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MISSIONTo improve academic and personal success for at-risk youth through collaboration and innovative approaches to mentoring and learning.

VISION Every student is inspired to succeed academically and personally

OUR FOUNDING Long Beach BLAST – Better Learning for All Students Today was founded in 2000 by attorney and youth advocate, Jean Egan, in response to studies conducted as part of the City of Long Beach’s 2010 Strategic Plan. Those results indicated that Long Beach citizens wanted to ensure a consistent, citywide focus on improving the well-being of the city’s youth. Key goals set forth in the plan included increasing the percentage of at-risk youth meeting academic standards, increasing youth engagement in productive activities, and engaging college students as volunteers and mentors.

MENTORING Mentoring has been shown to improve children’s chances of academic and social success and appears to reduce negative behavior, improve self-esteem and promote positive social attitudes and relationships. Youth who meet regularly with their mentors are 57% less likely than their peers to skip a day of school and 37% less likely to skip a class, 46% less likely to start using illegal drugs and 27% less likely to start drinking.* According to Mentoring.org and the Governor’s Mentoring Partnership, children and youth who are mentored are less likely to be involved with gangs, violence, teen pregnancy, and alcohol and drug use, do better academically, have better attitudes toward school, better attendance and a better chance of going on to high school.

A Message From Our President Marquita Grenot-Scheyer As President of the Long Beach BLAST Board, I am pleased to present our annual report. I have the privilege to work with a committed group of professionals and volunteers who are dedicated to meeting the needs of the children and youth in our Long Beach community.

This past year, BLAST matched 482 college mentors, for a total of 9,103 since our beginning in 2000. Perhaps more importantly, our staff provided services and support to 856 risk students in Long Beach. And in 2017-2018, we will continue this upwards trajectory.

In recognition of our original commitment as a board to continue to grow to serve the needs of our students, the board has developed a new strategic plan which will guide our work in the future. On behalf of all the children and youth that we serve, thank you to our exceptional staff, board members, donors, and program partners for all that you do to make this work possible.”

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*Based on the Public/Private Venture study of 1995, which is widely considered to be foundational to the mentoring field in general.

PARTNERS AND SITES

TOTAL YOUTH MATCHED 516

Academic Mentoring Program

MENTORING HOURS 11,179

VOLUNTEERS 597California State University, Long Beach California State University, Dominguez Hills Long Beach City College Long Beach Unified School District • The YMCA • The Long Beach Boys and Girls Club• Barton Elementary• Beach High School• Garfield Elementary• Hamilton Elementary• Hoover Middle School• Hudson K-8 School• Lincoln Elementary• Mann Elementary• Mann WRAP• Nelson Academy• Poly PAAL• Jackie Robinson K-8 School • Stevenson Elementary Path ExplorersPetrolane Boys & Girls Club

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ACADEMIC MENTORING PROGRAM

• Hispanic

• African-American

• Asian

• Caucasian

• Multi-Racial

• Female

• Male

47%54%

14%

7% 4%

28%46%

The Academic Mentoring Program (AMP) is the flagship program of Long Beach BLAST. We partner with a number of schools and community-based sites in the greater Long Beach area to provide mentoring services to at-risk youth. BLAST recruits students from local colleges and universities, then screens, trains and matches these college students to at-risk youth. The volunteers serve as mentors and provide one-on-one support to promote academics, future thinking and character development.

ETHNICITYGENDER

BRIDGE TO SUCCESSThe Bridge to Success program serves credit deficient and highly at-risk youth who attend alternative and continua-tion high schools. Many of these students face difficulties related to poverty, homelessness, pressure from gangs and violence. Our program provides them with credit recovery life skills courses. Our program provides guest speakers, field trips, and a college/career access curriculum to encourage and inspire student participants to set and achieve goals. These three program components work together to give students real world experiences on the topics of college, career planning and life skills.

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PROGRAM SITES Beach High School | Will J. Reid High School

TOTAL YOUTH SERVED

340COMPLETED A RESUME

95%APPLIED TO COLLEGE

64%GRADUATED

74%of 12th/13th Graders

GENDER ETHNICITY

• Hispanic

• African-American

• Asian

• Caucasian

• Multi-Racial

• Female

• Male

74%68%

1%5% 3%

17%32%

Bridge to Success Program

TransformInspire

Mentee

Respect Self Esteem

BridDevelopment

Empower

Development

Believe Life Skills

Knowledge

Career Coach

Student

School

College Role Model

Purpose

Character Hope Teamwork

GoalsEducation Leaders

Future

Mentoring Youth GraduationTrust Potential Collaboration

Accomplish

OUTCOMES/RESULTS

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FINANCIALS

• Program Services

• Management & General

• Fundraising

77%

2016/17 REVENUE2016/17 EXPENSES

*Based on audited financials by Guzman & Gray, Certified Public Accountants

• Grants

• Individual Contributions

• Special Events

• In Kind

66%

28% 1%

16%

12%11%

OFFICERS:Marquita Grenot-Scheyer, Ph.D.PRESIDENT

Lori DotyVICE PRESIDENT

Scott DionneTREASURER

Catherine WalshSECRETARY

HONORARY MEMBERS:Nancy Foster

Jim McDonnell

Chris Steinhauser

FOUNDERJean Egan

MEMBERS:Jill Baker, Ed.D.

Phil Bond

Diane Brown

John Fielder

Mark A. Garlington, D.D.S

Janine Hammer

David Koch

Chief Robert Luna

Mark Taylor

Bobbi Villalobos, Ed. D.

BOARD

LEGACY COUNCIL

Lindsay Cruz

Bryce Cullinane

Melissa Curry

Lauren Daniels

Kenny Felix

Tori Henning

Anastasia Hubbard

David Koch

Irvin Lopez

Charles Normandin

Angela Renee

Krysten Vasquez

STAFF

Noly Guardamondo EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Kehau FujikamiASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

Lilana RealDIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS

Hailey BarkerVOLUNTEER COORDINATOR

Yesenia RamirezVOLUNTEER COORDINATOR

Diana Alvarez TEAM LEADER

Julia ChanesTEAM LEADER

Fred RodriquezTEAM LEADER

Stephanie ValenciaADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

DONORSM E N T O R | E D U C A T E | I N S P I R E

The Green Foundation | Tesoro Foundation | Southern California EdisonRudolph J. and Daphne A. Munzer Foundation | Dwight Stuart Youth Fund

Josephine S Gumbiner Foundation | The Crail-Johnson FoundationEmployees Community Fund Of Boeing California | Stephen & Lori Doty

Niagara Bottling, LLC | John Fielder & Donita Van Horik | TJX Foundation | Staples Foundation Rite Aid Foundation | NRG Energy, Inc. | Grace Helen Spearman Charitable Foundation Keesal, Young, & Logan | Deluxe Corporation Foundation

Freeman E. Fairfield Foundation | Whole Foods Market | Port of Long Beach | Union Bank LOMCO | Bess J Hodges Foundation

RBC Wealth Management Foundation | Jean Egan | Long Beach Rotary Charitable Foundation John and Helen Apostle Foundation | County of Los Angeles, 4th District | Anonymous | Windes Inc Trench Shoring Company | The Earl B & Loraine H Miller Foundation | Secure Transportation Farmers & Merchants Bank Of Long Beach | CSULB - Office Of The University President | City National Bank Phil & Valerie Bond | AES | Walmart | Bobbi Villalobos | Starbucks Coffee Company | Matson FoundationSteve & Pilar Dobbs | Larry & Kathleen Choate | Carl E. Wynn Foundation | Jill & Trevor Baker, Mark Garlington, Marquita Grenot-Scheyer

100,000 +

50,000 +

10,000 +

5,000 +

2,500 +

1,000 +

Christie Peck

The Legacy Council is a group of professionals who commit their time and talents to support Long Beach BLAST.

EVENT SPONSORS EVENTS

WINEBLAST

John Fielder & Donita Van Horik

Phil & Valerie Bond Jill & Trevor Baker

Steve & Lori Doty

- CORPORATION OF THE YEAR -Keesal Young & Logan

- PARTNER OF THE YEAR - Principal Donna McKeehan-Marr

- FUNDER OF THE YEAR - Will J. Reid Foundation

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