Young Women’s Engagement

Committee

Sarah Lowry, Chair Sara Wenger, Co-Chair

Corrie Adams

Ceyanne Feren- chak

Gabriella Gessler

Jenita Gillespie

Marissa Gray

Ashley Hudzik

Cryshanna A. Jackson

Katina Landgraff

Kristen L. Olmi

Nicole Ramson

Paige Rassega

Leah Sakacs

Rose Shaffer- Saborse

Jillian Smith

Joy Tang

Amanda Sacco Vitello

Shienne Williams

Volunteers

Arnav Bhide

Judy A. Burchell- Peyko

Emanuel Carter

Courtney Conklin

Katie Degennaro

Sarah Drabison

Yvonne Fayard

Victoria Ferry

Rosemary Fuller

Kaley Garland

David Hahn

Brennan Harris

Noor Khalayleh

Daphne Kostoff

Kelly McGill

Courtney McKinney

Gretchen Merritt

Jennifer Mullally

Ryan Pastore

Eddie Pesa

Marybeth Phillips

Des’siray Richard

Jackie Rogenski

Alyssa Simms

Frank Sybelik

Cyndi Wainio

Marcelle Vitello

Myra Vitto

Saidah Yusuf

Deb Zorn

Thank You to

Our Major

Supporters!

Bright Futures

Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley

Compco Industries

Huntington Bank

Janis Cefalu Insurance Agency Inc.

State Farm

Thomases Endowment

Fund of the Youngtown Area Jewish Federation

The Vindicator

The Walter E. and Caroline H. Watson Foundation

Housing

CareSource Foundation First Presbyterian Church of Youngstown

Housing and Urban Development

Ohio Capital Corporation for Housing

Ohio Development Services Agency United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley

Job Skills

Community Development Block Grant, City of Youngstown

Bank of America Charita- ble Foundation

Leadership Conference

Bonnie Deutsch Burdman

Color 3 Embroidery, Inc.

Jones Wealth Manage- ment: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.

Schroedel, Scullin & Bestic, CPAs

Youngstown Business Incubator

Leadership Gifts

Barbara Brothers

Chris Gabrick

Leah Merritt

Carolynn Mitchell

Rhonda Warren

Stand Against Racism

First Presbyterian Church

of Youngstown

Mahoning Valley Sojourn

to the Past

The Bitonte College of

Health and Human

Services, YSU

The Centofanti Center for

Health and Welfare of

Vulnerable Populations

Thank You

to Our

Volunteers

Board of Directors

Rhonda Warren, Chair

Cryshanna A. Jack- son, First Vice Chair

Kristen L. Olmi, Second Vice Chair

Jenna Santisi, Treasurer

Keisha T. Robinson, Secretary

Carla Baldwin

Andi Baroff

Barbara Brothers

Andrea N. Burton

Elizabeth A. Ford

Christine A. Gerst

Elizabeth Hartwig

Deborah S. Liptak

Stacey R. Schneider

Susan P. Stewart

Breanne E. Szmara

Joy Tang

Amanda Sacco Vitello

Sara Wenger

Arisha Williams

Shienne Williams

Emeritus

Members

Jeri Davies Bell

Susan C. Berny

Ruth K. Bradshaw

Marilyn M. Burbick

Suzanne Cinelli

Frances E. Curd

Virginia L. Dineen

Chris Gabrick

Frankie J. Harbol

Verna B. Kness

Susan M. Moorer

Nancy K. Morris

Martha W. Murphy

Shirley A. Poindexter

Ella R. Robinson

Ruth G. Squire

Cheryl L. Waite

Florence Wang

Board Governance

Committee

Deborah S. Liptak, Chair

Suzanne Anzellotti- Ray

Carla Baldwin

Barbara Brothers

Keisha T. Robinson

Mary Jo Truman

Building Committee

Kristen L. Olmi, Chair

Kedar Bhide

Elizabeth Hartwig

Rhonda Warren

Madonna Chism Pinkard

Rev. Jim Ray

Rhonda Warren

Penny Wells

Women Artists: A

Celebration!

Elizabeth A. Ford, Co-Chair

Barbara T. Faires, Co-Chair

Kathryn Antal

Suzanne Anzellotti- Ray

Margarita Bailey

Nancy Barnes

Andi Baroff

Richarda Bisson

Elayne Bozick

Suzanne L. Brown

Liz Bulkley-Testa

Jo Ann Buzulencia

Lynn Cardwell

Brenda Myers Cohen

Cheryl Eddie Deibel

Jeanie Gordon

Marcela Hampel

Kathryn Infante

Susan Jacobs

Tazim Jaffer

Maria V. Latorre

Maryann Cox Limmer

Terri Madden

Nancy K. Morris

Susan Russo

Elise McKeown Skolnick

Paula Smith

Norma J. Stefanik

Gail Trunick

Marianne Whitehouse

Clara K. Wick

Terry Wittenauer

Noreen Yazvac

Young Women With Bright

Futures

Cryshanna A. Jackson, Chair Stacey Schneider, Co-Chair

Barbara Ade

Carla Baldwin

Andi Baroff

Keilah Bryant

Fran Curd

Kristen Olmi

Paige Rassega Roxann Sebest

Amanda Sacco Vitello

Rhonda Warren

Arisha Williams

Shienne Williams

Mark Williams

Finance Committee

Jenna Santisi, Chair

Marilyn M. Burbick

Chris Gabrick

Christine A. Gerst

Elizabeth Hartwig

Natalie Lariccia

Breanne E. Szmara

Shienne Williams

Funds Development

Susan P. Stewart, Chair

Carla Baldwin

Susan C. Berny

Barbara Brothers

Christine A. Gerst

Joy Tang

Arisha Williams

International Women’s Day

Priscilla Gitimu

Cryshanna A. Jackson

Joy Tang

Rhonda Warren

Leadership Advisory Group

Colleen Kelly

Natalie Lariccia

Bridgette McBride

Nicole Ramson

Michele Simonelli

Joy Tang

Arisha Williams

Personnel Committee

Andrea N. Burton,

Chair

Paige Rassega

Keisha T. Robinson

Arisha Williams

Review Committee

Elizabeth Hartwig,

Chair

Andrea N. Burton

Arisha Williams

Shienne Williams

Stand Against Racism

Carla Baldwin

William J. Blake

Gabriella Gessler

Leigh Green

Tammy King

Sarah Lowry

Gabriel Palmer- Fernandez

Susan Moorer

YWCA Youngstown 25 W. Rayen Ave., Youngstown, OH 44503 Ph: 330-746-6361 Fax: 330-747-6360 ywca.org/youngstown

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YWCA Mission

YWCA is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering

women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.

2017

Annual

Report

Office of Student Diversity Programs, YSU.

Women Artists

Home Savings Charitable

Foundation

Youth Development

C.I.R.V. Youngstown

OH WOW! The Roger &

Gloria Jones Children's

Center for Science &

Technology - SMI

PNC Foundation

PNC Financial Services Group

United Way of Youngstown

and the Mahoning Valley

The Raymond John Wean

Foundation

Miscellaneous

Suzanne Cinelli

Barbara T. Faires Elizabeth A. Ford

Fibus Family Foundation India Association of Greater Youngstown

Natalie Lariccia

Deborah S. Liptak Peace Race Foundation

Lelia M. Sharp Fund of

the Youngstown

Foundation

Bernard and Elaine Soss Family Charitable Trust Second Harvest Food

Bank of the Mahoning

Valley - Ohio Benefit

Bank

Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Inc.

Two Men and A Truck

The Regina M. Rebhan

Family Foundation

The Interfraternity Council

at Youngstown State

University

Women’s Committee UAW

Local 1714

Youngstown Foundation

A message from the President & CEO:

Thank you for making 2017 yet another remarkable year for YWCA Youngstown. Our dedicated staff has done an incredi-ble job of expanding our outreach while strengthening our programs and services.

Some significant highlights for 2017 include:

1) Completion of the Kensington Liberation Station Project which will provide permanent and transitional housing for lowincome families including veteran families;

2) Starting the International Women’s Day Event to expand cultural understanding and bring about community cohesiveness;

3) Moving transitional housing to the East Side of Youngstown.

Another noteworthy step YWCA has taken is to partner with YWCA Warren. In a progressive approach, this year YWCA

worked to strengthen our presence across the region by partnering with YWCA Warren to bring about strategic integra-tion. YWCAs of Youngstown and Warren entered into discus-sions on combining services to efficiently use available resources, as well as exploring other models of partnership to sustain the health of our respective organizations and improve our collective impact on the community.

The strategic work we pursue will prepare us well for the future, where there are more demands and far fewer resources.

YWCA is stronger than ever due to our continually expanding community who comes together to donate time, resources, and talent in support of our important mission.

Thank you for wholeheartedly being a part of the YWCA. We are looking forward to much more in 2018!

Geo C Storms The YWCA Fundraiser

Walk a Mile In Her Shoes Event at YSU benefits

YWCA Housing Programs Staff participates in Take Back the Night

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Services58%

Management, General &

Fundraising18%

Youth17%

Empowerment7%

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Number of Units 5: 4 permanent housing units and 1 transitional Population served: Low-income families with children up to the age of 18 and veterans at risk of becoming homeless Number to be Served: A minimum of 12 individuals and 6 families annually (will include families in 4 permanent units and 2 veteran families in 1 transitional unit) Major Funders: Capital Fund to End Homelessness Initiative; Chemical Bank; City of Youngstown HOME Funds; J. Ford Crandall Memorial Foundation; John D. Finnegan Foundation; Howard and Jeanne Karr Charitable Foundation; Walter E. and Caroline H. Watson Foundation; Youngstown Foundation.

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Leah Merritt, President

& CEO

Anna Marie Barksdale,

Housing & Supportive

Services Director

Varada Bhide

Development Director

Cheryl DiFabio,

Finance Director

Jennie Andrews

Sylvia Arias

Cheryl Ashford

Sarah Bowers

Rayna Brooks

Kay Brown

Christy Bryan

Cresshay Christian

Keona Christian

Rita Cintavey

Emily Coelho

Rosalind Davis

Janelle Dodge

Brittney Duley

Tina Ford

Katherine Havrila

Jeremy Hinzman

Ashley Hudzik

Mary E. Kinnard

Teresa Lipscomb

Mary Marie Lishick

Janine Martindale

Jacqueline Payne

Mildred Pierce

Roni Robinson

TaNera Rodriguez

John P. Seck

Elise Skolnick

Joy Smith

Danielle Tesyk

Rob Truitt

Dorneda Williams

Noel Winford

JoAnne Wright

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Major funder: International Institute Fund, a component fund of the Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley. Partners: Women and Gender Studies Department and Human Ecology Department, YSU.

Housing

Rebuilding lives

Scattered Sites

59 Households

219 people

Transitional

20 Households

28 people

Permanent

30 Households

35 people

Kensington

5 Households

20 people

Total Served

302

125 Children served with

WISH UPON A STAR

Gift giving program

Preschool Graduates

Kindergarten Readiness is at the core of the Early Education program

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Summer Manufacturing Institute STEM-Focused Learning

Eliminating Racism

Education and Awareness Events

Black History Month - February

Racial Justice Education - February

Advocacy Training & Postcard Party - February

Stand Against Racism Event - April

Bystander Intervention Training - October

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And their families

Participated in Job Skills program

Attended Leadership Conference

Bright Futures Honorees recognized

Assisted with Tax Filing

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Over 120 engaged

377

Years of celebrating Women’s Art Show

Attended Celebration Party

Visited the Art Show

Art Series events including 2 Paint ‘n Sips, Art

Crawl, and Lit Youngstown Event

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This year we said goodby

to one of the founding

members of the Art Show.

Nancy Morris has left us but

her legacy in the form of this

art show lives on. In the pic:

Nancy Morris (center) at the

35th art show

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$490,158 Tax Refunds brought back to Valley

Participated in Youth Development program

geared towards Kindergarten readiness

Participated in summer camps focused on

Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Math

Parents/guardians attended family functions that

support student growth and development,

literacy, and academic support resources

Youth Development

Quality care and education

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