Our Mission Sheltering Arms transforms the lives of children,
their families and communities through model early childhood education and leadership in the field.
Our Vision Sheltering Arms sees thriving communities where
all families hold the power to create opportunity for themselves and their children.
Message from the President & CEO Dear Friends, This past year has been one of great excitement for Sheltering Arms. With the tremendous support of so many, we celebrated the opening of a brand new center in the heart of Atlanta’s Peoplestown community, a neighborhood near Georgia State University Stadium that is going through exciting changes of economic revitalization and growth. Sheltering Arms is proud to be part of it by giving more than 180 families access to affordable high-quality education, child care and support services. We also unveiled a refreshed brand. With a new look and feel, we hope to educate and inspire communities to embrace early learning and help ensure that many of our society’s most vulnerable little ones attend quality early learning programs, meet developmental milestones and have the opportunity to arrive at Kindergarten well-prepared. Finally, we celebrated four promising young people who were part of the first graduating class of Charles R. Drew Charter School, where 100% of the class was accepted to college. What seems like just a few years ago, they were preschoolers at Sheltering Arms—a true testament to our strong partnership with the East Lake community and its “cradle-to-college” education pipeline. That’s our mission—to transform the lives of children and their families through model early childhood education, building stronger communities for tomorrow. When children attend a high-quality early education program, they get to Kindergarten ready to learn. They are more likely to graduate high school, go to college and earn higher incomes as adults. They also are more likely to give back to their communities. In 2018, as we celebrate 130 years, we are moving forward to help shape the next generation of learners, the future leaders of our society. But we know that our mission would be impossible without your generous support. We are overwhelmed with gratitude for the many contributions of all of our partners, including donors, team members and friends. Thank you for believing in our young learners and the future of our communities.
Blythe Keeler Robinson President and CEO
Who We Serve Sheltering Arms remains focused on educating children and empowering families to build stronger communities. Community support enabled us to provide more than 3,500 children with high-quality early education and deliver comprehensive family support services. On average, our children scored in the 90th percentile, exceeding developmental milestones for language and literacy; and 92% of our families told us that we were instrumental in connecting them with useful community resources.
Locations Gwinnett Lawrenceville Norcross
Cobb Marietta
Gwinnett Cobb
Douglas Douglasville
DeKalb Fulton DeKalb
Douglas Fulton Atlanta College Park East Point Union City
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Atlanta Chamblee
3,563
Children and Families Served in 2017 48.5% boys and 51.5% girls
Ethnicity of Children
Ages of Children
32%
76%
African-American 23%
6% Caucasian
20%
9% Latino 3% Multi-Ethnic 10%
2% Asian 4% Native American/Other
4% infant
Family Composition
11%
1
2
3
4
Family Incomes
5-8
50%
68%
single parent
27%
two parent
4%
grandparent or foster parent
16%
19% 15%
1%
teen parent middle1 moderate2
low3
very low4
Federal Poverty Level (FPL)=$ 24,250/year per family of four. 1 More than $52k year. 2 More than 200% of FPL, less than $52k year. 3 Income between 100% and 200% of FPL. 4 Income at or below FPL.
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2017 Highlights Ribbon Cutting for Sheltering Arms Center at Barack and Michelle Obama Academy Sheltering Arms was excited to open our 16th location in the growing Peoplestown neighborhood near Georgia State University Stadium. We were very excited to show our new center to the community and campaign investors. The ribbon-cutting ceremony highlighted remarks from President and CEO, Blythe Robinson, Board Chair, Jeff Kammerer, and Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent, Dr. Meria Carstarphen, followed by a performance from our newest Obama Center Pre-K class. Guests had the opportunity to take self-guided tours through the building and were the first to experience our new brand.
Celebration Dinner The Celebration Dinner is Sheltering Arms’ signature fundraising gala that brings together Atlanta’s corporate, civic and community leaders to celebrate the power and promise of quality early childhood education. This year marked the second time it has taken place at Porsche Cars North America where the evening’s activities featured driving experiences around the test track, a seated dinner, open bar, and silent and live auctions. The event, which was chaired by Elizabeth Correll Richards, honored Comer Yates, Executive Director of the Atlanta Speech School, with the 2017 Early Childhood Education Champion Award. Sheltering Arms alumni were also recognized, which included a middle school-aged author, a college student photographer, a dentist, and a Sheltering Arms mother, grandmother and teacher of 30 years. The event raised more than $270,000 for needs-based scholarships, literacy materials and teacher training. 4
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2017 Highlights Operation Storybook Sheltering Arms had another successful year hosting Operation Storybook, our annual week-long read-a-thon, where all 16 centers celebrated literacy through a week of fun, creativity and community engagement. The week was based on two books that centered on plants, spring, science and how things grow. Each day, the centers focused on a different theme with corresponding activities and volunteers. More than 600 parents, community partners and volunteers had a great time sharing their love for books.
Cocktails & Conversation Cocktails & Conversation is Sheltering Arms’ thought leadership forum where professionals, partners and leaders come to network and join in discussion about early childhood education trends that impact service to the children and families we serve. We host this event in the spring and fall of each year. In 2017, subject matter experts from United Way, The Center from Working Families, Georgia DECAL, GEEARS, among others, joined us as featured speakers on the topics of Two-Generation Strategies and the Politics of Early Education.
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Outcomes and Success On average, 90% of Sheltering Arms children met or exceeded the developmental milestones for his or her age by the end of the school year. The charts below show the percentage of milestones met, broken down by age group and developmental domain.
Child Outcomes (%) Birth to 1 Year
3 to 4 Years
2017
Social Emotional
94
Social Emotional
89
Physical
91
Physical
88
Language
86
Language
84
Cognitive
95
Cognitive
85
Literacy
84
Literacy
74
AVERAGE
90
Math
81
AVERAGE
84
1 to 2 Years
2017
Social Emotional
86
4 to 5 Years
Physical
94
Social Emotional
96
Language
83
Physical
97
Cognitive
94
Language
96
Literacy
83
Cognitive
97
AVERAGE
88
Literacy
99
Math
98
AVERAGE
97
2 to 3 Years
8
2017
2017
Social Emotional
89
Physical
96
Language
80
Cognitive
93
Literacy
76
AVERAGE
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Note about Child Outcomes.The capacity for 3 year olds at Sheltering Arms nearly doubles, creating space for more students who are new to our program. By the time this age group is ready to leave, the outcomes indicate they are well-prepared for kindergarten.
Family Outcomes
93% reported regular involvement, including communication with teachers, parent meetings, center events, volunteering and contributing to classroom activities
87 % reported that their home and work life were more stable and balanced because they had quality care for their children
95% reported an increase in the number of books in their home during the school year
98% reported that they discuss their child’s progress with his/her teacher on a regular basis
96% of parents read to their children at least three times per week (up 10% from last year)
92% reported the Sheltering Arms sta was helpful in connecting them with useful community resources
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Professional Development Georgia Training Institute The Georgia Training Institute (GTI) is Sheltering Arms’ professional learning division. With the goal of elevating mastery and leveraging unique experiences for early learning professionals, educators and innovators, GTI will soon offer a mix of online learning opportunities and live in-person classes and events for the Sheltering Arms team and the community.
The Child Development Associate CredentialTM The Child Development Associate (CDA) CredentialTM is a national credentialing program awarded by the Council for Professional Recognition in Washington, DC. GTI provides a training series that is aligned with the CDA Competency Standards that are used to evaluate a caregiver’s performance with children and families during the CDA assessment process.
Total Number of Professionals Served: 1,279 (1023 Sheltering Arms, 256 community)
Outcomes GTI continually assesses the value of our programs to provide more effective training and development, 2017 survey results found:
96% of participants would recommend their GTI training sessions to others (up 2% from last year)
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of participants said training sessions met their expectations (up 2% from last year)
Additional GTI Trainings and Events: • Better Brains for Babies: Train-the-Trainer
• Educare Data Utilization Training
• Educare Job-Embedded Professional Development Training
• National Head Start Association Training
• National Head Start Association Parent, Staff and Leadership Training Conference
• National Healthy Start Conference • Professional Learning Community Training
• Preschool and Pre-K Professional
• Infant and Toddler Training • Active Supervision:
Leave No Child Unattended
• The Village at Work: Strategies for Protecting Children from Sexual Abuse
• Parent Leadership Organization Boot Camp Training for Trainers
• Inward Bound Training
• Reflective Supervision Strategies • CACFP Food Service Training • Feeding Infants Training • New Hire Orientation
• Annual CACFP Training • Civil Rights Training
Development Pre-Service Training
felt training content applied to their current work setting (up 3% from last year)
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The Georgia Training Institute (GTI) is an authorized Pearson VUE test center and gives students pursuing their CDA the opportunity to take the exam where they received training. GTI builds the state’s capacity to create positive outcomes for children and families through quality professional development for early childhood education and family support providers.
Organizations that Partnered with GTI in 2017: Advocates for Children Atlanta Healthy Start Atlanta Speech School Babies Can’t Wait Bright Beginnings Bright from the Start Center for Black Women’s Wellness Early Head Start Child Care Partnership Project Early Insights Family Connection of Stephens County Family Counseling Center Family First Family and Home Solution Georgia DFCS—Office of Prevention & Family Support Georgia State University Gwinnett Technical College Healthy Babies Project Family State of Georgia Department of Public Health The Center for Working Families Trinity AME Early Learning Center Trinity Northwest Atlanta Early Learning Center University of Georgia Extension—Athens
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Early Head Start/Head Start Sheltering Arms has had Early Head Start and Head Start programs for nearly 20 years, providing a full-day, full-year schedule to accommodate working parents’ schedules, as well as blended classroom structures that integrate children from diverse socio-economic backgrounds.
Early Head Start/Head Start Statistics
987 funded 1,000* enrolled—495 boys/497 girls/8 unanswered Ages
Eligibility 359
930
below poverty line
303
10 public assistance 3 foster child 118
26 homeless
96
78
31 over income
46 infant
1
2
3
4
5
Racial Breakdown: 890 African-American
57 Caucasian
4 Asian 22 multi-racial 27 unknown
*Note about statistics: 69 children identified ethnicity as Hispanic or Latino. Total includes 13 new children enrolled throughout the year due to vacancies. Credentials More than 80% of Sheltering Arms’ Early Head Start/Head Start teachers have a post-secondary degree and/or CDA. They all receive more than twice the training required by the Georgia Day Care Licensing Board every year.
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Our Supporters Individual Donors Anonymous Donors
J.B. and Mary Baker
Todd and Finesse Blumenthal
David and Virginia Baker Jeffcoat
David and Jane C. Bockel
Bobby and Crystal Banks
Kathy Bolling
Martha Abbott-Shim
Kelli Barbaur
Lisa Bonner
Tabitha Abney
Sarah J. Barnard
Harold Boone
Alfred and Joanna M. Adams
Geraldine Barnett
Sidney W. Boozer
Howell and Madeline Adams
Marshay Bartley
James Borders
Nicole Adams
Penny Beard
Brian Bowers
Thomas and Anita Adams
Stephanie Beckwith-Barrow
Ronald and Ardetha Bradley
Edward and Anne Addison
Brent E. Beikmann
Maria de Lourdes Bravo
Noelani Agosto
Delvet Bell
Charles and Virginia Brewer
Willie and Irmogene Alexander
Tomika Bell
Zonya Brewton
Kasper Andrews
Darrian M. Benjamin
Chenaka Bridges
Kenneth E. Andrews
Mavrick Bennett
Ashley Brightwell
Susan S. Armstrong
Kheela C. Bernard
Schneeka Brinkley
Cynthia Arnold
Charles Berry
John and Mary Brock
R. L. and Kathy Ashe
Harold and Judy Bevis
Gay Brooks
Leah Austin
Jerome Bickham
Shakita Brown
Dioly Azofeifa
Shyronda Billingslea
Tamanika Brown
Latasha Bailey
Tang Bin Sing
Thomas W. Brown
Starla Bailey
Gary Bingham
Angela Brown-Gorharn
Katelyn Bainbridge
David and Shannon M. Blakely
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We have had such an amazing relationship with the teachers and school staff. They are always professional and so helpful. We feel like we are partners with them in the care of our child as well as all other children. We feel so luck that our son was able to go to Sheltering Arms.
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Stephanie Brownlow
Joseph Crowe
Andrew and Emily Feury
Eric Buchanan
Kyle Cruel
Rhonda Fischer
Lemuel Buice
Yolantae Cuffie
Camellia J. Flanigan
Demetria Burgin
Lisa Curles
Dominique Flint-Oshikoya
Tara Burke
Blair and Martha Curtis
Sofia Flores
Mardis Burnette
Toyin Dabiri
Stephanie Flowers
Susan P. Bush
Barry Davis
Steve Floyd
Chadwick Cain
James and Trina Davis
William Fogler
Susan Calderon
Pat Dawson
J. DeLano Ford
Thomas and Rebecca Callahan
William Dawson
Martha Foster
Tequila Carr
Michael and Karen de Nie
John Francis
Gerry and Ashley Carson
Dorian and Jennifer DeBarr
Quashelia Franklin
Jileen N. Cataloni
Anish Desai
Meridith H. Frates
Lana Cauble
Nikki Devante
Shirlene Freeman
Mark and Barbara Chandler
James and Carol Dew
Abby Friedman and Harry Heiman
Joshlyn M. Chapman
William and Susie Deyo
Brian Friedman
Wanda J Childs
Adalinda Diaz-Garcia
Tiara D. Fugerson
Bruce Chivington
Thomas and Katherine Dierdorff
Kimblee D. Gaba
Rashad Chriss
Patti L. Dirksen
Everett Garden
Cecil Clark
Gloria Douthit
Katharene J. Garland
Pamela J. Coffey
Monica Duncan
Heather L. Garren
Anthony E. Colbert
Anthony Dunn
Sabrina Gates
LaShunda Colbert
Shakena Dunn
Shaquita Gates
Greg Cole
Lisa Dunning
Giovanni Geathers
Melodie D. Collins
Cecelia Edmondson
Richard and Mary Gerakitis
Nacion T. Colly
Michelle Edwards-Jones
John and Judy Germ
Avis Cooper
David and Deborah Eidson
Natalie Gibbs
Mike Cooper
Laura Espino
Lilian M. Gleason
Alston and Ada Lee Correll
Tressie L. Evans
Gina Glymph
Declan Costello
Ikenna Ezenwekwe
Kelsey Goodson
Danielle Couveau
Felfoldi Family
Johnny Lee Grady
Ama Covan
Linda Farrington
Willie and Janice Green
Sean Cox
DeQuenna Faulk
Marcia Green
Tiffany Creighton
M. David and Melissa Favero
Venita W. Greene
Tricia Croone
J. Ronald Ferrill
Ernest and Patrice Greer
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Charles Hall
Danielle Johnson
Richard Lewis
Monica Hall
Donald R. Johnson
Timothy and Sharminese Lewis
Kevin Hamada
Sabrina Johnson
Caroline Leyburn
Aprell N. Hamilton
Brandon Jones
Andy Lipman
Michael Harbin
Cassandra Jones
William and Debbie Liss
Gisette D. Harris
Cynthia Jones
Karen Love
Linda Harris
Mary Ann Jones
Arthur Lummus
Scott N. Hatmaker
Sandra Jones
John and Sherry Lundeen
Ebony L. Henderson
Rickia T. Jordan
Tyona M. Lyons-Mustafa
Kristen Henderson
Antwan and Andrea Joseph
Carol J. Maholski
James E. Hendricks
Steven and Jeanette Kammerer
Dana Maloof
Mary Lee Henroid
Steven T. Kammerer
Benjamin Manigault
Kyshanne K. Henry
Thao Kane
Edmanuel Mann
Stephen B. Henson
Jonathan Karron
Zeretha Marcus
Victrecia Hines
Gay M. Kattel
Pegui Mariduena
Amy J. Hobart
David B. Kenney
Lindsay Marshall
David Hollingshead
Teresa Kent
Alejandra Martinez
John and Nicole Horn
Mohamed and Soumaya Khalifa
John Marzullo
Montae Horton
David King
Annice V. Matechak
Dionne R. Howard
Monica G. King
Renee D. Mauroy
Dennis and Mary Howie
Sonya King
Brandon S. Maxwell
Sharon Hudgins-Beck
Shamora Kitchens
Don May
Taronzla Hunter
Scott R. Kohus
Alacia Mays
Felicia Hurst
Craig and Paige Kubik
Doug and Jennifer McCartney
Kimbly Ingram
Karissa Kyle
William and Carolyn McClatchey
Kamau Inniss
Lisa Kyles
Kelsena McCloud
John and Harriett Irvin
Patrick J. Lammie
Jason McClure
Michael Iverson
Elaine Landry
John and Lee McColl
Christel Jackson
Vivian Larkin
Beatrice McConnell
Cynthia Jackson
Rodney and Waukecia Lawrence
Vanessa McDuffie-Pinnix
Sherry Jackson
Shirleta B. Lawrence
Terri McFadden-Garden
Willie Jackson
Soo Jin Lee
Michael McKinney
Courtnie James
Letitia Leone
Andrea D. McLean
Helen Jancik
Monique Leveston
Kenado and Canditra McLemore
Carnette R. Johnson
Jacqueline D. Lewis
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Charles and Carolyn McMichen
Greg Morrison
Niurkis M. Ortiz
Alaria McNeill
Jamillan Morrow
Beth A. Osborne
Anthony McWilliams
DeMarco Moses
Jeffrey A. Osmanson
Kia Mealy
Gary and Margaret Motley
Donia S. Othman
Richard and Sheryl Mendola
Agnes Mukoro
James M. Otto
Eddie Meyers
Alexander L. Mullins
Blanche Owens
Andrei and Carrie Mikhalevsky
Vernon and Sandra Mullins
Quinnes Parker
K. D. Miles
Kimberly M. Munoz
Donald Pass
Jasmine Miller
Cheryl A. Myers
Keven Patterson
Ryan Mills
Tonya Myers
Martie Patterson
Edward Virginia Mitchell
Ajah Myersa
Carl Peoples
Terry Mitchell
Tonya Nelson
Alexia Perrymond
Elizabeth Mixon
Huynh-Mai Nguyen
Alan and Ginny Plummer
Rashad Moore
Sherine Nicholson
Thomas Polk
Rhonda A. Moore
Rhonda Nolen
Elaine Powers
S. G. Moore
Nicole Nurse
Spencer Preis
Veronica Moore
Lynn O’Hara
Maureen M. Prendergast
Daniela Mora
Kelli Oglesby
Helen S. Price
Brenda L. Morales
Jennifer Okemah
Yusuf A. Rahman
Edwenna Morales-Rodriguez
Ruby Olivo
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There are 3-5 teachers that my child interacts with daily and all of them show a genuine concern for his well-being. The experience here is laying a foundation of excellence. All of my children have exceeded academic expectations, and I credit Sheltering Arms for over 15 years of phenomenal academics and care for my family.
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Danielle Regulus
John I. Spangler and Lita Menkin
Richard Walker
Wendy Reynoso
John Spaulding, Jr.
Tamara Walker
Traci Rhoden
John and Sue Staton
Yasmyn Walker
Kenneth and Helen Rice
Chandra Stephens
Jennifer C. Wallace
Mary Richardson
Ryan and Javonne Stewart
David and Gail Watson
Augusta Ridley
Michelle Stewart
Janice D. Watson
Joseph Vicki Riedel
Shontay Stone
Kenyeta Weathersby
Shaneshia Roberson
Ken and Mimi Strassner
Trina Webb
Shonnie Roberson
Andre Sulmers
Kay Weber
Daniel and Nancy Robitaille
Ruby Sumler
Joshua Weiss
Gregory and Kathryn Bronstein
Angela Sykes
Renee Welch
Timothy and Andrea Rollins
Linda Tabeh
Kathy Wellman
Barbara Roos
Jennifer Tabor
Richard Westenberger
Janice Rosario
Ingrid Taimal
Gilmer G. Weston
Bethany Rowe
Ken R. Taunton
Jeremee Wetherby
Betty Rozanski
Charles and Janet Taylor
Steven White
Ethan Rumph
Kendra Taylor
Yolanda White
Brock Ryan
Elaine Taylor-Klaus
Lawanda Wiggs
Kenneth Saffold
Bryan Terry
Alice Wilder
Lashondra Seymore
Sharon Thomas
Cristel Williams
Remeka Shepard
Tracey Thomas
Danielle Williams
J. N. Shorthouse and Patricia
Kathy G. Thompson
Donnissa N. Williams
Pflum
Ruth Thompson
Mary Williams
Randy Shrum
Wayne and Colleen Thrailkill
Phonsa S. Williams
Alan Sigler
Mona Tolefree
Juanita Willis
Anita Simeon
Emily Tredoux
Matthew and Shawn Wilson
Talia Simon
Eryn Troy
James and Joan Winchester
Alisa Smallwood
Felicia Y. Tucker
Heather Wingo
Amy Smith
Natalie Updike
Teresa Woerner
Danielle Smith
Jill L. Upshaw
Naliah Woodfolk
J. Horatio Smith
Richard G. Urschel
Mary Wright
Kathryn A. Smith
Luisa Vasquez
George and Nancy Wurtz
Latrese L. Smith
Stephen Vault
Teri L. Wynia
Thomas M. Smith
Alexandra Villanueva
Angela Wynn
Aaliyah Solomon
Alden Wagner
Telly Wynn
Tracy L. Sorrells
James Walker
Kimberly Youngpeter
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1888 Society Members of the 1888 Society seek to positively impact Atlanta’s children and their families by giving $1,000 or more annually to Sheltering Arms. Chad and Stephanie Aron
Pegui Mariduena
Tom and Diane Bellem
Keir and Christi Masters
Francis Blake
Stephen Mayo
Bennie and Helen Boswell
Andrew McConnell
Alan and Kathy Bremer
Sean and Julie McNulty
Joseph A. Brown
Neesha Modi
Blakemore Campbell
Charles and Bren Moseley
James and Anne Carson
Sean Norman
Wayne and Helen Cease
Roderick and Elizabeth Odom
Aaron and Deborah Danzig
Terry Pechacek and Julie A. Fishman
Michael and Beth Davis
John Pelick
Sameer Deshmukh and Kshipra Pitre
Peter and Leona Rapelye
Mark Dvorak
Christopher and Jessica Reichart
Matthew S. Fields
Ken and Elizabeth Richards
David Fitzgerald
Blythe K. Robinson
Brian and Karen Granville
Heather A. Robinson
Michael and Martha Greenway
Michael and Lovette Russell
Norman Hill and Talbert Erika Hill
Tom and Michele Schmitt
Larry and Catherine Hilton
Robert Shaw
Ruth Hough
Gary and Fran Sherman
Zenith Houston
Al and Nancy Sherrod
Dixon and Stephanie James
Erika Sibbie
DaShana Jelks
Keisha A. Simmons
George and Janet Johnson
Loni Smith
Charles and Lori Kaczynski
Michael Smith
Jeffrey and Maria Kammerer
Mary Ann Sprinkle
Jesse Killings
Toby Spry
Kareem and Shonda Maddison
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William and Laura Sullivan
Ron and Emma Whited
Elizabeth S. Towles
Virginia Williams
Yasmin Tyler-Hill
Kevin and Kalinda Woods
Jack and Michele Walsh
Greg Worrell
Patrick Warren
Clifton Youngblood
Kareem and Kimberly Washington
Foundations, Corporations and Organizations Arrowhead Lock Safe Inc
East Lake Foundation
Artlite Office Supply Company
Educare Learning Network
Atlantic Capital Bank
Emmaus House
The Atlanta Foundation
Emory University
Atlanta Masonry, Inc.
EZ Agape Foundation
AT&T
Fernbank Museum of Natural History
Balloun Family Foundation
John and Mary Franklin Foundation
The Jennifer And Thomas Bell Family Foundation
Fulton County Community Services Program
Mary Allen Lindsey Branan Foundation
The J. B. Fuqua Foundation
Brasfield & Gorrie
Genuine Parts Company
Buffett Early Childhood Fund
The Georgia Aquarium
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning
Carter’s
Georgia Department of Human Services
Catholic Foundation of North Georgia
Georgia Pre-Kindergarten Progam
Chick-fil-A
Georgia-Pacific Foundation
Clayton School Employees Foundation
Georgia State Charitable Contribution Program
CLC Foundation
The Goddard School Decatur
Cobb County Community Development
The Goizueta Foundation
The Coca-Cola Foundation, Inc.
Goldman Sachs
Cohn Reznick
Golin
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
The Graves Foundation
The Correll Family Foundation, Inc.
Grady Health Foundation
Coweta-Fayette Trust
Gwinnett County Community
Croy Engineering LLC
Eagles Landing Country Club
Hello Gorgeous Boutique & Cafe
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Development Program
Histroric Oakland Foundation
Rotary Club of Atlanta West End
Horizon Restaurant Professionals, Inc.
Royster Group
J. Smith Lanier & Co.
Sartain Lanier Family Foundation
John H. & Wilhelmina D. Harland
Scholastic
Site Specialties
Charitable Foundation, Inc.
IBM Employee Service Center
Six Feet Under
Kaiser Permanente of Georgia
Smith & Howard
Kaplan Early Learning Company
Southern Comfort Homes, Inc.
The Kresge Foundation
Summit Brokerage Services/ First Clearing, LLC
Kroger
Supply Source
Lakeshore Learning Materials
Trinity School Parents Association
The Lois & Lucy Lampkin Foundation
United Distributors
The Thomas H. Lanier Family Foundation
United Way Combined Federal Campaign
Lanier Jones Mechanical
United Way Metro Chicago
The Levisay/Sailers Family Charitable Fund
United Way of Greater Atlanta
Literacy For All Fund
United Way of Greater Lorain County
MAXIMUS Charitable Foundation
United Way of Greater Los Angeles
McMaster-Carr Supply Company
United Way of Greater Waterbury
The Naserian Foundation
United Way of King County
Network For Good
United Way of the National Capital Area
Nordson Corporation Foundation
United Way of the Valley & Greater Utica Area, Inc.
Northwestern Benefit Corporation of Georgia
United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta
Novare Group
UPS Foundation
Operation Round Up. Coweta-Fayette EMC
Gertrude and William C. Wardlaw Fund
Performance Food Group—Milton’s
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
PNC Financial Services
Wells Fargo Foundation
Porsche Cars North America
Whitehead Children’s Christmas Fund
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
Joseph B. Whitehead Foundation
Proforce USA
Frances Wood Wilson Foundation, Inc.
Publix Super Market Charities
The Zeist Foundation
Ida Alice Ryan Charitable Trust
Zifty.com
Every effort has been made to accurately acknowledge our donors. We sincerely apologize for any error or omission and would appreciate your assistance in correcting our records. Please contact Shonnie Roberson at 404-458-3019 or sgroberson@shelteringarmsforkids.com. Sheltering Arms does not sell or trade donor contact information. Embrace Early | shelteringarmsforkids.com
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Leadership Board of Directors
Steve Floyd August House Publishing
Executive Committee Chair
Brian D. Granville
Jeff Kammerer
Granville/Shy LLC
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Vice Chair
Leona Rapelye UPS Capital Treasurer
Helen Cease SunTrust Bank Secretary
Martha Abbott-Shim Georgia State University (retired) Immediate Past Chair
Michael Smith Members
Martha Taylor Greenway Greenway Strategy Group LLC
Kevin Hamada UPS
Michelle Horstemeyer Pulte Group
Lori Kaczynski Graphic Packaging International
Nicole Layne The Home Depot
Jill Macrae Anisa International Inc.
Chad Aron
Pegui Mariduena
Porsche Cars North America
Starmar Consulting LLC
Leah Austin
Andrew Mcconnell
Southern Education Foundation
Rented.com
Ashley Brightwell
Canditra Mclemore
Alston & Bird LLP
Centers For Disease Control and
Mark Dvorak Golin
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Prevention
Ursula Mcneill IBM
Julie Mcnulty Cohnreznick LLP
John Mears Rivers Residential LLC
Executive Staff Blythe Keeler Robinson President and CEO
Diane Bellem Vice President, Programs
Michael Davis
John C. Pelick
Vice President, Strategic Initiatives and
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Partnerships
Kshipra Pitre
Norman Hill
Qmatic
Vice President, Human Resources
Grant Rivera
DaShana Jelks
Marietta City Schools
Vice President, Finance
Yasmin Tyler-Hill
Michele Schmitt
Morehouse School of Medicine
Vice President, Operations
Honorary Members
Anne H. Carson Stiles Y. Conrad Robert H. Gunn, Jr., Janet Johnson Timothy J. Pakenham Virginia S. Williams
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Financial Summary Income $33,803,588
Head Start
6,997,146
21%
Net Assets Released
6,910,568
20%
Tuition
4,331,876
13%
Georgia Pre-Kindergarten Program
3,632,144
11%
3,509,079
10%
Early Head Start Childcare Partnership
1,991,172
6%
Fundraising
1,934,015
6%
Child & Adult Care Food Program
1,828,053
5%
Other Revenue & Gains
1,042,506
3%
Dept. of Family & Children’s Services Vouchers
719,519
2%
Department of Human Services
711,019
2%
9th District
143,766
> 1%
52,725
> 1%
Early Head Start
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Expenses $34,396,164
Salaries and Benefits
22,571,044
66%
Occupancy and Rent
4,087,759
12%
Supplies
2,518,884
7%
Equipment and Building Maintenance
1,548,886
5%
Depreciation and Bad Debt
1,097,578
3%
Professional Fees
1,081,428
3%
Major Repair/Equipment
626,829
2%
Insurance
379,102
1%
Professional Development
257,372
1%
Transportation
123,499
> 1%
Other Expenses
103,783
> 1%
Note about expenses: This includes non-cash transactions that did not affect revenue, such as uncollectable pledges, depreciation and realized/unrealized gains.
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