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MISSION: INSPIRING AND EQUIPPING TODAY’S PARENTS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES TO RAISE CAPABLE, CARING, CONTRIBUTING CHILDREN.

VISION: A WORLD WHERE ALL CHILDREN ARE NURTURED TO DISCOVER, CULTIVATE AND APPLY THEIR NATURAL GIFTS.

Kaitlyn WalterDebbie & Steve WesselerJennifer WiketteSharidon & Jason WolzMs. Danielle L. WulfDave & Nikki ZellenJohn & Janice ZwolshenAnonymous (9)

Gifts-in-Kind

Gift-in-Kind donors are those who contribute goods and services to our Equip-a-Kid, Kindness Closet, or other programs throughout the fiscal year.

9UnitedAll About Kids AndersonAshley AllenRon AllenSusan AllenMr. & Mrs. Jay AlvaroApollo HomeBarb Arend-Hendricks & Jeff HendricksNicole BallAli Barnes & Melissa FareseBell Dental GroupBrian & Christy BerningThe Betz FamilyTanu BhatiElaine & David BillmireBinky Patrol Southwest Ohio ChapterSharon BirkettStephanie & Eric BishopDebra BorkowskiVickie BrashRegan BrinkerJean BrownRick & Lynda BruggemanChristy BurnettMs. Cathy A. BurtonMasen, Brent & Tammie CallahanVicki & Allan CalongeKim CampbellJohn ChamberlainMs. Kelley ColdironMcKenzie CollopyComboni MissionariesComey & ShepherdJonathan CookTony & Sara CooperriderWillie L. CoyneCynthia CrilleyStephanie CrockettDanhires FamilySarah DeonierNicole DesenderDewey’s PizzaJacquelyn Dieckman & Michael CameryJen DillerBill & Elizabeth DowneyKatie DroderDuté FamilyErika & Walter EidamEmilio Thomas FernandezMary Fetch

Jennifer FieldsFirst Baptist Church of Anderson HillsCarol FreemanMarlene & Mike FreyWade & Becky FugateMs. Jill C. GarrisonMr. & Mrs. Tom GlaserCarrie & Rob GouldKay Gravesande & Robert ReisMichael HagarPatty & Kevin HardyScott HarmonDeborah HartlaubMr. & Mrs. John HartlaubMichelle HawthorneCarey HeekinLoren HillierPeggy HoganAlison & Eric HollanderJoe HollifieldLisa HollifieldKay & Bill HorningMr. & Mrs. David HorstmanKristin HughesKim HuntElise HyderJodie & Rick IlleKursten KaiserAmber KieferMatthew KingGina Klein & Distasi FamilyDick KrehbielP. Richard KrehbielMt. Washington KrogerBrittany & Steve KuhrSeema KumarCandy & Dick LaustenLeanCor Supply Chain GroupMr. & Mrs. Michael LeavyErin MagnessJocelyn ManningCheryl & Gordon MarshKent & Linda MartinWendy MaxianKathy & Jon McCannMichele McCordNan McGinnisKristin McKeeZole McKnightSt. Nick @ McNick - McNicholas Alumni GroupJudy & Mac McQuinnLois & Cliff MentrupJonathan MesserJim Mills & Mickey GilliganMOD PizzaKathleen MoehringJennifer MolerMolina HealthcareMaranda MontgomeryJackson MorganReese MorganAnne MossCatherine & Dean MoulasMt. Repose First Baptist ChurchMt. Washington Postal ServiceMulti-Color CorporationKathleen Murray

Jake & Tracy NathKaren & James NewmanDebbie NewsomeOmega Financial GroupScott Osswald & Melissa SalchliSusan PaceRack 7 Paving CompanyThe Radt FamilyJackie RandolphMary Ann RanzThe Reis FamilyRobert ReisThe Rod FamilyJerilyn SabaSuzanne & Kevin SalmJeni SchmidtKara ShibiyaVerizon/Jillian SigristValerie SmithSue SpenoState FarmDebi SullivanNancy SullivanChristy SwayMr. & Mrs. Aaron SweemerReverend Samuel W. TalleyThe BonbonerieTQL FoundationCincinnati State Honors ProgramKatie & James TurnerJustin & Tiffiney VinupMandy & Casey ViolandVorys, Sater, Seymore & ReaseAnne Wallace & David BrosciousDeimling-Jeliho PlasticsEmily & Zachary WestJen Wetzel Rodan & FieldsPamela WhalenAnne Wilker & FamilyMegAnn WolffMs. Danielle L. WulfLisa YoungAnonymous (3)

Guckenberger Society

Beech Acres Parenting Center is honored to recognize those individuals who have named Beech Acres as the beneficiary of a planned gift or as part of their estate plans.

Mrs. Catherine W. AllendorfElaine & David BillmireThomas & Karen CassadyLinda Danforth-WarrenMrs. Andrew R. DeMarDorothy F. Feldkamp §Mr. Harry Finkelman §Barbara Fitch (Mrs. Stona)Kathie & Ken GoodeAmy & Tom GormleyMarjorie & Warren HinschMrs. Ferdinand E. KurtzDebby & Jim MasonKathy & Jon McCann

Ms. Phyllis E. MooneySvet & Marvimil S. Nankovitch §Mr. & Mrs. Thomas G. NewtonDr. Robert H. OsherRic & Tammy PowellGates & Margy RichardsMarianne RoweMrs. Robert C. Schiff §Linda & Andy SmithRichard & Sharon SorgMargaret E. WachsMr. William Wachs §David & Shelly WallaceAnonymous

§ Deceased

Tributes

In Honor OfBeech Acres Parenting Support Staff Maria MaehlmanBret, Tessa & Gemma Jill KeefeMargaret Bilsky M. Patricia & R. Keith RoselyRyshel Bowling Jami Vallandingham HoskinsBev Cox Jake and Tracy NathKen & Kathie Goode Barry GoodeSheva and Jacob Guy Susan RayburnSheva Guy Jill WilliamsDebby Mason Katie & James TurnerJim Mason Anne & Gunner Blackmore Shannon & Lee Carter Candice Jones Peelman Robert and Barbara Osher Family Foundation Fund of The Greater Cincinnati FoundationCarson Rothfuss Cathie & Rick RothfussBecca Schmitz AnonymousCheryl Turner Katie & James TurnerKatie Turner James TurnerAnne Wallace David Broscious

In Memory Of

Alma & Philip Berghausen Philip Berghausen, Jr.

Sharon James The Betz Family Dave Brewer

Christy Burnett Jaimi Cabrera Ed & Teri Compton Jennifer & George Connett Donial Curry Stephanie Dent Dr. Lisa Dunlap Nigal & Linda Felder Connie Harrison Minh & Jill Huynh Katie and Brian Kennedy Nathaniel Lett, Jr. Deanna Martin Julie McDonough-Moore Jake and Tracy Nath Tim & DeeAnn Pennington Sandi & Richard Pywen Rebecca & Rich Richmond Kelly & Joe Roehm Tom & Karen Sandker Emily Scharfenberger Anne Wallace & David Broscious Ms. Danielle L. Wulf Dave & Nikki Zellen Anonymous (3)

Otilia Maile Barbara Hartzell

Lily Algenio Messenger Rebecca & Brad Messenger

Eric Nielsen Sandy Ader Susan & Douglas Brengle Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Cone Nancy R. Gottschalk Paula Brumm and Mark W. Hennessy Marjorie & Warren Hinsch Sylvia S. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Steve Jones Bruce & Libby Krone Miss Louise M. Landen John Leonard Debby & Jim Mason Suzanne Nielsen Nancy W. Nielsen Robin & Chip Nielsen Joddy and Matt Perry Ted Smith Veritable, LP

Adele Schiff Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Dietz Debby & Jim Mason Bob & Kathy Murphy

Lidyann Spinola Ms. Jacinta Spinola

Peter B. Wakefield, M.D. Linda & Neil Budelsky

Gladys Wellbrock Jake and Tracy Nath

THANK YOU!

Mission Ambassadors

$2,500-$4,999

Dobbs Ackermann/ Bellwether EnterpriseNancy Bolam-JenkinsTony & Sara Cooperriderd.e. Foxx & Associates, Inc.Edward T. & Blanche C. Korten Charitable Fund of The Greater Cincinnati FoundationThe Estate of Marion H. MorrisonGates & Margy RichardsPaul J. & Margaret E. Uffman Fund of The Greater Cincinnati FoundationJ. Frederick & Helen B. Vogel Charitable TrustAnne Wallace & David BrosciousDebbie & Steve Wesseler

Inspiring Benefactors

$1,000-$2,499

Charles D. & Mary S. Aring Fund of The Greater Cincinnati FoundationLaura AtkinsonRichard L. BereEllie & Jim BerghausenPhilip Berghausen, Jr.Tom & Ann BerghausenDr. Christopher F. Bolling & Mr. Stephen PetersonDr. Jan Borcherding & Ms. Christine HeckSusan & Douglas BrengleMeghan BrownVicki & Allan CalongeJennifer & George ConnettMeredythe G. & Clayton C. Daley, Jr. Family Fund of The Greater Cincinnati FoundationSonia DaoudJessica A. DipreRobert W. DorseyThe Edner Family Gift Fund of Vanguard CharitableBarry EhrnschwenderThe Everingham Family Fund, a Donor Advised Fund of Renaissance Charitable FoundationJustin & Acacia FlammJoanne & Jim FormalThe Arthur J. Gallagher FoundationDorothy GlaserKathie & Ken GoodeLen & Jakki HausslerMinh & Jill HuynhMr. & Mrs. Steve JonesSteven & Carolyn Jones Fund of The Greater Cincinnati FoundationMichael KadivnikBecky & Ross LongMarcella Schaufert Trust

Ann C. MartinMarc & Beth MasonWynne & Tom McGrewBlanche M. & Herbert A. Metzger Memorial Fund of The Greater Cincinnati FoundationMontgomery Presbyterian ChurchMr. & Mrs. Jack PainterKellie & Dan PetersKarl & Gail WeidnerRichard D. Reis Family FoundationEllen RieveschlThe Reuben B. Robertson FoundationM. Patricia & R. Keith RoselyCathie & Rick RothfussRick & Monica RothhaasMarianne RoweJim & Susan RussellCaroline & Yves ScemamaKaren & Tom SchenckJane SeyfriedBill SinkulaNancy & Gary StrasselSue & Al StuempelTaft, Stettinius & Hollister LLPThe City Club of Cincinnati FoundationTQL FoundationTwo Danes Enterprises LLCMargaret E. WachsKarl & Gail WeidnerSharidon & Jason WolzAnonymous (3)

Empowering Contributors

$500-$999

Tom & MC BrennanEric & Wendy BruestleChristy BurnettShannon & Lee CarterTom & Debbie ColvinEd & Teri ComptonKassy & Jeff CorkenEastern Hills Exchange Club of CincinnatiMr. & Mrs. Mark C. EppleyErnst & Young, LLPChristine & Jason FisherDiane HammPaula Brumm & Mark W. HennessyElise HyderGeorge JuilfsNancy & Jonathan LippincottMargaret LuggenRebecca & Brad MessengerThe Miramar Employees Annual Giving Fund of the Miramar Charitable FoundationAbe MorenoKaren & Steve MulchNational Philanthropic TrustRobin & Chip Nielsen

Pepper Family Fund of The Greater Cincinnati FoundationMark & Wendy ReinhartMr. Robert M. Sauerland & Ms. Loretta Marie HelfrichMelanie Swick & Matthew SchottelkotteJohn M. ShepherdLinda & Andy SmithStites & Harbison, PLLCMr. & Mrs. D. Thomas TerwilligerCherry & George ThompsonDavid & Shelly WallaceComfort & Rich WendelAnonymous Fund of The Greater Cincinnati FoundationAnonymous (3)

Strength Based Patrons

$250-$499

Rická BerryStephanie BornDave BrewerMary Lynne Boorn & Rick KieserDawn & Doug BruestleLinda & Neil BudelskyJaimi CabreraJacquelyn Dieckman & Michael CameryVince FehrenbachBarry GoodeBarbara HartzellJLS Staffing & Management dba Total Staffing SolutionsSylvia S. JohnsonKroger Community RewardsJanna LaudatoKaren Litkovitz & Matt BrownfieldMaria MaehlmanBiz & Jim MartellaKaren & Michael MasonBelove MooreJake & Tracy NathMr. & Mrs. David B. O’MaleyJames & Candice PeaceJohn W. & Marianne Peck Fund of The Greater Cincinnati FoundationDr. & Mrs. Myles L. PensakGeorge & Jean Perbix Charitable Fund of The Greater Cincinnati FoundationSandi & Richard PywenMary & Brian RhameKelly & Joe RoehmGreg & Diane SchneiderJoey SchnellBeth SilversSally & Jerry SkidmoreMark & Donna SteinmetzKim & Bill StrubbeHeidi & Dave Temming

The Estate of Mr. Alfred A. ApfelJoan & Dennis TirmanKatie & James TurnerUnited Way of Massachusetts Bay & Merrimack ValleyPatricia C. & Robert Van StoneVeritable, LPBryan & Christine WheatleyJudge Marilyn ZayasDave & Nikki ZellenJohn & Janice ZwolshenAnonymous (3)

Supportive Friends

Under $250

Sandy AderTim & Diane AlexanderAmazonSmile FoundationAnderson Township Senior CenterMr. & Mrs. John B. AnthonyBarb Arend-Hendricks & Jeff HendricksAyco Charitable FoundationBobbette & Stanley BahlerLisa C. Banks CPA, Inc.Bill & Connie BarnesLeah BecknellJane & Larry BennettPat & Bob BernardThe Betz FamilySurbhi BhatnagarMr. & Mrs. Doug BiererMichael & Phyllis BigleyGlenn & Martha BitzenhoferAnne & Gunner BlackmoreAnnette & John BloomstromBetty & Ron BollingerMr. Neil K. BortzRyshel BowlingCandice Matthews BrackeenBrand It For GoodDavid L. BrownAngie & Bob BuechnerPat & Al CambridgeKim CampbellSteve & Mary CampbellMoe CarrollJenni R. CattranCandace CaudillDr. Charles A. Cavallo & Dr. Mary E. GruleeTerry ChapmanCincinnati Interiors, Ltd.Christina CloughChris & Katy CollierMr. & Mrs. Phillip ConeDiane & Greg CorneliusAntonia CornellMary Ellen & Jack CrachioloShannon CrutchfieldJohn & Theresa CumminsAdam CurryDonial CurryMs. Stephanie DentonErica DepasqualeThe Diaz FamilyMr. & Mrs. Thomas R. DietzMr. & Mrs. Michael Difilippo

Gretchen & Robert DinermanCraig & Erin DobsonRick & Holly Downey Charitable Fund of the Ayco Charitable FoundationDiana DraperDr. Lisa DunlapBill EckerleMr. & Mrs. Keith B. EllisDiana EvansAnn Hemmerle & Jeremy FauberMs. Nicole FeatherstoneNancy & Rick FehrMary Ann & Walter FeigeNigal & Linda FelderHolly FinnJuan J. FloresMr. & Mrs. Bill FoltynJanice FrechJudith & Andrew W. FreyGregory & Camille Frye Mutzig-Frey Family Fund of The Greater Cincinnati FoundationGaffney FamilyGeorge GalanesMiss Lauren E. GawthropGreg & Tish GayleMr. & Mrs. Mark E. GeromeRose LeisringJohn S. GlennonMs. Dana GoeringBeverly & Donald GoodCarmela GormleyDr. Jack W. GottschalkKathy GraeterPauline & Chester GreeneRoger Greene & Nancy Hopkins-GreeneDavid & Laura GroenkeMartha & Richard GrumbleyJack & Shirley GuckenbergerSheva GuyPatti & Todd HallJacqueline & John HammerRebecca HammoorJudy & Walter HandyConnie HarrisonMarjorie & Warren HinschAlison & Eric HollanderChelsea HornMr. & Mrs. David C. HornErin & Andy HorsleyMs. Barbara J. HowardEdwin & Janice HumphreyImperial Sovereign Queen City Court Buckeye Empire, Inc.Steven W. InglishThomas InnisVictoria JamisonManda JaneCatherine JarvisJoanne & Gary JaworekBecky JohnsonCandice Jones PeelmanCharles G. JonesMr. Tony KabbesThomas C. Kalin, Ph.D.Mary & Robert KampJeffrey Kapela

Jill KeefeAnne & Kevin KeefeCynthia F. KellyKatie & Brian KennedyMr. & Mrs. John KetchumBarb & Jeff KingAlan KinstlerMarty KlayerDr. Keith Kline & Dr. Gail E. Kist-KlineRennie KlingelhofferChris KorneffelBruce & Libby KroneJudy & Kevan LangnerDebbie Lehane BergerJohn LeonardNathaniel Lett, Jr.Norman LewisMary LicataMr. & Mrs. Todd LingrenStephanie LinnCarrie Little, Matt Manion, Kyle Cozatchy & Casey ConnorMr. Willis LorensenSuzanne LorenzBeth LucasMolly & Ted LucienCarolyn & William MackeyColleen MacLeodMartin MahamAbigail MarieTerri Coffey & Ben MarshDeanna MartinAlbert MartiniMike MaschmeyerJulie McDonough-MooreRyan & Heather McGuireChristin McIlwainDona & Cliff McMahonMr. & Mrs. Gus McPhieRobin MeisbergerDawn MerrittMs. Karen MeyerJulie MickleyJoe & Wendy MiddendorfMs. Lynn MigliaraJennifer & Donald MillerKaty & Ken MillerMOD PizzaJennifer MolerMaranda MontgomeryKristin MorvikMt. Washington American Legion AuxiliaryMt. Washington American Legion Post 484Kathleen MurrayTom MurrayMr. & Mrs. Albert L. Murrell, Jr.Ginny & Chuck MyerVicki NewellWanda NicholsEmily NicoleNancy W. NielsenGrant Kattmann & Sally NobleNoonday CollectionClaire & Gerald O’ConnellDonna & Wayne OetjenMitch Rashkin & Karen Ohlbaum

Dorothy & Lowell OrrChristine G. PapkeDawne McKenna ParrishFred & Lynn PayneTim & DeeAnn PenningtonJames L. PerryJoddy & Matt PerryPerry FamilyRobert PopeSt. Walburg Monastery, Kimberly PorterNancylee W. PrestonGale PrinceVanessa QuinnMichelle RayburnSusan RayburnEllie ReiserRebecca & Rich RichmondPaige & James RichterNancy & Dick RiedelSusan RobertsKaren RodriguezRonald McDonald House Charities of Greater CincinnatiBarbara RoseKirk SampsonTom & Karen SandkerJohn SandmanTeresa M. & E J. SawkaMichael SchafferEmily ScharfenbergerKen & Susan SchlachterKenneth SchmidtMadeleine SchneiderSara SchonfeldChuck & Gail SeibertJohn SeibertBill SeitzLana & David ShardelowClair & Tom SharplessJeanne & Chris SheldonTerri SheltonMarsha SillsDeborah & Joseph SilvaThomas A. Simons, Jr.Sheryl & Eric SlaneyMyra SmithTed SmithSue SpenoMs. Jacinta SpinolaMs. Tracy StillwellBette & Jack StithMr. & Mrs. David W. StoneMs. Gerri StraussLisa SumnerPaul & Rose SwansonTemPac, LLCAngel TepeGeorge ThompsonJessica ThompsonJanet ToddPaul & Suzanne TomesAlice & Terry TomlinsonMarcella TriceJami Vallandingham HoskinsMs. Kali B. VansweringenBobby WallKaitlyn Walter & Phil HartmanRobert K. WareOrganic Glow Skincare & Spa

Carolyn & Bob WehlingKim WehmeierDebbie & Dick WestheimerJennifer WiketteMr. & Mrs. John D. WilkenDawn Biller WilliamsJill WilliamsMr. & Mrs. Thomas F. Williams, Sr.Paige WilsonJudith WolterSue WoodMs. Danielle L. WulfMs. Melodi ZiggasAnne & Terry ZimmermanAlison & Jim ZimmermanZion Lutheran ChurchAnonymous (33)

Sustaining Donors

Sustaining donors are those who contribute an ongoing gift at regular intervals.

Rická BerryRyshel BowlingDave BrewerChristy BurnettJaimi CabreraJenni R. CattranCandace CaudillChristina CloughTom & Debbie ColvinEd & Teri ComptonMichael & Heather CoxDonial CurryAllison DamronJacquelyn Dieckman and Michael CameryCraig & Erin DobsonDiana EvansNigal & Linda FelderRebecca HammoorAlison & Eric HollanderChristy HonschoppErin & Andy HorsleyMinh & Jill HuynhElise HyderVictoria JamisonCatherine JarvisJudith JohnsonTera LampeStephanie LinnDeanna MartinDawn MerrittMaranda MontgomeryBelove MooreJake and Tracy NathFred & Lynn PayneJames and Candice PeaceTim & DeeAnn PenningtonRic & Tammy PowellRebecca & Rich RichmondKelly & Joe RoehmM. Patricia & R. Keith RoselyTom & Karen SandkerEmily ScharfenbergerMadeleine SchneiderBeth SilversJessica ThompsonAnne Wallace & David Broscious

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Jenny FrantaBoard Chair

Sara M. CooperriderVice Chair

Bob WelchTreasurer

Joanne FormalSecretary

M. Elaine Billmire, MDChristopher F. Bolling, MDVicki Marsala Calonge Susan J. CummingsJessica A. DipreChristine FisherJustin FlammJonathan D. McCannLaura MitchellRic PowellBeth A. Silvers Tracy StillwellKim StorerKarl F. WeidnerLindsay D. WetherillSourushe ZandvakiliThe Honorable Marilyn Zayas

PRESIDENT & CEO James R. Mason

BEECH ACRES FOUNDATION BOARD

James E. Russell Chair

Mindy McLaughlin Vice Chair

Ruthann H. Zins Treasurer/Secretary

Susan J. Cummings Len HausslerJames R. Mason Jonathan D. McCannL. Richard Rothhaas

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UNWAVERING SUPPORT

While reflecting on a remarkable year dominated by two public health crises, only one word came to mind. Unwavering. As an extreme expression of the strength of perseverance; unwavering, steady or resolute in the face of adversity, is the best word to describe what we have seen this year. Your unwavering support of our mission, parents’ unwavering love for their children, and our staff’s unwavering commitment to serving families in the community.

The world was a significantly different place when we began this fiscal year. With your support, the year started with a streamlined focus following a major redesign of our programs. Moving from 18 programs to 7 put us on a path to achieve real, systemic change thanks to precision focus on what we do best.

We’d begun to see the results of this new, focused approach. The Character Effect™ achieved the designation of “evidenced-based” by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an important recognition of the positive effect the program is having in schools in our region. Tri-Health expanded their commitment to Parent Connext™, an endorsement of Parent Coaching from pediatricians and their parents who love having access to practical parenting support right in their office. Of course, we’ve continued our work in the community, taking a holistic approach to child welfare through a continuum of related services including Kinship Connections, foster care and adoption, and the Parent Education Program (PEP).

In March the world began to change considerably as the reality and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic in America became apparent. Fortunately, thanks to you, Beech Acres Parenting Center was uniquely positioned to pivot and adapt to face this public health crisis head-on. We quickly moved to serving our clients virtually, interacting with schools and pediatric offices online, and adapting to a safe, socially distant work-from-home environment. All while avoiding laying off any staff and continuing to be responsible stewards of your generous contributions.

May brought a long simmering public health crisis to the forefront, racism in America. While this issue dates to the very foundation of our nation, the murders of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd ignited the most vocal and significant response to racial injustice in decades. While civil unrest has occurred in the past, this time it feels different. Businesses, artists, organizations, sports teams, communities, and individuals have clearly vocalized their support for the Black community through their words, actions, and policy changes.

Again, thanks to you, Beech Acres was positioned to meet this crisis. While we had already created a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Team, the call for racial justice and equality has accelerated our plans. One of the agency’s highest priorities for FY21 will be to develop and execute an anti-racism strategy for those we serve, the systems affecting them, and within Beech Acres itself.

Thanks to your unwavering support of our mission, and parents’ unwavering love for their children, Beech Acres Parenting Center continues our unwavering commitment to inspire and equip parents, families, and communities to raise caring, capable, contributing children. Thank you!

Thank You for your Unwavering Support!

Expenses: $13,581,980

Development4%

Administration7%

89% of expenses go directly to serving families &

improving our community

ProgramServices

89%

Unaudited Financial ReportOur goal is to use every dollar as efficiently and effectively as possible, ensuring Beech Acres Parenting Center’s legacy & impact continue.

Income: $13,581,980

22% of our

income comes from donors like

you

Net Assets

7/1/2019 $67,152,924 6/30/2020 $65,702,605

Beech AcresInvestment

23%

CommunitySupport

22%

ProgramServices

55%

James R. MasonPresident & CEO

Jim Mason Visionary Circle Members

James R. Mason

Jenny Franta

Jenny FrantaBoard Chair

At what cost?

IMPACT Achieved – 13,897 served, Thanks to YOU Visionary Investors

$100,000+

bi3The Ida C. Kayser Trust, Fifth Third Bank, TrusteeThe Landen Family FoundationUnited Way of Greater CincinnatiAnonymous

Natural Strength Advocates

$50,000-$99,999

Barbara FitchJones Family TrustL & L Nippert Charitable FoundationRobert & Adele Schiff Family Foundation

Resilient Champions

$25,000-$49,999

Peter & Vicki AlpaughCitiThe Charles H. Dater Foundation, Inc.Otto C. Epp Fund B Greater Cincinnati FoundationJeffrey & Jody Lazarow and Janie & Peter Schwartz Family Fund of The Greater Cincinnati FoundationOtto Luedeking Trust, Fifth Third Bank, trusteeThe Daniel & Susan Pfau FoundationThe Spaulding FoundationThe Estate of Ottelia Tettenborn Weist

Hopeful Stakeholders

$15,000-$24,999

Chemed FoundationLeon & Joy Loewenstine through The Greater Cincinnati FoundationDebby & Jim MasonRobert & Barbara Osher Family Foundation Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

Intentional Trailblazers

$10,000-$14,999

Kerry & Norah Clark Family Foundation of The Greater Cincinnati FoundationCynthia CrilleyJudith JohnsonOhio Children’s FoundationMarge & Charles J. Schott FoundationScripps Howard FoundationWarren County FoundationMr. & Mrs. W. Joseph Williams, Jr.Anonymous

Mindful Mentors

$5,000-$9,999

August A. Rendigs, Jr. & Helen Rendigs FoundationElaine & David BillmireThe CareSource FoundationCrosset Family Fund of The Greater Cincinnati FoundationSusan & John CummingsDave & Jenny FrantaTom & Amy GormleyLucille HainesHealthPath Foundation of OhioSandi & Jay HighInteract for HealthLinda LauchThe Linnemann Family FoundationRev. Patricia G. Linnemann & Dr. Calvin C. LinnemannKathy & Jon McCannThe McCloy Family FoundationMindy McLaughlinEric & Suzanne NielsenRic & Tammy PowellThe Estate of Jean H. ReichGynnine & Richard SchianoKatherine & Tim Stautberg Family Fund of The Greater Cincinnati FoundationKim & John StorerThe TJX FoundationCindy & Bob WelchThe Wohlgemuth Herschede Foundation

Allison, a Beech Acres Parenting Center Family Engagement Coordinator, provided crisis support and guidance for Jayden’s behavioral issues for several months while encouraging the family to enroll him in services. Allison’s perseverance paid off. Jayden’s mother finally agreed to enroll Jayden in therapy after we engaged an interpreter and addressed his need for emotional support with respect to the family’s cultural values. Jayden no longer has suicidal thoughts. He is proactive in learning to read. His behavior has improved, and he has learned to express his emotions appropriately. Finally, and most importantly, his mother is very engaged in her son’s treatment. Jayden’s improved mental health, success in school, and hopeful future are possible thanks to YOUR unwavering commitment to families in our community.

Your unwavering commitment to families helped Bethany find joy in parenting again. Often, parent coaching sessions begin with tears of frustration but end with tears of joy.

Soon after the COVID-19 pandemic began Bethany began struggling with trying to be a mom, wife, teacher, and employee at the same time. She felt trapped in the four walls of her home and was becoming more hopeless as the shutdown wore on.

She was struggling with her two-year old having multiple meltdowns every day. It was frustrating. Bethany and her husband thought they had tried everything. She was beginning to feel like a failure as a parent.

Bethany was referred to Sarah, a Parent Connext™ Parenting Specialist, by her pediatrician. They met with Sarah virtually, frustrated and exhausted, with tears in their eyes.

The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted the family’s schedule, with one benefit being more time together at home. Sarah saw this as an opportunity to help the family slow down, become more intentional in their parenting and to implement mindfulness practices she believed would help. The daily meltdowns have been reduced and when they do occur mom and dad are better equipped to address them together.

You are continuing to make a difference in the community with your unwavering support of our longest, continuously running program, foster care and adoption.

Your support of foster parents like David and Kelly Ritter has a ripple effect throughout the community as they welcome children into their home during a crisis.

“We decided to start fostering when we realized that we could make the time, and we could make the space in our home. We were interested in being able to be a safe place for kids in their time of crisis. That’s also been one of the more rewarding things in foster care for us; being able to tell their bio families we are here to be a safe place for your child as long as it’s needed.” -Kelly Ritter “Being a parent means putting aside your personal hopes and dreams and instead focusing on the collective hopes and dreams of your family. Being a foster parent means, at times, giving up control of what those collective hopes and dreams may be. However, the rewards are immeasurable: watching children from hard places flourish, celebrating victories at school, gaining needed weight, weaning off medications, or watching them smile as they get reunited with their families. Those collective hopes and dreams are what make us who we are; they make us foster parents, and they make us human.” -David Ritter David and Kelly’s unwavering commitment to providing a safe home for foster kids in crisis, and creating a path to reunification with their biological families is only possible because of YOU.

Your unwavering support makes it easy for families to find the mental health support and other resources needed for their children to succeed in school. Jayden was in the 4th grade when his father passed away. Cultural differences and a language barrier made it difficult for him to receive the emotional support he needed as a result of this tragic event. Two years later, in the 6th grade, Jayden was struggling in school. His grades were slipping, and his behavior was out of control. He began having suicidal thoughts.

Your unwavering commitment to creating healthy and thriving classrooms ensured that students and parents had the tools they needed to succeed with learning at home during the pandemic. As soon as schools moved to remote learning in the wake of COVID-19, teachers, parents, and support staff began scrambling to meet the complex social and emotional needs of students who were now learning in their living rooms, kitchens, or makeshift office spaces instead of their normal classrooms. Karen, a special education teacher, saw the impact of The Character Effect™ (TCE) in her school and believed these same strategies could also work at home. She implemented a TCE tool, ‘strength spotting’, at home and with her special education students online. She encouraged other teachers facilitating remote learning for students with special needs to continue the practice. Karen praised her own children for milestones big and small and did the same with her students. She found that spotting strengths and practicing mindfulness helped her students stay focused during remote learning and relieved anxiety and stress brought on by the pandemic. She shared the technique with the parents of her students to help them manage stress in their families’ lives. Karen is a remarkable example of how committed teachers are to our children, even during challenging circumstances. They dig down deep and rally all of their resources to help those they care about the most - their students. Thanks to you, especially during these uncertain times, teachers are able to identify their students’ strengths, reduce stress through mindfulness, and encourage resiliency.

*Names and circumstances may be altered to protect the identity of our clients

Bethany identified creativity as one of her son’s strengths. This discovery helped her intervene before an outburst got out of hand. Coloring, singing, and reading books together all help calm her son down.

Because of you, Bethany has found joy in parenting again. Thanks to you, parents are able to find practical parenting support right in their child’s pediatrician’s office and are seeing an improvement in their relationship with their children.

Your unwavering support is keeping families together. Donita was surprised when she received an unexpected phone call in October 2017. Her niece’s children were being removed from their home. If a family member were unwilling to step up and care for them, the children would be placed in foster care. Without hesitation, Donita took the children into her home. In the blink of an eye, Donita and her husband shifted from retirement planning to raising three small children. They needed support but were unsure where to turn for help. Fortunately, thanks to you, support was available. Donita learned about Kinship Connections at Beech Acres Parenting Center and signed up for a class. Kinship Connections provides support for hundreds of grandparents and other caregivers in the region who find themselves caring for a loved one’s child. Donita became very involved in classes, not only learning and benefitting from the available resources but also supporting other caregivers by sharing her experiences raising her great nieces and great-nephew. Thanks to you, dedicated caregivers like Donita have access to the resources they need to help their family, even an unexpected family, thrive.

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In Schools

The Character EffectTM Number Served: 5,365 Because of YOUR Support l The Character Effect™ was awarded Evidenced-based status by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

l 50% of students showed improvement in their social and emotional learning.

Beyond the Classroom Number Served: 4,407 Thanks to YOU l 80% of students receiving behavioral health services saw their emotional health improve.

l 65% of families served saw their economic or social support improve.

In Pediatric Offices

Parent ConnextTM Number Served: 2,072 Because of YOU l 4 new pediatric practices were added this year, bringing the total practices served to 14.

l Parent Connext™ was awarded Promising Practice status by the Association for Maternal and Child Health.

With Families

Kinship Connections Number Served: 869 Because of YOUR Support l The number of grandparents/relatives served almost tripled, growing from 130 to 301.

l Improvements in over 70% of families served. 78% of caregivers demonstrated risk-reduction and 67% demonstrated increased self-sufficiency.

Foster Care & Adoption Number Served: 936 Thanks to YOU l 213 Children served with 79 achieving permanency (54 through reunification and 25 through adoption).

l 29 New Foster Families licensed, with an additional 261 prospective foster parents in training.

Parent Enrichment Program Number Served: 125 Because of YOU l 67% of parents demonstrated improvements in protective factors.

l 63% of parents demonstrated increased stability in self-sufficiency.

Natural Strength Parent Coaching Number Served: 123 Thanks to YOU l Parent satisfaction ratings far exceed the national benchmarks.

l Partnerships with 2 companies to offer parent coaching to their employees who are parents.