2014 Annual Report with Donors - Voices for Children in Nebraska

Telling the whole story.
Annual Report 2014
From the Executive Director
As an independent, nonpartisan voice,
over the past 28 years Voices for
Children has achieved many, many
policy victories for children, and 2014
was no different. Much of our success
is owed to our adherence to datadriven analysis, which allows us to see
what is happening across the state
without bias or attachment to a set
agenda, as well as our commitment to
effectively communicating the stories
of our children.
In order for our organization to thrive, we must continue to tell the whole story,
no matter where it leads us. We owe it to Nebraska’s children to be a fair and
independent voice. With this as a guiding principle, over my past four years as
Executive Director, it has been impossible to deny the numbers we publish in Kids
Count that show troubling racial disparities in juvenile justice, child welfare, economic
stability, education, and health. A child’s race or where he or she is raised should
not be one of the main factors in determining whether he or she grows into a happy,
healthy, and productive adult. Unfortunately, it is clear to us that right now, that is not
the case.
Because of this, in December we had our first Race Matters conference, with the
goal of providing awareness on our Nebraska racial history, awareness of what is
happening now, and a vision of what is necessary for change in the future. The
conference was a tremendous success -- over 275 stakeholders from a variety of
backgrounds joined us to inform, educate, and motivate participants to action.
I highlight this because it is another example of how what we publish in our annual
Kids Count Report guides our direction, and the importance of finding new and
innovative ways to engage Nebraskans in awareness and action. At Voices, we are
always looking for ways to expand the impact we have through issue briefs, use of
social media, videos, infographics, and nearly daily updates to our blog.
Awareness, action, and change do not happen by accident. On behalf of the staff
and board of directors, I want to thank each of you who have helped us tell the whole
story of children in our state and in our communities. As you look through the work
we are doing and our accomplishments over the past year, I hope you can join us in
telling the whole story of Nebraska’s kids and creating a better state for all of our
children.
Carolyn D. Rooker, MSW
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As the independent nonpartisan voice for kids, Voices for Children in Nebraska
wouldn’t exist without the financial contributions of foundations, individuals,
and corporate supporters. A complete list of those donors is available online at
www.voicesforchildren.com/annualreport.
Income
Community Giving
2%
Contributions
6%
Grant Awards .......................
Special Events .....................
Contributions ........................
Community Giving ................
2014 Pre-Audit
$ 472,400
$ 86,872
$ 36,661
$9,375
$ 605,308
Special Events
14%
Grant Awards
78%
Expenses
Other/Administrative
13%
Awareness .........................
Research ............................
Other/Administrative ........
Fundraising ........................
Advocacy ............................
(Direct lobbying)
$ 224,976
$ 297,248
$ 86,757
$ 45,032
$ 13,347
2014 Pre-Audit
$ 667,360
Fundraising
7%
Research
45%
Advocacy
2%
Awareness
34%
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About Voices for Children in Nebraska About Voices for Children
Founded in 1987, Voices for Children in Nebraska has a 28 year track record
of improving the lives of Nebraska’s children and youth. As the independent,
nonpartisan voice for children, we are not funded by state, federal, city or county
dollars. We are generously supported by people like you—who want to make a
difference for the kids in our state. Our independence allows us to speak loud and
clear and to shine the spotlight on the needs of children in our state.
MISSION:
Voices for Children in Nebraska is the independent voice building
pathways to opportunity for all children and families through
research, policy and community engagement.
VISION:
We will engage the public and state leaders to build systems
removing obstacles and promoting opportunities for ALL children
to lead healthy, secure and fulfilling lives.
VALUES:
All children deserve an equal opportunity to succeed in life. To
ensure kids remain at the center of priorities and programs:
• Informed research drives our direction.
• When a policy is good, we support it; when it is harmful, we
fight it; when it is missing, we can create it.
• Community engagement is how we promote systems change.
PLAN:
Our policy priorities are guided by research, data and proven
best practices that improve child well-being. We pay close
attention to the impact of race, poverty and geography, and seek to
address existing disparities within these issue areas.
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PRO-KId POLICY
Plan for Nebraska
Mission:
Child
Welfare
Economic
Stability
Ensure that families are able to achieve financial security.
Hard work should pay and policies should support families
in trying to build a better future. Systems should ensure
that children’s basic needs are met when families lack the
resources to do so.
Early
Childhood
Ensure all families have access to quality affordable early
education and that families have supports in place that
allow them to balance work and family life.
Guarantee all children and families have access to
affordable, quality physical and behavioral health care.
Consistent and preventive health care, beginning even
from birth, gives children the best chance to grow up to be
healthy and productive adults.
Assure that children can grow into healthy and productive
adults by holding youth accountable for their actions in
appropriate ways that promote community safety.
Tax &
Budget
Ensure all children grow up in safe, permanent, and loving
families. By strengthening families, we prevent abuse and
neglect. An effective child welfare system minimizes trauma
to children and families through swift and thoughtful action.
Health
Our policy priorities are guided by research, data and proven best practices that
improve child well-being. We pay close attention to the impact of race, poverty
and geography, and seek to address existing disparities within these issue areas.
Juvenile
Justice
Plan:
Voices for Children in Nebraska is the independent voice building pathways to
opportunity for all children and families through research, policy and community
engagement.
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Ensure that our tax system is fair to working families and
that we have adequate revenue to invest in communities.
Our state budget helps set the priorities for the state and
we should prioritize our future workforce by making smart,
targeted investments in children and families.
Find out more at voicesforchildren.com
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Research
Annual Kids Count in Nebraska Report
All of Voices for Children’s advocacy for kids lies on a strong foundation of data
and research. The cornerstone of this research is the annual Kids Count in
Nebraska Report. We use the commentary and data throughout the year to
inform the public and lawmakers about the important issues that impact kids.
The 21st edition of the report was released in January 2014.
The 2013 Kids Count in Nebraska Report featured a commentary on Nebraska’s
changing demographics and how these changes will impact children. The
commentary highlighted that by 2050 Nebraska’s population will be older, more
diverse, more urban, and have greater variation in family types.
The 2013 edition continued our visually-oriented style allowing us to more
effectively communicate data and “tell the whole story.”
The Kids Count in Nebraska
2013 Report was generously
funded by the
Annie E. Casey Foundation
with additional support
provided by:
Dr. Thomas & Jane
Tonniges
Woods Charitable Fund
Alegent Creighton Health
&
The Hawks Foundation
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Issue Briefs
When we see a need for additional information that
isn’t contained in the Kids Count in Nebraska Report,
we produce a special issue brief. In 2014, we published
the Family Bottom Line Report, a follow up to our
2009 report on the financial stability of Nebraska
families after the Great Recession. The report showed
that Nebraska families are working hard, but that it
is becoming increasingly challenging for Nebraska’s
working families to earn enough to meet all of their
children’s basic needs.
Kids Count
in Nebraska
by the Numbers
208 state-level
indicators
38 indicators with
disaggregation based
on gender, age, race/
ethnicity, location, or
family type
96 pages
30 county-level
indicators
The report also explores trends in income and poverty
rates and presents an alternative way of measuring
financial security. The report was successful in
generating media coverage on family economic stability
in Nebraska. In addition to the main report, an online
tool was released, allowing users to see what it takes
for Nebraska families to make ends meet based on
family types and county of residence. The tool can be
found at familybottomline.voicesforchildren.com.
2,500 books given out
across Nebraska
10 presentation
events
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Awareness
The Annie E. Casey Foundation released
a new Race for Results Report comparing
how children are progressing on key
milestones across racial and ethnic
groups at the national and state level. In
conjunction with this new report, Voices
for Children in Nebraska had an event to
highlight state data and to identify areas
where targeted strategies and investments
are needed.
“Race for Results” scores race/ethnicity groups on a scale of one (low) to 1,000 (high),
using 12 indicators of child well-being. The scorecard looked at academic proficiency,
poverty, family life and health. Nebraska scores were worse than the national average
for both African-Americans and Latinos. The African-American average was 345
nationally and 323 in Nebraska. The national average for Latinos was 404 nationally,
compared to 368 for Nebraska.
Sarah Forrest, Dr. Tonia Durden, Dr. Sam Meisels,
Father Steven Boes, Dr. Theresa Barron-McKeagney,
Dr. Matt Blomstedt and Carolyn Rooker
The “Race for Results” event was held on April 16th at the Boys Town Conference Center
with over 100 participants in attendance. It included a panel discussion with experts on
early childhood education, juvenile justice and the education opportunity gap. Panelists
explored how we tackle the school to prison pipeline and create an environment where
all kids are positioned to thrive.
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Special Events
Save
Table the
Date!
Putting
Race
on the
A Race Matters
conference
December 3-4, 2014
UNO Alumni Center
Omaha, NE
On December 3rd and 4th, Voices for Children
convened the Race Matters Conference at the UNO
Thompson Alumni Center. Through many years of
Kids Count in Nebraska Report data, it became
clear that in each of our issues areas; juvenile
justice, child welfare, economic stability education,
and health, children of color were performing
below average and had limited opportunities when
compared to the state’s population at large.
Our concerns from the Kids Count data were further validated with a national Race for
Results report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation showing that Nebraska is performing
below average in opportunities for children of color. The persistence of this troubling
data year after year prompted us to organize the Race Matters Conference.
The conference brought over 275 people together, and had a primary focus on racial
equity—focusing on policies and practices using systems thinking. The conference
was made possible by a grant from the Cooper Foundation and support from the
Sherwood Foundation, The Annie E. Casey Foundation, Boys Town, Nebraska Families
Collaborative, Metropolitan Planning Agency, UNO Academic and Student Affairs Division
of Inclusion & Multicultural Affairs, Creighton University, and the Urban League of
Omaha.
The Race Matters Conference was a great success, with amazing keynote speeches
from Dr. Robert W. Simmons III, Dr. Paul Gorski, and Dr. Camika Royal, and a strong
array of breakout sessions designed to inform, educate, and motivate participants to
action. The conference moved us forward as we convened stakeholders from a variety of
sectors to receive training on the Racial Equity Impact Analysis tool, and develop action
plans to tackle racial inequity.
Voices for Children looks forward to continuing our work on issues of racial equity as
part of our ongoing mission to build pathways to opportunity for ALL children.
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Voices for Children in Nebraska launched
VoteKidsNebraska.com to help citizens make informed
decisions for the November 2014 general election.
VOTE
KIDS
As part of the VoteKids project, Voices for Children
offered state legislative and gubernatorial candidates the
opportunity to respond to questionnaires and tell voters in
their own words what their priorities would be if elected.
Those survey answers were posted on the website.
For legislative races, citizens could search by candidate and by district, or type in their
address in a search and be directed to the corresponding legislative candidates’ page.
For those in districts not on the ballot, the website links to the current senator in that
district and provides that representative’s contact information. Races on the November
ballot also offered district fact sheets where voters and candidates can receive
information about child well-being in the corresponding counties.
District 4
VOT
KIDSE
135,214 kids1,2
white2
60%
hispanic
18%
Counties: Douglas
Total Population: 531,265
other
5%
65% on private
insurance7
40% on Medicaid/
chip6
7% uninsured5
of kids under 6 with both
parents in workforce8
Hourly Wage15
19%
25%
Kids in poverty3
enrolled in
snap program4
US Census ACS 2008-2012 Estimates Table B01001
US Census ACS 2008-2012 Estimates Table A-I B17006
DHHS Financial Services Program 2012
US Census ACS 2008-2012 Estimates Table B27001
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DHHS Financial Services Program 2012
7
US census ACS 2008-2012 Estimates Table B27002
1,2
3
4
5
10
3%
american
indian
child welfare
Health
73%
$
asian
14%
1%
economic stability
$12.94
Family Bottom Line
black
2 in 1000
experienced
maltreatment1,13
11.2
per 1000 children in
Medicaid
Private Insurance
out of Home care1,14
Uninsured
Education
$1,417
77%
per mo.
avg. child care expenses9
4th grade
Reading
Proficiency10
Juvenile Justice
63 1000
per
Juvenile arrests1,11
ages 10-17
136 yrtc
commitments12
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2011-12 Geneva YRTC Annual Report, 2011-12 Kearney
US census ACS 2008-2012 Estimates Table B23008
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YRTC Annual Report
Family Bottom Line Report 2014. Monthly cost for
13
1 infant, 1 preschooler
DHHS, 2012 * Number of substantiated victims
10
14
Nebraska Department of Education 2011-12 school
DHHS, Dec. 31, 2012
year NESA scores : School districts with masked data
15
Family Bottom Line Report 2014 : Hourly wage for 2080 hours
were not included in averages.
of work for 2 adult, 1 infant, 1 preschooler family.
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Nebraska Commision on Law Enforcement & Criminal Justice
Website & Social Media
Our website and blog serve as a central repository of
data, information, and analysis on the issues affecting
Nebraska’s children. Moving policy forward for kids
requires a conversation about the issues and challenges
they are facing, and in 2014, we contributed to this ongoing conversation with 131 blog posts across our issue
areas. The growth in our social media presence is just
one way we know that our work is having an impact on
those conversations. In 2014, our Facebook fans grew
by 67% and or Twitter followers grew by 45%.
Awareness
by the Numbers
67% increase in
Facebook likes
Awareness: Get Involved
1,412 followers on
Twitter
Each week during the legislative session, and every
other week throughout the rest of the year, Voices
for Children sends our advoKID email containing
information about legislative action, in addition to news
from the organization, and links to original content,
reports, and analysis from Voices. Signing up for the
advoKID is one of the quickest ways to get plugged into
the issues that are affecting children in Nebraska. You
can sign up for the advoKID at http://voicesforchildren.
com/advoKID/
Over 100
attendees at the
Race for Results
event
Want to be a part of the conversation?
Find us on Facebook at
facebook.com/
voicesforchildreninnebraska
Over 275
attendees at the
Race Matters
Conference
Follow us on Twitter at
twitter.com/voicesNE
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Advocacy
2014 Legislative Session
The 2014 Legislative Session saw several advances on
children’s issues as well as some challenges. Here are a
few highlights of the legislative session:
Economic Stability
The Legislature made progress in increasing access to affordable
child care by passing LB 359. LB 359 is aimed at addressing the “cliff
effect” in the child care subsidy program, where a small raise pushes a
family over the eligibility threshold and makes child care unaffordable.
Families will now be allowed a 10% earned income disregard for
ongoing assistance at their annual review. The bill was also amended
to include LB 732, which helps ensure that families on public benefits
aren’t penalized for pursuing higher education.
The Legislature also took an important step aimed at improving the efficiency of our
public programs by establishing a committee to make recommendations to address the
ongoing problems with our ACCESSNebraska public benefits application system.
The voters of Nebraska stepped in after the Legislature missed an important
opportunity to increase economic stability for many working families in Nebraska.
Following the failure of legislation that would have increased the minimum wage to
$9.00 in Nebraska, a number of state organizations came together in an unprecedented
timetable to get a minimum wage increase on the fall election ballot.
On November 4, Initiative 425 passed with 59.5% of the vote, securing an incremental
increase in Nebraska’s minimum wage to $8.00 in 2015 and $9.00 in 2016, and raising
the incomes of thousands of working Nebraskans who could not survive on $7.25 per
hour.
Child Welfare
For the many youth in the child welfare system who linger for long
periods of time in foster care or age out of the system, the Legislature
passed LB 908. The bill creates a better system for permanent
guardianship, which is especially important for kinship families.
In another victory for child welfare, the Legislature authorized the
implementation and evaluation of an alternative response pilot
project in Nebraska, with the passage of LB 853. Instead of a one-size–fits all front
door, our child welfare system will better be able to keep kids safe by partnering with
their families in low- and moderate-risk cases.
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Health
The Legislature also took a step forward
in child health with the passage of LB 505
(now LB 254) to ensure that more insurance
companies are required to cover effective
early intervention treatment for kids
diagnosed with Autism.
Juvenile Justice
Nebraska passed another significant
overhaul of its juvenile justice system,
LB 464. The most significant part of
this bill requires that the cases of most
youth start in juvenile court rather
than adult criminal court.
This will not only make it easier for youth to be held
accountable in more appropriate, effective ways, but
will also improve public safety. The bill also reformed a
recent Nebraska law requiring students automatically
be referred to the court system after missing a certain
number of school days. With the passage of LB 464,
schools are now required to work collaboratively with
students and parents to address barriers to attendance,
making court involvement a last resort.
Tax & Budget
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Several bills were proposed that would
have dramatically altered our tax
structure by reducing or eliminating
income taxes. Although Voices for
Children supports tax cuts for working
families, we have opposed any tax
changes that would result in drastic
cuts to education and other services
for children or would increase reliance
on taxes paid by lower income
families. Thankfully, the Legislature
rejected these harmful approaches.
The Legislature also took an important step toward
increasing the transparency and efficiency of programs
serving children and families by passing LB 974,
which requires additional strategic planning from the
Department of Health and Human Services during the
budget process.
Advocacy
by the Numbers
1,200 fewer youth will
be prosecuted in adult
criminal court.
Over 10,000 fewer
youth sent directly to
the court system, just
for skipping school.
Over 200 children &
families will have
access to a better
permanent
guardianship system
An estimated
150 children annually
will benefit from the
earned income
disregard in the child
care subsidy program
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Spotlight Gala
Voices for Children hosted its annual Spotlight
Gala at the Embassy Suites-La Vista on
September 13th. More than 700 event attendees
helped raise over $185,000 with in-kind, and
monetary donations to support our research and
advocacy.
Mr. Steve Martin and Dr. Amy Haddad served as
this year’s honorary family.
Awards presented during the “Spotlight Gala” included: Lifetime Achievement
Award to Dr. Donna Polk, Individual Award to Scott Smathers, Youth Award to
Tiauna Lewis, and Nonprofit Award to ConAgra Foods Foundation.
Julie Cornell of KETV Channel 7 served as event emcee and Christine Strobietto
led the live auction as auctioneer. The Spotlight Gala committee members were
lead by Patti Koraleski and Emily Tonniges. Tessa Barney and Wendy Koontz
chaired the auction committee.
Special thanks go to Barefoot Wine & Bubbly and Just Good Meat for their
donations.
Photos by Jamie Vaughn Photography
The event’s Presenting Sponsors were Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
and Mr. Steve Martin and Dr. Amy Haddad. Diamond sponsors of the event
included KETV Channel 7, CHI Health, Barnhart Press, and Rebel Interactive.
Platinum sponsors were Omaha Schools Foundation, ConAgra Foods and TD
Ameritrade.
Mr. Steve Martin, Dr. Amy Haddad, Carolyn Rooker and
Eric Nelson
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Spotlight Gala Chairs: Emily Tonniges, Wendy
Koontz, Patti Koraleski and Tessa Barney
Eric Nelson, Dr. Donna Polk and Carolyn
Rooker
Sen. Bob Krist, Former Sen. Tony Fulton, Scott
Smathers and Sen. Ken Schilz
Eric Nelson, Kori Reed,- ConAgra Foods
Foundation and Carolyn Rooker
Eric Nelson, Tiauna Lewis and Carolyn Rooker
About the 2014 Spotlight Awards
Every day there are individuals and organizations who find unique ways to
reach out, serve and advocate for the best interests of children. Voices
for Children in Nebraska chose to spotlight four such organizations
and individuals. Award recipients were presented with custom awards
designed by artist Diane Mattern.
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Donors
Foundations, Organizations, and Businesses
$90,000 +
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
The Sherwood Foundation
$25,000-$74,999
Holland Foundation
Lozier Foundation
The William and Ruth Scott Foundation
The Cooper Foundation
M+R Strategic Services
$10,000-$24,999
CHI Health
Barnhart Press
Rebel Interactive
Woods Charitable Fund
KETV
$5,000-$9,999
Women’s Fund of Greater Omaha
Omaha Schools Foundation
Metropolitan Area Planning Agency
Boys Town
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
ConAgra Foods
Mutual of Omaha
Nebraska Families Collaborative
Presbyterian Church of the Cross
$2,000-$4,999
Omaha Community Foundation
Hillcrest Landing
Pinnacle Bank
Lincoln Community Services Fund
Lincoln Community Foundation
Creighton University
St. Elizabeth Foundation
The Nebraska Medical Center
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Kutak Rock
$500-$1,999
United Way of the Midlands
Absolutely Fresh Seafood West, LLC
Arbor Bank
Bluestem Prairie Foundation
First National Bank
Heafey & Heafey, Hoffmann, Dworak-Cutler
Funeral Homes
Inclusive Communities
Kiewit Corporation
Leo A Daly
Masimore, Magnuson & Associates
Methodist Health System
Nebraska State Education Association
Nebraska Urban Indian Health Coalition
Omaha World Herald
PHI
Pinnacle Bankcorp, Inc.
Region III Behavioral Health Services
SAC Federal Credit Union
Saint Francis Medical Center
Security National Bank of Omaha
Shrine Hospitals for Children
Siemens
The David Scott Foundation
UNMC College of Public Health
UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute
Bank of the West
Holland Children’s Movement
Learning Community of Douglas & Sarpy
County
OneWorld Community Health Centers
The Visiting Nurse Association
Community Services Fund
$100-$499
OPPD
Access Bank
Building Healthy Futures
Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation
Lutheran Family Services
Youth Emergency Services
Samurai of Spoken Word
Shucks Downtown, LLC
Shucks Legacy, LLC
Union Pacific Corp.
Modern Woodman of America
Donors
Individual Gifts
Todd & Brittany Adams
Patrick & Natalie Ahrens
Bart & Maria Alban
Dr. Keith & Pauline Allen
Monica Arora
Jerry & Karen Authier
Kendra Bigsby
Andrew Bilski
Bob & Stacie Bleicher
Matt & Angela Blomstedt
Dennis & Amy Boesen
Anne Boyle
Karen Bucksbee
Patrick & Anne Buettner
Kami Burghardt
Jenny Burt
John & Rhonda Byers
Jim & Helen Chapple
Paul & Jean Carey
Dr. Jane Carnazzo
Kirsten Case
John & Betty Cernech
Anne Coyne
Susan Courtney
Amy Dahl
Dr. Daniel & Pamela Daly
Catherine Damico
DAR
Tim and Linda Daugherty
Dr. Jerry Davis
Troy Davis
Zach Dice
Dick & Lynda Dinsdale
Jennifer Dreibelbis
Senator Al & Dottie Davis
John & Gail DeBoer
Jonah Deppe
Jeff Drelicharz
Margie Dumas
Jay & Shiley Dunlap
Frederick & Dr. Tonia Durden
Blake Edwards
Chad & Jamaica Erwin
Lisa Fangman
Jim & Barb Farho
Bobbie Feldhaus
Daryl Finley
Jeremy & Brooke Fitzpatrick
Don & Jan Flegle
Sarah Forrest & Joe
Kapusnick
Steve & Renee Franklin
Kenneth & Marjorie Fridrich
Sean Fuller
Josh Garth
Henry & Judy Greff
Edward & Patricia Gehringer
Brad & Dawn Gibson
Korby Gilbertson
John & Dorothy Goble
John & Kay Lynn Goldner
Patrick & Betsy Gomez
Jim Greisch
Gary & Donna Hammack
Lee Handke
Terry & Judy Haney
Treva Haugaard
David & Dianne Hauschel
Delynn Hay
LeEllen Haynes
Jack Heidel
Sarah Helvey
Rodney & Shelley Henderson
Christine Henningsen
Orna Hoban
Jeff Hofflander
Senator Sara Howard
Elizabeth Hruska
Kaitlin Jacobsen
Andy & Leah Johnson
Dave & Merry Johnson
David & Tiffany Joekel
Dr. Barry Jose
Michael Just
Howard Kaslow
Tim Keigher
Tom Kealy
Angie Kelso
Thomas Kiefer
Gary Knapp
Wendy Koontz
Jeff & Patti Koraleski
John & Sarah Ann Kotchain
Dr.’s John & Jean Krejci
Burma Kroger
Brett Kuhn
Marty & Shayla Liebentritt
Lisa Lewis
Mischele Lindley
Bruce & Charlotte Lobaugh
Honorable Douglas & Mary
Johnson
Adam Langdon
Lance Maddex
Dr.’s Nizar & Marsha
Mamdani
Dr. Martin & Lorraine
Mancuso
Matt & Aubrey Mancuso
Gary & Marsha Marron
Steve Martin & Dr. Amy
Haddad
MJ & Caroline McBride
Ken McCartney
Anne McGuire
Stephen & Susan
McWilliams
Jordan& Renee Mellican
Lloyd & Charlene Meyer
Brian Michaels
Steve & Emily Mitchell
Linda Mommsen
Craig & Kathy Moore
John & Karen Morey
Kevin & Kim Neuhaus
Dave Newell
Yolanda Nuncio
Murray & Sharee Newman
Bob & Kathy Osborne
Donors
Kimberly Overton
Daniel Padilla
Daniel & Carolina Padilla
David Palmer
Eric & Sara Parkening
Jim & Sandy Parks
Don & Sharon Perry
Dawn Pieke
Courtney Pinard & Jeremy
Parks Dr. Donna Polk
Daniel Pridal
Chris Proulx
Andrew Raamot
Kori Reed
Dave & Teddi Remer
Ronald Roemmich
Nicole Rossitto
Gabby Ryan
Ramon & Vivian Sanchez
Becky Scherbring
Paul Schulte
Judy Schweikart
Wesley Siebert
Jennifer Skala
Scott & Angie Smathers
Randy & Dana Smathers
Mike Socha
Thomas Sonntag
Dorothy Spizman
Thomas Stalnaker
Gary & Sheila St. Amant
Ted & Judy Stilwill
Cori Swanson
Bruce Teichman
Katie Tessin
Jack Thacker
David & Karol Theophilus
Geoffery Thomas
John & Gretchen Thomas
Lawrence Thomas
Chase & Chrissy Tonkinson
Chris Tonniges
Dr. Tom & Jane Tonniges
Robert & Kathy Townsend
Brandi Tumbelson
Gary & Becky Unger
Eillen Vautravers
Valerie Volkert
Brenda Wagner
Senator Dan Watermeier
Jeanee Weiss
James Williams
David & Laura Wilwerding
Janis Winterhof
Tom & Dr. Amy Yaroch
Dennis & Dorothy Young
Donors
A special thank you to all of our
donors for helping us reach our
goals in the year 2014. Without you
we wouldn’t be where we are today!
7521 Main Street, Suite 103
Ralston, NE 68127
(402) 597-3100 phone
(402) 597-2705 fax
voices@voicesforchildren.com
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Telling the whole story.
Our Mission:
Voices for Children in Nebraska is the independent voice building pathways
to opportunity for all children and families through research, policy and
community engagement.
Board of Directors
Catherine Damico, JD
Jeremy Fitzpatrick, JD
Joel A. Jacobs
Eric Johnson
Lloyd Meyer
Yolanda Nuncio, MEd
Daniel Padilla
Mike Socha
Tim Thoreson
Eric Nelson
President
Tim Hron
Vice President
Donna Hammack
Secretary
Steve Mitchell
Treasurer
*2015 Board & Staff
Staff
Carolyn D. Rooker, MSW
Executive Director
Jessica Nolte
Finance Director
Maria Alban
Operations & Special Projects
Coordinator
Aubrey Mancuso, MSW
Policy Coordinator Health & Economic Well-being
Chrissy Tonkinson, MPH
Research Coordinator
Jenna Sutton
Policy Associate
Juliet Summers, JD
Policy Coordinator Child Welfare & Juvenile Justice
Sam Huppert
Communications Coordinator
Julia Tse
Child Welfare Policy Associate
Victoria Jones
Graphic Designer