FY2017ANNUAL REPORT

Foundation 2

PAGE 2 Foundation 2 FY2017 Annual Report

With gratitude,

Emily J. Blomme

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Hollie TrenaryPresidentCedar Rapids Public Library

Heather RiesVice PresidentRegional Medical Center

Joseph ConwayTreasurerU.S. Bank

Cristy HamblinSecretaryCedar Rapids Police Dept.

Heather AkersMercy Health NetworkGiving Tree Theater

Lary BelmanCommunity Volunteer

Jade GroenRockwell Collins

Eric HearnMount Mercy University

Kayla LyftogtCoe College

Ellen Ramsey-KacenaRamsey-Kacena Law

Lee SwansonHibu

Alex TrunnellTrueNorth Companies

Since 1970, Foundation 2 has supported our community by providinga place where people in crisis can find emotional safety, comfort andconnection. We want every member of our community to know thatsomeone is always there for them, people do care. Have you everwondered who picks up the phone to call us, requests mobile crisiscounselors to make a visit, or walks through our doors hoping forsome relief from a challenging or painful situation? Your neighbors,co-workers, family, and friends do. We are grateful to be that softplace to fall for:

• Someone overwhelmed by life changes that left them scared and unsure what to do.• People grieving the loss of someone they love.• People who are no longer sure they want to keep living and have been thinking about suicide.• Parents who feel they have hit a brick wall with a child and need support and new ways to cope.• At-risk youth struggling to fit in and find their path.• People who are struggling to make ends meet.• Friends and family members worried about the behavior of someone they care for.

As you read this report, you can see the impact our outstandingstaff have made community and state-wide, and we still have somuch to do. The number of people dying by suicide continues torise, and suicide prevention is a priority in every one of our services.

The demand for our crisis response increases each year. We arecommitted to finding new ways to reach people as we have with ourmobile crisis outreach teams or chat and text services. We hold steadfast in our belief in the capacity of human beings to grow, change and lead meaningful lives. We must walk with them during their journey through dark and difficult times.

We appreciate your support and belief in our mission. Our work ispossible because of you.

OUR IMPACT

For a description of services visit www.foundation2.org

Crisis Phone Contacts

26,238Crisis Chat or Text

848

Youth Shelter Admissions

333

Suicide Loss Survivors Group Members

50Mobile Crisis Outreach

(MCO) Dispatches

848

J-FAST Dispatches

363Depression and Anxiety

Group Members

50

Accountability Program Clients

104AMP Group Members

88Iowa AfterCare Clients

83

Food Pantry Households

553Family Counseling Sessions

684Therapy Sessions

1,588

Follow Up Calls to Clients

2,483

211 Calls

4,950

*

*Our Food Pantry Closed on December 31, 2016

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BY THE NUMBERS

INCOME

STATE FUNDS

28%

COUNTY FUNDS

5%

UNITED WAY

12% OTHER CONTRACTS/

FEES

47% FEDERAL FUNDS

5% PRIVATE

CONTRIBUTIONS

3%

EXPENSES

J-FAST/ Mobile Crisis Outreach

Crisis Services

Youth ShelterIndependent

Living Programs13%

Admin

MISC INVESTMENT

INCOME

<1%

Numbers taken from audited FY17 financial statement

6%32%

28%21%

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SUPPORTING FAMILY CONNECTIONS In June, a young man came to shelter from a detention facility. John* was caught operating a vehicle without the owner’s consent, had a weapons charge, and possession charges. He was placed at Foundation 2’s Youth Shelter and was given very clear expectations by the Juvenile Court Officer: strengthen his family relationships while at shelter, or be placed in treatment. John was at our shelter for 2 weeks, but staff put him in leadership roles during his shelter stay and he thrived. John and staff initiated phone contact with his family and supported his visits with his family at shelter. John responded well and made regular positive progress at our shelter.

He shared his story with other youth at shelter and demonstrated appropriate ways to handle negative situations. John’s goal was to return to his family’s home. After 11 days in our shelter, he had a court hearing and with staff’s advocacy, John was able to return home. After being home for a few days, John visited the shelter to thank Foundation 2 staff for their encouragement and support.

*Names changed to protect client privacy.

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SUPPORTING THOSE WITH THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE Sarah* first connected with Foundation 2 through a call to our crisis center. When staff identified that she was very depressed and experiencing thoughts of suicide we offered to send counselors with Mobile Crisis Outreach (MCO) to her home and Sarah agreed. When staff arrived at Sarah’s home they discussed Sarah’s history including past Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) and past experiences with thoughts of suicide. Sarah told staff that she didn’t want to die, but that something in her life needed to change to decrease her emotional pain. Although Sarah didn’t have many supportive people in her life, her dog kept her company and helped her to feel calm. Foundation 2 staff spoke with Sarah about our Depression and Anxiety Support Group, agency therapists and referrals to other complimentary services in the community.

Before staff left, they worked with Sarah to create a plan to keep herself safe for the rest of the day. They reminded her that she can call the crisis line any time that she needs support, and that Mobile Crisis Outreach counselors will follow-up with her tomorrow. Sarah stated that she felt relieved knowing that she could access immediate in-person help if her thoughts of suicide returned. The next day she ended her follow-up call by telling staff, “I felt really overwhelmed, thank you for being there.”

*Names changed to protect client privacy.

DONORS

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Individuals:AnonymousHeather AkersKen AkersJudy AmslerNate and Jacque AndersonSandy AndreasenLinda AubeyEllen BadgerDeb BaileyDavid and Andrea BarberConnie BaughArlene BazalBrian BehningLois BeldenLary BelmanSandra BenderMatthew BergerDave and Deb BernsLaura BiglerLynda Black-SmithDavid BlivenEmily Blomme and Jeremy ElgesJagadeeshbabu BoggarapuVerna and WM BolandDennis BondDonette BootsMark and Mary BortzCorey and Kristine BoylesRod BrandenburgJerry and Julie BrandtJohn and Yvette BreenArlen BreiholzJamie and John BrighammerAnn BrightDavid BrockRobert BromleyRonald and Elizabeth BrownMiguel and Rocio Burgos

Chris BurdValerie BurnsLarry and Thelma BushAlan CampB. Dale and Rose CampbellAthina CanasDarcy CarawayJD CareySidney and Peggy CarterBill ChadimaShing-Ling ChenCarolyn ClevelandSusan CohoonPaul ColeGary and Cindy CollinsJoyce ConleyJoseph and Yara ConwayShirley CriscoShawn and Christina CushmanScott and Cathy DahmDon DamsteegtEdward DavisPamela and William DawsTom DawsonJohn DayKaralee DeBergWa and David DeckerRichard and Vicki DillonBen and Kelly DolphinDonald DoudnadonSarah DriscollMonica DunbarTodd DuncanEliot and Marlis DuncanJoanne and Tom EadieSheryl EmbreySusan EnzleInge EricksonTeresa and Steve Etzel

James and Pamela FarrGary and Marilyn FeldmannCory FossJerry and Deborah FreelandPenny FreemanKristi FunkD M GallLisa and Andre GalletTeresa GalluzzoMichelle GalvinSuresh GanuJoseph GerdesKevin and Mary GesingLarry and Cara GildsAnthony GlasscockAmanda GlibertScott and Alisa GlienkeMichael GoldsberryKathleen GoodDaniel GrantPearlier GriggsJade GroenJolene HaasCristy HamblinNorah HammondJennifer HansenNadine HartkemeyerDana Harvey-MooreEric and Ann HearnVirginia HeisingJeffrey and Cynthia HelandAndrew and Carol HennebergBrandon HerbTazi HeylTimothy HofmannJake HohenshellScott and Heidi HolmesGary and Joan HolstRobert Hosier

James HouserCarrie HoustonKim HumbertAmanda HuntRyan and Denise HustonMary HutchisonStacy IrishAnne and Nicholas IronsideLisa JacksonTom JacksonJessica JakoubekPam JavadianTina JonesEdith KadlecTom and Ellen KacenaSteve KearneyJeanette KellermanSonya KendrickElisabeth and Joshua KisslingRyan and Randalle KnappTheodore KnutsonDaniel and Diana KoehnBenjamin and Barbara KohenJ and G KopeckyAnn KoppenhaverErica KovarikRay and Clarice KrippnerDaniel and Ruby KruseNancy KucheraDawn KuhnDavid and Angie KutzJanet KvachTeri LabarrAmy LangguthJennifer LeeKaty LeeDiane LehmkuhlShane and Kari LightJames Lightfield

Businesses & Organizations:Allegra FootPRINT FundAmazon Smile FoundationAmVetsBarefutBenchmark, Inc.Braden Ray Bertelli EstateBranded ApparelBreathing Room YogaBrian Schmelzer FamilyBridgehavenCamp Bow WowCarter Living Trust

Cathy S. Dahm Charitable FundCedar Memorial Funeral HomeCedar Rapids Counseling & PsychotherapyCedar Rapids Freedom FestivalCedar Rapids Public LibraryCedar Rapids Women’s ClubClemenson ChiropracticClimate EngineersCoffmanCrescent Lodge No. 25, A.F. & A.M.Feed Iowa FirstFirst Church of the Open BibleFirst Presbyterian Church

Frank & Ann Weiner Family FundFraternal Order of Eagles, Cedar Rapids Aerie No. 2272Galva Class of 1962General Mills Your Cause LLCGiving Tree TheaterGreat America FinancialServicesHaas Memorial RideHope LodgeHy-Vee, Inc.Iowa BigIowa Fluid Power/Electro- Hydraulic Automation

Iowa Foundation for Manage- ment Education Fund for Management ResourcingIowa One GiftIowa Rainbow GirlsKen and Ortha Harstad FundKing of Kings ChurchLarry D. and Thelma L. Bush, TrustLinn Area Credit UnionLinn County Master GardenerMarion Arts Festival- Empty Bowls ProjectMay G Gortner Charitable Trust

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Foundation 2 thanks the generous donors of financial gifts and in-kind donations.The individuals, families, corporations and community organizations listed on these pages contributed to the work of Foundation 2 between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017. We try our best to print names accurately and to honor the privacy of those who chose not to be listed. Please contact Matthew Pollock at mpollock@foundation2.org with

any omissions or errors.

Kaitlin LongKayla LyftogtPedro MaestroRobert and Cheryl MagnusonSara and Luke MallicoatPeggy and Dennis MarkleMike and Tina MarchMichael and Mary MartinJane MaxeyStephanie MazzellaRon and Annette McAllisterKristie McMickleSara and Mark McWhinneyLaura MeadeWilliam MeeksAudrey and Dan MeyerBrian MildensteinMindy MooreDavid and Shantelle MooreCayden MooreJohn and Hyvette MoravecMatthew MosesMercedes MyersSheryl NelsonSarah Nelson-MillerTimothy and Laurie NollLeah and Douglas OlsonKen and Mary OsbornMichael OshogayJennifer OwensKaralee PavelecDeb PeddycoartJessica Peel-AustinAnna Mae PeifferDarlene PetersonQuinn PettiferDouglas PipoloCheryl PlotzDeborah Post

Jennifer PruittAdam and Christine RalstonEllen Ramsey-KacenaJon and Joan RasmussenNorm RassellElizabeth RayMichelle ReichardtScott ReillyHeather RiesAmber RiveraKalyndda RivermoonTaylor RogersDonna RohisseJames RossJanet RothMonica Roth DayKevin and Helen RoyerConnie RubnerBryan and Stacy RubnerJames and Dianna RussoSteve and Carol SaddorisTeel SalaunCheyenne SandersWanda SargentCharles and Jerilyn SheldahlJoseph and Geraldine SchmittJanette SchroederLaurie ScollardJamie ScottStephanie SeverinHarold and Kay ShepherdMichael and Anita SimisonPam SippellGene and Cindy SkelleyAmanda SkiftonLynn SmithKelly SmithRay SmithJoseph Sorensen

Karen SpeicherMarcia StahlKimberly and Jeffrey StaubGena SteeleMichael SterbaJoanne StevensGary and Nancy StrandbergPaul and Mary SwansonKevin SzkilBrenda TaylorBillie TessendorfJudy ThomasDr. Phil ThompsonTerry TolsonLisa and Mort TorgersenBobby TrappChristoph TrappeNick and Hollie TrenaryKatrina TruemplerAlex and Lisa TrunnellChandler and Julian UwazieSharon VanoverHannah VarnerJuan and Alyssa VeraJonathon VinerStephanie and Scott VinerGreg VossChristine and Susan Wagner HechtTina WaldMarc WallaceForrest and Sarah WandlingKevin and Jean WardenburgCasey WatkinsJanice WatkinsDrew WedwerRobert and Eunich WelshNancy and Mark WelshDavid and Kristi Whitham

Andrea WilliamsLyle and Mary WilliamsPaula Boyd WilsonDoug and Karie WintersNatalie WissinkJaclyn WolfeWilliam and Marla WrightStaci WrightKelly YanceyWanda YoungJames and Kathleen YoungArleen Zahn-HouserMark and Laurie ZaigerHolly ZazzaRichard and Jane ZeaskeRosemary Ziskovsky

Donations in Memory Of:Braden Ray BertelliCarter BoylesHaas FamilyJacob HayesBob HintzJackie PenceDonna and Jerry PlotzGeorgia SeveraRodger Syfert

Donations in Honor Of:Brian AndewayEric DunfordPatricia NielsenJerad NylinElizabeth and Bruce Ray

MedTouchNadine Hartkemeyer TrustOrganizational Development Grant Fund of Greater Cedar Rapids Community FoundationPEO Sisterhood Supreme Chapter IIPepsiCoPrairiewoods Knitters and StitchersPresident’s Fund of the Greater Cedar Rapids Community FoundationRaining Rose

Riverside Casino and Golf ResortRockwell CollinsRotary of Cedar Rapids- DaybreakRusso Family TrustRustic Hearth BakerySky ZoneSleep Out ProjectSmug Classic Golf TournamentSt. Elizabeth Ann Seton ChurchSt. Luke’s HospitalSt. Pius X Catholic ChurchTarget

That One Cupcake PlaceThe GazetteThe HOPE Walk of Cedar Rap-ids, Inc.The Intermec FoundationThe Jared and Carol Hills FoundationUBC and J of American Local 308United Methodist ChurchUnited Way DonorsUniversity of Iowa Anesthesia Residency ProgramUniversity of Iowa Community

Credit UnionVariety- The Children’s Charity of IowaVerizon FoundationWashington Honor Society, AdastraWelcome Club of Greater Cedar RapidsWomen of Hope LutheranXI Gamma Sigma Chapter of Beta Sigma PhiYoung-Ones Child Care

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Emily J. BlommeExecutive Director

Audrey MeyerFinancial Director

Matthew R. PollockDevelopment Director

Sarah Nelson-MillerOperations Director

Deb PeddycoartQuality Director

Elisabeth KisslingMarketing Director

Foundation 2 Leadership Staff

Foundation 2 is anticipating an increasein the volume of calls from people in crisis,especially those with thoughts of suicide.

In FY17 Foundation 2 received

4,846suicide related calls into the Crisis Center.

This is a 19% increase from FY16.

Photos used in this report are for illustrative purposes only, all subjects are models.©2017 Foundation 2 - All rights reserved.

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