- Reading and Beyond

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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PROGRAMS AT A GLANCE
Literacy Intervention/ After School Program
Early Childhood Education
Parent Involvement
Health Education
Upward Bound
College Now
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2008 HIGHLIGHTS
Annual Benefit Dinner
Small World Preschool
My how we’ve grown
Recognition by the US Dept of Education
White House Report- Highlighting Reading and Beyond
Thank you to First Covenant Church
THANK YOU TO READING AND BEYOND SUPPORTERS
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2008 Volunteers
Sponsors and Grantors
2008 Donors
Administrative & Management Staff
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FINANCIAL SUMMARY
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Contact Us:
Reading and Beyond
4819 E. Butler Ave.
Fresno, CA 93727
P. (559) 454-8810
F. (559) 454-8811
All pictures used in this report are of the children and families who
participated in Reading and Beyond’s various programs during 2008.
Email: info@readingandbeyond.org
Web site: www.ReadingandBeyond.org
Printing costs for this report are sponsored by an anonymous donor.
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Chairperson
Vice Chair
Secretary
Treasurer
Eric Johnson, APR
AT&T,
Executive Director of
External Affairs
Jonathan Cook, CPA
Gottschalks,
Corporate Accounting
Manager
Executive Committee
Executive Director
Luis Santana, MSW
Reading and Beyond,
Executive Director
Olga Balderama
Baker, Manock & Jensen,
Attorney
Emil Milevoj,
Fresno State, University
Business Center,
Director
Sue Heth
National University,
Adjunct Faculty
Blake G. Konczal
Fresno County
Workforce Investment
Executive Director
Cesar Lucio
PackageOne
Plant Manager
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Mouaber Mouanoutoua Christine Ortiz, RN, Ph.D.
Washington Academic
Fresno State
Middle School
Nursing Program Faculty
Teacher
“Reading and Beyond
spent 2008 building
foundations for children and
families. It is the same thing we did
last year and the same thing we will do
next year. In the past, I have used this platform
to highlight what we did during the year. However,
this time I would like to answer a few questions that
people have asked or implied during the past decade.”
Questions and Answers with the Executive Director: Luis Santana
1. Why does Reading and Beyond focus on teaching children to read? Shouldn’t that be the school’s job?
First, I don’t see us competing with schools. I see us complementing what school provides. Actually, I love when the teachers are willing to share what the child
needs help with. Second, to me, it is a question of justice to ensure that every child becomes a fluent reader. Reading is unquestionably the most important tool
to acquire knowledge. By the 3rd grade, children should have transitioned from ‘learning to read’ to ‘reading to learn’.
2. Why does Reading and Beyond put so much emphasis on teaching reading/comprehension skills for students in the after-school programs?
Why not just provide them with a fun time; after all, they have been in school all day.
I agree that children need time for fun. However, more than 70% of our third grade students cannot read at their grade level, which affects their capability to
acquire knowledge. For this reason, I don’t believe we can afford to lose any available opportunity to help ensure our children are building the skills they need
to succeed. Actually, it isn’t only my view; this is what their parents are telling us when they ask for our assistance.
3. Why does Reading and Beyond assess the children in the after school program? These children are assessed all the time at school.
Assessments help us closely and continuously monitor the quality of our program(s). We assess the child three times during the school year. The first assessment is when the child enrolls in the program; this initial assessment helps us develop a learning plan for the child. The second assessment is
given at the end of the first semester to help us know if the learning plan is working and what needs to be changed to get better results. Finally,
the third assessment is given at the end of the school year to see if what we did actually worked. I believe we cannot continue to support programs that we don’t know are working.
4. Why does Reading and Beyond have Early Childhood Education – Preschool and Home Visitation, Health, College Prep
(Upward Bound) and College Now programs? Why not just stick with literacy programs for children, an area for which the
organization is well known?
Reading and Beyond has a holistic approach to what we do. We don’t see each program as isolated. Rather all of
Reading and Beyond’s programs have an interrelated purpose; i.e. The Early Childhood Education -Home
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Health Education and Fitness
College Prep- “Upward Bound”
Our
CORE is:
Literacy Intervention/
After School Program
Quality
Parent Involvement
Our families tell us that QUALITY is what sets us
apart from other organizations.
College Now
Early Childhood Education
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Reading and Beyond’s first program was the
reading tutoring program for children who were
struggling in school. It’s common for children to
enroll in the program who are one to five grade
levels behind. Our literacy intervention program
is “research-based” and developed, using best
practices in the field. The goal is for a child who is
enrolled in the program for six months or longer,
to improve by at least one grade level in reading
and comprehension. To monitor their progress,
each child's reading level is assessed every ten
weeks.
Our Literacy Intervention/ After School Program
operates in three different formats:
1. Community Sites: Open to any elementary
school child in Fresno. Students who attend community sites are tutored by a volunteer, twice
per week. All tutoring is one-on-one. There is
typically a wait list of 2-3 months at each community site. In 2008, Reading and Beyond
operated community sites at Hope
Lutheran Church, First
Covenant Church, Wesley Methodist Church, and St.
James Anglican Cathedral.
2. School Sites: Open to children who attend
specific schools. At school sites students attend for
three hours, five days per week and participate in
literacy intervention, homework and enrichment
activities. All literacy tutoring is done in a small group
setting by paid staff. In 2008 Reading and Beyond
operated ‘school sites’ at Balderas, Heaton, Storey,
and Wishon elementary schools.
3. Supplemental Educational Services (SES): SES
tutoring is offered during the spring for students in
grades K-12, who attend qualified schools. Students
are tutored one-on-one or in small groups by staff,
two times per week. In the 2007-2008 school year,
Reading and Beyond operated this program in Fresno
and Kerman school districts.
• In 2008, 1137 students were enrolled in our literacy
intervention program.
• 70% of the students enrolled in the program for six months or longer
improved at least one grade level in reading.
Ÿ In December, our tutoring program was recognized by U.S. Department of
Education Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education, Kerri
Briggs. (see page 15)
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• In 2008,
Reading and
Beyond joined in
partnership with Butler
Mennonite Brethren Church
to operate and manage Small
World Preschool. (see page 13)
• In 2008, 48 children were enrolled in
Reading and Beyond’s Early Childhood
Education Home Visitation program.
• Our staff conducted 454 home visits.
“A parent is a child’s first teacher” is the philosophy
of Reading and Beyond’s Early Childhood Education
program. The program model Reading and Beyond
uses is nationally recognized, research-based and
deemed an effective program for children ages
zero to five years and their parents.
Understanding that a good first five years
of a child’s life is essential to their long
term development and achievement,
this program was started to help
ensure that young children, ages
zero to five, develop properly and
begin school prepared. Our
Early Childhood Education
Program consists of two
essential components:
Home Visitation and
Center-based. In the
Home Visitation
component,
children
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receive home visits every other week, group meetings, and health screenings, with curriculum that
focuses on educating parents about their children’s
development and readiness for school. In the centerbased program, Reading and Beyond manages Small
World Preschool. Small World provides full-day childcare for children aged 2.5 to 5 years of age. (see page
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The overall goal of our Early Childhood
Education program is to help
ensure that children are
“school-ready” by
the time they
begin kindergarten.
• In 2008, 1,582 parents
participated in Reading and
Beyond’s Parent Involvement
Program.
Child success is the goal of all of Reading and
Beyond’s programs, and the Parent Involvement
Program was designed based on research which
shows that greater parental involvement
correlates with student achievement and success.
The Parent Involvement Program works with
parents on practical educational issues that they
encounter when their child is struggling in school.
Parents participate in the program to learn how to
navigate the school system, how to work with
their child’s teacher, how to work together as a
team when raising a child and how to create a
home environment that will help their child learn.
We work with parents through classes, work-
shops, one-on-one meetings, and in-home visits.
The centerpiece of The Parent Involvement
Program is an RV (recreational vehicle) that was
transformed into a mobile classroom. This
classroom-on- wheels allows us to provide
training in locations convenient for parents,
such as apartment complexes, churches,
supermarkets, schools and other non-profit
organizations. Our parent trainers are also
sent to a variety of locations throughout
Fresno County and provide workshops in
parents’ native languages.
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• Reading and Beyond conducted
160 parent involvement
workshops on various topics
including family literacy, parent
leadership and how to navigate the
school system.
• In May, Reading and Beyond held
its first “Family Day” in partnership
with Heaton Elementary School. Parents attended workshops on financial
literacy, college planning, parenting,
health and safety, while the students
enjoyed a fun day at the zoo.
• In 2008,
Reading and
Beyond conducted 189
health instruction workshops.
• 1,631 parents participated in
one or a series of Reading and
Beyond’ health workshops.
• In June, nursing students from Dr.
Christine Ortiz’ class at Fresno State
coordinated a health fair called “Body
Slam” for the children and parents at our
First Covenant Church tutoring site.
(pictured above)
Poor health can easily harm a child’s education,
but it is often overlooked as a cause of drain on a
child’s energy, attention span and brain function.
From this program and future research, Reading
and Beyond plans to build its capacity to respond
more effectively to community health concerns
by addressing the identified needs and becoming a leader in changing unhealthy behaviors
among the children and families in our
community.
In 2008, Reading and Beyond’s Health
and Fitness program worked with
parents and children who are enrolled in our tutoring/literacy intervention program. Parents attend
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health and nutrition classes once a week to learn
ways in which health impacts their child’s education.
In 2008, SPARKs Physical Education curriculum was
added to the enrichment hour of our After School
Program. SPARKs is a nationally recognized fitness
program for elementary age students. SPARKs
philosophy is”Include ALL youth, ALL youth ACTIVE,
and ALL youth learning to enjoy movement.”
SPARKs elementary physical education has been
selected as the intervention program in many
important research studies and cited in the
Surgeon General's Report as a "school-based
solution to our nation's health care crisis."
2008 was the “kick-off year” for Reading and
Beyond’s Upward Bound (UB), College Prep
Program. In 2007, Reading and Beyond
received a four year federal grant from the US.
Dept of Education to begin a UB Program in
partnership with Central Unified School District.
This program provides college preparation for
60 students enrolled in Central Unified School
District. Program participants participate
in an array of activities including tutoring,
academic, financial and personal counselling,
mentoring, cultural enrichment and a six-week
summer component. The summer component
provides academic instruction in math,
composition, literature and foreign language.
The goal of Upward Bound is to increase the
rate at which participants complete high school
and enroll in and graduate from college.
In partnership with Central Unified
School Distinct:
Ÿ During
the course of the inaugural
year, 60 students participated in the
Upward Bound Program.
Ÿ During the fall 2008 semester students had a 41%
increase in their overall grade point averages after their
participation and exposure to the summer program and a
structured tutorial and academic enrichment program.
Ÿ Ten percent of the students accepted during this year were failing with
grade point average of well below 2.0, but after this first year, 7% of
these students have achieved a 2.0 or better grade point average.
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In November 2008, Reading and Beyond
launched a unique college preparation
program called College Now. College Now is
designed to encourage and support parents
who wish to improve their economic
self- sufficiency through a college education.
In addition to increasing one’s earning
potential, research shows that a college
education has a positive, lasting influence on
one’s family.
College Now’s experienced staff works oneon-one with parents to prepare them for
college, select the appropriate educational
program, register for classes, search for
financial aid and affordable child care, and,
increase their knowledge about other
useful services. The program builds strong
relationships through regular contact and
provides incentives to College Now
students who maintain their enrollment.
Additionally, Reading and Beyond offers
academic tutoring and small group
workshops to College Now parents
throughout the school year.
• The Walter S. Johnson Foundation
awarded Reading and Beyond a grant to fund
the College Now program.
• College Now parents have enrolled in medical interpreting,
business administration, and information technology programs.
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In March, our annual benefit dinner raised just over $30,000 for our tutoring program. Our
biggest fundraiser had a record turn-out of nearly 500 guests. The event was held at Hope
Lutheran Church and included a buffet dinner, live, silent and dessert auctions. During the
program, two students who have graduated from Reading and Beyond’s tutoring program
were given a medal for their outstanding achievements. Thank you to all our guests,
sponsors, staff and volunteers who made Reading and Beyond’s annual dinner a success.
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On July 1, 2008, Reading and Beyond began a
partnership with Butler Mennonite Church to
manage and operate Small World Preschool.
Small World Preschool has a long-standing
reputation in the Southeast community and has
been operating out of the Butler Mennonite
Church for 37 years.
The Philosophy of Small World Preschool and
Reading and Beyond is that children learn and
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develop best when exposed to a safe, healthy,
nurturing and enriched environment. The
children’s learning experience will be active and
integrated by themes so that the children have a
meaningful context in which to learn. In this way,
children are essentially motivated by their own
desires to understand the world around them.
Each child is encouraged to progress at his/her
own rate – intellectually, physically and socially. A
quality program provides children with
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structured free choice and age appropriate
hands-on experiences. All this is done to support
the child’s positive attitude toward school and
learning and ultimately help the student be
prepared to start and succeed in school.
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Moving Day
On Thursday, October 30th, we celebrated our
official “Open House” at our new headquarters
in Southeast Fresno. Dozens of people from the
community as well as staff and volunteers took
part in our commemorative ribbon-cutting byChairperson Olga Balderama and 31st Assembly
District Chief of Staff Sarah Reyes. The event
was a great opportunity for our staff to meet
with folks from the community, and share our
plans for work in Southeast Fresno.
Open House
Reading and Beyond moved into two facilities
in Southeast Fresno:
1. Administrative offices located on the
northeast corner of Chestnut and Butler.
2. A storage and training facility on Kings
Canyon, about .25 miles west of Chestnut.
Please stop by and see our new office. We’d
love to show you our place!
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U.S. Department of Education
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and
Secondary Education, Kerri Briggs, visited Fresno
on December 3, 2008, to honor Reading and
Beyond for its work and contribution to the
community. A reception for children, volunteers
and community leaders was held at Trinity Lutheran
Church where Briggs presented Executive Director
Luis Santana with a plaque honoring Reading and
Beyond as the “Compassionate Champion."
During her visit, Briggs said that Reading and
Beyond was a remarkable example of the impact
that faith-based organizations have in a community,
where people and organizations of different backgrounds come together and decide to champion a
cause and make a difference.
As part of her visit, Assistant Secretary Briggs read
to children at Trinity Lutheran Church and was
treated to a lively program at Heaton Elementary by
the students participating in the Reading and
Beyond’s After School program.
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Compassion.”
Reading and Beyond’s literacy intervention program was highlighted in the 2008 “White House Faith-Based and Community
Initiative Final Report to Armies of Compassion”. Reading and
Beyond student, Julisa Diaz was recognized for the significant
reading improvement she made during her time at Reading
and Beyond.
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On behalf of the children...
...and all the families...
...who have been impacted...
...thank you to First Covenant Church
...we say...
The board and staff of Reading and Beyond are extremely grateful to the congregation of First
Covenant Church for graciously housing our administration offices since our inception in 1999.
The move of our main offices, in 2008, to Southeast Fresno was exciting yet hard as we had to
leave our home of nine years at First Covenant Church. Reading and Beyond wouldn't ‘be’ without First Covenant Church, from giving the seed money to begin the organization, to the day-today support of individual members of the congregation. We liken ourselves to the child who has
grown up and must now move out of the parents’ house and strike out on their own. Today and
always we are thankful to the congregation of First Covenant Church for your unconditional love,
support, encouragement and for helping us grow into what Reading and Beyond is today.
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Andresen, Anita
Avalos, Martin
Avery,JoAnn
Avina, Sam
B., Julie
Bennett, Eleanor
Bray,Barb
Brietigam,Lynette
Briones, Evelyn
Briones, Stephanie
Brown,Shimika
Buchbinder, Joan
Caire, Francee
Campbell, Della
Carlton, Carol
Castadio, Kelly
Castro, Alicia
Chan,Brenda
Chang, Xi
Chavez,Jaime
Clemons, Muriel
Collins, Jackie
Compagno, Andrea
Conboy,Wanda
Cook, Karen
Cook, Pastor Rocky
Cook, Sally
Cooksey, Vicki
Copp, Pheobe
Copp, Alex
Copp, Margaret
Coronel, Nercy
Cowart, Barbara
Cowart, James
Cruz, Kirk
Davi, Randi
Davis, Loratre
Day, Emily
Demeter, Florence
DeMonte, Elizabeth
Depew, Michelle
Doi, Kelli
Dominguez, Jessica
Dubuque, Victoria
Duke, Mary
Enns, Jessica
Espinoza, Ricardo
Fiester, Shirley
Fletcher, Kaitlyn
Forrest, Alan
Forrest, Carol
Foth, Myrna
Furr, Adrienne
Garcia, Erica
Garcia, Michael
Gaxiola, Isabel
Geremia, Brian
Ginnsburg, Keith
Gipson, Bob
Gipson, Sue
Gonzales, Isabel
Gonzalez, Maria
Greely, Pastor Stacy
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Hanson, Jerry
Hanson, Richard
Havner, Tyler
Hawe, Michelle
Hensley, Gene
Henson, Jerry
Her, Song
Hernandez, Andre
Hernandez, Miguel
Hill, Jodi
Hodges, Gary
Hoff, Margaret
Hoffman, Courtney
Hoppe, John
Huch, Brandy
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Hulse, Kathryn
Johnson, Marj
Jolley, Karen
Jorgensen,Lani
Kemplin,Stephanie
Kerney, Larry
King, Prince
Knowles, Carl
Kong, Samrin
Kratzer, Debbie
Kratzer, Maya
Kuiper, Florence
Kuiper, Jordan
Lee, Strange
Lemus, Gabriella
Lennon, LaVerne
Logoluso, Sue
Lozano-Delgado,
Jessica
Luna, Cassandra
Lynch, Deanna
Malkasian, Blossom
Martinez, Andrew
Matteson, Jean
Mattox, David
Mbong, Emily
Meneses, Kevin
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Michael, Jessica
Miller, Grace
Montano, Sarah
Montoya, Cassandra
Moore, April
Nakayama, Sandy
Nasser, Maria
Nelson, Stephanie
Nickel, Rosalie
Nitzel, Susi
Noriega, Ramona
O'Neil, Jeff
Ore, Jerry
Osborne, Deborah
Peaslee, Dee
Penerian, Melissa
Peters,Gladys
Phillips, Carmen
Pineda, Breanna
Plain, Genevieve
Ponce, Anna
Porter, Julie
Pulino, Joe
Ramirez, Peter
Ritterbush, Nancy
Robles, Jovita
Rodriguez, Anna
Rojas, Andrea
Romani, Jose
Rosas, Mary
Russell, Lyndsie
Scheckel, Elaine
Scott, Amy
Scott, Leslie
Scott-Abude Rachael
Seibert, Juliette
Seibert, Ruth
Self, Cathy
Shelton, Pastor Dan
Snyder, Becky
Sorensen, Dennis
Sorensen, Linda
Soria, JoAnn
Soria, Marie
Spruit, Lauren
Steele, Gloria
Strange, Lee
Stratman, Wilma
Suddath, Kay
Tavares, Robin
Taylor, Jessica
Termath, Ryan
Terry, Juanita
Thao, Naly
Tillery, Tom
Torres, Marta
Torres, Patty
Van Buskirk, Maria
Van Flu, Marlene
Vang, Cha
Vang, Pa
Vanlindingham, Julie
Varaitch, Bhu
Velez, Deina
Waller, Joan
Waters, Karen
Weber, Dave
Weikle, Jan
Williams, Charlene
Williams, Kimberly
Willis, Wanda
Winchester, Meg
Wyrick, Jeannette
Xiong, Diana
Yang, Vogni
Zavala, Lina
Thank you
to
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Reading and
Beyond gives a special
thank you to the churches
pictured here. These churches
have partnered with Reading and
Beyond by generously offering their
church facility to our tutoring program
during the week. Additionally, many of
the church members have demonstrated
their personal commitment to the
community by volunteering as literacy
tutors. Thank you for your partnership and
dedication to our community.
If in error, we misspelled or
omitted your name, please
notify our office at 454-8810.
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El Encino Baptist Church
First Covenant Church
Hope Lutheran Church
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St. James Anglican
Cathedral
Wesley Methodist Church
Though
our work is never done,
it is to everyone listed here that
we say thank you! It is your support that
enables us to to continue year after year to
empower children and families to achieve productive
self-reliant lives.
Funders and Grantors
Bank of America
Butler Avenue Mennonite
Brethren Church
California Health Care
Foundation
City of Fresno
CSUF Foundation
Families In Schools
First 5 Fresno County
Fresno County Office Of Education
Fresno Unified School District
Kerman Unified School District
Pharmaceutical Research
Save Mart Cares
The James Irvine Foundation
Union Bank of California
United Way Of Fresno County
Upward Bound
Verizon
Walter S. Johnson Foundation
Johnson, Eric & Pam
Madera Unified School District
Roll Giving
San Joaquin Elementary
Santana, Luis
Soria, Matilda
Cook, Jonathan
& Sally
Cowart, James
& Barbara
Dews, Mary Ann
Gajarian Insurance Associates
Grossnicklaus, Janet & Dan
Hayes, Dick & Hazel
James G. Parker Insurance
Associates
Jorgensen, Lani
Larson, Don
Lions Club Of South Fresno
Murphy, Adair
Nitschke, David & Faith
Price Paige & Company
Recyco, Inc.
Saetern, Kao & Mai
Silveira, Robert & Barbara
Spano, Stanley & Darlene
Trentacoste, Nora
Villines For Assembly
Thank you
$1,000-$4,999
Balderama, Olga
Blue Cross of CA
City of Fresno-District 5/
Mike Dages
First Covenant Church
FMCTechnologies
Fresno Wesley Foundation
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$500-$999
Ashbeck for Clovis City Council
Brietigam, George & Lynette
Butler, Shirley
Fresno For Obama
Gipson, Bob & Sue
Heth, Dave & Sue
Johnson, Milt & Marj
Milevoj, Emil
Moradian, Phil & Judie
$250-$499
AIS Market Research Inc.
ARB Advertising, Inc
AT&T
Baker, Peterson
& Franklin, CPA, LLP
Brietigam, Jenny
Brietigam, Susan
Bronze, Maria
Carolan, Scott
& Rebecca
Claes, Adam & Cheryl
$100-$249
Alves, Gustavo & Manoella
Bergstedt, Jeannette
Biek, Margaret E.
Blevens, Ken & Peggy
Butler, Stewart & Elly Buursma
Cooper, Randall & Celeste
Cotta, M.
F/MCFC United Way
Flood, Elizabeth
Furnas, J. E.
& Linda
Gordon, James & Lauren
Guekguezian, Ara & Evelina
Healthy Families
Hosford, Harlow & Barbara
Huey, Ann E.
IRS Volunteers In Action
Krebs, John & Hanna
Magnuson, Bill & Brenda
Marks, Laura
Michailides, Theodora
Miranda, Anthony J
Nakayama, Sandy L
Ortiz, Christine E.
Patino, Phillip & Shirley
Person, Lorraine
Pipes, Lloyd B. & Dorthy F.
Qualle, Christy
Sawaske, Richard & Linda
Shouse, Marion G.
Smith-McClurg, Florence
Suddath, James & Kay
Villescas, Paul & Barbara
Walker, Lonna R
Westersund, Karen
Witthoft, Charles & Suzanne
Forrest, Alan & Carol
Fresno Hocky Club, LLC
Ginsburg, Antoinette S
Griffiths, Julie K
Gutierrez, Joyce A
Hart, Katherine
Healy, Jim & Vickie
Her, Lee & May Vang
Hibbs, Edward & Terry
Houk, Carol L.
Huerta, Hector & Sandra
Hurst, Lynn
Ihde, Robert
Jendian, Dr. Mathew
& Pamela A.
Jones, Garrett & Sandra
Katen, Greta J.
Kriegbaum, Richard & Peggi
Kunde, Marilyn & Philip
Layne, Allen & Lois
Lennon, Laverne
Lenocker, Durbin
Lindstrom, Adalee
Lund, James & Mary
Mano, Robert & Teresa
Mendoza, Nydia
Miller, Grace A.
Moran, Amanda
Moreno, Suzanne
Mostert, Rich
Myers, Maryna R.
Nickel, Ted & Rosalie
Nielsen, Richard & Clarice
Nofziger, Samuel Jr. & Mary
O'Neill, Barbara H
Ordway, George Jr. & Linda
Ortiz, Maria
Perea, Henry R.
Pitcher, Carolyn
Powell, Larry
Ritterbush, Nancy
Rodriguez, Jenny
Ruiz, Claudia
Ryle, Jacqueline L
Santillan, Maria
Scott, Gayle
Self, Cathleen J.
Shiplet, Michael
Shockley, Ken & Kathleen
Sitolini, Luciano & Ana
Sorensen, Dennis & Linda
Sorensen, Joan & Duane
Stark, Rod & Carol
Thull, Gary & Sharon
Vanbuskirk, John & Maria
Vasquez, Lorraine
Vuong, Katie T
Waara, Jon & Kaye
Weikle, Jan
Westbrook, T.
Williamson, David or Victoria
Winchester, William
Womer, Jan & Sharyn
Wray, Tom & Angela
Wyrick, Jeannette
Yandell, J L
Yovino, Jim
Zamora, Enriquetta
Zapata, Helen & Barney
Thank you
Up to $99
Amaro, Jenny
Arenas, Dr. Rosie
Banner, William P.
Brase, Alice
Brietigam, Jennifer
Broughton, Beverly
Burnett, Fern
Camp, Greg & Esther
Carlson, Shirley M.
Ceballos, Claudia D.
Christiansen, Donna Marie
Coleman, Eileen & Donald
Cooper, Cynthia L
Dalton, Lila
De Witt, Hiram & Eleonora
Dhaliwal, Amarpreet S
Dominguez, Henry, Jessie
Dougherty, Tom & Mara
Echols, Jaime & Corey
Eleanor I. Miller Living Trust
Elm, Majorie E.
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If in error, we misspelled or
omitted your name, please notify
our office at 454-8810.
Luis Santana, MSW
Executive Director/ Founder
2008
Administrative
and Program
Management Staff
(as of December 31, 2008)
Jenny Brietigam
After-School Program Manager
Judy Spell-Dupree MS
Upward Bound Coordinator
Teresa Espana, MA
College Now Coordinator
Matilda Soria, EdM
Research and Development Director
Colette Holm
Small World Preschool Manager
Kao Saetern
Executive Assistant
Visitation program (for children 0-5 years old) was developed in response to what we learned: the school age students, we were working with, who were two or
more years behind in school was in part because they hadn’t been prepared to enter school. The further along they progressed in school, the wider the gap
became. We see this program as a prevention tool. Moreover, our College Now Program is designed to help parents to enroll in college. Studies have shown that
children whose parents go to college will tend to do the same.
5. Why does Reading and Beyond work with parents? Why not focus on the child only?
From day one, this organization had a clear understanding that we must work with the parents if we want to help their child. Reading and Beyond believes that
children are most likely to be successful if their parents are involved in their education and in their lives. Therefore, we wouldn’t be successful in helping children if
we don’t get their parents involved as well.
6. Why did Reading and Beyond add the College Prep Program (Upward Bound Program), because not all children need to attend college?
I know that some people believe that not every child is ‘college material’. How do we know if we don’t provide children with the education they need to succeed?
If you are a parent with two children, are you going to tell one of them you will go to college and to the other you will not go to college? The truth is many of our
children had to “choose not go to college” because they were left behind at the start line.
7. Why is Reading and Beyond expanding to include advocacy? Why not just keep delivering direct service to the families instead?
Reading and Beyond has a very serious commitment to assisting children. We feel that if it takes more than direct service to ensure our children will be successful,
so be it!
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Financial Summary as of December 31, 2008
Assets:
Liabilities:
Net Assets:
-
$ 2,050,046
$ 192,247
EXPENSES:
Wages
Payroll Taxes
Bank Charges
Other Employee Benefits
Program Expense
Depreciation
Rent, Phone & Utilities
Insurance
Fingerprinting expense
Outreach and Volunteer Retention
Accounting & Annual Audit
Equipment Expense
Supplies
Printing and Publications
Training & Travel
Miscellaneous
Other Direct Fundraising
$ 1,857,799
REVENUES:
Foundation Grants
Grants from Governmental Agencies
Contractual Funds
Program Revenue
Donated Goods and Services
Fundraising
Interest Income
Individual Donors & Miscellaneous
$ 468,321
$ 237,028
$1,513,688
$ 98,005
$ 89,700
$ 24,771
$ 35,548
$ 13,173
Total Revenues
$ 2,480,234
$ 962,221
$ 110,386
$ 1,436
$ 58,222
$ 469,865
$ 27,426
$ 43,701
$ 11,172
$ 1,884
$
482
$ 13,717
$ 15,863
$ 100,243
$ 14,543
$ 86,717
$ 6,261
$ 8,142
8% Administration & Fundraising
Total Expenses:
92% Program Expense
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$2,021,981