2015 annual report - heartlandfamilyservice.org · janet whitson douglas d. murray legal advisor...

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2101 S. 42nd Street, Omaha, NE 68105(402) 553-3000 | (402) 3133 faxHeartlandFamilyService.org

The last year has proven to be extraordinarily successful, marked by

significant progress made on several major initiatives for Heartland

Family Service.

We finally wrapped up the construction

of our North Omaha Intergenerational

Human Services Campus, a $32 million

collaborative effort we undertook,

beginning in 2010, with Holy Name

Housing Corporation. We implemented

our new comprehensive electronic health record, myEvolv, a project

that also commenced in 2010. For the first time ever, all of our

programs are on the same system and we are able to access real

time, accurate data about the people we serve and the impact our

programs have on them and our community. Most excitingly, we

are now positioned to conduct

longitudinal research to determine the

effectiveness of our programs in

achieving durable change.

As this report illustrates, these two

examples are joined by many other

achievements, none of which would have been possible without your

support. Thanks so much!

CELEBRATING

1875 2015140 Creating the path to a better tomorrow for 140 years. 1

Welcome letter

John Jeanetta President & CEO Jack Struyk, Jr. Board President

The mission of Heartland Family Service is to strengthen individuals and families in our community through education, counseling, and support services.

•Professional,compassionate, systems-oriented helping services

•Aprivateagency,notagovernmentagency

•Non-profit,501(c)(3)organization

•Non-sectarian—notaffiliatedwith areligiousorganization

•FoundedinOmahain1875

•Served31,726personsin2015

•Operatesfrommorethan15safe, comfortable locations in east central

Nebraska and southwest Iowa

•Achievesthemissionthroughtheeffortsof436staff1,029volunteers,and2,152generousdonors

•Earnsareputationforqualityprograms,conscientious management, and excellent customer service

•The2015“CarnivalofLove”Gala was voted the Best Event Theme byreadersofmetroMAGAZINE

•HeartlandFamilyServicewasnamed the2015Non-ProfitoftheYearby the Sarpy County Chamber of Commerce

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about hfs

Operating revenue amOunt percentage

GovernmentFees&Grants $17,308,877 72.8%Fees(ProgramServices) $2,203,366 9.3%SpecialEvents&Contributions $2,700,666 11.4%UnitedWay $1,316,767 5.5%AllOtherRevenue $248,489 1.0%Total $ 23,778,165 100.0%

prOgram expenses

MentalHealth&Addictions $8,885,868 37.4%Poverty&Homelessness $3,592,295 15.1%JuvenileDelinquency $3,101,367 13.0%Administrative&Fundraising $2,880,792 12.1%EarlyChildhoodDevelopment $1,801,048 7.6%ChildAbuse $1,587,444 6.7%CommunityServices&Centers $1,196,078 5.0%DomesticViolence $733,273 3.1%Total $ 23,778,165 100.0%

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finance & impact

child & family

BabyTALK(NE)Child&AdultCareFoodProgram(NE)Family&ChildCareResourceCenter(NE)GenerationsCenter(NE)HealthyAlternativesforLittleOnes(HALO)(nationwide)In-HomeServices(NE)JeffersonHouse(NE)PositiveParentingGroup(NE)Readyin5(NE)RefugeeJuvenileJusticeAdvocate(NE)RuthK.SolomonGirlsCenter(NE)VictimEmpathy(NE)YouthLinks(NE)

counseling & prevention

AssertiveCommunityTreatment(IA)AssessmentCenter(NE)BetterTogether(NE)Child&FamilyCenter(IA)EmployeeAssistanceProgram(IA/NE)FamilyWorks(IA/NE)IntegratedHealthHome(IA)KidSquad(NE)MentalHealthCounseling(IA/NE)MentalHealthCrisisResponseTeams(IA/NE)MentalHealthforYouthinDetention(NE)OnTrackoftheHeartland(NE)ProblemGamblingEducation&Treatment(IA/NE)SubstanceAbuseEducation&Treatment(IA/NE)TherapeuticSchool(IA)


programs & services

housing & financial stability

DomesticViolence/SexualAssault(NE)HardshipAssistance(NE)HeartlandHomes(IA)HomelessStreetOutreach(IA/NE)PermanentSupportiveScattered-SiteHousing(IA/NE)PottawattamieCountyHomelessLink(IA)RapidRehousing(IA/NE)Transitions(IA)WaystoWork(IA/NE)


DDerek and his step-dad were always arguing. His grades, chores,ortoneofvoice—italleruptedintoverbalconfrontations.But one night, it turned physical.

“Icalledthepolicebecauseitjustwasn’tOK,”Dereksays.“Theyfoundouthehadmoreinjuriesthanme.”

After two weeks at the juvenile detention center, Derek went to court and his judge ordered him to gototheHeartlandFamilyServiceYouthLinkscrisisstabilizationprogramforteensinthejuvenilejusticesystem.AtYouthLinks,his aggressive, angry mood turned to apathy. But Recreational TherapistTamiShazamsawsomethingelse.

“AsIfacilitatedgroups,Inoticedhewasveryartistic,”Tamisays. “Istartedtoaskhimtomakeartforourbuilding’swalls.”

Oneday,DerekwassentawayfromhispeergrouptoMissTami’s

artroom.Hedidn’twanttotalkaboutwhatwasupsettinghim,but he asked if he could work. Derek began crafting what he would later call his favorite art piece: two bamboo sticks crossing with a rose in the middle. Miss Tami asked him what the symbolism was.

“Theideaoffixingmistakesandchangingmylifestyle,tryingtogetawayfromthebad,”hetoldher.

It was a breakthrough for Derek. He started to actively participate in classes and work on his anger management. He even entered his first art show. Now, his goal is to get an art scholarship for college.

“ThenjustworkmywayupsoIcangetagoodjob,andhopefullysomedayhaveafamily,”Dereksays.“Mygoalshavechanged.Iusedto want like a mansion, and I was gonna be a big-time drug dealer. NowIjustwantasimplejobwithasimplelife.”


success story: child & family | derek changes outlook on life

BOARD OF TRUSTEESAlan D’Agosto Rhonda Hawks Charles E. Lakin Dianne Seeman Lozier Sunny Lundgren Diane Nelson Kenneth E. Stinson

BOARD OF DIRECTORSJack Struyk, Jr. Chairman

Melissa Crawford Vice Chairman

Paula Wells Secretary

Carol Gendler Assistant Secretary

Megan Holtorf Treasurer

Raymond Aranza Robert N. Belt Barbara Bergmeier Joyce A. Cooper Danielle Crough Jisella Dolan Brad Eckhoff Tom Frette Thomas J. Gomez Mary Heistand Marcos Hernandez Kirk Hulett Margie L. Johnson

Brenda Lee Thomas McClung Cindy Oelke Paul Rabinovitz Josh Render Abe Schlott Cortney Sells Sheri Shonka Gerard J. Stanley, Jr., MD David Warren Jeanette Washington Janet Whitson

Douglas D. Murray Legal Advisor

John H. Jeanetta, MBA, MSW President and CEO

FRIEnDS GUIlD2015-2016 Executive Committee

Sheri Shonka President

Melissa Steffes President-Elect

Carol Kujawa VP Education

Kristie Stienike VP Education

Kacey Lempka VP Fundraising

Brenda Langenberg VP Membership

Kelly Fletcher VP Social

Kathy O’Connor Treasurer

Rachel Stricklett Recording Secretary

Jean Farrell Corresponding Secretary

Connie Kinnear Advisor

Beth Asbjornson-McCashlandDanna BarnhartAngie BekinsLisa BraunKaren BurkleyMary CarterMelissa CrawfordJean FarrellKjirsten FinneganKelly FletcherCheryl ForalJulie Gibson-BeierCandy GoldenJoAnn GouldKathy GrossCindy HanleyNancy HansonCourtney HellmanLaurette HessCarol HigginsJackie HoytStephanie JeannetteTracy Jerkovich

Cindy JodisJennifer JohnsonAmee Kavich-ZetzmanSara KeimConnie KinnearSuzanne KotulaCarol KujawaAnn KutilekBrenda LangenbergColleen LangenfeldKacey LempkaLaura LutherCatherine MahoneyMarguerite McLeayDeb MunroStephanie MurphySheila NelsonKathy O’ConnorChris OlsonSusan PedersenNatalie PetersenStacia ReedDianne ScottDeb SelbySara ShonkaSheri ShonkaSally StalnakerMelissa SteffesKristie StienikeRachel StricklettKaren SundellVicki Warner

2015-2016 MEMBERSElizabeth ArchBeth Asbjornson-McCashlandNancy AyoubDanna BarnhartAnn BatchelderBeth BeechamAngie BekinsLori BelfordJanis BerryLori BonnerDanielle BradfordMary Lou BraseeLisa BraunTrudy BredthauerKaren BurkleyJoan CarnabyMary CarterKarla CasselsMary CederbergDuryea CheriLinda ChloupekPhyllis ChoatMelissa CrawfordWillie CroninAimee DemullingAngie DiSalvoMickey DoAbbsMary DoblemanLaura DollDonna DostalNancy EdickPatty EgbertPatricia ElliottRuth Erman


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Jean FarrellJudi FinkleKjirsten FinneganLynn FlemingKelly FletcherCheryl ForalKristi FreiJulie FritzBarbara GaneyKristine GerberKathy GerberJulie Gibson-BeierLori GigantelliBrenda GoeserCandy GoldenChristine GoschJoAnn GouldKathy GrossJulie GuileLaura HaleVictoria HalgrenLynn HallSue HallCindy HanleyNancy HansonMarjie HarbergCharissa HaugeMelanie HeckerCindy HeiderCourtney HellmanLaurette HessAnn HickeyCarol HigginsNancy HornsteinJacqueline Hoyt

Teresa HunzekerSusan IbarrolaBetty IrwinKaren JacobiLilian JacobitzStephanie JeannetteTracy JerkovichAnne JetterCynthia JodisJennifer JohnsonSally JohnsonJeanie JonesVernie JonesSara KeimKerry KelleyAmy KellyConnie KinnearSuzanne KotulaCarol KujawaAnn KutilekChris LaFeverBrenda LangenbergOlivia LangenbergKacey LempkaKatie LempkaTammy LoefflerKim LubeckLaura LutherJane MachadoJodie MackintoshCatherine MahoneyBelinda MartinElizabeth MartinKathy MartinSusie May

Mary McCarthyMarguerite McLeayTheresa McMorrowPatty MelansonLisa Mellen GotsdinerLaurie MeyersJessica MillerRondi MitchellDarlene MuellerDeb MunroBetsy MurphyStephanie MurphyFaye NelsonMargaret NelsonSheila Nelson Nancy NielsenSarah NihsenChristine NikunenMarilyn NovakBarb O’BrienKathy O’ConnorLaura O’ConnorChristine OlsonKaren OlsonLaura OlsonSandra OlsonSara OlsonJeanie OwenSandy ParkerJessica PateCarla Patton-OchsnerLaraine PeckSusan PedersenNatalie PetersenCassandra Pietrok

Chris Pilcher-HuerterJenelle PritchardMary Lynn ReiserRayanne RenderBuffy RicceriBrenda RichardsElizabeth RuppMolly SchroppAmy ScottDianne ScottDeb SelbyKim SeveningSara ShonkaSheri ShonkaLinda ShonkaAndrea SiegelShelley SiemersSissy SilberJanis SilverbergStacy SimonJeanne SkuttShannon SlowiaczekPatricia SmithKara SpitzenbergerSally StalnakerPam StanekKay StarmanMelissa SteffesLaura StevensonKristie StienikeAnn StinsonJean StothertKathy StrawheckerRachel StricklettNancy Summerfield

Karen SundellJulie SwartzJayne TimmermanAnn TjadenSusan TracyDorothy TumaWanda UtechtDonna WalshVicki WamplerVicki WarnerJoy WatanabeAnne WeitzMaria WichmanJudy WickershamMary Ellen WilhelmiBrigid WilkeningNancy WolfColleen WoodwardConnie WoodwardSara YoungMichele ZadalisJennifer ZatechkaAmee ZetzmanKris ZeyMary Zlomke


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“Byluckofthedraw,IwasassignedtodothatatHeartlandFamilyService,”shesays.“Walkinginthedoorthatdayendedupchangingmypathalot.”

Therapist John Witchger struck a chord with her. Shetriedtofirehimatleast15timesthatfirstyear,buthedidn’tlethergiveup.Healsohelpedher secure housing through the Heartland Family

Service Rapid Rehousing program. Now sober since May 2009, Angie was able to secure joint-custody, and her ex-husband and kids eventually moved back to the area. She completed her GEDanddecidedtogotocollegetobecomeadrugandalcoholcounselor. She began working at Heartland Family Service in the Homeless Services program in November 2013, leaving only recently after taking a direct-service position at another local agency. Shewillgraduatewithherbachelor’sdegreeinsocialworkinMay.

“HeartlandFamilyServicegavemeallthethingsthatIneverhadandneverknewIcouldhave,”Angiesays.“Itgavemehope.”

DDuringherchildhood,Angie’s“normal”wasfullofdrugs, violence, and run-ins with law enforcement. Her father had been in prison her whole life, and her mom raised all four kids by herself. To make ends meet, her mom sold drugs, which also landed her in jail off and on.

“IstartedusingmethwithherwhenIwas12,anditjustsortofcatapultedfromthere,”saysAngie,nowinher30s.“Bynow,IthoughtIwouldbedeadorinprison.”

Angiedroppedoutofschoolaftereighthgrade,lefthermom’shouseat17,andgotmarried15daysafterher18thbirthday. When her husband became abusive, she took to the streets with her four kids in order to escape him in 2003. Three years later, she was arrested on drug charges, and her ex-husband was awarded full custody. He and the kids moved away, and Angie went back to the streets. For years she was chronically homeless, staying in everyshelterinthemetroarea.In2007,sheagainwasarrestedandordered to do a drug and alcohol evaluation.


success story: counseling & prevention | angie overcomes addiction and homelessness

COMMUnITY InVESTORSAnonymous DonorCarol GendlerIowa Department of Public HealthIowa West FoundationKaBOOM!Kwik Shop, Inc. – Omaha Division The Lozier FoundationMammel Family FoundationMutual of Omaha FoundationOmaha Community FoundationPacific Life InsurancePeter Kiewit FoundationUnited Way of the MidlandsWeitz Family FoundationWilliam & Ruth Scott Family Foundation

COMMUnITY lEADERSAmerican National BankAnonymous DonorArby’s Panda, Inc.City of BellevueDouglas CountyEdwards Subaru HyundaiTodd & Mary HeistandIowa Department of Human ServicesKiewit CorporationCharles E. Lakin Family Helen A. Pearson Charitable TrustPinnacle EntertainmentSchrager FoundationTodd & Betiana SimonJack & Polly Struyk

COMMUnITY PARTnERSBank of the WestExperian Financial FoundationIowa West FoundationKiewit Building Group, Inc.Pinnacle BankJohn & Dianne ScottUnited Healthcare

COMMUnITY PATROnSAnonymous DonorCox CommunicationsKim FoundationLockton Companies

Doug & Judy McWilliamsNebraska Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic ViolenceJoe & Kathy O’ConnorPacific Life FoundationPaul & Annette SmithMike & Anna SortinoKen & Ann StinsonThe Landen FoundationThe Vagina MonologuesUnion Pacific CorporationWarren DistributionWomen’s Fund of Greater Omaha

COMMUnITY SUPPORTERSAnonymous DonorBaird Holm McEachen Pedersen Hamann & Strasheim LLPC & A Industries, Inc.Tim & Jisella DolanDouglas County Juvenile Assessment CenterFirst National BankJonathan & Kyoko FullerHarper Family FoundationImmanuel Lutheran ChurchJohn & Mary JeanettaMichael JohnsonKirk & Teresa KellnerRudy & Suzanne KotulaKen & Camie MclalwainMcMullen FordKelly MoehnSean & Candice MullendoreNebraska MedicineOmaha Public Power DistrictHarriet OtisPhysicians Mutual Insurance Co.Robert & Stacia ReedEdward & Lida Robinson Charitable TrustSarpy CountyScheels All SportsRob & Shani SmithSmith Peterson Law Firm LLPTD AmeritradeUS Bank FoundationValmont IndustriesGary & Constance Vetick

COMMUnITY DOnORSAbrahams, Kaslow & CassmanAlbers Communications GroupKaren AlbersAlley Poyner Macchietto Architecture PCAlvine EngineeringRay & Tonia AranzaPeter & Andrea BasharaBellevue Womans ClubRick & Nancee BergerJon & Barb BergmeierMichael & Michelle BerlinBeyond Print, Inc.Bishop Business EquipmentBlue Cross Blue Shield of NebraskaInez BoydBryan & Trudy BredthauerMaurice & Jill BurkeAaron & Irene BurklundCarmax FoundationCentral States Health & Life Co. of OmahaClassic Chevrolet CadillacCommunity Benefit AuctionJim & Melissa CrawfordCSG Systems, Inc.Culver’s of MillardDouglas & Carol DaleDianne DesjardinsSid & Patty DillonDoll Distributing, Inc.Rupert & Ruth DunklauDebby DurhamEdwards NissanJohn & Jane EllsworthJim & Jean FarrellMark & Laura FerrainaFrankel Zacharia, LLCFremont Area Community FoundationThomas & Enid FretteMichael & Sally FullenkampGallupGEM, INC.Gordman’s, Inc.Timothy GraumannMichael & Judy GuttauScott & Ann HartmanJames Hassenstab

Hawkins Family FoundationHDR, Inc.Curt & Linda HoferHome Instead Senior CareKirk HulettKristine Hull & Eric WilliamsHusch Blackwell LLPSteve Hutchinson & Susan ThomasHyatt Hotels and ResortsJ. Development CompanyThomas & Karen JacobiEric JensenMatt & Lori KardellKeith & Michelle KellerJack & Stephanie KoraleskiThomas & Janet LangeDavid & Brenda LangenbergJoe & Kacey LempkaJennifer MaassenWilliam & Jodie MackintoshScott & Cindy MakinsterMarlyn & Diane McClainMetro Omaha Property Owners Association IncMFT Construction Company, Inc.Miller Electric CompanyRudy & Elizabeth MillerMutual of OmahaDan & Shirley NearyJames & Michelle NekudaNorthern Natural Gas CompanyMichael & Susie NortonCindy Oelke & Jerry O’BrienWilliam & Terry OldenburgOlsson AssociatesOral Maxillofacial SurgeonsPayPalGary& Cassandra PietrokPohocco Lutheran ChurchPresbyterian Church Board of DeaconsPublic Risk Management, Inc.John & Margaret RebensdorfREM GROUP, INC.Rosenbauer Aerials LLCJoe & Jennifer RozgayGreg & Samantha RyanSAC Federal Credit UnionSchildberg Foundation

Robert & Nancy SchulzeSecurities America, Inc.SEIRobert & Sheri ShonkaSid Dillon Chevrolet-Buick- Pontiac, Inc.SilverStone GroupBruce & Stacy SimonSanford & Patricia SmithSchildberg FoundationSokol OmahaMike & Sharon StannerPete & Marilyn StarkeDan & Pat StavaDawn StyskalCurtis SwahnTastefully SimpleThe Vetter FoundationWilliam & Angela ThorellDan & Jayne TimmermanTS BankUMB BankUS BankVera Ellsworth and Bea Cox Charitable TrustVeridian Credit Union FundWalmartGordon & Joy WatanabeMarvin WelsteadThomas & Janet WhitsonGale & Judy WickershamCraig & Kerry WilesJohn & Mary WilsonWoodcliff Lions Club IncorporatedTerry & Teresa Wooldridge

AnnUAl CAMPAIGn COMMEMORATIVE GIFTS

In HOnOR OF: CAROL GENDLERStewart TullyNANCY HANSONBill & Linda KatholTODD & MARY HEISTANDJay & Lori Buchanan


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KRISTINE HULLOmaha Community Foundation

AVERY LOSCHEN & WILL PERKINSCameron BasdenJerold & Janey DannGary GeorgeMary Jo Colamonico & Trudy HamorKarl KehmThomas & Mary KuhlmanRick LeathermanBrad SchaapSteven Stenglein

CHRIS WENDLANDTConstance Claussen

In MEMORY OF: TOM ALBERSGerald & Grace AlbersAlpha Delta Kappa Sorority, Kappa ChapterMartha AlvesCarl & Nancy AndersenAnonymous DonorsRay & Tonia AranzaJames & Pam ArbuckleKevin AxelsonBeehive PRCharles BegayBellevue Public LibraryBen & Mary BickelsLarry & Gail BradleyEdward & Carolyn ConrathDavid & Sue CrawfordJim & Melissa CrawfordTimothy & Jisella DolanDanukas & Dawn DrazdysFarmers National CompanyRobert & Laura FellThomas & Enid FretteCarol GendlerJared & Kristine GerberJames & Jean GutschenritterMarty & Judy GutschenritterMatthew & Stacy GutschenritterPeter Gutschenritter

Heartland Family Service Friends GuildArva HermanKirk HulettDwight Johnson & Julie LivingstonCharles & Deb KinzerKiwanis Club of Omaha, Inc.William & Marie KoleyMarilyn LarsonJean Blunt LaughlinWilliam & Mary Elise LeddyEugene & Mary Jo LenhartLukas PartnersMasimore Magnuson & AssociatesRobert & Mary McDonaldConnie MillerPat MonahanHarold & Susan MooreJames & Michele O’BrienOmaha Professional FirefightersWilliam & Ann RassmussenJoel & Lois ReynoldsJohn RiddellRosalee RobertsJJ & Heather RobsonJoe & Stacie RobsonAnn RourkeBetty RushJeffrey & Brittney RybaLyle & Helen SappRobert & Sheri ShonkaKaren SmithSally StalnakerStocks Are Us Investment ClubTom StrandKenneth & Kristine SwainMichael & Julie SwartzPatrick & Danna SwartzAnn ThurmondBetty UrbanChris & Leah WallRussell & Krisi WallaceJim & Paula WellsTerry & Chris WendlandtDoug & Dana Whitfield

CLIFF & NONI BAAKNancy Movall

DR. JIM BALTERSChristine WebsterJOHN BENDONDaniel & Debbie Slattery

JOSEPH CARTERTimothy BernetSam & Deborah BrowerJean CambridgeMichel CanigliaLee & Mary CarterDavid & Cynthia ChristensenMichael & Kristen DemmanAllen & Carol DvorakLarry & Barbara HaganRobert & Carolyn HansenCharles & Barbara HansenCharles & Peggy HarperSandra HibbardPam HoesingLarry & Ruth JenkinsAnn KelleyClark & Deanna LandersDavid & Brenda LangenbergMerlin LawrencePaula MarsdenJohn MinnickMark & Deb MunroJames & Karen MurphyBen & Diane NelsonNorthStar Financial Services GroupTom & Patti PetersonJohn RiddellRobert & Kris SchiermeyerGeorge SeifriedRobert & Sheri ShonkaLois SimpsonRobert & Regina SlechtaEdward & Pam StanekRoss & Lynda ThomasBob & Tess WelsteadL. WengerJoyce Wimmer

HELEN CHERNIACKLisbeth Stiffel

DING DAISLEY, JR.Lyman & Mary Larsen

SARAH FLEMMINGHeartland Family Service Friends Guild

H. LEE GENDLERIrving & Geri EpsteinBEAUTY HAUGEHeartland Family Service Friends Guild

THERESA HAGGASTyler & Bonnie MooreKris PronskeVIRGINIA HOULEBEKBradley & Roxanne AndersonRON KIGERSissy SilberALDONA LAGUZZAAntoinette LaguzzaCAROL MANCHESTERAlpha Delta Kappa Sorority, Kappa ChapterJohn & Elfriede PaloCLARENCE MATYATerry & Michaela BolampertiRobert & Mary BraunMarshall & Charlotte DannLarry & Maurine DeRoinLarry & Donna DostalTimothy & Jennifer DowdLouis & Imeda ForalElliott & R. GoschSteven & Suzette GoschAnne GreerRon & Karen GriffinCharles & Barbara HansenRandy & Nancy HansonHeartland Family Friends GuildRobert HowardElizabeth HruskaMargaret JohnsonJoseph Kafka

William & Pamela KanterJim & Bea LammersDavid & Brenda LangenbergJoe & Kacey LempkaJennifer LindenRobin LindleyJulie LukkenMichael & Kristy McGuireDave & Kathi MellorJames & Linda MillerMichael & Joani MullinS. Robert MullinNancy NeumeyerDuane & Michaela PattersonRonald & Susan PetersonJohn & Vicky PielstickerPatrick & Kathleen PielstickerJohn & Nancy PoppRobert & Diane PowellPremier BankTom & Marka SawyerJ. William & Ruth ScottRonna SimonSally StalnakerDel & Phyllis ToebbenJaneane WhitneyJoyce Wimmer

DEMAR OLSONHeartland Family Service Friends Guild

JEFFERSOn HOUSE COMMEMORATIVE GIFTS:

In HOnOR OF: CORI HOFFMANAndrew & Charlene Manes

MARGIE NELSONJoan Hannan

In MEMORY OF: LETTIE JOHNSONCharles & Mary Ann Paulger

CHARLES MONTGOMERYConnie Montgomery


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Jefferson houseEric Seitz, PRESIDEnTJeff Hoffman, VICE PRESIDEnTDawn Fritz, TREASURERMichelle Wiese, SECRETARYJodi BlickKurt BottorffDr. Aaron DaltonJessica FickbohmJo FritzJill NorenbergWendy OlsonLaura PetersValerie PrenzlowShelly SandeenRachel Sorensen

southWest ioWa Marie AllelyBryan BiedermanRobyn Christenson-EpleyStacy FunkTom HowardTami JohnsenErin JohnsonAngie KistaitisKelley KulesaHaley MaceTerry OldenburgNancy SchulzeJanae SternbergJoanie Tekippe

sarpy countyJenna BergJose DimasJim LarsonJim NekudaTammi PalmCurtis RaingeJamie SimpsonMargie SmithMatthew SmithRachael WhiteRuss Zeeb

north omahacommunity councilHope Atkins Pamela Berry Janis Berry Stephanie Fears Gail Jefferson Norita Matt Pearline Mosley Cynthia Stubblefield Jane Prine Janee Pannkuk Marcia Walker Monica Wells Susan Whitfield Nancy Williams


advisory committees

Continue your charitable support Heartland Family Service relies on charitable investments from individuals, corporations, and foundations to ensure the sustainability of programs.

Continuingand/orincreasingyourannualcontributionwillassuretheavailabilityofquality,life-changingprogrammingfortheindividuals and families we serve.

VolunteerYourtimeisagift.Pleaseconsider:

•ProvidingamealforthekidsatYouthLinks

•Volunteeringatoneofourprograms

•JoiningourFriendsGuildorJuniorFriends

•Organizingacollectionofitemsfromthe “WishLists”atHeartlandFamilyService.org

Spread the WordYouareourgreatestassetinhelpinggetthewordoutaboutouragency. To help us raise awareness, you can:

•ScheduleaGoodWorks101presentationatyournextmeeting or social gathering

•Organizeatourforyourfriendsandcolleaguesatoneof our locations

•“Like”HeartlandFamilyServiceonFacebook,“follow” @HeartlandFam on Twitter, and invite others to do the same

Make a Planned GiftAdonationorbequesttoourendowmentfund,theFamilyLegacy

Society, helps ensure that children and families will continue to receive the assistance they need far into the future.


hoW you can help


A couple of years ago, my wife and I had started our own version of HomelessStreetOutreach,whenIcameacross(HeartlandFamilyServiceOutreachCoordinator)SarahHughes.Wehappenedtobein the same camp visiting some of the same people on the same day. She shared with me what Heartland Family Service does, and it was closely aligned to what I like to do as well. We began talking more about ways we could work together.

I like the focus on helping clients getting restarted in life with a home that they can come home to, that they are happy with, and is comfortable. I believe it reminds them that they have left other

things behind and are starting over. In short, it gives them hope for a better tomorrow.

-Dave Harvey

“ThereasonwhywesupportHeartlandFamilyServiceisbecausewe’resoimpressedwiththeorganization.Therearealotofdifferentareasthattheagencytouches,andthat’sveryimportant.It’sanorganizationthattouchesalotofindividuals,notonlymoms in transition, but also individuals with gambling and addiction issues, and we just feel that is extremely important to helpourcommunitygrowandbecomehealthy.”

-Rick&JillKilllion

volunteer spotlight donor spotlight

Through a generous grant from the Iowa West Foundation and partnershipwithLewisCentralCommunitySchools,wewereableto begin offering School-Based Counseling Services in Spring2015toK-12studentsingradesinLewisCentralschoolsandtheirfamilies. This program includes early screening for emotional and behavioral issues and training for school staff. Servicesareprovidedatthechild’sschoolor at the Heartland Family Service Child & Family Center, which also opened in 2015.LiketheSchool-BasedCounselingServices,theChild&FamilyCenter,located in the Red Cross Building on the CharlesE.LakinHumanServicesCampusin Council Bluffs, offers enhanced therapeutic and psychiatric servicesforchildrenagesbirthto18andtheirfamiliesinasafeandexclusively child-focused environment.

Our newest program, OnTrack of the Heartland, was launched in late2015.

This program is an innovative approach to providing recovery-oriented treatment foryoung people ages 15-25whohaverecentlybegunto experience psychosis.

The program is available to residents of Cass, Dodge, Douglas, Sarpy, and Washington counties in Nebraska.


program highlights

DDawna and her family were living a seemingly normal life in their Missouri town. After she and her husband fell in love, they got married and had four beautiful daughters. But over time, he changed.

“Itwasn’tovernight;itwasgradual,”Dawnasays.“Itstartedoutreallygood.Weweresoulmates.Idon’tknowhowitgotthatway,butitdid.Livingwithanabuserisjustterrifying,constantterror.”

Although she had fallen out of touch with her extended familyovertheyearswhileunderherhusband’scontrol,Dawnacalled her sister who was living in the Omaha metro for help.

She left her husband on March 10, 2000, and drove straight throughtohersister’shouse.HersisterhadhercalltheHeartlandFamily Service domestic violence helpline. Within a day, she and herdaughters—allundertheageof6—movedintotheSafeHaven emergency and transitional shelter.

Atfirst,Dawnastayedquietduringgrouptherapy,buteventuallybegan sharing her story. She started making huge strides during

other program services like trauma therapy and parenting classes. While Dawna got the help she needed, her kids were able to be kids.

“IknowthatIwasreallybrokenwhenIgotthere,”shesays.“Sotheyreallyhelpedmebuildupagain,tofindmybelief in myself again. I went from homelessness to building usbacktoanormallife.”

After 10 months at the shelter, Dawna and her daughters moved into permanent housing with the help of Safe Haven staff. Today, sheispursuingaLiberalArtsdegreeandwillgraduatein2016.

“IlikeSafeHavenbecauseitwassafe,”Dawnasays.“Iwillneverforget that experience as long as I live, because it changed my life, mykids’lives,anditchangeditforthebetter.ThankGodforSafeHaven.”


success story: housing & financial stability | daWna and her daughters find safety

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upcoming events

June 17, 2016 Strike-A-Chord 12Mid-America Center, Council Bluffs, IA

August 13, 2016 Jefferson House Comedy Night Fremont Golf Club, Fremont, NE

September 16, 2016 SafeHavenGolfEvent Tara Hills Golf Course, Papillion, NE November 17, 2016 Nebraska“SalutetoFamilies”Happy Hollow Club, Omaha, NE February 11, 2017 “CarnivalofLove”GalaEmbassy Suites, La Vista, NE


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