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secure website, www.voaky.org or in the enclosed envelope.

2. Shop at any Walgreens location in the Louisville area and donate toiletries, household items, and baby care items.

3. Visit any Heine Brothers’ Coffee location in the Louisville area and donate new winter accessories such as gloves, hats, and scarves for all ages. Visit www.heinebroscoffee.com for locations.

4. Donate new items including toys, games, pajamas for all ages and sizes, and gift cards to budget-friendly stores. Contact Josh Kornberg at JoshK@voaky.org or (502) 636-4644 for more information.

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Give the greatest gift of all this season:

A smile on a child’s face.

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We’re committed to providing every needy child we serve with gifts this holiday season. With your help, a holiday wish will be realized.

Dear Friend,

The changing seasons remind us that time moves quickly. For a family or an individual facing a crisis such as homelessness, addiction, or HIV, getting fast access to help can mean all the difference for their future.

Here at Volunteers of America, we strive to be nimble and proactive to meet the growing need for our services. Consider, for instance, a young pregnant woman in active addiction. By providing intensive residential

Lisa DeJacoBoard Chair

4 Serving our nation’s heroes Veterans programming expands

6 Building confident parents Bellarmine students serve

7 Power of 1 Breakfast Event raises $350,000

8 In Motion Happenings throughout the region

Volunteers of America serving Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia,

Southern Indiana, and Southern Ohio is a fully accredited not-for-profit

business and meets or exceeds all 20 of the Better Business Bureau’s Standards

for Charity Accountability.

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Board of DirectorsPresident and CEO, Jane W. Burks

Chair, Lisa DeJaco, Wyatt Tarrant & Combs, LLC Treasurer, G. Bradley Smith, Mountjoy Chilton Medley, LLC

Secretary, Sharon Johnson, LG&E and KUTyson Adams, Stites & Harbison, PLLC

Sandra Chambers, Jefferson Community and Technical CollegeChris Conliffe, Conliffe & Hickey Insurance

Al Cornish, Norton HealthcarePatricia Cummings, Consultant

Karen Dunaway, CPA, PLLCDavid Fennell, Retired, PNC BankBarbara Ford, Barbara J. Ford, LLC

Keeta Fox, Papa John’s International, Inc.Steve Magre, Magre Outsource

George McMinn, Messer ConstructionKen Middleton, Middleton Consulting, LLC

Mark Mitchen, UPSDickie Oliver, YUM! Brands

Paula Purifoy, Metropolitan Sewer DistrictCindy Read, KentuckianaWorks

Paula F. Sherlock, Commonwealth of KentuckyChris Ward, Deming, Malone, Livesay & Ostroff

Melanie Warren, PNC Wealth ManagementCarl Williams, Jefferson County Public Schools

Ken Wilson, Brown-Forman Wines USA

Board CounselMichael Lannon, Attorney at Law and CPA, Weber & Rose, PSC

in this issue

message from the president & board chair

treatment and getting her access to good prenatal care, we can help ensure that she delivers a healthy, drug-free baby. That’s what we do every day in our Women’s Addiction Recovery Program.

Our care for individuals at risk or living with HIV also requires quick action. Through free testing and counseling services, we can connect a newly diagnosed individual to medical care within 72 hours. A rapid response ensures better long-term health and quality of life.

By acting quickly to support Volunteers of America, you can help us serve people in need today, as well as those who will seek our help in the future. A holiday or end-of-year contribution is the most “timely” way you can make a difference in our community.

Sincerely,

President’s Advisory CouncilPamela E. Barry, PNC Wealth Management

J. David Flanery, Papa John’s International, Inc.Daniel Hall, University of Louisville

Richard Hallman, UPS AirlinesDonald Kelly, Wyatt Tarrant & Combs, LLC

Jack D. Sweeney, PNC Bank

Senior Staff

Jane W. BurksPresident and CEO

Bay BaltesSenior Vice President of Human Resources

Rita BondAssociate Vice President of Developmental

Disabilities Services for Tennessee

Tiffany Cole HallAssociate Vice President of Developmental Disabilities Services

for Northern Kentucky and Southern Indiana

Tom GeorgeSenior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Jennifer HancockChief Operating Officer

Jonathan KuehlSenior Director, Operations Support and Oversight

Jennifer McMinnVice President of Clinical and Regional Services

Editorial/creative

Jennifer RecktenwaldSenior Director of Communications

Claire SheehanCreative Services Manager

Jane W. BurksPresident and CEO

On the cover: Mychal, Susan, and three-year-old Myla sought help from our Family Emergency Shelter

when times got tough for them. This holiday season they’ll enjoy gifts, coats, warm winter accessories, and a

holiday meal — all thanks to generous supporters of our Hope for the Holidays campaign. In addition,

they face the new year with confidence that they will soon be

living in stable housing, equipped to move forward independently.

James Scott spent 17 years in the U.S. Army, parlaying his military training into a job in telecommunications back home in Kentucky after being discharged.

Unfortunately, when the company left town, James was laid off after eight years of continuous employment, and his world began to fall apart. He was struggling with addiction and homelessness. He turned to Volunteers of America for help.

Since 1993, we have been helping veterans like James get back on their feet by offering homelessness prevention, addiction recovery, job training, and other critical services.

Now, more than $3.5 million in new funding allows us to serve more than 700 veterans annually across five states

– more than doubling the size of our veterans programming.

A $2.9 million grant from the U.S.

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Serving our nation’s heroesVeterans programming expands across the region

Department of Veterans Affairs expands the Supportive Services for Veteran and Families (SSVF) program, which provides homelessness prevention services, temporary financial assistance, and other services for veterans and their family members across Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, Southern Indiana, and Southern Ohio.

A new $300,00 grant from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service allows us to serve homeless female veterans and veterans with families in the Knoxville area, providing job placement and training and career counseling to help veterans succeed in civilian careers.

At our Shelby Street Clinical Campus in Louisville, a new contract with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has created a 10-bed addiction recovery program for veterans, where they receive intensive, residential treatment

and customized case management.

And for the past three years, The Home Depot Foundation has supported our programming for veterans at the Shelby Street Clinical Campus with more than $240,000 in financial support for major facility improvements. The Home Depot Foundation is also funding the renovation of the community kitchen at our Homeless Veterans Transitional Treatment Program (HVTTP), located at the Lexington Veterans Affairs Medical Center Leestown Campus.

James, five years sober, is an HVTTP graduate and client of the SSVF program. Volunteers of America helped him secure a job as a cook at the VA, return to college, and move into stable, affordable housing. Not only that, James says his friends on Volunteers of America’s staff supported him emotionally when cancer threatened his life. Today, he is cancer-free and feeling great. With Volunteers of America’s help, he says, “This is what I knew my life could be.”

“This is what I knew my life could be.”

— James Scott,Army veteran andVolunteers of America client

Our Veterans Services are funded by:

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Veterans Services in Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, Southern Indiana and Southern Ohio

Louisville410 West Chestnut Street, Suite 632Louisville, KY 40202(502) 566-9700

Lexington333 Waller Avenue, Suite 120Lexington, KY 40504(859) 254-3469 ext. 234

Ashland/Grayson211 S. Carol Malone Blvd.Grayson, KY 41143(606) 474-0200

Southern Indiana2676 Charleston Road, #11New Albany, Indiana 47150(502) 592-1177

Radcliffe/Elizabethtown110 Chase Way, #1Elizabethtown, KY 42701(270) 982-2170

Knoxville2821 East Magnolia AvenueKnoxville, TN 37914(865) 951-0682

Morristown119 N. Daisy StreetMorristown, TN 37814(423) 289-1679

South Point221 Township RoadSouth Point, OH 45680 (740) 451-0822

Logan/Lavalette4541-C 5th Street RoadHuntington, WV 25701(301) 691-4415

Beckley200 New River Town Center, #400Beckley, WV 25801(681) 238-5962

Homeless Veterans Transitional Treatment Program2250 Leestown Road Building 29-2Lexington, KY 40511(859) 254-0149

Homeless Veterans Reintegration project22821 East Magnolia AvenueKnoxville, TN 37914(865) 546-4813

Homeless Female Veterans and Veterans with Families Program511 North BroadwayKnoxville, TN 37917(865) 524-3926 ext. 235

Men’s Addiction Recovery ServicesShelby Street Clinical Campus1436 South Shelby Street Louisville, KY 40217(502) 634-4550

Supportive Services for Veterans and Families Programs

More than 700 guests came together for our fifth annual Power of 1 Breakfast in Louisville in October to celebrate compassion and our mission. The event raised more than $350,000 — critical funds that support the more than 45 children and 25 parents living at our Family Emergency Shelter every day, as well as the 13 pregnant and parenting women and their children in our Addiction Recovery Program and many more on our wait list. We are grateful to the corporate members of our Power of 1 Community and individual donors in our Positive Change Society, listed on these pages, for their ongoing financial commitment to our work.

Power of 1 Breakfast raises more than

$350,000

Above (left to right): Louisville Metro Mayor Greg Fischer, Judge Paula Sherlock, and Louisville Metro Police Chief Steve Conrad. Near right: Amy Shoemaker, an Immigration and Employment Attorney at the University of Louisville. Far right: Norton Healthcare Chief Learning Officer Al Cornish. Below left: Katie Warren, a graduate of our Women’s Addiction Recovery Program — with daughters Aubrey (left) and Ella (right) — shared her success story with guests. Below right: Katie Receveur (right), Volunteers of America’s Director of Social Services, and long-time supporter Amy Benovitz, an Attorney with the Jefferson County Attorney’s Office.

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Mrs. Ruth Atkins and Mr. Luis PradaNatalie and John BajandasArt and Bay BaltesMs. Barbara C. BanaszynskiMs. Stephanie BarnettMrs. Mary Louise E. BarrMs. Pamela E. BarryMs. Rita BondLuAnn and Michael BrentMr. Randy BrothersMs. Meredith W. BrownMs. Jane W. Burks and Mr. G. Richard Burks, IIIMr. Jared BurtonMr. Bart R. CarnesAnonymousSandra and Carlous ChambersMs. Ruth H. CloudmanTammy and Greg CoatsMr. Christopher Conliffe and Mr. Scott HowardMr. Robert M. ConnollyAnonymousMr. Richard A. Coomer and Mr. Jamie MasseyDrs. Robert and Kathleen CooterMr. Alfonso N. CornishMs. Patricia Cummings and Mr. John A. BruggmanMs. Sherall L. Curtis, ADCarolyn and David DavisMs. Lisa C. DeJacoMr. Erik EakerMs. Patricia L. EdmistonMs. Jennifer Englert-CopelandBill and Rosalie FarisMary and Ed FarmerAnonymousDavid W. and Maura B. Fennell

Ms. Farrah FerriellDavid and Vicki FlaneryJoe and Angie FleigMr. Marion M. GeeTom and Laura GeorgeMs. Jan M. GlasgowAnonymousTiffany and John HallMs. Jennifer M. HancockJohn and Jessica HaworthHal and Sheila HeinerMr. Kevin J. HickeyGreg and Ann HoeckMr. Demetrius O. HollowayMs. Sheryl A. HowellDavid and Annette HuffSharon and Terry JohnsonMs. Jan JonesJames and Kathi KauffmanDon and Mary Carol KellyMs. Patricia E. Killion Gary and Anne KingMr. Jon KuehlAnonymousMr. John T. LauniusMs. Patrice Y. LuxMs. Kimberly H. MaddoxMr. Steve MagreJohn and Claudine MannMrs. Joyce McKiernan, in memory of Mr. Ron McKiernanGeorge and Jennifer McMinnSusan and Robert MeansMr. Ken N. MiddletonMs. Sheri A. MitchellDavid and Jae NeumannCatherine Newton, MDMs. Mary R. Nixon

Mr. Thomas M. NorrisMr. Nicholas B. O'BrienMs. Tandee L. OgburnDickie and Linda OliverJudie Parks and Tim GornetMs. Virginia PeckAnonymousMack and Marilyn PooleMs. Amy L. PooreMs. Paula M. PurifoyDr. Gary and Janet PurleeMs. Katie ReceveurMr. and Mrs. Samuel R. RechterJennifer L. Recktenwald and Tony PeytonMs. Linda RiceRobert and Debra RobertsMs. Andrea RobinsonMr. Larry M. RoyAnonymousPatricia and Bill SegrestAnonymousJudge Paula SherlockDon and Cathy ShoemakerBrad and Patti SmithPete and Caroline SmithKim and Jim SpaldingMs. Christie SpencerMr. and Ms. L. S. SrinivasanMr. John D. (Jack) Sweeney JrCharles and Melinda TewellSarah and Gary ThienemanMicki and Don ThomasJoanne and Ken ToweryMs. Donna H. TrabueMs. Janice M. TrimerMr. Michael R. VineMr. Carl L. WilliamsMrs. Frances H. Wilson

The Positive Change Society is our giving circle of donors who have committed to creating sustainable funding for ourorganization by pledging at least $1,000 a year for five years. Their investment in long-term solutions helps homeless familiessecure affordable, stable housing; assists individuals undergoing substance abuse treatment; and supports individuals withdevelopmental disabilities in our network of residential programs. To learn more, contact Jennifer Hancock at (502) 636-4649or JenniferH@voaky.org.

Members of our 2013 Power of 1 Community, a giving circle of corporate supporters, have made a multi-year financial commitment to our mission.

Alltrade Service Solutions, LLCAltman Insurance ServicesBosseMattingly Constructors IncBrown Forman, Inc.Byrne’s Garage, Inc.AnonymousCITY Properties Group Copart USADeming Malone Livesay & OstroffDuplicator Sales & Service, Inc.

Heine Brothers’ Coffee, Inc.Humana, Inc.john conti Coffee Co.Kindred HealthcareThe Lion Partnership LLCNorton HealthcarePassport Health PlanPhiladelphia Insurance CompaniesPNC Bank

Radio Sound, Inc.Riverside Parking, Inc.Stites and Harbison, LLCStrothman & Company PSCSysco Louisville, Inc.The University of LouisvilleUPSWalgreensWyatt Tarrant & Combs LLP

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Bellarmine doctoral candidates help build confident parents

Volunteers of America’s approach to parenting education is getting a major boost from an innovative program developed by a cohort of doctoral students from Bellarmine University.

The Building Confident Parents pro-gram — an outgrowth of our ongoing relationship with Bellarmine University, our 2012 Community Partner of the Year — was created for clients of our Women’s Addiction Recovery Services in Louisville and will be utilized with families served in other programs offered by Volunteers of America.

The curriculum offers 10 lessons on topics such as nutrition, health, and positive discipline and is based on current research from the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Dietetic Association, and leading social science journals.

The team of doctoral students created the curriculum as part of a practicum to earn a Ph.D. in Education and Social Change. They were mentored by Dr. Robert Cooter, Dean of Bellarmine’s Annsley Thornton Frazier School of

Education, and Dr. Kathleen Cooter, an Early Childhood/Special Education Professor at Bellarmine.

The program provides parents with tools they can use to support their children’s development in the midst of challenges such as homelessness and addiction. Among the first group of participants, one client began reading bedtime stories to her children for the first time after learning how important such interactions were for the children’s security, literacy, learning, and success in school.

The Building Confident Parents curriculum brought together clients of our Women’s Addiction Recovery Program with Bellarmine doctoral candidates, including (left to right) program graduate Ashly Chappell and her son, Ashton; doctoral candidate Jennifer Englert-Copeland, program resident Debbie Henry, and doctoral candidate Becky L. Goetzinger.

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Our Women’s Addiction Recovery Services are funded in part by:

Special thanks to the creators of the Building Confident Parents curriculum:

Jennifer Englert-Copeland, M.A. - Educational Adviser, Jefferson Community and Technical College

Becky L. Goetzinger, M.Ed. - First Grade Teacher, Centerfield Elementary in Oldham County

Thomas Malewitz, M.T.S. - Theology Teacher, St. Xavier High School

Drs. Robert and Kathleen Cooter, members of our Positive Change Society, became connected with us after taking a Real³ Journey. They went on to invite many of their students and colleagues to attend one of these hour-long interactive tours that demonstrate how we help real people facing real challenges to find real and lasting solutions.

This one-hour introduction led three Bellarmine doctoral students to create the Building Confident Parents program (see story on opposite page) and donate their time and expertise with us.

One hour can change a life

Real³ Journeys take place at our Family Emergency Shelter at 1321 S. Preston Street (enter on Ormsby Avenue) unless otherwise noted.

Tuesday, December 10, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.Thursday, January 16, 4 – 5 p.m.Wednesday, January 22, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.*Tuesday, February 18, 4 – 5 p.m.Thursday, March 13, 8:30 – 9:30 a.m.Wednesday, March 19, 2 – 3 p.m.**Tuesday, March 25, 4 – 5 p.m.Wednesday, April 9, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.Wednesday, April 16, 9 – 10 a.m.* Tuesday, April 22, 8:30 – 9:30 a.m.Thursday, May 8, 4 – 5 p.m.Thursday, May 22, 8:30 – 9:30 a.m.Thursday, June 5, 8:30 – 9:30 a.m.Wednesday, June 11, 2 – 3 p.m.**Tuesday, June 17, 4 – 5 p.m.

* This Journey will highlight our Addiction Recovery and HIV Services and will take place at our Shelby Street Clinical Campus, 1436 South Shelby Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40217.

**This journey will highlight our Southern Indiana Development Disabilities Services and will take place at 3925 Muirfield Drive, New Albany, IN 47150.

To RSVP, contact Robyn Przybylek at (502) 636-4660 or RobynP@voaky.org.

Please support us in the GoodGiving Guide ChallengeVolunteers of America is participating in the GoodGiving Guide Challenge, a charitable giving campaign launched by the Bluegrass Community Foundation and Smiley Pete Publishing. Through December 31, 2013, we invite supporters to visit goodgivingguide.net/voaky and pledge support to our programs in the Lexington area, which address the challenges of homelessness and addiction for families and veterans. Gifts will help us support clients like Ashley (below) and her sons, Jayden (left) and Anthony (right). Having spent much of her childhood and adolescence in foster care, Ashley turned to our Family Housing Program last year after leaving an unhealthy relationship. The program provided her with safe housing, transportation to job interviews and other appointments, and intensive case management. She recently graduated from the program and works full time. She credits Volunteers of America with helping her get on her feet and giving her the determination to succeed.

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Our Family Emergency Shelter is funded in part by:

In Motion

A $122,000 grant from the Paul Ogle Foundation will support recipients of our Developmental Disabilities Services in Southern Indiana.

Funding will provide tablet computers for our Direct Support Professionals and other staff members who work in the field — allowing them to connect in real time to our client management database system, ensuring efficient and accurate real-time record keeping.

The grant will also allow us to add new vans to transport residents of our Supportive Living Homes in the area. Residents like Jim Fetz, pictured at left with Jeremiah — a member of our support staff — will benefit from this grant. He enjoys weekly visits to the Frazier History Museum and other outings. As “the glue that holds the family together,” Jim’s sister, Jinny Sklodoski, says an accessible van will allow more visits with his five siblings and other family members.

Serving more than 110 people in a supportive network of homes in the Nashville metro area, Memphis, and Murfreesboro, Volunteers of America is one of Tennessee’s largest non-profit

providers of programs for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Our Adopt-a-Home project helps ensure that the individuals we serve thrive and feel connected to the community.

Adopting a home is a year-long commitment to visit residents in their homes, plan special outings, and send seasonal cards and care packages. It is a great project for families, businesses, and faith-based or civic groups. To learn more, contact Randy Brothers at RBrothers@voatn.net or (615) 885-2552 ext. 125.

Ogle Foundation supports Southern Indiana residents

Adopt a Home in Tennessee

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Ben Wilson, center — a real estate professional and generous supporter of Volunteers of America — has adopted two of our Supportive Living Homes along with his family. Program recipients Lynn (left) and Crystal (right) enjoy visits, care packages, and outings with the Wilsons.

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Grand opening in downtown LouisvilleThe August grand opening celebration at our new headquarters in the historic Guthrie Coke Building drew more than 200 supporters and neighbors to downtown Louisville for tours of our administrative offices, live entertainment, food truck fare, and other festivities. Speakers included (left to right) Mike King, President and CEO of Volunteers of America’s National Office; Jane W. Burks, President and CEO of Volunteers of America of Kentucky; Sadiqa Reynolds, Chief of Community Building in Louisville Metro Mayor Greg Fischer’s Office; Gil Reyes, Aide to Congressman John Yarmuth (KY-3); Bill Weyland, Managing Partner with City Properties Group, developers of the Guthrie Coke Building; and Fourth District Louisville Metro Councilman David Tandy.

Why I Give “I included Volunteers of America in my estate plan for the same reasons I support the organization today, and I want to be able to continue that support after I’m gone. Volunteers of America is doing great things in the communities it serves, and it does so in a caring and responsible manner. The tag line says it all: Real People, Real Challenges, Real Solutions. I hope that Volunteers of America will continue to be able to provide solutions to clients in need of help for many years to come. As a long-time board member, I am familiar with the ongoing challenges Volunteers of America faces in growing sustainable sources of funding. A planned gift is one way to meet those challenges. Including Volunteers of America in my estate plan was an easy decision.”

lEAVE A lEGACYmake a planned gift visit voaky.org/legacy or call (502) 636-4638Learn more about planned giving at www.voaky.org/legacy

or contact Tandee Ogburn at (502) 636-4638 or TandeeO@voaky.org.

Pamela E. Barry, CTFAVice President and Senior Trust Advisor,

PNC Wealth Management

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