Corporation Community Church Unitarian Universalist

Cory, Tucker & Larrowe, Inc. Court of Two Sisters

Craig Tracy Gallery

Crescent City Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Crescent Power Systems Crescent Towing and Salvage, Inc. Crucial, Inc.

Custom Cabinet Specialties, LLC Cycle Construction Company, LLC Dash Lumber & Supply

Dat City Cares Fund

DCL Mooring & Rigging

Deanie's Seafood Delta Personnel, Inc. Demo Diva Demolition Desi Vega Steakhouse Destrehan Plantation

Deutsch Kerrigan LLP

DM Marketing, LLC

Documart Copies & Printing Dorignac's Food Center DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Baton Rouge

Downman Family Foundation Dr. Bob Art

Duvalle's Cajun Charters

E.J. and Marjory B. Ourso

Family Foundation

Eagle Capital Management, LLC

Earnest Corporation

Economical Insurance Solutions, LLC

Ed Reed Foundation

Eiserloh Company

Engel & Volkers New Orleans

Engel Family Advised Fund

English Turn Golf & Country Club

Entergy Hammond

Entergy New Orleans, Inc.

Eustis Mortgage Corporation

F. Gerard Maples Law Firm

F.H. Myers Construction Corporation

Fennelly Sanchez Fund Fenstermaker

Fifth District Savings Bank Flanagan Partners, LLP FLWB Architects

Fore!Kids Foundation Foundation Room at the House of Blues

FOX Broadcasting Company Freeport-McMoRan Foundation

French Quarter Phantoms Ghost Tours

Geocent, LLC Global Wildlife Center Got Our Troops Foundation Grant's Gift Foundation

Greater New Orleans Federal Credit Union

Greater New Orleans Foundation Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Company

Gulf Islands Waterpark, LLC Gulf Pointe Advisors

Hancock Whitney Bank Hard Rock Construction Harrah's New Orleans Casino and Hotel

Haslauer Group

Highland Marine, LLC Hollis Companies

Holly and Smith Architects, APAC

Home Bank

Home Malone

Honda of Covington

Hooters of Louisiana, LLC

Houmas House Plantation and Gardens

Internal Medicine Specialists

Investar Bank

IP Casino Resort & Spa Irwin Siegel Agency, Inc.

J. Edgar Monroe Foundation

James P. Raymond, Jr. Foundation

Jefferson Performing Arts Society

Joe W. & Dorothy D. Brown Foundation Joffary Window Coverings and Interiors

John C. Williams Architects, LLC John's Tuxedos, Inc Jones, Swanson, Huddell & Garrison, LLC Katie's Midcity Keller Family Foundation Kingdom Safari by Steve Brandon Kushner LaGraize, LLC L. Dow Oliver & Associates LaBella's Catering Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home & Cemeteries

Lakeside Camera Photoworks

Lakeside Merchants Association Lakeview Regional Medical Center Giftshop

Lakewood Country Club

LaLou

Lamarque Ford LAMMICO

Landry Vineyards

Langenstein's Grocery

Laura: A Creole Plantation Law Office of Michael G. Calogero, LLC LCR Nola Liberty Mutual

Linfield, Hunter & Junius, Inc.

Liskow & Lewis

Loews New Orleans Hotel

DONORS

Longue Vue House & Gardens

Loop Linen Service Inc

Louisiana Association of United Ways

Louisiana Children's Museum

Louisiana Children's Trust Fund

Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra

Louisiana State Museum

Lowe's Home Improvement

Lukinovich, APLC

Manheim New Orleans

Marrero Land & Improvement Association, Ltd.

Mattress Firm

Maurice French Pastries

Mauthe & Associates, Inc.

Max J. Derbes, Inc. Realtors

Messina's Inc.

Metairie Evangelical Church

Methodist Health System Foundation, Inc.

Morgan Stanley Morris Bart, LLC

Muriel's Jackson Square Murray Architects, Inc.

National World War II Museum Network for Good New Orleans Ballet Association New Orleans Boulder Lounge New Orleans Children's Dental New Orleans City Park New Orleans Coca Cola New Orleans Food & Spirits New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival New Orleans Museum of Art New Orleans Paddlewheels, Inc. New Orleans Pharmacy Museum New Orleans Pelicans New Orleans Saints New Orleans Steamboat Company

NewsWatch 15

NFP Insurance

Nola Throws

NOLA Tribe Yoga

Northshore Community Foundation

Northwestern Mutual Financial Network

Nothing Bundt Cakes

Oak Alley Plantation

Ochsner Heath System

Ochsner Therapy & Wellness OfficeLink, LC

Ogden Museum of Southern Art Omni Advertising Marketing PR, Inc. Omni Riverfront Hotel

Oscar J. Tolmas Charitable Trust Pace Group, LLC

Painting with a Twist–Metairie Pan-American Life Insurance Company

Paradise Pools & Spas

Payroll Rx, LLC Pelican Ice Perlis Clothing Store

Phelps Dunbar, LLP

Physiofit Therapy and Wellness Piece of Meat Butcher Pontchartrain Mechanical Co., Inc. Pool Corporation

Port Orleans Brewery

Professional Security Training Professional Shorthand Reporters Projects with Purpose Randi Leggio Realty

RCC Flooring, LLC

Real Estate Tax Group, LLC Receivable Recovery Services, LLC Reginelli's Pizza Retif Oil & Fuel, LLC Rick's Wash Dat River Parish Disposal River Shack

Robert E. Zetzmann Family Foundation

Robert's Fine Foods

RosaMary Foundation

Ryan Gootee General

Contractors, LLC

Santa Fe Restaurant

Score Music, Inc.

Scott Mouledous Construction, Inc.

Scott Vicknair, LLC

Seniors and Law Enforcement Together Council

Sessions, Fishman, Nathan & Israel

Share Our Strength–No Kid Hungry

Shell Landing Golf Club

Sleepless in NOLA Smooth Transitions

Thereputic Massage

Soileau & Associates, LLC

Southern Construction of Metairie, LLC Southern Eagle Sales Southern Rep Theatre Spudly's Super Spuds

SRSA Commercial Real Estate St. George Investments Station 6

Stirling Properties, LLC Sue Sue Charitable Foundation Summit Holdings, Inc.

T.T. Coatings, LLC

T.T. Barge Services

Taylor Enterprises of Louisiana LLC The Atchafalaya at Idlewild The Balcony

The Beerman Family

The Blue Crab Restaurant and Oyster Bar

The Bridges Golf Club at Hollywood Casino

The Law Offices of W.A. "Chip" Forstall, Jr.

How the CARES Act Affects 2020 Charitable Giving

The Mardi Gras School of Cooking

The Sulzer Group, LLC

The University Club of Baton Rouge

Tim's Quality Car Care

TPC Tournament Players Club Louisiana

Trade Source

Trepagnier Law Firm, APLC

Truong, Heather TruWealth Advisors

Twin Brothers Marine, LLC

Two Tony's Restaurant

U.S. Copy, Inc.

UHSG–UH Services Group, LLC

United Methodist Women–Munholland United Methodist Church

United Way of Central & Northeastern Connecticut United Way of Southeast Louisiana UnitedHealthcare

US Connect

VCA Causeway Animal Hospital

Viator Wealth Management Group

Villere's Florist Volunteers of America National Office Waste Pro

WDSU TV

Wendy's International, Inc. Westbank Rotary Club

Windsor Court Hotel New Orleans

WUPL-TV

WVUE-TV Fox 8

WWL AM

WWL-TV

Ye Olde College Inn & Rock 'N' Bowl

Young's Dry Cleaning Zephyr Drones

1. Required minimum distributions (RMDs) from certain retirement plans and accounts, including traditional IRAs, are suspended for 2020. If you are 70½ years of age, you can still make a qualified charitable distribution (QCD), which lowers the fair market value of your IRA and can have the benefit of lowering your RMD amount for future years.

2. For taxpayers who do not itemize, if you make a $300 charitable contribution you can add it as a deduction on top of the standard deduction. This is for cash gifts only.

3. The adjusted gross income limitation for charitable gifts is lifted for 2020. Typically, when you give a cash gift to charity only 60% of that gift is able to be deducted from your adjusted gross income. For any cash gift you make to charity this year, you can deduct the full amount of the contribution on your 2020 tax return.

Statement of Financial Position

ASSETS 6/30/2020 6/30/2019

Cash, Accounts Receivable and Current Assets $14,895,559 $10,962,765

Property and Equipment, Net 94,323,852 93,444,429 Other Assets 12,238,535 12,016,205

Assets Total $121,457,946 $116,423,399

LIABILITIES

Current Liabilities $11,750,078 $10,236,410 Long Term Liabilities 44,947,614 41,141,294

Liabilities Total $56,697,692 $51,377,704

NET ASSETS

Unrestricted Net Assets Total $63,241,645 $63,996,010

Restricted Net Assets Total 1,518,609 1,049,685

Net Assets Total 64,760,254 65,045,695

Liabilities and Net Assets Total $121,457,946 $116,423,399

Statement of Financial Activities

REVENUES 6/30/2020 6/30/2019

Government Revenue and Grants $22,940,465 $21,206,162

Program Service Fees 6,801,471 6,733,856

Other Income 7,560,907 12,715,933

Charitable Support 2,058,264 2,661,499

Revenues Total $39,361,107 $43,317,450

EXPENSES

Encouraging Positive Development $10,946,516 $10,917,267

Fostering Independence 8,559,517 8,311,032

Promoting Self-Sufficiency 10,867,359 10,566,025

Administration and Fundraising 5,529,597 5,138,067

Operating Expense Total 35,902,989 34,932,391

Surplus before Interest and Depreciation 3,458,118 8,385,059

Depreciation 3,338,173 3,504,232

Interest Expense 928,141 1,017,454

Change in Net Assets (808,196) 3,863,373

Other Changes in Net Assets 522,755 4,650,078

Change in Net Assets Total ($285,441) $8,513,451

REVENUE

President/CEO Jim LeBlanc To Retire After 37 Years

Volunteers of America continues growth in CEO’s final year.

When President/CEO Jim LeBlanc retires on Dec. 31, 2020, it will be the end of 37 years with the agency, but his legacy will live on.

When Jim started as President/CEO, Volunteers of America employed about 200 people and served between 10,000 15,000 individuals. Now, the agency boasts 20-plus programs run by more than 600 employees serving more than 47,000 individuals each year.

“It has been an honor and a privilege to serve this amazing organization,” Jim says. “I am blessed that the good Lord placed me on this path so many years ago. As I depart Volunteers of America, our organization is in a strong position because of your generosity in helping the agency assist the people we are called to serve.”

Under Jim’s leadership, Volunteers of America increased the number of community homes for individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities, started our Supported Living Services program and invested in more mental health services that continue to grow. These are just a few of the positive changes that were only possible because of you.

“Thank you for being our partner in good times and difficult times,” Jim says. “I love the consumers we serve and their inspiring stories. This work is only possible because of supporters like you.”

the Booth Legacy and remember us in your will. Call Charlotte D’Ooge at (504) 486-8686 for more details.