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Multicultural Family Center Annual Report TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager SUBJECT: Multicultural Family Center 2011-2012 Annual Report DATE: October 4, 2012 Leisure Services Manager Marie Ware is transmitting the 2011-2012 Annual Report for the Multicultural Family Center. /7AAh kt1&1j 4t Michael C. Van Milligen MCVM:jh Attachment cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Manager Marie Ware, Leisure Services Manager THE CITY OF Dui Masterpiece on the Mississippi TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager FROM: Marie L. Ware, Leisure Services Manager DATE: October 16, 2012 SUBJECT: Multicultural Family Center2011 -2012 Annual Report Dubuque kit AU- America City 11 1111 2007 INTRODUCTION The purpose of this memo is to request you share the Multicultural Family Center Annual Report with the City Council. DISCUSSION The Multicultural Family Center Board of Directors recently created the 2011 - 2012 Annual Report for the Multicultural Family Center. ACTION TO BE TAKEN Please share the atached report that highlights the great work of the Center the last year. Prepared by: cc: MLW et attachment Zorana Wortham - White, Multicultural Family Center Director Gil Spence, President, Multicultural Family Center Board annual report Building unity out of diversity. afr M Itecustural it Family Center 1 DUBUQUE 1157 Central Ave Dubuque, IA 52001 (P) 563 - 582 -3681 .' .mfcdbq.org Dear Friends: As we conclude our third year of operation at 1 157 Central Avenue, we can certainly say that it has been a year of change and growth. Our welcoming center offers a unique opportunity for families to attend programs together. This annual report shows how the number of programs offered to youth and families have grown and how popular the community and cultural events have become. The Center's efforts in reaching out to teens and families as our target populations for programming have been quite successful this year. The number of 6th -12th graders consistently attending Teen Nights doubled from last year, with an average of 22 youth attending weekly. Additionally, ten high school students successfully completed our Teen Empowerment Program, which connected them with a weekly mentor, as well as educational resources and opportunities to serve the community. Our family programs also saw an increase in participation and retention of families in attendance. The success of our fund raising has allowed all of our programs to be offered at little or no costto participants. In January 2012, we bid farewell to our former director, Tara Velez. We are thankful for the leadership and vision that she dedicated during her 2.5 years with the Multicultural Family Center and wish her well on her journey. We are happy to welcome our new director, Zorana Wortham- White, who brings years of experience and knowledge to the Center. We look forward to growing and expanding under her leadership. The staff and board of directors continue to be impressed by the community's support for and desire to celebrate Dubuque's cultural diversity. In November 2011, over 750 people attended our presentation of the Native Spirit Dancers at the Five Flags Theater and over 1,000 community members attended Taste of the World at the Five Flags Center in March 2012. Cinco de Mayo and Juneteenth also brought over 400 attendees to each, showing significant community participation in celebrations of cultural diversity. We invite you to view this annual report to learn more about the mission of the Multicultural Family Center and to become more familiar with the programs and community events that we continue to offer. We also encourage you to visit the Multicultural Family Center as a participant, community partner, or supporter in the upcoming year. With sincere gratitude, Gil Spence Chair Public /Private Partnership The Multicultural Family Center (MFC) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. To provide a sustainable organizational structure, the MFC has established a partnership with the City of Dubuque. The City provides one full -time and three part -time staff, the facility, utilities, and custodial services. The MFC's board of directors are responsible for fundraising the annual operating budget through events, grants, and private donations. Thank you to the Board of Directors and the City of Dubuque for their commitment to the mission of the Multicultural Family Center! Gil Spence Chair Zorana Wortham -White Director BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Gil Spence, Chair Dana Livingston, Vice Chair Beverly Berna, Treasurer Liz Kruse, Secretary Gisella Aitken - Shadle (not pictured) Jenny Ammon (not pictured) Doug Bausch Claudette Bees Trica Brokus Mike Bryson (not pictured) Jennifer Gensch (not pictured) Doug Henry Ned Herrig (not pictured) Amanda Kisting Kelly Larson Kate McCarthy - Gilmore Audrey Morey Sheila O'Laughlin (not pictured) Gloria Valdez (not pictured) Jon Whitver trot-not Podaglonuuy Cultural Increasing awareness and understanding of local diversity nmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmn CULTURAL EVENTS: the MFC hosted several large and small scale cultural events to celebrate diversity and encourage crass -cultural interaction and understandhg in Dubuque, including: • Martin Luther IGng, Jr. Day — service projects at 161oca I sites in honor of MLK, Jr. • Taste of the Worid — community members came together to display their cultures by providing food sam pies, artifacts, performances, and activities for the public. Over 20 countries were represented this year. • Cineo de Mayo — celebrated in Washhgton Park this year with music, dancing. kids activities, and food donated from local Mexican restaurants. • Marshallese Cansitufional Day — celebrated the sovereigity of the %public of the Marshall Islands in 1979 with fooct activities, music, and dancing from the Marshallese community. • Juneteent —held annually h Ccm iskey Park to celebrate the freedom and success of African Americans and to remember June 19, 1865 when the last slaves mere freed. • Dia de la s Americas — community members representing countries from North, Central, and South America had table displays to celebrate their native heritages, along with food, dancing, mariachi and salsa bands. • Naive *irit Dancers —from the Ho- Churls Nation in Wisconsin, a Native American family ed.uated the community through dance, music, storytelling and humor. • Mulieultural Holiday Flirty — guest speakers highliitted cultural celebrations and religious practices during the holiday season in Dubuque. "We like coming to the Multicultural Family Center because my daughter loves Mexican Folkloric Dance Glass. Also, I don't speak any English, so they help me fill out applications and have tutors to help my children with school work. " — StLVtA MONCADA AND BRENDA PALOMA VALDEZ Family Encouraging families to grow and learn together EMPHASIS ON SERVING FAMILY the MFC emphasizes the importance of spending time and learning together as a family. Here is a look at some of our m onth ly fam ily programs: • Family Coo ld ng Class — fa m i l ies c coke d and ate a meal together during class. Each month had a new health objective and emphasizes the importance of family meals. • Family AM Night— families with children of all as participated in hands-on creative projects • Family Reading bight — families with children h K -5th grades enpy this Chemed evening of reading and literacy activities Dinner is provided and each youth takes hone a book to add to their library. • Bluebird House - Building Workshop — h a series of three fieldtrips, families built bluebird houses at Swiss Valley, installed the bird houses at Bergfeld Recreation Area, and followed -up with a visit to Bergfeld to monitor the progress of the bluebirds ONE -T Ifc1E A ND SU fMIfMMER • Movies in Comiskey Park (partnership with Mindframe theater and City of Dubuque) Hosted popular fam ily movies outdoors in Comiskey Park for allcommunitymembers. • Planet Patrol (partnership with the Dubuque Metropolitan Solid Waste Agency) Families learned how to be environmentally responsible through fun, hands-on activities. • Music in Jadcson Rork [partnership with Washington Neighbors, City of Dubuque) Families celebrated summer with the Americana Band, food, and kids activities in Jackson Park. "We love coming to family programs, such as Family Cooking Glass. It's fun to learn to cook new foods, and we even taught a class together." — TAMMY & MEGAN LYNCH Teens Empowering teens to plan and achieve the future goals IIIIIIIIIII I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII: PROGRAMMING the MFC places priority on providing teen programming, because in the Dubuque community, like many others, there is a gap in services provided for youth in 6th -12th grades In addition to having Teen Nig-it every Wednesday from 5 -8pm where teens can gather with their peers and caring a obits, this year we also launched our Teen Empowerment Program (TEP) TEP supports high school students by providing one-on -one weekly mentoring I; monthly group service projects, and monthly eduational sessions If youth achieve all of the requirements of the program, they receive a monthly stipend. • Education sessions: FAFSA and resume workshops, job skills identification, mock interviews, guest speakers • College visit: Capri College, University of Wisconsin - Platteville, Loras College, University of Dubuque, Clarke University • Service projects: Dubuque Regional Humane Society, Bethany Home, Swiss Valley, Mines of Spain, Dubuque Rescue Mission Other teen programs held at the MFC include: • Achieving Maximum Potential (AMP) youth group for kid in foster care (partnership with Community Circle of Care) • LGBT+ Youth Network: network for youth who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or other sexual orientation or gender identity FUTURE TALK Future Talk is a summer environmental program for youth as 13 -17 that focuses on education, service - learning, and volunteerism. We completed our fifth year of Future Talk in August 2012 Service sites included Mines of Spain, Swiss Valley, City of Dubuque Parks, and Kaufmann Prairie. Participating youth are able to earn one high school credit, as well as a stipend. this yea es sponsors include: Prudential, Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque, and the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation. "The programs here teachyou about diversity and how to maintain dijferer things while having fun and working together." - DIONNA APPLING Youth (school-year) Providing a safe place, enrichment programs, and caring adults to serve youth ■ AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS For youth in K -5th grades, the MFC provides structured one-on -one after school tutoring 'fwti must read or do homework for at least 30 minutes each day. After that, youth can choose from a variety of programs to participate in, including • Healthy Start (mrtnership with ISU Extension) youth learned a bout hea Ithy snacks and fun ways to exercise • Cub Scouts • Mexican Folkloric Dance: youth learned this traditional form of Mexican dance and performed at cultural events. • Cultural Programs: youth learned about current cultural events throat hands -on projects and activities • Fashion Show (presented at Taste of 'he World): youth spent 3 months preparing a fashion show for the opening ceremony for Taste of the World • Bank on Your Future: youth learned the Ix:sics of financial literacy African American Museum of lowa Outreach programs: - Harlem Renaissance - Mysteries of Ancient Egypt - Explore Africa - Kwanzaa Celebration - Martin's Big Words - Iowa's Underground Railroad - A Whole New Ballgame SUMMER PROGRAMM11iG We also provide several programs to youth during the summer to keep them engaged in fun and learning, including: • Summer Day Camps: Photography, Film, Beccme an Author, Spanish, Drama • Cutreath Progxa ns: provided by the African American Museum of lova, National Mississippi River Mumum & Aquarum, and Dubuque Metropolitan Solid Waste Agency • Reldtips: voter carnivals, playground carnival, amateur night, library Youth (summer) Offering youth summer enrichment programs "I liked learning about writing stories. MFG camps are agreat opportunity for someone who likes to read, write, and have fat over the summer... like me!" SIBANI Adult Providing adults educational resources and community - building opportunities DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII P ROGR AfvlfvlING: • Rlates • Book Club • *anish Language Class • English Class (partnership with Northeast Iowa Community College) • Marshallese Language Class • French Cafe • Host NAACP meefngs • Host AA Cultural Group "Since we came to Dubuque threeyears ago, the MFG became a second home to us in terms of its family-like, good - humored, caring and embracing atmosphere." — KRYSTYNA AND STEVEN STARTARI Adult 28% Youth 23% Not Registered 48% =3,241 total users African American 23% Caucasian 49% Asian 3% Pacific Islander 5% Hispanic 11% Other 9% = 895 total aduks African American 40% Caucasian 33% Asian 2% Pacific Islander 5% Hispanic 13% Other 7% =787 total youth USERS ADULTS YOUTH INCOME AND EXPENSES 8% Fundraisers 40% Grants 1 %Program Fees 5% Fundraiser 2'o Staff Blt?Iness Donation tr 14% Individual Donation Financials al data reflects 9/1/11 -8/31/12. 7% Outreach /Marketing ZIoL -110Z po* lnnuuy CO supporters FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTORS $5,000+ IMF Jim & Marita Thiesen Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque Dubuque Bank and Trust $1,04,9 American Trust & Savings Bank Black Hills Corporation Foundation Herrig Charitable Foundation Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation John Deere Dubuque Works Prudential Runde Chevrolet Sisters of the Presentation University of Wisconsin Platteville Westma rk /Kendall -Hunt $500 - $999 Beverly & Jerry Berna Brian & Michelle Covey Downtown Dubuque Christian Outreach Dupaco Community Credit Union Charles & Vicki Glab Donor listing reflects contributions receipted from 9/1 /11 -831 /12. Larie & Victor Godinez Doug Henry & Martha Fuerste Hy -Vee Kane Appraisal Services Liz & Ryan Kruse Premier Bank Gil & Rebecca Spence James & Anne Trausch University of Dubuque $250 - $499 Mike Bryson Chad & Laura Chandlee DuTrac Community Credit Union Eagle Country Market Store Gap Foundation Hormel Employees Hormel Foods Corporation Darin & Kelly Larson Barry & Rhea Lindahl Marty & Nancy McNamer Ed & Susan Ritts US Bank Regina Voss Brenan Marie & Lowell Ware �y[�I�1�5►�5ri Donna Bauerly Edwin & Barbara Blinks William Blum Greg & Connie Burbach Sandra & Scott Cairns MD Mary & Greg Carew Chris Chapin - Tilton & Jac Tilton Mary Coan Thomas & Joyce Connors Keith Cook & Sharon Kress Collette & Richard Downs Dubuque Jaycees Jim & Penny Ehlinger Terry & Paula Friedman Paul & Betty Frommelt Tracy Gallery IBM Employees Immanuel Congregational Church Jim & Nancy Klauer Lowes Brannon Monuments Audrey Morey L Neal Rev. Tom Rhomberg Rita Schueller Sisters of Charity BVM Diane & Dr. Mike Wertz Wendy & Tom Woodhouse $50 - $99 AA Group James & Judith Bailey Steve & Marilyn Bell Tom & Anne Benda Claudette Carter - Thomas Jim & Monica Curoe Nancy Gourley Mary Jo & Tom Graham Richard & Mary Jean Gregory Jane Heiar Sandy Hirstein Margaret Mulderig Sheila O'Laughlin Gwen Nilles Stone Cliff Winery Harry & Mary Althaus Joann Arensdorf Hillary Baker Fred &Mari Bonnet John & Rebecca Burgart Nancy &Tim Butler Cornell Carter Karen Clemen Colony Brands Eric Dregne Nancy Dunkel Jerry Enzler Kevin Firnstahl Carol Flynn Jeffrey & Tammy Flynn Kay Helbing IBM Service Employees Kristin & Jayme Kluesner Amanda Leubka Jack & Mary Lovell Art & Dianne Roche Bill &Nancy Ross Ruth & Ralph Schamau Robert & Donna Shaw Robert Sullivan Theresian Tapestry Aggie Tauke Ken Tekippe Mike & Nancy Van Milligen Tara & Diego Velez Bob & Anita Wild 2o2- II TO Z ;1otjaN- lrnuuv Supporters (cont.) GRANTS City of Dubuque Small Grants - $2,442 Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque - $5,000 Dollar General Literacy Foundation - $1,500 Faces and Voices - $500 IBM - $4,704 Iowa Arts Council - $1,000 Kohl's - $500 McGraw Hill - $2,000 Mediacom - $1,210 Noon Optimist Club of Dubuque - $1,000 The Prudential Foundation - $10,000 Woodward Foundation - $2,000 BUSINESS IN -KIND African American Museum of Iowa Body and Soul City of Dubuque City of Dubuque AmeriCorps Clarke University Colony Brands Colts Drum & Beagle Corps Dubuque Community School District Dubuque Data Sevices Dubuque Metropolitan Solid Waste Agency El Paisano Family Beer & Liquor Five Flags Civic Center Lamar Advertising Matthews Distributing McDonald's Runde Chevrolet Salsa's BUSINESS IN -KIND (CONT.) St. Mark Community Center Swiss Valley Nature Center Eric Jennings Photography Young Professionals of Dubuque Sedgwick CMS Union - Hoermann Press University of Dubuque Welu Printing Company Dubuque Obstetrics & Gynecology Progressive Processing Dubuque County Youth Leaders First Baptist Church Sageville School Trausch Distributing INDIVIDUAL IN -KIND Maria Araeipour Krystal Austacl Amanda Beverly Paula Brandt Ronda Brimeyer Kelli Buchenau Cornell Carter Chris Chapin - Tilton Paticia Dietz Bob & Nanacy Felderman Mary Franzen Joel Gehling Marrichelle Glover Larie Godinez Rob & Rebecca Hoch Jane Howe Brian Jameson Brian Kallback INDIVIDUAL IN -KIND (CONT.) Annie Koelker Carolyn Koppes Linda Lasoya Vicky Leonard Ali Levasseur Ron McClain Connie Murphy Jerelyn O'Connor Christine Rolle Carl Said Dixie Schuster Jane Smith Jeanne Sweeney Aggie Tauke Bert & Ceci Tower Kim Treanor Margaret Tyler Geri Williams Every effort has been made to provide complete and accurate information; however, if you notice any discrepancies, please notify Maddy at (563) 582 -3681. 2o2- II TO Z ;1otjaN- lrnuuv You Can Hebb! Did you know... The MFC is a 501(c0(3) nonprofit. We have a Board of Directors and our operating budget is funded by grants and private donations. The City of Dubuque generously provides our facility and staff. Your employer might match your donation! Many employers in the Dubuque area will match all or part of your tax - deductible donation! Contact your human resources department for details. Monetary donations are very much appreciated, but you can give in other ways too! The Multicultural Family Center accepts donations of time money and items throughout the year. We are always in need of volunteers to tutor or mentor, supplies for the center, books or games, or any number of other options! To make an online monetary donation or to view our current volunteer and donation needs, please visit our website at www.mfcdbq.org or call or visit the center for more information. Donations can also be made to our Endowment at the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque. Volunteers, including AmeriCorps, work -study students, interns, and community members, work with staff to provide programs and assistance at the MFC. A total of 3007 hours were contributed by 140 total volunteers. STAFF: Zorana Wortham - White, Director Maddy Cross, Assistant Director Marrichelle Glover, Site Supervisor Dora Serna, Temporary Site Supervisor Kelsey Rusk, Temporary Site Supervisor AMERICORPS: Maggie Chilsen, Community Outreach Coordinator Amancla Dellwo, Teen Programs Coordinator Maitha Jolet, Cultural Programs Coordinator Kealsey McNeil, Volunteer Coordinator Katie Yockey, Family Programs Coordinator Lincla Saroka, Adult & Senior Programs Coordinator Matt Esser, Database Administrator COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DUBUQUE BANK Prudential Of Grtal tr Dubuque AND IRUS■ W Great ninps Xapponl • Thank you to Union- Hoermann Press for an in -kind donation towards the printing of this report. rnss HOME •RwAM •ALIT The Multicultural Family Center empowers all families and community members of Dubuque to reach their potential and build unity out of diversity. 115 7 Central Ave Dubuque, I A 52001 (P) 563 - 582 -3681 q.org