2012 annual report - build, inc. · peterhenley +++ secretary johna.nitschke ++ members...

Celebrating 44 Years of BUILDing Teams and Dreams in Chicago

2012 ANNUAL REPORT

MISSION: BUILD engages at-risk youth in the schools and on the streets, so they can realize their educational and career potential and contribute to the stability, safety and well being of our communities.

VISION: By 2020, BUILD will be sought out as the premier provider of proven-effective youth development services targeted for at-risk youth and communities. As we realize this, our youth will be motivated and equipped with the tools to utilize educational and community resources that will assist them in achieving social mobility.

“BUILD is making huge strides. More than 90% of BUILD’s participants are low-income, involved in gangs or crime, and victims of abusive environments. Despite these obstacles, with BUILD’s support, young people are staying away from gangs and drugs, graduating from high school, becoming the first in their families to go to college, and are becoming the change that we seek in our communities.” Austin Alderman Deborah Graham, 29th Ward

BUILD ModelFor 44 years, BUILD has focused our efforts and resources on Chicago’s most violent neighborhoods in order to change the status quo that has already taken too many young lives. We accomplish our mission through violence prevention/intervention, youth development, and coalition building. Over the years, we have taken the best elements of our program experience and created the BUILD Model, consisting of Prevention, Intervention, and BUILDing Futures (college/career prep and youth leadership development), which provides coordinated services that assess youths’ needs, identify their assets, and involve them in our programs and refer them to our community partners.

This best-practice approach enables youth to reduce risk-taking behaviors, develop personal competencies, and strengthen their commitment to education and community service. Through this Model, BUILD offers positive alternatives to gangs, violence and drugs that surround youth, assisting them to transition from being “at risk” to “at hope.” Our services range from one-time violence intervention to intensive, ongoing work with youth. All interactions are geared to empower youth to take charge of their own lives, their own futures!

If it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a rainbow of individuals andcommunities coming together to make our skyline a lifeline for our youth

www.buildchicago.org

Bud SchwarzbachChair, Board of Directors

Dr. Roslind Blasingame-BufordExecutive Director

Dear Friends of BUILD,

In 2012, the City of Chicago’s homicide rate increased significantly drawing national attention. According to the New York Times, in the first 6 months of the 2012 calendar year alone, Chicago saw a 38% increase in killings, which have been mainly attributed to gang wars. The unfortunate result is that 24 Chicago Public Schools students were fatally shot in the 2011-2012 school year according to the Washington Post. Clearly, continuing to BUILD upon our mission is not only necessary, but it is urgent!

When BUILD opened its doors 44 years ago to serve and engage at-risk youth, it provided a glimpse of hope to only one Chicago community. Now, decades later, we have served over 95,000 youth – 3,245 last year alone – providing services in 11 Chicago communities. We have accomplished this, over the years, by combining the best of our efforts to formalize the BUILD Model - Prevention, Intervention and BUILDing Futures - to move youth from being “at risk” to becoming “at hope. “

While many of the risks to our youth remain the same (e.g., gangs, drugs, poverty), the sources of these risks have evolved to include mental health issues, HIV/AIDS and obesity as well as bullying, which is frequently associated with persons struggling with these health-related concerns. In response, BUILD has piloted a new component which focuses on Health and Wellness in an effort to BUILD Healthy Futures.

To accommodate this continued growth and expansion of BUILD, in 2012 we completed our move into our new headquarters in the Austin Community. The beautiful 10,000 square-foot facility, nestled on 2.3 acres of secure green space, provides a larger location for cross-community gatherings, efficient work space for staff, and enhanced ability to meet the needs of our youth via indoor and outdoor activities, especially during the summer months.

We could not accomplish this work without the continued support of a larger team – The BUILD Family. No one individual can make the BUILD dream of a safe city for our youth a reality. Each staff person, every volunteer, each community partner, and every donor are woven together to allow the fabric of BUILD’s dream to become a beautiful reality. Together, we can do what has been deemed impossible. As author John C. Maxwell wrote: “Teamwork makes the Dream work.” As our BUILD Team moves forward, entering our 45th year of service to Chicagoland communities, we shall continue BUILDing Teams / BUILDing Dreams for our young people as a BUILD Family.

As the Executive Director and the newly elected Board Chair, we have goals to not only complete this race set before us, but to win! We accept the charge to lead this team to new heights as we accomplish this goal to BUILD Teams and BUILD Dreams. Go, TEAM!

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BUILD 2013 ANNUAL REPORT 2

BUILDING LEADERS ONE YOUTH AT A TIME

The Core Group youth that participated in all three BUILD programs (Prevention, Intervention and BUILDing Futures) achieved the following academic goals:

IN FY12, BUILD SERVED 3,245 YOUTH WITH EFFECTIVE, HIGH-IMPACT PROGRAMS THAT CREATED OUTSTANDING RESULTS.

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5100 W. HARRISON


BUILD’s NEW HEADQUARTERS

In July 2012, BUILD moved into our new 10,000 square-foot, ADA-accessible building, which sits on 2.3 acres of open land in the heart of Chicago’s Austin Community at 5100 West Harrison Street. This facility will provide safe, centralized indoor and outdoor program space for youth, efficient space for staff, and functional space for community meetings and activities. This move is critical for BUILD to maintain a sustainable future. Our overarching aim is to reassure our youth that they can count on our being there for them – and being our best – as they address the challenges in their path, seek to realize their personal potential, and become positive forces within their families and communities.

“BUILD is a great program that is keeping my daughter out of trouble;; I am glad that BUILD is moving to the Austin community.”

- Sonia Henry, Austin Community Parent

“[BUILD’s] new place gives us more space to be able to have activities, both inside and outside.”

- Aldo A., age 17, North Grand High School, Hermosa Park

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1. Belmont Cragin2. Hermosa3. Logan Square4. Austin5. Humboldt Park6. West Town

Cabrini Green8. East Garfield Park9. North Lawndale10. Brighton Park11. Englewood

Chicago Communities BUILD Serves

Our Project BUILD program reaches youth throughout Cook County


Prevention OverviewBUILD serves youth during after- and out-of-school time, weekends and school vacations – the times when they are most at-risk – through individualized assistance and opportunities for positive group and peer interactions.

In School Activities: Prevention Specialists provide BUILD’s Violence/Gang Prevention Curriculum in elementary school classrooms and/or small group sessions with youth who have behavioral issues, equipping them to resist violence, drugs and gangs and to develop life skills (e.g., decision making, goal setting and conflict resolution).

After- and Out-of-School Activities: Staff engages highly at-risk youth in a variety of safe, community-based settings to provide academic assistance, mentoring, recreational activities, and opportunities to develop leadership skills.

Prevention Impact:Enhanced Academic Performance: 1,146 youth from nine schools benefited from our In-School Prevention Curriculum. Evaluation demonstrated that 90% either showed improvement in their behavior or maintained good behavior. 98% of eighth graders graduated elementary school and 100% of high school seniors graduated.

Equipped to Resist Violence: 195 youth underwent intensive curriculum sessions to increase their knowledge of gangs and positive choices. 80% displayed a decrease in negative use of out-of-school time.

PREVENTION


“The neighborhood I live in is not safe at all. You see gangbangers, drug dealers, people fighting and robbing, and kids getting shot because they are in the wrong place at the wrong time. Sometimes I’d get caught up in the fighting, but my Daddy told me ‘you’re too pretty to be fighting!’ I attend Leif Ericson Academy and my school is good. I feel safe there. Some teachers are brilliant and cool and others are hard on us, but I like most of them because they show us that they care. My biggest challenge at school is people talking about me and bullying me about how I look and how I dress.”

Jermeisha, caught between negative and positive people and places, is faced daily with choices that can take her in very different directions. “I was feeling discouraged by getting picked on when I met this wonderful and inspiring tutor,

Mr. Ramiro (Rodriguez, a Youth Development Specialist), from BUILD’s After School C.A.R.E. Program (Culture Academic Recreation Enrichment). He helped me with my homework, my problems, and my attitude. In my free time, I attended one of BUILD’s annual diversity conferences and went to their winter program activities. I met new people, like Mrs. Angella (another BUILD Specialist), who helped me bring up my grades and showed me that you can be happier with different types of attitudes.“Now I’m trying to be a good girl, a better person. Mr. Ramiro and Mrs. Angella tell me that I’m helpful. I want to excel in reading because I get a better understanding of things through reading. I also want my neighbor-hood to be a safe place where I am able to walk outside and don’t have to worry about drug dealers on the corners. And someday I want to own a beauty salon or go to Southern Illinois University or Northern Illinois University and maybe be a pediatrician.

“If a friend of mine asked me about BUILD, I would tell her that it is a good place and she should sign up. They help you with your homework, your attitudes, and your problems. They are great people who love kids, are very helpful, and set a good example for us. They helped me set goals, telling me that I can do anything if I put my heart and efforts into reaching my goals. Just like my Dad, they tell me “you’re too beautiful for bad attitudes!”

Jermeisha

YOUTH STORY


Intervention OverviewBUILD’s investing in youth violence intervention / prevention saves lives and serves as a de-facto economic revitalization strategy.

Violence Remediation: Intervention Specialists provide gang-involved youth with activities as alternatives to gang involvement and to reduce participation in violence and crime, and reach out to youth who are at-risk for gang recruitment and/or being victims of gang violence. Recreational and athletic activities allow staff to develop rapport with gang members in order to guide them to other resources (e.g., tutoring, counseling, substance abuse treatment, and job training).

Restorative Justice Initiative (formerly Project BUILD): BUILD intervenes in the lives of youth who come in contact with the justice system in order to prevent and/or provide alternatives to detention, reduce recidivism and minimize the prospects that these youth will become adult offenders. Youth Development Specialists present a community-based Prevention Curriculum that: helps develop better coping skills;; provides positive role models for detainees preparing to return to the community;; works with various parties to provide alternatives to detention;; and provides individual follow-up services with released youth in order to ensure their active enrollment in school and other constructive activities.

Intervention Impact:Reduced In-School Violence: 313 BUILD youth from 6 schools received Intervention services. Evaluation demonstrated a 55% decrease in abusive substances and a 49% decrease in gang affiliation. 92% of eighth graders graduated elementary school and

Lowered Recidivism: 240 youth were involved with the Restorative Justice Initiative. The rate of return to detention among youth released from the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center was 11%. [The recidivism rate in the Detention Center’s

INTERVENTION


Danny, age 20, did much of his growing up surrounded by gang activity – a fact that conditioned early choices, but did not predict the full course of his life.

“I was born into a caring family that lived in Logan Square where there were lots of gangs that began to influence me. My mother always wanted the best for me, so after 6th grade, we moved to the South Side to give me a better neighborhood. But, of course, there were gangs there too. My new friends and I became more involved in gang relationships and activities. When I finished middle school, I didn’t start high school, so my life revolved around the gang. It wasn’t too long before I got into trouble that landed me first in juvenile detention, then finally in adult prison facilities downstate. I used my time on the inside to begin turning my life around by passing my GED (General Educational Development) test to get my high school diploma.”

Armed with his GED and determination to take another road upon his release, Danny knew that finding a job and forming new relationships were key. “It was really hard to find a job, because many areas of employment are closed to ex-offenders. Finally, I got a leg up on the employment side when I met Guillermo Gutierrez and Chris Hervey, BUILD staff members who got me involved in the NRI (Neighborhood Recovery Initiative) Re-Entry Program that Governor Quinn put in place to provide support for people returning to life on the outside. These men helped me look for a job, opened doors for me to be a speaker at schools to talk about avoiding violence, and supported me in staying focused and positive. Through BUILD, I even met news people from France who were here to learn about the gang problem in the US. “These relationships and experiences helped me to set goals, not give up, and move forward. When I was in a gang, I saw fellow gang members as family, but the more people I met at BUILD, the more I realized I’d found a new family that had my back. Now, I’m taking courses at Triton College, will get an Associate’s Degree in psychology, and may become a youth counselor who reaches back and helps kids stay out of trouble. And, in March, I started a job at Just Manufacturing as an equipment packer. I am living out my values that have set this new course for my life – respect, loyalty, dedication and perseverance. I am proud of the successes I’ve achieved so far and know I’ll achieve more in the future!”

YOUTH STORY

Danny


BUILDing Futures OverviewBUILD challenges youth to look beyond their current situations to explore new horizons and supports their efforts to maximize the level of their academic achievements.

College and Career Prep: Education Outreach Specialists work with middle and high school students on personal motivation, academic attainment, college admissions, financial aid, vocational training and career exploration to keep them in the educational pipeline and to enhance access to postsecondary opportunities.

Youth Leadership Development: Youth Development Specialists engage youth in leadership roles and facilitate opportunities for youth to formalize their leadership capacity and emerge as peer mentors through BUILD’s Youth Council, core groups, and community service opportunities.

BUILDing Futures Impact:Increased Matriculation Rates: 90% of participating high school non-seniors were promoted to the next grade.

Lowered Dropout Rates: 92% of our participating seniors received either high school diplomas or equivalency, whereas only 60% of students in the Chicago Public Schools graduated.

Increased Postsecondary Preparation: 1,410 youth were assisted with planning and preparing for postsecondary education and

community partnerships.

BUILDing FUTURES


“Music was an avenue for channeling my energy and curbing my stuttering when I distinguished myself as a rapper by carefully pronouncing every word, but I still didn’t have the confidence to really perform and work a crowd. Becoming involved in BUILD Voices, a poetry performance program that BUILD staff member RIK Vazquez held at Steinmetz, was the beginning of being able to push myself forward with confidence, to express joy or anger in my own voice. I liked the message of BUILD and my music reflected that positivity.”

Armed with a new sense of confidence and purpose, Aramis is creating his way forward. “No longer do I accept bullying from anyone and I hate when I see it happening to other people and, yes, I stand up for them. I also know that kids are dying in my neighborhood and beyond, and we need to stop the violence in our music and in our streets. We need to lower the gun violence that puts youth at risk and I want to be part of making our communities safe. I’ve been accepted at Indiana State University. I want to do so much before I settle down! I’m interested in music, culinary arts, and engineering, but for now I want to be a high school English teacher, to be there for kids, like RIK and BUILD have been there for me, and to be part of reducing violence and keeping kids safe in our schools.”

YOUTH STORY

Aramis

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“Growing up, you would always find me in my house after school. My parents were very protective regarding my exposure to the poverty, drugs and violence that surrounded our home and insisted that there would be no porch sitting or hanging out on the streets for me. I just figured my parents knew best, including when they enrolled me in Steinmetz College Prep (formerly known as Steinmetz Academic Centre) in the Belmont-Cragin area – the place where they had gone to high school.” Even though the school was in a safer community than Austin, it did not provide a safe zone. “I got jumped and bullied there, as an outsider who stuttered and who didn’t feel comfortable looking other students in the eye. I took the bullying for so long and then I exploded out of control. Despite being a good student, inability to control my anger threatened to undermine my academic success.


THANK YOU FOR REACHING OUT TO BUILD DREAMS!BUILD thanks the following generous individuals and groups for their gifts.

$500 to $999 Martin AnguianoJasmine BankheadChristopher BochmSteven BoothBUILD Staff - AnonymousSteve CohenCouncil for Opportunity in EducationBrian DuweEdward and Lucy Minor Family FoundationJesse ElliotSusan ElliotThe Engel Foundation, Inc.FadoT FauerbachLarry and Barbara FieldFrost, Ruttenberg & Rothblatt, P.C.FT Cares FoundationDan and Lynne GalanteBurton and Adrienne GlazovDave HansenSusan HassanBarbara Heaton

$100,000 and Above John and Christine BakalarDr. Scholl FoundationExelon (via United Way of Metropolitan Chicago)Jim and Karen FrankJohn Nitschke and Jean McLaren

$50,000 to $99,999 Jim and Kelly McShaneJack A. SegalAvy and Marcie Stein

$25,000 to $49,999 G. Marshall AbbeyInvest in Others Charitable FoundationPolk Bros FoundationBud and Diane SchwarzbachWal-MartWellington Management Foundation

$10,000 to $24,999Steve Abbey and Pam BrickAfter School MattersChicago Blackhawks CharitiesComcastEgan Urban Center at DePaul UniversityEllis Goodman Family FoundationPaul and Mary FinneganGrover Hermann FoundationHenrietta Lange Burk FundLocal Initiatives Support CorporationThe Barbara and Frank Lieber Family FoundationVelocitel, Inc.W.P. and H.B. White Foundation

$5,000 to $9,999Adducci Family FoundationDavid AndersonJoel and Nancy BarnettCarMax FoundationFifth Third BankGrosvenor Capital Management, L.P.Helen Brach FoundationJenner and Block LLPBruce and Laurie KadenLederhausen FoundationWilliam and Debra LewinLarry and Susan LieberThe Malkin FamilyMaurice R. and Meta G. Gross FoundationMesirow Financial Inc.Moelis & CompanyNegaunee FoundationPricewaterhouseCoopers LLPThe Private BankRobert W. Baird and Co. FoundationShruti SekhriThe Siragusa FoundationStoetling Family Charitable Giving Fund

$1,000 to $4,999 Bessie AlcantaraJohn AndersonAndrew and Jeanine McNally Charitable FoundationAnonymousAdam and Abbe AronAssociated AgenciesAssociated BankBruce and Ann BachmannThe Balkin Family FoundationJohn BlackburnRoslind Blasingame-BufordBUILD Associate BoardBurlington BankPaul and Amy CarboneBrian CarlMax and Kirstin ChernawskyYolian CintronCity of MinneapolisThe Claro GroupKevin CliftonClune ConstructionColliers InternationalMark CollinsJodi CullenThe Dimitrief Family Charitable FundDonna K. DudleySteve and Lois EisenRobert EmanuelJim EstesMarshall Field VMichael and Paula FohrmanFoley and Lardner, LLPBob and Janet FroetscherGeorge M. Eisenberg Foundation for CharitiesEvan and Amy GraceRichard GuntherGutman Family Foundation TrustLarry and Marjorie HantmanMike HeatonWilliam and Shelly HouseyInvescoAngela Jacobs and Tim Rice JBS FoundationJohn and Susan Dewan FoundationJohn KaphusmanLavin Family FoundationJin LevitskyMichael LieberLarry LubinRay Macika and Tracy HeilmanPeter MalecekGalen and Anastacia MasonPaul and Susan MayfieldModestus Bauer FoundationTerry and Carol MoritzBrian MussoRobert NitschkePremier Design + Build Group, LLCPublic Allies

Purcell Charitable FoundationJeffrey RadayRonald and Suzie RaskinLaura RickettsRobert E. Dods Family FoundationDavid and Meryl RosenDavid and Sherri RothenbergRoundy's Supermarkets, Inc.Jeffrey and Susan RubensteinMichael Sachs and Alice RapoportMariam SaidStuart and Lois ScheyerPeter SchwarzbachWilliam SchwersJoseph SeighRony ShimonySkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom LLPScott and Nancy SkieSlalom, LLCDavid and Brooke SloaneTodd and Linda SonesStandard Bank & Trust Co.Robert and Susan StarJennifer Steans and James KastenholzDennis StyckSulzer Family FoundationTopel Foreman L.L.C.Lynn TreatMark TritschlerRobert and Barbara TurfUnited Way Individuals - AnonymousKevin and Ellen Van WartWarady and Davis LLPJoseph and Judith WeilWilliam Wood Skinner FoundationJohn and Sue Wilson

Angelo IantoscaPierce JohnsonJonathan and Susan KadenMichael and Kate KennedyDr. and Mrs. Len KosovaRobert LovemanLundstrom InsuranceMcDonald'sAshley MouldonC.W. Mulaney, Jr.Kristen MurtosSusan NoyesP.E.L., Inc.Megan PattersonFelicia PerlmanDavid PolsterPhilip PoolJorja PorterLaurie RosinBob SatawakeSteven and Susan ShollRobert SilversteinTroy SmithSpaceco, Inc.Robert and Julie StracksTargetJason and Michele TewsBrian Trott Family FoundationCraig and Kay TuberUniversity of IllinoisUS MessengerJim VintDavid and Jamie WainwrightShelley WaxDiane WehlingDonald WehlingRichard and Jamee WietRichard Zymantas

$250 to $499 Ariel Investment Michael BakerBrandon BeaversRichard and Gene BindlerJames BlakeCaryn BurnsteinWendy CampnellLeslie CarothersChristopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd.Mary Kay ConlonKenneth CzosnowskiRichard DalyDale and William DavisonMichael and Peggy DwyerStuart and Roberta FineSamantha FriarLouis GlunzGuillermo GutierrezMark HarrisPeter HenleyHeritage Wine Cellars

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Thomas and Vicki HorwichBridget HoulihanImaginary Kingdom ClothingTerry KaneyDarren KarstLen KleinLaura KramerChristopher LarsonAlex LiEdmund LomasneySean MacCarthyJamey MakowskiDavid and Judith MaleyJohn and Shirley ManningMaverick Wine CompanyChris MenoRussel and Randi MironMark MullenNathanson/Juris Family FundJeffrey PonkoJames RamosZach SchrantzWendy SerrinoAndrya SmithAndrea SperlingJared StabinerStars Design GroupJim StyerSteve and Kiv TaltyAlbert and Dannies TravisRichard WitzelMitchell WonboyJeffrey WrobelSamantha WronaSheldon and Martha Young

$100 to $249 Lincoln AbbeyAcademy for Urban School LeadershipJoe AhrensRegina AndaloroBobbie AsendorfRenee AtenGregory BaileyDale and Eddi BairdLarry and Sarah BardenCarol BeitlerJean BerghoffH. Bruce BernsteinJennie BernsteinJami BestElizabeth BodischDan BohoJune BoswellSandra BryneJohn ButlerJuan CalixtoJulie CameronJames CaserioPorcia ChalkJeannine M. CorderoCaroline CostelloAlan CraneD'NocheChip DrolettStuart EmanuelMarvin Erbacher

William EvansTom FailorRob FarrPaul ForsterPaul FoxDavid Franklin KolinRoss FriedmanWilliam FriedmanGuillermo GarciaAlexis HardyCharles HuebnerAlexandra JohnstonEric JossGersley KendricksLynette Kerrane-DarraghJeff KlineChristopher KnightLilia KoganLindsay KornTiffany KyleJeffrey LeidenLynn LenegemanLeo J. and Roslyn L. Krupp Family FoundationDoreen LevyIrving LewisAl LeyvaRon LibmanLaura LittleJoseph LlerezaRoger and Sue LundinFidel MarquezNicholas McClanahanDonna McDevittIvan MedinaDavid MillsMotorola SolutionsGerard and Barbara NewmanRoberta OlshanskyStephen ParkerPaul and Lisa Blumberg Family Philanthropic FundTimothy PenniseJustin PetzoldMark PfeiferPotashCorpDavid RamsourChris ReynoldsConnie Carter RhodesDavid and Kathy RobinRamiro RodriguezMiguel RodriguezWarner and Judy RosenthalSteven RossLisa SalasEugene SchwartzSteven ShollPatricia SpearsStoller Wholesale Wine & SpiritsJennifer SulenticTRULeo TyoKevin UtleyAmy VangelderAnne WarehimeMichael WestRobert and Ellen WigodaMark WolfePhilip and Ginger Yarrow

BUILD GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDES OUR GENEROUS PUBLIC FUNDERS:

Alliance of Local Service Organizations*Chicago Commons*Chicago Public SchoolsCook County Board of CommissionersChicago Department of Family & Support ServicesIllinois Department of Human ServicesIllinois State Board of EducationPilsen Wellness*U.S. Department of EducationYMCA of Metropolitian Chicago*

And, a special expression of appreciation to the United Way of Metropolition of Chicago

BUILD FINANCIAL SUMMARY FY2012REVENUES

Individuals & Family FoundationsGovernment

Corporations

Special EventsOther FoundationsIn-Kind Revenue

EXPENDITURES

ProgramsManagement & General AministrationFundraising

13%Non-Recurring Expense(Relocation costs and pro-bonolegal services)

IN-KIND GIFTSPlease check our websitewww.buildchicagoto see a complete list.

The individuals, foundations, corporations and organizations listed here

supported BUILD’s efforts during FY 2012 (7/1/11 to 6/30/12). We have

made every effort to be accurate. We apologize for any errors or omissions

and ask that they be brought to our attention. Copies of BUILD’s audited

financial statements and Form 990 for FY’ 12 are avaliable upon request.

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1 Excess of revenues over expenditures allocated to FY’13 for facility and relocation costs

* Lead Agency for public contract


“We remain passionate about and committed to our mission. With visionary volunteers, genourous donors

and motivated staff, we are prepared to meet today’s challenges with successes as we

support thousands of at-risk youth in BUILDing Teams, BUILDing Dreams!”

Roslind Blasingame - Buford, Executive Director

VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP DEDICATED STAFF

BUILD, Inc.BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CHAIRMANHoward “Bud” Schwarzbach VICE CHAIRSJohn G. KaphusmanJin Levitsky James Ramos TREASURERPeter Henley SECRETARYJohn A. Nitschke MEMBERSSteven H. Abbey David AndersonJasmine C. Bankhead John M. Blackburn Theodore A. Cappelen Brian Carl Porcia Chalk Mark Collins Robert Emanuel William Housey, Jr. Steven Laduzinky Galen R. Mason Fidel Marquez Mark Mullen Jorja Porter Bob Satawake William A. Schwers Jack A. Segal Shruti Sekhri Albert Travis

DINNER COMMITTEE

CO-CHAIRSJohn and Christine BakalarJim and Kelly McShaneMichael and Suzanne MoskowJohn Nitschke and Jean McLarenAvy and Marcie Stein

MEMBERSDavid AndersonJim and Linda EstesJim and Karen FrankBob FroetscherDan and Lynne Galante Jeff and Cidney Golman

Thank you for sharing your time and talents with youth!

William Housey, Jr.Bruce and Laurie KadenJohn G. KaphusmanRay Macika and Tracy HeilmanRocky and Jennifer PontikesBud SchwarzbachJack SegalJeffrey and Judy SilvermanScott SkieRobert and Barbara TurfMichelle UddinJohn and Sue Wilson

ASSOCIATE BOARD

PRESIDENTScott Lieber

VICE PRESIDENTSCourtney BergLindsay KornSiobhan SandersTroy Smith Kevin UtleySamantha Wrona

SECRETARY/TREASURERAnne Warehime

MEMBERSJami BestGarrett CoboKatie DeVelvisEvelyn KayodeClayton LougéeMary MroczekChase MurrayMegan PattersonJared StabinerNikki TrappRyan Zerante

PROGRAM COORDINATORSMartin AnguianoJames Bell Samantha FriarJamey Makowski

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT COORDINATORFernando Moreno

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT COORDINATORAurelio (Rik) Vazquez

MENTAL HEALTH COORDINATOR Misha Williams

FAMILY INTERVENTION SPECIALISTDebra Brown

CASE MANAGERSDelano McIntyreTeia Norrington

Heriberto (Coco) Calixto Charles Cannon Jr Michael CarrizalesGuillermo Gutierrez Tiana Jorman Ricardo Miranda Jessica Ortega Guillermo David Osorio Connie Carter Rhodes Miguel Rodriguez Carlos Ruiz Angella Roberts Smith Luis Santana

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORRoslind Blasingame-Buford

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANTKimberly Jackson

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATIONWanda Rodriguez

DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM OPERATIONSBessie Alcantara

FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

COMPLIANCE SPECIALISTLisa Salas

FINANCE CLERKMaria Torres

ADMINISTRATION MANAGERDiane Wehling

DEVELOPMENT & EXTERNAL OPERATIONS

MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGERDaniel Perez

INDIVIDUAL & MAJOR GIFTS COORDINATORDonna Dudley

GRANT WRITERCaroline Aiken

PROGRAM OPERATIONS

MANAGER OF YOUTH DEVOLPMENT SERVICESAlexis Hardy

Many thanks to BUILDer Ricardo Miranda who helped capture the spirit of BUILD’s youth in photos for this report.

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SPECIALISTS

Michael West

BUILD’s youth have found hundreds of ways to tell their stories, express their creativity, and pursue their dreams.

CELEBRATING 44 YEARS OF “BUILDING TEAMS / BUILDING DREAMS”

5100 W. HARRISON STREET CHICAGO, IL 60644 PH: 773.227.2880 E-MAIL: [email protected]

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