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2021 GRATITUDE REPORT: BREAKING NEW GROUND
HOW WE HELP
Ending Community Violence Stopping Domestic, Family
Safe Streets - Belvedere: Neighborhood-based team
and Interpersonal Violence
of credible violence interrupters who identify and detect DOVE Northwest Hospital: One of Maryland’s first
potential shooting events among individuals and groups at hospital-based domestic violence programs, DOVE provides
the highest risk of involvement of shooting or killing. crisis response and ongoing case management, safety
planning, shelter placement, legal assistance and other
Sinai Hospital & Grace Medical Center based Violence
support services to those affected by domestic and intimate
Response Teams: Bedside patient interventions after
partner violence through bedside interventions, police
incidents of violence; resources provided to improve their
referrals, hotline calls and community connections for North,
health and well-being, lessen the impact of trauma and
Northwest, Western and Southwest Baltimore County.
decrease the likelihood of the reoccurrence of violence;
domestic violence response and case management. Youth Programs
PAAVE (Pathways to Advocacy Against Violence Every day): DIVAS: Engages young women (12-16 years old) who have
Provides trauma-sensitive, evidence-based, intensive case experienced trauma in activities to teach communication
management, mental health treatment and meaningful skills, personal safety and conflict resolution while building
referrals to youth and their families who have been impacted self-esteem, developing sisterhood and exploring their
by a youth homicide or a near-fatal incident. communities.
Kujichagulia (Self-Determination) Center & Coach POWER: A support group for males 8-17 years old who have
Program: Provides case management and working life experienced trauma to help them identify and attain their life
skills training program for young men and women at risk
OUR MISSION
goals. POWER teaches communication skills, personal safety
of violence in Northwest Baltimore City. and conflict resolution while building self-esteem, developing
brotherhood and exploring their communities.
Preventing Child Abuse, Exploitation
and Human Trafficking Be Her’d: A support group for girls ages 8-12 who have
Advancing hope, healing and resilience for those impacted experienced trauma.
Baltimore Child Abuse Center: The nation’s third
by trauma, abuse and violence through comprehensive response, oldest accredited child advocacy center working with a Providing Elder Justice
treatment, education and prevention. multi-disciplinary team to provide a child-friendly and
time-sensitive response to child sexual abuse, physical Elder Justice Team: Building a new model to respond
maltreatment, exploitation and human trafficking. Mental to the growing crisis of abuse to older citizens. With a
health counseling, group support, medical exams and multi-disciplinary approach, our team will provide rapid
cutting edge forensic techniques are used to provide the response, forensic interviewing and mental health services
best trauma-informed response possible. for elders who have experienced physical, sexual,
psychological and financial abuse.
Regional Human Trafficking Navigator: Baltimore City’s
designated response team which coordinates and works Education
with all victims’ services for trafficked children and adults,
providing case management, mental health, group support Community Outreach and Education: This team works
and intervention. with internal and external community partners to raise
awareness and provide education to professionals, youth
serving organizations, caregivers, community members
and others on topics related to trauma, abuse and violence.
The team also specializes in the development of child
CONTENTS protection policies for youth serving organizations.
HOW WE HELP 1
LETTER FROM NEIL, ADAM AND JASON 2
BUILDING HOPE 3
FY21 HIGHLIGHTS 6
HOPE BRAVELY 7
HOPE FOR A BETTER TOMORROW 10
HOPE TOGETHER 13
OUR PARTNERS 17
ADVISORY COUNCIL & STAFF 18
HOPE BUILDERS 20
^ Violence Response Team members
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BREAKING NEW GROUND, BUILDING HOPE
Dear Hope Builder,
We are indeed breaking new ground with LifeBridge Health’s Center for Hope! Over the last year, we announced our
intention to bring together all of our intervention and prevention services for survivors of crime into one cohesive
organization with a new name and a new brand. Center for Hope is the first program of its kind in the nation. We aim to
boldly find new solutions to the struggles which impact thousands each year throughout the greater Baltimore area and
beyond. And like all of you, we have had to break new ground in how we approach these responses. Survivors of violence
of all ages are disproportionately impacted in their struggle to reconnect with hope as they contend with the short-term
pain of violence and the long-term impact of staying healthy and safe in a world upended by COVID, all while striving
for racial equity amidst fractured communities. On a good day the struggle to maintain hope is difficult; these days it's
improbable.
And that’s why Center for Hope exists – to help survivors, caregivers, partners, staff members and communities work
together to build pathways towards hopeful tomorrows. We adjust, and we move forward. Our team will not fail those
in need. In the next few pages, you will find breakthrough success stories from this last year that demonstrate our
continued groundbreaking approach.
The path ahead remains challenging: four years of neglect of the federal victims of crime fund (the largest funding
source of Center for Hope) has led to a multi-year drought that will take just as many years to recover; a spate of
terrible child homicides makes us worry over what is still to come; multiple COVID variants continue to pop up; and
honestly, everyone is tired. This is hard work, and this last year has been among the hardest we’ve professionally and
personally faced.
Despite the challenges, hope is ahead for all of us, through innovative partnerships and collaborations, efforts in local,
state, and federal governments to address violent crime with new approaches, and most excitingly, our new state of the
art building, which opens its doors to the public in the Spring of 2022.
We are grateful that you have joined us for this groundbreaking journey. With you as a partner, we know all 80 of our
staff and over 5,000 clients we help are not alone. Thank you for Caring Bravely and being a part of Center for Hope.
With gratitude and hope,
BUILDING HOPE
Neil M. Meltzer Adam Rosenberg Jason White
President and CEO, Executive Director, Center for Hope Advisory Council Chair,
LifeBridge Health and Vice President, LifeBridge Health Center for Hope
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A NEW HOME FOR CENTER FOR HOPE
Building foundation Imagine Hope artwork
poured; steel beam by local artists selected
installation began for installation
Expected building Ribbon cutting Community block party
completion and grand opening and open house at
Center for Hope
Groundbreaking on Topping Ceremony: Staff move in and first
new building at final beam, signed by CFH and clients welcomed
5400 Preakness Way LBH team members and the DPR
construction crew, installed
Construction on the new Center for Hope building is progressing on schedule. The new site, located at 5400 Preakness Center for Hope’s leadership and managers continue to assess ways to best help our clients in this unique new space,
Way adjacent to Sinai Hospital, neighboring Park Heights and a soon to be revitalized Pimlico Racecourse, will provide a optimizing workflows and creating a better client experience. Our Center for Hope Advisory Council formed a committee
collective home to over 120 staff members and provide 24-hour services to survivors of violence. Community members to acquire meaningful art to add warmth and color to our interior spaces as well. If you would like to learn more about
and partners will have access to resources for child abuse, witness to homicide, human trafficking, domestic violence, this project, contact Hilary Corley, director of philanthropy for violence prevention programs at 410-469-4107 or
community violence and elder abuse from our team members in one central location. hcorley@lifebridgehealth.org.
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FY21 HIGHLIGHTS
SUPPORTED INCLUDING
5,348 clients
1,622 children
PROVIDED
180
trainings to
13% increase
IN CLIENT SUPPORT, DESPITE THE PANDEMIC
13,911
participants
COMPLETED
695
CONDUCTED
3,159 CONDUCTED
counseling sessions
forensic
interviews 512 medical
exams
MEDIATED
HELD
21% 46 high risk
conflicts
3,039
case management
increase
FROM LAST YEAR
& advocacy sessions
MADE
227
hospital
PROVIDED beside visits
597
shelter nights
10% increase
FROM LAST YEAR 33% increase
FROM LAST YEAR
LEGISLATIVE UPDATES
Center for Hope weighed
in on 27 bills (including
cross-files) this past
legislative session.
Healing Maryland's
Trauma Act
(SB299/HB548)
First-Degree Child Abuse
- Continuing Course of
Conduct (HB277/SB505)
Financial Exploitation
of Vulnerable Adults
(SB327)
HOPE BRAVELY
The following passed:
School-Based Telehealth Mandatory Reporter Budget language for
(HB34/SB278) Training Link (HB9) VOCA grant prioritization
6 | CENTER FOR HOPE 7 | CENTER FOR HOPE
VIOLENCE RESPONSE MENTAL HEALTH DOVE TELE-FORENSIC INTERVIEWS
COVID created isolation for so many of our clients, which Center for Hope’s mental health team provides Center for Hope’s DOVE program offers survivor-centered, Child abuse and neglect only gets worse in a quarantine
led to increased anxiety and depression as well as a lack trauma-focused, evidence-based, outpatient therapeutic trauma-informed services to victims and survivors of intimate situation. The longer a child goes without being able to
of social supports for navigating intimate partner violence. treatment to individuals as young as three who experience partner violence throughout Northern, Western, Northwest report and retell their abuse, the lesser likelihood of justice
Throughout the year, our response teams were able to trauma and other Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). and Southwest Baltimore County. Based at Northwest and healing. It is critical to be able to interview the child as
effectively work through the limitations of the pandemic Clients are referred to our mental health program by other Hospital in Randallstown, the program helps those facing soon as possible. When the pandemic began, Center for
to reach individuals and families in need, including those Center for Hope programs, from LifeBridge Health and from physical and emotional abuse in relationships, whether they Hope’s team developed plans to effectively, safely and
dealing with elder abuse. We found ways to meet our clients the greater Baltimore community. The mental health are patients, those referred after police-involved incidents compassionately resume service for forensic interviews
where they were—virtually, by phone or through video team offers individual therapy services, caregiver therapy, or self-referred members of the community. and other critical services: the tele-forensic interview.
conferencing. intensive case management, referrals to additional mental
health services as needed, transportation to and from DOVE has grown from a small program serving 100 Under the tele-forensic interview model, the interview
Center for Hope started a virtual support group for victims therapy and HIPAA-compliant therapy via telehealth, survivors each year to the largest, most comprehensive takes place with the child and the interviewer still in our
of intimate partner violence to lessen isolation and increase all free of charge to the patient, thanks to grants and hospital-based program in the state, helping over 1,400 child-friendly space, but able to safely talk in separate
peer support and community. We are also working to philanthropic contributions. individuals each year. rooms through a secure video connection. Remarkably,
establish a virtual support group for survivors of community children’s familiarity with video technology lent to the
violence. We provided short term hotel stays for clients who Over the past year, the pandemic forced the mental health COVID has meant increased stressors on victims of domestic model’s success – in fact 95% of children, caregivers and
needed to leave abusive situations while connecting them team to adapt to a virtual environment. They worked through a violence in terms of their health, financial pressures and the partners reported similar or greater satisfaction with this
with long-term resources. variety of logistical challenges to ensure seamless treatment dangers of being quarantined with abusive partners. As the approach. Our team conducted legally sound interviews
options for those who need their services. Some clients lacked largest supporter for domestic violence survivors in the with the child while maintaining emotionally and physically
Continuing in-person outreach and COVID support during technology; others needed to be given the tools for play western half of Baltimore County, DOVE responded to a 475% safe spaces. The physical spacing often helped with
the pandemic was our Safe Streets Belvedere team. Staff therapy to use at home. Figuring out how to treat patients increase in need for emergency shelter requests. DOVE has anxiety or shyness as well, all while adhering to COVID
distributed care packages throughout the community, as under the age of five via video call was another challenge. had to shift its work capacity to ensure that services are still safety standards. Tele-forensic interviewing is unique in the
many individuals were experiencing loss of income and But the team tackled each obstacle and crafted multiple accessible to patients and clients. Many forms of contacts, world of child advocacy, and we have led over 30 national
facing serious financial hardship. Mary*, who picked up a solutions to keep the program humming. Thanks to a grant from counseling appointments to support groups and more, workshops with more than a 1,000 total participants.
care package of food during a community pop-up event, from the Jill Fox Memorial Fund, our team had the opportunity have shifted to virtual platforms. Use of phones and even
shared with the team how grateful she was for the work of to send therapy aids such as tablets, sand trays, miniatures, texting has also increased; DOVE staff ensure that the calls Benny,* age eight, was the victim of an attempted abduction.
Safe Streets; she had lost her son to gun violence. Our therapy dough and other supplies to clients’ homes. Center happen when an abuser is not present, and they will establish He was able to get away from the situation and get home
Safe Streets team never stopped putting themselves on for Hope ensured each client still received the best possible a safety plan with clients when necessary, on how to handle safely. After reporting the incident to the police, Benny
the frontline to protect communities, finding new ways to trauma-informed therapy sessions. keeping these communications safe and private, as well as was too afraid to leave his house again and come in for an
expand their reach to vulnerable individuals and saving lives. what to do if confidentiality is compromised. interview. We were able to conduct a tele-forensic interview
Tina* came to Center for Hope after being a victim of sexual with Benny in his home, where he felt more comfortable
In April 2021, as part of National Child Abuse Prevention abuse. She had worked with her mental health clinician for Julie* came to Northwest Hospital’s Emergency Department and was also able to hold his cat. Patrol officers onsite
Month, Center for Hope launched The Red Desk Project, a months to mitigate and reduce self-harm which became an after being assaulted by her ex-boyfriend, the father of her were able to quickly respond, based on the interview, to
public art statement that raises awareness of child homicide, unhealthy emotional release for the sense of overwhelm that seven-year-old daughter. After speaking with an advocate, search for the abductor.
recognizes the scale of the issue, honors those we have lost often occurs as a result of her trauma. This technique is she filed for a protective order and was represented for
and provides support for the survivors of the deceased. The structured around somatic trauma work, which focuses on her final hearing by our DOVE attorney. She was granted
initial installation was at Sinai Hospital, where 112 desks, the inclusion of the natural bodily responses one experiences protection for one year and a visitation schedule
painted red, represented each child lost to homicide during due to trauma. It focuses on the mind-body connection in for their daughter was put in place. Julie was
the past six years. New desks have been added for each treatment to address both physical and psychological temporarily unable to work due to the injuries
additional child victim of homicide recorded in Baltimore symptoms of trauma. Tina needed intense physical sensations from the assault, and the DOVE Program
City, and the desks will continue to be displayed throughout to distract and release her from her emotional pain. Center was able to assist her with one month’s
the community. You can find out more about this ongoing for Hope purchased an acupuncture mat through grant funds rent to help her maintain her
project at reddesk.org. and sent it to Tina’s home. Since receiving the acupuncture independence. Julie and her
mat, she has reported no self-harm and continues to use daughter were both referred to
^ the mat frequently. Tina has become more self-confident counseling services, where they
112 desks on the front lawn of Sinai Hospital
and body positive, and reports an increase of pride and each participated in individual
at the launch of the Red Desk Project
accomplishment at having finally found a safe and successful counseling as well as art therapy
alternative to self-harm. family sessions.
8 | CENTER FOR HOPE *All client names have been changed for privacy throughout this report *All client names have been changed for privacy throughout this report 9 | CENTER FOR HOPEMEDICAL EXAMS ANTI-TRAFFICKING & EXPLOITATION
Center for Hope is fortunate to have two board certified Center for Hope is the only child advocacy center in Maryland
child abuse pediatricians along with an expert team who with a coordinated anti-trafficking & exploitation program
understand the importance of giving all children and their that responds to missing youth, child sexual abuse materials,
families who walk through our doors hope for a brighter, and human trafficking through prevention, education and
healthier tomorrow. The medical clinic at Center for Hope intervention. This year, we launched a comprehensive
provides a critically important array of services including response by combining our missing youth and anti-trafficking
initial medical screenings for children entering foster care & exploitation teams. Center for Hope conducts outreach
in Baltimore and forensic medical exams for victims of child to all Baltimore City missing youth (age 18 and under) and
sexual abuse. Our trauma-informed and child-sensitive their guardians, offering intensive case management, goal
approach make our clinic an ideal place for children who setting, therapy and linkage to other supportive services.
may have experienced loss, stress or trauma to receive
services and care. Each child who visits our medical clinic This year, through a grant from the Governor’s Office, Center
receives a complete physical examination as well as for Hope was named the anti-trafficking regional navigator
treatment referrals, prescriptions and medical counseling. for Baltimore City. This allowed us to address and fill in gaps
The comprehensive care they receive helps these children of services for individuals up to 24 years old who are at risk
avoid future health problems, stabilizing their well-being for trafficking or are survivors of trafficking. Because of our
and filling a gap in the healthcare system. We also provide groundbreaking response to trafficking, we are a national
training to other medical professionals throughout Maryland model and help organizations across the country break
on the medical evaluation of child abuse. through challenges to best help victims of trafficking.
Over the past year, our medical team has worked hard to As the anti-trafficking regional navigator for Baltimore
continue to offer care and support to families, even with City, we connected with 17 year old Trina*. She needed
the limitations of COVID. While most children do fine with immediate shelter, emergency food assistance, housing
an exam, it can provoke anxiety in some children. One new resources and other services to address her basic needs.
approach is to provide new tools to calm children during As part of her case management, Trina set goals and
forensic medical exams, including I SPY books and bubbles. built a plan for her future. One of her goals was to attend
Calming tools enable the medical team to get a good exam, driving school and obtain a license. All along the way, Trina
and the child and family to feel more comfortable with the was supported and encouraged by her case manager.
exam process. Through our comprehensive approach to care, we provided
Trina with a safe place to live, helped build life skills that
would allow her to stay out of exploitative situations and
provided therapy to heal from her trauma. Today, Trina no
longer relies on her trafficker to meet her basic needs;
she has independence, safety and stability.
HOPE FOR A BETTER
TOMORROW
10 | CENTER FOR HOPE *All client names have been changed for privacy throughout this report 11 | CENTER FOR HOPEBLUEPRINT FOR CHILD PROTECTION
Center for Hope is a national leader in education, advocacy in the Greater Baltimore Jewish community. Through
and policy development. Our expertise in the field of child Blueprint, Center for Hope collaborates with youth-serving
protection and trauma has allowed us to develop trainings organizations to create and modify child protection policies
on recognizing, preventing and reporting suspected abuse and procedures, assist with self-evaluation and provide
and misconduct with children and youth that have reached child protection and safe environment training unique to
organizations both across the country and internationally. each organization's needs and culture.
This past year, over 13,000 individuals participated in our
trainings. This past year Center for Hope worked with the leadership
of Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) to evaluate and revise
Center for Hope’s Blueprint for Child Protection (Blueprint) their youth protection policies and procedures. Despite the
is a proactive and collaborative child protection policy and pandemic, we still were able to provide youth protection
education initiative funded by a multi-year grant from the and abuse prevention training for the leaders of URJ’s
Leonard & Helen R. Stulman Charitable Foundation for the international youth programs—summer camps, RAC, NFTY
Greater Baltimore Jewish Community. Blueprint’s goal is to and Israel programs—which engage more than 20,000
HOPE TOGETHER
implement these policies and education initiatives for all youth, teens and young adults per year in the United States,
synagogues, institutions and youth-serving organizations Canada and Israel.
12 | CENTER FOR HOPE *All client names have been changed for privacy throughout this report 13 | CENTER FOR HOPEMEASURING CLIENT OUTCOMES YOUR SUPPORT
Hope, according to over 2,000 research studies, is the most
researched and best indicator of wellbeing. Improving individual CHILD ADVOCACY Participants in Race for Our Kids, which
occurred virtually on October 25, 2020,
resiliency is proven to increase one’s ability to deal with future
challenges. Simply put, wellbeing is the best measurement of a life CENTER CLIENT raised much needed crisis support funding
for Center for Hope’s Baltimore Child Abuse
well-lived.
OUTCOMES Center as well as Samuelson Children’s
Hospital and the Rubin Institute for
At Center for Hope we are completing the development of a unique Advanced Orthopedics. Participants
client outcome measurement tool which combines use of three received a “Walk/Race in the Box”
evidenced-based, proven tools: Adverse Childhood Experiences 99% of caregivers with shirts, zoo tickets, finisher
(ACEs) as a baseline trauma assessment, and Hope and Resiliency to believe their child felt safe at the Center medals and other goodies, and
measure increases in wellbeing. In 2022, our implementation plan ran or walked in the location of their
will be completed and clinicians in various programs will be trained choice—neighborhood, local park or track,
on how to use this tool to help their clients identify their strengths, 100% of caregivers
or treadmill! On October 24, 2021 the event again
develop their own goals and make concrete plans to reach those report that the Center staff made sure
supported the work of Center for Hope and other
goals. This common assessment tool is our first step in developing a they understood the reason for the visit
programs, returning to the Baltimore Zoo, with a hybrid
program evaluation framework for Center for Hope; aggregate data to the Center
component for people who wished to participate remotely. ^ Jim and Rose Wolf hosted a group of Be a Hero at Home
evidencing increases in clients’ hope and resiliency will demonstrate In 2021 the annual event was renamed the Robert I. Damie event participants in their backyard
that our programs positively impact clients. Race for Our Kids in honor of Robert “Bob” Damie, who
100% of caregivers
were given information about the services served on the Northwest Hospital and Levindale boards;
This innovative approach to measuring client outcomes is both Bob and his family have been eager Race for Our Kids
and programs provided by the Center 2021’s biennial Be a Hero at Home event on June 12 was a
versatile—it can be used with clients who are coming to us for a participants since its beginning in 2005. For more huge success! The reimagined evening featured a delicious
range of reasons—and widely applicable. As we develop Center information, visit www.raceforourkids.org. dinner, mesmerizing entertainment by Max Major and a
for Hope into the first of its kind model of comprehensive trauma
100% of caregivers meaningful Fund the Mission and Live Auction. Be a Hero
response, this kind of program evaluation will ground us as an
report that staff members at the Center at Home raised an impressive $166,500 for violence
evidence-based model and inform our future trauma response
were friendly and pleasant intervention and prevention programming, thanks to the
approaches.
260 participants who joined us for the evening from the
Helping clients improve their hope and their resiliency not only comfort of their own living rooms and backyards. We are
demonstrates the impact of our programs but also helps us extremely grateful for all of the loyal community support;
incorporate hope in all that we do. CLIENT FEEDBACK we truly could not have raised this money without you!
A big congratulations to this year’s Be A Hero honorees
Senator Shelly Hettleman, Delegate Robbyn Lewis, DJ
Chris Kopec and Center for Hope advisory council
“ “
member Todd Pattison. Thank you as well to our
co-chairs Laura Neuman and Harel Turkel, along
with emcee Theo Hayes from WBAL-TV.
Very professional, listen well, provided written materials My daughter felt
”
to take with me, assisted in consolidating medical for so comfortable.
”
my child. A great experience at a difficult time.
“
I appreciated the care and compassion shown “
Thank you all for making us
” ”
to my child. Everyone was very nice. feel welcomed and valued.
^ Jamie Costello and Adam Rosenberg
at the Robert I. Damie Race for Our Kids
14 | CENTER FOR HOPE 15 | CENTER FOR HOPEFINANCIALS OUR PARTNERS
HOW WE ARE FUNDED Accelerent
Araminta Freedom Initiative
Domestic Violence Fatality Review
Erin Levitas Foundation
Mayor’s Office on Criminal Justice
Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety
Archdiocese of Baltimore Family Crisis Center Mercy Medical System
RAISED $6 MILLION
The Associated: Jewish Community Federal Bureau of Investigation Moore Center for the Prevention of
Federation of Baltimore City Child Child Sexual Abuse | Johns Hopkins
Fatality Review GBMC School of Public Health
Baltimore City Department of Aging Governor’s Office of Children National Children’s Alliance
Baltimore City Department Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Office of the State’s Attorney
of Social Services Youth and Victim Services for Baltimore City
Baltimore City Health Department Governor’s Family Violence Counsel Project Linus
Baltimore City Police Department HealthCare Access Maryland Roberta’s House
Baltimore City Public Schools House of Ruth Safe Streets Baltimore
GOVERNMENT INDIVIDUAL FOUNDATIONS FEE FOR SERVICE
GRANTS DONORS Baltimore County Child Inspirations Sexual Assault Response Team for
all restricted and rental income, training Protective Services Baltimore City
all local, state and individual gifts, unrestricted foundation and technical expertise, Johns Hopkins Hospital
federal awards special events, awards sexual assault medical Baltimore County Children’s Services Social Services Family Violence Unit
workplace giving exam reimbursements
Johns Hopkins School of Social Work
Baltimore County Department Southern Regional Children’s
of Social Services Kennedy Krieger Institute Advocacy Center
Baltimore County Police Department Krieger Trauma Group State Counsel on Child Abuse
and Neglect
Behavioral Health System Baltimore Leonard & Helen R. Stulman Charitable
EXPENSES BY CATEGORY
Foundation St. John’s Church, Western Run
CHANA
Lethality Assessment Project, Maryland Storyfarm
Child Fatality Review for Baltimore City Model
TurnAround, Inc.
Child Justice Maryland Child Abuse Medical
Providers United States Attorney’s Office
CJAC of Maryland
Maryland Children’s Alliance
Coalition to Protect Maryland’s United Way of Central Maryland
Children Maryland Coalition Against
Sexual Assault University of Baltimore
Darkness to Light
Maryland Department of University of Maryland,
Maryland Department of Health Juvenile Services School of Medicine
and Mental Hygiene
Maryland Human Trafficking West Baltimore Renaissance Fund
United States Department of Homeland Task Force
Security Youth Equality Alliance
Maryland State Fatality Review Board
United States Department of Justice
Maryland Violence Prevention Coalition
PROGRAM EXPENSES OPERATING EXPENSES Domestic Violence Coordination
Committee-Baltimore County MATCH Program
16 | CENTER FOR HOPE 17 | CENTER FOR HOPESTAFF & ADVISORY COUNCIL
ADVISORY COUNCIL STAFF Rosheda Harrell Julia Mason Tracey Stinney
Case Manager Handle With Care Operations Coordinator
Chair Adam Rosenberg, Esq. Amanda Duckett Program Coordinator
Jason White Executive Director, Center for Hope; Mental Health Coordinator Jillian Henry Janee Sturdivant
Exelon Vice President, Violence Intervention & PAAVE Case Manager Anti Trafficking Coordinator Ja’Ara Mccoy Case Manager
and Prevention, LifeBridge Health Case Manager
Vice Chair Katherine Esser, LMSW LaShannon Henry Iqra Tahir
Bridget Stickline Nancy Aiken, Ph.D. Child Therapist Grants Financial Accountant Shannon Mccullough Domestic Violence Advocate
Wee Chic Boutique Elder Justice Manager Child Therapist
Arielle Faulkner Jarma Henson Anne Waller, LMSW
Hirsh Ament Joletta Anderson Domestic Violence Outreach Safe Streets Belvedere Site Director Lindsay Mcdonald Forensic Interviewer
Venable, LLP Community Health Worker Advocate Child Development Specialist
Lucy Hernandez, LMSW Garrick Williams
Stuart D. Blumenthal, D.D.S. Maurice Barksdale George Child Therapist Abigail Miller, LCSW-C Community Health Worker
Commission on Dental Hospital Responder DOVE Therapy Dog Missing Youth Therapist
Kevin Himple Shannon Wood, LCSW-C
Competency Assessments
Crimson Barocca, LCSW-C Lori Gerstley Hospital Responder and Violence Colleen Moore Forensic Interviewer
Christopher S. Carroll Manager, Forensic Interview Special Assistant, Executive Prevention Coordinator Manager, Grace Medical Center
Leadership Team Violence Response Team LeeAnn Woods, Esq.
Kelly Benefit Strategies Research & Education
Amanda Hoffman Director of Grants Management
Carrie Freshour Evelyn Benitez-Sorto Cathy Gonzalez, LMSW Nurse LaDonna Morgan & Program Evaluation
Leadership Consultant Bilingual Family Advocate Forensic Interviewer Director of Strategy & Operations
Yazmin Hoffman, LMSM
Ashley Fundack Audrey Bergin Bria Goodwin, LMSW Child Therapist Charlyn Nater-Severino
Cecil College Manager, DOVE Domestic Forensic Interviewer Youth Group Facilitator
Alisha Hunter
Violence Program
Mandee Heinl Penny Green Violence Intervention Data Curley Newgent
Advocate Elizabeth Blumenfeld Manager, Sinai Violence Coordinator Training Associate
Operations Coordinator Response Team
Jessica Hopkins Mariam Imohi, LMSW Cassandra Offutt
& Social Worker
Exelon Lillian Grybauskas, CPNP Manager, Anti-Trafficking Lethality Assessment
Albert Brown Nurse Practitioner & Exploitation Program Coordinator
T’keyah Jackson Site Supervisor
Mid-Atlantic Human Kerry Hannan, Ph.D. Adriana Jimenez Denielle Randall, LGSW
Services Corporation Cassandra Chavez, LMSW Director of Forensic Services Bilingual Family Advocate Manager, PAAVE
Supervisor, Forensic Interviews
Scott Melamed Ellen Hare Freedom Jones Sarah Rangelov, MSN, CPNP
ProMD Health Karlyssa Childers Attorney Director of Community Nurse Practitioner
Grants Coordinator Violence Intervention
Laura Neuman Yuvelqui Rattigan
Entrepreneur & Public Servant Michelle Chudow, M.D. Melanie Kujawa Mental Health Program Manager
Child Abuse Pediatrician Program Monitor/Data Specialist
Todd Pattison Nicole Reed � Facility Dog, Manny
MaxSent Jessica Ciarapica Catherine Ladas Community Initiatives Coordinator
Medical Clinic Coordinator � DOVE Therapy Forensic Interview Research &
Emma Romero Dog, George Education Coordinator Stephanie Rich
Weyrich Cronin Sorra, CPA Susan Cole Social Worker
Social Worker Wendy Lane, M.D., M.P.H.
Jennifer Sachs Medical Director Charles Ritz
Educator Hilary Corley Facilities Manager
Director of Philanthropy, Violence Vera Lee
Neda Saghafi Family Intake Coordinator Bria Scott
Prevention Programs
Venable, LLP Forensic Services Assistant
Jamal Crandell Kelly Mack
John Sherman Childcare Coordinator Lanae Seward
Violence Interrupter
StoryFarm Family Advocate
Alison D'Alessandro, MA Amy Manger
Jamie Smith, LCSW-C Child Development Supervisor Barry Smith
Community Outreach
Child Advocate Community Outreach
& Education Manager
Manny & Education Coordinator
Steve Diggs Facility Dog
Violence Interrupter
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The Center for Hope annual contributor listing recognizes donors who have made new gifts, pledges and in-kind DOOR FRAMERS Goldseker Foundation Shabina Bahl and Golam Sayeed
donations between July 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021. This encompasses support to all Center for Hope programs, $1,000 - $9,999 Choudhury
including the Baltimore Child Abuse Center, DOVE program at Northwest Hospital, Elder Justice Center, Kujichagulia Golfers' Charitable Association, Inc.
Center for youth development, Safe Streets program for the Belvedere neighborhood and the Violence Response Anonymous Karen and Andy Segall
Team at Grace Medical Center and Sinai Hospital. Adele and Michael Greenebaum
The Abeshouse Tark Family Barbara Shapiro
Your generous financial support allows us to change the lives of the individuals and communities we serve through Greif Family Philanthropic Fund
compassionate, high-quality care, community outreach and opportunities for innovation. We are honored that you Carol Sandler Mark Simanowith
Josh Adlin
trust us with your gifts. When you GIVE BRAVELY, you inspire us to CARE BRAVELY.
ALH Foundation, Inc. Kellie Hawkins Angela Tandy and Tom Smith
If we have inadvertently missed you or you would like to request your recognition name be changed for future listings,
please accept our sincere apology and notify us of your request. Sandra and Thomas Hess SOS Technology Group
Hirsh Ament
Amerigroup Senator Shelly and Mr. Jeffrey St. John's Western Run Church
Hettleman
GROUNDBREAKERS FOUNDATION BUILDERS SUPPORT BEAM Bank of America Charitable Bridget and Scott Stickline
$100,000 AND ABOVE $25,000 - $99,999 SUPERSTARS Foundation Jessica Kahn
$10,000 - $24,999 The Campbell Foundation
Abell Foundation Paul M. Angell Family Foundation Barcoding, Inc. Kristin and Arik Keller
Anonymous The Frank E. & Miriam Loveman
The Jacob and Hilda Blaustein The Charles Crane Family Stuart Blumenthal Kelly Benefit Strategies Charitable Foundation
Foundation Foundation Archdiocese of Baltimore
Dr. Jonathan Bromberg and Ms. KitchenSaver The Nora Roberts Foundation
Genine M. and Josh E. Fidler The Deering Family Foundation Mary Jo Jordan and Dr. William Bandy Barbara Scott
and Family Marianna LaCanfora The Paul & Emily Singer Family
William Randolph Hearst Foundation The Blavatt Family Brown Advisory Foundation
Jack & Phyllis Finkelstein Family Jessica Landers Hopkins
Foundation David, Jessie, Kelsey, Joe & Charlye Bunting Family Foundation Chesapeake Employers' Insurance The Phase Foundation
Krajewski Company Lawrence & Ellen Macks Family Fund
The Samuel G. & Margaret A. Gorn CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Thomas Wilson Foundation
Foundation In Honor of Audrey & Arthur Levine Brett Cohen Terry Lierman
by their sons Andrew, Michael & Saralyn and Jeffrey Elkin Judy Waltz
David and Barbara B. Hirschhorn Charles Levine Lee E. Coplan Lisa and Scott London
Foundation The Jill Fox Memorial Fund Dennis Watson
In Honor of Audrey & Arthur Levine's Daignault Family Foundation M&T Bank
Middendorf Foundation grandchildren: Alexandra, Cameron, Fund for Change Lindley and Leonard Weinberg
Danielle, Jessica, Jonathon, Madison, Robin and Jonathan Davidov Michele's Granola
Alison and Arnold Richman Samantha & Terry The Zanvyl and Isabelle Krieger Fund Maury Weinstein
Alissa Abramson-Densky and Lee Monumental City Bar Foundation
Aaron and Lillie Straus Foundation MaxSent Merritt Properties/Bavar Properties Densky Betsy and Howard Weiss
Todd Pattison Group Shelley and Michael Myers
Leonard and Helen R. Stulman Sean Duffy Jackie Diehm and Jason White
Charitable Foundation Migliara Family Foundation Oscar G. Murray Fund Nelson Coleman Jewelers
Mark Eber Rose and James Wolf
Ellen W.P. Wasserman Morris A. Mechanic Foundation Laura Neuman Suellen Poland and Barry Smith
Eliasberg Family Foundation WINDOW OUTFITTERS
West Baltimore Renaissance ProMD Health The Rite Aid Foundation Poppy Schapiro Philanthropic Fund
Foundation Dr. George Gavrila $500 - $999
Ellen and Neil Meltzer Family Fund
Scott Melamed Henry & Ruth B. Rosenberg Leslie and Thomas Ries
Foundation Annie E. Casey Foundation
Carrie and Truman Freshour
Herman & Walter Samuelson Jennifer and Adam Rosenberg
Foundation T. Rowe Price Foundation Audrey Bergin
Beth and Rob Furlong
Carole Rosenberg
Venable, LLP Barbara Bond
Dr. Marc and Nancy Gertner
Irene and Robert Russel
Marianne and Mark Budniewski
Jackie Gifford
20 | CENTER FOR HOPE 21 | CENTER FOR HOPEKim Bushnell Nicolai Tamayo Lorinda and Allan Belzberg Rebecca and Mitchell Brown Michele Cooney Geri and Michael Durham
William Cole Ed Wender Jane and Adam Berg Lauren Brown Sarah Cordi Anthony Dye
Hilary and Clifford Corley Norris and LeAnne Woods Media Works, LTD Yvette Bryant Judith Corley Eve Earley
Jody and David Berg
Amy and Craig Diamond BRICK-BY-BRICK Amy Burke Friedman Jenifer and Sean Cornelius Michael Edwards
SUPPORTERS Harriet and Jimmy Berg
Jill and Ira Gansler Gina and Douglas Butler Peggy and Yancey Costas Sherrie and Clifford Ehrlich
$1 - $499
Caroline Berger
Sigalit and Tsion Gonen Cindy Buxbaum Dr. Debra R. Counts Margaret Elkins
Anonymous (6)
Mindy Berger
Douglas Graff Elizabeth Cadwalader and Eugene Carol Crabill Carole and Morton* Ellin
Abdulaziz Abalkhail
Renee Berlin Baron
Benjamin Greenwald Enrico Crispo Amber and Todd Elliott and Family
Sally Abell
Edith Bernstein Jason Calder
James Halle Mitch Cumstein Anna Ellis
Sarah Abell
Ann Betten Douglas Campbell
Kerry Hannan Shauna Cwick and Nicholas Slipp Rita Estiphanos
Lisa and James Abrams
Michele and Herbert Better Megan Carlson
Sadie Johnson Alison and Carmine D'Alessandro Megan Farber
Bill Adams
Laurie Betz Tillet Carol Carlson
Carl D. Kilhoffer Jack M. and Marlene W. Daniel, Ph.D. Faith Feingold
Kristin Albrecht
Kara Beverly Judith Carmichael
Wendy Lane Warren Daugherty Joanne and Fred Felton
Paul Alecce
Emily and Leland Blank Claudia and Gilbert Carpel
Karen and Justin Leggett Lynn and Harold Davidov Cathi and Scott Finkelstein
Safa Aljuburi
Tracey and Daniel Blum Darcy Carroll
Carla Luis Paul Davis S. Michael and Susan Fiorino
Virginia Allen
Toby Blumenthal Christopher Carroll
Jamie Smith and Christian Merlo Myra Dawn Dolores Fishbein
Lauren and Donald Amlin
Paul Bollinger Adrianne and Chris Carroll
Sandra and Brian Moffet Patricia and Jeffrey Dayton Anita Fishbein
Gloria Anderson
Nancy and David Bookoff Verna Carter
LaDonna and John Morgan Sharon Demarest Melissa Fisher
Alli Andrews
Elizabeth Borris Natalie and Jay Chason
Denielle Randall Anne Derouin Beej Flamholz
Jill Anthony
Ginger Boscas Dustin Chin
Stephani and Mark Renbaum Samantha Diamond Leah Flamm
Katie Arevalo
Julie and Guy Botterill Amanda Chittum
Residential Title & Escrow Co. Ashley Dibler Ronnie Footlick
Debra and Marc Attman
Ashley Boutin Joanne Christian
Carly Ries Susan Dillulio Lauren Ford
Janice Baer
Dorah and A. Stanley Brager Gloria and Roman Clark
Emma Romero Holloway Marguerite and Richard DiStefano Linda Forsyth
Anita and Anthony Balestino
Ethel and William Braverman Sarah Clarke
David Rossiello Betsy Dixon Christine Foster
Robin and Steven Bass
Susan and Joel Brenner Hasia Cohen
Jennifer Sachs Heather Dondis Myra and William Fox
Helen and Dennis Bass
Tracye Brewer Julian Cohen
Kathy and Sandy Shapiro Brittany Doster Carly Frank
Kathleen Baughman
Aleksandra Brodskaya Joshua Cohn
John Sherman Dr. Frank C. Marino Foundation Toby Frank
Fred Bealefeld
Roberta Broumas Myra Cole
Jeffrey Stavisky Mary and Bernard Duffy Phyllis O. Franklin
Dr. Stephen M. Bell
Michael Brown Comcast
Anne and Thomas Duggan Linda Franz
22 | CENTER FOR HOPE 23 | CENTER FOR HOPEKathy and Bruce Fried Irene Glorioso Susan Hansell Diane and Warren Israel, M.D. Bunny Kohn Joyce Lombardi
Dr. H. Brett and Mrs. Jacqueline Michael Golburgh Amy Hanson Jesse Jachman Jill A. Kolodner Kathleen and Raymond Lopes
Friedman
Myra and Burton Gold Jesse Harlan Carl I. Jackson Marcy and Buzz Kolodny Adam Lutz
Alyson and John Friedman
Emily Goldstein Myra Harris Aaron Jacobowitz Karen Konigsberg Danni Lyles
Laura Friedman
Anne and Seymour Goldstein Ilene Harris Elizabeth Jacobs Sherri Kronthal Allison and Aaron Magat
Wendy and Craig Friedman
Lawrence Gordon Jonathan Havens Hilary Jacobs Joyce Kronthal Thomas Maher
Helen Friedman
Adriana Gossard Brittany Havens Christina Jacobs Richard Kulawiec Steven Manekin
Friends School of Baltimore
Anne-Danielle Gouali Cheryl and Scott Hayet Randi Jacobson Debbie and Michael Kuntz Casey Marfitt
Maryanne Frizzera-Hucek
Sharon and Gary Green Mandee and Steven Heinl Paula and Robert Jandorf Matthew Lamb Ellen and James Marmer
Glen Frost
Melinda and Mitchell Greenberg Sharon and Mark Hendricks Melissa and Steve Jencks Lauren Lamon Michael Mattia
Brandon Fuller
Emily Greenberg Crocker Sahrah Henninger Robert K. Jenner Jennifer Latorre Nicholas Mayr
Katherine and Charles Fuller
Cathy and Ken Greene Margie and Lowell Herman Deanna L. Jones Helen Le Amy Mazer
Ashley Fundack
Sharon Greenfield Arturo Hervada Cindy Jones Amy and Jack Lebowitz Jennifer McCabe
Krysten Garcia
Judith Greenstein Dr. William Herzog Barbara Judd Laura and Noah Lechtzin Beverly McCleaf
Yolanda and Cutberto Garza
Randee Greenwald Crispin Hesford Ann H. Kahan Dovita Lerner Jane McConnell
Betsy Gates
Martin Greenwald Barbara L. Himmelrich Brian Kaigler Margo and Lawrence Lessans Erinn McDonough
Tara Gavrila
Marilyn Greenwald Mae Hinnant Edward Kaitz Patricia and Paul Leuba Daniel McLaughlin
Laura Geissler
Allison Gregory Jimena Martinez and Michael Dr. and Mrs. Mark R. Katlic Jody Levey Rory McTear
Lori Gerstley Hirschhorn
Dana Gromen Jeri Beth Katz Jill Levin Erica Meadows
Paul Gessler Gina and Daniel Hirschhorn
Kate and Ned Gutman Lynn Katzen Jennifer Levine Sandra and Bernard Meizlish
Diana Gibson Allison and Jamey Houle
Laurie and Matthew Haas Melissa and Mitchell Keiser Nancy Levitsky Emilee Melton
Julie and Gordon Gilbert Matthew Howe
Linda Haas Amy Kelley Mort Libov Kelly and Michael Meltzer
Esther Giller Roberta Hucek
Jill Hack Carolyn Kelly-Greene Leslie Lichtenberg Gretchen Metzbower
Steve Ginsburg Linda Hurley
Cheryl Hagan Louise and Richard Kemper Barbara Lichtenberg David Meyers
Jill and John Ginsburg Daniel Hurtt
Lola Abt-Hahn and Joseph Hahn Carroll Kilty Delegate Brooke Lierman Emily Meyers
Amy Glaser Judith Hyatt and Family
Thomas Haj Helene King* Mindy and Judd Lipowitz Sara Michaels
Shoshi Glazer Tiffany Ignatowski
Frieda and Robert Hallock Lori Kirr Dr. Susan V. Lipton Kelly Midkiff
Helen Glazer Marcus Lance Ignatowski
Thomas Halloran Adam Kirr Jeremiah Little Heather Miene
Michael Glenn Sara Isch
Tamara and Donald Kirson Janet Livingston Penny Miliman
24 | CENTER FOR HOPE 25 | CENTER FOR HOPEEllen Miller Lisa Pachino Lorna and Murray Rosenberg Sabrina Sholtes Taylor Foundation, Inc. Caren Williams
John Miller Iris and Kevin Parker Leslie and Jeffrey Rosenfeld Sam Shuman Florence and Herbert Thaler, Jr. Patricia Wingert
Jodi and John Miller Johanna and Jeffrey Majors Eric Ross Tammra Sigler Amy Thatcher Amy Wish
Tracy Miller and Paul Arnest Kalli Parrish Jonathan Roth Thomas Ioerger and Paul Silber Sheryl Title Evan Wivell
Marcella Miller Sandra Paul Jonathan Rottenberg Dana Silver John Trout Susan Wolman
Keith Miller Tami Payne Cheryl Rozanski Matthew Sipos Randi and Harel Turkel Wendy Wolock
Sally Miller Nicholas Pennington Rachel and Peter Rubin Jill Smith Solomon Turkel Women of Baltimore Hebrew
Congregation
Andrew Miller Algerina Perna Stacey and David Rubin Jeremy Smith Lois Tuttle
Jade Wong
Katherine Minchin Dale Perreault Howard Rubin Carla Snider Laken and Joseph Tychostup
Glenda Wood
Brittish Miser Ellen Plant Sandra Ruby Rob Sobczak Jacqueline and Edward Waldman
Susan and Barry Yaffe
Mikey Monaghan Jeffrey and Pamela Platt Bernadette Saquilayan Lori and David Sochol Annie Walsh
Lauren Yoffe
Eileen Monnin Kirby Stephen Pospisil Brad Sarnoff Leslie Sporn Symonds Melissa and Doug Warren
David Yoffe
Janis Moore Mark Potler Crystal Saunders Tressa Springmann Annette Watkins-Harris
Beatrice Yoffe
Maryke Moreau Diane Potts Jennifer Schaefer St. Thomas Aquinas Church Robin Weiman
Albert Zimbro
JoAnne Morgan Leonard Proctor Tre Schafer Patricia Stanitski Ranaye Weinapple
Robin Zimmerman
Morgan-Keller, Inc. Hazel and Mike Radowsky Judith Schagrin Emma Stapp Kenneth Weinberg
Jeremy Zink
Linda Mullarkey Vienne Rea Laury and Lewis Scharff Roslyn and Robert Stavisky Jackson Weiner
Mary and Nevett Steele Carol Weis
BUILDING BLOCKS
Beverly and Jonathan Myers Annaliese Rea Emma Schlauch
IN-KIND GIFTS
Renee and Russell Nadel Jill Reamer-Cranston Rheta Schloss Eileen Steinberger Susan Weis-Bohlen
Atlas Restaurant Group
Martha D. Nathanson Kristen Richards Shannon Schmidt Sharon Steiner Sheila Weiss
Black Eyed Susan
Tiffney Naugle James Ries Steven M. Schwalb Meredith Stewart James Whalen
Brain Pot Pie
Cindy Nichols Linda and Richard Ritz Deborah and Eric Schwartz Breanna Stewart James Wheeler
Michelle Feller-Kopman
Amy Nochumowitz Patricia Roberts Arnold Schwartz Diane Stoler Jamie White
dlr | marketing, inc.
Heather Nornhold Diane Robinson Nanci Seff Tana Stough Amber White
T'keyah Jackson
Karoline Obora Martin Rochlin Annette and Mark Segall Shanna Strickland Sarah and Josh Wilen and Family
Brigid Peterson
Carolyn O'Keefe Lisa Stern and Robert Rombro Clara Sevy Kimberly Summerfield Theodore Wilhite
Hannah Pickworth
Kelsey O'Planick Adrienne Rose Erin Shalleck Erica Symonds William Blair & Company Charitable
Matching Gifts Fund TALLsmall Productions, LLC
Adrianna Overdorff Hyla and David Rosenberg Sarah and David Shapiro Jean Taube
Gerald Williams VPC, Inc.
Kimberly Taylor
*deceased
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