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board of directors 2015-2016Donna Hermann............................................PresiDent

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Kate scHuricK..............................................secretary

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CONTRIBUTIONS5%

SPECIAL EVENTS1%

GRANT INCOME46%

DSS FEES32%

PROGRAM FEES11%

UNITED WAY1%

YWCA INCOME 2016UNAUDITED

PERSONNEL78%

PROFESSIONAL FEES3%

SUPPLIES4%

OCCUPANCY13%

OTHER EXPENSES4%

YWCA EXPENSES 2016 UNAUDITED

Ywca miSSionYwca noRtheaSteRn nY iS dedicated to eliminating RaciSm, empoweRing women and pRomoting peace, juStice, FReedom, and dignitY FoR all.

president & executive director message2016 highlightsThe YWCA NorthEastern NY has been touching the lives of many throughout our community for nearly 130 years with our mission-focused work. We strive to empower women and are proud of our accomplishments which stimulate equal opportunities for women and their families throughout our communities.

This past year was a monumental year for us personally as our Executive Director of almost 25 years, Rowie Taylor, retired. Rowie was instrumental in overseeing the growth and maturity of the YWCA during her tenure. Since 1993 Rowie has managed the YW’s annual revenue from $1.6 million to just shy of $3 million dollars and increased grant money from $210,000 to $1.2 million. Rowie’s mindful stewardship of programs and finances has kept the YWCA in the forefront of grantors who knew that Rowie would successfully execute the programs and services to help our communities’ neediest populations. After a national search we are blessed to have Kim Siciliano take over as our Executive Director. Kim has embraced her new responsibilities and proven to the Board of Directors that she is a strong leader who will continue to grow the mission of the YW!

The YW has continued to serve our community through programs such as the Schenectady County Embraces Diversity (SCED) Study Circle Initiative, Unsung Heroine/Black History Month Celebration, the Take Back the Night March, the Week Without Violence, the Pink and Purple Ribbon Campaigns, the Festival of Trees, the Early Learning Centers Spring Carnival and Fall Festival, a Zumbathon, Trivia Night, and the Women of Achievement Celebration and Dinner were some of the events and activities that were presented to our membership and the community. Throughout the year, we challenged people to take a stand against violence and racism, appreciate diversity and celebrate unity.

During 2016 we once again strengthened the inseparable relationship between programs/services and funding. We thank our corporate sponsors, our many contributors in the community and our membership. In particular, we thank the Carlilian Foundation, the Wright Family Foundation, the William Gundry Broughton Foundation, General Electric, MVP Health Care, Vincy’s Printing, Price Chopper Golub Foundation, Sondra’s Fine Jewelry, Mazzone Hospitality, the Merriam Agency, The Daily Gazette, Xerox Corporation, the United Way of the Greater Capital Region, the City of Schenectady, the County of Schenectady, New York State, the Federal Government, Rotary Club of Schenectady, the Kiwanis Club of Schenectady, the Soroptimist Club of Schenectady, the ZONTA Club of Schenectady, the Junior League of Schenectady and Saratoga Counties and various trusts and foundations for your tremendous support. We especially thank our incredible volunteers for their commitment and dedication to the mission and purpose of the YWCA.

The YWCA is a strong and vital organization founded on a legacy of caring, service and leadership. All who are part of this organization (members, volunteers, staff and collaborative partners) strive to fulfill our vision and mission: YWCA NorthEastern NY is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all. The strategic goals of the YW revolve around this mission and the Board of Directors and staff of the YW work towards their fulfillment on a daily basis. We ask you to please join us in trying to reach the incredible goal that our mission presents us. Throughout this Annual Report, we are proud & pleased to share highlights of 2016.

Donna Hermann, Board President & Kim Siciliano, Executive Director

The YWCA of Schenectady, dba YWCA NorthEastern NY (NENY), has a long and proud history. Since 1888, the YWCA NorthEastern NY has been a constant innovator in providing programs and services to meet the changing needs of women and their families in the community. The Board of Directors understands and encourages the YW’s role as a movement for change that quickly reviews and responds to community situations as they arise. The YWCA NorthEastern NY diligently strives to offer programs and services that initiate action to bring about positive change.

The YWCA was established as a women’s membership association and became one of the first nonprofit agencies to be incorporated in New York State. The YWCA NENY is a Charter member of the YWCA USA , which is the oldest and largest women’s membership organization in the world). During 2016, the YWCA NENY, with its headquarters in the Stockade section of Schenectady, NY, served over 7,500 women, men and children through a variety of programs and services - 78% of them are low-income.

The original incorporation papers stated that the functions of the YWCA NorthEastern NY were: 1. housing; 2. education; and 3. health promotion services. In 1979, the incorporation papers were expanded to allow for a domestic violence shelter for women and children. In 1985, they were again expanded to allow for early childhood education (preschool/child care).

Throughout its 129 year history, the YWCA has offered valuable programs and activities for the benefit of women and their families in the Schenectady community. The YWCA NorthEastern NY has continued to successfully expand throughout the years in response to the changing and growing needs of the community.

history 2016 corporate sponsors

Thank you to our Corporate SponsorsNorthEastern NY

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2016 highlights 2016 annual program report

Women & Family Services• Provided 266 women & 192 children shelter for domestic violence issues.• Advocacy served 2,514 women.• 577 women and 36 children received counseling services.• 125 women called the YW “home” in our Housing Program.• “YES” - YWCA’s Economic Solutions Program worked with 196 women.

Innovative Programs• Wellness Center served 540 in 2016.• Encore: Take Charge of Your Health provided 400 women with educational materials and cancer screenings. • CA$H assisted 1,260 individuals and families in filing their tax returns free of charge.

Youth & Family Services• Educated and cared for 98 children in our Early Learning Centers. • Hosted Thanksgiving Dinner for 24 families• Assisted 5 families through the Holiday Giving Tree.

2016 highlights2016 contributorsViola Abbitt, Esq.Jane AckermanKay AckermanRenee AdamanyDenise AdelmanMonamee AdhikariPatricia AldiAllstate FoundationAlpha Chi OmegaAlplaus U. M. ChurchAltamont Reformed ChurchSenator George AmedoreNiki AmidonKathleen AmmSylvia AnapolisJoyce AndersonBarbara Andre-MaxwellTom AndressDixie AniolekAnonymousMichele ArmstrongSusan AshleyMartha AsselinCarol AtkinsAumiller's Pharmacy, IncAuto/MateAXA FoundationBetty Carol BarlynPatricia BarneyCeleste Barrett-TolliverValerie BeldenBellevue BuildersBellevue Reformed ChurchBennett Contracting

Berkshire BankBethel A.M.E. ChurchChristina BiscegliaJaime BiscegliaEllen BlakeJoan BlandoEstelle AnnKathy BockisRev. Lynn Carmen BoddenVicky BohmAubrey BolesMaxine BoromNancie BouckKathleen BoveHeather BoyleKaren BradleyBarbara & Howard BrentSylvie BriberKristen BrosnanShari BrunnerCassandra BubbTeresa BuckleyMargaret BuhrmasterMark BurgasserJulia BurgessBurnt Hills United Methodist ChurchLinda & Ron Butler SrMiriam ButzelOlivia ButzelRobin CabanosStephanie CairnsAmanda CaldwellMelanie CalvaneseKathryn Canty

2016 contributors 2016 contributorsCapital Region Builders & Remodelers AssociationCapitol Customs of SchenectadyCapitol District SupplyLisa CarllCarman United Methodist ChurchRobert CarneyCarole MartinKristy CarpenterRobert CarreauSonia CasellaMersagdez CaspentesJan CavoliCella BistroCynthia ChandlerMarsha ChaseHeather ChestnutChoices for GrowthChrist Church EpiscopalChrist Church of the HillsChurch of St. AdalbertChurch of the Immaculate ConceptionCioffi · Slezak · Wildergrube P.C.Circles of Stuyvesant PlazaCivitello's Spumoni ShopEileen ClarkLucy ClarkPat ClarkEric CliffordPaulette CocomanConnie ColangeloColdwell Banker Prime PropertiesFelicia CollinsColumbia Cabinets

John ColuzzaGoldie ComleyMary ComleyCongregation Gates of HeavenMary ConnorsSharran CoppolaJanet CorenoMelissa CornellMary CorradoLinda CowleyPauline CoxMary Rita CrattyCRBRAMarie Cristofaro-SmithNettie CrossmanCrossroadz ChurchLeanna CurleyCurtis LumberMary-Jo CzarkowskiDebbi D'AgostinoSandra DalySusan DalyBeverly DamborinLinnea D'AndreaFred & Christine DanielsJonetta DarcyElaine DarlRichard DautnerRobin DaveyElaine DaviRuss DavignonLinda DavisWendy DavisGregory Deacon

Richard VangLinda VaughnVandy VeederLinda VerlegerLynn VincentJoanne VincymerraVincy's PrintingBarbara VivierEllie VorisMatt WalkuskiAnita WaltherLinda WandreyKhryste Warden-RanghiasciKim WarneChet WatsonSusan WatsonYuvette WaymanCalvin WelchTiffany WestendorfMichele WhinneryVirginia WhiteWhitson's Culinary Group/ Schenectady High SchoolIrene WickhamChris WilcoxRobyne Wilde

Allison WilliamsLorenzo WilliamsNicole WilliamsTrish WilliamsChris WilloxGail WilsonBrenda WinklerHarold WittnerKatherine Wolfram Yvette WoodNatalie WoodsEllen WoodzellWright Family FoundationAnn WylesXeroxElizabeth YanoffKathryn YlvisakerChris YostConstance YoungYuvette WaymanLinda ZahnleuterGloria ZampiniJared ZeidmanZion Lutheran ChurchZion ParishZonta Club of Schenectady

2016 contributors 2016 contributorsShirley & Ken DeBonoDane DeCieroStephanie DeLaneLeslie DeLanoLinda DelfsMichael Della RoccoLaura DeMarcoDeMarco-Stone Funeral Home Gedia DemariaKathy DemersGail DenisoffRachel DenteNYS Dept of Labor StaffNiyati DesaiMarlene DeVitoCarol DicksonMary Jane DikeDimension Fabricators IncAnn DiSarroPhilip DiSorboRev. Mark DorrMary Jane DrakeJudith DuerJoanne DurfeeDuryee Memorial A.M.E. Zion ChurchEastern Parkway U.M. ChurchRuth EisenhauerJulie White EklundGail EllrottEmmanuel Friedens ChurchEric Clifford, City of Schenectady Chief of PoliceSara EricksonEstate of Eileen Alessandrini

Estate of Lillian MagroniNohelani EtienneFaith United Methodist ChurchNancy FalaceGincenta FallsFamilies in Need of AssistanceSenator Hugh FarleyMary FaroRuth FarrellKathy & Mario FernandezJohn FioreFirst Baptist Church, SchenectadyFirst Reformed Church, SchenectadyFirst Reformed Church, ScotiaFirst United Methodist ChurchRita FleishmanTerri FlowerRita FoderaJames FoleyDe Lois FordLinda FranceseFriendship Baptist ChurchPatricia FronkRenee FulunPamela GagliardiMatthew GajewskiAbigail GallucciWendi Gapczynski-BekkeringMartha GardnerGEGE Women's NetworkVivek GhosalDonna GigoneGirl Scout Troop 2111

Syed FamilyDiane & Matthew SypniewskiDebra TaberTabernacle Baptist ChurchDonna TallmanDeborah TanskiFrieda TanskiPatricia TausRowie & Dave TaylorPatricia A. TearnoTesoro CaféDonna TessitoreThe Carlilian FoundationThe Emily Willey FoundationLauren ThomasShirley ThomasTrudi ThunMarian TibbettsJoanne TobiessenCongressman Paul TonkoMartha TownleyRachel TrembleyTrinity Persbyterian ChurchJames TripiniElaine & Jim TroyLauren & Fred TrunkoUnitarian Universalist Society of SchenectadyUnitarian Universalist Society, Women's AllianceTerry UnserNancy VacarroWilliam VaccaDot ValachovicMary Ann VanAlstyne

Carla SnyderNancy SnyderSnyder DrywallSociety of Friends @ SLOCSondra's Fine JewelrySoroptimist International of SchenectadyLucy SpinelliLaura SprattSt. Anthony's ChurchSt. Gabriel’s ChurchSt. George's Episcopal ChurchRobert St. JohnSt. John the Evangelist ChurchSt. Joseph's ChurchSt. Joseph's PlaceSt. Kateri Tekakwitha ChurchSt. Luke's Catholic ChurchSt. Paul the Apostle ChurchSt. Paul's Episcopal ChurchSt. Stephen's Episcopal ChurchStanford United Methodist ChurchState Street Presbyterian ChurchRoberta SteinerPeggy & Dan StenzelStewart's ShopsStockade Investors GroupSarah StotzRochelle StracherSharon & Mac SudduthSummer Smith 5K RunFaye SuplenEsther M. Swanker

2016 contributors 2016 contributorsGirl Scout Troop 2383Barbara GlasserKim GodfreyHelena GoldfarbJane & Neil GolubGolub Corporation/Payroll DeptKathy Gorman-CoombsAlissa GrahamDorothy GrayGreek Orthodox Church of St George; Ladies Philoptochos SocietyGreen Conscience HomeMarcia GreensonMarion GrimesVirginia GritmonHabitat for HumanityLisa HamedaniKimberly HammerMichael HandRita HandKenneth HandyHannaford for my CauseGoldie HaraldLaura HardyHartz Family CleanersMargaret HarveyDonna HermannMary HendersonNancy HernandezAnaline HicksCorinne HollowayRichard HoltHoly Name of Jesus National Catholic Church

Christine Horne Michael HuberConnie & John HumeStephanie HunterWanda HunterCarol HurmLeslie HylandICCD of NYImmanuel Lutheran ChurchKrista JadosKaren B JohnsonNancy & Ed Johnson & familySharon JordanDawn Lenore JuneauJunior League of Schenectady & Saratoga CountiesJust Inventory Solutions, LLCMarjorie KaroweNicole KayaKatie KelleherBonnie KellerShannon KellyKey BankArthur Robert KingMargaret KingKiwanis Club of SchenectadyKPMGLawrence KruegerShirley KuchaySandra LaityPatricia LambertDebbie LambethAngela LanaroClaire LangHilary Lashley-Richardson

Marna S. ReddingEdward RedelbergerNich ReedTeal ReevesRefreshing Spring ChurchJessica ReichardLinda & Lawrence RelyeaNancy RheingoldDr. Walt & Ann RobbSamantha RobinsonSusan RockMary RosenEmily RotondiRotterdam U.M. ChurchEllie RowlandPatricia RowledgeSonia RubensteinBeth RuggieroRuggiero FamilyKristen Vrooman RuglisMary Beth RybickiElsa SakacaLinda SanchezDebra SandersAssemblyman Angelo SantabarbaraMargaret SapiaSteven SargentRichard ScharphornSchenectady Business and Professional Women's ClubSchenectady Community Action Program

Schenectady County Medical AllianceSchenectady County Republican Women's ClubSchenectady Damien CenterSchenectady Rotary ClubAndrea SchmitzLynn SchnellCora SchroeterHelga SchroeterKate SchurickLaura SchweitzerTanya ScimeScotia United Methodist ChurchAndrea & Kevin ScottG. Eric ScottJanice ScrivaniSecond Reformed Church of RotterdamMegan SeelPatricia SellickRicki ShapiroPaula ShawSteven ShemoShenendehowa Quilt ProjectJoyce A. ShullCynthia ShultzKim & Peter Siciliano & familySICM CenterSICM Food ProgramNima SimonBernadette SmithMarie SmithTerry & TJ Smith

2016 contributors 2016 contributorsLinda LaskiSusan LeachTanya LemonMargaret LeonardDonna LessardDeborah LeupoldLevel 3 CommunicationsMargaret LevineCatherine & Brad LewisWhitney LewisKathleen LincolnSusan LohnasLutheran Church of the Good ShepherdLynnwood Reformed ChurchLouise MacuirlesAlberta MadonnaMarcella's Appliance CenterMarigold's AccessoriesBarbara MarkeySusan MarletteLydia MarlowJeff MarshallCarole MartinMary MartinPam MatthewsNatalie & Charles Maxwell FenimoreElizabeth Mayhew-SeusCarole & Anthony MazurekMazzone Hospitality, Glen Sanders MansionJaye McBrideMary McCarthyNancy McCormack

Julie McCoyElizabeth & Scott McDonoughDr. DeShawn McGarrityDebra McGintyKerrie McGovernCarolyn McGrawDenise & David Murphy McGrawHeather McGrawMcLane FoodserviceHeather MeaneyChristine MeierMessiah Lutheran ChurchDorothy MeyerMarsha & John MillerGregg MillettJean MineconzoMLTA, LLCModern Kitchens of SyracuseDeb MoeckelMohawk ClubMohonasen CSDMargaret MooreMadison MoreyMarsha MortimoreMary MortkaMt. Olivet Missionary Baptist Church Deepika MundraSherri MurpheyFozia MurphyWilliam MurphySue MurtlowDarlene MuscanellMVP Health CareDavid Nadareski

Denis NadasNandini NagrajMolly NealonDanielle NellisNew Consecration TempleNew York Early Bird ClubNews Channel 13, WNYT-TVLynda NicholsNiskayuna Co OpNiskayuna Reformed ChurchMark NorfolkNorthern ExposuresDoreen OathoutErica ObremskiMary O'KeefePeg OlwertSharon OndriskaJoan O'NeilLana OsuskyOtterbeck Builders, IncOur Lady of Grace ChurchOur Lady of Mount Carmel ChurchOur Lady Queen of PeaceOur Redeemer Lutheran ChurchKelli OwensZoe OxleyMary PalladinoDeneen PalmateerDeirdre PangburnKerri PangburnAnn ParilloEdward PatkaCarmel Patrick

Mary PearlmanPam PearlmanLois PearsonPEPCLeesa PerazzoDebbie PerrettaKaren PeterSusan PetersonNancy PetersonKristina PhilipAnne PhillipsMarilyn PhillipsKerrie & Louie PiechotaMary-Jo PierpontChris PierpontRobert PierpontMarie PietzykowskiMargaret PilgrimPipino BuildersLinda PodolecCatherine PollardJackie PolukortMarion PorterfieldDorothy PreisnerPrice Chopper/Market32Price Chopper's Golub FoundationJo-Anne & Gary RafalikRafalik CorporationAdele RamadanVicki RamotarThaddeus RaushiRBSShirley ReaddeanRosanne Rector