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CCL 2020: A 5-Year Strategy

2015 Individual Donors Aditi Acharya

Athanasia & Roy Alexander

Sherise Alexander

Doris Alvarado

Michael Amling

Nicole & Peter Amling

Rev. Danita R. Anderson

Charlene Andreas

Anonymous

Lori Askeland

Sue K. August

Susan Auman

Noemi Avelar

Carmen Badillo

Ashley Balerna

Laura Baratto

Lorie & Allan Bartel

Laura Bass

Christie Batka

Floriana Battista

Alisa Baum

Kristine Bayers

Rev. Kelli Beard

Katherine Berenbom

Elizabeth Berendsen

Rosemary E. & Kenneth A. Bidne

Elizabeth Bishop

Grace Bishop

Angela Bisiriyu

Darlene E. Blum

Kaitlyn C. Bohlin

Amanda Borta

Zulmarie Bosques

Jeris & Donald Boyce

Edith J. Brown

Jen Brown

Julia Bueno

Nilda Bueno

Nancy W. & Richard R. Calhoon

Lisa & Ronald B. Campbell

Alexandra Canalos & Angel Castillo

Virginia & Daniel Canalos

Frances Canalos

Jose Cano

Stephanie Capps

Stephanie Cardenas

Zach Carlson

Lucy Carnet

Sara & Luis Carnet

Noah Carson-Nelson

Leslie Carter

Silvana Casas Perez

Ronna Case & Theodore Jennings

Diana Castaneda

Lissette Castañeda & Darius Villalobos

Alyssa Castillo

Galo H. & Sarah L. Castro

Victoria L. Castro

Rachel Cherney

Rev. Erik Christensen

Julius Christian

Maggie Clemons

Caitlin Closser

Ian Contreras

Anne & Christian Coon

Katherine Cordova

Julia Corey

Maureen M. & Thomas Cox

William Crawford

Elizabeth Crothers

Elizabeth & Brian Czarnecki

Jim Daley & Tanuja Jagernauth

Sarah Davila Ruhaak

Jennifer DeLeon

Nena Delgado

Trisha & Thuan Dinh

Michelle D. Donahue

Sheila Dorsey

Sybil Dunlap

Maureen Dunn

Molly Dunn

Sofia Edge

Peter Escobar

Kimberley Evangelisti

Joshua Evans

Kim Silver & Robert Farster

Darvin Feldhaus

Andrew Feldman

Ellen Feliciano

Pamela Fennewald

Shannon M. Ferguson

Katherine R. & Daniel Ferrario

Rich Fessler

Aracelis Figueroa

Celia Figueroa

Gabriela Figueroa

Juan Figueroa

Trudie R. & Allan D. Fink

Linda C. & Randy P. Floren

Sol Flores

Amber Florey

Monica Foley & Robert Copeland

Jennifer Fortner

Brian Franklin

Nancy J. Freehafer

Jennie Fronzcak

Tony Fuller

Ryan A. Gall

Jill Gallant-Foley & Justin Foley

Lorena Galvez

Radha Ganesan

Shirley Garland

Mary Lou Gilliam

Hallie Gilmore

Wika Gomez

Lillian Gonzalez

Daphne Gordon

Ryan Gossett

Jessica & Randy Gravely

Karen K. Greco

Jeanne-Marie Greiner

Thomas Grosspietsch

Tim Grywalski

Monika Grzeniewski

Hannah Gunning

Meg Gustafson

Karen & Jerry Guziel

Jessica Hager & Brittany Cox

Eric Halvorson

Sophia Hamilton

Kathryn & Edward Hansen

Catherine Hardwick

Margaret Hartmann

Rosemary Hathaway

Rachel Hawley

Brad Hebel

Susan & Greg Heiser

Jordana Heller

Zach Hench

Michael Herman & Bernard Bartilad

Jane Heron

Lisa Hinkley

Kevin Hinshelwood

Christine Hoffman

John Houlihan

Susan E. & Gerald Howard

John Huebner

Chyanne Husar

Andrew O. Jacobs

Amy Jefferson

James Jessup

Martha Johnston & James Grace

Dale Jones

Elizabeth Jonca

Beth King

Michael Kato

Ruth Kauffmann & Rev. Brian Roots

Philomena Kebec

Kristen Kepnick

Louis Klapp

Martha Knorre

Paul Kopp

Ji'reh Kore

Revs. Jennifer Kottler & Gavin Meeks

Jean & Robert Kowal

Jason Kraus

Ari Krigel

Jason Krigel

Linda Kuhn

Elizabeth A. Kurman

Kevin Kurtz

Matthew Kuzma

Priscilla Land

Vivian N. & Herb Landon

Christine & Robert Lane

Grace S. & Jongmin Martin Lee

Wendy Lehman & Duane Waller

Ken Levy

Oliver Levy

Danielle Litchfield

Erica & Josh Lowitz

Craig Ludington

Ed Luna

William J. & Patricia Lundquist

Janet S. Marsden-Johnson

Christina Martinez

Jessica Masbaum

Janet K. & Mark G. Mason

Erica Matagrano

Nancy & Mark McClelland

Peter McCollum

June McCoy

Maelynn & James McCrory

John McDermott

Kaitlyn McGovern

Sharon & John McNally

Ami McReynolds

Cesar Mena

Gopal Menon

Thomas Meritt

Mary Anne Meyering

Iris Millan & Eddie DeJesus

Martita Millan

Mary Moeller

Andres Moreno

Alderman Proco "Joe" Moreno

Elizabeth & Chris Mourokokis

Katherine & William Mrzlak

Marla Mueller

Michelle Mulroy

Quinn Mulroy & Tom Ogorzalek

Bridget Murphy

Elise Naccarato-Grosspietsch & John Grosspietsch

Leah & Naoki Nakamura

Diana L. Natsch

Margaret Naughton

Rev. Warren & Carolyn Nelson

Harry & Lois Nicol

Tom Nicol

Yolanda Nieves

Jose Ortega

Leslie Ortega

Yvette Ortega

James Palatine

Jessica Palys

Karilyn J. Parrott

Edward Patock

Adam Patten

Judith P. & Stephen C. Pemberton

Brian Pennington

Juan Perez

Maria C. Pérez

Marlen Perez

Norma Perez

Christine & John Peschier

Tedd Peso

Linda L. Peszynski & George Manisco

John Pfeiffer

Julie Piacentine

Rev. Christopher Pierson

Omar Pimentel

Lianne & Daniel Plath

Christy Prahl & John Hastie

Mary & Robert Prahl

Justin Purcell

David Quinn

Dan Quintada

Delia Ramirez & Curtis Bowling

Tania Ramirez

Tucker Raney

Karren & Rev. Bruce Ray

Ellen Ray & Tynan Mulroy

Joy Ray

Elizabeth Reed

Elise Renwick

Tomas Revollo

Edith E. Rickert

Sandra & Robert Ridgway

Carlos Rivas

Carmen Rivera

Elsa Rivera

Renee Robbins

Teri E. Rodgers

Ivelisse Rodriguez

Jan & Robert Rodriguez

Juliana Romanis

Brenda Romero

Ellen & Bryant Rosenwinkle

Gail & Dennis Rossow

Michael Roth

Ramona Roy

Erin Ryan

Jay Ryan

Jennifer L. Ryan

Catherine Rymph

Celia Sanabria

Annette Scheetz & James Rhodes

Hanna Schiller

Amy & Andrew Schumacher

Richard & Kristina Schumacher

Julie Scott

Victoria Seacrist

Allen J. Sears

Daniel Serrano

Constance L. Sheffer

Karen Sholl & Edwin R. McCullough

Judith & Rev. Fernando Siaba

Doug Sibery

Stephen Singles

Michael Skoulasky

Katharine & Terry Slocum

Ann Socha

Sendy Soto

Victoria Speedwell

Tanya Stanfield

Jennifer Sterling & John Prueitt

Andrew Strupe

Emily Sweeney

Joseph Talarico

Liz Tate

Bonnie Tawse

Alison & Larry Thomas

Audrey Thomas & Michael Stanek

Mario Thomas

Allison L. Thompson

Martha Tierney

Richard L. Trevor

Leah J. Turner

Joy L. & James E. Utts

Amy Valukas

Jason Vanderlinden

William Vanni

Arelis Vega

Kayla Villalobos

Linda & Francisco Villalobos

Leslie Von Holten

Samantha Vosmaer

Kelli Walker

David N. Walther

Whitney Webb

Jaime Weiner

Caroline West

Caroline & Robert Weston

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Individual Donors (cont.) Karen & Chuck Whisler

David White

Sydney Whitley

Liz & Mike Wilcox

Marva Williams & David Leaman

Kayla Wills

James A. Wunderlich

Rhea Yap

Melissa Yen

Amy Yenkin

Amanda Young

Sandra Zarinana

Jennie Zayas

Natalie Zayas

Alex Ziskind

2015 Corporation, Foundation and Business All Chicago

Amazon Smile Foundation

Anonymous (2)

Arie & Ida Crown Memorial

Assurance Agency, Ltd

Big Shoulders Realty

Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation

Comcast

Davita, Inc.

Exelon Corporation & Foundation

Fieldwork Network

Grainger Matching Charitable Gifts Program

Group Benefits Associates

Henry Crown and Company

Huron Consulting Group, Inc.

Illinois Tool Works Foundation

Liberty Bank for Savings

Lisec Architects, LLC

Local Initiatives Support Corporation

McGladrey LLP

Naccarato & Associates

North Shore Exchange

Paul M. Angell Family Foundation

Pierce Family Charitable Foundation

Polk Bros Foundation

PRF BBQ

Roadie Cab

Structural Design Corporation

Sweat the Sound, Inc.

The Allstate Foundation

The Chicago Community Trust

The Comcast Foundation

The Dill Pickle Food Co-op

The Joliet Foundation

Thomas M. Owens & Mary M. Owens Foundation

United Way of Metropolitan Chicago

Urban Partnership Bank

Utts Family Foundation

Vintech Security, Inc.

Wintrust Bank Logan Square

2015 Faith Communities

Barrington Presbyterian Women

Barrington United Methodist Women

Central United Methodist Church (Skokie)

Christ United Methodist Church (Deerfield)

El Redentor del Calvario UMC

Emmanuel United Methodist Church (Evanston)

First United Methodist Church (Evanston)

First United Methodist Church (Park Ridge)

First United Methodist Church (Woodstock)

General Board of Global Ministries, United Methodist Church

Grace United Methodist Church (Chicago)

Humboldt Park United Methodist Church

Kimball Avenue Church

Northern Illinois Conference, United Methodist Church

St. Thomas United Methodist Women

United Methodist Church of Libertyville

United Methodist Women of Libertyville

United Methodist Women of Park Ridge

Woodridge United Methodist Church

2015 Public Entities

Chicago Department of Family and Support Services

Corporation for National & Community Service

US Department of Housing and Urban Development

2015 Affiliations & Memberships

Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation

Chicago Coalition for the Homeless

Chicago Continuum of Care

Chicago Jobs Council

Credit Builders Alliance

Housing Action Illinois

Latino Policy Forum

Logan Square Chamber of Commerce

Logan Square Neighborhood Association

Minnesota Literacy Council

National Community Reinvestment Corporation

National Council of La Raza

Workforce Employer Resource Collaborative

2015 Volunteers

Rocio Alvarez

Peter Amling

Heather Anderson

Carly Anger

Amy Clinton

Francisco Ayala

Floriana Battista

Zulmarie Bosques

Erin Brennan

Edith & Thomas Brown

Lucia Carnet

Victoria Castro

Lizbeth Cruz

Jim Daley & Tanuja Jagernauth

Sumit Data

Trisha & Thuan Dinh

Mike Doughery

Shannon Ferguson

Will Foret

Tom Frakes

Riley Full

Jesus Gonzalez

John Grosspietsch

Anna Haas

John Hastie

Carlos Hernandez

Lisa Hinkley

Diana Ivy

Elizabeth Jonca

Jason Krigel

Jake Leland

Sonia Lopez

Gerardo Lucena

Gopal Menon

Diane Miller

Megan Mitchell

Carlos Morales

Ty Mulroy

Edith Perez

Norma Perez

Julian Ramirez

Karren Ray & Rev. Bruce Ray

Elsa Rivera

Gabriela Roman

Rev. Brian Roots

Gail Rossow

Daniela Santisteban

Andrew Schumacher

Harlynn Siler

James Stanley

Jennifer Sterling

Vincent Thompson

William Vanni

David Walther

Annie Warnock

Dante Williams

David White

2015 In-Kind Donors ACM School of Music

Blue Jay Way

Boka Restaurant

Chicago Music Exchange

Cellar Door Provisions

CH Distillery

Chicago Bears

Chicago Blackhawks

Chicago Crime Tours

Chicago Fair Trade

Chicago Sinfonietta

Chicago White Sox

Comcast

Cooper's Hawk

Fat Willy's Rib Shack

Field Museum

First Ascent

Fleur

John G Shedd Aquarium

Kay Shoes

Kenmare Catering

Lifeline Theater

Lula Cafe

Masa Azul

Merz Apothecary

My Fair Lady Banquets

Nightlight Desing International

Noon O Kabab

Northside Chiropractic

Old Town School of Folk Music

Osteria Langhe

Panera Bread

Pastoral

Provenance Food and Wine

Quartino's Ristorante

Regal Cinema

Restaurant.com

Revolution Brewing

Sage Community Health Collective

Saki

Scofflaw

Stitch

Strack & Van Til

Sunday Dinner

Sweat The Sound, Inc.

Talbott Hotel

Target

The Logan Theater

The Trust for Public Land

The Whistler

Tiny Studios

Tony's Finer Foods

Toys Et Cetera

Vas Foremost Liquors

Viking Ski Shop

Vin Chicago

Visceral Dance Chicago

Webster's Wine Bar

Wines for Humanity

Wolfbait & B-Girls

At CCL, clients lead. Leadership is...

Determination

In 2014, Sean came to Center

for Changing Lives determined.

He wanted to find an apartment

that he could really call his

own. He wanted to build his

credit so that he could grow his

business. He wanted a job to

put him on that path.

Sean worked with CCL coaches,

who helped him find an

apartment and apply for a small

grant from the Emergency Fund

to pay the security deposit. He

signed up for the Twin Accounts,

one of CCL’s credit building

products. He found a job to help

supplement his self-employment

income.

Sean is completing his Twin

Account summer of 2016 and

this seed, which was planted

many months ago, is now

sprouting great results. Sean

has already gone from being un-

scored to a credit score of 715!

Sean says, today, he feels a lot

more aware of his finances and

one hundred percent more

secure: "It works. People walk

through the doors with similar

stories but each circumstance is

different. The system evolves

[for each person] and works."

Serving Others

Elizabeth came to CCL seeking

financial and employment coach-

ing.

After just a month, Elizabeth

began volunteering at CCL’s

front desk, building her customer

service skills and adding to her

resume.

Elizabeth is an integral part of

the front desk team, attending to

clients’ needs and connecting

them to the services they are

seeking. “[Coaching] confirmed a

lot of things I was already

doing. I want to help other

people who maybe feel stressed

coming in. I want [clients] to feel

comfortable and know that...we

treat people with kindness and

respect,” said Elizabeth.

Persistence

Gwen dreamt of working in a

hospital and going back to

school. To start, she wanted to

find a position working with the

public to pay her bills.

While working with CCL, Gwen

faced an eviction. She had

allowed her daughter to move in

with her to prevent her from be-

coming homeless, in violation of

her lease. With the help of CCL

coaches, she was able to move

without housing interruption.

Gwen practiced interviewing and

applied to jobs every week. Four

interviews later, Gwen obtained

a position at Walgreens. The first

thing she asked after

sharing the news she was hired:

“When can I meet with you next

week to keep going?”

Alexandra Canalos

Program Director

Lissette Castañeda

Community Engagement

Manager

Victoria Castro

Operations and Finance

Manager

Claudia Cordero

Resource Development Coach

(through May 2015)

LaVerne Davis

Job Developer

(through November 2015)

Peter Escobar

Job Developer

Paul Kopp

AmeriCorps

Workforce Training Coach

Oliver Levy

Resource Development Coach (as of July 2015)

Marlen Pérez

Employment Coach

Ellen Ray

Executive Director

Imelda Rodriguez

Housing & Financial Coach

Donna Vermillion

Resource Development Coach (through June 2015)

Kayla Villalobos

Employment Coach

Natalie Zayas

Housing & Financial Coach

2015 Staff

Nicole Amling

Principal, Amling Consulting

Nilda Bueno, Board Secretary

Auditor, Office of the Inspector General

Helen Jackson

Consumer Representative

Ruth Kauffmann, Board Vice President

Professor, University of Wisconsin Parkside

Iris Millan

Community Affairs Liaison, City Colleges of Chicago

Elise Naccarato-Grosspietsch

Instructor, College of Lake County Grayslake

Harry Nicol, Board Treasurer

Retired, President, UMC Foundation

Christy Prahl

Program Officer – Health & Human Services, Crown Family Philanthropies

John Prueitt, Board President

Director of Engineering, ComEd

Ivelisse Rodriguez

Vice President and Branch Manager,

Wintrust Bank-Logan Square

Dennis Rossow

Director of Human Resources, Comcast

Amy Schumacher

Child Hunger Corps Coordinator, Feeding America

2015 Board of Directors

1955 N. St. Louis Ave, #101

Chicago, IL 60647

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