Spring 2014 Annual Report for 2013
S TA F F BETH OLSON Executive Director, Trainer SARA LEE Family Services, Trainer LAURA GAPSKE Multidisciplinary Team, Interviewer, Trainer LORI NAE Multimedia, Events, Marketing, Training MICHELLE KURTZ Finance EMILY KNISKERN Community & Family Services DENISE LISDAHL Development, Events B OA R D OF DI R E C TOR S TERRY TROGDON, President JASON TANSKI, Vice President
First Witness is practicing an attitude of gratitude. We are grateful for every child who is protected from further abuse and for every child who understands the abuse is not and will never be their fault. We are grateful for a team of professionals who set aside differences and look beyond what makes their job easier to focus on what is best for the child in front of them. We are grateful to meet and work with the families who grow stronger, more resilient and more connected. What an inspiration! We are grateful for the thousands of conversations we have every year that lead to new understandings and ideas. We are grateful for this community that pulled together in 1993 to say we can do better by our children and we will. We are grateful for each and every person who donates, volunteers, spreads a message of hope and change and makes a referral to First Witness – thanks for keeping our doors open so that children and families are not alone. We are grateful to this community for investing in children and the social change needed to truly tackle the social problem of child abuse. Precisely because we are grateful, we are equally dedicated. We understand that it is hard work, perseverance and creativity that bring about change. First Witness began as an innovation of practice. We changed the way children are interviewed. We reduce re-traumatization and better protect children through our multi-disciplinary team process. We do not stop where we started or rest on our laurels. We evolve and change to meet the needs of children and families. We continue to innovate and share our innovations across the nation. Thank you for being a part of First Witness. Thank you for doing what you can to make our community a safer place for children to grow and thrive.
CHRIS THEIS, Treasurer CATHY NEVANEN, Secretary KATHRYN BERGUM LIZ JOHNSON ROB KARWATH TINA LICARI SETH OLIVER MERLE PETERSON JENSINA ROSEN STEVE LAFONTAINE CINDY FINCH
Beth Olson Executive Director
We are proud to welcome our new Board Members and Staff
CINDY FINCH - Board Member Cindy is the Agency Relations Director at Woodland Hills. She has extensive experience in non-profits, both as a board member & employee. She brings First Witness the valuable skills of leadership to nationally recognized agency’s strategic planning and implementation, resource development, marketing & brand management, customer service initiatives & media relations.
STEVE LAFONTAINE - Board Member Steve works for Como Lube & Supplies and while it’s great to have a representative from a local business, it’s amazing that Steve is actually a returning board member. Having been retired from the First Witness board for only one year after serving two terms, he realized that there is much more to do. Besides the home repairs he does for First Witness, we share Steve with his wife, Sharon, & their two daughters, Samantha & Katie.
JENSINA ROSEN - Board Member Jensina is the Student Support Coordinator for the Center for Regional & Tribal Child Welfare Studies in the Dept. of Social Work at UMD. Jensina earned a B.A. Degree in Social Work from the College of St. Scholastica & an MSW degree from UMD. Her professional experience is built from public defense, offender re-entry & client rights advocacy. Her areas of interest include reducing disparities & disproportionalities in the fields of child welfare & criminal justice, tribal sovereignty & Indian Child Welfare Act compliance, public policy, & anti-oppressive social work practice.
LAURA GAPSKE - MDT Coordinator, Forensic Interviewer & Trainer Laura received a B.S. in Sociology with a cultural studies concentration from UW-Superior. She has seven years of experience working with victims of abuse & with a variety of community organization boards & committees. She worked at an emergency shelter for four years providing case management, information & referral, & assistance with housing & crisis counseling for victims of domestic, sexual & child abuse. She also worked as the Domestic Abuse Program Coordinator, which facilitated support groups for abuse survivors. She served as the chairwoman of the County Coordinated Response Team & was a member of the Domestic Abuse Reduction Team in Douglas County. DENISE LISDAHL - Development Specialist Before her new position as the Development Specialist of First Witness, Denise Lisdahl provided 18 years of leadership through business & administrative processes in a nonprofit environment. Her experience includes fund-raising, human resources administration, budget development, board development, facilities management, & procurement. Her fund-raising experience includes grant writing, corporate donations, event planning, donor cultivation & a successful capital campaign. Denise holds a B.S. in Political Science with a Criminal Justice concentration from UW-Superior.
Life after internship
by Lori Nae
First Witness has an internship program with
abundant opportunities for undergraduate and Master of Social Work (MSW) students. We are proud to mentor students in the development of their professional skills. One such intern is Laura Elizabeth Brandt. She worked as an MSW intern/child welfare scholar for First Witness during the 2011/2012 school year. After graduating, she took a position with Saint Louis County and has continued to build her life in Duluth with a new home and as a newlywed with Jeff Stark. It’s Jeff who sits quietly in the chair next to Laura during our interview for this article. I ask what it’s like supporting a woman with such ambition and he looks to Laura, then to me and answers “it’s just what we needed to do, this is what Laura really wants and she’s really good at it”. An MSW internship is not easy. It lasts an academic year and although it isn’t full-time, many put full-time effort into making it count. Laura is one example of many who come through our doors and give it more than their all. Laura now has an office in the Government Services Center and works as a Social Worker in the Minor Parent Program & Youth in Transition Program. Laura loves that she helps teenagers develop strong futures. She works with male and female teens and wants so much for them to succeed, but often struggles that girls, in particular, don’t have high opinions of themselves. The consequences of low self-esteem, Brandt reluctantly clarifies, most often surface with unhealthy sexuality. She feels lucky when girls seek her professional advice, “it shows they trust me and that I’m doing a good job”. Other days, she doesn’t quite get that encouragement. The girls she works with face challenges adults would struggle to navigate through – making it difficult to connect. Having been there before, her colleagues lay a gentle reminder that “you aren’t responsible for their successes and you aren’t responsible for their failures.” Advice, she said, is well understood because of lessons learned at First Witness. “First Witness taught me about healthy boundaries, healthy sexuality and how to meet people where they are at – taking their problems seriously” Brandt says as she nods to Jeff. Jeff shares a story about how these lessons have even been passed onto him – how it helps him set healthy boundaries in his daily life. “I think her job is cool” he concludes while Laura chimes in, “I think my job is hard, but if I didn’t care about it, then I shouldn’t be doing it”. As for our perspective, we are proud that one of our own has continued to serve the community we all live, work and play in.
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current MSW interns, pictured below, finish their work with First Witness as of the Spring of 2014. We congratulate them for completing a grueling academic year and thank them for the hard work and dedication they gave to ending child abuse. We are pleased to introduce the newest and most dynamic professionals we had the privilege of working with. Carolyn Mueller
Anne M. Lasky
Erin Wojciechowski
Family Services (Advocacy) - Prevention / Safe and Strong Child ©
T By Sara Lee, advocacy
he hurt of child abuse extends beyond the child, to the whole family. Our goal in the Family Services program is to provide support and care through education and advocacy after an interview to help whole families move toward healing. (These services are identified by the family based on their needs). Of the children we were unable to provide advocacy for, 38% came to First Witness without a nonoffending caregiver for us to connect with after the interview. Many of these children were living in or placed with a foster family. During 2014, through funding from the Office of Justice Programs unmet needs grant, we are focused on making connections with those children who come to us without a caregiver by providing much more intensive outreach, training and support to foster care case managers, foster parents and the children who are placed in their care.
The Family Services program was able to provide advocacy, counseling & education to 86% of the families that came through our door, regardless of whether the child made a disclosure or not.
T By Emily Kniskern, prevention
hroughout each year, First Witness works to help communities end child abuse. While most of our work centers on intervention and follow–up, we apply our knowledge and experience working with victims to prevent abuse from happening in the first place. Through community education and outreach, we teach parents what they can do to reduce their children’s risk of victimization. We work with teachers, pediatricians, nurses, clergy and more to help create safer environments for children to learn, play and grow. And while we can take action to prevent abuse from happening, we must also work to maximize the chances that a child will speak up and tell someone about the abuse. First Witness’s prevention and community education programming works from the perspective of understanding what prevents children from telling about abuse, what keeps adults from responding effectively to disclosures of abuse and educating to reduce those barriers.
Professional Training First Witness had a busy 2013 year providing Child Forensic Interview and Multidisciplinary Team Development trainings to agencies across Minnesota. Our curriculum is well suited for mid-sized to rural communities in their response to child abuse allegations. Our reputation landed us a training contract with the State of Georgia on our curriculum and brought us to the Island of Saipan. We could sit back and pat ourselves on the back for a near record year of training but instead we have been developing a First Witness Advocacy curriculum thanks to funding from the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation. The next few years will take us across America training advocates from all types of agencies on a philosophy that is child friendly. With two regional child advocacy centers already behind us with support, the next few years will be what we make of it – and we plan to make it big! What is First Witness Advocacy? First Witness Advocacy proposes an advocacy perspective rooted in the lived experiences of those hurt by violence and abuse. This advocacy perspective is used to inform how advocacy is practiced and the policies and job descriptions that define the role of advocates. This perspective can be used to guide program and organizational development, system interventions and community understanding of the social problems underlying violence and abuse. Advocates and organizations using the First Witness advocacy perspective will be better able to respond on the individual and societal level, creating long–term safety for victims of abuse. We look forward to our 2014 roster that includes our newest training on advocacy. For those interested, visit firstwitness.org for dates and registration for late summer and fall courses. What trainees have to say about First Witness: “Some of the best trainers, very knowledgeable and passionate.” “I would go to any training you [First Witness] offered.” “I can’t wait to try out what I learned”
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Long time team member of First Witness retires
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Photo from UMD
by Lori Nae
ince 1986 the Chief of Minnesota’s 6th Judicial Defender’s Office has been Fred Friedman. Before his recent retirement, I sat down with him for a cup of tea and coffee to discuss his ideas about First Witness. Although we were there for me to interview him, he starts the questioning. He wants to know where I grew up and is excited I was born and raised in Duluth. “I’m a West End girl” I told him, “if you couldn’t tell by my witty street smarts”. We established a kinship for our Alma Mater, Denfeld High School, though he admits childhood roots in Chicago – I can look past this because he has done so much good for Duluth.
I somehow get control of the questioning and I am overcome by his kindness. For those who have ever had a one–on–one with Fred you know that his eyes smile and his laugh could calm a raging storm. I’m 5’4” and physically he towers over me, but he doesn’t let his presence dominate mine. Personally, I often struggle with people who search the room looking for who is around, who is listening, who is better to talk to than me, but that is not Fred. It is clear why he has a distinguished reputation for demanding under served populations are represented fairly in a court of law. He is the Chief Public Defender, a professor at UMD, a leader in bringing the defense perspective to Multidisciplinary Teams (MDT) for child advocacy centers across the Nation, a respected orator and writer, yet the accomplishment that brings him the most pride is his upcoming acceptance into the Denfeld High School Hall of Fame. Fred has an opinion on just about any issue. As for his opinion of First Witness, he sees us as a symbol of balance, integrity and neutrality in the investigation of child abuse cases. He hopes that First Witness will one day be in the forefront producing research and at the center of new ideas. He thinks we should begin those research efforts with sibling–on–sibling abuse. From there, expand our training reach because it is important for communities to utilize a multidisciplinary team approach and conduct child friendly/forensically sound interviews based on the First Witness model. We don’t do research right now anyway. Whether or not we choose to pursue a research component at First Witness, his support of us is clear and he is confident that the office he leaves behind will carry on his values. He has mentored not only attorneys, but the community about the importance of a fair public defense. This is where Fred has earned his respect. Across the United States he has been called out by his peers for involvement of the public defense office in the First Witness Multidisciplinary Team responding to child abuse. Based on outdated and basic principles (that we won’t go into with this article), people believe that having a defense attorney on our team is like inviting a wolf in sheep’s clothing to dinner. Our team would disagree. Rather than waste the time of children, their non-offending caregivers, alleged perpetrators, investigators and the courts – our cases are solid – and that means they are built on a solid process. The foundation for freedom in America is based on the notion that convicting one innocent person is worse than letting 10 guilty free. These are arbitrary numbers but they speak to the philosophy of our checks and balance system. Though we would like to believe we could put people through trial fairly, we can only do that if someone represents them fairly. What is to stop us from repeating history like the Salem Witch trials, Japanese Internment Camps, Clayton Jackson McGhie or Stonewall (before the riot)? His ideas are inspiring. They have helped create an organization nestled in the hills of downtown Duluth that can withstand any criticism because we are open and fair. One way we make our community a safe place for children to grow and thrive is through a fair and forensically sound process. Above all, we are advocates for children and therefore advocates for the process. Our success is due in large part to Fred. We thank him and wish our retired colleague well in his next adventure.
MDT (Multidisciplinary Team) Implementation of updated protocol
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by Laura Gapske
n July 2013, our team implemented changes to our interview protocol derived from experience, best practice around the country and the most current research in the field. Because it is absolutely necessary for investigators to incorporate new protocol research and best practice standards – our job at First Witness does just that while keeping their interviewing skills rejuvenated with continued training.
We provide training & community education to professionals, families & students on various topics surrounding child sexual and physical abuse throughout the country. Here is who we reached in 2013.
Our modifications include the increased use of narrative practice, a truth agreement, reliability instructions, and technology questions. The team found the inclusion of technology questions in every forensic interview is the best way to screen children for internet and pornography victimization. Almost all children have access to electronic devises at home, school, a friend or family member’s house, and/or in a public location. Since the implementation of our new protocol, we have received positive feedback and are satisfied with the outcome of the hard work from the team. More importantly, the child victims we work with are getting a more child-centered & forensically sound interview that will result in a higher likelihood of prosecution on child abuse cases. In 2013, our MDT conducted 85 forensically sound child abuse interviews. Here is a break down by gender & age.
Center for American Indian Resources - Members of the Mental Health Community Child Maltreatment Physicians
A Touch of Plasch Achieve Physical Therapy AFSCME Council 5 AICHO The Apter Family Fund Dan and Jan Anderson Jon and Corinne Anderson Steven and Nancy Anderson Bruce and Shelvie Anderson Charles and Karen Andresen Angela’s Bella Flora, Inc. Apartment Advisors Allan Apter Sherri Armstrong At Sara’s Table, Chester Creek Cafe, LLC Sarah Aughenbaugh Auto Care Collision Center Charles and Judyth Babst Elena Bantle Carla Bayerl Ms. Leslie Beiers Howard Bell and Katherine Kostamo Neuberger Berman LLC Brian and Sheri Bergeron Chuck and Sue Bergquist Kathryn and Scott Bergum Robert & Shirley Bergum Dr. Greg and Judy Bernhardt Jason Berninger Beta Lambda Psi Kim Bezdicek in honor of Jeri Francisco Deb Binder-Marturano and Joe Marturano Dr. David and Cindy Blomberg Mike and Debbie Bolen Lawrence and Karen Bowman Danielle and Eric Erjavec Debbie Bordson-Blatter Bowerbird Mongo Patrick and Jennifer Boyle Laura Brandt and Jeff Stark Richard Braun Kenneth Browall Lori Bryant Dr. and Mrs. Frank Budd Pete Buenting Jennifer Bugbee Jon Buller Jerry and Barbara Butchart Compudyne Curtis Oil, Super America Customer Link Daniel Campbell M.D. Susan S. Campbell Al and Yvonne Carl Debbie Carlon Craig and Debra Carlson Jayme Carlson Richard and Barbara Carlson David and Wendy Carter Walter Carter
Brenda Caya Tracie Cherro Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota Holly Church Cliffs Natural Resources Bill and Kathy Croke David and Lorie Croke Anthony and Erin Cuneo Thomas and Linda Curran Curtis Convenience Stores Della Curtis Sarah Curtiss Dawn Cutler Timothy & Katheryn Dawson Eric DeGonia Dr. Christopher and Carmel Demaioribus Brenda Denton Chase Dewhirst Bill and Connie Dinan Jill Doberstein Mary Dontje Angela Dougherty Judy Dwyer Duluth Elks Lodge Duluth Lions Club Duluth Police Department Duluth Police Welfare Association East End Auto LLC Essentia Health Dr. Mark and Mary Eckman DuRaine Egan Eklund Group, LLC Thomas and Barbara Elliott Kelly Erickson Louise Erickson Mary Evans Joe Everett Evergreen Lawn Service Steve and Katie Eyer Fanny Rose Candy Shop Sheryl Filby-Williams Cindy Finch First United Methodist Church Fitgers on the Lake LLC Fitger’s Brewhouse Jane Fitzpatrick and Jackie Dold Floodwood Bridgeman’s Floodwood Police Department The Foresters Barbara Forrest in honor of Frances Macaulay Fourth Street Auto Repair, INC Alfred E. France in honor of Phyllis B. France Jerri Francisco Harold & Ruth Frederick Mark Frederickson Fryberger Buchanan Smith & Frederick Gamma Sigma Sigma Johanna Garrison and Danny Nelson Lisa Gasner Dave Geary and Deanne Roquet
Gerlauch, Beaumier & Trogden Nancy Gessner Joanne and John Gilboy Jane Gilley Gary and Fayth Glass Glen Avon Presbyterian Church Glen Avon Womens Association Dave Glesener Glumac Executive Enterprise Chris Godsey David and Lisa Goldberg Beverly Goldfine Lillian Goldfine Steven Goldfine Patricia Goodman Mary Jean Goulet GPM Inc. Janis Greene Breanna Greenly Bill Gronseth Eric Grytdahl Jim and Linda Gross Kandice Gulbranson Beth Hall Doug Halverson Harbor City Roller Dames Greg and Rebecca Hansen Suzanne Hargis Candy Harshner Roger Hartley Aria Hartman Dan Hartman Jennifer Hauck Ed Heisler Robert and Eleanor Hoffman Tami Holen in honor of Joan Route Bobbi Hoyt Carl Huber & Catherine Carter Eric Huie Dianna Hunter Lisa Hutchinson IKONICS Corporation Rebecca Isackson Dennis and Susan Isernhagen J. Skylark Company Melissa and Tony Janke Richard and Kathryn Ann Jannetta Heather Jarvis Dale and Charleen Johnson Gary and Diane Johnson Liz Johnson Suzanne Johnson Art Johnston Harry Jones and Barbara McKay-Jones Shane Jopke James Joynes and Shanie Hahn JS Realty Robert Karwath Kathleen Kelly Shannon Kennedy
Andriy Khotkevych Elaine Killen Christine King Julie Kinnear Kiwanis Club Jeff Kletscher Christine Klingaman Emily Kniskern Laurel Kniskern Matthew Kniskern Renee Kniskern Richard and Dorothy Knudsen Michael and Christine Koralia Bill Kovich Pamela Krulas David and Dianne Kuiti Drs. Ray & Maria Kundel Michelle Kurtz Steve and Sharon Lafontaine Lake Avenue Restaurant & Bar Lake City Towing Elizabeth Lane Walter Lange Jeffrey Lanik Parr Ray and Mary Larson Sylvan Larson Dr. Don and Sandra Leake Patty Lee Bill & Mary Leggate Tina LeMay Jennifer LeMone Mike and Lynn Levitt Judy Lewis Mary Lewis Anita Licari Lake Effect Restaurant Life House Liscomb-Hood-Mason Denise Lisdahl Darryl and Anita Lisowski Scott Lyons Ross Litman and Jan Zigich Tracy Litman in honor of Duluth Public School’s Social Workers Trinity Lodge Laura Lonsdale Sandra Lumen Anne Macaulay Frances Macaulay Nathan Madill Bob and Ann Mars Marshall Hardware John and Anne Marxhausen Elisabeth C. Mason Myrna Matheson Charles Matsch Monica and Chris Mattila Maurices Deborah Medlin Nate and Lindsey McAlpine Gregg McCall
Robin McCauley Sara McDonald Gail McGrath Riki McManus Molly McNelis-Guse Melhus Management Company Men as Peacemakers Patti Menz Merrill Lynch Cheri and Mike Miller Scott Miller Marcia Milliken Minnesota Masonic Charities Minnesota Power Julie Mohr Don and Nancy Moline Mark Monte Edward Moroney Ellen Mottola Matthew Muecke Carolyn Mueller Sharon Murphy National Bank of Commerce Jamie Nauman Gwen Nelson Kelly Nelson Don and Mary Ness David and Cathy Nevanen Matthew Nevanen and Anne Lasky New Page Jerry and Bonnie Niemi North Shore Bank of Commerce North Star Foundation Northlands News Center Northwest Outlet Robert Nygaard and Kimberly Keil Ron and Pam Nylander Angela and Adam Olson Beth Olson Claire Olson Marie and Dean Olson Tom and Ann Olson in honor of Merrill Lynch The Panichi Group-Jess, Tina & Deb One Roof Community Housing Steve O’Neil Wayne Osberg Martha Oswald The Ben and Jeanne Overman Charitable Trust Frank and Theresa Ozimek The Panichi Licari Group Shawn Padden James and Andrea Palumbo in honor of Matthew Palumbo Jess Panichi Richard and Judith Pauling PAVSA Payroll Processing Plus Bertha Pearson Mickey Pearson Ray and Jeanne Pearson Sherri Pearson
Jamie Perfetti Lisa Perich Janice Peterson Merle Peterson Richard Petersson Kimberly Petranovich Terri Port Wright Alexis Pogorelskin Jessica Poskozim Premiere Companies Kristi Prevost-Vork Professional Risk Management Gordon and Tracy Ramsay Dale Rapp Tom and Wendy Rectenwald Red Rock Radio Deserie Rendulich Steve and Char Reno Republic Bank Resource Center for Parents and Children, INC. Aundria Riggen Joe Roamsey Brittany Robb Tracy Robinson Catherine and Joe Roby Rolf Flaig State Farm Insurance Jennifer Rouse Mark and Nancy Rubin Nancy Rundell Greg and Louise Russell Dave and Faith Rutford Janice Sailstad Scott and Lisa Salo Jaclyn Sathers Chris Schenk and Deb Amberg Mike and Mary Schiltz Dr. John Schrock and Mary Berube Wendy Schulz Brenda and Tyler Schwerdt Emily Sebo Jade Seelye and Frank Zoomer Thomas and Julie Seidelmann Bill and Mary Seitz Seomoz, Inc. Christy Severin Angie Shambour Milli Shatto Jacob Shaw Melanie Shepard Tim and Judy Sheriff Patrick & Glenda Sherman David and Julie Shober Thomas and Janice Shuey Timothy Sieh Mitch and Elva Sill Kristina Simonson Harry and Deborah Sloan Nancy Smith Mark and Janet Snyder Debra Sobczyk
St. Louis Cty. I.I.U. North St. Luke’s Foundation St. Luke’s Hospital State Farm Insurance, Susan Coen Ernie and Jeanette Stauffenecker Caroline Stedman Brenda Stokke Helen Strahan John Streitz Annette Strom Tim & Julie Strom Ben Stromberg and Melissa Maloney Carolyn Sundquist Robert & Cynthia Sundby Brenda Swanson Kristen Swanson Lizette Swanson Michelle Swanson Luke Swanson Trinity Lodge #282 Jan Tamble Valerie Tanner Jason and Anna Tanski Target Stores Ryan Temple Gina Tennison Chris and Lindsay Theis Martin and Teresa Theobald Mollie and Tom Thibodeau Ruth and Dale Thorpe Barbara Tourville Miriam Trogdon and Michael Charters Terry Trogdon Jeffrey Tucker in honor of Marie M. Juntunen Renita Tyrance UMD Developing Managerial Skills Class US Bank National Association United Methodist Women US Bank Neal & Iola Vanstrom Mary Van Evera Craig Vork Milorad and Janice Vucenich Wagner Zaun Architecture Inc Rachel Wagner Rick and Dana Wahlberg Peter & Joan Wainer
Jessie Walsh Teresa Walter Dr. Patrick Ward Margaret Weber Anna and Cedar Webster Cynthia Welch Jessica Welch Violet Welck West Duluth American Legion Em Westerlund Western Regional Children’s Advocacy Center West Duluth American Legion Post #71 Wildey Mitchell Family Foundation Mark and Elizabeth Wilhelmson Les and Peg Williams Derek Williams-Murphy Annette Wilson Philip Wilson Mark and Brenda Winberg Geoffrey and Gudrun Witrak Lorentz and Ruth Wittmers Erin Woiciechowski Ben and Barry Wolfe in honor of Karen Burmeister Ben and Barry Wolfe in honor of Linda and Bob Senta Yarn Harbor Helen Yetter Young & Associates Agency, Inc. Tom & Mary Young Lynn Youngblom Zahn Investment Group John and Suzanne Zallar Zeitgeist Arts Cafe Zenith Branch No. 114, Nat’l Assoc. of Letter Carriers grants, contracts & Misc Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation Essentia Health Corporate Contributions National Children’s Alliance Northland Foundation Office of Justice Programs MN Pachel Foundation St. Louis County Attorney Forfeiture Fund St. Louis County Sheriff/Duluth Police Dept. St. Louis County MN Dept. of Health & Human Services Wildley H. Mitchell Family Foundation
The donors listed represent monetary and in-kind giving for calendar year 2013. The in-kind donations included do not include item donations for any of our events. Items purchased at the Splash are also excluded from this list.
If there are any discrepancies, e-mail lletica@firstwitness.org and we will be sure to update our records and make a correction for our next mailing. We thank you for your continued support.
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