YEAR OF OUR BIG NEWS

SPLASH2017 Annual Report

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The New Nebraska Families Collaborative

Dear Friend,

Thank you for helping make last year one of our most exciting yet. Nebraska Families Collaborative served more families than ever before (5,470 to be exact) and made the decision to rebrand ourselves as PromiseShip.

“Promise” not only represents potential for the future, but the promise we see in everyone to overcome challenges and be successful. “Ship” is a play on words that describes our desire to help families navigate rough waters and reach a positive state of being.

Through this report, we invite you to see how the words and numbers are all underpinnings of children and families living happier and healthier lives. Families who you helped be families.

As we sail into the new year under the PromiseShip flag, we thank you for your steadfast friendship and support.

Kind Regards,

Dave Newell, CSW, ACSWPresident & CEO

Dave

Kathy

Kathy Bigsby-MooreChair of the Board

“The potential of the average person is like a huge ocean unsailed, a new continent unexplored, a world of possibilities waiting to be

released and channeled toward some great good.”–Brian Tracy

FRIENDSHIP

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Family PreservationChildren do best when they are able to safely stay with their family. PromiseShip was formed with the goal of preserving families by keeping them from being separated in the first place. Last year, we served 2,540 youth in their family home.

Family ReunificationWhen children are separated from their parents, reunification is the goal. Until then, foster and kinship care ensure stability. Last year, we served 1,135 youth through foster care and 1,731 through kinship care.

Forever FamiliesWhen a child cannot safely return to their parents, adoption becomes the goal. We carefully match each child with loving people and work with them to create strong family relationships that will last forever. Last year, 224 children were adopted with our support.

Prevention ServicesOnce a permanent solution is in place, families are encouraged to participate in our ongoing prevention services, previously known as aftercare services, designed to help maintain safety, permanency and well-being. Each year, on average 850 families participate in our prevention services.

5,470 Children and their

Families Served

98%Children in Family

Based Care

87%Siblings (2 or more)

Placed Together

61%Children in

Kinship Care

2017IMPACT

RELATIONSHIP

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Read Chelsey’s kinship adoption story at PromiseShip.org

A defining feature of family is unconditional love. For Louisette, her actions to provide her grandson, Cyrvan, life-saving treatment speak louder than a simple

“I love you” could ever convey.

Cyrvan was born in the central African country of Gabon with a genetic disorder that keeps him confined to a wheelchair. Four years ago, Louisette and his uncle brought him to Omaha to receive cutting-edge treatment. Unfortunately, his mother and sisters had to stay in Gabon, so Louisette took over every aspect of his care.

In Gabon, Louisette lost two of her sons to the same genetic disorder Cyrvan has. Now that their family has access to treatment, she’ll move mountains to ensure Cyrvan gets it. She’s endured the hardships of a language barrier, her own health issues, unsteady income and separation from her family to care for him. Even though she’s a fierce advocate for her grandson, Louisette needed a few tools to overcome these obstacles.

With PromiseShip’s prevention services, she’s been able to access a caseworker to coordinate Cyrvan’s transportation to school and treatment, facilitate translation services, and much more.

It hasn’t been an easy transition, but it’s one that champions the strength of love. With translation help from Cyrvan’s uncle, Louisette says, “I miss my daughter and granddaughters, but the most important thing is making sure Cyrvan gets treatment. I can always go back to Gabon, but he can’t. So, the most important thing right now is him.”

This story exemplifies our mission to help families be families, no matter the obstacles. Through Louisette’s loving, hard work, Cyrvan can have the childhood he deserves.

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KINSHIP

STEWARDSHIP

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Individual Gifts

Visionaries ($1,000+)

Monika Anderson

Jaimie Anderson-Hoyt

& Mark Hoyt

Kathy Bigsby-Moore

Chris Freund

Peg Harriott

Paul & Lori Hogan

Aimee Hough

John H. Jeanetta

Clark & Nancy Jeary

Lisa Lechowicz

Hannah McCartney

David & Theresa Newell

Donna Rozell

April Sevilla

Steven Taylor

Beverly Valasek

Protectors ($500-$999)

A’Jamal-Rashad Byndon

Lynn Castrianno

Bonnie Gampper

Angela Heller

Ruth Henrichs

Debora L. Hume

Jodi McShannon

Laura Nielsen

Steven & Judy Rasmussen

Theresa Thibodeau

Paula B. Wells

Builders ($100-$499)

Michelle Alexander

Coni Almquist

Marsha Anderson

Sherry Anderson

Karen Authier

Dawn Baker

Theresa Barron-McKeagney

Laura Bartlett

Nicholas Baxter

Lori Bechtold

Robert & Theresa Beck

Anita Bigger

Tom Bird

Alfred Brown

Laura Cable

Danielle Camden

Robin Chadwell

Laura Chambers

Kari Chester

Tom & Lisa Christjans

Jonna Coleman

Nathan Collier

Kathleen Cummings

Loretta Davis

Carline Davis

Elizabeth Davis Lindmier

Patrick Dees

Lily DeFrank

Amanda DeRocha

Kimm Dilocker

Trudy Else

John & Viv Ewing

Janece Ferris

Cassandra Fisher

Amy Fontaine

Liz Franco

Mary Gaston

Alisha Gentry

Stacy Giebler

Kristi Goldenstein

Catherine Greise

Erin Gruber

Judith Gutierrez

Lisa Hall

Nichol Hammrich-Haga

Julie Harmon

Sarah Hayek

Alex Hayes

Janique Hayes

Jessica Hillebrandt

Elizabeth Hruska

Andrea Hvistendahl

Dijana Ilich

Dan T. Jackson

Jill Johnson

Joye Jones

Paula Jones

Nick Juliano

Kimberly Kalina

Sally Kaplan

Mary Klootwyk

Jeffrey Knipping

Mike Korner

Sarah Krohn

Don LaBrie

Olivia Lafollette

Jonathan Larsen

Brenda & Kevin Larson

Crystal Larson

Sommer Lemley

Susan Lewis

Kristine Limbach

Daniel Little

Brenda Luby

Crystal Luedders

Aubrey Mancuso

Matt & Cheri Mastny

Edward Matney

Clemence Mayoroum

Tamela McCreadie

Ellen McElderry

Aimee Melton

Megan J. Miller

Tia Miller

Matthew Miners

Melissa Misegadis

Jeff Moran

Melissa Nance

Teresa Negron

Ronda Newman

Matthew Oliver

Erin Olsen

Elizabeth Pantano

Nicole Paul

Angela Pick

Orlando Pineda

& Claudia Trujillo

April Ramsey

Richard Reyes

Kevin & Mary Riley

Rita Sanders

Morgan Savio

Jewel Schifferns

Amber Schmit

Molly Schropp

Nicole Seymour

Steve Sheppard

Ross Shoaf

Jill Spotts

Twila Strain

Tami Swanson

Lisa Taylor-Jones

Lana Temple-Plotz

Joslyn Thomaier

Cindy Tierney

Paige Tuttle

Danette Vance

Carolyn T. Williamson

Lyn Wineman

James Winterscheid

Haley Wright

Diana Wymore

Friends (Under $100)

Michelle Adams

Crystal Aldmeyer

Sabina Alic

Tamara Allan

Brittany Amevor

Betsy Anderson

Heather Anderson

Krysta Applegate

Emily Arent

Terri Bagley

Chelsea Baker

Christena Baker

Jehan Balliet

April Barajas

Nikki Barber

Rachelle Barcel

Jeremiah & Tieisha Barnes

Kaitlyn Barnes

Debra Barnett

Patrick & Lisa Batenhorst

Holly Bauman

Michael Beacom

Alysia Benedict

Taylor Bennetch

Mackenzie Berg

Heather Bermel

Courtney Bigler

Taylor Billinger

Sarah Biorn

Eve Bleyhl

Jim Blue

Meg Blue

Tiffiny Bohannon

Toni Bohnenkamp

Tiffany Bolter

Mary Ann Borgeson

Carlie Boswell

Teresa Brennan

Courtney Brewer

Donna Bright

Shannon Bromley

Carol Brunkalla

Kimberley Burlingame

Jordan Burt

Charlie Caniglia

Katherine Caniglia

Linsey Carsey

Machaela Cavanaugh

Ana Ceballos

Lucas Cerveny

Nicholas Chadwell

Kristin Chandler

Tyrome Charleston

Ally Chavis

Bobbi Cherry

Sheryl Chester

Tamara Chiburis

Andrew & Nichollette

Christensen

Sarah Christjans

Stephanie Clark

Emily Clement

Jina Collins

Kalyn Collins

Wendy Compton

Clarissa Conolley

Christa Conrad

Laura Contreras

Elicia Cooper

Jenisha Cooper

Jennifer Cornell

Jennifer Cornett

Arlene Cosgrove

Dani Coyne

Tawny Craig

Corinne Crouch

Mitchell Cunningham

Sara Cushing

Catherine Dagle

Cash and In-Kind Donations listed were given July 1, 2016 through December 31, 2017

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Friends (Under $100)

Andy Dana

Amanda Daubert

Lisa Daubman

Kerri Davis

Sara Dawson

Jacquelyn De Witt

Elizabeth DeVaney

Jeff DeWispelare

Taylor Dibble

Judy Dierkhising

Cassandra Dillon

Bethany Dilts

Lee Dittman

Kristi Dixon

Melissa Dodge

Nia Dorsey

Donna Dostal

Annette Drew

Angelique Drey

Edna Dsouza

Tiffani Dudrey

Amy Durie

Tad Edwards

Nathan Egger

Zachary Eitzen

Nora Eweis

Jay Ferguson

Diana Fernandez

Chris & Celeste

Feuerbach

Jennifer Fitzke

Katie Fletcher

Nicholas Fly

Tabatha Foster

Megan Foust

Amanda Frary

Chelsea French

Matthew Friesner

Melissa Frye

Susan Fuersteanau

Kelli Fuxa

Michelle Gamble

Abigail Gardner

Michelle Gardner

Kelli Garner

Libby Garrett

Kelley Gaughan

Elise and Doug Gerdes

Allison Gerdts

Callie Getzschman

Alyssa Gill

Brianna Gomez

Brittany Gonzalez

Kristin Graham

Deb Gray

Daniel Grosvenor

Ashley Gubbels

Sally Guerra

Chelsey Haas

Danielle Hain

Gina Hamm

Jessica Hanner

Mikala Harden

Angela Hayes

Madison Hayward

Paul & Rebeka Heaberlin

Taylor Heinzen

Kori Herrick

Matthew Herrmann

Daniele Hession

Rhonda Himberger

Crystal Hins

Jessica Hofmann

Allyson Hoover

Emily Horeis

Erica Houchin

Tia Houston

Sara Howard

Teresa Hunter

Joan Huss

Heather Hutchinson

Julie Imgrund

Samantha Jacobson

Sharron Jacobson

Whitney Jarzynka

Lauren Jaton

Brittany Jeary

Cindy Johnson

Jolene Johnson

Shona Johnson

Lisa Jorgensen

Bobby Joseph

Sharon Joseph

Patricia Jurjevich

Marylou Kane

Charles Kaup

Kerri Kelley

Tara Kelley

Morgan Kelly

Kala Kendall

Stacy Kerkman

Lanette Kinne

Jessica Kinney

Tara Kirkland

David Klein

Tracey Kock

Samantha Koenig

Melissa Kokenge

Kellee Koll

Ruth Kouadio

Rhonda Kraft

Mary Beth Kriskey

Eileen Kroeger

Kaylea Kult

Sarah Kwiatkowski

Pearl Lackner

Monica Lahs

Katie Larkin

Kevin Laurenti

Ryan Le Grande

Leslie Ledbetter

Brenda Lee

Cynthia Lee

Melanie Lenz

Kristy Lewis

Amy Lillithorup

Lou Ann Linehan

Kara Lineweber

Alisha Lohman

Jessica Long

Lindsay Longwell

Shauna Love

Julie Lubisi

Erika Lucoff

Chris Malone

Devynne Manceaux

Joyce Mann

Sarah Marck

Kaylei Margheim

Chelsi Mariscal

Mikayla Martins

Curtis Maschman

Jill Mathews

Tiffany Matlock

Martha-Jane Matthews

Martin Matthews

Deborrah Maxwell

Jennifer May

Lavonda McClinton

Allison McElderry

Maggie McElravy

Courtney McEntaffer

Lisha McIlhon

Elizabeth McLarnon

Kyle McNamara

Sarah Medeiros

Maria Menjivar

Jessica Michalski

Mary Mikuls

Ashley Miller

Betsy Miller

Brittany Miller

Lisa Minardi

Tara Minardi

Aaron Moreno

Mindy Morriss

Tami Nebesniak

Meghan Neeley

Alicia Neemann

Holly Nguyen

Kate Nicholson

Maria Nielsen

Matt Noel

Dale & Dawn Obermiller

Toni Olson

Brian Osborne

Aly Ott

Taylor Padilla

Michaela Pafford

Carlos Palacios

Alicia Patterson

April Patterson

Ann Pedersen Gleeson

Kirsten Perry

Anne Petzel

Vanessa Phillips

Mary E. Pick

Brianna Pickering

Brittany Pijewski

Allison Pike

Jodi Pile

Mary Pinker

Calandra Plambeck

Stephanie Poncelow

Andrew Powell

Shannon Prem

Michael & Patricia Prigmore

Jo Ann Queeney

Thais Quick

Ryan Rachow

Courtney Raike

Jairrion Raino

Mackenzie Ramirez

Julie Randby

Karishma Reddy

Dave Reed

Katherine Richard

Jen Richey

Kasey Ripperger

Chris Rodgers

Olivia Rodriguez

Alicia Roeder

Steve Roeder

Lindsay Rollins

Erin Roman

Michelle Rosenberg

Susan Rosenlof

Carly Rozeboom

Heidi Rush

George Russell

Jennifer Sageser

Donna Sanders

Erin Sanders

James Sause

Sarah Schmidt

Kimberly Schulte

Archie Scott

Faithanna Sheldon

Wendy Shields

Jessica Shiller

Ashton Sibbitt

Meera Singh

Amy Sissel

Kelsey Smith

Monica Smith

Mary Snow

Stacey Sothman

Jami Spale

Julie Spicer

Chelsey Sprague

Sandy Stack

Meagan Stange

Chenea Starks

Mary Stevens

Donna Stewart

Kerri Stoffel

Colton Stogdill

Kathryn Summers

Micki & Gordon Taylor

Kimberly Thomas

Francye Thorpe

Kyle Torczon

Whitney Tran

Jessica Trinidad

Carol Tucker

Jeffrey Vandenberg

Rose Vankat

Monique Visocky

Breann Wagoner

Bethany Walker

Tanisha Walker

Susan Walsh

Stacey Warner

Colin Weaver

Michael Webster

Katie Weitz

Michael Welborn

Cash and In-Kind Donations listed were given July 1, 2016 through December 31, 2017

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Friends (Under $100)

Marlene Welch

Melonie Welsh

Terry Werner

Cristen White

Kelsey Whiteley

Sarah Wilbur

Alex Williams

Angelique Williams

Jamise Williams

Sarah Willson

Mara Wilson

Sue Wright

Monique Wyatt

Mai Der Yang

Megan Yost

Rachel Zeller

Kyle Zinke

Linda Zitek

Amy Zook

Cindy Zuniga

Corporate Funders

Main Mast($10,000 +)

Administration for Children

and Families

Jockey International, Inc.

Mutual of Omaha Foundation

Nebraska Children

and Families Foundation

Omaha Quilters’ Guild

Helm($5,000-$9,999)

Agron

The Lozier Foundation

Robertson Family Foundation

World-Herald Goodfellows

Charities, Inc.

Sail($1,000-$4,999)

American National Bank

Charitable Fund

Aon Risk Solutions

Baird Holm, LLP

Boys Town

Edward & Lida Robinson

Charitable Trust

Elkhorn Hills United

Methodist Church

First National Bank

Hope Evangelical Free Church

HyVee Papillion

KidGlov

KVC Nebraska

Lion’s Gate Security Solutions, Inc.

Mindshare Technology

Servants of Mary

United Healthcare

United Heartland

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Walmart Foundation

Webster Family Foundation

Anchor(Under $1,000)

AmazonSmile Foundation

Bellevue Travel

Bethlehem House

The Buffett Early

Childhood Institute

Buoyant Family Services

Counseling & Consulting, LLC

CBRE | MEGA

CEDARS Youth Services

Child Saving Institute

Chipotle

Churro Truck, LLC

Company Kitchen, North Region

Office & Commissary

Corpuz Family Dentistry

Encartele / Nebraska SAFE

Chapter

EQ School of Hair Design

Felicia’s Beauty & Barber

Girls, Inc. of Omaha

Hairoglyfix Hair & Body Expo

Heartland Family Service

Holistic Juice, Inc.

Husch Blackwell

iSalon Studios #106

Jenny Hultman Memorial Fund

Kia’s Creations

Lighthouse

Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska

Magellan Health Services

Merry Maids

Midlands Nails and Spa

Mod Studio Salon

Moving Vets Forward

Moxie Salon and Spa

Multi-Color Corporation

National Association of Railway

Business Women

Nebraska Children’s Home Society

Network for Good

North Omaha Barbers

Offutt AFB Fire Department

Omaha Airport Authority

Omaha Community Foundation

Omaha Home for Boys

Oriental Trading Company, Inc.

PaintNite

Papio Nails Spa

Paradigm, Inc.

Perfection Barber & Beauty

Pizza West Maple, Inc.

Potbelly Sandwich Shop

Project Harmony

ReConnect, Inc.

Regal Awards & Advertising Specialties

Release Ministries

Rotella’s Italian Bakery

Samaritan CSC

Sarpy County CASA

Security National Bank

Senior Market Sales

Smallcakes Cupcakery

Target

The Daily Record

TKO Fitness

Travelers / CyberGrants, Inc.

Unique Cuts

UNO Phi Alpha Honor Society,

Theta Epsilon Chapter

Urban Abbey

Uta Halee

Walmart (Store #5361)

Wells Fargo

You can now select Family Flagship Fund when you

donate. This new fund provides resources to families

who are striving to make a better life for themselves

and their children.

The fund helps with things like: certification training for

a single mom to get a better job, a science and math

camp for a teen from an urban neighborhood, and

leadership training for a parent to become involved in

community boards and advocacy efforts.

Go to PromiseShip.org or mail your gift to:

PromiseShip

Attn: Development Department

2110 Papillion Parkway

Omaha, Nebraska 68164

12Cash and In-Kind Donations listed were given July 1, 2016 through December 31, 2017

LEADERSHIPOur role in the community is a challenging yet rewarding one. To do our job right, we need to be leaders in everything we do. Here are a few new initiatives we are working on to benefit the children and families we serve.

COA Reaccreditation

One of only four organizations nationwide to have earned a joint accreditation from the Council on Accreditation for Network Administration and Case Management for child welfare services in the same site, serving the same community. Accreditation holds us to a higher standard of quality.

Recruitment and Retention We ended the year with a 99.34% state mandatory caseload ratio. This means only one of our 152 family permanency specialists was exceeding caseload limits. This success is due to close partnerships with universities, great benefits and an innovative and positive work culture.

Masters in Social Work Program Teaming with UNO’s Grace Abbott School of Social Work, DHHS and Project Harmony, we are able to provide a tuition-free, online master’s degree program. This offers employees an avenue for professional growth as well as enhancing the quality of support for families.

New Technology Adopted cutting-edge technology and systems to enhance our services resulting in improvements to staff retention, prevention of child maltreatment recurrences, and reduction of re-entry rates for children and their families.

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$64.4M Invested in Helping Families Be Families

36.4% Foster Care and Kinship Care Services

33.1% All Other Direct Services

1.5% Adoption Services

Direct Services

Case Management Services

Coordination & Program Support Services

Program Grants

71%

24.2%

4.4%

0.4%

94% Invested in Program Services

6% Invested in Administration & Overhead

Total expenses as seen in the 2016 Audited Financial Statements (Jan. 1 -Dec. 31, 2016). Annual report is unaudited. 14

2110 Papillion Parkway Omaha, Nebraska 68164 402.492.2500 PromiseShip.org

Corporate OfficersKathy Bigsby-Moore, Chair, Director

Peg Harriott, Vice-Chair, DirectorJudy Rasmussen, Treasurer

John Jeanetta, Secretary, Director

Board of DirectorsTheresa Barron-McKeagney

Eve BlehylMary Ann Borgeson

Alex HayesNick Juliano

Morgan KellyOrlando Pineda

Dave ReedKevin Riley

Carolyn Williamson

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The New Nebraska Families Collaborative