Called “a little United Nations,”

Houston is home to a vibrant

economy, beautiful surroundings

and a diverse population full of

optimism and spirit. Out of the

2.2 million residents in Houston,

21% were born outside the U.S.

More than 90 languages are

spoken in our city. Houston is

one of the most global cities in

the nation, the fourth-largest city

in the U.S. and the 19th fastest-

growing economy in the world.

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MORE THAN

340,000SERVED

Change is constant. Houston is now the 4th largest and most diverse city in the nation. Well over half the people who live in the region came from somewhere else. Residents don’t share a past, we share a future and this idea keeps Neighborhood Centers looking forward.

Neighborhood Centers ranks in the top 1% of nonprofits nationally because of our size and scope. We provide a holistic and nationally recognized approach to neighborhood transformation. We capture the deep longing of people to better themselves, to nurture their children, to learn and to contribute—this is what fuels our sustainable approach to community development in Houston’s emerging neighborhoods. We have a proven framework of success. It’s why we were invited to the White House in August to share our work with other national leaders at the Forum on Urban Innovation.

Ever since we opened the Baker-Ripley Neighborhood Center in Gulfton/Sharpstown in August 2010, we have hosted visitors from literally around the world—all of whom, like the Brookings Institution, come to see, to learn, and to take back with them the strategies and approaches we use to turn troubled neighborhoods into communities of promise and fulfilled potential.

Houston and Neighborhood Centers are perfectly complementary. We don’t know what’s on the horizon, but we are certain of one thing: Houston is a beacon of opportunity for individuals from small Texas towns, other major U.S. cities, from overseas, displaced by a storm, forced by political oppression or driven by economic desperation. Neighborhood Centers will be here keeping this region’s promise that anyone who comes here and works hard, belongs.

Angela Blanchard, President and CEO

OUR FUTURE

$132 milliOn in tax refunds

awarded to hard-working families over four years

$84 MILLION in additional lifetime earnings

became a reality for 315 new citizensin 2011. Overall, 8,653 people used

immigration and citizenship services.

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93-98% of Head Start students were

kindergarten-ready compared to the national average

of 65%Gulfton Promise Neighborhood

The work we began in southwest

Houston three decades ago continues

as we join the National Promise

Neighborhood movement. Our approach

to collaborative community involvement

to increase the academic opportunities

for students in Gulfton/Sharpstown is

now recognized by the White House as

a leading anti-poverty initiative. We are

driving progress.

New Neighbor SchoolWe established an academically enriched program for elementary

school-age students who are new arrivals to the United States to

help accelerate English language literacy.

High PerformanceThe National Center for Educational Achievement (NCEA)

recognized the Promise Community School’s Ripley House

elementary campus as a 2011 NCEA Higher Performing School.

Ripley House Middle School ExpansionWith our emphasis on success beyond high school graduation,

we expanded our Ripley House campus to include middle school.

We are excited to bring our vision of education into these crucial

years of a student’s life.

OUR FUTURE

Youth in our fitness programs are more than twice as likely to be physically active and

healthy as their peers, which promotes academic

performance, improved physical growth, and reduced

risk of depression and anxiety disorders.

Comprehensive, all-encompassing, inclusive Situating quality schools within community centers, Neighborhood

Centers offers families access to a full range of family-centered

programs to improve academic success for their children.

Emerging Leaders

Our Emerging Leaders program focuses on four areas

of development, all designed to help young people

become leaders in their communities. We offer

specific programming to foster social, academic,

and leadership development, while emphasizing a

balance of an active lifestyle with healthy nutrition.

Childcare81,054 children received subsidized childcare, which

allowed their 45,364 parents to work or attend school.

Heart of Gold CelebrationEach year, Houston’s

business, community

and philanthropic

leaders gather at

the Heart of Gold

Celebration luncheon. Doug Foshee, a native

Houstonian and former Chairman, President and

CEO of El Paso Corporation, was honored with

our Alice Graham Baker Crusader Award for his

philanthropic commitment to our community.

His generosity and leadership embody what makes

Houston great.

Youth in our fitness programs are more than twice as likely to be physically active and

healthy as their peers, which promotes academic

performance, improved physical growth, and reduced

risk of depression and anxiety disorders.

Sheltering Arms serves

33,000 sEniORs

age 60 and older

A Partnership of Caring

A year has passed since Sheltering

Arms Senior Services and Neighborhood

Centers Inc. joined together in a business

combination to ensure that Houston’s

seniors would have the services and

support they need to live with dignity,

independence and quality of life.

Community GardensA great way to bring neighbors of all ages together,

Community Gardens complement the programs and classes in

the centers with healthy living and wellness demonstrations,

from physical activity to the kitchen.

Back-to-School Health FairsWalmart, ARAMARk, Neighborhood Centers and 40

other generous partners hosted five Back-to-School

Community Health Fairs, which connected more than

20,000 community members with health screenings,

immunizations, and health and wellness resources.

Youth received healthy nutrition tips, learned new

and fun ways to exercise, and more than 5,400 kids

received school supplies.

Turkey Trot

More than 60,000

participants have been

involved in Turkey Trot since

it began, making it one of

the largest footraces of its

kind in the Houston area.

Community Based Initiatives

REVENUES EXPENSESContributions & Special Events $3,749,136 Community Centers $3,890,370 Public Grants & Contracts 3,880,528 Financial Success Initiatives 547,281 United Way of Greater Houston 2,874,954 Family Health & Wellness 1,712,635 Program Revenues 739,566 Youth Programs 1,791,877

Senior Services 2,265,994 Immigration & Citizenship 420,171

Leadership & Civic Engagement 142,357

Neighborhood Tax Centers 1,453,798

TOTAL $11,244,184 TOTAL $12,224,483

Choices in Education

REVENUES EXPENSESU.S. Department of Health & Human Services $20,653,319 Head Start/Early Head Start $20,640,856 Texas Education Agency 12,711,356 Charter School 11,322,486 Other Public Grants & Contracts 1,093,673 Early Childhood Education 1,080,366 United Way of Greater Houston 605,120 USDA Food Program 1,120,620 Contributions & Special Events 6,961 Program Revenues 356,876

TOTAL $35,427,305 TOTAL $34,164,328

Public Sector Solutions

REVENUES EXPENSESGulf Coast Workforce Development Board $133,743,212 Child Care Assistance $156,985,589 Coastal Bend Workforce Development Board 13,956,939 Stay Connected - Disaster Recovery Assistance 7,333,390 Deep East Texas Workforce Development Board 7,040,585 Work Support Assistance 10,657,619 Rural Capital Area Workforce Development Board 11,851,480 Financial Aid Operations 7,611,911 Brazos Valley Workforce Development Board 3,698,280 Veterans Assistance 353,968 East Texas Workforce Development Board 4,512,324 Contributions 8,122,055

TOTAL $182,924,875 TOTAL $182,942,477

Sheltering Arms Senior Services (Jul - Dec)

REVENUES EXPENSESTexas Department of Housing & Energy Assistance 19,273,286 Community Affairs $27,061,329 Weatherization 8,195,279 Other Public Grants & Contracts 970,656 Home Care Services 312,440 United Way of Greater Houston 681,935 Adult Day Care 491,718 Contributions & Special Events 55,600 Social Services 280,456 Program Revenues 255,084 Care for Elders 339,820

Other Senior Services 9,850

TOTAL $29,024,604 TOTAL $28,902,849

NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS INC. TOTALS $258,620,968 $258,234,137

“What Neighborhood Centers is doing in Houston

is a national model that other cities can replicate.”

—Bruce katz, Brookings Institution, during “Tipping the Scales: Houston and the Next Economy”

Symposium hosted by Neighborhood Centers

National Recognition

Neighborhood Centers participated in the White House

Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative Conference in

Washington, D.C. Angela Blanchard shared the stage

with many leaders, including Secretary of Education

Arne Duncan.

National organizations selected Angela as the recipient

of the inaugural ARAMARk Building Community

Award for her leadership and pioneering work.

The framework of Neighborhood Centers illustrates our holistic approach to community transformation. We developed this model with the help of Mckinsey & Company, a global leader in management consulting. The houses are symbolic of the areas in which we work to build vibrant communities: education, infrastructure, economic opportunity, connection, housing, and health. Our program goals and services are symbolized in the three tree canopies: educational attainment, engaged communities, and financial well-being.

Community Based Initiatives

REVENUES EXPENSESContributions & Special Events $3,749,136 Community Centers $3,890,370 Public Grants & Contracts 3,880,528 Financial Success Initiatives 547,281 United Way of Greater Houston 2,874,954 Family Health & Wellness 1,712,635 Program Revenues 739,566 Youth Programs 1,791,877

Senior Services 2,265,994 Immigration & Citizenship 420,171

Leadership & Civic Engagement 142,357

Neighborhood Tax Centers 1,453,798

TOTAL $11,244,184 TOTAL $12,224,483

Choices in Education

REVENUES EXPENSESU.S. Department of Health & Human Services $20,653,319 Head Start/Early Head Start $20,640,856 Texas Education Agency 12,711,356 Charter School 11,322,486 Other Public Grants & Contracts 1,093,673 Early Childhood Education 1,080,366 United Way of Greater Houston 605,120 USDA Food Program 1,120,620 Contributions & Special Events 6,961 Program Revenues 356,876

TOTAL $35,427,305 TOTAL $34,164,328

Public Sector Solutions

REVENUES EXPENSESGulf Coast Workforce Development Board $133,743,212 Child Care Assistance $156,985,589 Coastal Bend Workforce Development Board 13,956,939 Stay Connected - Disaster Recovery Assistance 7,333,390 Deep East Texas Workforce Development Board 7,040,585 Work Support Assistance 10,657,619 Rural Capital Area Workforce Development Board 11,851,480 Financial Aid Operations 7,611,911 Brazos Valley Workforce Development Board 3,698,280 Veterans Assistance 353,968 East Texas Workforce Development Board 4,512,324 Contributions 8,122,055

TOTAL $182,924,875 TOTAL $182,942,477

Sheltering Arms Senior Services (Jul - Dec)

REVENUES EXPENSESTexas Department of Housing & Energy Assistance 19,273,286 Community Affairs $27,061,329 Weatherization 8,195,279 Other Public Grants & Contracts 970,656 Home Care Services 312,440 United Way of Greater Houston 681,935 Adult Day Care 491,718 Contributions & Special Events 55,600 Social Services 280,456 Program Revenues 255,084 Care for Elders 339,820

Other Senior Services 9,850

TOTAL $29,024,604 TOTAL $28,902,849

NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS INC. TOTALS $258,620,968 $258,234,137

Building Vibrant Communities: It’s What We Do!Neighborhood Centers is nationally recognized for looking at emerging neighborhoods and seeing

amazing promise in individuals and communities. The agency’s distinct framework for change focuses

on the financial, educational and physical well-being of a neighborhood with a comprehensive

strategy echoed by the White House’s 2011 report “Building Neighborhoods of Opportunity.”

Neighborhood Centers Inc. Board of Directors

OFFICERSDavid A. Chaumette, ChairMike BallasesMelissa L. EdwardsDavid Tobin, Ph.D.Nancy Wooldridge MitchellHeather C. Simpson

MEMBERS Debbie AdamsR. Edwin AlldayJoanne BakerMitzi BartlettImmanuel Capdeville, Sr.Sylvia CapetilloJonathan DayD. Mark DeWalchMichael DokupilPatty Dominguez

Gwen EmmettCharles FosterSusan GarwoodC. Greg HarperJohn P. HernandezBurdette HuffmanTommy InglesbyBill Jayroe Ann kennedyMargaret kripke, Ph.D.Stan Marek

Robert Miller Terrylin G. NealeLaura T. PontikesDavid PowersJames (Jim) B. Renfroe, Jr.R. Carleton RiserTom SandersDon A. Turkleson Frazier Wilson, Ed.D.

In Memory of Maconda

Brown O’Connor:A friend, philanthropist and lifelong advocate for children's issues

Visionaries for Neighborhood Centers are leaders among us who imagine what does not yet exist and work to make it real.

Whether their donation to us is financial, time or energy, their leadership ensures our programs function to

their fullest potential.

For more information, visit ourvisionaries.org© 2012 Neighborhood Centers Inc. All Rights Reserved. v. September 2012