Celebrating 15 Years!
helping kids with hearing loss find their
VOICES
Annual Report 2013–14
MISSION We will be an educational option and resource for every family that chooses listening and spoken language as the way to help their child with hearing loss reach their full potential.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Dear parents, families and friends,
2013–14 Jennifer A. Ward, Au.D.
PRESIDENT
Fairview Audiology, University of Minnesota
Josephine Z. Helmbrecht, Au.D. SECRETARY
Spirit River Audiology
Dane Boeckermann, CPA
TREASURER
Boeckermann Grafstrom & Mayer, LLC
Rob Britton Minneapolis Portfolio Management Group, LLC
Kristin A. Daniels TIES
Allison Mehlhorn Medtronic, Inc.
Kevin Mosher Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, LLP
Scott Robbins Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
Kari Townsend
This report helps celebrate 15 years of teaching children with hearing loss how to listen and talk. While we look a bit different than we did in 1999 – our students are younger, our programming has expanded – we’ve also stayed true to our mission. We know that when children have access to high quality instruction in high doses and at an early age, they can acquire the listening and language skills necessary to succeed independently. As we completed our 15th year, our older alumni were completing high school and entering college. Our alumni often return to volunteer at Northern Voices – and that speaks volumes. They gave their time during summer school, planted our first school garden, “Walked for Talk,” and most importantly, served as confident and exceptional role models for our young students. Our graduates prove that the possibilities are endless and we are thrilled to welcome our alumni “home” any time they would like to visit. It’s a pleasure to say that we’ve served children and families for 15 years. In the pages ahead we’ll tell you how our mentoring program sparked new connections between families; how our center-based programs offer the highest quality instruction; how we use tele-instruction to remove barriers to education; and of course, how we celebrate 15 years of “hearing the possibilities.” Thank you to our founders, families and friends for making all of this possible. Sincerely,
Technology By Design
Deb Ward Minnesota Children’s Museum
Erin Loavenbruck, Executive Director
ALUMNI GIVING BACK
Never Too Early to Start PARENT-INFANT PROGRAM Northern Voices works to empower parents to communicate with their young children with hearing loss through listening and spoken language. This means helping parents understand more about hearing loss, their communication options, and how hearing loss impacts communication development. When parents learn how to teach their child to talk, it strengthens the parent-child bond and promotes future language development. It is never too early to begin working on listening and spoken language with a child who has hearing loss. From birth to 18 months old, our parents and infants are establishing a solid foundation for the future.
Early Intervention TODDLER PROGRAM
Children transition into the Toddler Program when they are ready to begin social interactions in small group settings, usually between 18 months and two years old. Available in the mornings, each child attends as appropriate for him or her – younger children may come only two days a week while older children may come all five days. Teachers continue to help parents learn strategies and techniques for communicating with their child and encouraging development. The Toddler Program features large group activities, small group teaching, and one-on-one sessions with teachers uniquely trained in teaching oral deaf education. Individual sessions focus on vocabulary, speech and language skills, and listening skills, while group activities allow for learning and observation of other typical child development skills, such as social skills, cognitive skills, and fine and gross motor skills, in a linguistically rich, supportive environment.
MENTORSHIP PROGRAM We had a great response to our new mentoring program! Fourteen pairs of alumni and current students are now bound for fun times and new friendships. Northern Voices hosted four seasonal activities (pizza night, picnic in the park, homecoming and a theater show), and youth were encouraged to get together on their own as well. We heard some of the pairs took in baseball games, attended recitals and had several play dates! Left: Alumni mentor Cole and mentee Sammy
Ready to Succeed PRESCHOOL PROGRAM Northern Voices offers a full-day school program to help children ages three and up enter school ready to succeed. Daily, individualized instruction is key to the success of our program. The school day includes several periods of highly focused spoken language instruction in small groups of two to four. Groups this size provide ample opportunity for talking, and also ensure that the teacher targets instruction to the appropriate level to provide the greatest challenge and success. These small group sessions are balanced with the large classroom time – where students participate in experiential learning activities that build kindergarten readiness skills. Our highly trained, caring faculty include teachers of the deaf/hard-of-hearing and specialists in early childhood education. This breadth of expertise ensures that our students benefit from a well-rounded, age-appropriate learning environment while remaining intent on developing the skills of listening and speaking.
BUDGET OVERVIEW (September 2013–August 2014)
INCOME
39% Program Fees......................... $ 260,153 35% Contributions......................... $ 195,253 26% Interest Income...................... $ 45 <1% Miscellaneous Revenue.......... $ 1,163 <1% Grants..................................... $ 292,770
Gross Income......................... $ 749,384
EXPENSES
84% General Operating................. $ 79,956 10% Events..................................... $ 35,739 5% Marketing............................... $ 4,875 1%
Programming......................... $ 653,850
Total Expenses....................... $ 774,420
Celebrating 15 Years!
TEACHER SPOTLIGHT: ANGIE “Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it.” – Steve Jobs
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I’m blessed to have found work that I love and had the opportunity to do it for 15 years. Northern Voices is a large part of my life!
DONORS Thank you for your support!
Every attempt has been made to correctly list all our contributors. Please accept our sincere apologies if we have made an error or omission. You may contact Erin Loavenbruck at 651.639.2535 to correct our records. Thank you.
PATRONS ($10,000+) Lamm Family Foundation Oberkotter Foundation
BENEFACTORS ($5,000–$9,999) Eden Prairie Lions Club Foundation Jon & Jenny Hokanson Total Depth Foundation
LEADERS ($1,000–$4,999) Advanced Bionics Chelsea Anderson Elizabeth & Terry Barnett Michele & Rob Britton Kyle & Tyler Christopherson Cochlear Americas CRP Holdings, LLC Elk River Lions Club Shirley & Henry Groth Jeni & Jason Hiebert Holiday Companies Joern, Samaha & Associates John King Lindey’s Prime Steak House Lions Club of Wayzata, MN, Inc. Erin & Adam Loavenbruck Maple Grove Lions Club MED-EL Allison & Jeff Mehlhorn Minnesota Academy of Audiology MMIC Group, Inc. Karen & Jerry Morris Lindsey & Justin Nelson Options Schools, Inc. Heidi & Chris Parton Plymouth Lions Club Proto Labs Foundation Resound Hearing Care Paul & Doris Schaffer Schaffer Performance Archery Sojos Stephannie & Tom Stiel Think Small Leaders in Learning Vos Family Foundation Debra Ward Jennifer Ward Wessels Sherman Kathy Rein & David Whitehouse Jeff Wick Kelly & Andrew Wilson Jay Wyant
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