ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2001 - 2002
2001 2002
ANNUAL REPORT
· Childhood without Fear
· Generation or Hope
· Second Chances
· Hate-free Community
YWCA of Tampa Bay
Annual Report
2001/2002
Pro~ram Hi~hli~hts
· Provided countywide child care for 617 children ages from birth to 12-years old.
· Children at our Jordan Park Child Development Center enthusiastically welcomed
Governor Jeb Bush, St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker, and several city council members
to their center.
· Steady enrollment growth at our Safety Harbor Child Development Center and continued
relationship building with the Neighborhood Center.
· Provided academics, life skills and counseling services for 215 pregnancy and parenting
adolescents, 97% of which did not have a subsequent pregnancy and 86% were attending
school or graduated within one year after program.
· Provided Teen Pregnancy Prevention program to approximately 651 in middle to high
schools and 285 youth in Juvenile Justice System.
· Collaborated with Healthy Start to provide 101 pregnant women and their coaches with
childbirth education.
· Healthy Families Pinellas (one of our collaborations) received "Best Practices
Community Collaboration" award from the Child Welfare League of America.
· Expanded youth development program to two additional locations and a second group in
the St. Petersburg program.
· Enhanced National YWCA Week Without Violence program with youth development
participants planning and implementing activities in their countywide schools.
· Increased effectiveness of youth development progran1 by entering a formal agreement
with USF to conduct a stringent evaluation.
· Partnered with "A Thousand Points of Knowledge Learning Center" to provide effective
academic skills instruction.
· First Annual Past Presidents Luncheon was held and proved extremely successful.
· Enhanced services at Family Village by adding a playground and children's activity room
for family use.
· Expanded services at Family Village by adding full-time staff position for before/after
school and sununer program; also a bilingual social worker.
· Increased visibility of YWCA Hispanic Services through conferences, festivals, victim
advocacy, and utilizing YWCA interpreters in new ways.
· Collaborated with the Mexican Council of Tampa Bay and hosted a six-week summer
program reacquainting 28 Mexican children with the cultures and traditions of their
homeland.
· Collaborated with City of Clearwater to renovate a building to be utilized as a Hispanic
Outreach Center.
· Collaborated with Allegany Franciscan Foundation to produce two Hispanic Summits.
· Hosted a World YWCA intern from Peru visiting the United States to attend an
International Women's Conference in Washington, DC.
· Provided leadership in the reorganization of the YWCA's national office.
· YWCA Board Member, Carlen Petersen, was elected to the YWCA of the USA National
Coordinating Board.
· Peggy Sanchez Mills, CEO, was appointed as chair of the Southeast Region Peer Review
Committee.
· Peggy Sanchez Mills was awarded the prestigious United Way Alex de Tocqueville
Society Leadership A ward for her dedication, leadership and distinguished service to
Pinellas County.
ASSET:
Successfully completed a rigorous eight month self-study assessment and peer review
process required by Juvenile Welfare Board of Pin ell as County. The certification process
examined varied supporting documentation for evidence of compliance to twelve
administration and nine program standards. The certification outcome indicates "the YWCA
of Tampa Bay has demonstrated that's its administrative and program services are of high
quality, measurable, and accountable." Further, "there is clear evidence of substantial
fulfillment of the ASSET standards and it is apparent that the present conditions represent an
established pattern of operation that is likely to be maintained and/or improved in the
foreseeable future."
Individuals Served:
Family Village Housing
Short term
Long term
357
73
APPS (including GED participants)
Childbirth Education/Community Outreach Center
217
Community Programs
Healthy Families
PETT ALS & King's Kids
Hispanic Services
1,945
211
966
Child Care Services
Teen Parent Program (North & South)
St. Peter's
Pinellas Village
School Age (Pinellas Village)
Family Village
Jordan Park
Safety Harbor
68
122
108
85
143
41
50
TOTAL SERVED
4,386
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