See what a difference we make ~ Vea el impacto de nuestra obra comunitaria!
Here you will find reports and a snapshot of our impact on families in Central Oregon based on services we regularly track. Keep in mind that many of the outcomes we produce are intangible and difficult to measure, such as friendships created as a result of hosting Women's Group gatherings and English Tutoring, or increased self-esteem and less isolation resulting from being more connected to the community through volunteering or increased knowledge of community resources.
Below is a summary of our measurable impacts in fiscal years 2007-08 through 2010-11 (July 1 to June 30). For more complete Annual Reports and Fact Sheets, CLICK on the links provided.
FY2007-08 Fact Sheet view (pdf)
FY2007-08 Annual Report view (pdf)
FY2008-09 Fact Sheet (pdf)
FY2009-10 Fact Sheet view (pdf)
FY2010-11 Fact Sheet view (pdf)
Snapshot of our IMPACT in the community
We operated for the last seven months of FY2008-09 with just one staff person, our three childcare supervisors, and our wonderful volunteers. As a result, our client numbers dropped by 37% from the previous year when we had four staff and our childcare providers.
Thanks to support from The Collins Foundation, we were able to add one additional staff position in January 2010. In August 2010, we expanded to Redmond and added one more part-time position. In 2010-11 we increased the number of clients served who are Redmond residents by 38%. Our thanks to The Collins Foundation, Deschutes United Way, Deschutes County Board of Commissioners, and Sagebrush Classic Foundation!
2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Clients served: 2,324 1,466 2,419 1,570
Translations: 507 271 497 514
Cultural events: 3 5 3 1
Event participants: 1,891 1,598 859 1,500
Volunteers: 109 143 113 156
Volunteer Hours: 2,034 2,000 2,630 3,836+/-
Services provided/Clients served (included in total above)
2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Childcare: 42 kids 59 kids n/a n/a
at English Classes (614 hours) (1180 hours)
English Students (tutoring) 0 0 20 36
tutoring hours 0 0 (1,154) (2,300+/-)
Kids Dental Checkups: 82 kids 15 kids 34 kids 31 kids
Adult Dental Services: 65 30 21 35
Tax filing assistance: 94 43 86 57
Immigration Legal Consults 0 6 57 51
Resumes Created: n/a n/a n/a 168
New Projects
We are proud to have taken on management of the La Clase Spanish Literacy after-school program in Redmond where almost 100 students are participating. We began as fiscal sponsor for the project in 2009 and developed successful proposals to the Oregon Community Foundation in 2010 and Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation in 2011 to expand the program from its origin at Vern Patrick Elementary to include Lynch and John Tuck Elementary in Redmond and, just this year, Sisters Elementary. In addition to the students impacted, 13 Latina mothers are involved in teaching their kids Spanish providing them positive role models, gaining leadership and job skills, and becoming more engaged in their kids' schools. In Spring of 2011, we expanded our community education and youth empowerment programs to include La Clase and our Youth Community Involvement Program thanks to the above mentioned grants and $5,000 from the Oregon Community Foundation's Latino Partnership Program.
