“Let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.”Galatians 6:9

Annual Report FY 14

Our Mission is…To serve God by providing professional and volunteer-driven family stability services and by building strong networks that support children’s safety and their physical, mental, social and spiritual growth.

Vital: something necessary or important; essential. Wouldn’t you agree that family stability is vital to the communities we live in? Building Families for Children (BFC) continues the long legacy of programs that promote this vital cause. We are ever so grateful to the founders of Baptist Family and Children’s Services whose value placed on the care of children within a family was strong and biblically rooted. With such a legacy to fuel us and new, innovative programs to propel us forward, my hope is that BFC becomes a vital community resource. This will be achieved by delivering integrated, relationship-based services in targeted geographical areas, and joining and building networks. Like the APGAR measurement of a new baby’s vital signs (Activity, Pulse, Grimace, Appearance and Respiration) we are measuring our programs’ vitality (Referrals, Community Engagement, Client Outcomes and Satisfaction). Recently one of our community stakeholders provided this testimony about our Safe Families for Children program:

“Knowing that Safe Families can provide their child with a safe place to stay relieves some of the stress that women feel when they are faced with a medical or other emergency that would take them away from their children...it is a service not offered by other organizations in the community. In my experiences with Safe Families I have found that it is not just an organization to place children but more importantly, it is like an extended family for our residents. Safe Families does not just provide a place to stay, it has provided a much needed ‘personable’ touch that these families don’t get enough of. Through Safe Families, these families are able to feel as significant and individual as all of us wish to feel.”

I am proud of the efforts made in 2014 by our dedicated staff, foster parents, donors and volunteers. As we strive to bring about family stability, we pray that God would bless our efforts and that our goals be His.

by Debbie MariniExecutive Director

Trust me when I share with you, there is no greater reward than to be a part of an organization such as BFC – an organization where lives that might have seemed hopeless are rescued, turned around and given a new start. As a board member I get to hear the stories of how people’s lives are changed, of how children’s lives are brought to salvation both physically and spiritually through the help and assistance of competent case workers, dedicated fos-ter parents and committed volunteers who open their homes to kids whose families are in crisis. I am repeatedly humbled and literally brought to tears when I hear some of the stories but then, the good news is that there is rejoicing and praise for positive results.In order for our agency to continue its advancement forward in answer to God’s calling, we must have PASSION. That passion is evident in each trustee who serves on our board and it is also evident in each staff member, in our foster parents, in our Safe Family volunteers and in our office volunteers. We are passionate about:

• God’s requirement that we care for orphans and widows• The responsibility that we have to save children who by no choice of their own, find themselves in desperate circumstances• Doing all that God inspires us to do to support and help hold families together; offering services to those individuals and families who find themselves in crisis

This passion has been alive and well in 2014 and God has worked miracles among our families. I invite you to join us in fueling this passion in 2015 by praying for this work and by supporting our work as God leads.

by Sandy WehuntPresident of the Board of Trustees

Serving with Passion

A Vital Community Resource

Mrs. Sandy WehuntMr. & Mrs. Wilbur L. Welch, Jr.Mrs. Christine W. WilsonMrs. Lois S. WilsonWoodbrook Baptist Church

$500 to 999 Mr. & Mrs. Henry R. Bellinger, Sr.Mr. & Mrs. J. Wayne BishopMrs. Dolores J. BrillosRev. & Mrs. Bill CarrellDr. & Mrs. Larry ChengMr. & Mrs. Paul ChoiChurch of the Wonderful LightMs. Paula CobbEstate of Devota D. CraneCrossroads Community Church of Harford CountyMs. Cynthia Diane DickensMr. Gerald K. DillonFaith Baptist Church of Glen BurnieFirst Baptist Church of SuitlandMr. & Mrs. Boyce G. FloraMSgt. Pamela J. GrahamMSgt. Ret. & Mrs. Kenneth GrimsleyMr. John W. Rosbrugh, Jr.Mrs. Eileen W. WigginsWMU/GAs, Lake Shore Baptist Church

$100 to 499Anonymous (6)Ms. Patricia AbateMs. Dorothy E. BakerMr. & Mrs. Ron BakerMrs. Katherine BartlettBethel Prime TimersBible Learner’s ClassMr. & Mrs. Edwin BiddleMr. & Mrs. Fred J. BrandonMr. & Mrs. David A. BrinegarBuffalo Soldiers Association, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Charles BurkeMr. & Mrs. James H. BurkeMs. Helen BurrowsCalverton Baptist ChurchMr. Donald CassellCockeysville Baptist ChurchColumbia Presbyterian ChurchMr. & Mrs. Robert ConleyMr. & Mrs. Cecil B. CuniganMr. & Mrs. O. Thomas Daugherty, Jr.Dorcas Bible Class (Second Baptist)Dorcas Sunday School Class (Glen Burnie)Edgemere Baptist Church

Faith Family ChurchMs. Isabelle H. FennerFidelis Class (Long Green)First Baptist Church of GirdletreeFirst Baptist Church of LaurelMr. & Mrs. Kenneth E. FitzwaterMs. Judith A. FreenMr, & Mrs. Harry GarnerGeorgia Avenue Baptist ChurchMr. & Mrs. Curtis GilesGlenn Dale Baptist ChurchGrace Baptist Church of Sunset BeachGracel& Baptist ChurchRev. & Mrs. Earl E. Gray, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. John E. HastingsMr. & Mrs. William HebertMr. & Mrs. William M. Hermann, Jr.Mrs. Barbara M. HighRev. & Mrs. J. Ward HollandMs. Diana D. HornbergerMr. & Mrs. Hubert Ray HuffmanMr. & Mrs. Michael C. HusmanInner Light Family MinistryMs. Julie A. JettMr. & Mrs. Oren JohnstonMr. & Mrs. William E. JonesMs. Karyn P. Keating-VolkeMr. & Mrs. Charles F. KempMr. & Mrs. Stephen G. KielMr. & Mrs. Stanley J. Kraska, Jr.Latter Day Baptist ChurchMs. Norma J. LeefLifePoint Legacy / Orphan MinistryLoch Raven Baptist ChurchMaryland City Baptist ChurchMs. Yvette D. McArthurMr. Myles R. McComas, Sr.Mrs. Libby McLeodMrs. Mary M. MeyerRev. Dr. & Mrs. Wayne MilesMs. Pat MorganMr. W. Glenn MorrisonOpen Bible Deaf ChurchMr. & Mrs. W. Calvin Palmer, Sr.Paramount Baptist ChurchParkville Baptist ChurchMr. & Mrs. William H. PeacockMs. Sharon A. PowersMr. Daniel RicciMs. Patricia RichardsonMr. & Mrs. John RitterMr. Lewis J. RuthSecond Baptist ChurchMr. & Mrs. Robert S. Smith

Ms. Janet M. McCreadyMs. Carolyn D. McGolerickMr. & Mrs. Charles E. McMonigleMr. & Mrs. Luke H. Messick, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Russell MilesNorth Harford Baptist ChurchMs. Ida M. PadelettiMs. Teresa PaglioneMr. & Mrs. Eric T. RebbertMr. & Mrs. Larry SnyderSoul Food Sunday School ClassMr. & Mrs. Dick SpencerMr. Edwin Y. TakemoriMr. & Mrs. Theodore D. TalbottMr. & Mrs. John S. TaylorThreshing Floor Deliv. Baptist MissionVirginia Gibson Sunday School ClassVota Vita ClassMr. & Mrs. Lester R. VoughMr. & Mrs. J. Clifford Watson, Jr.Westminster Baptist ChurchMr. & Mrs. Donald D. WilliamsMr. & Mrs. Brooke V. WithersMr. & Mrs. Edward L. Wood

In-Kind DonationsBeacon Baptist ChurchCanton Baptist ChurchChestnut Ridge Baptist ChurchChurch of Severn RunColliers InternationalColonial Baptist ChurchCumberland Community ChurchData Quick TitleElders Baptist ChurchEllicott City Assembly of GodFaith Baptist Church of LaurelFaith Family ChurchGlen Burnie Baptist ChurchHampstead Baptist ChurchLake Shore Baptist ChurchLong Green Baptist ChurchLakeside Baptist ChurchMiddle River Baptist ChurchNew Hope Community ChurchNorthStar Community ChurchPatterson Park Baptist ChurchPen Lucy Action NetworkPNC BankRedland Baptist ChurchSouth Columbia Baptist ChurchUniversity Baptist ChurchWestminster Baptist Church

$10,000 or MoreBaptist Convention of MD/DEPatterson Park Baptist Church

5,000 to 9,999Lake Shore Baptist ChurchLong Green Baptist ChurchMr. & Mrs. Hugh P. McCormick, IIIUniversity Baptist Church

$1,000 to 4,999Mrs. Kay BellBethel Baptist ChurchMs. Elizabeth W. BotzlerMr. & Mrs. David W. ChildsMr. & Mrs. Frank H. Clark, Jr.Colonial Baptist ChurchMr. Austin DesAutelsMr. & Mrs. Griffith B. Dorn, Jr.Elders Baptist ChurchMr. & Mrs. William E. ElyEmmanuel Baptist Church of GambrillsMr. & Mrs. Clayton EmoryFenwick Island Baptist ChurchFirst Baptist Church of BeltsvilleMs. Ann L. FranceMr. & Mrs. Wayne F. FrancischettiRev. Robert H. & Mrs. Karen GerstmyerGlen Burnie Baptist ChurchGrace Baptist Church (Seaford)Mr. & Mrs. Lowell B. HagaJoy Sunday School Class (LaVale)Karen Dean/Manekin Subcontractors & Vendors Charity FundMs. Joan LeFaivreLifeHouse ChurchMr. & Mrs. George LindleyMr. & Mrs. C. Ray MannMr. & Mrs. Hugh P. McCormick, Jr.Rev. & Mrs. Randall C. MillwoodMount Airy Baptist ChurchDr. Louis & Dr. Carol OwensMr. & Mrs. Felix PenaPitts Creek Baptist ChurchMr. Arthur T. QueenRedland Baptist ChurchMs. Juanita C. RogersMr. Michael H. RosenDr. & Mrs. Claude B. SmithSouth Columbia Baptist ChurchMr. Michael SpencerMr. & Mrs. Don TaylorThe Church at Severn RunTowne Baptist Church

Ms. Elizabeth B. StranMrs. Addie M. SundaySusie Hartfield ClassMr. & Mrs. Larry TapscottMs. Gillann ThorndillViers Mill Baptist ChurchMrs. Mary Park WederbrandWhite Marsh Baptist ChurchWhite Plains Baptist ChurchMr. & Mrs. Joseph P. WintersMr. & Mrs. Donald R. WolfeMr. & Mrs. Bruce WoodfordMs. Lillie M. Yoakum

Less than $100Mr. & Mrs. Roland H. AbramsAdvance Business SystemsAllen Memorial Baptist WMUAnnie Armstrong CircleMr. & Mrs. William B. Ayers, Sr.Mrs. Norma BarkdullMr. Robert L. BatesBerean Baptist Church of P. G. CountyMr. & Mrs. William J. BickfordMr. & Mrs. Paul H. BoggsMr. & Mrs. James W. BonnevilleMr. & Mrs. Charles D. Bowers, Sr.Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. BrittMr. & Mrs. French L. Bryant, Jr.Canton Baptist ChurchChesapeake Hospitality, LLCMr. & Mrs. William ChinCordova Baptist ChurchMr. & Mrs. Larry M. CorumMr. & Mrs. Douglas W. DavisMr. & Mrs. Ronald W. DealMr. & Mrs. Raymond DixMs. Desarie DownsMr. & Mrs. Freddie W. ElliottMr. & Mrs. David FadeleyFaith Class (Linthicum)First Baptist Church of North EastMr. & Mrs. Thomas FisbeckMr. & Mrs. Richard J. GareyMr. & Mrs. Raeford GaskinsMrs. E. Evelyn GingellMr. John D. Green, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth HartmanHazelwood Baptist ChurchMs. Jenetha R. HolmesMr. & Mrs. Dale HornbergerMs. Faustine Jones-WilsonLaurel Baptist Church (DE)Mrs. Susan M. Maricle

Donors

Good Samaritan Network:People Served: 2,466 Volunteers: 205

Material Assistance: 2,466• Back-to-School• Christmas• Financial• Transportation

Helpline: 106• General Assistance• Safe Families for Children Referrals

Safe Families for Children: 25• Child Hosting• Family Friend

Outcomes:• 94% of Safe Families children were

reunified successfully with their families

CHOSEN:Children Served: 77Foster Parents: 54

Outcomes:• 53% of Treatment Foster Care

Discharges were to Less Restrictive Settings (reunification, adoption, independence)

• 70% of Treatment Foster Care youth made progress on their treatment plan goals

• 100% of families who left transitional housing last year have remained in permanent housing for at least one year

Michael Benadert

Jackie Boualavong

Jonathon Counts

Cathy Fields

Tammy Folkerts

Barbara Hyppolite

Keren Kline

Kate Oliver

Julie Rankin

Lindsay Reep

Emily Renderos

Dawn Simon

Jack VandenHengel

Sandy Wehunt

President

Susanne Emory

Vice President

Boyce Flora

Secretary/Treasurer

Bill Folkerts

Joyce Green-Miles

Joan Mercer-Dunning

Pat Morgan

Glenn Morrison

Mike Rosen

Clarence Smith

Michael Thibault

Paul Viswasam

Debbie Marini

Executive Director

Judy Maples

Director of Administration

Tricia Sakles

CQI Director

Lizette Ubides

Clinical Director

Program Outcomes Financial Report

Staff Team MembersBoard Members

Total Revenue: $2,325,303Program Service Fees: $2,107,517

Contributions: $217,786

Total Expenses: $2,452,234CHOSEN: $1,872,509

GSN: #217,316Fundraising: $63,353

M & G: $299,056

Direct Care Costs88%

Administrative Costs 12%