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Annual Report
2017
ANNUAL REPORT
2017
Laurel Area Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers, Inc. Faith in Action Program
A 501(c) 3 Nonprofit Corporation
Serving the area since 2002
Laurel Faith in Action, PO Box 854, Latrobe, PA 15650 • 724-539-4357
[email protected] www.laurelfia.org
Find us on Facebook: Laurelfia
Mission:
To enhance the quality of life for persons 60 years and older
who reside in the Greater Latrobe, Derry, and Ligonier
Areas by providing companionship and assistance.
“Today, Tomorrow, and Always!”
Laurel Faith in Action began its 16th year in 2017 serving the aging population in
the Greater Latrobe, Unity, Ligonier, and Derry areas with quality of life services.
Today, an average of two aging residents request services every week!
Tomorrow, a new care recipient remains active in the program for an
average of 52 months!
Always, the program is committed to providing services for many years to
come!
Since 2002, the community has embraced the program with their generosity of
spirit, time, and talents. Over 900 adult volunteers have been trained, 1,394
recipients have received services, and we have logged more than 95,000 volunteer
hours since 2002. Amazingly, hundreds of young volunteers have devoted more
than 20,000 volunteer hours helping our residents to remain living in their homes!
This is the story of the power of community and philanthropy. In our small
communities, we are doing big things! When each household and every person
gives just a little, the total of their efforts and gifts is magnanimous! Just ask
Christine, Jane, Rose, Helen, Mary, and Marie who have been receiving help since
2002 and 2003. Or check with Fay, Ray, Mary Ann, Sally, Juanita, Diana, Fran,
Pat, Chuck, Mary, and Patty to learn how Laurel Faith in Action has enhanced their
lives by their volunteering over the past fifteen years. Still others – Lou, Harry,
Kathy, Marie, Mary, and Helen – to name just a few – have continuously sent
generous gifts to help pay the administrative overhead needed to run the program.
The support and results are overwhelming and have enabled the program to grow
and flourish. The Laurel Faith in Action program is now more than just a quality
of life volunteer organization. It has taken root in the community and has become
a vital part of everyday life for our aging residents. Why? Because we all know,
“There’s No Place Like Home.”
The lesson learned is this – get involved in your community in any way you can.
Today, tomorrow, and always – give what you can, when you can, and
continuously. It is only through the generosity of spirit of each of us that we are
able to build on a community where we all wish to live, raise our children, work,
volunteer, and retire with dignity. Today, tomorrow, and always and in all ways!
Winter, Spring, Summer, or Fall…
All you have to do is call.
You’ve Got a Friend!
Table of Contents
Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Summary of Program Accomplishments . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Photos of Board of Directors and Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
List of Board of Directors and Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Community Partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Community Collaborations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Photo Collage of Action… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Funding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Survey Results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Demographics of Volunteers and Recipients- 2016. . . . . . . . ……….…16
Program Activities and Costs 2016 … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Snapshot of 2017…………………………………………………..…………18
“There’s No Place Like Home” Dorothy, Wizard of Oz
Services
Laurel Faith in Action addresses the issues of isolation, loneliness, and basic needs.
Working with local churches, organizations, and agencies, the program works to fill the
gap between current initiatives and services. The intent of the program is to
complement existing community services, not replace or compete with them.
Caring Volunteers are trained to assist elderly individuals with the following:
Appointment Escort – a friendly support person to meet the recipient at doctor
appointments or go with them
Caregiver Relief – much-needed 1-2 hour breaks for full-time caregivers
Correspondence – help with paying bills, writing letters, completing forms
Errands – picking up prescriptions, groceries, toiletries
Friendly Visitor – weekly friendly visits to talk, play cards, and share interests
Friendly Helper – weekly friendly visits include light household chores
Handyman/Yard work – as needed minor repairs, installations, yard work
Referral Services – link to other services in the community
Technology Mentor – help with cell phone, computer, e-Reader, cable remote
Telephone Reassurance – monthly calls for wellness – checking and talking to
a friend
Transportation – rides to the store, doctor, social events during the day
Prospective Care Recipients requesting services qualify, as follows:
Live in Latrobe, Unity Township, parts of Derry Township with Latrobe mailing
address, Derry, New Derry, New Alexandria (new in 2015), Ligonier borough,
and Ligonier Township AND
Aged 60 years and older AND
Request services offered by the Program AND
Complete and sign an application for services
Care Recipients can expect to receive an average of up to 2 hours of service a week.
All services are provided FREE of charge.
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“I was overwhelmed by the goodness of the volunteers – giving a
day to someone they did not know and doing every kind of menial
labor. They cleaned, painted, smiled, and gabbed all at the same
time. Can you imagine how grateful I am?” 91-year-old care recipient
“I am so grateful for the volunteers from West Penn Power. You
sent them to paint my porch and Fox’s Pizza donated pizza for
their lunch. So many good people! 91-year-old care recipient
Summary of Program Accomplishments
Aging Down – Volunteer Recruitment
In 2014, the Program focused on “aging down” the organization in order to recruit a
younger volunteer pool to complement the retiring generation of volunteers. Between 2014
and 2015, the program experienced a dramatic increase in volunteers from the millennial
generations due to the development of services including the Memory book project with
Saint Vincent College and technology mentoring to help aging residents with computers,
internet, cell phones, and cable TV. In 2016, another astonishing success occurred with
Generation X volunteer recruitment.
Connection with area businesses
Connection with the Generation X volunteers had been a challenge. They are the busy
working adults who rush from work to soccer games and have very little spare time for
volunteering with Laurel Faith in Action. In 2016, however, through programs with local
companies including Kennametal, Inc., Carpenter Technology, West Penn Power, Peoples
Gas, Power-ex, and PICPA, care recipients received over 630 hours of service from 102
“Generation X” volunteers. The employers permitted them to help during working hours
as part of company-sponsored community service projects. The United Way of SW PA
coordinated several projects with local businesses to the benefit of many care recipients.
Several of the companies also contact the Program directly for community service projects
where employees go out in groups on workdays and provide help including painting,
cleaning, extensive yard clean-up, and landscaping.
Advent project
This year’s project to provide gifts to all care recipients for Christmas was a true labor of
love and was the best yet! Throughout the year, many sewing groups from the area made
beautifully sewn, knitted, and crocheted “love lap blankets.” Volunteers wrapped the
gifts and delivered them to almost 400 care recipients who called and wrote many notes
of thanks for the beautiful gifts. Bethlen Communities also donated glass-cleaning cloths
and SeniorLIFE provided candy that was included with the gifts.
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“I had been looking for something to throw over my shoulders to keep warm for weeks but
no store understood what I needed. Today I got my gift from you and it was EXACTLY
what I was looking for! Thank you, thank you and God bless you all!”
Care recipient who passed away in early 2017
The first delivery of 2016 resulted in an email and thank you!
The couple is sharing the gift with their cat!
Board of Directors and Staff Photos
Staff
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Standing: Dr. Conrad Bures, Emily Johnston, Rev. Clark Kerr
Seated: Glema Burke, Marie McCandless, Lillian Crusan
Standing: Tom Sylvester, Simon
Chamberlain. Seated: Susannah
Calvo, Johny DeRose
Rex Ashbrook and Joyce Novotny-
Prettiman
Standing: Sandi Sherba,
Jane Kerr
Seated: Dee Kane, Sibby
McLaughlin
Board of Directors and Staff
Officers 2016-2017
President
Simon Chamberlain, Office Manager, Extramet
Vice President
Johnette DeRose, Retired Administrator, Valley School of Ligonier
Secretary
Susannah Calvo, Retired, Derry Area School District
Treasurer
Tom Sylvester, Commercial Bank and Trust of PA
Directors
Rex Ashbrook, Active Retired, Manufacturing business consultant
Kathy Bartolomucci, Retired, Area Agency on Aging
Conrad Bures, M.D., Retired Physician, Excela Latrobe Hospital
Glema Burke, Retired, University of Pittsburgh
Lillian Crusan, Consultant, MetLife
Don Gobbel, Retired Postmaster, U.S. Postal Service
Emily Johnston, Event Services, Westmoreland County Community College
Dorothy Lynch, Retired Teacher; Excela Lifeline and Little Shop Volunteer
Rev. Clark R. Kerr, Pastor, Latrobe Presbyterian Church
Peter Mahoney, Chief Information Officer, Saint Vincent College
Marie McCandless, Retired, News Editor, Latrobe Bulletin
Joyce Novotny-Prettiman, Attorney, Quatrini Rafferty Law Offices
Advisory Board
Courtney Baum, Director, Career Services, Saint Vincent College
John Graziano, President, Hartman-Graziano Funeral Home
Rev. William A. Schaefer, Pastor, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
Harry Speedy, M.D., Physician, Retired, Diagnostic Associates
Louis Steiner, Retired, Latrobe Foundry
Staff
Jane F. Kerr, Executive Director
Sandi Sherba, Program Director
Sibby McLaughlin
Dee Kane, SEP program trainee, WCCC
Office Volunteers - Jayne Kalp, Bookkeeping; Sandy Romano
Interns – Kayla Stockenaus (2016); Olivia London (2017)
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Community Partners
Adelphoi USA
Bradenville United Methodist Church
Bethany United Methodist Church
Bethlen Communities
Brookdale at Latrobe
Christ United Church of Christ
The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County
Covenant Presbyterian Church
Derry Township and Unity Township Board of Supervisors
Excela Health System
Heritage United Methodist Church
Holy Family Church
Holy Trinity Parish
Latrobe Art Center
LAH Charitable Foundation
Latrobe Bulletin
Latrobe Church of God
Latrobe Presbyterian Church
Latrobe United Methodist Church
Latrobe United Presbyterian Church
Laurel Area Partnership on Aging
Mental Health Association in Westmoreland County
Mullen Refrigeration
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
Rotary Club of Latrobe
Saint Vincent Basilica Parish
Saint Vincent College
Saint Vincent Seminary
Senior Employment Program at WCCC
SeniorLIFE of Greensburg
St. Benedict Catholic Church
St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church
St. James Lutheran Church/Ligonier
St. John the Evangelist Church
St. John’s United Church of Christ
St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church
St. Michael’s of the Valley Episcopal Church
St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
United Way of SW PA
Westmoreland Community Action
Westmoreland County Area Agency on Aging
Westmoreland County Community College
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Community Collaboration
Partnerships – New and Expanded Virtually everything we do, we do with partners. Examples of such partnering are the
following:
Excela Health Latrobe Hospital – The partnership with Excela Health
continues as the program serves on the Palliative Care and Compassionate
Companions committees and receives referrals through the “Hospital to Home”
program as well. Excela Health sponsors the “Faith in Action Live” monthly
radio show airing the fourth Saturday of the month at 9 a.m. on WCNS 1480
AM. As the hospital system works to reduce healthcare costs and provide
“excellence in health care,” the program works to support their efforts.
Adelphoi Village – The collaboration with group homes at Adelphoi Village has
been a tremendous success and the relationship continues to grow. Supervised
youth cut grass, rake leaves, and shovel snow for more than 40 elderly homeowners
year-round in the Greater Latrobe area. Since the work began with Adelphoi group
homes in 2003, ten group homes have provided over 11,000 hours of service!
Saint Vincent College – Since 2002, the program has worked with the college and
students who help with household chores, yard work, friendly visits, oral histories,
and technology assistance with many care recipients. Interns paid through PHEAA
have also worked with the program since 2004.
Saint Vincent Seminary - Seminary students are enrolled in an ongoing practicum
program with Laurel Area Faith in Action where they earn credit and gain field
pastoral experience. The students are gaining an appreciation for the struggles of
aging residents and are learning how to discuss spirituality.
United Way of Westmoreland County Day of Caring – Employees from local
businesses participate through the United Way and directly with the Program to
provide projects that directly help recipients remain living in their homes. In 2016,
102 volunteers from local businesses contributed over 630 volunteer hours!
Community Foundation of Westmoreland County – The program participates
in the Foundation’s annual “Day of Giving” and has received a number of generous
grants through the years, including an anonymous donor grant and grant for
technology upgrades.
Elder Abuse Task Force – The program serves on the countywide initiative to
“reduce the number of victimized older adults through prevention, education,
identification and prosecution through a joint effort.”
Latrobe Presbyterian Church donates office space for staff and meeting space
for Board and volunteer meetings.
Senior Employment Program (SEP), Westmoreland County Community
College provides paid office staff who work on-site 16-20 hours per week; Laurel
Faith in Action has been a training site since 2002.
Unity Township Supervisors, Derry Township Supervisors, and City of
Latrobe staff pick up hundreds of bags of raked leaves from recipients’ homes
and provide financial and other support.
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Events
Annual Celebration of Community – The annual Celebration of Community was titled
“There’s No Place Like Home.” Over 150 attended the annual luncheon held at the Rogers
Center, Saint Vincent College, in Latrobe on April 29, 2016. The theme and décor for the
event were based on The Wizard of Oz. Tables were decorated with red shoes and the live
characters from the musical performed at Derry Area High School were on hand to greet
the guests. The program was greatly honored to recognize the contributions made by youth
and the millennial generation from Adelphoi Village, Saint Vincent College, Saint Vincent
Seminary, and many local youth and church youth organizations. Since 2002, these groups
have collectively devoted more than 20,000 volunteer hours helping aging residents remain
living in their homes by cutting grass, raking leaves, shoveling snow, visiting, and
providing other chores and services. The event also introduced the program’s new
memorial fund – “Over the Rainbow” – encouraging gifts in honor and memory of loved
ones. Sponsors of the event included Excela Health, Carpenter Technology, McFeely-
Rogers Foundation, Mullen Refrigeration, Quatrini Rafferty Law Offices, Saint Vincent
College, Scalise Real Estate, RFS Properties, Gibson Kirr Charitable Foundation, RDCSL,
Inc., Laurel Area Partnership on Aging, SeniorLIFE of Greensburg, LHTC/WCNS, and
Bethlen Communities. Tables for the honored guests were sponsored by the Knights of
Columbus-Derry Chapter 2648, Hartman Graziano Funeral Home, McCabe Funeral Home,
and Lopatich Funeral Home.
Volunteer Appreciation Dinner - The 15th annual dinner was well attended by
approximately 130 volunteers and board members at St. Vincent Grove on October 6, 2016.
Following the theme from Wizard of Oz, the volunteers were invited to “Follow the Yellow
Brick Road” to the Grove at Saint Vincent for a delicious dinner, games and gifts. Saint
Vincent provided the Grove facility and Laurel Faith in Action provided the food. Local
businesses donated over 70 gifts that were raffled for the volunteers.
Leaf Raking – Since 2002, leaf raking has been an annual youth event in the Laurel area.
It was held in 2016 on the first Saturday in November and was another successful event
with more than 300 youth participating from local churches, scout groups, Adelphoi group
homes families, schools, and Saint Vincent College! Raking teams met at Holy Trinity
Parish in Ligonier and Latrobe First Church of God before going out to their assignments.
The capacity crowds enjoyed 400 slices of pizza and went out to rake at 42 different homes.
Sponsors included Fox’s Pizza Den in Latrobe, Pizza Sienna, Marco’s Pizza, Pleasant
Unity Pizza, Racer’s Tavern, City of Latrobe, and Unity and Derry Township Supervisors.
Advent project – For the 15th consecutive year, volunteers worked on this signature project
that provides a gift to each care recipient (400+ in 2016) for Christmas. Volunteers worked
throughout the year to sew, knit, and crochet beautifully crafted “love lap blankets,”
including Unity Quilters, American Sewing Guild’s “Sew and Sews,” Trinity Lutheran
Church’s Wednesday sewing group, Latrobe United Methodist “Quilting Bees,” “Purls of
Prayer” from Trinity Lutheran Church, “Knifty Knitters” from Adams Memorial Library,
and volunteers Bev, Karen, Ann, Nancy, Sara, Portia, Elaine, Jean, Marian, Emma, Ruth,
Dottie, Barb, June, and Fay. The volunteers donated all fabric. Bethlen Communities
donated glass-cleaning cloths and SeniorLIFE Greensburg donated treats. Volunteers
wrapped the gifts and delivered to almost 400 homes in time for Christmas. For some, the
Laurel Faith in Action gift is the only one received for the holiday.
Projects of Area Businesses – While we have enjoyed the benefit of help from area
businesses in the annual Day of Caring, sponsored by the United Way of SW PA, we were
overwhelmed by the support in 2016. The following page depicts some of the “action”.
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Action!
In 2016, from June through November, 102 (yes 102!) volunteers from area
businesses devoted 628 volunteer hours helping Laurel Faith in Action care
recipients with a variety of projects from painting to cleaning to extensive
trimming and yard clean up. Painting projects included painting a mobile home
from top to bottom, bedroom, kitchen cabinets, interior doors, garage, porches,
ramp, outdoor furniture, and window frames. Yard clean up required power
tools, ladders, wheelbarrows, and pickup trucks!
In addition to participating in the United Way of SW PA’s annual Day of
Caring, Laurel Faith in Action also enjoyed work from Kennametal employees
during their Day of Action in June and a special “golf outing” team in October.
Other local companies included People’s Gas, First Energy, and Powerex, and
organizations PICPA and Women’s Leadership Council. Employees from
Carpenter Technology Corporation replaced the cedar siding on a woman’s
home in 2015 and for the third consecutive year, two teams raked thousands of
leaves for four recipients - one who lives on her family’s heavily wooded
homestead in the country.
Laurel Faith in Action works with organizations, agencies, churches,
foundations, and individuals and connected in 2016 in a huge way with the
local business community!
Funding
The program continues to be blessed with a generosity of spirit and donations from many
local organizations and individuals. Income reported in the Annual Report is based on a
cash basis while the financial reports are based on an accrual accounting basis. The exact
audited income appears on the current tax returns available at www.laurelfia.org and will
differ from this reporting due to the differences in accounting and reporting.
Revenues again exceeded expectations with a 13% increase in number of
individual donations. The average gift per donor was $74.04 in 2016.
Donors 94 organizations and 514 individual donors
Fundraising Events and projects
Including the special “Over the Rainbow” memorials of $1,553, the final total was
$12,803.
Annual Appeal - The annual appeal for 2016 netted $19,368 from individuals.
Day of Giving – Participating in this event for nonprofit organizations in
Westmoreland County for the seventh consecutive year, we received $2,939.
Individual donations and gifts – In addition to the Annual Appeal and Day of
Giving, 96 individuals sent $17,776 for “general support” and additional memorial
donations totaled $940.
Grants and Significant gifts
The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County technology grant
and donor grants
“Day of Giving” annual event
Derry Township Board of Supervisors
Excela Health – Sponsorship of annual awards luncheon and WCNS radio
show
Katherine Mabis McKenna Foundation
Latrobe Area Hospital Charitable Foundation
McFeely-Rogers Foundation
Richard King Mellon Foundation
Rotary Club of Latrobe
Sawyer Foundation
United Way of SW PA – grant and designations
Churches, including but not limited to Heritage United Methodist Church,
Latrobe Presbyterian Church, St. John’s United Church of Christ, St.
Michael’s of the Valley Episcopal Church, Trinity Evangelical Lutheran
Church, Latrobe Alliance Church, and Unitarian Universalist Church.
“We make a living by what we get,
But we make a life by what we give.” Winston Churchill
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Survey Results 2016
Each year, the program contacts a sample of active care recipients for a survey that
measures satisfaction, health and well-being, and unmet need, reported below.
13%
87%
Satisfied with the quality of services from FIA
Agree
StronglyAgree
15%
85%
Feel more secure knowing FIA can be called
Agree
Strongly Agree
77%
21%
2%
FIA helped recipient remain in home
Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
2%
25%
73%
FIA has made recipient's life
Same
Better
Much Better
22%
15%
16%
19%
15%
9%4%
Best thing about FIA and program
Securtiy
Volunteers/staff
Nice/friendly
Help when needed
Services offered
Phonereassurrance
Other
16%
67%
17%
Rate recipients overall health
Poor
Fair
great
42%
58%
Have you dropped many of interests/activities?
Yes
No
8%6%
23%
22%
41%
How much control do you have over your life circumstances?
1
2
3
4
5- total control
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Participant Demographics 2016
Adult Volunteers –
75% of new volunteers were from Generation X and Millennial
Generation.
62% of volunteers are female and 38% are male.
The most popular activities that most volunteers choose are shopping,
visits, special projects, and transportation.
Participant Demographics 2016
Care Recipients –
60% are aged 85 and above and 15% are aged 90 and above
74% of care recipients are women.
60% live alone and 23% are married and living with their spouse.
Only 24% list their health as “good”.
Average Length of Stay in the program is 52 months.
56% are referred to the program by word of mouth from friends, family,
volunteers, and church; 35% are referred to the program from agencies
and organizations; 8% are from public relations or social media.
“Laurel Area Faith in Action…
Changing lives, two at a time”
“I was filling in for the regular volunteer and on
the second visit, the recipient told me she had
never made a pie. She and her 94-year old sister
had canned fruit and she wanted to make a pie.
Years ago, I worked in New York in a bakery and
I made up to 75 pies a day so she asked the right
person! We got right to work and made a
delicious fruit pie. What fun we had!” Volunteer
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Program Activity – 2016
Since 2002
Volunteers* 112 new 262 active* 921 total trained
Care receivers 91 new 437 served 1,394 total served
Volunteer Activity
Hours
2016 Total 10,665 95,080 total hours
Top # of individual services reported by category
2016 Hours
Friendly Visits/calls 2,622 1,794
Rides and errands 1,929 2,493
Caregiver relief 99 193
Special projects** 1,409 4,188
*Includes adults only and does not include additional average of 75 youth from Adelphoi Village per year
on regular basis. Additional periodic youth volunteers from SVC Service Learning, Valley Youth Network,
churches, and scout troops totaling 300+ in 2016.
** Includes lawn mowing, leaf raking, and snow shoveling and special projects-indoors and outdoors
Program Costs – 2016
Costs to provide program services are relatively small. In 2016, $233.42 in administrative
costs provided rides, errands, visits, chores, calls, and much more for one recipient for
an entire year.
Based on the year-end financials and functional expenses and the reported volunteer
hours, an estimated average administrative cost for 2016 was $11.21 per volunteer hour.
Based on this estimate and our Database Operations report, the program is able to
estimate the following amounts for donors to consider when sending gifts:
Average administrative costs
Escorted ride to the doctor or grocery store $20.85
Errands for groceries $10.09
Friendly visit and chores $14.46
One telephone reassurance call $ 3.36
Deliver food pantry to the home $ 5.61
“There’s No Place Like Home” Dorothy, Wizard of Oz
The Annual Report focuses on the who, what, when, and where. In conclusion, the most
important part is the why? The program continues to focus on services that help aging
residents remain living in their homes with quality of life and an overall sense of security.
Why? Because we know “there is no place like home!”
Following is a snapshot of things to come in 2017…
Strategic Planning and Board Development
The Board and Staff are busy planning to project the next five-year goals, taking the
program to the 20th year serving the Laurel area with compassion and innovation. Included
in the discussions and planning are the following:
Transportation Education
While the Laurel Faith in Action program has met 100% of the requests for escorted
transportation over the past 15 years, they have done so in conjunction with the local
Transit Authority. Plans are to help more of the aging population learn to use and enjoy
the many benefits offered by Westmoreland County Transit and Shared Ride services.
Elder Abuse
The Executive Director currently serves on the Westmoreland County Elder Abuse Task
Force. The mission is to educate aging residents and their families in order to prevent
abuse and financial exploitation. Focus of Program participation is to enhance public
awareness and education in partnership with local, State, and Federal authorities.
Planned Giving As part of the new five-year Strategic Plan, the program is developing simple planned
giving programs to encourage volunteers, recipients, families, and other individuals to help
us sustain the program for future generations. As an independent nonprofit corporation,
we must raise 100% of all our administrative costs each year and planned giving will assure
sustainability for future generations.
Expanded Partnerships
The Program is working with Bethlen Communities in Ligonier to establish a presence in
a Community Services Center that is part of their expansion to the former Holy Trinity
facility in 2017.
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Remarkable return on investments!
Each year, the Independent Sector, a coalition of nonprofits, foundations and
corporate giving programs, calculates the Value of a Volunteer Hour. In 2015,
the value was calculated at $23.56 per volunteer hour.
Considering the 10,665 volunteer hours tracked last year in the Laurel Faith in
Action program, the value in 2016 alone is valued at $251,267.40! Since
2002, the value at the 2015 rate and 95,080 volunteer hours would be an
incredible $2,240,084.80!
That is philanthropy in action!
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“Giving Tree” Fund
Gifts in honor and memory of
loved ones for long-term
sustainability
The Local Charity of Choice
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