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Cambridge Community Center
Cambridge Community Center
2008–2015 Capital Campaign
cambridgecommunitycenter.org
The Cambridge Community Center began a major capital campaign in 2008 to raise $5,000,000 to bring the Center into the 21st century.
Capital CampaignCapital Campaign
2008–2015 Capital Campaign
New roof on gym; Fully restored slates on main
building; New playground; Fully restored fire escapes and fire
doors from second floor; and New front hall flooring.
Capital Campaign – Phase I~$175,000 raised for:
Capital Campaign – Phase I~$175,000 raised for:
All work completed Spring, 2011.
Capital Campaign2008-2015 Capital Campaign
Capital Campaign – Phase IIGoal = $810,000
Capital Campaign – Phase IIGoal = $810,000
Replace concrete/asbestos shingles with clapboards;
Energy-efficient windows;
New aesthetically appropriate main entranceway and energy-efficient doors;
Remove the Callender Street wheelchair ramp to allow restoration of basement-level windows;
Reconstruct the Howard Street entry wheelchair ramp and the interior gymnasium wheelchair ramp; and
Insulate the exterior walls of the building.
To be completed by Fall 2014.
2008-2015 Capital Campaign
• The Amelia Peabody Charitable Fund has offered us a matching grant of $150,000. For every $2 we raise, they will give us $1. ($300,000 needed to fully match grant.)
• To date we have raised $55,000 ($82,500 after APCF match).
• We have already attained 100% Board participation.
• We have strong community support and donations.
Capital Campaign – Phase IICurrent Goal: Reach $450,000 by June,
2013
Capital Campaign – Phase IICurrent Goal: Reach $450,000 by June,
2013
2008–2015 Capital Campaign
2008-2015 Capital Campaign
Capital Campaign – Phase IIICapital Campaign – Phase III
The CCC plans to renovate its 19th century home to reflect the needs and uses of its 21st century population including: – enhanced activity and program
space
– state of the art, energy-saving mechanical systems
– fire monitoring and suppression systems
– complete ADA compliance
Cambridge Community Center as it exists today
WhereWhereIndividuals And FamiliesIndividuals And Families CountCount
The Center has provided services to 3rd, 4th and 5th family generations.
The History of the Center
FoundingFounding
A settlement house by a group of ministers in 1929 concerned with the children of the neighborhood.
The first nursery school in the area
The first center in the community for people of all ages to meet and interact.
Responsiveness to the changing environment and needs of the community.
The History of the Center
1920sHarlem Renaissance soars.
27 million autos in U.S.10 million households have radios.
100 million people attend movie houses.
1930s
Under President Roosevelt, the following agencies are established:
TVA, WPA, PWA, FHA.
Cambridge Community
Center opens its doors
in the old Tarbell School at
5 Grigg Street
The Center’s primary mission to reduce delinquency is considered a success.
The History of the Center
1940sJackie Robinson is the first African-American to play
major league baseball.
1950s
Brown vs. Board of Education.
Two groups very active at the Center are the drama group (performing “Rebellion of Youth” in the photo at left) and basketball team, which plays a regular varsity game every Friday (the first in the area), followed by a dance.
A benefit concert is sponsored by Ina Braithwaite and Everton Johnston to aid the “New Haven Welfare Association of St. David’s Barbados, BWI”
The History of the Center
1960s
March on Washington (I Have A Dream speech.)
Thurgood Marshall is the first African-American to serve on the Supreme Court.
1970s
Development of mini-computers.
The Center initiates a summer evening program under the direction of Charles Stead.
The HeadStart Program establishes classrooms at the Center.
The History of the Center
1980s
Sandra Day O’Connor is the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court.
1990s
The Berlin Wall is dismantled.
The new Riverside Health Care Facility opens at the Center.
The Center prioritizes academic excellence as part of the after school program.
The History of the Center
The 21st CenturyScience technologies reach new heights.
Through the Center’s After School Enrichment Program, music, theatre, arts, martial arts, and other enhancing activities are also offered.
The Center keeps up with technology by offering activities such as computer
literacy, tutoring in math, science, and video production.
The History of the Center
The CambridgeThe CambridgeCommunity Center Community Center Is The
HeartbeatIs The HeartbeatOf Its
CommunityOf Its Community
Mission StatementMission Statement
The Cambridge Community Center promotes community cooperation and unity and empowers youth, individuals, and families. We do this by offering social, cultural, educational, and recreational activities.
The Center Today
The Center Today
FamiliesFamilies
Provides services to children and families in the Riverside neighborhood and beyond.
40% of the children attending the Center’s programs come from families where English is not the primary language.
59% of the children are in working class families that live at or below 133% of Federal Government poverty levels.
Countries represented by children in the Center’s programs:
BarbadosCape VerdeDominican RepublicEl SalvadorEritreaHaitiHondurasJamaicaPuerto RicoSierra LeoneAnd more!
The Center Today
Meeting Community NeedsMeeting Community Needs
Main focus is the children and youth of Cambridge and the surrounding communities.
Consistently provides quality services reflective of the children’s needs.
Offers opportunities to be with friends, make music, play sports, try one’s hand at crafts, and learn leadership skills to discuss community issues.
Cambridge Community Center Staff:
Executive DirectorProgram DirectorAssistant Program DirectorSite CoordinatorGroup LeadersSubstitute Group LeaderLiteracy TutorComputer InstructorMaintenance
The Center Today
Broad Use of Community CenterBroad Use of Community Center Services extend to a wide network
of children, parents, volunteers, neighborhood residents and community groups.
Over 4,000 individuals benefit from the Center’s programs in a typical year, including:
– 250 children, 400 parents, 550 volunteers, and 800 members of the community who will attend various community programs, plus the thousands who attend the Winter Farmers Market.
Cambridge Community Center ProgramsCambridge Community Center Programs
Out-of-School Time ProgramOut-of-School Time Program
Cowemoki Summer Enrichment ProgramCowemoki Summer Enrichment Program
Parents/Caregivers & Toddlers Drop-InParents/Caregivers & Toddlers Drop-In
Community GroupsCommunity Groups
The Center Today
Winter Farmers MarketWinter Farmers Market
Riverside Gallery @ CCCRiverside Gallery @ CCC
The Center Today
Out-of-School Time ProgramOut-of-School Time Program
Licensed for 117 children between ages of 4.75–14 years old.
Provides a variety of quality, affordable, and positive educational, recreational, and social services.
State and grant funds subsidize enrollment.
Fee is assessed by the child’s parents’ income, using a sliding fee scale established by the state.
Out-of-School Time ProgramOut-of-School Time Program
Summer Enrichment Program
Parents/Caregivers & Toddlers Drop-In
Community Groups
Out-of-School Time ProgramOut-of-School Time Program
Academic Program
MIT Science Program
Homework Assistance
Computer Lab
Workshops
Sports
Martial Arts
Dance
Music
Girls Group
Middle School Program
one-on-one tutors for literacy and math
expands math, science, and technology skills
help from group leaders and student volunteers
teaches Internet safety, research skills, multimedia explorations
Stay In School, Anti-Smoking, Violence Prevention, Date Abuse Awareness, Alcohol/Drug Prevention, Hygiene, Career Choice
Basketball, Flag Football, Soccer, Volleyball, more
introduces the physical and spiritual aspects of karate
emphasizes the cultural universality of music and movement
lessons in piano and voice
empowerment for girls from 10–12 years old
All of the above, plus a broad range of activities for Middle School kids including peer leadership, hip hop dance and music, entrepreneurship, gardening and cooking, and more!
The Center Today
The Center Today
Cowemoki Summer EnrichmentCowemoki Summer Enrichment
Multicultural summer day experience for children between ages of 4.5–12 years old.
Safe and structured day of academic studies, arts and outdoor activities, hobby time, and field trips.
Breakfast, lunch, and an afternoon snack at no charge.
Licensed for 117 children. Special slots for homeless campers.
Out-of-School Time Program
Summer Enrichment ProgramSummer Enrichment Program
Parents/Caregivers & Toddlers Drop-In
Community Groups
Cowemoki Summer EnrichmentCowemoki Summer Enrichment
ActivitiesMulticultural and Ethnic CookoutsLiteracy and Math Science ClassesCooking ClassesNew GamesGardeningHikingBike tripsSwimmingSailingArts & CraftsEnvironmental StudiesCommunity EducationRocketsFinger PaintingClay MoldingMural making
Field TripsNew England AquariumBoston Children’s Museum Museum of Science The National Center of Afro American ArtistsBlack History MuseumUSS ConstitutionFrog Pond/Freedom TrailButterfly MuseumHarvard Natural History Museum Stone and Franklin Park ZoosBreakheart Reservation – SaugusDairy Farm – Saugus Puppets Place Theatre – BrooklineRoger Williams Park Zoo – Providence, RIGeorges Island – Boston Harbor
Hobby TimeTennisBook MakingPuppet MakingBoy’s GroupGirl’s GroupBasketballSewingFitness Sidewalk Chalk Writing
The Center Today
The Center Today
Parents/Caregivers & Toddlers Drop-InParents/Caregivers & Toddlers Drop-In
Parents/caregivers can drop-in five days a week to socialize with other adults and kids and participate in formal and informal play groups.
Toddlers participate in play time and social activities.
9 families participate in Stay and Play, a parents’ cooperative day care meeting three mornings per week.
Out-of-School Time Program
Summer Enrichment Program
Parents/Caregivers & Toddlers Drop-In
Parents/Caregivers & Toddlers Drop-In
Community Groups
The Center Today
Community GroupsCommunity Groups
Diverse groups both gather and volunteer at the center including:– university students and business
professionals
– aerobics and dance classes
– churches and civic organizations
– private parties
Out-of-School Time Program
Summer Enrichment Program
Parents/Caregivers & Toddlers Drop-In
Community GroupsCommunity Groups
Winter Farmers MarketWinter Farmers Market
Provides healthy, fresh foods to residents of Cambridge and the surrounding area.
Taste and buy a great variety of foods grown and made in New England: fruits vegetables, meat, fish, cheese, breads, preserves and more.
Saturdays, January through April 10am-2pm.
SNAP/EBT benefits are accepted and doubled – make a $10 EBT debit and receive another $10 to spend at the market.
Live music and craft sales at every market.
Riverside Gallery @ CCCRiverside Gallery @ CCC The Riverside Gallery
hosts shows of fine art year-round, providing opportunities for local and regional artists to exhibit their work.
Receptions with live music, refreshments, amazing art work, and an opportunity to spend time with friends, meet new friends, and talk to the artists about their work.
6+ shows each year. Kids show every June.
UNCA/MASHUNCA/MASH
CCC is part of the historical Settlement House movement.
We are members of United Settlement Houses of America and Massachusetts Association of Settlement Houses.
We collaborate actively with Margaret Fuller Neighborhood House, East End House, and Agassiz-Baldwin Community to build sustainability and capacity of Cambridge settlement houses to effect social change.
From children on trips to the New England Aquarium
to math tutorials by students from M.I.T. and
Harvard…
From cook-outs where children explore a
variety of ethnic dishes to community
basketball games on a Friday night…
The Cambridge Community Center is intimately involved in the life of the Riverside neighborhood and the larger city beyond.
The Center Today
The Center Today
J. David GibbsJ. David Gibbs
Executive Director since 2009 with a deep commitment to collaborative leadership and community engagement.
18 years experience first as a corporate attorney with Foley Hoag and Hemenway & Barnes in Boston, then as executive director of three non-profits (including CCC).
Leading the major capital campaign to remodel the Center and bring it into the 21st century.
Board of DirectorsBoard of Directors
Virginia WardPresident
Richard Guidelli1st Vice President
Gregory GullicksonTreasurer
Lindsey Thorne-BinghamSecretary
Anthony BrooksJeanne CharnCorinne EspinozaYvonne L. GittensRichard GuidelliGregory GullicksonRonald LayneJim McAuliffeToni PhillipsLindsey Thorne-BinghamVirginia Ward
The Center Today
StaffStaff David Gibbs, Executive Director Amelia Joselow, Dir. of Marketing and Outreach Latashia Pogue and Darrin Korte, Program Directors Erin Gullage, Contract Compliance Ronald Jones, Site Coordinator Ty Le, Group Leader Connie Chan, Group Leader Gail Jones, Group Leader Aaron Haynes, Group Leader James Brown, Group Leader Frenell Jean-Georges, Group Leader Patricia Calixte, Van Driver and Ass’t Group Leader William Mitchell and Kevin Moore, Maintenance Valentino Robinson and Elaine Pogue, Evening
Security and Rental Management Kim Motylewski, Winter Market Manager Carol Moses, Gallery Director
Capital Campaign Committee (so far!)Capital Campaign Committee (so far!)
Robert Bridgeman
Jeanne Charn
Richard Guidelli
Lori Lander
Jim McAuliffe
Maryann Thompson
Lindsey Thorne-Bingham
Capital Campaign
Phase II BudgetPhase II BudgetIncome: 2012-13* 2013-14* Total
Amelia Peabody Charitable Fund (challenge grant) $150,000 $150,000Cambridge Historical Commission $55,000 $55,000Corporations and Foundations $150,000 $135,358 $335,358Individuals $95,000 $159,539 $204,539In-kind Donations (materials and services) $65,123 $65,123
Total: $450,000 $360,020 $810,020
Expenses:
General Conditions (Permits, Design, Engineering, etc) $79,051 $79,051Site (Demolition, Staging, Earthworks, etc) $76,728 $76,728Concrete $4,007 $4,007 $4,007Metals $30,811 $30,811 $30,811Masonry $16,330 $16,330 $16,330Carpentry $97,617 $128,741 $226,358Thermal & Moisture $41,938 $41,938Doors & Windows $40,000 $76,927 $116,927Finishes $51,198 $51,198Plumbing $2,070 $2,070Electrical $5,807 $5,807Development and Campaign Mgt $63,518 $95,277 $158,795Center Program Contingency $30,000
Total $450,000 $360,020 $810,020
* Construction begins Fall, 2013 when bulk of funds have been raised.
The Center Tomorrow
Cambridge Community Center
Cambridge Community Center
2008–2015 Capital Campaign
cambridgecommunitycenter.org