2011

HELPING CHILDREN WORLDWIDE ANNUAL REPORT

HCW

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CHAIRMANS LETTER BOARD OF DIRECTORS & STAFF WHERE WE WORK CHILD RESCUE CENTRE MERCY HOSPITAL CONNECTIONS FOR HOPE PARTNERS FINANCIAL LOOKING AHEAD

DEAREST SUPPORTER:
Thank you donors, partners and volunteers who have faithfully supported Helping Children Worldwide (HCW) throughout the past several years. HCW would not be where it is today without you. There has been tremendous growth in the organization, expanding programs and services to serve more and have a greater impact. We look forward to the coming years, continuing to expand our programs and working with you. 2011 was a year of growth, a year of impact, and a year of results for HCW. Globally in Sierra Leone and locally in Northern Virginia, our programs touched the lives of thousands of people. Strategic partnerships strengthened the work of saving lives, changing lives, and bringing stability to children and families in need. Our programs in Sierra Leone continued with strong successes with the children and with providing important hospital-based and community based healthcare. Our program in Herndon, Connections for Hope, in existence for two years, has been identified as a model that should be replicated in other areas of Northern Virginia. HCW is a humanitarian relief and empowerment organization that initially started to support the Child Rescue Centre (CRC) in Sierra Leone as a street feeding program for 40 children. The CRC has since grown to support nearly 300 children through a residential center, foster care program, community support program and postsecondary education. In 2007, Mercy Hospital, a 26-bed primary care facility, was established to meet the abundant and desperate medical needs of the people in Sierra Leone. Mercy Hospital has expanded to include HIV/AIDS, nutrition, prenatal and malaria community outreach programs. Seeing the needs in our own community of Northern Virginia, HCW established Connections for Hope in 2010, a collaborative nonprofit center housing seven nonprofits and several county services under one roof. HCW brings compassion, hope and opportunity to the poorest people in the world through quality medical care, education, life changing guidance and services. HCWs purpose is to help impoverished children, their families and communities. We do this through partnerships and programs of excellence. We are pleased to be a part of this work. Join us in celebrating and supporting the global and local work of HCW. Sincerely,

Todd Stottlemyer Chair of HCW Board of Directors

CHAIRMANS LETTER

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS & STAFF

HELPING CHILDREN WORLDWIDE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
TODD STOTTLEMYER, Chair CEO Acentia CHRIS WELKER, Vice Chair Vice President, CITS OU Northrop Grumman Corporation KIM MCKINNISH, Treasurer CFO National Beer Wholesalers Association ROB DUSTON, Secretary Attorney Saul Ewing LLP TOM BERLIN Senior Pastor Floris United Methodist Church JEFF BROOKER General Manager Thorlabs Imaging Systems KIRSTEN EDMISTON, M.D. Surgical Oncologist Virginia Surgery Associates, P.C. TALISA ERNSTMANN President Ernstmann Consulting CYNTHIA HORNER, M.D. Family Medicine Doctor Herndon Family Medicine CLARK MASSIE President Tetra Corporation JILL STELFOX CFO Binary Group, Inc.

HELPING CHILDREN WORLDWIDE STAFF

SARAH NEWMAN Executive Director ROBIN MCGLOTHIN Development Director MARY BETH SAMS African Programs Director KATHLEEN CARON Administrative Assistant CYNTHIA GRANT African Programs Administrator LINDA REINHARD African Programs Administrator CAROLINA CHAVEZ Connections for Hope Receptionist

MISSION
Helping Children Worldwide transforms the lives of impoverished children through partnerships and programs of excellence.

Congressman Frank Wolf joins with other community leaders including Supervisor John Foust, Supervisor Sharon Bulova, Supervisor Catherine Hudgins, nonprofit partners and HCW board members at the ribbon cutting for Connections for Hope.

WHERE WE WORK

CONNECTIONS FOR HOPE collaborative nonprofit center serving over 3300 children and families in need

CHILD RESCUE CENTRE caring for nearly 300 children in desperate situations MERCY HOSPITAL caring for over 10,000 patients regardless of their ability to pay

US Ambassador to the Republic of Sierra Leone Michael Owen, his wife Annerieke and Sierra Leone Bishop John Yambasu join with the HCW Board of Directors and our Sierra Leone partners at the compound of the Child Rescue Centre and Mercy Hospital.

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sowing seeds
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CHILD RESCUE CENTRE

MOST OF LIFES FAILURES ARE PEOPLE WHO DID NOT UNDERSTAND HOW CLOSE THEY WERE TO SUCCESS WHEN THEY GAVE UP. TO BE SUCCESSFUL, AN INDIVIDUAL MUST ACQUIRE A FIXED CONCENTRATION WHICH PROGRESSES TO ACHIEVING A GOAL OR AIM.
ALBERT, CRC YOUTH THROUGH STUDENTS EYES PHOTO ESSAY PROGRAM

HELPING CHILDREN LEARN, GROW AND BECOME LEADERS

The Child Rescue Centre was established in Sierra Leone in 2000 to serve a population of children who had lost parents and families to the brutal civil war. In 2011, the CRC celebrated 11 years, serving some of the most vulnerable children in the world. In Sierra Leone, 1 in 5 children will not live to see their 5th birthday, 48% of children have to work instead of going to school and 60% of the population is illiterate. The CRC is a remarkable story of survival, perseverance, and loving care for children to develop into the young leaders that Sierra Leone needs to address many post-war challenges. The CRC has sent nearly 100% of eligible youth on to postsecondary education. In 2011, twenty-one of the CRC youth were fully engaged in post-secondary education programs that included university, medical school, certificate programs and vocational training. In a country where less than 8% receive this level of education, this is a significant success for the CRC, and it will bring positive impact to the community. HCW is extremely pleased to be able to work with our Sierra Leonean partners to provide this very successful program. Ibrahim is one of the twenty-one CRC youth attending postsecondary education. The impact the CRC has had on his life is significant. In his own words: Because you have helped us, we have big dreams, and part of those dreams is to help other people as you have helped us. The CRC children have started a program to help people in our community. We are building a house for a woman who cannot afford a good home for her family. In the rainy season the home she had before would wash out. So we, the CRC children, raised some money to build her a new home. We did the labor. We have done this because of your example to us. Because you have given to us, so we also need to give to others.

The CRC is transforming lives, turning war-affected children into well-adjusted, educated young adults who will be able to contribute in meaningful ways to rebuilding their country and become the next generation of leaders in Sierra Leone. The CRC has become a nationally recognized model for raising at-risk children in Sierra Leone.

CHILD SUPPORT PROGRAM

In 2011 the CRC supported nearly 300 children and youth. Nearly 200 of these children are part of the CRC Child Support Program. The Child Support Program provides a loving home community with other children, full-time adult supervision and care, nutritious meals, healthcare and education to children, between the ages of 6-18, rescued from desperate situations. Joyce is one of the children in the Child Support Program. She lives with her father and siblings. Her single parent struggles to provide for their welfare and Joyces education. Joyce did not go to school as often as she wished. In her words she explains how her life has changed since being accepted into the Child Support Program: CSP has not only changed my own life but the life of my entire family. My fathers small income was not directed to the upkeep of my other siblings. This made my siblings unable to even see the door of the school. My educational situation became better as my school fees were paid in time, notebooks and other writing materials were provided and other benefits enjoyed. I was no longer mocked at by school mates for wearing flabby or torn uniforms. I now count myself lucky. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF CHILDREN LIKE IBRAHIM AND JOYCE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF CHILDREN YOU MAY NEVER MEET. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE CRC.

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MERCY HOSPITAL
IN 2011, VILLAGES SERVED BY MERCY REPORTED 63% REDUCTION IN MALARIA RATES.
DR. CYNTHIA HORNER HCW BOARD MEMBER

SMALL HOSPITAL BIG IMPACT

Mercy Hospital was established in Sierra Leone in 2007 to provide quality medical care regardless of ability to pay. In 2011, Mercy Hospital entered its 4th year of operation. With a staff of only 39, Mercy Hospital provided high quality medical care to over 10,000 patients at the hospital. The dedicated staff and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Edries Tejan, are instrumental to the success of the hospital. Every day is a constant struggle for survival for so many in Sierra Leone, and finding quality medical care is challenging. Because of Mercy Hospital, children and families in the Bo community are able to receive medical care and treatment regardless of their ability to pay. The neonatal rate, which is the percentage of deaths during the first 28 days of a live birth, is 45% in Sierra Leone. One in twenty-one women will not survive childbirth. Mercy Hospital has made significant progress in the Bo region of Sierra Leone in reducing maternal and infant mortality. Mercy Hospital has made extraordinary strides in improving acute care through its 26-bed hospital. The hospital has impacted thousands of lives in remote areas through the community health initiative. Story after story comes back to us about lives others gave up on, but Mercy saved. A 14-month old baby suffering from typhoid fever had been treated at another hospital, but the symptoms were not going away. Theres nothing more we can do the doctors told the mother. The baby was brought to Mercy Hospital as a last minute measure, where Dr. Tejan admitted her and ran a culture to determine the actual pathogen and the specific types of medications that would cure her infection. The ability to name the pathogen and understand its antibiotic resistance is a unique clinical service that is not available

anywhere else in Sierra Leone. As it turned out, the pathogen was resistant to the medication the baby had been treated with. Within a week of getting treatment with the correct antibiotic, the baby was cured.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Mercy Hospital not only provides medical care to those who come to the hospital. There is also a team of medical professionals who travel to remote villages to provide much needed care and treatment. In 2011, over 3,000 children and adults received care through the community outreach programs. The type of mobile outreach programs that are provided are: HIV/AIDS, nutrition, malaria, and prenatal care. The medical team travels to a village, sets up in the village clinic outpost building or other main structure of the village and proceeds to educate, diagnose, and treat the community. When a child is brought to the outreach program and tests positive for malaria, the child will immediately receive the treatment needed and the parent will be provided with instructions on administering the medicine. Pregnant women who test positive for HIV receive treatment and counseling to prevent mother to child transmission. Malnourished children receive emergency intervention and nutritional supplementation so they can thrive allowing them to focus on school and sleep well at night. THANK YOU FOR HELPING SAVE CHILDREN FROM DYING FROM INFECTION BECAUSE THEIR IMMUNE SYSTEMS ARE TOO WEAK. THANK YOU FOR HELPING MOTHERS BRING CHILDREN INTO THE WORLD SAFELY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF MERCY HOSPITAL.

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CONNECTIONS FOR HOPE

WE NEED TO EXPLORE THE INTEGRATION AND CO-LOCATION OF SERVICES IN A ONE-STOP FACILITY BASED ON THE CONNECTIONS FOR HOPE MODEL.
CATHY HUDGINS SUPERVISOR, HUNTER MILL DISTRICT, FAIRFAX COUNTY

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COMMUNITYCOLLABORATIONRESULTS
HCW opened Connections for Hope, a collaborative nonprofit center, in March 2010. The mission of Connections for Hope is to provide programs and services that foster selfsufficiency, good health, economic independence and improved participation in the life of the community. Connections for Hope is a unique and innovative approach to human services delivery in Fairfax County with a partnership of seven nonprofits and one county agency working together under one roof in an integrated services center. The strength of this 10,000 sq. ft. center is the collaborative co-location model. Both clients and organizations benefit from having multiple services housed in one place and working together with a shared purpose. In 2011, the partner organizations expanded and filled all available office space. The number of households served increased by 40% from 2010 to 2011 to over 3300 households served. Responding to the needs in the community, programs were added in the areas of pro bono financial management counseling and employment services. Connections for Hope brings large and small organizations together, all of whom have demonstrated success in their service to the community. This partnership provides experience in multiple client services including homelessness prevention and foreclosure prevention (Reston Interfaith), English language training (Literacy Council of Northern Virginia), homework assistance for elementary aged children (Vecinos Unidos/ Neighbors United), immigration legal services (Just Neighbors), mental health, substance abuse and prevention programs and referrals (Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board [County Agency]), healthcare (Jeanie Schmidt Free Clinic)

and prescriptions for low-income patients of the clinic (NOVA ScriptsCentral). Each partner brings with them their own network of resources, which strengthens the work of Connections for Hope and the success of its mission.

QUIET SURVIVOR MOVING FORWARD

Since coming to the US from El Salvador more than twenty years ago, Angelas journey has been a long and difficult one, but she has never given up. For years, Angela worked several part-time custodial jobs for hotels and the public school system. When she lost these jobs, she was unable to make payments on her home and lost it as well. Soon, she found herself and her 10 year old son living at a shelter. Her social worker at Reston Interfaith encouraged her to enroll in an English class offered by the Literacy Council of Northern Virginia at Connections for Hope, so that she would be in a better position to apply for another job. Since completing her first English class, Angela has participated in many programs at Connections for Hope. She attended a free job workshop, an interview preparation class, a job fair and had her taxes prepared through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program. Human Resource volunteers at Connections for Hope helped Angela create a resume, which led to a full time job. Angela and her son now live in an apartment. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF ANGELA. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF COUNTLESS OTHER FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF CONNECTIONS FOR HOPE.

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OUR PARTNERS
CONNECTIONS FOR HOPE PARTNERS
FALLS CHURCH-FAIRFAX COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND PREVENTION SERVICES JEANIE SCHMIDT FREE CLINIC QUALITY HEALTH SERVICES FOR UNINSURED LOW-INCOME CHILDREN AND ADULTS JUST NEIGHBORS IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES LITERACY COUNCIL OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA BASIC SKILLS OF READING, WRITING, SPEAKING AND UNDERSTANDING ENGLISH. NOVA SCRIPTSCENTRAL A PRESCRIPTION DRUG SERVICE FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS. RESTON INTERFAITH HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED. VECINOS UNIDOS NEIGHBORS UNITED AFTER-SCHOOL HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE FOR STUDENTS IN 1ST6TH GRADES.

AFRICAN PROGRAMS CHURCH PARTNERS

BRADDOCK STREET UMC, WINCHESTER, VA DISCOVERY UMC, RICHMOND, VA DULIN UMC, FALLS CHURCH, VA EBENEZER UMC, STAFFORD, VA FIRST UMC, COLLEYVILLE, TX FLORIS UMC, HERNDON, VA GALILEE UMC, STERLING, VA OAKTON UMC, OAKTON, VA OSTERVILLE UMC, OSTERVILLE, MA ST. MATTHEWS UMC, RICHMOND, VA ST. STEPHENS UMC, BURKE, VA ST. THOMAS UMC, MANASSAS, VA WOODLAKE UMC, MIDLOTHIAN, VA

community
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strength in numbers
HELPING CHILDREN WORLDWIDE 2011 INCOME CATEGORIES
SPECIAL EVENT 20% GRANT/FOUNDATION 19% CORPORATION 3% INDIVIDUAL 31% CHURCH 27%

HELPING CHILDREN WORLDWIDE 2011 EXPENSES

ADMINISTRATIVE 3% FUNDRAISING 6%

PROGRAMS 91%

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STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011

UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT AND REVENUE

Contributions and foundation grants Government grant revenue In-kind contributions Investment income Rental income Special events Less: Cost of direct donor benefit UMVIM volunteer funds Miscellaneous Net assets released from restrictions TOTAL SUPPORT AND REVENUE 80,753 123,005 3,690 121,647 173,760 23,386 936,007 1,462,248

TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED

TOTAL

663,116 162,284 (15,588) (936,007) (126,195)

743,869 123,005 3,690 121,647 162,284 (15,588) 173,760 23,386 1,336,053

EXPENSES
Program services: African programs Child Rescue Centre Mercy Hospital UMVIM volunteer trips Connections for Hope Supporting services: Management and general Fundraising TOTAL EXPENSES Changes in net assets Net assets, beginning of year

361,276 239,900 169,196 577,364 40,304 94,141 1,482,181 (19,933) 416,687

(126,195) 951,815

361,276 239,900 169,196 577,364 40,304 94,141 1,482,181 (146,128) 1,368,502

NET ASSETS, END OF YEAR

396,754

825,620

1,222,374

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LOOKING AHEAD
Through collaborative efforts, Helping Children Worldwide has embraced visions that will expand each of our programs and result in measurable outcomes and identifiable impact over the next two to ten years.

CHILD RESCUE CENTRE VISION

Transform the existing Child Rescue Centre programs into replicable and sustainable programs of excellence designed to gradually repatriate trafficked children into nurturing families in local communities.

MERCY HOSPITAL VISION

Achieve a measureable decrease in the infant and maternal mortality rates in Sierra Leone by providing holistic, community-focused care, regardless of ability to pay.

CONNECTIONS FOR HOPE VISION

Create a successful, sustainable model for replicating two additional Connections for Hope centers in Northern Virginia to address the growing needs of our low-income neighbors, fostering self-sufficiency, good health, education, safety and full participation in community life. Please join us in supporting the thousands of children and families whose lives will be transformed through the programs of Helping Children Worldwide.

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