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FROM INFANCY
TO INDEPENDENCE
THE CHILDREN’S HOME OF CINCINNATI
2016-17 ANNUAL REPORT
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Lawrence Glassmann, Chair of the Board of Trustees, at left in each
photo, and John Banchy, President and Chief Executive Officer, get some
lessons about how to have fun from our preschool students.
FORGING A BOLD FUTURE BY
BUILDING ON A REMARKABLE PAST
Dear Friends,
The Children’s Home of Cincinnati was founded more than 150 years
ago in the spirit of giving back, making an impact, and answering the call
of the most vulnerable. Today, we have built on that tradition as expressed
in our new mission statement: “Creating lasting results that strengthen
families and our community by guiding individuals — from infancy to
independence — through comprehensive education, behavioral, and
health services.”
The Children’s Home has become a pillar in our community — particularly
at a time when so many are looking for answers to the challenges of mental
health, poverty, and access to quality health services. We offer hope to more
than 8,200 individuals annually, and deliver results that enable children and
their families to live lives of independence and promise.
In this report you will see the investments that have resulted in meaningful
partnerships — both public and private — allowing us to make important
strides for the future of others. We have answered the demand for services
in the areas of early childhood education, autism, and community-based
behavioral health, while advancing a workplace culture that promotes
operational excellence by investing in our employees. That investment has
led to a 43 percent decrease in employee turnover in the last two years and
has earned our agency recognition as a Cincinnati Enquirer 2016 Top Place
to Work, as well as national recognition by The Nonprofit Times as the fifth
best large nonprofit to work for in the nation.
Every day we are working towards our next 150 years by moving our
autism services to a new facility, significantly expanding our early childhood
offerings, and continuing our impact across the region with numerous other
services.
Our work is only made possible by you — our generous friends who support
our efforts, our hard-working staff, and especially the clients we are so
privileged to serve each day. Thank you for your support!
Sincerely,
John Banchy
President & CEO
Lawrence Glassmann, Esq.
Chair, Board of Trustees
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ABOUT OUR ANNUAL REPORT
The primary theme of this year’s annual report is From Infancy to Independence to show the broad range of children we serve. Starting on page 5, we’ve focused
on that theme with a story about the innovative programs that help mothers and their young children. On page 6, we’ve explored our School-Based Mental
Health program, our largest service. And on page 7, we’ve explained programs that prepare the oldest children we serve to make the transition to adulthood.
So much has been happening at The Children’s Home that this year we decided to have a secondary theme as well: Investing in the Future. On pages 8 to 10,
we’ve explained how we’ve opened a new location on Red Bank Expressway in Madisonville for our growing autism and preschool programs. We’ve also provided
an update about the busy first year of our Levine Family Health Center.
Just as our staff and the children we serve inspire us, we hope these stories will enlighten and inspire you.
ON THE FRONT COVER: Our models are Avery Wille, a friend of The Children’s Home; Courtney Robertson, Avery
Elliott and Jyaire Bates, students in our Lower School; and Gerryn Hill, a student in our Upper School.
MISSION
Creating lasting results that
strengthen families and
our community by guiding
individuals - from infancy
to independence - through
comprehensive education,
behavioral, and health
services.
8,208
The number of individuals
we served, up from about
7,800 last year
BY THE NUMBERS
176
The number of
neighborhoods where
children live who we served
99%
of our parents would
recommend our services
100%
of our referral sources would
recommend our services
VISION
We are the leader in offering
hope, help, and healing
through a continuum of
health and education services
and partnerships.
55
The number of Greater Cincinnati
schools where we are the lead mental
health partner
95%
of the children in SPARK, our literacy
program for preschool children,
demonstrated gains in academics
98%
of our afterschool students demonstrated
solid social and emotional
skills by the end of the school year,
compared to 86% at the start of the
school year
The above data is for 2016-17
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FROM INFANCY TO INDEPENDENCE
OUR PROGRAMS IMPACT A BROAD RANGE OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS
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Our services strengthen families
and communities by helping
more than 8,200 children and
young adults each year. We provide
comprehensive education, behavioral
and health services to individuals
who live across Greater Cincinnati
and beyond. Our services are offered
at our main campus on Madison Road
and our new building on Red Bank
Expressway, both in the Cincinnati
neighborhood of Madisonville, as
well as in schools, health centers and
families' homes. Our private, nonprofit
organization is no longer a home
for children in the literal sense, but a
home for a variety of services, including
those listed on this page.
EARLY CHILDHOOD/
SCHOOL-AGE SERVICES
Preventive services focused on
social and emotional development
5-Star Preschool: Highest possible
rating by the Ohio Department
of Education.
Every Child Succeeds: Home visitation
for at-risk parents.
After-School Enrichment: A
school-based program for children
ages 5-12.
Camp-I-Can: 10-week summer day
camp for children ages 5-12.
SPARK: Literacy program for preschool
children.
EDUCATION
Helping young adults overcome
behavioral and learning challenges
for a smooth transition to
adulthood
K-12 School: Therapeutic school
for students with behavioral and
learning challenges.
Autism Services: An accredited
alternative school for the middle
and high school grades and
beyond.
Ready Set Work! Summer program
to help students develop
job-readiness skills.
Ready 2 Work! Summer internship
program for young adults with
autism.
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
TREATMENT
Providing the mental health supports
and tools individuals and
families need to succeed
School-based counseling: Behavioral
health treatment for children
in grades K-12.
Early Childhood: Treatment for
children ages 0-8 who have
experienced trauma and/or have
social, emotional and behavioral
challenges.
Counseling for Caregivers: For
parents and other caregivers
whose children are receiving our
services.
STAR: Treatment for teens with
both mental health and substance
abuse challenges.
Day Treatment: For children 8-18
who display emotional or behavioral
challenges.
Early Childhood Day Treatment:
For children ages 3-8 who display
emotional or behavioral challenges.
OTHER SERVICES
Levine Family Health Center:
Cincinnati Health Department
provides medical services on our
Madison Road campus.
Nutrition Services: Promotes good
nutrition by offering tips and
recipes and providing hands-on
experience in a teaching kitchen.
Students from our
Lower School, Montez
Mason-Warren, left,
and Tristan Ragland,
get to know Blueberry,
an African penguin
from the Newport
Aquarium, during a
visit to our Madisonville
campus.
INDIANA
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OUR REACH
IS WIDE
This map shows the 97 ZIP codes
where clients of The Children's
Home live. We also have clients
beyond the areas shown in the
map, including Indianapolis and
Columbus.
KENTUCKY
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Melanie Ellison and her daughter, Maggie, now
have a strong bond, which has helped Maggie to
thrive. Initially, Melanie felt such anxiety about
being a mother that she didn’t interact much
with her daughter. Now, Melanie calls Maggie
her “best friend in the whole world.” Services
from The Children’s Home contributed to the
substantial improvement in their relationship.
Story on page 17.
FROM INFANCY TO INDEPENDENCE
TO SOLVE PROBLEMS
EARLIER, WE'RE TREATING
EVEN YOUNGER CHILDREN
The Children's Home Launches Innovative Program
In recent decades, we’ve provided
most of our services to
school-age children. But one
of our newest programs provides
services to infants and their
parents.
The Children’s Home is one of
the first organizations in Greater
Cincinnati to offer a novel
program known as infant-parent
psychotherapy, using nine therapists
who have been specially
trained.
The program is designed to
minimize mental health issues
that might impair a crucial bond
from developing between a parent
and child. That can happen
when a mother or father feel ambivalent
about becoming parents
because of childhood trauma they
may have experienced. Or they
might be feeling so inadequate
as parents that they suffer from
incapacitating anxiety.
Counseling is an important element
of this therapy, attempting
to identify and address the cause
of the parent’s problem. Therapeutic
games and other activities
are used to help to establish
physical closeness between a
parent and child.
We provide this service in
the family’s home. Our therapists
might be there for a diaper
change, nap time or feeding, supporting
the interaction between
the parent and child.
In the last year — the first
year we offered the service — we
served about a dozen parents and
babies. In three years, we expect
about 100 families will be served
annually.
A healthy attachment between
a parent and child is important
for a child to meet developmental
milestones. “The earlier we intervene,
the better,” said Debbie
Gingrich, Director of Community
Health for The Children’s Home.
The program was developed by
Stacey Cornett, our Senior Director
of Campus-Based Behavioral
Health, who wrote a well-regarded
book, Home-Based Services in
Infant and Early Childhood Mental
Health, that covers infant-parent
psychotherapy and more.
We also offer a related program
called Every Child Succeeds,
providing home visits to at-risk
pregnant women and mothers,
helping them to create a nurturing
environment for their
children.
In that program, family education
support specialists provide
information about prenatal care,
stimulating activities for babies,
assessment of the home environment,
referrals to other community
resources and more.
The Children’s Home is the
largest Every Child Succeeds
provider in Hamilton County,
serving more than 2,200 families
since becoming an Every Child
Succeeds partner.
“We’re providing support for
these young moms who may have
no one else to turn to,” said Tracy
Sander Greene, Parent Education
Manager for The Children’s
Home. “We’re helping them feel
comfortable in their parenting
roles.”
Every Child Succeeds engages
in goal planning with the mothers,
helping them to become less
reliant on government aid so they
can become self-sufficient.
“Our mothers are moving on
to become successful — getting
jobs, buying homes and being
productive members of society,”
Greene said.
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FROM INFANCY TO INDEPENDENCE
ACROSS THE REGION,
WE'RE TREATING
STUDENTS WITH
MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES
Our Therapists Have Counseled
Children In More Than 150 Schools
More than a year ago, the
Northwest Local School
District turned to The
Children’s Home for help to address
the mental health problems
of its students. In response, The
Children’s Home assigned therapists
to the district’s schools as
part of our School-Based Mental
Health program.
Since then, more
than 350 students
have been treated,
and school personnel
have noticed
a difference in
students academically,
socially and
emotionally.
“Students are
blossoming and excelling because
they are having their needs
addressed,” said Assistant Superintendent
Darrell Yater.
The School-Based Mental
Health program is our largest
program, and it’s continuing to
“Our goal is to
serve the whole
community"
— Debbie Gingrich
grow. In the last decade, we have
more than doubled the number
of students we serve to 2,830
annually.
Our 70 therapists have provided
mental health services in
more than 150 schools in Hamilton
County, making us the county’s
largest provider of schoolbased
mental health services. As
part of the services,
psychiatrists and
pediatricians from
The Children’s
Home manage
the medications
of some of the
students.
The services are
designed to reduce
barriers to learning by improving
the social, behavioral and emotional
condition of the children
we serve. With therapy, they
typically experience life-changing
benefits by learning how to
appropriately express their feelings
and control their behaviors,
Sarah Scovell, a behavioral health counselor for The Children’s Home, leads a daily therapy group at Three Rivers Elementary School
in Cleves. On this day, the students created an “anger thermometer” to recognize various levels of anger and how their thoughts,
feelings and actions change within each level of anger. The Children’s Home created its first-ever daily group therapy program at two
schools in the Three Rivers Local School District as part of our School-Based Mental Health program.
resulting in increased academic
success. Entire classes also benefit
when children can function
without causing disruptions.
The program is growing, in
part, because there is more
acknowledgement and identification
of mental health problems
in children, said Debbie Gingrich,
Director of Community Health
for The Children’s Home. Plus,
receiving treatment has become
more acceptable. “We find more
parents saying, ‘Yes, my kid
needs help.’ ”
At Northwest Local Schools,
personnel there are thankful
they have a resource when they
identify a student with a problem.
Families have “embraced”
the option, Yater said. “We are
thrilled with the services we’ve
gotten from The Children’s
Home.”
Meanwhile, The Children’s
Home knows more students need
help. One barrier is funding.
Some families with private health
care insurance, for example,
have challenges paying the high
co-pays or deductibles. We’re
trying to find solutions to those
obstacles.
“Our goal is to serve the whole
community,” Gingrich said.
“That’s our commitment.”
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WE’RE DOING MORE THAN EVER TO PREPARE
CHILDREN TO LIVE AS ADULTS
The Children’s Home Creates
New Position to Help Children
Make the Transition
Malcolm Johnson and Matthew
Bruce ended up at The Children’s
Home for much different reasons.
Malcolm has had severe behavioral
problems, preventing him from attending
a typical school. Matthew has trouble with
anxiety, caused by autism.
FROM INFANCY TO INDEPENDENCE
But they’re both on the journey to independence,
aided by The Children’s Home.
For years, The Children’s Home has
provided transition services to help youth
learn life skills and social skills, getting
them ready for jobs, college and independent
living. Now, we’ve strengthened
that service, making sure it’s as effective
and efficient as possible, by creating the
position of transition coordinator.
Elizabeth Wietmarschen’s role is to
support our students as they prepare for
adulthood. For several years, she had a
similar role focusing solely on our autism
school. Now, she will apply her talents to
other students as well, including those at
our Lower and Upper schools.
“It’s really empowering as a teacher to
watch our kids come in as freshmen and
leave as adults,” she said.
Our transition services include learning
how to handle personal finances, how to
cook, do laundry, find and keep a job and
more, skills that help youth acclimate to
the world outside the classroom.
Our approach relies heavily on learning
by doing. It’s common for Wietmarschen,
for example, to take students to nonprofits
to volunteer, sometimes by public
transportation. It’s the students’ job to
plan the trips. When she takes them to
restaurants, it’s their responsibility to
order their meals based on the money they
have available.
“Everyone should have the opportunity
to live independently,” she said.
MALCOLM HAS LEARNED
TO CONTROL HIS BEHAVIOR
There was a time when Malcom Johnson
didn’t think he’d ever graduate
from high school. In fact, he didn’t
think he’d ever become “civilized.”
Growing up, he lived in foster homes,
group homes, juvenile detention centers
and mental health facilities. He often got
into trouble.
But in May 2017, he earned a high
school diploma from The Children’s
Home. And now he’s working full-time.
He credits The Children’s Home with
helping him learn how to control his behavior,
giving him hope for the future.
“They stuck with me,” he said. “They
helped me understand I can control my
own destiny.”
He ended up at The Children’s Home
in ninth grade. He struggled at times but
the staff at the Upper School taught him
how to control his outbursts and set career
goals.
At his graduation, he cried because of
the happiness he felt. “I shocked a lot of
people,” he said. “A lot of people didn’t
think I’d graduate from high school.”
After graduation, he was offered several
jobs. He accepted a job at The Children’s
Home on its maintenance crew, though he
sometimes fills in for the kitchen staff.
He’s so determined to succeed that, to
get to work, he walks several miles and
takes the Metro bus. He’s planning to work
in electronics eventually, and credits The
Malcolm has his
first job since
graduating from
the Upper School
with his high
school diploma.
He works on The
Children’s Home
maintenance
crew and fills in
as needed in the
kitchen.
Children’s Home with getting his life back
on track.
“It’s had a huge impact,” he said. “They
need more places like this.”
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INVESTING IN
OUR NEW BUILDING HAS
To celebrate the opening of our new building on Red Bank Expressway, we
held a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Pictured in the front row are, from left, John
Banchy, President and CEO, The Children’s Home; Dr. Velissarios Karacostas,
Member, Board of Trustees, The Children’s Home; Hamilton County
Commissioner Denise Driehaus; Julia Anixt, M.D., Cincinnati Children’s
Hospital Medical Center; Lawrence Glassmann Esq., Chair, Board of Trustees,
The Children’s Home; Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley; Ohio State Sen. Cecil
Thomas; Nick Ragland, Member, Board of Trustees, The Children’s Home, and
Co-President, The Gorilla Glue Co.
Since opening in 2011, our
Autism School had operated
out of cramped, temporary
spaces on our main campus in
Madisonville.
But in 2015, John Banchy, President
and Chief Executive Officer
of The Children’s Home, promised
families that their children would
finish their school years in better
surroundings.
Now, his promise is a reality.
The Children’s Home has moved
two of our fastest-growing programs
– our autism services and
preschool – to a modern, spacious
building on Red Bank Expressway,
less than two miles from the main
CHILDREN TRAVEL FAR TO BENEFIT FROM OUR AUTISM SERVICES
Our new location uses nine
classrooms for Autism Services,
up from two classrooms
in 2011 on our main campus.
Other benefits of the move include:
An increase in the number of
students who can be accommodated.
The school started with
nine students and now serves 66.
An expansion in grade levels.
We’ve added the middle school
grades, meaning we now serve
ages 12 to 21.
An increase in the number of
staff members from the original
five to 24 now. That allows us to
continue to have a low studentto-staff
ratio.
Parents of children receiving autism
services from The Children’s Home
give us extraordinarily high ratings:
100 percent are satisfied or very
satisfied with our services and 100
percent would recommend us to a
friend or relative.
Our autism program is in demand
partly because of the increased incidence
and awareness of children on
the autism spectrum. Plus, we operate
the only independent school in
Greater Cincinnati where students
on the autism spectrum can earn a
high school diploma.
Families travel each day from
surrounding counties to bring
their children to us. We’ve also had
families move to Cincinnati so their
children can attend.
“They’ve seen their children
make progress with us,” said Mike
McKinley, Director of Schools for
The Children’s Home.
Though academics are important,
we’re aware that teaching life skills
and social skills are even more important
for someone with autism to
help them become self-sufficient.
“I’ve watched parents cry because
their kids have friends here. They
have someone to sit with at lunch.
They have been invited to birthday
parties,” said Amanda Tipkemper,
who oversees our autism services.
“The Children’s Home is a
game-changer for them.”
Audrey Willmann, a Children’s Home science intervention specialist, leads a
lesson as 11th grade student Layne Wilder looks on.
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THE FUTURE
AS ROOM FOR GROWTH
campus.
“This is a major milestone in
the 153-year history of The Children’s
Home,” Banchy said. “With
this beautiful, well-equipped
building, we are able to serve
more children. Plus, we have room
for even more growth, making
this location an investment in the
future.”
The Children’s Home renovated
17,000 square feet, leaving
more than 50,000 square feet for
future expansion. The building,
which sits on six acres, had been
the corporate headquarters and
distribution center for The Gorilla
Glue Co.
In August 2017, our autism services and preschool moved into this building at
4550 Red Bank Expressway in Madisonville, giving both programs more space.
OUR PRESCHOOL HAS THE HIGHEST STATE RATING
Lexie Recker, an assistant preschool teacher, works with a student in one of our new preschool classrooms.
Our preschool doubled
in size with the move
to the new building.
And it, too, is likely to see
continued growth, especially
with the launch this year
of the Cincinnati Preschool
Promise, which provides
funds for children to enroll
in quality preschools. The
Children’s Home is an approved
Preschool Promise
provider because it has a
five-star rating, the highest
possible in Ohio.
Because of the move, the
preschool went from having
one classroom to two, with
about 20 children in each
class. Plus, each classroom is
nearly twice the size of the
former preschool classroom
on our main campus. That
allows more supplies to be
kept out, available to students
when they want to do a
puzzle or read a book.
And instead of having a
traditional playground, the
preschool has a nature playscape,
where children can
interact with the outdoors.
Days after the new building
opened, a pupil discovered
a ladybug on the playscape,
leading to a brief lesson
about insects.
The new space also has a
muscle sensory room, a spacious
room where children
can build things with blocks,
ride tricycles and participate
in group yoga sessions.
Like our other programs,
our preschool excels at caring
for children with behavioral
problems. As needed,
our staff augments its
expertise with coaching from
independent early childhood
specialists in a program
called Promoting Resilient
Young Children.
“We have the resources at
our fingertips to help support
our preschool children and
their families,” said Preschool
Director Jill Smith.
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INVESTING IN THE FUTURE
IN ONLY ITS FIRST YEAR,
LEVINE FAMILY HEALTH
CENTER HAS BEEN BUSY
We’re Continuing to Integrate Physical
and Behavioral Health Care
One number stands out about the
Levine Family Health Center: 1,053.
That’s the number of patients
treated in the Health Center’s first 10
months.
The number shows the strong need for
the Health Center, which opened in fall
2016 on The Children’s Home Madisonville
campus.
“It’s clear the Health Center is a success,”
said Heather Columbia-Kinney,
a nurse practitioner who oversees the
Health Center’s daily operations. “Children
are getting medical care who were
not getting it before — or not getting
enough.”
Staffed by the Cincinnati Health Department,
it’s open to anyone – adults as well
as children. A substantial number of the
patients have been children from The
Children’s Home and Shroder High School,
a public school across Duck Creek Road
from the Health Center.
In addition to the nurse practitioner,
who can provide the same primary care as
a physician, it has a medical assistant and
casework associate. The most common
patient visits are for annual physicals,
immunizations, asthma, hypertension and
impacted ear wax.
The convenience for students from The
Children’s Home and Shroder means that
they miss little class or program time. And
for The Children’s Home students, the
surroundings are familiar. “It’s in a place
where they feel comfortable and feel safe,”
said Heather Ellison, Chief Strategy Officer
for The Children’s Home.
It’s also convenient for employees of
The Children’s Home, who can get flu
shots, TB shots and other medical services
there. “Any barriers we can remove for
our employees helps to make working
here more attractive and reduce employee
turnover,” Ellison said.
The Health Center is a continuation of a
trend The Children’s Home started in 2011
to serve the physical as well as behavioral
health care needs of children. Researchers
have identified strong relationships between
mental and physical health problems.
“Healthy children can learn better,”
Columbia-Kinney said.
Nurse Practitioner Heather
Columbia-Kinney examines
Cardell Paige, 5, a patient
at the Levine Family Health
Center. The Health Center is
on the Madisonville Campus
of The Children’s Home. Also
housed in the building are our
therapists and related mental
health professionals, making
it easy for patients to receive
various health services in one
visit.
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OUR FINANCIAL GROWTH CONTINUED
Revenue of The Children’s Home grew 12 percent for the
fiscal year that ended June 30, 2017, compared to the
prior fiscal year. Program revenue accounted for most
of our growth. Behavioral health programs increased
by $1.1 million, education programs by $569,000, early
childhood and school-age services by $324,000 and the
Nutrition Council by $25,000.
As we continued to reduce employee turnover, we
increased the number of our employees to 350. We again
contributed to each employee’s 403(b) plan, regardless
of whether that employee was an active participant in
his or her plan. We also offered a full range of employee
benefits without passing additional costs onto employees.
The Children’s Home continued to invest in infrastructure
by spending $2.6 million in capital funds. That
included almost $900,000 in equipment and improvements
to our Madison Road campus. After purchasing
our Red Bank Expressway building, we invested $1.7
million in equipment for it and opened it in August 2017.
FISCAL YEAR 2017 CONSOLIDATED
Statement of Activities ($000)
Statement of Financial Position ($000)
Operating Revenue
Assets
Program Service Fees
$18,357
72.7%
Cash and Cash Equivalents
$3,839
3.8%
Endowment Support
$2,915
11.6%
Accounts Receivable, Prepaid Expenses & Other
$2,150
2.2%
Contributions, Grants, Other
$2,922
11.6%
Investments and Beneficial Interest in Trusts
$73,618
73.1%
United Way
$1,045
4.1%
Property and Equipment
$21,079
20.9%
Total Operating Revenue
$25,239
100%
Total Assets
$100,705
100%
Operating Expenses
Program Services
Treatment
Education
Administration
Fund Raising
Total Operating Expenses
Change in Net Assets
Operating Change in Net Assets
Non-Operating Revenues and Expenses
Change in Net Assets
$22,206 88.3%
$11,884 47.3%
$10,321 41.0%
$2,255 9.0%
$684 2.7%
$25,145 100%
$94
$9,372
$9,466
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
Bonds/Note Payable
Pension Liability
Total Liabilities
Net Assets
Unrestricted
Temporarily Restricted
Permanently Restricted
Total Net Assets
$1,943
$14,148
$7,098
$23,189
$67,502
$4,238
$5,776
$77,516
1.9%
14.0%
7.0%
22.9%
67.1%
4.2%
5.8%
77.1%
Total Liabilities and Net Assets $100,705 100%
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An effective and experienced
Executive Team is working with the
Board of Trustees to lead continued
growth. Pictured (left to right)
are Heather Ellison, Chief Strategy
officer, (front row); Pamela McKie,
Chief Operating Officer; Melanie
Burden, Vice President for Human
Resources; Roderick Hinton, Vice
President of Advancement and
Community Engagement, (back row);
John Banchy, President and CEO;
Lawrence Glassmann, Esq., Chair,
Board of Trustees; and Joe Carolin,
Chief Financial Officer.
WE’RE THANKFUL FOR STRONG LEADERSHIP
AND DEDICATED EMPLOYEES
Board of Trustees
Lawrence A. Glassmann, Esq.,
Chair
Bill Fee, Vice Chair
Rob Grossheim, Vice Chair
Joe Dominiak, Secretary
John (Tad) Lawrence, Vice Chair
Nick Ragland, Treasurer
Karen Bankston, Ph.D.
William (Bill) D. de Buys, M.D.
Richard (Dick) Durand
Sharon Williams Frisbie
Robert S. Heidt, Jr., M.D.
Anthony W. Hobson
Terence L. Horan
Adrienne C. James, Ed.D.
Velissarios Karacostas, M.D.
John Langenderfer
Phyllis McCallum
Susan L. McElroy, M.D.
Mark Mercurio
Patrick Nelson
Greg Vollmer
HONORARY LIFE TRUSTEES
Stephen L. Black, Esq.
Michael A. Coombe
Joseph H. Head, Jr.
Sharon J. Mitchell
Robert Taft, II
Ross E. Wales, Esq.
Staff with 15+ Years of Service
Reinhardt, Richard A. 43
Davis, Gwendolyn 28
Collier, Joyce V. 27
Beasley, Toni L. 25
Stokes, Sheri E. 22
Yorgovan, Samuel T. 19
Hortenberry, Teresa M. 18
Smith, Jill C. 18
Casteel, Raymond K. 18
Hamilton, Ronald 17
Wallace, Gregory D. 17
Flowers, Eddie G. 17
Madison, Jasmine A. 17
Britton, Myra F. 17
Eberhart, Timothy M. 17
Hocker, Jamar A. 17
Ellison, Heather C. 17
Walterman, Sharon R. 17
Couch, Dana J. 16
Gingrich, Deborah A. 16
Loop, Angela D. 16
Stenger, Joan L. 16
Roebel, John J. 16
Bowlin, Paige D. 16
Skidmore, Alice A. 16
Easterling, Johney S. 15
Naegeli, Joseph W. 15
Cash, Jane M. 15
Horton, Bobby M. 15
Young Professionals Board
Kevin Carter, Chair
Jeff Becze
Adam Braunscheidel
Tarra Braunscheidel
Tessa Castner
Tom Connor
Augustus Flottman
Chris Green
Robbie Hendricks
Jim Hobson
Tim Kerdolff
Bojan Lazic
Scott Lyle
Rebecca Lyons
Nick Milazzo
Jaci Overmann
Joe Ropp
Sarah Soule
Kiana Trabue
Graham Vollmer
Tony Verticchio
Roger Williams
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WE HONORED SUPERB EMPLOYEES FOR THEIR COMMITMENT
The Children’s Home presented its annual Presidential Awards to employees who provided exemplary service. Here are excerpts from the nominations, written by fellow employees:
Sheri Stokes, a behavior support specialist,
“has served The Children’s Home
for more than 22 years. In the time that
I have worked with her, she has always
represented herself and our program at
the highest-possible level. Her number
one concern is the welfare of our
students. Sheri is very proactive in her
approach to the students and
has great rapport-building
skills. I believe that
Sheri is a strong asset to
the Upper School and
provides a soothing feel
to the environment. She
is very empathetic to our
students and displays
integrity and leadership
at all times.”
Elizabeth Wietmarschen, formerly an autism
lead mentor-support specialist and
now The Children’s Home’s transition
coordinator, “treats all of the students
with the utmost respect and compassion.
On her own time, she frequently visits
with our families at home or will attend
events that our students participate in.
Students know they can always
depend on her as someone
that can provide them with
emotional support or assistance.
She has a desire to
continue to always learn
more about the students
we work with and find
interventions to help them
succeed. She encourages
our students to have high
but obtainable goals and
helps in whatever way
possible for them to
pursue them.”
Matt Grutzik, a behavior support specialist,
“stands out among many great
employees at The Lower School. He
implements the Teaching-Family Model
(used by The Children’s Home to care
for children) beautifully and has such a
gentle demeanor that you can never tell
when he is feeling frustrated. He is also
careful in the way that he phrases his
feedback, so that he allows
the teachers and educational
aides freedom to make
their own best decisions for
their classroom. He always
goes above and beyond to
problem-solve behavioral
issues, and responds
quickly and calmly
to students in
crisis.”
Jenny Carman, a behavioral health
counseling therapist, “is a natural leader.
She goes above and beyond with the
clients and families she works with and
the staff at Three Rivers School District.
Jenny has built very strong relationships
with district leaders. Jenny was the first
provider we placed at Three Rivers. Since
she has been there, we have built up
to having four providers, we now
accept private insurance, and we
started our first offsite partial
hospitalization program there.
I give Jenny most of this credit
because of her work ethic
and her dedication to the
clients and families she
serves. When Jenny is
faced with a challenge,
she doesn't give up and
uses her resources to
provide the best care.”
A MAJOR ACHIEVEMENT: EMPLOYEES ARE STAYING LONGER
The Children’s Home knows that our
dedicated, talented employees are
a key to our success. So we’ve taken
additional steps to keep them working
here. And we’ve had spectacular results.
In the last two years, we’ve cut employee
turnover by 43 percent.
The Children’s Home has done so by
making our employees a top priority.
Why? Because our more than 300 employees
are responsible for producing the
great results in the children and families
we serve.
“A special bond develops between our
employees and the children,” said John
Banchy, President and CEO. “When we’re
able to retain those employees, the bond
becomes even stronger and lasts longer.”
Plus, the longer our employees stay, the
deeper their expertise becomes. Decreased
turnover also benefits the organization
financially by minimizing the cost for
recruiting, hiring and training.
Various factors have prompted more
employees to continue their careers here,
including:
More competitive salaries,
Enhanced benefits,
Improved training,
Better facilities and equipment,
An emphasis on promoting from
within,
Health care available to them on our
campus,
And an executive team that listens to
employees.
“Every employee knows they can walk
into my office to talk to me — and many
do,” Banchy said.
Another indicator of the way we treat
our employees: The Children’s Home
placed fifth among the nation’s largest
nonprofits on a list of the Best Nonprofits
to Work For, a ranking determined
primarily by surveying employees.
Elizabeth Wietmarschen, who has
worked at The Children’s Home for seven
years, said she likes the way the staff
works as a team to support students.
Just as important: The organization has
given her opportunities she never envisioned
for herself. “People listen to your
suggestions here and, if it’s going to help
our students, they let you do it.”
She suggested her latest job as transition
coordinator. She helps students learn
skills and acquire confidence so they can
live as independent adults. “If you dream
it,” she said, “you can do it here.”
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YOUR FRIENDSHIP BRINGS
LIFE TO OUR MISSION
The Children’s Home of Cincinnati was founded on the spirit of giving back, making an impact and a desire to improve the quality of life for others. Today, our mission of
creating lasting results that strengthen families and our community is realized through the friendship and support of thousands across the country who have allowed The
Children’s Home to make history in the Cincinnati region by taking the lead on some of the most consequential challenges that young people and their families face in life.
The Children’s Home honors those who allow us to fulfill our mission. This report lists all donors who gave $200 or more in fiscal year 2017 (July 1, 2016-June 30, 2017).
1864 SOCIETY
For more than 150 years, The
Children’s Home has been a
presence in the lives of hundreds
of thousands of children and
families. The 1864 Society is
The Children’s Home major
giving society. Such generous
contributions chart the direction
of our programs and services.
1864 SOCIETY
FOUNDERS CIRCLE
Friends who have contributed
more than $1 million
Friend of The Children's Home
United Way of Greater Cincinnati
1864 SOCIETY
PRESIDENTS
CIRCLE
Friends who have contributed
$50,000-$999,999
Estate of Matthew Allen
Friend of The Children's Home
Friend of The Children's Home
Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Heidt Family Foundation
Marge and Charles J. Schott
Foundation
Skyler Foundation
THE SHIPLEY
SOCIETY
Friends who have contributed
$25,000-$49,999
Duke Energy Foundation
Estate of Stanley and Agnes McKie
John A. Schroth Family Charitable
Trust, PNC Bank
The Spaulding Foundation
U.S. Bank
U.S. Bank National Association
CENTURY SOCIETY:
LEADER
Friends who have contributed
$5,000-$24,999
Friend of The Children's Home
John F. Barrett Foundation, Inc
Dr. Diann Bridenbaugh
Randy N. Brooks
Chemed Foundation
Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Medical Center
Contemporary Cabinetry East
Michael and Tucker Coombe
The Crosset Family Fund of The
Greater Cincinnati Foundation
CyrusOne
Charles H. Dater Foundation, Inc.
Dental Care Plus Group
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Dominiak
Emerge Managed Solutions, LLC
Family Wealth Advisory Group, LLC
Bill and Sally Fee
Fleischmann Foundation
Fort Washington Investment Advisors
Inc.
Fund Evaluation Group
Fusite Division
Lawrence and Joy Glassmann
The Gorilla Glue Co.
Graydon Law
Robert and Anne Grossheim
Hamilton County Prosecutor's Office
Robert and Julia Heidt, Jr.
Milt and Karen Hendricks
Ms. Alison G. Herschede
Mr. Neil Hoover
Terence and Christy Horan
Huntington National Bank
John Langenderfer
The Edward L. Levine Family
Foundation
Estate of Otto Luedeking
Marnick Foundation
Mrs. Susan L. McElroy
Sharon and Graham Mitchell and
Family
Mrs. James Benedict Fund of The
Greater Cincinnati Foundation
North American Properties
O.C.C.R.R.A.
Estate of Elizabeth Patterson
Madison Chenault tries on a hat in one of our new preschool classrooms.
Joseph A. and Susan E. Pichler Fund
of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Nancy Lee W. Preston
Estate of Jean Reich
Brian and Jill Rowe Foundation
Estate of F. A. Sackett
Louis and Melba Schott Foundation
Skyline Chili
Dr. and Mrs. Mark Snyder
SPARK Ohio
Ms. Barbara Stumpf
Sutphin Family Foundation
The TJX Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart M. Turnbull
TurnbullWahlert Construction, Inc.
University of Cincinnati
USI Midwest
The Wohlgemuth Herschede
Foundation
CENTURY SOCIETY:
CHAMPION
Friends who have contributed
$1,000-$4,999
1919 Investment Counsel, LLC
AK Steel Foundation
Friend of The Children's Home
Friend of The Children's Home
Friend of The Children's Home
Assurex Health
Mrs. and Mr. Jillian Aug
Baird Foundation
John and Suz Banchy
Eileen and John Barrett
Mr. and Mrs. Lou Bevilacqua
Mr. Mike Bogdan and Ms. Nicole
Owens
Camden Foundation
Kenneth R. Campbell and Joan L.
Campbell
John and Janet Campbell
Chris and Vivienne Carlson
Joseph Carolin and Amy Heisel
Jeff Carpenter and Michael Faulkiner
Castellini Foundation
Mrs. Lynne D. Cerrone
ClearArc Capital, Inc.
Mr. Jim Clines
Dowdell Cobb
J. Rawson Collins Fund of The Greater
Cincinnati Foundation
Conger Construction Group
Ms. Adele Cummins
Dr. William de Buys and Dr. Paige
de Buys
DNK Architects
Dick and Karen Durand
Mr. and Ms. Mark Ellis
Doug and Ginny Feeney
Steven D. Ferguson
Sharon Williams Frisbie
Vickie and Jack Gluckman
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Heekin III
Donald S. Heithaus
Michael and Ann Hernick Fund of The
Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. William Hilbert, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Hobson
The Homan Foundation
James E Evans Fund of The Greater
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Cincinnati Foundation
JBM Envelope Co.
Mr. Steven J. Judson
Dr. Karacostas and Claudia Karacostas
Dr. Paul E. Keck and Dr. Susan L.
McElroy
Karen, Bill, Lauren and Ian Kent
Kohnen and Patton LLP
Kroger Company (Community Rewards)
Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Kuhlman
Ms. Suzanne LeBlanc
Sanford R. Martin
Phyllis L. McCallum and Steven W.
Jemison
Pamela McKie
Kay Meek
Mr. David A. Moore
Motz Corporation
Bruce Murphy
Neediest Kids of All
Patrick and Lisa Nelson
Novartis Matching Gift Program
OJM Group
Oliver Family Foundation
O'Maley Family Foundation
Tory and John Parlin
Partners Financial Charitable
Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Bill A. Posey
R. Michael and Laurel Prescott
Martin and Maribeth Rahe
Mr. and Mrs. Ramon Rodriguez
Ernie and Karen Rummler
Mary Beth Salyers
Friend of The Children's Home
Estate of Charles E. Schell
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph J. Scherer
Sarah Ball Schloss
Vishnoo and Kathryn Shahani
Mr. Richard D. Siegel
Southwestern Ohio Kiwanis Mental
Health Association, Inc.
Stella M Buerger Charitable Trust
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Stonecipher
Strategic Reflections
SurSeal Corporation
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Terrill
The Frances and Craig Lindner
Foundation
Thomas J. Dyer Company
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
United Healthcare
Mr. Gregory Wallace
Mr. Keith L. Wells
The William Powell Company
Foundation
Anthony and Sally Woodward
CENTURY SOCIETY:
SUSTAINER
Friends who have contributed
$200-$999
Ms. Lois A. Albrecht
Friend of The Children's Home
Friend of The Children's Home
Friend of The Children's Home FedEx
Friend of The Children's Home
Johnson and Johnson
Friend of The Children's Home
Kellogg's
Dr. Norita Aplin and Mr. Stanley H.
Ragle
Helen Asbury
Mrs. and Mr. Amy Avera
Anne and Harry Badanes
Ms. Ann Bailey
Theron Barham
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice F. Barker
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bascom
Doug and Toni Beasley
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond D. Beck
Ms. Bianca BeckerGallagher
Michael and Kathleen Benken
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard H. Berenfield
Mr. Chad Bertke
Duane and Kathleen Berwanger
BKD LLP
Steve and Susan Black
Mr. and Mrs. Gunner Blackmore
Eleanor and Rick Block
Agnes H. Boswell
Gerald and Andrea Breen
Dr. and Mrs. John Brewer
Mr. Thomas E. Brinkman, Sr.
Mr. Gary Monroe and Dr. Marta
Brockmeyer
Mrs. Connie H. Brooks
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brown
Sherry and Robert Brubaker
Angie and Bob Buechner
William and Sharon Burke
James Campbell
Michele and Matt Carey
Ms. Karen M. Cartwright
Robert and Susie Castellini
Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon
City Club of Cincinnati Foundation
Mr. David Clark
Ms. Norma Clark
Sandra Clark
Margery Clayton
Coffee Break Roasting Company
Margaret and Tom Comey
Mr. and Mrs. Marc A. Comisar
Ralph and Mary Corley
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Daugherty
Gloria Dean
Mr. Mike Dorsel
Dr. Richard Plotnick
Ms Marilyn A. Driehaus
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Ducro, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Steven L. Dumbauld
Mr. Rami Edmondson and Ms. Heidi
Federspiel
Mr. Ike Eichold
Ms. Jennifer Elliott
Mr. and Mrs. John Enia
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ernst
Angela and Ernest Eynon
Ms. Kimberlee Fantaci
Mrs. Lisa Fasig
Jenifer and Ray Faulkner
Focused Capitol Solutions
Paul and Shari Loo Franz
Jay and Katharine Freeman
Friedlander Family Fund
Ms. Carol Friel
Mr. and Mrs. Jim C. Frooman
Mr. Austin Fry
Gap Foundation Money for Time
Program
Laura L. Garrison
Morris W. Gates Memorial Fund
GBI Cincinnati
GE Foundation Matching Gifts Program
George and Mary Jo Budig Family
Foundation
Mr. and Ms. Louis George
Mr. David M. Giles
Deborah and Jonathan Gingrich
Ms. Cynthia Givens
Mr. Wayne Goswick
Mr. Chris J. Green
Kenneth and Karen Grob
Jennifer and Jensen Groff
Mr. Elliot Grossman
Mr. and Mrs. Wes Haag-Costin
Jeffrey and Susan Harris
Ms. Anne W. Harrison
Ms. Ruth Harrison
Mrs. and Mr. Christine Haslam
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Hautman
Mrs. W. J. Hayes
William L. Heckle, Jr.
Cathy and Tim Heldman
Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Herfel
Mr. Roderick D. Hinton
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Hock
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Hofer
Ms. Jean Holmes
David Holwadel
Mr. and Mrs. Mark House
IHeal Company, LLC
Thomas and Margery James
Ms. Mary Jensen
James and Joyce Jerow
Friend of The Children's Home
Marilyn D. Johnston
Sandra Kaltman
Mr. Carl Kappes
Ellen M. Katz
Marilyn and Joseph Katz
Tim and Marsha Kerdolff
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Kereiakes
Ms. Joanne Kientz
William Knodel
Ms. Laura Kujawa
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Kurz
Mrs. and Mr. Lauren Lancaster, Ed.D.
Mr. Robert A.J. Lang
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Larsen
Ms. Emilee Lash
Robert and Katie Lawrence
Mr. Bojan Lazic
Dr. and Mrs. John L. Leibold
Living Arrangements for the
Developmentally Disabled
Debbie and Bruce Long
Ms. Shari Loo
Jim Lupidi
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Lutz
Mr. and Ms. Anthony Lynch
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Lyons
Mr. and Mrs. John Manos
Randy and Kristine Martin
Mimi Matthews
Dr. and Mrs. Steele Mattingly
Mr. Brandon McDonald
Marylou and John McIlwraith
Michael McKinley
Ms. Meghan M. McNamara
MATTHEW MAKES
PROGRESS HANDLING
FRUSTRATIONS
One day, Matthew Bruce returned from The
Children’s Home with a surprise gift for
his mother: a nicely stained wooden box to
hold plants. It was a surprise because his mother,
Carol, did not know he had carpentry skills.
It’s such surprises that show his mother the
progress her son has made in our Transition to
Adulthood program. Matthew, 19, who is in his
second year in the program, has learned how to
deal with his frustrations, which cause severe anxiety
and hamper his activities.
He’s learning to voice his frustrations, to be
more flexible about things and to
take instruction better in the
workplace, which all reduce his
anxiety level. He’s also learned
life skills and social skills, such
as how to get along with others
while working and how to use
public transportation.
Now, he and his family are planning
the next phases of his life,
possibly a job or college. And
his mother would recommend
the Transition to Adulthood
program to other families.
“The Children’s Home
is looking for the child to
reach their full potential –
to achieve the highest the
child can attain,” she said.
Matthew works with nuts and
bolts as part of a program to
practice real-life work skills.
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Kain Meurer
Miller Coors
Julie Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Miller
Mr. W. Timothy T. Miller
Cynthia MillerWehrle
Ann Monroe
Murray S. Monroe, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Moore
Ms. Megan Moore
Ms. Elizabeth Moritz
Grant Mueller
Ms. Paula Mueller
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Mundy
Mrs. and Mr. Dawn A. Mundy
Ryan Murphy
Mrs. Meg Nauss
Tim and Kathleen Nealon
Mardie and Bob Off
Mrs. Jaci and Dr. Kevin
Overmann
Mr. Danny Parsley
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Pasquale
John and Marianne Peck
Mr. and Mrs. Burt Perlman
Pfizer Foundation
Stephen and Penny Pomeranz
Chris Poppe
Mark Poppe
Joelle and Nick Ragland
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ramsay
Ms. Elizabeth Ray
Resurgent Capital Services
Mrs. Cynthia L. Revell
Mr. J. Kenneth Richter
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Rimsky
Kevin and Kathy Rinn
James Scott Robertson
Ms. Susan Roschke
Beverly and Walter Roschke
Jeffrey and Rebecca
Rubenstein
The Honorable and Mrs. Robert
P. Ruehlman
Dr. and Mr. Ann M. Saluke
Carol and Robert Scallan
Ms. Emily Schellin
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Seifert
Mr. Michael Shayeson
Robert N. Sibcy
Skanska USA
Mr. and Mrs. William Sloneker
Karen A. Smith
Ms. Perpetual Smith
Society of the Transfiguration -
Elizabeth Matthews Memorial
Mr. and Mrs. Clark Sole
Marlene Sorensen
Joan and R. Russell Stenger
Judy Stober
Mr. Marc Stout
Elaina and James Stuard
Mr. Edmund Sumnar
Elizabeth and George Taliaferro
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip A. Tempel
Alyssa and Mike Terrell
Barbara and Dennis Terry
Ms. Beverly Thomas and Mr.
Michael Ramundo
Mr. and Mrs. G. Richard Thomas
Mr. Harold W. Thomas
Ms. Barbara Torlone
United Health Group Employee
Giving Campaign
Mr. Travis Updike
Mark Upson Family
Mr. and Mrs. Philip J. Van
Houten
Virginia Mahne Estate
Christina and Gregory Vollmer
Mr. and Mrs. David W. Warner
The Warrington Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Warren Webster
Michelle Weil
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Weisker
WEL Ventures Inc.
Carol Welch
Ms. Zetta West
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth White
Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Whitford
Mr. Johner Wical
Michael Wilkins
Ms. Joan R. Wilson
Winton Woods Primary South
Elementary
Karen and Donald Wolnik
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon W. Wright
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Wright,
Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley V. Young
Dawn and Jim Yunker
Jennifer Zavadil and Ernest
Ryan
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zierolf
Ms. Cheryl Zwirgzdas
IN MEMORY OF
People who have died
are listed in boldface.
Contributors are listed
below them.
Juanita Adams
Ms. Inez P. Clayton
Lynda Barbiea
Mrs. Cynthia L. Revell
Helen Biank
Mrs. Lisa Fasig
JoAnn Bruner
Mr. and Ms. William M. Patton
James O. Caudill
Mrs. Bettie M. Caudill
Maurice "Bill" Cordry
Steven and Diana Bosse
Martin & Gary Glassman
Friend of The Children's Home
Dr. Gunter Grupp
Ingrid Grupp
Debbie Hollister
James and Joyce Jerow
John Knue
James and Joyce Jerow
Virginia Mahne
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Dehart
Cathy Gray
Mrs. Darla Harwood
Ruth M. Plandowski
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Rhoda
Mrs. Cynthia A. Shipman
Ms. Diana Strine
Fred L. Morris
Bill and Rhonda Hambleton
Friend of The Children's Home
Louisa Pease
Mr. and Mrs. Allan H. Whaling
Harry Taylor
Ms. Bianca BeckerGallagher
Bridgeport Investments, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dueltgen
Ms. Jill Haft
Lettie Vespie
Teams competed in our third annual Puzzle Day to see which team
could complete a jigsaw puzzle fastest. The puzzle piece has become
known as a symbol of autism. The event benefits our Autism
School and other autism services. Above, Tim Kerdolff, a member
of our Young Professionals Board, and his wife, Marsha, celebrate
after finishing their puzzle. At right, Rachel Kaeser, a student in
our Autism School, concentrates on her puzzle.
Mr. Joe L.T. Thompson
Lois Volkmann
Mr. Ronald Volkmann
IN HONOR OF
Honorees are listed in
boldface. Contributors are
listed below them.
John Banchy
Barbara and Dennis Terry
Kathleen Berwanger
Anne Grossheim
Janet A. Burns
Mr. Elliot Grossman
Ms. Susan M. Ingmire
Mr. Carl Kappes
Mr. and Mrs. George Burris
James and Joyce Jerow
John and Janet Campbell
Ms. Shari Loo
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Carlson
James and Joyce Jerow
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Diener
James and Joyce Jerow
Bill and Sally Fee
Dr. and Mrs. Warren Webster
Mr. and Mrs. James Freeman
James and Joyce Jerow
Robbie-Ann Freeman
James and Joyce Jerow
James Grace
James and Joyce Jerow
George Rigby
James and Joyce Jerow
Mildred J. Selonick
James and Joyce Jerow
Neville Shende
Pattison Elementay School PTO
Nancy Summers
Mr. Joe L.T. Thompson
James Tanner
James and Joyce Jerow
Bill Tipkemper
Ms. Tiffany Cordrey
GE Foundation Matching Gifts
Program
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David W. Volz
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Volz
Bryan Watkins
James and Joyce Jerow
Orville Williams
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Williams
GOLDEN HEART
SOCIETY
The Golden Heart Society
includes those who have The
Children’s Home in their estate
plans, creating legacies that
will transform the lives of future
generations of children and
families.
Ann Dorsel Monroe Charitable Lead
Annuity Trust
Anna M. Case
Barbara S. Wright
Betty L. Ryberg
Bob & Angie Buechner
Charles E. Work Fund Trust
Charles H. Sisson Trust
Clifford T. Pfirrmann Trust
Estate of Adrian French
Estate of Charles E. Schell
Estate of Charles M. Terry
Estate of Edward H. Doyle Trust
Estate of Elizabeth Patterson
Estate of Evelyn Michaels
Estate of F. A. Sackett
Estate of George P. Johnson
Estate of Isabelle R. Davidson
Estate of Jean Reich
Estate of Jennie Long
Estate of Joel Adams
Estate of John T. Parris
Estate of Lucille Carol Wolff
Estate of Matthew Allen
Estate of May Smith
Estate of Mildred N. Work
Estate of Otto Luedeking
Estate of Stanley and Agnes McKie
Friend of The Children's Home
Friend of The Children's Home
Friend of The Children's Home
Gladys Elsasser
Guy L. and Ina M. Layne Charitable
Remainder Trust Distribution
Helen T. Ehlers Irrevocable Trust
Ivy S. Schnell
J. Frederick and Helen B. Vogel Trust
James & Joyce Jerow
James D. Geier
James Monroe Charitable Lead
Annuity Trust
Joe & Sandy Dominiak
Joseph Rawson Scientific Trust
Kay Meek
Kenneth Morris
Lillian G. Emenaker
Lorene C. Diesel
Milt & Karen Hendricks
Mimi Matthews
Mr. and Mrs. John Dietz, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. M. Kam Cooney
Mr. and Ms. Albert Wilson
Mrs. Ruth S. Upson
Nancy Pope and Timothy Barrett
R. Amor Reiter Charitable Remainder
Annuity Trust
Robert A. Manggrum
Robert A. Molloy
Suzanne Wakefield
V. Anderson Coombe Trust
Virginia Mahne
William & Laura Snyder
Note: Though we make our best
effort to ensure all names listed
above are correct, mistakes
are possible. If you notice any
discrepancies, please contact
the Advancement Office at 513-
527-7213.
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER
HAVE A STRONG BOND
Nowadays, Melanie Ellison loves
being around her 22-monthold
daughter, Maggie. But for a
while, she kept her distance.
In fact, for two hours after she gave
birth, Melanie felt such anxiety about
being a mother that she couldn’t
hold, feed or look at her daughter.
But the mother-daughter relationship
changed dramatically after The
Children’s Home began providing services
to the Cincinnati family. Now,
Melanie, 31, describes her daughter as
her “best friend in the whole world”
and “the light of my life.”
Melanie’s parenting challenges
resulted from a traumatic childhood.
Growing up, she repeatedly witnessed
violence and the effects of alcoholism.
And she suffered from neglect.
As a mother, her severe anxiety
affected her parenting. As a result,
the girl became extremely disruptive.
When she was upset, she screamed
excessively, bit her parents and
banged her head on the floor.
Melanie’s physician initially
referred Melanie to Every Child Succeeds,
a Children’s Home program,
which taught her activities to do with
her daughter to promote the girl’s
development. But Melanie was only
providing for Maggie’s basic needs,
such as diaper changes and feeding.
She had difficulty showing her daughter
affection or engaging in activities
with her, despite loving her.
Then, when Maggie was about seven
months old, Every Child Succeeds
referred her to our related program
— infant-parent psychotherapy — one
of our newest programs. The goal is
to treat the mental health problems
of the parent and child to promote a
strong bond.
During weekly home visits, Stacey
Cornett, a Children's Home expert in
infant-parent psychotherapy, used
extensive counseling to help unlock
Melanie’s childhood problems. She
also helped her to engage in therapeutic
games and activities to foster
physical closeness between mother
and daughter.
And Melanie’s husband, Isauro
Gonzalez, became an exceptional
father. “He was one of the most
impressive dads I’ve worked with,’’
Cornett said.
As a result, Maggie has thrived. She
has a strong bond with both parents.
And she is more advanced than typical
children her age. She can identify
basic shapes, colors and letters, for
example. She also usually has a sweet
disposition.
And her future seems much brighter
because of the services her family
has received and her parents’ hard
work.
Melanie Ellison now enjoys spending time with her daughter, Maggie, a dramatic
change since the girl was born. She credits The Children’s Home with
helping her make the change.
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AZARIA GRADUATED
SIXTH IN HER HIGH
SCHOOL CLASS
The stress had become
overwhelming for Azaria
Pittman-Carter, an Aiken
High School student.
Her father had died when she
was four years old so later, as
the oldest of four siblings, she
worked in a store to help earn
money for her family,
supplementing
the food stamps
and Social Security
payments her family
received.
She began to
have angry outbursts
at school,
cursing teachers
and kicking over
trash cans. She used boxcutters
to cut her arms. And she thought
about stepping in front of a bus.
But two things helped her
to turn her life around: First, a
teacher recognized Azaria had a
serious problem and didn’t stop
until she agreed to accept help.
Second, she received treatment
from The Children’s Home.
Now, Azaria is a freshman at
the University of Cincinnati with
her mental health under control,
a mature outlook about her
future and a determination to
I’m a way
better
person than
I used to be
— Azaria Pittman-Carter
succeed. “I’m a way better person
than I used to be,” she said.
Back in high school, Azaria
remembers going to an Aiken
basketball game with friends,
who were happy and excited
about the game. She ended up in
a restroom, crying.
That’s when she
realized her teacher
was right. She
needed help.
Kalyn Klontz,
a therapist in our
School-Based
Mental Health
program, the
largest program
of The Children’s
Home, started counseling Azaria
in her junior year. At first, Azaria
didn’t want to talk. In fact, several
times Azaria told Klontz she
wanted to stop her treatment.
But Klontz persisted. One of
the tools she used was a variation
on Jenga, a game with a stack of
blocks ready to tumble an any
moment. An emotion is written
on each block. Azaria was supposed
to pull out a block and talk
about a time she experienced
that emotion. It was one of the
steps that worked.
Azaria Pittman-Carter is a freshman at the University of Cincinnati. She graduated from Aiken High School after receiving services
from our School-Based Mental Health program.
Since then, Azaria has had
one-on-one counseling almost
every week, learning to change
her thoughts, feelings and
behaviors. “This has been
paramount to her success,”
Klontz said. A psychiatrist
for The Children’s Home also
prescribed medication.
The treatment has been so
effective that Azaria graduated
sixth in her class and received
several scholarships to UC. She’s
also a motivational speaker
in a Cincinnati Public Schools
program.
Now, she’s living in student
housing for first-generation college
students while majoring in
sociology and minoring in communications.
She’s continuing
to receive therapy but, because
she’s doing so well, it’s likely to
end in her freshman year.
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ACCREDITATIONS,
AFFILIATIONS & AWARDS
• Best Nonprofits to Work For 2017 / The NonProfit Times
• Top Workplaces 2017 / Enquirer Media
• 5-Star Rating / Ohio’s Step Up to Quality
• Accredited / Council on Accreditation for Children and Family Services
• Accredited / Healthy Families of America
• Certified / Ohio Department of Education
• Certified / Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
• Certified / Teaching-Family Association
• Licensed / Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
• Member / Alliance for Children and Families
• Partner / United Way of Greater Cincinnati
Students from our Autism School, Leonard Williamson, left, and Dakota Gilton, work on a robotic car
during the school’s annual visit to iSPACE in Sharonville. iSPACE exposes children to science, technology,
engineering and math — the STEM fields. The students worked in teams to program the cars.
ON THE BACK COVER: Melinda O’Connor, a Children’s Home
preschool teacher, shares a special moment with a student.
Annual Report Earns Award
The National School Public Relations Association
honored Ashire Communications for its work in creating
last year’s annual report in partnership with The
Children’s Home. Ashire received an Award of Excellence
in the association’s annual NSPRA Publications
and Electronic Media Contest. Ashire developed this
year’s annual report as well.
www.ashire.net
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