2016 Annual Report

Service Education, the school-based branch of YouthServe programs, has innovated in the last few years to include a number of “Student Changemaker Councils”through a partnership with the Birmingham Education Foundation. In Spring 2016, a group from Tuggle (pictured above) decided they wanted to create custom

2016 Service Education Statistics:

1,645 Students Participating

11 Schools 4,241 Program Contact Hours “YouthServe makes you understand that it takes a community and youth to make a change, not just one person.” - Phillips Academy 8th Grader

“It helped me understand the real world.” - McAdory Middle School 7th Grader

YOUTH LEADERSHIP

Youth Action Council at Work

Members of the 2016-17 Youth Action Council and Youth Philanthropy Council

YOUTHSERVE LEADERSHIP COUNCILS Each year in early August, nearly 50 youth meet at a weekend retreat to begin their year in either the Youth Action Council or Youth Philanthropy Council. Over the course of the academic year, they accumulate nearly 40 additional hours of service whether planning large community service days together or learning about and giving grants of up to

$20,000 to local non-profits throughout the city. These youth not only do the heavy lifting of leading these events, but are responsible for recruiting hundreds of their peers to participate in dozens of events during the year. YouthServe leaders can complete a year with as many as 120 hours of community service and are at the center of all programming.

pillowcases for kids at the local Salvation Army Women and Children’s Shelter. The students had to figure out how they were going to get pillow cases and art materials. They decided to write letters to local businesses to ask if they would be willing to donate materials. While the students wrote great letters, almost no businesses except for one hotel was able to donate anything. We were still very short in supplies. So, one of the council members, Autumn King, stepped up and hosted a conversation at a community Network Night to try to get support from the school and community. She practiced what she would say and outlined her goals. Ultimately received great support from the community. Her actions of leadership and engagement is a prime example of what we are striving to develop in our youth.

The Youth Action Council led dozens of service days throughout the year, including this one at the Collat Jewish Family Services.

Youth Philanthropy Council painstakingly analyzing community issues and grant focus at their annual orientation retreat.

SERVICE EDUCATION

448

4600

22

777,800

Registered Youth Volunteers

Service Hours Provided

Organizations Receiving Service

Beneficiaries of YouthServe in Metro Birmingham

$20,000Youth Philanthropy Council Investment

YouthServe Community Impact

2%6%9%

27%57%

FoundationsIndividuals

Corporations

Program Revenue

Special Event

Community Giving

2016 Revenue - $282,688* 2016 Expenses - $247,891 *Includes restricted revenue declared in FY2016 for release in FY 2017.

$101,200Community organizations’ savings through YouthServe volunteer service

8%

21%

30%

27%

14%

Urban Service Camp

Community ActionYouth Philanthropy

Service Education

Program Expenses

Administration

Youth Participate in Giving Tuesday 15K Challenge

To celebrate the culmination of the 2016 YouthServe 15K Challenge campaign and to commemorate Giving Tuesday (a global day of online giving), members of YouthServe’s Youth Action Council (YAC) and Youth Philanthropy Council (YPC) held a phone-a-thon at UAB’s Edge of Chaos. Participants called past donors to thank them for their cont inued support of YouthServe and encouraged new donors to help reach our $15,000 goal! A great t ime was had by a l l and together our youth raised over $2,500 in just under four hours – pushing us over our $15,000 goal!

Nearly 60 youth participated in this summer’s Urban Service Camp, held for the first time at Avondale Samaritan Place.

In addition to workshops ranging from poverty to privilege, groups served in the communities of Avondale, East Lake, Enon Ridge and Woodlawn, working alongside residents to host community cookouts, build a “pocket park” and set up community agencies among many other things.

More than 30 community partners came together to help

Advanced Campers learn the process of community revitalization. At the end of the week, they presented their own revitalization plans to the partners as well as parents.

YouthServe strives to accommodate every youth regardless of financial circumstance. More than 50% of campers are on some type of assistance.

Urban Service Camp 2016

CAMPERS CONTRIBUTED OVER 2500 HOURS OF SERVICE TO COMMUNITIES IN THE HEART OF BIRMINGHAM

ADVANCED CAMPERS MET WITH MORE THAN 30 COMMUNITY LEADERS TO EXPLORE ISSUES

36%

22%

42% Non-scholarshipPartial ScholarshipFull Scholarship

A.H. Parker High SchoolAdvent Episcopal School Alabama Clinical School

Alabama School of Fine ArtsAllen High School

Arrington Middle SchoolBerry Middle School

Bessemer City High SchoolBragg Middle School

Brocks Gap Intermediate School

Bumpus Middle SchoolCenter Point High School

Central Park Christian SchoolChelsea High School

Chelsea Middle SchoolClay-Chalkville High School

Clay-Chalkville Middle SchoolCornerstone Middle School

Episcopal Day SchoolErwin Middle SchoolEufala High School

Fairfield High SchoolG.W. Carver High School

Hewitt-Trussville High SchoolHighlands School

Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School

Holy Spirit SchoolHomewood High School

Homewood Middle SchoolHoover High School

Hudson K-8

2016 YouthServe School List

*The following schools were represented by participants in all

programs in 2016

Hueytown High SchoolHueytown Middle School

Huffman High SchoolHuffman Middle SchoolIndian Springs SchoolIrondale Middle School

Islamic Academy of AlabamaJackson-Olin High School

Jefferson County International Baccalaureate

John Carroll Catholic High School

J. H. Phillips AcademyLiberty Park Elementary School

Liberty Park Middle SchoolMcAdory High School

McAdory Middle SchoolMinor High SchoolMoody High School

Mountain Brook High SchoolMountain Brook Junior High

SchoolMuscle Shoals High School

SchoolOak Mountain High School

Oak Mountain Middle School

Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School

Pelham High SchoolPinson Valley High School

Pizitz Middle SchoolPleasant Grove High School

Pleasant Grove Middle SchoolProfeta Homeschool AcademyRamsay Magnet High SchoolShades Valley High School

Shelby CrossingsSimmons Middle School

Smith Middle SchoolSpain Park High School

St. Clair County High SchoolTabernacle Christian University

The Altamont SchoolThompson Middle School

Tuggle SchoolVestavia Hills High School

W. J. Christian K-8Wenonah High School

Wilkerson Middle SchoolWoodlawn High School

2016 YouthServe Board of Directors **Executive Committee

Richard Berliner, REV Birmingham,**

Victor Brown, Birmingham Business Alliance*

Scotty Colson, Esq., City of Birmingham Office of Economic Dev.

Suzanne Durham, YWCA Central AL, Retired

P. Todd Fredella, Cadence Insurance

Rev. Elizabeth Goodrich, Independent Presbyterian Church**

Dr. Allison Grizzle, NBCT, Alabama Board of Education

Clockwise from bottom left: Bookkeeper, Emily Curran; Americorps Member, Jeri Bagley; Program Director, Daniel Ross; Development Manager, Meesha Emmett; AmeriCorps Member, Maurice Ball; Executive Director, Jennifer Hatchett; Intern, Shaina Hamby.

Together, the YouthServe team strives to provide the most valuable experience for the participants of each program. They are all incredibly passionate about the mission of the organization and bring nearly 70 years of experience in youth programs, nonprofit, and administration.

YouthServe Staff and AmeriCorps Members

Connie Hill, Ph.D., Girls Inc.

Mary Jones, Greater Birmingham Ministries**

Deputy Chief  Jamal McCaskey, Birmingham Police Department, Chair***

Melanie McNary, SPHR

William T. Ratliff, III, Collateral Companies*

Nadav Raviv, City Paper Co.

John D. Saxon, Saxon Attorneys

Emily P. Shultz, National Coalition for Charter Schools

Katherine Shepherd, YouthServe Parent

Toni Webster, YouthServe Parent

Tom Zelco, Wells Fargo**

YouthServe Board of Directors at Annual Dinner

Chairman Jamal McCaskey, Victor Brown, and Treasuerer, Tom Zelko at Business Open House

Nadav Raviv and Melanie McNary at Business Open House

2016 YouthServe Contributors

In Memoriam

SMITH EDWARD WILLIAMS, III

1942-2016

The healthy organization YouthServe is today was built by many outstanding individuals, one of which was Smith Williams. He led prejudice reduction workshops at the first Urban Service Camps and continued for a decade. He was a tireless volunteer and even briefly joined the staff of YouthServe in 2005. Mr. Williams believed strongly in the mission of YouthServe. His legacy lives on in the many youth whose lives are changed through the work he helped to start.

Gifts in Memoriam

Alabama School of Fine Arts Alabama Symphony Orchestra Megann Bates Cain Judith O. Donaldson Jamie Early Mary Etheridge Barbara Koehler Rebecca Laurent Leah Luker Marilyn Pipkin Amelie Ratliff Unitarian Universalist Church Birmingham (UUCB) Ruth White Janice H. Williams

up to $500 Brenda AdamsMichelle AdamsLinda BatieLeslie BlackChris BoehmJudilyn BrooksLaura BrownVictor BrownCardiac Evaluations, Inc.Karen N, CarrollJames P. ColeAndrew ColsonChick-Fil-AAndrew EubanksCarrie Crenshaw

Lucy CurranMeghan DeRamusM. LeighAnn DiCesarisEnrique DuBoisLisette DuBoisLucrecia DuBoisDanielle DunbarSuzanne DurhamAmber EdwardsDavid ElliottMarcene EmmettMartha EmmettMeesha EmmettTarrika EverettLaToya FlintWyndra Gardner

Sarah Elizabeth GodwinGlenn GoedeckeMary GoodrichMike GoodrichDavid GoodsonLaura Catherine GoodsonMike GoodsonTandy S. GravesKyle GrimesM. Elizabeth HaddockHardee’sBetsy HenleyLaToya HicksConnie HillCarolyn HowellDeborah G. Huff

$500 + America’s First Federal Credit UnionRichard A. BerlinerAnna & Chandler Cox, Jr.Alison GrizzleJennifer L. Hatchett

HealthCost SolutionsLindsey & John LaceyMaynard Cooper & Gale, P.C.Andrea & Jamal McCaskeyBob McKennaThe Maynard Cooper & Gale, PC Charitable FoundationO’Neal Industries

Bill and Becky PhillipsJ. Hobson Presley, Jr.Marian PhillipsBecky & William E. Smith, Jr.U.S. Youth GamesWalMart Foundation

$10,000+

Carolyn & Will T. Ratliff, IIICommunity Foundation of Greater BirminghamThe Seedling Fune

EBSCO Industries, Inc.The Hill Crest FoundationJoseph S. Bruno Charitable Foundation

Mike & Gillian Goodrich FoundationSusan Mott Webb Charitable TrustRite Aid Foundation

$1000 + Birmingham Business Resource CenterBradley Arant Boult CummingsBuffalo RockBrooke ColemanEmily & Greg CurranDunn Investment

Nell & Todd FredellaGillian & Mike GoodrichSuzanne & H. Michael GrahamGwendolyn HaganHonda Manufacturing of AL JamisonMondyFarmer, P.C.Jemison Investment Company Junior League of Birmingham

Stratton LloydMelanie & Blair McNaryEmily P. SchultzKatherine & Jim ShepherdThe Caring Foundation Blue Cross Blue Shield of ALThe Thompson FoundationVulcan Materials Company

$5000 + Alabama Power FoundationElizabeth & Mike Goodrich

Independent Presbyterian Church Foundation

Protective Life FoundationWells Fargo Foundation

YouthServe, Inc. 2717 7th Avenue South #105 Birmingham, AL 35233 phone (205) 521-6651 www.youthservebham.org

2015 YouthServe Contributors (con’t)

up to $500

Mary A. Jones Kathryn Kendrick Eleanor W. Kerr Stephanie Kirk Kay Kornmeier Lynn LaRussa Brynne MacCann Maki Fresh Stephanie May Latommie Maynard Daniel McCabe Kay McKabe Andrea & Jamal McCaskey Miss Dots

Marsha Morgan Michelle Moultrie Leslie Naff Hans Paul Lenus Perkins Catherine Phillips David R. Pittman Cassie Ratliff Lunn Raviv Nadav Raviv Lizabeth Reynolds Jennifer Rhodes Charlotte Russ Rx Benefits John D. Saxon, P.C. Elizabeth Sharman

Abigail Sheperd Mary Catherine Sinkule Southern States Bank SouthGroup, LLC James D. Stewart Melva Tate The Marcus Agencies Terralance Thurman Gregory Townsend Toni Webster Salley Wilkerson Natalie Womack Tom Zelko