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2012ANNUAL REPORT

Safe Harbors 2012 Annual Report • 3

contents4 In Memoriam

6 Safe Harbors Highlights

8 Our Tenants

9 Voices in the Community

11 Tenant Spotlight Staff Spotlight

12 Ritz Theater Highlights

14 Ann Street Gallery Highlights

16 Voices in the Community

17 Financials

18 Donors

22 Get in Touch

22 Board of Directors

23 Safe Harbors in the News

COMMUNITY. It was a word we choose with care 10 years ago while creating our mission statement. So much of our work focuses on community; creating community, strengthening community, being a positive force in the community.

In the following pages you will learn more about the community we help to create at The Cornerstone and about the people who have benefited from our work. You will see the many ways Safe Harbors helps to strengthen and shape the community. You will meet members of our community who are our partners and advocates.

You will see how we expanded our arts reach to include an outdoor art installation and a magnificent mural which now serves as a beacon to lower Broadway.

You will learn more about how permanent, supportive housing is a real solution, creating multiple opportunities for stability and growth for our tenants.

In 2012 we challenged ourselves to move in new directions, to be bolder in the work we do, to ask ourselves tough questions about how to have a stronger impact and broader reach in the communities we have created and serve. We looked to create new opportunities for expansion and growth while focusing on working harder and smarter in all our initiatives.

The journey we started ten years ago has only just begun. While our 2012 annual report gives us an opportunity to highlight a remarkable year for our organization, it also allows us to set new benchmarks and goals for the next ten years, striving as always, to do our best work.

Thank you, for joining us in celebrating 2012, and most importantly thank you for being such an important part of our community.

Sincerely,Tricia Haggerty Wenz, Founder & Executive Director and Lisa Silverstone, Associate Director

transforming lives and building communities through housing and the arts

In the fall of 2012, the Safe Harbors Cornerstone family unexpectedly lost a very special friend, colleague and neighbor, Jake Coleman. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family, friends and everyone who knew and loved him. He will be missed and remembered always.

Our annual Neighbor of the Year award presented at the Cornerstone Tenant Gala has been dedicated to Mr. Coleman and proudly renamed the Jacob T. Coleman Cornerstone Neighbor of the Year.

JACOB COLEMAN

In Memoriam...

4 • Safe Harbors 2012 Annual Report

The Ritz Theater family was saddened by the sudden loss of good friend and founding Board member Salvo Guttilla in March 2012. Mr. Guttilla was an incredibly talented musician who brought his zest for life, energy, enthusiasm and passion to our mission. He will be sorely missed.

pictured at right: Salvo Guttilla (r) with Ritz performer Bucky Pizzarelli

SALVO GUTTILLA


2012 was an exciting year for Safe Harbors, as we continued to work toward our mission of transforming lives and building communities through housing and the arts.

Highlights:

• LisaSilverstonejoinedtheSafeHarborsstaffasAssociateDirector

• TheeastwallofthebuildingbecamethesiteofTranscendence, the inaugural mural in the Newburgh Mural Project’s Life in Color series

• PerennialfavoriteCupcake-a-Paloozacontinuedtogrowinpopularity, this year drawing 350 confection lovers

• KarenMejiaandJamesMosswerewelcomedasthenewest members of the Board of Directors

• The6thannualOff-BroadwayRunexceededbudgetexpectations,raisingfundstosupporttenantservices and events

• TheOff-BroadwayRunwasacceptedintotheHudsonValleyGrandPrixfor2013• StalwartfriendofSafeHarbors,CongressmanMauriceHincheywashonoredatthe6thannualgala

celebration• CornerstoneresidentartistsparticipatedinNewburgh’sannualOpenStudioTour• CornerstonetenantEvelynGonzalezwasawardedtheTenant Personal Achievement award and Carol

Castro was awarded the Jacob T. Coleman Cornerstone Neighbor of the Yearawardatthe6thannualSafe Harbors/Independent Living sponsored Tenant Gala

• BellsonBroadwaycelebrated5yearsofbringingthecommunitytogethertoshareinholidaycheerwithmusic, photos with Santa, crafts and local artisans

• CornerstonetenantLaRhondaRobinsonproudlyearnedherGEDinDecemberaftermuchhardworkanddedication.ThankyoutoourcommunitypartnerSUNYOrange,sponsorofGEDclassesatTheCornerstone Residence

• December12,2012markedthe10thAnniversaryofSafeHarborspurchaseoftheoldHotelNewburghand the beginning of its transformation into The Cornerstone Residence

tenantsOUR

Tenant Population

Office ofMental Health 35 30%Disabled 35 30%Artist 11 9%Veterans 13 11%Retired 22 20%

Tenant Ethnicity

Black 52 45%Hispanic 16 14%White 48 41%

Tenant Source of Income Supplemental Security Income/ Social Security Disability 31%Social Security Disability 21%Salary 14%Social Security 10%VeteransAdministration 9%DepartmentofSocialServices 9%Pension 3%Family 3%

32.7% of our tenants supplement their above listed income with employment.

Tenant Gender

Male 70 60%Female 46 40%

Tenant Ages 20-30 7%30-40 12%40-50 10%50-60 37%60-70 20%70-80 10%80-90 4%

Tenant Annual Income $0-5,000 6%$5,000-10,000 46%$10,000-15,000 28%$15,000-20,000 8%$20,000-30,000 9%$30,000-50,000 3%



My home at Safe Harbors, The Cornerstone, has been a safe and nurturing environment for me. I finally have a peaceful place where I can enjoy the camaraderie of friends and be a part of the various activities that are provided for those who live here and for others in the community. My life here is an enjoyable experience,

and I am grateful to Safe Harbors for providing an environment of stability for the residents here, and also for being a pillar of the community. My thanks to everyone at Safe Harbors for all the hard work that goes into making it an exceptional place to be. Thank You.

JUDITH WOOLEY

voices from the community



We love Newburgh and one of our favorite physical assets in the city is Broadway with its majestic view that leads straight to the river that flows both ways. Right on our favorite strip sits Safe Harbors of the Hudson – an anchor institution known for transforming lives and building communities through housing and the arts. It’s that emphasis on housing and the arts that makes Safe Harbors unique to our area and special in our hearts. Safe Harbors recognizes that individuals need more to feed their bodies and souls to be able to transform and take back their lives. By providing residents a safe, clean and affordable home, Safe Harbors of the Hudson creates the foundation necessary for individuals to be successful and become, once again, members of a community that is larger than the self and not alienating – a community where one focuses on each other’s strengths. Thank you, Safe Harbors, for bringing together groups and networks that would normally not be in touch with one another under one roof with the goal of building a better more colorful tomorrow.

KAREN MEJIA ANDJERRY MALDONADO

Living in Newburgh, I was aware of the amazing work Safe Harbors was doinginthecommunityandknewIwantedtobepartofit.AyearafterIgraduatedUMASSAmherstIreachedouttoSafeHarborstoseeifIcouldget involved with the organization. I started as an intern and several months laterwashiredasanAdministrativeAssistant.Afterayearofhandsontrainingandstrongleadership,IwaspromotedtoDevelopmentAssociateand have truly found my calling! I am working to raise funds and awareness to support our mission and the tenants I see every day is tangible proof of the good work we are doing. Safe Harbors commitment to the community is apparent; what might not be as apparent is the organization’s commitment to everyone who works on the Safe Harbors team…we are truly a family.pictured: Brittany Resch (l) with colleague Briana Cox

BRITTANY RESCH

tenant spotlightCAROL CASTRO

CarolCastro,whohaslivedatTheCornerstoneResidencesince2009,isafixture in The Cornerstone Library where she has been volunteering for more than a year. During that time, she has touched the lives of many people; from assisting with their homework, engaging in conversations about religion and politicsandmakingcountlesspeoplelaugh.Alwaysreadytohelpaneighborinneed,Ms.CastroisknownhereatTheCornerstoneas“Ms.Fix-itLady.”Carol was named the 2012 Jacob T. Coleman Cornerstone Neighbor of the Year.AmongthemanynominationsCarolreceivedfromherneighbors,onemessage came across loud and clear…Ms. Castro has a kind nature and if you’re ever hungry, she’ll make sure you get fed!

Congratulations to Carol Castro on being named 2012 Jacob T. Coleman Cornerstone Neighbor of the Year and being everything a good neighbor should be.


Staff spotlight

Our sister organization, Ritz Theater-Newburgh, Inc., had an exciting and busy year and continues to grow exponentially as we work toward our goal of restoring and reviving the historic theater and creating a venue for cultural and artistic performances in the City of Newburgh.

Highlights:

• NewprogrammingwasintroducedincludingLocalLiteratiwithauthorsTerrySandler and Susan Schoenberger; a performance by local musician Richard McGrawandabrushwiththeparanormalwithTheAmazingKreskin

• AbenefitconcertwasheldinmemoryofbelovedformerboardmemberSalvo Guttilla

• WithourpartnertheBardavonandnewseriessponsorNewburghVeterinaryHospital,theRitzkickedoffits5thAnnualTomHumphreyGuitarSerieswithperformancesbyRoryBlock,Ramblin’JackElliottandNatAdderleyJr.

• TwoPositiveImpactBreakfastsforlocalbusinessesandcommunitymembersillustratedtheimportanceof a theater in the City of Newburgh

• The Nemethy Family of Newburgh: 3 Generations of Art was presented in collaboration with the Historical Society of Newburgh Bay and the Highlands

• TheRitzBoard,CapitalCampaignCommitteeandgraciousfriendsCathyKuttnerandDickPolichhostedPuttin’ Up The Ritz. The lovely evening raised awareness of the need for a community theater

• Inits4thyear,RitzKidz“Newburgh’sGotTalent!”showcasedourcommunity’sbrightestyoungstars• CharlesFrankelandRobertHatfieldwerewelcomedtotheBoardofDirectors• AplaquededicatedtoformerboardmemberBillYostwasunveiledintheRitzTheaterBoxOffice


The Ann Street Gallery had another successful year of presenting diverse and thought-provoking exhibitions and encouraging greater understanding and appreciation of contemporary art across cultures and between generations.

Highlights:

• Thegallerywelcomednearly2,000visitors• FouracclaimedexhibitionswerepresentedfeaturingBill Yost: A Retrospective, Dmitri Kasterine: A Photographer’s

Journal, Gendered Object: Barbie As Art and Yumilicious• DmitriKasterinewasinvitedforaspecialsigningforhisphotobookNewburgh: Portrait of a City• Onceagain,readersoftheTimes Herald RecordawardedAnnStreetGalleryGallery of the Year• Patronsoftheartsenjoyedthisyear’suniqueSpeakeasyfundraisingevent• ThegalleryreceivedgeneroussupportfromtheVirginiaCretellaMarsFoundation



During the six decades of our lives, we knew the era ofNewburgh’stightly-builtcommercialdistrictwherefinance and culture were the anchors. We enjoyed time spent in the various theaters and luncheonettes and met our friends over ice cream sodas or Texas Hot Wieners. We wore depressions into the busy sidewalks of Broadway and Liberty Street wandering and watching and learning about our community. Yet, when we experiencedpeopleoutsideNewburgh’ssolidmiddle-class mainstream, it was as furtive strangers when we eyed each other shyly. SafeHarborsoftheHudsonendedthat.Ahomewascreated for people we might never have known – those for whom life presented some hurdles not of their own making. They were welcomed right into our “main street”andweallwereshownawaytolearneachother’s talents. We have made friends with some Safe Harbors residents and worked with them on community projects. In the process, we have become prouder of this city’s strengths than ever.

DAVE & MARYMcTAMANEY


financials

RENTAL

OTDA

OMH

HUD

DEVELOPMENT

FUNDRAISING

Ann Street Gallery

OTHER GRANTS

Tenant Services

Administration

Development

Ann Street Gallery

Taxes

75% TenantServices $1,210,093 14% Administration $217,255 6% Development $95,177 4% AnnStreetGallery $66,393 1% Taxes $19,500 Safe Harbors 2012 Annual Report • 17

49% Grants $784,159including Office of Temporary Disability & Assistance, Office of Mental Health and Housing & Urban Development

44% Rental $705,728

6% Fundraising $102,096

1% AnnStreetGallery $16,435

2012Expenses

Tenant Services

Administration

Development

Ann Street Gallery

Taxes

2012 Sources of Income

GRANTS

RENTAL

FUNDRAISING

ASG

RENTAL

OTDA

OMH

HUD

DEVELOPMENT

FUNDRAISING

Ann Street Gallery

OTHER GRANTS


donor recognition$1-99

AceDrugsAnna’sRestaurantBedinotti PhotoRobert&KarenBrismanBroadway TailorsCaffe MacchiatoDonna CarboneDavid&VivienCollensNancy ClavinEllenClearyVirginiaCocksGaleCohen-WogenCarole CowanMichelleCracolici-ChumasCarla DeckerHerb & Marie DorfmanPaul DuffyConrad&ElizabethFernandesRoger FlaumPatricia FavataFiesta Restaurant

AndrewGarnLisa GervaisGatewaytoEntreprenauralTomorrowsLarry&AngelaGiannettaGoldback Deli MarketSteve & Bobbi GroveHazard’s PharmacyHeights Lumber CenterInspire-TheCPCenterEloisaJessupJohn Juavinett, Jr.La GuadalupanaPamela LaLondeDorid LambBenjamin LambertRobert LustbaderCarol MajesticBob & Ginny McCurdyJames MossNewburghArtSupplyNHS Human Services

Northeast Gateway to FreedomDaniel&KarenOlsonPeter & Ilene OsinskiArne&EileenOsterbyAdam&EvelynRoddDavid SagerPaola SaundersPhil&ElaineSegaliRichard SimmsSloan PublishingSusan SmithThe ShopGeorge TilleyRobert&AnneTullyNick&SueValentineJohn & Sheila WarrenEricJarmann&JacquelynWatkinsRosemarie WerkmanBrian Whitehill

By investing in our mission, our supporters have enabled us to help foster the growth of a vibrant community and to transform the lives of our tenants. Special thanks to Independent Living, Inc., our in kind donors, Safe Harbors staff, board members, interns and volunteers.

$100-199

AlexisDinerAmericanFelt&FilterSherylAugustineTheresa BrownBrian & Sharon BurkeC. R. Bard FoundationChris’Deli-PawlingDiane ClementeEnricoClementeCosimo’s on Union

KathleenCoxJames&MariaD’ErricoDabrusinAutoPartsJames DavidsonSteven & Paula DiacoMichael DimaseNeil & Carol DrislaneThomas FitzgeraldJames Cariot & Michelle GoldfrankMichael & Susan Green

Integrity BenefitsKimReschInc.Brian & Joanna LeddinLiberty Locksmith of Orange CountyRamona Monteverde & Naomi LippinLoughran’sDavid&KathleenMaksomskiCatherine McCarthyElizabethMcCarthyDavid & Mary McTamaney


donor recognition

$200-299

AllNewYorkTitleAgencyBruno Gordon & Hannah Brooks Fr. John BudwickDGF CorporationDenise CostaDavid & Marie Fitzgerald

James HoekemaCatherine JonesJoseph & Susan MaloneyMobil Life Support ServicesSusan NajorkDavid Noriega

DickPolich&CathyKuttnerRank&SmithCPA’sStanley Marks & CompanyThe Ford FoundationValuationConsultantsVal-U-OfficeProducts

Mid-HudsonValleyFederalCreditUnionJoseph & Frances Monastiro, Jr.Cait MurphyKarl&CarmenNajorkNew York Life Insurance CompanyTimothy & Marta NewkirkJay Parker & Corinne Bridges Parker

Pizzeria Mr. ChrisProvident BankAndrew&StaceyPskowskiHelene RedaEdCasey&MicheleRiesSally’s Fish MarketKristinaShaoul

John & Ruth SmithTextronGloria TurkGerardus&MaryVerdegaalVillagePaintSupplyWilliamA.Smith&SonEdward&PrisciallWinfield

$100-199 (continued)

Safe Harbors donor recognition

$300-399

AnonymousMount Saint Mary College

John PonessaPrizmAssociates

Rider Weiner & Frankel

$400-499

Lloyd Sederer Scott & Lisa Silverstone

$500-999

AllanE.AtzrottJames BeardCentralHudsonGas&Electric CorporationRosanne Haggerty

Chris & June HenleyIndependent TelecommunicationsKeyBankNationalAssociationLSLW CorporationFred & Betsy McCurdy

Skip & Louise MelickMoreheadAutoSalesSedore & CompanyThe Wherehouse

$1,000-2,999

Cannon Heyman & Weiss AnthonyCasharaCatholicCharitiesoftheArchdiocese of New YorkIndependent Living

AnneMcCarthyKennedyWilliam LubyTom & Mary McGowanBob & Ginny NasserPelham Brokerage

Michael PotackSUNY OrangeTrue&AssociatesUnitex/A&PCoat,Apron&LinenSupplyJohn Yates III & Mary Latino


$4,000 +

Mountco Construction Development VerizonFIOS John Wenz & Tricia Haggerty Wenz

KochGroup&Company Drake,Loeb,Heller,Kennedy, Gogerty, Gaba and Rodd

St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital

$3,000-3,999

Safe Harbors donor recognition

$1-49

Mary BonuraJaciCanning-MurphyEnricoClementeCarla DeckerBonnie DilorenzoPatricia FavataRichard&KathleenFenwick

Patricia GarrisonJames HoekemaBert & Barbara MaineyIda MaurielloJames MossSusan NajorkNewburgh Lion’s Club

GailAbramowitzOliverLynda ParisiRider, Weiner & FrankelScott & Lisa SilverstoneTifton Simmons, Jr.SusanneVondrakJohn Wenz & Tricia Haggerty Wenz

Church Communities Foundation $1,000 Dyson Foundation $125,000 EarleI.MackFoundation $1,000 HudsonValleyFederalCreditUnion $5,000 JPMorgan Chase $335 KeyBankNationalAssociation $3,000 NYSOfficeofMentalHealth $189,447 NYSOfficeofTemporaryandDisabilityAssistance $276,480 People’s United Community Foundation $3,000

RalphE.OgdenFoundation $4,000 ShureeAbramsFoundation $1,000 Stewart’s Shops Corp. $1,000 TD Charitable Foundation $12,000 The Warwick Savings Foundation $5,000 U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development $157,500 VirginiaCretellaMarsFoundation $10,000Wal-MartFoundation $1,000

Grants

NewburghVeterinaryHospital $5,000

Sponsor

donor recognitionBy investing in our mission, our supporters have enabled us to help foster the growth of a vibrant community and to transform the lives of our tenants. Special thanks to Bardavon/UPAC, Ritz Theater staff, board members, interns and volunteers.


$50-99

Bruno Gordon & Hannah BrooksBill & Pat CummingsLawrence & Deborah FreedmanGlennE.HinesMemorialBoys& Girls ClubJeff & Rachelle HarmerBob & Barbara HatfieldAnneMcCarthyKennedy

The Land Family FoundationJoseph & Susan MaloneyDavid & Carole McDermottDave & Mary McTamaneyMount Saint Mary CollegeGeorge & Judy MuserEric&TrishaNajorkKarl&CarmenNajork

Opera Company of the HighlandsParallel Media PerrecaElectricCompanyAdam&EvelynRoddJoseph&EllenRonesMichael&AnnSmithSt. Luke’s Cornwall HospitalBarbaraValentino

AnthonyCasharaDavid&VivienCollensLonghouseFarm- Contribution in Honor of Pamela LaLonde and Susan Najork

Fred & Betsy McCurdyKarenMinogueJoseph & Frances MonastiroBill & Mary MurphyKurtNajork

David SagerSusan SchoenbergerTextronViscontiGroundTransportWare-HouseFurnitureShowroom

$100-199

Ritz Theater donor recognition

EugeneFleishmanMindy Ross

ShureeAbramsFoundation-In Memory of Bill Yost & Salvo Guttilla

Gloria TurkUnitex/A&PCoat,Apron&LinenSupply

$200-499

James BeardDavid & Marie Fitzgerald

NewburghVeterinaryHospitalDickPolich&CathyKuttner

$500-999Pamela LaLonde MariannaKennedy

$1000 +

DormitoryAuthorityoftheStateofNewYork $250,000 NewYorkStateCouncilontheArts $4,480

Housing & Urban Development $10,000 OrangeCountyNewYork $2,600

Grants

James BeardMaruizio & Graziella BivonaAnneCoonJack & Francesca DiPiazzaRoberto GiammancoSalvatoreD’AmatoGiammanco

Provvidenza GrecoCatherine JonesPamela LaLondeJoseph & Frances MonastiroMaria PirragliaMary Randazzo

Royal Baking CorporationShureeAbramsFoundationJohn Wenz & Tricia Haggerty WenzMaryann Zuccaro

In Memory of Salvo Guttilla

donor recognition


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Ms. Tricia Haggerty Wenz Founder & Executive DirectorMs. Lisa SilverstoneAssociate DirectorMr. Adam L. RoddChairDr. Hannah BrooksVice ChairMr. Anthony CasharaTreasurer

Ms. Theresa BrownSecretaryMr. James HoekemaMs. Karen MejiaMr. James MossMr. Robert NasserMs. Lynda ParisiMs. Virginia Smith

Ms. Tricia Haggerty Wenz Founder & Executive DirectorMr. James Beard ChairMs. Lynda Parisi Vice ChairMs. Vivien Collens Secretary

Ms. Mindy Ross TreasurerMr. Charles Frankel Mr. Robert HatfieldMs. Marianna KennedyMs. Cathy KuttnerMs. Pam LaLondeMs. Lisa Silverstone

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The Cornerstone Residence…Home Sweet Home! It’s a Wonderful Town, Winter, 2006

Safe Harbors vision is to not only provide housing but to offer people a beautiful place to live, a place they can be proud to call home and a community where they are not just surviving but thriving Sentinel May 14, 2002

A Win Win Situation: Ann Street Has a New Art Gallery Delaware & Hudson Canvas, July 2007

Ann Street has become a vital anchor in the resurgence of Newburgh’s downtown Roll Magazine 2007

Where We First Loved Lucy Parade Magazine 2007

Restoring this landmark theater will provide very positive benefits to the Newburgh community and help to further anchor the ongoing revitalization efforts in the City Congressman Maurice Hinchey, Hudson Valley Press Online, July 29, 2009

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