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Annual Report 2013-2014

Our Mission

Our Location 1231 N. Broad Street

YouthBuild Philadelphia Charter School provides out-of-school youth with the broadest range of tools, supports, and

5th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19122

opportunities available to become self-

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sufficient, responsible and productive

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citizens and leaders in their community.

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CONTENTS 4

Leadership

Our Students

Program Highlights

Partnership Highlights

Community Impact

Program Partners

Funding Partners

Financial Information

Donors

LETTER FROM

LEADERSHIP

Dear Friends and Supporters, As many of you may already know, our school is housed in the OIC Building on North Broad Street. From the outside we don’t look like a typical high school (which, of course, we are not!). Our building more resembles an office building, with large windows paneling the sides and entrance. These windows have brought light into our classrooms for years – and this year, they brought in new opportunities for our students. When our building management contracted with Graboyes Commercial Wndow Company to install new windows, we approached the Graboyes team and successfully arranged for one student – Jerome – to pursue an internship with the firm. Jerome took full advantage of this opportunity by showing up on time every day and working hard, and over time his responsibilities increased – from directing pedestrian traffic below, all the way to handling the expensive panes of glass himself. In April, Jerome took time off from his internship to attend the YouthBuild USA Conference of Young Leaders, and fellow student Aaron filled in during that

week – which led to his being brought on as a full-time intern as well. Around that same time, I was invited to speak at the 2014 TEDxPhiladelphia conference, which centered on Philadelphia as the “New Workshop of the World.” If you’d like to see the video from this talk, it is on our website – but I will share a key message here: If we are going to rebuild Philadelphia into the New Workshop of the World, that process must include and engage our thousands of disconnected youth. We cannot afford to dismiss what they have to offer, or focus only on easy fixes or tried and true solutions. We have to reach for the highest hanging fruit as well as the lowest. Employers like Graboyes are local leaders in this movement of what we call “benevolent employers.” These are employers who do well on several traditional measures, and take a long term view on growth by being intentional in their employment and development of opportunity youth as part of their business plan. Graboyes took an educated chance on two young men with limited work experience, and were willing to engage in the process of helping Jerome and Aaron continue developing professionally. Jerome is now employed full-

time at Graboyes and with their support is on his way towards joining a union. Benevolent employers come in many forms, including multinational chains. In the past year, YouthBuild Philly has developed a strong relationship to the local network of Starbucks stores, and YouthBuild students and alumni – including 8 of Jerome and Aaron’s classmates – are employed at stores around the region. Their managers have proven themselves to be dedicated mentors and are training students not only to be Starbucks partners, but also to succeed outside the café as well. Stay tuned for more updates on this partnership. For our students, employment is more than a paycheck. It’s an opportunity to grow personally and professionally and to develop networks and transferrable skills that will form the foundation for their life’s work. This year, we are grateful for the employers who are boldly leading the way to give this kind of opportunity to the young people who need it most – and for you, our supporters, for helping us prepare our students to seize those opportunities when they arise.

Sincerely,

Simran Sidhu, Executive Director

Timothy Daniel, Board Chair

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

TIMOTHY DANIEL — Board Chair Executive Vice President, International SOS, Inc. MARTY BRIGHAM — Board Vice Chair Attorney, Raynes & McCarty ANTHONY FULLARD — Board Secretary Co-Founder, Millennium 3 Management JAMES MERGIOTTI — Board Treasurer/Finance Committee Chair President & CEO, Peirce College PATRICK MCKENNA — Fundraising Committee Chair Co-Founder, DMI Partners

CHARLES (CHUCK) ESSER — Program Committee Chair Founder and Director, Philadelphia Community School ERIN HORVAT — Membership Development Committee Chair Associate Professor, Temple University Department of Education Leadership and Policy Study EDWARD CHUNG (Non-voting member) MBA Candidate, Wharton School of Business JAMES DAVIS Dean, Temple University College of Education Professor, Temple University Department of Education Leadership and Policy Study ALFRED ESSANDOH JANICE LAURENCE Associate Professor, Temple University Department of Psychological, Organizational and Leadership Studies KHALILAH LAWSON Vice President and Senior Associate, Diversified Search JEFFREY LEBER Principal, Rubicon Wealth Management TODD MARZOLF Senior Project Consultant, Towers Watson

2013- 2014 LEADERSHIP 6

LAURA MCHUGH Program Officer, E3 Initiative, Philadelphia Youth Network

MICHAEL MCPHILMY Vice President, Human Resource Development, SouthCo, Inc.

JOHN GALLERY Executive Director, Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia

SAMUEL OLSHIN Principal, Atkin Olshin Schade Architects

RICHARD GITLEN Executive Director, Lutheran Children & Family Service

JAMES SIMMONS Financial Center Manager, Vice President, Citibank

ANALICIA LINDSAY-WHITEHEAD YouthBuild Alumna Project Manager, JPMorganChase

HOWARD STEINBERG Owner/Principal, Onion Flats, LLC ROBERT TOTARO Founder and CEO, RCT Advisors KAREN WILLIAMS Human Resources Director, Saunders House

COMMITTEE MEMBERS FELICIA COWARD JAHI DAVIS YouthBuild Alumnus, President, Davis & Davis Advisors SHIKEEM DORSEY YouthBuild Alumnus

NADINE LOMAKIN Consultant JIM MULTARI Senior Director, Customer Insights and Analytics, Comcast Corporation NATHAN NORSTRUD Senior Manager, Corporate Strategy, Vanguard Group MEL PAYNE Consultant KILEY SMITH Manager, Fraud Investigation & Dispute Services Department, Ernst & Young LLP

YouthBuild Philly enrolls former high school dropouts between the ages of 18 and 21, who often fall between the cracks because they are too old to re-enroll in high school but too young for adult education programs. Our targeted population belongs to the 6.7 million â€œopportunity youthâ€? living in America, who are disconnected from jobs and schools. We believe that with the right supports, these young people can make major contributions to their community and shape a better future not only for themselves but for the community around them. There is great potential in our students, and we and our funders are committed to investing in the possibility they represent.

In 2013, 872 young people applied to YouthBuild Philly for 217 spots. In our selection process, we do not screen

Class of 2014 Enrollment Demographics:

for academic achievement or past incidents such as suspensions or arrests. We enroll the applicants who best demonstrate their motivation to make the most of a second chance at YouthBuild, and we ensure that their unique needs are met with the skills training, supports, and opportunities that they need to succeed in life. Our students overcome many challenges in pursuit of their education and a better life, including those listed below: Of the 217 students in the Class of 2014: •

81% qualified for public assistance or welfare

•

41% reported being a young parent

•

22% had diagnosed learning, emotional or behavioral disabilities

•

24% had experienced homelessness in their lives

•

40% had prior involvement with the criminal justice system

OUR STUDENTS 9

STUDENT MESSAGE Carmen, Class of 2014

Salutatorian Commencement Address August 2014

to rebuild: we were both broken, and yet, we both had

Within the past year, I’ve worn myriad hats: senior class

materials, skeletons of what we were meant to be. We had

President, Starbucks barista, and prom queen - just to

been unoccupied, unloved, uncared for.

the potential to be restored. This house and I were rigid

name a few. I was honored to take on many leadership roles this year and to change my hat often, but when I

It was there, in that abandoned home, that I openly

started to reflect on my time at YouthBuild, I realized that

expressed pain for the first time. Until then, I had been

the most significant “hat” of all was - by far - my hard hat.

afraid to face reality. Reality meant my parents were never coming back from the grave and life would not cradle a

During Mental Toughness Training, I made a decision

lost cause. But it was in this place, in remnants of what

that would radically change my life: I signed up for

was once a child’s bedroom, that I saw a reflection of who

Advanced Construction vocational training.

I wanted to become.

It wasn’t

something I wanted; it was something I needed. I needed I needed a routine, discipline, and

I was not the only person to discover who I was and who

responsibility. I needed to feel like I had a sense of place.

I was becoming. With time, we began to learn from one

My classmates and I were placed at 2008 W. Wingohocking

another. I watched peers perceive themselves differently.

Street in Nicetown, where reconstruction began.

A fellow Advanced Construction student, Marquis, carried

to be challenged.

the weight of the world on his shoulders. He had to make

When I arrived at the worksite, I saw that I had two things

the tough choice between the streets of Philadelphia or

in common with the abandoned house we were about

pursuing his potential. Some decisions, like this one, are

not easily made when you are the provider for your family, but life will make the choice for you unless you do. My classmate Ashaney, a mother of two beautiful children, also had to make sacrifices. Her days began at 5 a.m., so that she could feed and clothe her children before arriving at the worksite.

She grew resilient because she was

motivated to be more. The epiphany that we were a product of ourselves and not our environment was real and perhaps harsh. Our team had two options: we could allow life the satisfaction of demolishing us, or we could take control and reconstruct. Today I stand before you wearing yet another hat - my graduation cap. Today is a day to celebrate but letâ€™s also remember that we are all still works in progress. Life will continue to throw obstacles our way.

Whether weâ€™re

physically together or not, we will continue to wake up each day and put on our tool belts, reconstructing our lives one nail, stud, and door frame at a time.

YEAR 1 Academics YouthBuild Philly teaches its own innovative and challenging alternative curriculum centered in projectbased learning and mastery of academic competencies. Students who successfully complete their graduation YouthBuild Philly takes an innovative and “unapologetically education,

job

complex” training,

approach and

leadership

development. During their first year, students at YouthBuild split their time between the classroom and their worksite, and earn a high school diploma as well as at least one industryrecognized certification in a vocational trade. After earning their diploma, students in “Year 2” continue to receive YouthBuild supports while working or continuing their education at a postsecondary institution.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS 12

requirements receive a high school diploma from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The curriculum is designed to meet student needs and interests as well as the expectations of employers and postsecondary institutions.

Academic

courses

include

language

arts, math, science, and social studies, and all feature integration of math, reading, and writing activities. Vocational Training All students earn at least one vocational certification or industry-recognized credential through hands-on learning in a service setting. Many students benefit from a hands-on learning environment after not succeeding

in traditional classroom settings. YouthBuild Philly was one of the first YouthBuild programs to expand its vocational training options beyond building trades, and now offers tracks in healthcare, IT and business administration, and early childhood education. YouthBuild piloted the early childhood education track - placing students in childcare facilities in low-income sections of the city while they earn a Child Development Associate credential - this year. Service All students are part-time AmeriCorps members and complete at least 450 â€œcommunity impactâ€? hours before graduation, including time on the worksite. Serving the community help students challenge negative stereotypes about youth, and reenvision themselves as agents of change and not simply recipients of service; as problem solvers rather than problems. Supports YouthBuild provides in-house case management to all students to help them identify and address personal barriers to success - e.g., finances, housing, relationships. Students are encouraged to take ownership of their own self-development and problem-solving, to ensure long-term success and stability. Additionally, YouthBuild partners with several community organizations to provide additional support to students dealing with mental health problems, pregnancy or parenting, substance abuse or dependence, trauma, or crisis.

CLASS OF 2014 PLACED GRADUATES 85% of graduates transitioned into college, jobs, or service programs within six months of graduating from YouthBuild Philly. 33% enrolled in postsecondary education 31% employed full- or part-time 15% employed & enrolled in postsecondary education 6% enrolled in a year of service program

SUPPORTING POSTSECONDARY SUCCESS

YEAR 2 of YouthBuild’s program begins the day after

students for career and college readiness, starting the

graduation.

Alumni receive individualized supports

day that they enroll at YouthBuild. Students have many

- including counseling, monthly transit passes, and

opportunities to learn about their career and education

incentives for checking in with their postsecondary

options through field trips and campus visits, and check

coordinator - to ensure that they are succeeding and

in regularly with staff about their career exploration

advancing in their postsecondary placement, and on

and planning. Resume writing, financial planning, and

track to achieve their long-term goals.

interview skills are all part of the YouthBuild curriculum as well.

YouthBuild measures success not by the number of diplomas awarded, nor by the number of alumni

In the summer months leading up to graduation,

placed in colleges or careers. Our standard for success

students participate in “bridge” programs that expose

is whether students remain enrolled or employed over

them to postsecondary options such as community

time, and whether they advance to the next phase of

college, technical school, year of service programs, and

their postsecondary education and/or career pathway.

employment. Bridge programming enables students to take the next step towards lifelong success while still

To achieve this objective, all YouthBuild programming - including Year 1 activities - is designed to prepare

receiving YouthBuild supports.

In November, students in the Green Construction and Advanced Construction training tracks had the opportunity to attend the International GreenBuild Conference, which was held at the Philadelphia Convention Center this year. This opportunity came out of YouthBuild’s “Building

PARTNERSHIP HIGHLIGHTS

Our Future Together” partnership with the Saint-Gobain Corporation and a relationship with the Delaware Valley Green Building Coalition. After meeting with “green mentors” to talk about their areas of interest, students attended conference sessions and represented the YouthBuild movement at a booth on the Expo floor. Through YouthBuild’s relationship with the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia, three students in YouthBuild Philly’s vocational training program had the opportunity to help preserve a precious and endangered cultural treasure: the John Coltrane House. Built at the start of the 20th century, this house on North 33rd Street was home to jazz legend John Coltrane in the 1950s. The Preservation Alliance added the property to its Endangered Properties List in 2011. Students worked with a preservation expert to stabilize and restore the property’s porch. In the summer of 2013, YouthBuild received a grant from the Starbucks Foundation to support our Leadership Development programming. Over the past year, YouthBuild Philly and Starbucks have expanded on this partnership on the ground in Philadelphia, leading to employment opportunities for students as well as volunteer opportunities for Starbucks partners. On National YouthBuild Day, several Center City Starbucks shared information about YouthBuild Philly with customers and even sported YouthBuild Philly shirts under their famous green aprons.

There’s Power in Numbers: Repainting Morton on Martin Luther King Day 275 Volunteers

In January 2014, YouthBuild Philly honored the

60 Gallons of Paint

Jr. by spending MLK Day repainting a school in

325 Brushes

life, vision and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Southwest Philadelphia. Morton Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 800 students, and

108 Rollers

needed some new paint on the walls.

1 School

With help from volunteers from DMi Partners

3 Floors

not only repainted all of Morton’s three floors

2 Stairwells

and VILLA, YouthBuild Philly staff and students (and two stairwells), but also created 28 different murals throughout the school designed to inspire

28 Murals

and encourage Morton’s young learners. This was

1 Day

stopped by on her day off to help!

entirely a team effort; even Morton’s principal

Giving back to the community is a cornerstone

Christmas dinner for them. Students also designed and

of YouthBuild’s program. In addition to serving their

led special group activities for youth in crisis.

community through hands-on vocational activities (e.g., providing patient care in nursing homes, rebuilding

All students contributed at least 450 hours of “community

abandoned houses, refurbishing computers,

impact” during their time at YouthBuild, and received an

volunteering at large-scale public events for children),

AmeriCorps education award upon graduation. Some

students also participate in service learning coordinated

students, however, were inspired to go beyond the

by full-time AmeriCorps members.

Students are

450 hour requirement. Jeremiah (below) contributed

supported to identify and address community issues

over 1,000 hours of service to the community this year!

than interest them.

After graduation, Jeremiah then committed to a year of service through PowerCorpsPHL, a city initiative to

A major highlight from this year’s service learning was

engage youth in environmental stewardship and public

a partnership with the YES teen shelter in Fairmount,

service. He is now an apprentice in the City’s Water

not far from YouthBuild Philly. YouthBuild students

Department.

mentored the shelter residents on a weekly basis. Students played basketball and board games with the youth and developed personal connections. YouthBuild also organized monthly celebrations with the youth at the YES shelter, which included cooking meals with them, organizing a clothing drive, and cooking a

COMMUNITY IMPACT 17

“I really like what I do,” says Bria. She has just finished a 45-hour week as a preschool instructor at Right Steps education, but is still full of energy – especially when it comes to talking about her job. Thoughtfully and enthusiastically, she describes her roles and responsibilities as a co-teacher at the Center City childcare center. For example, the week’s classroom theme is Winter, so all the activities – designed by Bria and her colleague to be developmentally appropriate – are centered on Winter topics. Bria writes the lesson plan every other week, trading off with her co-teacher. “We started around the same time together, so we built the classroom together. Everything in there is something we created together.” YouthBuild’s Child Development Associate vocational training program taught Bria important fundamentals in professionalism and child development. “It’s amazing to think about how much time we spend with the kids, who spend most of their waking hours with us. We are responsible for what they do, what they learn, what they eat. We have a huge impact on them. It’s a big responsibility.” Her favorite part of the job is hearing from parents about what lessons students have brought home – whether it’s math skills or eating new foods. “They might not show it in the classroom,” she said, “but it’s enough to know they took it home.” Bria’s enjoyment of her job is plain to see. She laughs appreciatively as she describes how diligent her students are about holding on to the walking rope during field trips

GRADUATE PROFILE Bria, Class of 2014 18

to nearby Rittenhouse Square. “Even when they stumble a little,” she says, “you know they’ve still got their hand on the ring.” Bria knows a thing or two about diligence herself. Before coming to YouthBuild, she worked at Bayada as a home health aide and thought that she would enroll in YouthBuild’s healthcare vocation track. When she heard about the Childhood

Development Associate program, though, she realized

and be better.” She developed a positive relationship

that was a better fit for her because of her interest in

with Justine Philyaw, the CDA program coordinator, and

working with children. Once in the program, she set her

engaged in friendly competition with one of her close

sights on success and securing employment. Her favorite

friends and classmates to keep each other motivated.

field trips, she said, were the ones where the group visited

In August 2014, she graduated from YouthBuild. After

actual childcare centers. “I wanted to see professionals

interning with two other childcare facilities, Bria found a

doing what I was trying to become,” she explains. “I think

position at Right Steps.

my success comes from wanting it so badly.” As a recent graduate of YouthBuild Philly, Bria still receives Bria came to YouthBuild after her mother fell ill and she

postsecondary counseling and support from the school.

dropped out for over a year due to emotional distress.

She is in regular contact with a postsecondary coordinator.

“Then it took me a while to go back, because you don’t want

“The followups make me feel good,” she says. “Even though

to go back to school and face the fact that you dropped

I have a supportive family, it’s good to know that someone’s

out,” she explains. She reached a turning point after

still looking out for me and I know I can contact them.” Just

her birthday, however, when she realized that she was

this week she contacted her postsecondary coordinator

running the risk of becoming too old to earn a diploma.

for advice on applying to online college programs.

“I started evaluating myself and my situation, and asking myself ‘where can I go from here without completing my

“I really love YouthBuild,” she says. “If I could, I would go

education?’” she recalls. A friend told her about YouthBuild

back and continue my education there.”

and they applied together to the program. (Bria’s mother is now recovered and well.) At YouthBuild, Bria found supports and challenges that helped her fulfill her potential. “The close-knit family was inspiring to me,” she said, “and learning about leadership at YouthBuild made me step up and want to be more

GENERAL PROGRAM

Housing Services • Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority

African American Chamber of Commerce • CareerLink,

• Provision of Grace World Mission Church • Roy Sims

Philadelphia North and Suburban Station • City of

Plumbing & Heating • Saint-Gobain • South Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Office of Mayor Michael A. Nutter •

Homes CDC • Universal Rehab • West Supply Center

GlaxoSmithKline • Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce • Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of

POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION

Commerce • Impact Services • Jobs for the Future • PA

Community College of Philadelphia • Esperanza College

State Senator Shirley Kitchen • Pathways PA • Philadelphia

• Peirce College • Temple University • Thaddeus Stevens

OIC • Philadelphia Youth Network • SAP • Starbucks •

College of Technology • Williamson Free School of

United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New

Mechanical Trades

Jersey • Urban Affairs Coalition • U.S. Senator Pat Toomey • Villa • YouthBuild USA

POSTSECONDARY PARTNERS Campus Philly • CareerLink Philadelphia – Suburban Station

HOME REHABILITATION

• Impact Services • LIFT Philadelphia • PhillyGoes2College •

CertainTeed • Diamond Tool • Duron Paints • East River

uAspire • Year Up Professional Training Corps Philadelphia

Bank • Finanta • George F. Kempf Supply Co. • Home Depot • KAJ General Contractor • Kramer Marks Architects • New

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Deal Lumber • Nicetown CDC • Northeast Building Products

Alpha Pregnancy Services • ArtWell • The Attic Youth Center

• Philadelphia Housing Authority • Philadelphia Housing

• Books through Bars • Boys & Girls Club of Philadelphia •

Development Corporation • Philadelphia Neighborhood

BuildaBridge • Broad Street Ministries • City Year of Greater Philadelphia • Cradle2Grave • The Drueding Center • Family Planning Council • Free Library of Philadelphia • Global Citizen • Habitat for Humanity ReStore • i-Roc.org • The Joy of Sox • Maternity Care Coalition • Mayor’s Office of

PARTNERS

Civic Engagement and Volunteer Service • MLK Recreation Center • Morton Elementary School • Mothers in Charge • Mural Arts Program • National Multiple Sclerosis Society • One Step Away • Opport-UNITY • Our Brothers’ Place • PennSERVE • Philabundance • Philadelphia Urban

Creators • Philly AIDS Thrift • Philly Rising • Project H.O.M.E.

VOCATIONAL TRAINING

• Rising Sons • Rising Queens • School of the Future •

ACE Mentor Program/Urban Roots • Bryn Mawr College

SHARE Food Program • Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission

• Delaware Valley Green Building Council • District 1199C

• The St. James School • Tree House Books • Unity in the

Training and Upgrading Fund • Education Commission

Community • Universal-Bluford Charter School • Village

for Foreign Medical Graduates • Finishing Trades Institute

of Arts and Humanities • Wakisha Charter School • W.C.

• GlaxoSmithKline • Graboyes Commercial Window

Longstreth Elementary School • We Feed the Homeless

Company • Iron Lady Ironworks/Dianna Montague • The

• Woodstock Family Center • WOAR • Youth Emergency

John Coltrane House • Morgan Lewis Bockius • National

Services

Center for Construction Education and Research • OMART Training & Development • PCD Carpentry School/Jerome

SUPPORT SERVICES

Henry • Philadelphia Area Labor Management Committee/

Busy Bee Solutions • Child Care Information Services •

BUILD-RITE Construction Industry Program • Preservation

Covenant House Crisis Center • Educating Communities

Alliance for Greater Philadelphia • SAP • Smith & Solomon

for Parenting • Community Legal Services • Community

• Solar States • United States Green Building Council

Behavioral Health • Sobriety Through Out Patient, Inc. • Temple University • International Institute for Restorative

EMPLOYERS

Practices • Mazzoni Center • Shalom • University of

AmeriCorps NCCC • PowerCorps PHL • Philadelphia OIC •

Pennsylvania Counseling Department • Wedge Medical

St. Joseph’s University • Urban Technology Project – Digital

Center • Young Legends

Service Fellows

FUNDING PARTNERS

2013-2014 Corporate and Foundation Support Atkin Olshin Schade Architects* BMC Benefit Services* Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting Cricenti Family Charitable Lead Unitrust Ernst & Young* Glenside Partners Otto Haas Charitable Trust JP Morgan Chase Lindsay Insurance Group* Philadelphia OIC* Raynes McCarty* Saint-Gobain Sneaker Villa Inc. • The Starbucks Foundation Target Corporation Universal Community Homes Universal Companies West Supply* White and Richardson Trust Your Part-Time Controller* *2014 sponsors of YouthBuild’s “A Blueprint for a Green Future” fundraiser

FINANCIALS AND FUNDING

Financial Statement: July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014 Supports and Revenues

$3,737,966 Public Sources (local, state, federal): Private Foundations, Corporations, Individuals and Other: $1,099,871 $58,016 Fee for Service Income: $4,895,853 Total Revenue:

Expenditures

General Program Expenses: Salaries and Benefits: Total Expenditures:

$2,341,930 $2,437,723 $4,779,653

Excess of Revenues over Expenditures: Fund Balance/Net Assets (Beginning): Net Assets (End of Year):

$116,200 $1,134,508 $1,250,708

Supports and Revenues 76% Public Sources (local, state federal) 23% Private Foundations, Corporations, Individuals and Other 1% Fee for Service Income

Expenditures 49% Salaries and Benefits 51% General Program Expenses

2013-2014 DONORS (United Way Donors italicized) $1,000 + Ravi Acharya • Boyd and Myra J. Asplundh • Regina Austin • Howard Berger • Martin Brigham and Harriet Rubenstein • Timothy Daniel • Susan T. Gallagher • Christopher Gee • Edward Hillis • Thomas A. Kriner • Patricia Lynch Difiore • Laura T. McHugh • Michael McPhilmy and Nadine Lomakin • James and Deborah Mergiotti • Women’s Dining Circle Overbrook Presbyterian Church • Frank and Ann Reed • Stephen Semonsky • Shawn P. Travis • Young Friends of YouthBuild 500+ Ann Baruch • Elliot Braunstein • Thomas Burgess

• Charles Demaio • Anthony Fullard • Margaret Gordon • James Hill • Joanne and James Lewers • Ayana Senna Lewis • Diana Martin • Todd Marzolf • Rebecca Makuen • Laurence G. Mason • Patrick and Michele McKenna • Donald Miller • Laura and James Rowley • Crystal D. Shannon • Kiley Smith • Paul Stead $250+ Matthew Axelrod • James Earl Davis • Charles Esser • Matthew Fisher • John Andrew Gallery • Lianne A. Hartman • Valerie M. Hosendorf • Catherine Leffler • Rebecca Makuen • Leslie Mazza • Fernando Mendez and Ellen Hutton • Jim Multari • Sam Olshin • Christina Pascucci • A.R. Raymond III • Lucy Robinson • Kevin Stauffer • Howard Steinberg • Anne T Synnestvedt • Laura E. Taylor • Robert Totaro • Sangeeta Tyagi • Kim Villani • Robert Widmann

GENEROUS SUPPORT

$100+ Leonidas Addimando • Naomi Alper • Cameron Anglum • Frederick E. Bader • Richard Barnhart • F. Scott Beadenkopf • Daniel Borelli • Cory and Pauline Boyce • Lori Braunstein • Molly Brigham • Therese and Ken Burge • Sarah Burlew • Edward Campbell • Grace Cannon • Congregation B’Nai Amoona Carnie Shalom Rose • David Smith and James Fitzgerald • Sarah Davis • Shahied Dawan • Roy and Mary DeCaro • DePasquale Law Offices, LLC • James J. and Patricia G. Devine • Domenic D’Ginto • Anne Donohue • Natalie Doria • Lori Ehrich • Patrick J. Eiding • Doug and Stephanie Ellis • Alfred Essandoh • Anthony Fisher • Kristen Forbriger • Michael Frattone • Jack Garfinkle • Richard N. Gitlen • Raymond and Mary Glenn • Harold I. Goodman • Dennis Gordon • Philip and Maureen Handel • Bethany Harless • Jodi Harris and Nancy Crane • Charles and Tracy Hehmeyer • David Hepburn • Pamela Hull • Elvira Hutton • Rebekah Kaithern • John Kalina • Karen S. Kelly • Zachary Kind • Thomas and Anne Kohn • Rue Landau • Suzanne Landau • Janice Laurence • Khalilah Lawson • Jeffrey Leber • Betty Lehew • David and Eva Lexie • Michelle Liebesman • Chip Linehan • Noah Mallon • Jared Mayer • Allison McCool • Andrew McDowell • Eugene McGurk, Jr. • Colleen McHugh • George P. McKenna • Kevin McKone • Jeanean Mohr • Meredith and Martin Molloy • Laurene A. Mraz-Peterson • Nathan Norstrud • Andrew Palewski • Laura Peck and Frances Johnston • Michael A. Peters • Linda A. Pierson • Stephen and Liz Raynes • Celestine Richardson • David M. Rivoire • David Rudovsky • Laura Shubilla • Moshe Sibony • James Smith • Sheldon and Bette Steinberg • Gaynor Strickler • Jon and Shoshana

Sumy • Maureen Tate • Adam and Dawn Weil • Abbey Wexler • Signe Wilkinson • Martino and Karen Williams • James M. and Susan M. Wolfe • Deborah Yamashita • Laurie Zierer $50+ Haresh Assumal • Azavea • David Baugh • Veronica Becker • Laura Blau • Paul and Natalie Bracaglia • Eric Braxton • Nicole Cassidy • Nicky Charles • Jeremy Frank Chism • Patrick Christmas • George and Mary Cooper • Kent and Lisa Cooper • Alex Dutton • Mary Anne Ebersole • Valerie Ellis • Nancy Forbriger • Anthony Frick • Laurie Goldenberg • Alyson Goodner • Randolph B. & Kathleen H. Graham • Matthew Grubel • Sharon Gruber • Christa Gutzler and Michael Thomas • Kia Hodges-Harper • Bernadette Hohenadel • Oscar Holmes IV • Erin Horvat • Raymond and Donna Imperato • Marc Isaacman • Melissa Jackson • Jeff Ji • John Kromer • Peter Lapham • Laina Latta • Brian Leffler • Laure Leffler • Margaret Lutze • Ingrid Lux • Burton MacLean • Akil Marsh • Michelle Martin • Karen Mauch • Mary Mayo • Peter McElroy • Mary Kate McGinty • Anne McHugh • Edward and Linda Meredith • Nicholas Mirra • Heather Moore • Jonathan Moore • Mamadou Ndiaye • Stephen Nicastro • Dina Silver Pokedoff • Frank J. Redmond • Ann Ricksecker • Alejandra RivasMintz • Mike Sack • Brett Schaeffer • Dean Sharon • Karen Stabenow • Charlie Strickler • William Swoope • Hao Tai Loh • Marsia Thomas-Henley • Gail and Bill Tomassini • Jo-Ann M. Verrier • Kristopher White • Margaretta Wilcox • Thomas Wyatt (Continued on next page)

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On March 28, Executive Director Simran Sidhu joined 20 other prominent Philadelphians on the TEDxPhiladelphia stage to weigh in on Philadelphia’s legacy and reemergence as “the new workshop of the world.” Simran’s talk, “Meet the Opportunity Youth,” recounted stories about the awesome potential of young people based on her years at YouthBuild. Simran described YouthBuild’s strategies for success centered on comprehensiveness and love, and challenged the Philadelphia community to lead the way in creating more investments and opportunities for disconnected young adults - or “the highest hanging fruit” - with these strategies in mind. “We are told to think in terms of return on investment and the value of reaching for the lowest hanging fruit. For example, we are told to aim for early childhood education because at least there you stand a chance to move the needle. And don’t get me wrong –early childhood education is a great investment - but in this City where nearly 40% of 9th graders are not graduating four years later, we are talking about giving up on a large chunk of an entire generation if we don’t do something. At YouthBuild, we believe deeply in the sheer potential of this 40% and refuse to write them off.”

SHARING OUR VISION

A link to Simran’s talk can be found on our website: www.youthbuildphilly.org.

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