2013 Annual Report
MISSION
To create and increase volunteer opportunities to enrich youth, address community needs and develop a lifetime commitment to service.
Thanks to the generosity of our donors, the guidance of our board, and the hard work of Youth Volunteer Corps staff and volunteers across the U.S. and Canada, YVC is well positioned to lead the charge in our vitally important mission of connecting youth, improving communities and changing lives. This year and for the next few years, YVC will focus our efforts in three areas:
1. Improve the impact of existing Affiliates by promoting intensive
service by our Youth Volunteers and focusing on measurable outcomes that are directly attributable to their service with YVC.
2. Grow the number of Affiliates in both the U.S. and Canada
through strategic collaboration with well-respected, financially secure host organizations like the YMCA, United Way and Parks and Recreation departments.
3. Continue to diversify funding sources for YVC Headquarters and the entire YVC network by seeking investments from and partnerships with a mix of individual, corporate, foundation and governmental sources. Thank you for your support of the thousands of YVC Youth Volunteers. With your help, these youth will change the world.
David Battey President and Founder
Audrey Langworthy Board Chair
Engaging youth in service projects that are
Youth Volunteers in Hampton Roads, Va., researched hunger in their community, held food drives to collect canned goods then created CanStructures with the donated food in the local mall. Not only did they help alleviate hunger and raise awareness, but they also had a blast!
challenging, rewarding and educational “I never thought that doing something so small can make a difference to someone’s life until now." -Manny, 15
When YVC of Greater Kansas City noticed that many youth weren't able to get rides to YVC projects, they connected with the Kansas City, Kan., School District to bring the service directly to these youth. Weekly service clubs now meet at seven urban middle and high schools. The youth direct the programming and activities, choosing from topics ranging from homelessness to domestic violence. They learn about the issue they identified, then volunteer in the community at a culminating service project.
Serving the unmet needs of the
community and its residents
YVC of Lawrence, Mass., collaborated with a local artist to beautify their city. Together they dreamed up a mural design and then covered a forgotten wall with their vision of a healthy and happy community. YVC of Muskogee, Okla., noticed that many residents in their community didn’t have access to fresh produce. They responded to that need by turning the empty lot behind their office into a community garden. The garden has produced pounds of fresh produce for those who can’t afford it, and it’s also taught the Youth Volunteers about healthy choices and how fresh produce is grown.
Promoting a greater understanding
and appreciation for diversity
The youth of YVC of Hampton Roads, Va., play bingo with new friends at the local veterans’ home. The residents might look different or act different than most of the youth’s other friends, but after a few games of bingo, it’s clear that they have more in common than they ever would have thought. At YVC, we do our best to recruit Youth Volunteers who represent the diversity of the community they’re serving. YVC of Calgary recruits youth to serve in school YVC Clubs, then these youth join together on projects representing schools from all parts of the city.
Promoting a lifetime ethic
of service among youth
We’ve always known that youth can change the world. This year, we launched a brand new award for incredibly dedicated youth that shows them they not only can change the world—they already have. The World-Changer Award honors youth who have volunteered at least 1,000 hours through YVC. Thomas Tong volunteered 1,113.5 hours through YVC of Greater Kansas City. He’s taught dance routines to kids with special needs, made friends five times his age at retirement homes, and boosted group morale with his leadership and sense of humor. He graduated in 2011 and now attends the University of Kansas.
Audrey Simmons volunteered 1,129 hours through YVC of Greater Kansas City. She has served more hours than any other Youth Volunteer in YVC history, reading books to kids in transitional housing, spreading bark mulch at the nature sanctuary, and encouraging fellow volunteers with just one flash of her contagious smile. She graduated this year and is now attending Maple Woods Community College.
Rachel Carlton (blue shirt) on her YVC experience: “I count myself fortunate to have been a YVC volunteer in the summer of 1987—its inaugural year. The experience of working with underprivileged youth in a housing complex in Wyandotte County provided invaluable lessons that are memorable and still relevant to me today. I have never had a more
fulfilling volunteer experience.”
Rachel is now the Program and Staff Manager in Entrepreneurship at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.
Connecting youth
Improving communities
Changing lives
YVC Headquarters: Empowering
Affiliates to Empower Youth
Increasing Impact through AmeriCorps
site visits to support Affiliates
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From "How to Start a Youth Advisory Board" to "Best Practices for Project Planning" to press releases and fundraising appeals specific to YVC programs, the Affiliate section of YVC's website is full of resources and tried-and-true ideas for engaging youth in service. 177 of these resources and guides were added in 2013.
177
new resources
71 additional people will be showing youth the power of volunteerism at YVC programs all over the nation this year thanks to a $263,840 AmeriCorps grant. YVC Headquarters manages this grant, freeing up YVC programs to focus on using their new AmeriCorps members to change youth’s lives through service.
Summit 2013
110+ Youth Volunteers, YVC staff and AmeriCorps members learning from each other and celebrating a great year of changing the world—one community at a time. Youth Volunteers planting flowers with YVC of St. Joseph, Mo., when YVC Headquarters visited this summer.
Visiting the monthly Youth Advisory Board meeting, entirely led by youth, at YVC of Anderson County, S.C.
International Youth Advisory Board
YVC launched its first-ever International Youth Advisory Board this fall. 17 Youth Volunteers from throughout the U.S. and Canada make up the board focusing on increasing youth volunteerism both in their own communities and throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Milestone Awards World-Changer Award: Youth who have volunteered at least 1,000 hours with YVC in their career Audrey Simmons • Thomas Tong
Ethic of Service Award: Youth who have volunteered at least 500 hours with YVC in their career Greer Barlow • Brittany Blethen • Madison Fitzgerald • Dana Glomski • Desarae Harris • T.J. Hoag • Cody Hodges • Katie McHone • Kerry McHone Chris Molter • Alex Montgomery • Audrey Nelson • Ean Nelson • Thomas Plackemeier • Phylisia Porter-Mayfield • Eric Rippee • Kayla Russell Bethany Schatz • Samantha Simmons • Leah Simon • Alex Smith • Corrinne Smith-Winterscheidt • Joel Steyer • Daniel Van Kirk • Maggie Wilcox
100-in-1 Award: Youth who have volunteered at least 100 hours with YVC in a single year Forrest Addington • Sura Al-Saket • Wafa Anam • Garrett Beaulieu • Matthew Benedict • Lauren Bernard • Daphne Bliss-Rosval • Devin Bly • Erin Bowser Jordan Boykin • Braden Bradshaw • Maggie Bridges • Chloe Buchler • Joshua Bush • John Cabayao • Rosa Cai • Allie Carlson • Estefania Carrasco • Danielle Cheek • Doris Chen • Devin Connon • Maria F. Coronado • Maria J. Coronado • Jesus Cuadra • Daniela Cuadra • Laurel Cunningham • Andrew Cunningham Anna Cunningham • Isabel DeAvila • Maggi DeAvila • Vicky DeAvila • Sonia Dhawan • Shreyas Dhokte • Sabrina Dieu • Kennedy Dockhorn • Tracy Fan • Emily Fannin • Michelle Fehr • Madison Fitzgerald • Danielle Fung • Alexandra Gagliardi • Jaycee Gardner • Brittany Garrett • Richard Gatip • Samantha Hamil Desarae Harris • Allie Hathaway • Breana Hathaway • Emma Hayes • Catherine He • Alyson Hill • Lucas Hines • Maren Hines • Cynthia Hon • Sophie Hu Ling Huang • Ella Huang • Javeria Irfan • Rose Jasman • Kaitlyn Jensen • Tracey Jones • Shazia Kahlon • Sarah Kern • Stephen Kim • Mary Knack • Winton Kretsiuger • Logan Kroll • Doug Krolman • Clare Lappin • Tyler Latimer • Chris Latimer • Elizabeth Leach • Laurie Lee-Glover • Melissa Lehner • Iris Levine Lauren Levy • Mandy Li • Wentao Li • Alyssa Linang • Arthur Liu • Lillian Liu • Jolynn Lu • Lulu Lu • Nancy Lu • Vivian Ly • Kristina Lyngberg • Tevin Ma Ryan Mackenzie • Sophia Mauro • Brandon Mayberry • Jessica McAvoy • Breck McDonald • Carly Meacham • Andrew Min • Mary Mo • Herman Mohar • Chris Molter • Katie Morton • Magdalena Mueller • Paula Ngo • Matthew Norris • Amber Pan • Sarah Parker • Bradley Perez • Bryan Perez • Robert Phillips Phylisia Porter-Mayfield • Sean Qi • Joyeeta Rahman • Alex Rice • Kayla Russell • Jonathan Rydburg • Jenny Sai • Mahta Samani • Elizabeth Sayre Kendal-Marie Schamens • Bethany Schatz • Kelton Schuelter • Elizabeth Seabolt • Raj Shah • Navila Sharif • Kaylin Shelley • Logan Siess • Leah Simon • Addison Slack • Julia Slack • Jaclyn Sokolovitch • Yuxin Song • Natalie Speranza • Ana Tarin • Andy To • Yun (Nina) Tong • Anita Truong Bailey Tull • Julian Turner • Daniel Van Kirk • Deborah Wackett • Malaki Wagner • Spencer Wagner • Howrena Wang • Ivy White • Evalina Williamson Ty-Tiona Wilson • Wyatt Wilson • Taylor Wong • Madison Wright • Eva Xu • Rebecca Yang • Jacob Yoon • Andrew Yoon • Krystal Young • Helen Zhu
YVC of Muskogee:
Affiliate of the Year
Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, YVC of Muskogee, Okla., offered 93 volunteer projects that 54 local youth served on throughout the year. Each of those youth volunteered an average of 88 hours each in this year alone, the highest of any YVC program. 17-year-old Phylisia, just one of those youth, started volunteering with YVC of Muskogee in eighth grade when her mom pushed her to try it as a way to step out of her comfort zone. “I was terribly shy and hated to be around people I didn’t know,” she said “Over time with YVC, I grew to love meeting new people and exploring who I am and what I can do for my community.” She’s now volunteered over 750 hours and is representing Muskogee on YVC’s International Youth Advisory Board. YVC of Muskogee was awarded the Affiliate of the Year honor at YVC's Summit in October, with 19 Muskogee youth and YVC staff there to accept.
Don and Jean Sloan Scholarship The Don and Jean Sloan Scholarship fund was established this year to encourage and reward youth who have made a difference in their communities. This $500 scholarship will be awarded annually to a deserving YVC volunteer. Zeeyaan Somani (in pink at left), a volunteer with YVC of Calgary, was selected as the first-ever recipient of the scholarship. Zeeyaan has volunteered nearly 500 hours with YVC of Calgary.
Board of
Directors Two leaders who have left a legacy: Adele Hall and Don Sloan
YVC lost two of its most loyal leaders and board chairs in 2013. Both were among YVC's first-ever volunteers who helped launch YVC in 1987. Adele Hall served on YVC's board for 13 years and was the board chair from 2011 until she passed away in January of 2013. Her expert sense of strategy and entrepreneurial vision set YVC on a path to engage even more youth in service, and her legacy will live on in the lives of youth who serve for years to come.
Front row: Lisa Rinehart Hoffman, Martha Bottomley, Peggy Dunn (Vice Chair), Audrey Langworthy (Chair), Melanie Tucker (Treasurer), Margi Pence. Back row: Mark Tatum (Secretary), Dave Chandler, David Battey (YVC President), Jim Hise. Not pictured: Cathi Duchon and Kristin Menson.
Don Sloan was a member of YVC's board since its inception until his passing in August of 2013. He served as the board chair for 16 years, guiding YVC with great decisiveness and an unyielding commitment to the mission. His legacy will live on not only through the impact of his leadership but also through the Don and Jean Sloan Scholarship, established this year to honor deserving Youth Volunteers.
2012-2013
138,691
Hours volunteered
614
Nonprofit agencies served
After volunteering with YVC... 96% of youth say they will volunteer again 99% of youth say they know they can make a difference in their communities 91% of youth say they can better relate to people who are different from them
15.6
Average hours per Youth Volunteer
2,501
8,882 Service projects
Total Youth Volunteers
Financials 2012-2013 Budget: $673,090
Assets Current Assets: $780,214 Property & Equipment: $41,253 Other Assets: $8,291 Total Assets: $829,758
Contributions Affiliation Fees 7%
Liabilities and Net Assets Current Liabilities: $20,959 Unrestricted Net Assets: $762,549 Temporarily Restricted Net Assets: $46,250 Total Liabilities & Net Assets: $829,758
Federal Grants 13% Foundations 24%
Other 4%
Program Expenses Fundraising 11%
Individuals 18%
General and Administrative 16%
Corporations 34%
Audited financial statement for fiscal year 2013 available at www.yvc.org/about-us/annual-report/
Programming 73%
“They say that every once in a while, someone truly spectacular comes along and changes the world. I believe that there’s potential in each person to make that change, one step at a time.”
-Lindsay, 15
Youth Volunteer with YVC of Calgary
Youth Volunteer Corps •1025 Jefferson Street • Kansas City, MO 64105 816-472-9822 • yvc.org