Leap of faith

2019 Annual ReportTaller de José

Director

Since the beginning, Taller de José has understood well the concept of taking a “leap of faith.” From humble origins of opening our doors before we felt ready, to accompanying the first client to a courthouse we’d never been to, the early years were full of leaping into new, unknown territory. And still today, after refining and honing our services and processes, we continue to leap, seeking to innovate, improve, and respond to changing needs.

This past year, we implemented a new strategic plan, grew our revenue by over 20%, served an additional 150 clients, and piloted a partnership to offer accompaniment services out of the Quinn Center of St. Eulalia in the western suburbs. It has been a year of many leaps and bounds.

And it has been a year of much faith. Each day, our clients put their trust in us, sharing their stories and opening their hearts with the hope of finding a companion along their journey. Each year, new interns and volunteers give of their time, energy, and hearts to learn, grow, and be of service through accompaniment. Our community partners put their faith in us as they refer their clients or build partnerships with us to work toward collaborative goals. And so many donors and foundations express their trust in us through their financial gifts, knowing we will steward them well.

Thank you to all who have taken a leap of faith to join us in our mission of accompaniment. We look forward to another year full of many more opportunities to do so with you by our side.

In service,

Anna Mayer, Executive Director

This past year, we implemented a new strategic plan, grew our revenue by over 20%, served an additional 150 clients, and piloted a partnership to offer accompaniment services out of the Quinn Center of St. Eulalia in the western suburbs.

Dear Friends of Taller de José,

Julio*: Working with a first time Compañero, I took a leap of faith and stuck with him as we worked together on my journey. As the months passed, we developed a friendship and trust in each other. I gained enough faith and confidence in Tim to invite him into my therapy appointments so that he could advocate for me at my lawyer’s office with information from the counselor. When we said good bye the last time, I thanked him and told him he had been a good Compañero; I appreciated the work he had done for me.

* Client names and details have been altered for client confidentiality.

Tim: As a JVC volunteer, committing to a year of service in a new city, with new people, and new challenges can be daunting. Insecure in my abilities as a first-time Compañero at Taller de José, I took a leap of faith in my work and did my best to help our clients with whatever they needed. Having clients like Julio take a leap of faith, and trust me with their stories and journeys, their fears and hopes, was the most significant success of my work. Having his trust and faith as I joined him in his therapy sessions helped me become a better, humble Compañero, knowing that every journey is different, but sometimes a companion can make all the difference.

Client and Compañero Side by Side

Thank you for taking the leap with us!

$5,000 and aboveChicago Community TrustClaretian MissionariesCongregation of St. JosephCSJ MinistriesDr. Scholl FoundationGuy A and N Kay Arboit

Charitable TrustHealthy Communities FoundationHelen Brach FoundationInteractive Business SystemsChristine and Bob MaszkaOffice of the Illinois State

Treasurer Charitable TrustOffice of Violence Against

Women, via Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago

Robert R. McCormick FoundationSisters of St. Joseph of OrangeSt. Agnes of Bohemia ParishJoan and John StopkaThe Harry and Jeanette Weinberg

Foundation

United Way of Metropolitan Chicago, via Latinos Progresando

WP and HB White Foundation

$2,500-$4,999Fifth Third BankOld St. Mary’s SchoolRev. Robert E. McLaughlin Faith

FoundationJerrie and Terry ShermanSpringfield Dominicans

$1,000-$2,4993BC Properties LLCElaine AdamsMary Ann and Maurice CarmodyKathy Donahue-Coia and Ronald

CoiaEsperanza Health CentersElsa Gutierrez and Victor

FernandezMarty FinneyDenise and Chris Freidhof

Hispanic Heritage FoundationJJB and LKB Memorial TrustDeborah KunkelElizabeth LeeKatherine MarkhamPat and Jim MartinJames and Patricia MayerBen PostNazareth AcademyAngela and John OldershawTom and Linda RinellaSt. Anthony HospitalSt. Francis Xavier Elementary

SchoolSt. John Fisher Elementary SchoolThe Shrine of Our Lady of

Pompeii ParishVisitation Catholic School,

ElmhurstNancy Loewenberg Young and

Webster Young

$500-$999BlueCross BlueShield of

IllinoisAnn and Larry BrandonSr. Kathleen Brazda, CSJTherese ByrneCatholic Charities of the

Archdiocese of ChicagoCongregation of St. Joseph-

La Grange ChapelEduardo CamachoBishop Robert CaseyAshley CrishCardinal Blase Cupich,

Archbishop of ChicagoKaren Herman DeMuro and

Lou DeMuroEl MilagroErnst and Young FoundationDennis and Merlyn FruinJamie Gash

This year would not have been possible without the support of many individuals and organizations, and we are deeply grateful for their generosity. The following list includes contributions made during the 2019 fiscal year (July 2018-June 2019) and is not exhaustive.

Colleen and Patrick GreenBill GressMichael HermanRosalba HernandezSue ImhoffImmaculate Conception

Elementary SchoolLatinos ProgresandoRyan and Carla LentsMolly and Sean MacCreadyKate MarshallMary Kay MirelesPatrick and Peggy MonnotMark and Kristianne NabongNetwork for GoodPeter NebresMary and Jerry PostMichael RobillardSisters of the ResurrectionSt. Nicholas of Tolentine SchoolSt. Peter’s in the Loop ParishSt. Rita of CasciaAnna SandovalRonald and Connie SpitznagelBill and Elaine SullivanWilliam Hittler and Donna WatzJonathan and Lisa WittigChristine WuDaniel L Zundel

$300-$499Archdiocese of ChicagoSheila BauscheltBea and James BoydChris and Colleen BrewerRich and Dana CaseyJim and Cathy CondonTimothy CrishTom DeskeChris and Lynn DransoffScott and Frances Drone-SilversPatricia and Mark GaleHenry Crown & CompanyHoffman Planning, Design, and

Construction, Inc.Rev. John HoffmanHoly Family ParishHoly Name Cathedral ParishMarlene HowellDeb Stonich and Tom KayWalter KazragisKerber, Eck & Braeckel LLPLa Chiquita SupermarketLoyola University Center for

Experiential LearningAnna MayerMyrna McNittBill and Geri Mesik

Our Lady of Tepeyac Elementary School

Maria OvalleEd PearceMary Lou PisoneMarilyn and Raymond PodgorskiPrimeCare Community HealthNicole Ashley and Miki QuienJeffrey and Martha RaphelsonRaul Raymundo

Sinai Community InstituteSt. Bede the Venerable ParishSt. John Fisher ParishDiane SupinskiSr. Rita Stalzer, CSJMorgan SutterThe Resurrection ProjectEdward and Maggie TivadorChristina ValenzuelaVoya FinancialJohn Wheeler

“TDJ could not have been a better place to have a volunteer experience. Between the supervision and work culture it has given me so much to consider for future employment. I now know more about myself and the values I will look for in a work place and what I need in order to succeed.” – Taller de José intern

$100-$299ArcelorMittalJavier and Carmen AvilaBank of AmericaDalia Bagdonas Rocotello and

Bob RocotelloRobert Beazley and Liz Embler-

BeazleyRobert Beckman and Jessica

LawsonAmanda and Bertin BenitezAmar BhutaMaryClare and Patrick

BirminghamAnne BlazejakLaura BodienClaire BowensPat BroderickWalt and Mary BrucknerRev. Ken BudzikowskiP. ByrneLawrence and Virginia CainJuan and Linda CamposJim CarnallMelissa CarnallVictor and Shannon CarselloAustin Carson and Sarah BrynerMargarita ChavezMichael and Patricia CoffeySr. Kathleen Conway, BVMAnthony and Joan Cossell

Sr. Celeste Cotter, CSJElizabeth CrishMichael and Maggie CrulcichRev. Charles DahmTheresa DentonJackie DeThorneDominican UniversityKeith DonovanDan and Sarah DowlingMaria FloresJim FolkMary FonnerDan and Meg GeorgevichNancy GibbonsStephen and Sally GodwinMarselina GonzalezLenore and John Gordon

Jessica GrandeAlec GubicsMarcia HadadJulianne HarmonGerald and Patricia HayesMelaine and Stephen HerbertBill and Carole HillgamyerAnnemarie HittlerKevin HoganLisa and Robert HyattMargaret HyattTracey and Steve JohnsonMary JordanMary and Jeff JosephsKara Kane and Jim SullivanKate KeatingDonald KellyTamara KinnMike and Sue KruegerLezlie and Kenneth KunkelViraj LathigraJune and Roger LavenDiana LestzJigna LiuCathy and Tom LockmanMarco Lopez and Rita CardosoJohn and Susan LowenbergRosemary LucasMartha MaddockRev. Jason MalaveSr. Therese Marczyk, CSJ

Bob Marsh and Ann CutlerAli McCandlessMary and Michael

McGillicuddyKerry McGuire and Nick

HittlerMichael McGuireTushar MehtaSumeru MehtaMegan MioJerome MolitorKarl and Judy MotzenbeckerMujeres Latinas en AccionSusan NagelePaula NellemannKai and Mary NielsenKatya NuquesOur Lady of Lourdes ParishYolanda OrtaSr. Mary Lou Pleitner, CSJDeborah and Michael

PodgorskiJean and Robert PtacekRohan PuriMaeve RaphelsonCarla and Michael RaphelsonKathryn RayTerry and Doreen ReidLuis Resendez

Daniel RoemerBishop Alberto RojasSisters of Charity of the Blessed

Virgin MarySarah’s InnCecelia SamansSr. Grace Sbrissa, CSJJohn and Mary Patrice ScullyMargaret SeveningKerry ShannonVikas ShethDr. Stephen StabileJune StellaShirley and Sharon StewartJordan Stopka and Kristin Braun

StopkaJoel StopkaLisa and Harold SullivanLuke SullivanSharon SullivanGina Sullivan-ErkerBarbara and Casey SzulcVicky and Will TelloRichard and Patricia TilghmanKristin Van SpankerenSteven Van Spankeren

Amanda VarelaMiguel and Ernestina VelazquezCarol WaldmanCathy and Jim WalzCarol Ann WeberEileen and Jim WesterveltGary Wszalek and Tracey Mencio

WszalekVicariate 3 of the Archdiocese of

ChicagoElizabeth YoungCatherine and Gene ZdziarskiMichael Zureich

$1-$99Jerry and Richard AllersRicardo Alvarez PimentelAmazon SmileJenna AndersonRev. Carlos Arancibia

Maria ArandaGustavo ArreguinJaime ArteagaArthur HouseArshiya BaigJane BalquiedraGeraldine BalunJane BaniewiczTheresa BeaumierAmanda BlackshawDaniel BowensPatricia BowensJoey BowensBarb and Ben BoydJennifer BraunMaureen BrownAlexia BrownMarta BrownJessica and Patrick BrownElizabeth Brown

Christina BryantMadeline BuckleyMolly BuckleyNorine ByrneJeanne ByrneBethmarie ByrneKate ByrnesDenzel CaldwellEugenia CallisonGrace CampionJasmine CandelariaMiguel Carmona, Jr.Debbie CarnallLeslie Carranza Rosa CarranzaMichael and Lori CaseyHannah ChaetKhe ChauChaucer HouseChicago Event ManagementHyojin ChoiChristian ClarkeColleen Conway CooneyAllison CooganJackie CovarrubiasDallas CrainNatalie CrarySr. Carol Crepeau, CSJRita and Michael CrosseDonald and LaDonna CrosslandEstefana Cruz

“It is good for the community and they help out with so much.” – Taller de José client

John HugueletJin-Soo HuhAnn and Harry HultgrenNhu HuynhOlivia ImbrognoAmy JohnsSharon JosephsKevin JosephsBishop Francis J. KaneYusaku KasaharaJack KnightDavid KomanieckiThomas KruegerAimee KusAdrienne LangeDaniela LeamanChristopher Lents

Michelle LeonardiJustina LinJudy LogueBlanca LopezKristin MarloweMarjorie MarshallStephen and Daniela MartinJulia MartinDebbie MastronardiJulie MausRoy and Vicki MayerKevin McCarthyMaureen McCormackShannon McDonnellSavanna McHenry LomasMcKesson FoundationMichael MelaniphyBianca MenaJarrod MiracleMissionary Sisters of the Sacred

HeartMitchell RoemerMegan MonahanPat MoranCeleste MoserAndrea and Marcos MunozTom and Sue MurrayMary Myers

Dawn and Thomas GasiorFrank GazzoloMary GeorgevichValerie GleesonSr. Theresa Gleeson, BVMMark GoldenJulia GonzalezOliver GoodrichSusan GreenhalghCaitlin GrossestreuerEdward HagansSasha Hamilton-CotterNancy J HarveyJames Healy and Madonna

Wojtaszek-HealyMary HenneberryJamie HergetMarisela HerreraBishop Ron HicksKristin HillgamyerKathleen HoganMargaret HorganThomas Howard and Libia

Paez-HowardLindsay HugheyRobert Huguelet

Sharada DharmasankarPaty DiazSilvia Diaz-Ponce and Andy

PonceTom DonovanMary Kay DoughertyRachel DratnolLydia DuranJoseph EckstromDeEtte EppleyAnna ErnstRita J EsquilianoFrancisca EsquilianoIsaac EstradaCarol FengJulio FigueroaVeronica Flores-ZapataMarion FlynnJudith FoleyRosemary FrazelKim FronkPeter FugielThomas GalvinLucas GarciaJoAnn GarmaKathleen Garrity

“TDJ is always responsive and I appreciate that. They are a great organization and we love partnering with them!” – Community partner

Pedro NebresPhilip NebresPaul NebresMaria OrtaCathy O’SheaSara OstendorffBelinda PalmaRita PanskyAngela PaviglianitiRebecca PerezElda Perez-MartinezJohn PhamLiz PierceMaria PostJean PritchettSheila RamseyJanet RauschJustin ReesKatherine RehbergerJaviera ReinosoAlexandra Reyes and Troy

HernandezPaul RinkCarlos F Robles-ShanahanMarilyn Rochon and Jerry HillerJulie RodriguezBrenda RodriguezYolanda Rodriguez

Rubi RodriguezSzymon RyznerJoyce SalvadorSr. Joellen Sbrissa, CSJSr. Jackie Schmitz, CSJDorothy SchrammGregory SchweizerAndrew Scott and Nicole MurphyEmily ScottKatie ShakourChristian SiwaGrace SkalskiHeather and Chris SlivaChase SmerdzinskiKara SmithRobert SnyderLuisa SosaNisha and Brandon SotiroffSr. Mary Southard, CSJLiv SpilotroRebecca StephanPenny and Paul StrakaPaulita SulitPerllie SulitEileen SullivanClara SullivanHannah SulskiLeah TabbertJordan TaylorBridget TierneyRev. William Tkachuk

Alicia ToussaintArantxa ValverdeThomas Van SpankerenKimberly VandenAkkerLeticia Villarreal-SosaAlyssa VorelKatherine WaltherSteven Montgomery and Brian

WeatherfordKristen WheelerLucia WroomanMichael XiangVicki YanceyAudrey YoungSarah YousufSarah ZakulaSocorro ZapataTina ZhaoMargaret ZureichAbby Zureich

In Kind DonationsBeggar’s PizzaBoka Restaurant GroupCarbon live Fire Mexican GrillCathy CondonChicago Athletic ClubsChicago CubsChicago Symphony OrchestraChicago White SoxClaire BowensCooper’s Hawk Winery and

RestaurantCorepower YogaCostco on AshlandCream Wine CompanyDusek’s Board & BeerEdward ZuzarteHaiSousIllinois Railway Museum

This Annual Report was made possible through the generous donation of graphic design services and printing costs.

James BoydJason’s DeliJoan StopkaJoffrey BalletKate MarshallKathy DonahueKoval DistilleryLa Buona VitaLa Grange TheaterLagunitas Brewing CoLettuce Entertain YouLou Malnati’s

Loyola Center for FitnessMaeve RaphelsonMaria PostMattone Restaurant and BarMorton ArboretumPalmer PlacePanera BreadPatricia MayerPatrick RoemerPorchlight Musical TheaterPryzm Art StudioRoad Runner SportsRob Roy Golf CourseSeadog CruisesShedd AquariumSilvia Diaz-PonceSky Deck ChicagoSr. Ann Letourneau, CSJSr. Frankie Dutil, CSJSr. Marie McKenna, SLWSt. Agnes of Bohemia ParishSue ImhoffThe iO TheaterThe Links at CarillonTop Box FoodsTrader Joe’s (South Loop)Vaughan Hospitality GroupWild Monk

Every attempt was made to include all contributions. Taller de José apologizes for any errors.

“It has been a community whose purpose is to walk alongside others and connect them to services. I have been able to see how Taller strives to have everyone who enters our door feel welcomed and heard. The community has become a second home to me. Taller has continuously given me an endless amount of love and support. When I first arrived at Taller de José, I didn’t know what I was expecting or what I could provide. Now, I’m leaving with a renewed sense of confidence, love and direction in my social work journey.” – Taller de José compañera intern

Program: 72%

Development: 15%

Administrative: 13%

FY19 Income: $552,905

Grants: 29%

Donations: 39%

Contributed Services: 31%

Investment Income: 1%

FY19 Expenses: $535,592

FY 19 By the Numbers

Top needs of clients:Legal: 376Immigration: 181Domestic Violence: 109Financial Assistance: 101Health: 91

954 Clients served

667 New clients Clients came from 100 zip codes this fiscal year

Taller de José Board of Directors 2018-2019

Arshiya Baig, MD, MPHUniversity of Chicago Department of Medicine

Bishop Elect Robert G. CaseyArchdiocese of Chicago, Vicarate III

Sr. Celeste Cotter, CSJ, Secretary Congregation of St. Joseph Liaison

Kathy Donahue, TreasurerCatholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago

Carmen Flores-AvilaState of Illinois Department of Human Services

Patrick Green, Ed.D, Board ChairLoyola University Chicago

Marcy GonzalezLatinos Progresando

Karen Herman De MuroCongregation of St. Joseph

Marco A. LopezCatholic Theological Union

Mark Nabong, JDNatural Resources Defense Council

Anna Sandoval, MPHUniversity of Illinois at Chicago Center for Health Behavior Research

Anna MayerTaller de José

Total offsite accompaniments: 604Top accompaniment locations:Daley Center: 133Other Court Houses: 47United States Customs and Immigration Services: 85Stroger Hospital: 77Other Hospital: 48Health Clinic: 29Police Stations: 29Average length of offsite accompaniment 3.28 hours

Taller de José 2831 W. 24th Blvd., Chicago, IL 60623

A ministry of accompaniment—Connecting people to services and services to people

Join us!Visit www.tallerdejose.org orcall us at 773-523-8320 to get involved.

Mission: Taller de José accompanies individuals, serving as a bridge to connect them to the health, legal, and social services needed to achieve their goals. As a member of the Congregati0n of St. Joseph Mission Network, we create more connected communities.