Sheltering Arms Early Education & Family Centers
A n n u a l R ep o r t 2 0 0 7
SHELTERING ARMS’ MISSION
is to
•
•
•
•
empower families and strengthen communities by providing:
High quality, affordable early education and care.
Comprehensive support services for families.
Professional development.
Community outreach.
SHELTERING ARMS’ VISION
is that all young children in Georgia will have access to high quality comprehensive early
care and educational services.
SHELTERING ARMS’ CORE VALUES
are grounded in our history and mission:
• Excellence in early childhood education.
• Strong, self-reliant families.
• A diverse, well-educated corps of staff and volunteers.
• Communities that are able to care for and uphold their children and families.
• A strong, diverse board of directors.
• Collaboration with program participants, the community, and other constituencies.
• Accountability to donors and constituents.
• Relationships formed in the work to empower families and strengthen communities.
Sheltering Arms will continue its tradition of responsiveness to the changing needs of
families, and will never compromise its values.
SHELTERING ARMS
EARLY EDUCATION & FAMILY CENTERS
ANNUAL REPORT 2007
Table of Contents:
•
Mission & Values
Inside Cover
•
Leadership Letter
2
•
Board of Directors
3
•
Highlights
4
•
Success Story
5
•
Demographics
6
•
Child Outcomes
7
•
Family Outcomes
8
•
Community Outcomes
9
•
Professional Development Outcomes
10
•
Georgia Training Institute
11
•
Financial Report
12
•
Donors
13
•
Volunteers
17
•
Past Presidents
18
•
Locations
Inside Back Cover
1
FROM OUR LEADERS
Dear Friends,
The National School Readiness Indicators Initiative established a common sense
equation for assuring that all children start school ready for success:
Ready Families + Ready Communities + Ready Health Services
+ Ready Early Care & Education Services + Ready Schools
= Ready Children
Elaine P. Draeger
President & CEO
In 2006 and 2007, Sheltering Arms and other community and early childhood leaders
worked with the United Way Early Learning Commission to create a community blueprint
based on the Ready Child equation. As we moved through this planning process, it
struck us that the Ready Child equation is what has set Sheltering Arms apart. From our
inception in 1888 until today, we have supported the development of the whole child, as
well as the families and communities that nurture them.
Ready Families: In 2007, professional development courses at Sheltering Arms Georgia
Training Institute (GTI) were fine-tuned to reflect our unique family-centered approach to
early childhood education. By integrating Georgia’s new Early Care and Education
Professional Development Competencies and the Center for the Study of Social Policy’s
Strengthening Families protective factors and strategies, GTI’s training empowered early
childhood educators around the state, leveraging their influence and access to young
parents into better outcomes for children.
Ready Communities: Neighborhood Planning Unit V, just south of downtown Atlanta,
encompasses five neighborhoods which have experienced economic decline over the past
30 years. NPU-V residents, The Annie E. Casey Foundation, Sheltering Arms, Atlanta
Public Schools, Quality Care for Children, the Salvation Army, the Center for Working
Families, and other community partners continued their work together in 2007 to forge policies and a
coordinated, comprehensive web of services that will prepare children for school success, help families build
careers and buy homes, and increase economic development.
Rod Odom
Chair
Board of Directors
Ready Health Services: In 2007, Sheltering Arms continued its partnership with Morehouse School of
Medicine. Third year medical students conducted developmental and community health assessments while
based at Sheltering Arms centers. Students and Sheltering Arms staff and parents then used their findings to
develop and implement health action and education plans for children, families, and the community.
Ready Early Care and Education: Late in 2006, the National Association for the Education of Young
Children (NAEYC) adopted stringent new standards for accreditation of early childhood programs, raising
requirements based on the latest research on what works in early childhood education. In 2007, three
Sheltering Arms centers in Douglasville, Chamblee, and Jonesboro were among the first five early childhood
programs in metro Atlanta to achieve accreditation under the new criteria.
Ready Schools: In 2003 and 2004, Sheltering Arms opened centers on Fulton County School sites in East
Point, College Park, and Union City. The collaboration inspired other school systems looking for effective
ways to improve school readiness and performance. Plans moved ahead in 2007 for two new Sheltering
Arms centers to open in 2009 on elementary school campuses in Rockdale County and the City of Atlanta.
Without each one of these factors, the equation would not add up for thousands of children served at
Sheltering Arms each year. But because of your support, the sum of our work can be a lifetime of success
and opportunity for a child. Thank you so much.
Sincerely,
Elaine P. Draeger
President & CEO
Rod Odom
Chair, Board of Directors, 2007-2008
2
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2007
Rod Odom
Chairman
BellSouth (ret.)
Timothy J. Pakenham
Chair-Elect
Alston & Bird
John S. McColl
Treasurer
Cousins Properties
Robert H. Gunn, Jr.
Trust Company of Georgia (ret.)
Jeanne Simkins Hollis
Multi-Energy Group, LLP
Holly H. Hughes
Carter & Associates
Thomas E. Joseph, CLU
Georgia Health & Life Brokers
Board of Advisors
Timothy Darrah
Carter & Associates
Jocelyn Dorsey
WSB Television 2
William M. Graves
Management Science
America, Inc. (ret.)
Eugene A. Hill, MD
Elizabeth C. Richards
Secretary
Community Volunteer
Charles F. Easley, Sr.
Immediate Past Chairman
Atlanta Metropolitan College (ret.)
Kent E. Blackmon, PMP
Recall-America
James W. Bland, Jr., M.D.
Egleston Children’s Hospital (ret.)
W.J. Blane
Georgia Tech / Songbird
Development
Bennie Boswell, Jr.
Wachovia
William T. Lampley
Grubb Ellis
T. Shawn Lanier
DLA Piper US, LLP
William R. Newton
Community Volunteer
John L. Pruitt III
WSB Television 2
Dr. Ida Love
Georgia Department of
Education (ret.)
Carl G. Rhodenizer
SouthTrust Bank
Donna Lowry
WXIA-TV
L. Barry Teague
Teague-Ausburn Properties
David Mast
Precision Aviation Group
Arthur J. McClung, Jr.
Georgia Power
Andrei Mikhalevsky
Symrise
Trey Childress
Georgia Office of Planning &
Budget
A. Summey Orr III
Holland & Knight
Wendy Conover
Georgia-Pacific
Lovette Russell
Community Volunteer
Blair Curtis
Yancey Brothers
W. Ross Singletary, II
Credit Suisse
Douglas C. Davidson
New South Construction
Jacien L. Steele
Deloitte.
Mark Dvorak
Golin-Harris
Lovita Tandy
King & Spalding
Janice R. Green
Georgia Institute of
Technology
Dydra H. Virgil
V&L Research
Honorary Board Members
Anne H. Carson
Stiles Y. Conrad
Janet Johnson
Miriam Nunnally
Virginia S. Williams
United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta’s new
CEO Milton Little congratulates Honorary
Board Member Janet Johnson and CEO
Elaine Draeger on Sheltering Arms’ selection
as the Community Foundation for Greater
Atlanta’s 2007 Managing for Excellence
Award finalist.
Racquel White
The Coca-Cola Company
3
HIGHLIGHTS 2007
•
Managing for Excellence: After a painstaking review by leading management experts, the
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta named Sheltering Arms the finalist for the 2007 Managing
for Excellence Award. The award recognizes nonprofits for exceptional administration in the areas of
governance, fiscal management, planning and evaluation, resource development, marketing and
communications, human resources, operations, community collaboration, and program management.
•
Georgia Training Institute: Under the leadership of Dr. Martha Abbott-Shim, the Sheltering Arms
Georgia Training Institute (GTI) rolled out the first year of a business plan that will substantially
increase the organization’s reach and influence. The number of course hours offered increased by
45% over the previous year, and all coursework was fine-tuned to integrate Georgia’s new Early Care
and Education Professional Development Competencies as well as protective factors and strategies
outlined in the Center for the Study of Social Policy’s national Strengthening Families initiative.
•
NAEYC Accreditation: Three Sheltering Arms centers in Douglasville, Chamblee, and Jonesboro
were among the first five early childhood programs in metro Atlanta to achieve accreditation under
stringent new research-based criteria adopted by the National Association for the Education of Young
Children.
•
Early Reading First: Sheltering Arms received Early Reading First federal funds, administered
through United Way’s Smart Start, to provide summer enrichment activities for children in DeKalb and
Cobb counties. The funds allow Sheltering Arms to extend the year for children in the Georgia PreK
program and to provide more continuity as they prepare to transition to kindergarten.
•
Mental Health Services: With support from The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation and the Center
for the Study of Social Policy, Sheltering Arms partnered with Heartworks Counseling Center to
provide mental health consultation at seven Sheltering Arms centers.
•
Operation StoryBook: The second year of Sheltering Arms’ literacy initiative Operation StoryBook
kicked off in September with an agency-wide Read-A-Thon that netted almost $150,000 for Sheltering
Arms. The success was celebrated with a reception at the Margaret Mitchell House, where guest of
honor Congressman John Lewis read excerpts from a new children’s book about his life.
•
Special Events: Sheltering Arms was named a beneficiary of the Atlanta Charity Clays Annual Gala
& Tournament, and was one of three nonprofits chosen by the World Golf Tour to benefit from its firstever online charitable golf tournament. In its fourth year as a beneficiary of The Toy Party, Sheltering
Arms received more than $60,000 in cash and inkind contributions from For the Kid in All of Us.
•
Head Start Review: Once again, Sheltering Arms was
found to be in compliance with more than 1800 federallymandated Head Start standards during a triennial review
by a team of national experts.
•
United Way Recognition: Sheltering Arms alumni
Gerald Hardy was featured as a success story during this
year’s United Way campaign. The video that shared
Gerald’s story also included remarks by campaign chair
Mike Garrett, CEO of Georgia Power, who told the story
of Sheltering Arms founding mother Dorothy Arkwright,
wife of Georgia Power’s first president, Preston
Arkwright.
Also in 2007, United Way recognized
Sheltering Arms with its Data Integrity Award for the
quality and reliability of its outcomes measurements.
Congressman
John Lewis
and Children’s
Bilingual
Theatre
founder
Jordan
Schwartz at
Sheltering
Arms’
CockTales and
Legends
reception.
4
STUCCESS
STORY
HE P OWER
OF EDUCATION B EGINS H ERE
Beginning Our Future at Sheltering Arms
“’The World is a Rainbow, with many kinds of colors, many
kinds of people that make the world go round…’ Those
are the words my daughter Kiara sings in a video
Sheltering Arms gave me years ago, when she was small
and singing for a United Way campaign rally. Kiara is 17
now. It’s one of the few video tapes I have of Kiara at that
age, and we have watched it so often, it is fragile. It
reminds me of how my life used to be, of how far I’ve come
and how much further I have to go. Back then, my back
was against the wall on finding stable and safe childcare. I
thought I had no choices left. Past experiences had left
me scared to death. One babysitter left my child with a
neighbor when my mother wasn’t home to receive her, a
neighbor I knew had mistreated children in the past. At
another, Kiara developed health problems because things
weren’t kept sanitized. All I could think is, I am doing my
very best and failing miserably. My Kiara was depending
on me. Something had to give. Just because moms like
me are poor doesn’t mean we don’t want the very best. A
co-worker told me about Sheltering Arms. I chose to follow
up and fell in love. Kiara was finally in a safe environment,
and she was learning. With the obstacle of childcare
resolved, I had stability and was able to begin working on
employment and permanent housing for us. When I
became a single mom during college, I was determined
that I would not become another statistic…that I would find
a way to support my child and to create a future for us.
With the help of Sheltering Arms, I was able to do just
that.” – LaTonya McClain, mother of Kiara
Kiara, age 2.
Kiara’s teachers,
Ms. Lisa and Ms.
Pearl, are still
working with
toddlers today at
Sheltering Arms
centers in East
Point and
downtown
Atlanta.
Kiara today in a
prom dress she
designed
herself.
Kiara is on the
Principal’s
Honor Roll at
Tech High
School with a
3.75 GPA.
LaTonya (standing behind Governor
Perdue during a proclamation
signing for Georgia Toastmasters
Week ) is now a rising star with
Toastmasters International. In only
two years as a Toastmaster, she
has served as a statewide officer
and Speakers’ Bureau Chair. She
is set to receive Toastmasters’
highest award for individual
achievement later this year. In
addition to her Toastmasters duties
and balancing mothering and a fulltime job, LaTonya is a motivational
speaker and poet. She has
published a book of her poetry, and
she works with young people to
develop their talents as writers and
performers.
5
DEMOGRAPHICS
Total Children
Boys
1,713 (48%)
3,547
Girls
1,834 (52%)
Age of Children
Infants
One year olds
Two year olds
Three year olds
Four year olds
Five – eight year olds
238 (7%)
368 (10%)
383 (11%)
894 (25%)
1,168 (33%)
496 (14%)
Ethnicity of Children
African American
Asian
Biracial
Hispanic
White
2,859 (81%)
50 (1%)
148 (4%)
344 (10%)
146 (4%)
Total Families
2,975
Family Composition
Single Parent Household
Two Parent Household
Grandparent(s) Household
Teen parent(s) Household
1,703 (57%)
1,159 (39%)
44 (2%)
69 (2%)
Family Incomes
Very Low Income
1,519 (51%)
Income at or below FPL*
Low Income
843 (28%)
Income between 100% and 200% of FPL*
Moderate Income
297 (10%)
More than 200% of FPL*, less than $52,000/year
Middle Income
316 (11%)
$52,000/year or more
* Federal Poverty Level (FPL) = $20,000/yr per family of four
“I spent months searching for
childcare. Nothing could touch
the care my daughter receives at
Sheltering Arms. My only
complaint is that she’ll have to
leave in two years for school!”
- 2007 Sheltering Arms Parent Survey
6
CHILD OUTCOMES
Age: 1 - 12 Months
Fall 2007
Spring 2008
Large Motor
62%
96%
Small Motor
60%
95%
Cognitive
45%
91%
Language & Literacy
58%
95%
Social & Emotional
61%
95%
AVERAGE
57%
94%
Age: 12 – 36 Months
Fall 2007
Spring 2008
Large Motor
78%
94%
Small Motor
73%
93%
Cognitive
53%
81%
Language & Literacy
66%
90%
Social & Emotional
64%
88%
AVERAGE
67%
89%
Age: 3 Years
Fall 2007
Spring 2008
Large Motor
85%
97%
Small Motor
78%
96%
Cognitive
67%
94%
Language & Literacy
72%
95%
Social & Emotional
67%
94%
Creativity
83%
95%
AVERAGE
75%
95%
Age: 4 and 5 Years
Physical Development
& Health
Fall 2007
On average, every Sheltering Arms child met or
exceeded 92% of the developmental milestones for his or
her age and stage of development by the end of the
schoolyear. The chart shows the percentage of
milestones met, broken down by age group and
developmental domain. The comparison shows the
improvement children made in each area during the
schoolyear. In addition to these outcomes:
•
100% (3,547) of children received quality
early childhood education and child care.
•
8% (284) of all children were identified to have
special needs and received appropriate services.
•
100% (3,547) of children were served meals
and snacks that met more than 2/3 of their daily
nutritional requirements, while at the same time
meeting cultural and religious dietary requests.
•
100% (3,547) of children received timely
immunizations and well-child check-ups.
•
100% (3,547) of children received initial
developmental and social-emotional screenings.
•
100% (1,168) of PreK children received eye,
ear, and dental exams and required follow up
services.
•
30 Gwinnett County children not enrolled in
preschool received school readiness services
from the SPARK Georgia Learning Advocate at
the Sheltering Arms Norcross center.
Spring 2008
63%
98%
Scientific Thinking
37%
92%
Mathematical Thinking
37%
91%
Social Studies
33%
86%
Language & Literacy
33%
86%
Personal & Social
38%
86%
The Arts
46%
94%
AVERAGE
41%
90%
“My child has everything in order, from his
sight words to his diet!” “He loves to read. He
even sleeps with his books!”
- From 2007 Sheltering Arms Parent Survey
7
FAMILY OUTCOMES
•
89% (2,659) received income-based child care tuition
scholarships and subsidies.
•
100% (2,975) of families received comprehensive family
support services.
•
97% (2,886) of parents reported being satisfied with the
overall program.
•
94% (2,797) reported regular involvement at Sheltering
Arms, including daily communication with their child's
teacher, attendance at parent meetings and center
events, volunteering, and contributing items for
classroom activities.
•
98% (2,916) attended at least 1 parent/teacher
conference.
•
100% (2,975) participated in Operation StoryBook book
ownership events.
•
•
62% (1,845) reported improved family communication.
•
54% (1,607) reported an increase in the use of positive guidance techniques and an increase in
patience with their children.
•
•
•
•
•
75% (2,231) read to their children at least 3-4 times per week.
•
•
•
•
•
75% (2,231) reported that they were better able to manage stress.
68% (2,023) reported an increase in knowledge of child
development and 92% (2,737) reported having
confidence in their parenting skills.
30% (893) attended a six week parenting class.
51% (1,517) reported an increase in time spent together as a family.
91% (2,707) reported having better daily routines.
84% (2,499) reported that they were better able to get to work/school on time, and 72% (2,142)
reported that they were absent from work/school less often.
79% (2,350) reported that they were more aware of community resources.
70% (2,083) were employed full time with benefits.
66% (1,964) had post high school education.
87% (2,588) reported having a strong system of supportive family & friends, including those met
through Sheltering Arms.
*Results from Sheltering Arms Annual Parent Survey. 61% of parents participated.
“Sheltering Arms saved my life. I
was able to go back to school and
now I’m employed thanks to the
great resources they provide for
parents. ”
– 2007 Sheltering Arms Parent Survey
8
COMMUNITY OUTCOMES
•
Neighborhood Resource Centers: Sheltering Arms conducted more than 280 community
presentations at its 16 centers, including hosting open houses, meetings, workshops, special events,
and service fairs that were open to the public.
•
Community Volunteerism: Over 5,129 volunteers contributed over 17,982 hours of community service.
•
Leadership: Sheltering Arms provided leadership to several state and local organizations focused
on the well-being of Georgia’s children and families, including the Georgia Association on Young
Children, the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education, United Way’s Early Learning
Commission, the Region IV Head Start Association, and the Georgia Head Start Association.
•
Neighborhood Planning Unit V: Working in partnership with residents of NPU-V south of downtown
Atlanta, The Annie E. Casey Foundation, Atlanta Public Schools, the Georgia Department of Human
Resources, and a host of other community partners, Sheltering Arms moved forward with plans for a
world-class early childhood education center that will open in Fall 2009 on the campus of the
renovated Dunbar Elementary School. The new center will serve 212 children.
•
Rockdale County School Partnership: As part of Rockdale’s Early Learning Initiative, Sheltering
Arms and partners Rockdale County Schools and United Way continued their progress in planning for
a new school-based early childhood center to open Fall 2009. The new center will also serve as an
early learning resource center for students, parents, educators, and residents in Rockdale County.
•
Parent Support Training for Gwinnett County Schools: Since 2002, Sheltering Arms has been
Gwinnett County’s hub for SPARK, a national initiative that aims to “make sure children are ready for
school, and schools are ready for children.” Supported by the Kellogg Foundation and the United
Way of Metropolitan Atlanta, SPARK has provided school readiness outreach to young families with
no access to quality early childhood education, and has worked closely with Gwinnett County Schools
in transitioning these children into kindergarten and addressing identified special needs early. In
2007, all 21 Gwinnett County Title I elementary schools became SPARK partners, and a $20,000
grant from United Way was awarded to Sheltering Arms to train Parent Instructional Support
Coordinators to facilitate parental involvement at each school.
.
“Sheltering Arms
Georgia Training
Institute has
taught me to focus
more on positives
when I work with
families, and to
turn challenges
into
opportunities.”
Lovett School students participate in the annual Books and Bears drive for
Sheltering Arms.
- Course evaluation comments from a
community-based family support
worker participating in Family
Development Credential Training at
9
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES
GTI Partners
•
The Arthur M.
Blank Family
Foundation
•
Bright from the
Start: Georgia
Department of
Early Care &
Learning
•
Children’s Trust
Fund
•
Concerted
Services
•
Cornell University
•
Economic
Opportunity
Authority for
SavannahChatham County
•
Family Resource
Agency of North
Georgia
•
Georgia Head
Start Association
•
Georgia Head
Start
Collaboration
Office
•
Georgia State
University
•
Gwinnett County
Public Schools
•
Institute for
Community
Collaborative
Studies
•
Ninth District
Opportunity
•
SPARK / Smart
Start Georgia
•
Strengthening
Families state and
national chapters
•
•
The Family Development Credential Program (FDC)
The FDC, developed by Cornell University and currently offered in 17 states and the District of
Columbia, is one of the nation’s most respected family-support training programs. It is a
strengths-based credentialing program for family support workers, their supervisors, and
community leaders. The Georgia Training Institute at Sheltering Arms (GTI) is the state
coordinator for the FDC, introducing Georgia professionals to competencies that empower
families striving for healthy self-reliance and interdependence within communities.
•
FDC National Coordinators’ Meeting
o
•
2 days / 11 hours / 40 participants (unduplicated count) from 17 states and the District of Columbia
FDC Classes to Direct-Service Family Development Professionals
o
o
o
o
11 series / 165 sessions / 990 hours
7 off-site series in Waycross, Savannah, Rossville, Gainesville, Cartersville
193 students (unduplicated count)
161 FDC credentials awarded (Participants in series that began in 2007 will be eligible for the
FDC credential in 2008)
•
FDC Instructor’s Classes
•
FDC: Portfolio Advisor Classes
o
o
•
3 days / 3 sessions / 9 hours / 87 students (unduplicated count)
Family Development Matrix Classes
o
o
•
2 series / 10 sessions / 60 hours / 28 students (unduplicated count)
Training on data collection of family development outcomes
2 days / 12 hours / 50 students (unduplicated count)
1st Annual FDC Program Update Institute
o
o
2 days / 3 sessions / 10 hours / 54 participants (unduplicated count)
Recognized 106 graduates; 21 Community Leaders; 21 Instructors; 32 Student Advisors
Early Childhood Education Training
• 65 workshop sessions / 294 hours completed. All sessions approved by Bright
from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care & Learning.
•
1503 individual participants (duplicated count) representing 14 different agencies.
•
18 sessions approved for CEU (Continuing Education) Credit.
•
20 sessions were part of the Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential Course.
•
22 participants earned CDA credential.
Other
• Discipline vs. Punishment: The Basics of Positive Guidance
o
o
•
Early Detection of Autism Spectrum Disorders
o
•
1 day / 2 hours / 20 students (unduplicated count)
Parents as Teachers (PAT) Born to Learn Institute
o
•
Off site session at Greenforest Baptist Church, Decatur
1 day / 4 hours / 9 students (unduplicated count)
5 days / 9 sessions / 31.5 hours / 32 students (unduplicated count)
Strengthening Families Training:
Tallatoona
Community
Action
Partnership
o
United Way of
Metropolitan
Atlanta
o
Second Step Violence Prevention Curriculum: Training for Trainers
ƒ
o
ƒ
1 day / 4hours / 23 students (unduplicated count)
Conference Session
ƒ
o
1 day / 4 hours / 17 students (unduplicated count)
Initiative Overview
ƒ
o
2 days / 16 hours / 24 students (unduplicated count)
Second Step: Using A Violence Prevention Curriculum in Pre-K Classrooms
1 day / 2 hours / 124 students (unduplicated count, from Georgia Resource & Referral System)
Training for Trainers
ƒ
5 day / 16 hours / 160 students (unduplicated count)
10
GEORGIA TRAINING INSTITUTE
The Georgia Training Institute at Sheltering Arms (GTI)
guilds our state’s capacity to create positive outcomes for
children and families.
We do this through quality
professional development opportunities for early care and
education and family support providers. GTI is unique
because:
•
Our training is research based.
•
Our training encompasses the expertise of Sheltering
Arms Early Education & Family Centers, a provider of
family-centered early education since 1888.
•
Our training takes place in an accredited child
development center that models nationally-acclaimed
best practices and serves as a laboratory for student
training.
•
Our training is accessible, community-based, handson, and often provides a bridge to secondary
education for frontline child care professionals.
GTI Results:
Sheltering Arms Workforce Profile
81% of all 498 Sheltering Arms teachers, family support coordinators,
and administrators hold one or more professional credentials
and/or degrees.
25% of center staff are currently enrolled in degree and/or
credential programs.
39 employees earned a professional development credential or
degree in 2007.
37% of employees have been with Sheltering Arms for five or
more years. An additional 10% are in new positions created
since 2002 due to the opening of new Sheltering Arms centers.
178 employees received awards for perfect or outstanding
attendance in 2007.
Sheltering Arms employees earned more than twice the number
of training hours required by Georgia Child Care Licensing
Regulations.
GTI Advisory Council
Dr. Robert Lawrence, Chair
Georgia Head Start Association
Dr. Penny Elkins
Mercer University
Dr. Martha Foster
Georgia State University
Dr. Peggy Gallagher
Georgia State University
Dr. Marian Gamble
Family Connection Partnership
Lanny Parsons
Georgia Center for Nonprofits
Dr. Richard Lambert
The University of North Carolina
at Charlotte
Dr. Feland Meadows
Kennesaw State University
Dr. Karen Shetterly
UGA Center for Continuing Education
Susie Wilcher
Georgia Head Start Association
Dr. Debbie Wilkes
GA Professional Standards Commission
Ex-Officio
Elaine Draeger
President, Sheltering Arms
Early Education & Family Centers
Dr. Martha Abbott-Shim
Director, Sheltering Arms
Georgia Training Institute
11
10
FINANCIAL REPORT
Income
•
•
•
•
•
$21,975,072
Head Start
4,896,704 (22%)
Tuition
4,775,617 (21%)
The Georgia Pre-Kindergarten Program
2,841,705 (13%)
Early Head Start
2,472,477 (11%)
United Way
1,904,053 ( 9%)
{ Child & Adult Care Food Program
•
•
•
•
•
•
Dept. of Family & Children’s Services Vouchers
985,004 ( 5%)
Fundraising
519,874 ( 2%)
Miscellaneous Grants & Revenue
766,259 ( 3%)
Foundation Grants
745,560 ( 3%)
Georgia Training Institute
381,776 ( 2%)
Ninth District
172,344 ( 1%)
Expenses
•
•
•
•
$21,321,139
Salaries & Benefits
15,633,066 (73%)
Occupancy & Rent
2,532,838 (12%)
Equipment & Building Maintenance
892,608 ( 4%)
Supplies
514,826 ( 2%)
{ Professional Fees
•
•
•
1,513,699 ( 7%)
656,939 ( 3%)
Professional Development
602,582 ( 3%)
Major Repair/ Equipment
347,396 ( 2%)
Transportation
140,884 ( 1%)
Fundraising and Administrative Costs = 7.7%
* Audit Available on Request.
“No matter how high the bar
is set, Sheltering Arms chins
to all levels of scrutiny,
and does it well.”
-
Summey Orr, Sheltering Arms Board Member
and partner with Holland & Knight
Mike Garrett, President & CEO of Georgia Power,
with Sheltering Arms preschoolers during the filming
of the 2007 United Way Campaign video.
12
DONORS
Big Wheels
$10,000+
Anonymous
Atlanta Charity Clays
Bank of America
The Arthur M. Blank Family
Foundation
Mary Allen Lindsey Branan
Foundation
Bright from the Start: Georgia
Department of Early Care and
Learning
Center for the Study of Social
Policy
CF Foundation, Inc.
Children’s Trust Fund
Combined Federal Campaign
Cousins Properties
DeKalb County Community
Development Department
DeKalb County Board of
Commissioners
For The Kid In All of Us, Inc.
Fulton County Board of
Commissioners
Fulton County Human
Services Department
Fulton County F.R.E.S.H.
Program
The Jack and Anne Glenn
Charitable Foundation
Georgia Department of Family
& Children’s Services
Georgia Head Start
Association
The Goizueta Foundation
Mr. Robert H. Gunn, Jr. *
Gwinnett County Board of
Commissioners
Gwinnett County Community
Development Program
Head Start
The F.B. Heron Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. George H.
Johnson
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
SPARK Initiative
Juneau Construction
The McColl Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. John S. McColl *
Mr. and Mrs. Rod Odom *
Mr. and Mrs. A. Summey Orr
III *
Rosie's For All Kids
Foundation
Smart Start Georgia
State Street Global Advisors
United Way Gifts In Kind
United Way of Metropolitan
Atlanta
The UPS Foundation
USDA Child & Adult Care
Food Program
Wachovia Foundation
Gertrude and William C.
Wardlaw Fund
Frances Wood Wilson
Foundation
Superhero Action
Figures
$5,000-$9,999
Alston & Bird
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Bell, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. James W. Bland, Jr. *
The Coca-Cola Company
The Community Foundation
for Greater Atlanta
The Community Foundation
for Greater Atlanta’s
Whitehead Children's
Christmas Fund
Ms. Wendy L. Conover *
Deloitte.
Dr. and Mrs. James H. Dew, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Julius H. Hollis *
Mr. and Mrs. William Lampley *
The Lovett School
Kent "Oz" Nelson and Ann Starr
Mr. Timothy J. Pakenham *
PFG Milton's Food Service
Proforce USA
Scientific-Atlanta
Social Service Insurance
Mr. and Mrs. Jacien L. Steele *
United Commercial Bank
Mr. Richard Urschel
Volunteers from For the Kid in All of Us deliver holiday
donations from The Toy Party.
The Lloyd E. Russell
Charitable Gift Fund
Mr. and Mrs. David B. Mast *
Mr. and Mrs. John Oglesby
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Richards *
Ms. Lovita Tandy *
United Way Opportunity Fund
World Golf Tour
Living Dolls
Race Cars
$2,500-$4,999
Bio-Lab, Inc.
Coldwell Banker
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas C.
Davidson *
DLA Piper US LLP
Georgia-Pacific
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J.
Hughes *
Integrated Management
Systems
Mr. T. Shawn Lanier *
$1,000-$2,499
AirTran Airways
The Honorable Kathy B. Ashe
and Mr. R. Lawrence Ashe, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. James S. Balloun
Barnes & Noble, Buckhead
Mr. Kent E. Blackmon *
Mr. W. J. Blane * and Ms.
Mary Alice Isele
Mr. and Mrs. Mark B.
Chandler
Mr. John F. Cleary
Ms. Pamela J. Coffey
Mr. and Mrs. L. Neil Conrad
Cox Enterprises, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Blair Curtis *
Dekalb School Employees
Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. James M.
Draeger, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Lynn E. Fowler
Genuine Parts Company
Mr. Jeffrey L. Ginn
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Graves
HCC Life Insurance Company
Mr. Jeffery Kammerer
Kroger
LM Aero Club
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Love
MetroPower PPC Foundation
Mr. Jeffrey J. Nix
Mr. William L. Otott
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Russell *
Ross * and Sally Singletary
Mr. T. L. Sorrells
Mr. William Stacy
Ms. Janet E. Taylor
The Thomas Neal Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Neal Williams
13
Teddy Bears
Little Engines
$500-$999
Aetna, Inc.
Mr. Ben Boswell, Jr. *
Mr. Thomas W. Brown
Mr. William Carlton
Mrs. Carol J. Castellano
Ms. Helen T. Cease
Corporate Environments of
Georgia,
Ms. Molly Faircloth
Mr. John P. Fry
Terry Hopkins
Mr. Thomas E. Joseph *
Dr. Ida Love * and Reverend
Richard E. Love
Ms. Seslee Mattson
Ms. Peresha D. McCall
New South Construction
Company
Nordson Corporation
Foundation
Novelis, Inc.
Office Depot - Jonesboro
Dr. Mary Ellen Perkins
Ms. Rosalynne V. Price
Ms. April Ray and Mr. Larry
Pizzi
Mr. Charles A. Rosser
Rotary Club of Atlanta West
End
Mr. Kevin A. Shoaff
S.O.U.L. Atlanta
Mr. Brad Soultz
Supply Source
Ms. Bernadette Viens
Ms. Gwen Wright
Mr. Allan J. Zachariah
$100-$499
Mr. Alfred B. Adams III and The
Reverend Joanna M. Adams
Anonymous
Ms. Melanie Armstead
B. Arnold
Assurant
Atlanta Masonry, INC.
Mr. Darrian M. Benjamin
Bethsaida Baptist Church
Mr. Jay Bickman
Mr. Stanley M. Bieniek
Mr. Paul L. Bisso
Ms. Jane C. Bockel
Mr. John D. Bozeman
Ms. Ardetha Bradley
Mr. and Mrs. Terry C. Bridges
Ms. Angela Brown
Ms. Jill L. Brown
Dr. and Mrs. Robert L.Bunnen
Mr. David J. Byerly
Mrs. Carole Byrd-Starks
Lori Camp
Ms. Kheela Campbell
Mr. and Mrs. Elyea D.
Carswell, Jr.
Jan B. Christensen
Ms. Mary Clapper
Mr. James I. Cohen
Mr. Anthony E. Colbert
Ms. Terry M. Cole
Mr. Daniel Coner
Mrs. Wondra Davis-Farmer
Mr. Chad Deakins
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Deisley
Mr. Louis A. Dejianne
Ms. Nell L. Dennis
Larry Dorfman
Catherine Dornbos
Mr. Cam D. Dorsey, Jr.
Mr. Mark Dvorak *
Ms. Amanda Dyes
Mrs. Casaundra P. Eddins
Mr. Howard B. Evans III
Mr. John C. Flaspohler and
Ms. Jane Flaspohler
Mr. James R. Fleming
Ms. Kathy Floyd
Mrs. Debra L. Folds
Mrs. Judy Garland
Dr. and Mrs. John C. Garrett
Ms. Dawn Ginnaty
Mr. Jack F. Glenn, Sr.
Ms. Venita W. Greene
Ms. Peggy A. Griggs
Ms. Patricia A. Hadley
Mrs. Linda J. Handyside
Mr. Derek J. Hardesty
Mrs. Frances S. Hargrett
Ms. Angela D. Harrell
Home Depot
Ms. Juanita C. Hunter
Ms. Kristy Hutson
Sanadra Jafuneh
Ms. Julie A. Jewell
Ms. Kenetra V. Johnson
Ms. Carnette R. Johnson
Shannon Johnson-Novack
and Christopher Novack
Mr. William Johnston
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Thomas
Jones
Mrs. Eve E. Jones
Mr. David C. Kirk
Ms. Paige McKay Kubik
Ms. Jennifer O. Lane
Ms. Sharon G. Lee
Ms. Andreane Lewis
Mr. Larry D. Long
Mrs. Venetia Lowe
Mr. Rodney Lumpkins
Ms. Tyona M. Lyons-Mustafa
Ms. Tamara L. Mace
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Maddox
Ms. Deborah A. Marlowe
Ms. Pamela S. Marshall
Ms. Jessica I. Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J.
McClung, Jr. *
Ms. Annete McGuire
Mr. Michael W. Meiring
Ms. Janet Mertz
Mr. and Mrs. Edward C.
Mitchell, Jr.
Mr. Juan A. Mitchell
Ms. Veronica Moore
Ms. LaWanda Morton
W. Frank Newton
Mrs. Pare B. Newton
Mrs. Kathy A. Nies
Mr. Eric C. Ourada
Ms. Wanda F. Parker
Ms. Pamela Y. Perkins
Mr. Sandy L. Pittman
Mrs. Lisa R. Poole
Ms. Belinda Potier
Ms. Maureen Prendergast
Ms. Michelle Reiss
Ms. Zareadae V. Robertson
Ms. Cathelene Robinson
Mr. Bill Roeder
SAP America, Inc.
Jennifer Silverberg
Ms. Sherry Sims
Mr. Samuel K. Sipes
Mrs. Kathryn A. Smith
Ms. Naomi Smith
Samantha Smith
Ms. Mary E. Starck
Mr. John H. Stebbins
Mr. and Mrs. Eldridge T.
Stephens, Jr.
Ms. Debra Sydnor
Mr. Kenneth Syphoe, CPA
Mr. and Mrs. Tim
Tassopoulos
Ms. Florence Thomas
Dr. Colleen N. Thrailkill and
Mr. Wayne H. Thrailkill
United Methodist Women,
First UMC of Lawrenceville
Ms. Dydra H. Virgil *
Dr. LaVern Watkins
Ms. Leslie Wells
Mrs. Debbie S. Whalen
Ms. Racquel White *
Ms. Kelly Whitehart
Ms. Mireille S. Whritenour
Mr. Keith Wiener
Mr. Mark L. Willey
Mr. Eric R. Williams
Mr. Rohan Wilson
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wilson
14
Building Blocks
$1-$99
Ms. Joanne Abrams
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Adams
Ms. Leslie A. Allen
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Alston
Anonymous
Ms. Sabrina Arnold
Mrs. Maureen Atkinson
Ms. Brandi Augustine
Mr. Dean Austin
Ms. Kimberly L. Austin
Nzinga Banks
John Barmeyer
Ms. Verita Beavers
Ms. Amy Blitzer
Ms. Marsha Anderson Bomar
Ms. Margaret L. Bornheim
Alina Bowie
Ms. Linda Bowyer
Ms. Carole C. Boyce
Ms. Tanesha S. Brooks
Mrs. Karen Brown-Anderson
Ms. Carolann V. Brown
Ms. Maudie Brownlee
Ms. Tonya Butts
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas H.
Callahan
Ms. Mary E. Cannon
Stacy Capobianco
Ms. Glenn Carroll
Ms. Martina Carter
Dr. Shirlene B. Carter
Mr. John Castrucci
Ms. Markita Cavin
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Champion
Mr. Trey Childress *
Ms. Jayne S. Clark
Mr. Jim Cody
Mr. and Mrs. Brian L. Coffsky
Ms. Deborah C. Collins
Ms. Tricia A. Conahan
Ms. Rose E. Corbin
Ms. Mary J. Coyne
Ms. April Crawford
Ms. Jennell M. Crawford
Ms. Renee Crutcher
Dr. and Mrs. John W.
Culbreath
Mr. and Mrs. W. Knox
Culpepper
Kedar Dandekar
Ms. Dorothy A. Davis
Ms. Maya Dawson
Ms. Linda J. Dewey
Tamiko Dobbins-Lucy
Ms. Judith C. Dutton
Mr. Charles F. Easley Sr. *
Elegantly Private Catering
Mr. and Mrs. David W. Evans
Mr. and Mrs. Sean O. Evans
Ms. Terressa F. Ewing
Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Ford
Ms. Christy L. Freeman
Mrs. Jane S. Frobose
Ms. Kirsha Gibson
Ms. Sandra Glover
Mr. Devon Grady
Mr. and Mrs. Willie J. Green *
Mr. Ed Grenvicz
Mr. Edward A. Guedez
Patricia Hanie
Mr. Louis C. Harris
Ms. Tina M. Harris
Mr. Donald E. Hartman III
Ms. Mary Heck
Andrea and David Heifetz
Ms. Brenda E. Hill
Mr. Brad Hinton
Ms. Ellen Honeycutt
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Hope
Ms. Jennie S. Howard
Djunar Hull
Dr. and Mrs. Edwin B.
Hutchins
ING
Mr. and Mrs. Dean F. Jerding
Mr. Paul J. Johnson
Michon M. Johnson
Ms. Kathy R. Jones
Ms. Helena Jones
Mr. Jeffrey A. Jones
Ms. Patti D. Julian
Ms. Meredith P. Kelley
Mr. James Kirk
Ms. Mahaelia I. Lango
Courtney Lea
Ms. Marilyn J. Lewis
Ms. Carolyn Craft Lisbon
Mr. Charles Little
Ms. Latoya Logan
The Honorable and
Mrs.Thomas M. Lowe, Jr.
Ms. Donna Lowry *
Ms. Kristin Lynch
Ms. Latoshia Mack
Mr. and Mrs. T. Scott
Mackenzie
Mr. Glynn Malagarie
Mr. James Maner
Willie Manning
Mrs. Kina A. Manuel
Ms. Felicia Marsh
MARTA
Ms. Cheryl Martin
Ms. Marium Matthews
Ms. Erica May
Ms. Kathleen McCord
Mr. and Mrs. Calhoun
McDougall
Deanna McGuire
Dr. and Mrs. J. Sean McKay
Mrs. Nancy S. Meek
Anne, Charlie, and Joanna
Meyer
Ms. Sheila D. Mills
Ms. Helen B. Mobley
Ms. Nicole A. Moffett
Mrs. Edwenna MoralesRodriguez
Ms. Dana C. Morgan
Ms. Robin Morris
Ms. Cheryl J. Moye
Ms. Kate Myers
Mrs. Cheryl A. Myers
Anda Olsen
Maria Olvera
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth C. Orr
Mr. and Mrs. Lanny Parsons
Mr. Donald Pass, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Solon P.
Patterson
Denis Perez
Mr. Chad Peterson
Mr. Kenneth Peterson
Ms. Ann Phillips
Mr. Jim Phillips
Mr. James K. Pinkston
Ms. Yvonne Pitt
Meredith Bell-Platts &
Anthony Platts
Ms. Dawn M. Plotner
Ms. Deborah Pope
Mr. Doug Porteous
Ms. Teresa J. Raines
Mr. and Mrs. Dominick E.
Rainey
Ms. Trenia R. Reid
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Reimer
Ms. Candice Reynolds
Mr. Robert Rodriguez
Ms. Debra J. Rogers
Miss Elisabeth J. Rubino
Mr. and Mrs. Ron M. Rubino
Safeco Insurance Employee
Giving Programs
Ms. Yolanda Samuels
Mrs. Shannon S. Shareef
Mr. and Mrs. Spencer
Thomas Shell
Mr. Mathew Sher
Ms. Jeannette Shorts
Ms. Donureka N. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. G. William Speer
Mr. and Mrs. Darrell P.
Stallings
Ms. Robin Stenzel
Stevens Graphics
Ms. Wendy A. Strassner
Mr. Ernest M. Sutter, Jr.
Mrs. Julia G. Swanson
Mr. Robert Taylor
Ms. Mary Elizabeth Taylor
Ms. Shantella D. Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Randolph W.
Thrower
15
16
Ms. Karen Treaster
Ms. Mary Jo Twilley
Akin S. Tuboku-Metzger
Ms. Debbie Vandiver
Ms. Jennifer Viehweg
Mr. Tim Volk
Virginia Wadsworth
Mrs. Tameka S. Walker-Grier
Ms. Elizabeth Warfford
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wasser
Ms. Gail Minnich Watson
Ms. Janice D. Watson
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Wayt, Jr.
Ms. Marcia A. Webb-Hayes
Ms. Timika West
Mr. and Mrs. Gilmer G.
Weston, Jr.
Maria and David Wheat
Ms. Tonya White-Strozier
Ms. Debra Williams
Ms. Mary Williams
Ms. Maureen Williams
Ms. Patricia Wilson
Ms. Stephanie Worthy
Paint, Glitter &
Glue
Inkind
Angel Food Ministries
APCO
Arnall Golden Gregory
Bank of North Georgia
Barnes & Noble, Camp Creek
Marketplace
Vinay J. Bidan
Boys and Girl’s Clubs of
Metropolitan Atlanta
Bridgeway Christian Academy
Bruster’s Ice Cream
Burger King
CH2M Hill
The Chauncey Robinson
Youth Foundation
Chick-Fil-A
Chico’s
CNN Atlanta Bureau
Cobb County Fire and
Emergency Services
Computers for Kids
Cornerstone Christian
Academy
Douglas County High School
Duluth First Baptist
Duluth First United Methodist
Church
Federated Systems
FedEx
First Book Metro Atlanta
Ms. Jill Freeman
Terri Pepper Gavulic & Girl
Scout Troop 2273
Georgia 4-H
Georgia Institute of
Technology
HFS North America
Hitachi Consulting
Hunton & Williams, LLP
IT Business
Ms. Lura Jenkins
Kiwanis Club of Rockdale
County
Amy and Nevin Kreisler
Kroger Supermarkets
Macy’s
Ms. Angela M. Maier
McDonald’s
The MOMS Club of Snellville
Norcross United Methodist
Church
Northeast Atlanta Metro
Association of
Realtors/Gwinnett
Office Systems International
Pleasant Hill Presbyterian
Ms. Bonnie Powell
Publix Super Markets
Debbie Riley
Rockdale County Schools
Rockdale Medical Center
Rountree Group
Communications
Management
Miss Jordan Schwartz
SCM Group
Sheltering Arms Families &
Staff
South Cobb High School
St. Monica’s Catholic Church
Ms. Christy Steele
Ms. Pamela Sullivan
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
Suwanee Kiwanis Club
Toys for Tots
UPS
Wal-Mart
Women’s Association of
Conyers
Tribute Gifts
In Honor of Anne Carson
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas H.
Callahan
In Honor of Stiles Conrad
Ms. Gail Minnich Watson
In Memory of Jule W. Felton, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Maddox
In Memory of Mrs. Helen Field
Holden
Mr. and Mrs. L. Neil Conrad
Mr. and Mrs. Neal Williams
In Honor of Mary Barbar Nagy
Anonymous
In Honor of Lovette Russell
Ms. Angela Brown
In Honor of Ms. Laura Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Solon P. Patterson
In Memory of Thomas A. Smith
Mrs. Kathryn A. Smith
In Memory of Aileen Whipple
Talley
Mr. and Mrs. Randolph W.
Thrower
In Memory of Rita Tucker
Dr. Colleen N. Thrailkill and
Mr. Wayne H. Thrailkill
In Memory of Ola Mae &
Thomas Webb
Ms. Marcia A. Webb-Hayes
In Honor of Virginia Williams
Ms. Gail Minnich Watson
* Sheltering Arms Board
Member
Every effort has been
made to accurately
acknowledge our
donors. We apologize
for any error or
omission, and would
appreciate your
assistance to correct
our records. Please
contact Jason at 404523-9865 or
jlowery@shelteringarms
forkids.com.
In Memory of Jaison Hollis
Dr. Shirlene B. Carter
In Honor of Ruth Robinson
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. Hughes
In Memory of Frances McNair
Ms. Carolyn Craft Lisbon
In Memory of Frances McNair
Ms. Angela D. Harrell
Donor Privacy Policy:
Sheltering Arms does
not sell or trade our
donors' personal or
contact information.
16
10
A SPECIAL THANKS TO THESE VOLUNTEERS
AARP
AARP
Shir Abhyanker
Susan Adams
John Alford
All Pro Dads
Brenda Allen
Reginald Alvin
Jesse Ament
Taiesha Amica
Raja Antone
Denise Arribas
Representative Kathy Ashe
Maria Ayala
Bank of North Georgia
Kia Beech
Shanta Belcher
Kim Bell
BellSouth Pioneers
Jen Bennecke
Rahshawna Bernad
Kitty Bina
Bio-Lab
Syndi Bivirs
Marsha Anderson Bomar
William Booker
Boost Mobil Rock Core
Carole Boyce
Boys & Girls Club
Maria Bravo
Bridgeway Christian Academy
Schneeka Brinkley
Felecia Brittain
Chesdra Brown
Michelle Brown
Liliana Cabrera
Stacey Calvin
Camp Creek Middle School
Joya Casson
Tiffany Chambers
Chamblee High School
Vicky Chance
Chick-Fil-A Employees
Clayton County Library
Rob Cleveland
Cobb County Police
Brett Cohrs
Sharon Coipel
Coldwell Banker
College Clowns
Collins Hill High School Beta Club
Doug Connell
Erika Conner
Cornerstone Christian Academy
Otis Cox
Creekside High JROTC
Dacula High School Honors Club
Donna Davis
DeKalb County
DeKalb Tech
Joseph Derbes
Juhee Desai
Ben Downs
Tiffany Downs
Drew Charter School
Deronta Duffy
Duluth United Methodist Church
Duluth First Baptist
Duluth High School Beta Club
Duluth High School NHS
Dunlieth School
E-Class Barbershop
Federated Systems
Jennifer Feola
Katherine Fickle
Eric Fletcher
Representative Virgil Fludd
Foster Grandparents
Tamara Franklin
Fulton County Schools
Eva Garcia
Chantelle Gaskin
Georgia Office on Highway Safety
Paul Gettings
Sheniqua Gill
Padgett Gilstrap
Girls Scouts of Northwest Georgia
Girls, Inc.
Amy Githens
Felicia Godfrey
Charmaine Godly
Janice Golston
Jimmy Gowan
Elaine Graham
Aisha Green
Sheryl Gripper
Jonathan Groome
Kristina Guerra
Gwinnett Board of Realtors
Gwinnett County Library
Gwinnett County Court
Shandra Hale
Jim Hall
Hands on Atlanta
Cynthia Harbor
Bridgette Harris
Yolanda Heard
Heartwork Counseling Center
Andrea Heifetz
Tiffany Henderson
Yolanda Hernandez
Nancy Herrera
Sonja Hodges
Home Depot
Susan Hope
Karesha Hossain
Lesa Howard
Brihana Howell
Amy Hoyle
Elena Huamia
Larry Huitt
Wanda Ibidapo
John Ingersoll
Inner Harbour
Mary Alice
J.C. Penney
Nicola Jackson
Altricia Jackson
Sheila Jackson
Teresa Jacobs
Gary Johnson, DDS
Jerry Johnson
Jennifer H.R. Johnson
Dr. Judy Jordan Johnson
Orrie Johnson
Tiffany Jones
Brian Jordan
Jumpstart
Ann Kallay
Michele Kelly
Kennesaw State University
Dr. Dave Kivett
Karrion Lalon
Valerie Lancaster
Las Amigas
Mosi Leech
Emily Lembeck
Julie Lemmer
Leo Club
Lewis Trucking Company
Dereck Lewis
Kesha Lewis
Jenny Long
Ruthy Lopez
Trisha Love
The Lovett School
Mandy Mann
Barry Stewart Mann
Marist School
Parthina Mayo
Mary Mazarky
Margaret McCall
Courtney McClure
Mary McCowen
David McCowen
Anthony Miller
Ulises Miranda
Katrina Mitchell
Happi Montgomery
Dwight Moore
Morehouse School of Medicine
Doreen Morgan
Amanda Morman
Aquandra Morris
Linda Moseley
Chris Moses
Morgan Mosley
Mt. Pisgah
Cheryl Naja
Sunny Nastase
Jen Nelson
Anita Nibbs
Northbrook United Methodist
Church
Sue Nuehring
Oakley Township Elementary
Nelson Oliva
Angela Oyesdiku
The Paradies Shop
Peachtree Presbyterian Church
Monica Kaufman Pearson
Chief Richard Pennington
Pam Perkins
Lee Perry
Marrionto Perry, Sr.
Phoenix High School
Brenda Porter
Beverly Powell
Publix
Liliana Ramos
April Redmond
Suvess Ricks
Mike Roberts
Damon Robertson
Eliseo Roblero
Lina Rodriguez
Tony Rosas
Hilda Rosas
Whitney Rudin
Michael Russell
Ayesha Sabir
Carmen Saladin
Salvation Army
Rick Schulze
Jordan Schwartz
SCM Group
Sylvia Scott
Nakeesha Sneb
Cheryl Shannon
Tamika Shepherd
Holly Shively
Gary Simon
Terry Simpson
Dan Sims
Traci Sims
Cheryl Small
Thomas Smith
Linda Smith
Pam Spears
Spelman College
Dylecia Spencer
Darrell Steele
Sheri Mann Stewart
Fallany Stover
Dasie Strickland
Sugarloaf United Methodist
Church
SunTrust Bank
Suwannee Kiwanis Club
Martha Tate
Katerinan Taylor
Tech High School
Marsha Thomas
Ava Thornton
Michael Tinney
Kenya Touchard
United Way
Laura Vargas
Ruby Vassar
Villages of East Lake
The Walker School
Vinita Wallace
Walton Village
Scott Warren
Jerome Webb
Marcia Webb-Hayes
Wesleyan Christian Academy
Westminster School
Deborah Williams
Kelola Williams
Keela Williams
Women's Association of
Conyers
Women's Shelter of Conyers
Royalle Wright
Youth Apprenticeship
Enerina Zacarias
Dr. Jalal Zuberi
Head Start
Policy Council
2006-2007
Eldridge Stephens, Jr.
Chair
Felisha Brittan
LaBrita J. Cash
Deborah E. Condon
Erika Conner
Keeia Dye
LaTonya Easley
Courtney Graves
Martha Taylor Greenway
Pauline Harris
Sheila Jackson
Robert “Bob” Lamb
Shawn Lanier
Olga Marquina
Rodrigo Martinez
Canditra McLemore
Amanda Morman
Pinita Oladimeji
Demetria Phillips
Helki C. Pruitt, SLP
Stacey Ratcliff
Vanessa Sims-Green
Christi Wagner
Diane Wichman
Basie Wilson
17
BOARD CHAIRS, 1888-2007
MADONNA OF THE STREETS by Roberto Feruzzi inspired
the Sheltering Arms name, adopted in 1890.
Mrs. A. B. Patterson
Mrs. Preston S. Arkwright, Sr.
Mrs. Thomas Martin
Mrs. Preston S. Arkwright, Sr.
Mrs. George Howard
Mrs. Porter King
Mrs. Robert Alston
Mrs. A.B. Patterson
Mrs. William H. Kiser
Mrs. W. S. Elkin
Mrs. Gilbert T. Fraser
Mrs. W.S. Elkin
Mrs. William H. Kiser
Mrs. Preston S. Arkwright, Sr.
Mrs. Bolling H. Jones
Mrs. E.E. Dallis
Mrs. James E. Dickey
Mrs. W.D. Ellis, Jr.
Mrs. Prince Webster
Mrs. H. Frank West
Mrs. Marion Harper
Mrs. Preston S. Arkwright, Sr.
Mrs. Joel Hurt, Jr.
Mrs. Victor Smith
Mrs. Campbell Krenson
Mrs. Cam Dorsey
1888
1890
1895
1900-04
1905
1906
1907
1908
1909
1910-11
1912-13
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923-24
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
Mrs. Prince Webster
Mrs. Glenville Giddings
Mrs. Edgar Neely, Sr.
Mrs. Phillip Alston
Mrs. Williams Akers
Mrs. Edward Hitt
Mrs. Griggs Shaefer
Mrs. Julian N. Barrett
Mrs. Ralph Paris
Russell W. Michael
Mrs. Don Cathcart
Mrs. Williams G. Grant
Mrs. Jasper Highsmith
Mrs. Claude Griffin
Mrs. George Fred Olsen
Mrs. Asa W. Candler
Mrs. Lewis Hawkins
Mrs. Williams C. Lea
Mrs. Earl Metzger
Mrs. E.S. Candler
Mrs. Paul Burt
Mrs. Samuel W. Hart, Sr.
Mrs. Frank Gaither
Mrs. Elyea Carswell, Jr.
Mrs. Harry L. Spring, Jr.
Miriam B. Nunnally
Kay B. McKenzie
Stiles Y. Conrad
Marilyn M. Obenshain
Virginia C. Crawford
Peggy Ford
Elizabeth S. Towles
Ann M. McCalley
Janet J. Johnson
Stiles Y. Conrad
Charles M. Freeman
John R. Howren
Charles M. Freeman
William C. Shreve
Thomas A. Smith
Jay B. Haney
Ned O’Hearn
Virginia S. Williams
John F. Schultz
Anne H. Carson
Robert H. Gunn, Jr.
Rosita E. Smith
Alfred B. Adams, III
Timothy J. Pakenham
Charles Easley, Sr.
Rod Odom
1930
1931
1932-33
1934
1935-36
1937-38
1938-39
1940-41
1941-42
1942-43
1943-46
1946-47
1947-49
1949-51
1951-53
1953-54
1954-56
1957-58
1958-59
1959-60
1960-61
1961-63
1963-64
1964-65
1965-66
1966-67
1967-68
1968-69
1969-70
1970-71
1971-72
1972-73
1973-74
1974-75
1975-76
1977-79
1979-81
1981-83
1983-85
1985-87
1987-89
1989-91
1991-93
1993-94
1995-96
1996-97
1997-99
2000-01
2002-04
2005-06
2007-08
18
HEADQUARTERS
Sheltering Arms
385 Centennial Olympic Park Dr.
Atlanta
404-523-ARMS (2767)
Sheltering Arms
Georgia Training Institute
404-523-9906
ATLANTA
Dorothy Arkwright Center
at Moreland Avenue
404-527-7490
East Lake
404-373-6430
Model Teaching Center
at Centennial Olympic Park
404-523-4831
Welcome All Center
at Camp Creek Parkway
404-209-1897
CHAMBLEE
International Village Center
770-454-6220
COLLEGE PARK
Stonewall Tell Center
770-774-2110
CONYERS
Hay-Silverman Center
770-922-4883
DOUGLASVILLE
Longview Center
770-949-3717
DULUTH
David Kistner Center
770-476-1340
EAST POINT
404-767-4718
JONESBORO
Carl Rhodenizer Center
770-477-1746
LAWRENCEVILLE
Lillian Webb Center
770-682-8025
MARIETTA
Cobb Center
770-427-1926
Sheltering Arms
at the Mansour Center
770-590-4700
NORCROSS
770-263-6595
UNION CITY
Oakley Township Center
770-964-0578
SHELTERING ARMS empowers families and strengthens
communities by providing:
J
High quality, affordable early education and child care.
J
Comprehensive support services for families.
J
Community building partnerships and services.
J
Professional development for Georgia’s early childhood
and family support professionals.
Sheltering Arms serves 3,500 children and their families
each year in 16 early education centers. All children are
welcome, regardless of their family’s income. Sheltering
Arms is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization funded in part by
United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta, Head Start, and
Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care
and Learning.
www.shelteringarmsforkids.com
Photo Credits:
A special thank you to photographer Michael Pugh for his generous donation of time and talent,
and to Sheltering Arms staff, volunteers, and families who shared their photographs for this report.
We apologize for any inadvertent errors or omissions.
To correct our records, please contact Paige at 404-523-2849 or [email protected].