VANTAGE AGING
2279 ROMIG RD, AKRON, OH 443203823 www.vantageaging.org

Total Revenue
$12,685,476
Total Expenses
$13,234,490
Net Assets
$4,046,929

Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MISSION OF VANTAGE AGING IS TO PROMOTE A POSITIVE PERSPECTIVE ON AGING. RSVP, AND CHRONIC WELLNESS PROGRAMMING.

OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE A POSITIVE PERSPECTIVE ON AGING. OUR VISION IS THAT EVERY OLDER ADULT HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE A HEALTHY LIFE AND AGE WITH INDEPENDENCE, PURPOSE AND DIGNITY. WE PROMOTE, PROVIDE AND/OR ADVOCATE FOR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT WILL ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PEOPLE AS THEY AGE THROUGH JOB TRAINING, VOLUNTEERISM, MEALS ON WHEELS, RSVP, AND CHRONIC WELLNESS PROGRAMMING.

WORKFORCE SOLUTIONSTHE SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM (SCSEP) IS A JOB-TRAINING PROGRAM FOR OLDER ADULTS LOCATED IN 38 OHIO COUNTIES. FUNDED UNDER GRANTS FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND OHIO DEPARTMENT OF AGING, THE PROGRAM PROVIDES PAID, PART-TIME JOB TRAINING IN COMMUNITY SERVICE ASSIGNMENTS. PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS ARE LOW-INCOME ADULTS AGE 55 AND OLDER PLACED WITH NONPROFIT AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES FOR TRAINING. IN THE NEW PROGRAM YEAR (PY 2019), WE LAUNCHED A NEW CAREER PATHWAYS MODEL TO PROVIDE CERTIFICATIONS TO PARTICIPANTS TO SUPPORT THEIR EMPLOYMENT GOALS. WE ALSO COLLABORATED WITH THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION AND CORRECTION TO OFFER THE SCSEP PROGRAM TO INTRODUCE OFFENDERS TO PAID JOB TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES BEFORE RELEASE. SCSEP PROVIDES A DUAL BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES: IMPROVING JOB READINESS OF OLDER WORKERS WHILE EXPANDING THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY LOCAL HOST SITES. THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TRACKS CORE PERFORMANCE MEASURES TO MONITOR THE EFFECTIVENESS IN IMPLEMENTING THE PROGRAM INCLUDING COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS PROVIDED, EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES AND MEDIAN WAGES. IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2019, PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS PROVIDED 636,127 COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS ALLOWING COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO BUILD CAPACITY IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. PARTICIPANT JOB-TRAINING EXPERIENCES HELPED 74 INDIVIDUALS SECURE UNSUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT DURING THE SECOND QUARTER AFTER EXITING FROM THE PROGRAM. DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER AFTER EXITING THE PROGRAM, 42 PEOPLE WERE STILL IN UNSUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT. THE MEDIAN EARNINGS OF PARTICIPANTS WHO WERE IN UNSUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT DURING THE SECOND QUARTER AFTER EXITING FROM THE PROGRAM WERE $2,880.

MEALS ON WHEELS OF NORTHEAST OHIOIN JANUARY OF 2019, MEALS ON WHEELS OF NORTHERN OHIO MERGED WITH MEALS ON WHEELS OF STARK & WAYNE COUNTIES TO FORM MEALS ON WHEELS OF NORTHEAST OHIO. NOW SUPPORTING THE NUTRITIONAL NEEDS OF OLDER ADULTS IN SUMMIT, STARK AND WAYNE COUNTIES, THE MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM DELIVERED NUTRITIOUS MEALS TO 2,738 HOMEBOUND AND DISABLED CLIENTS TO SUPPORT THEIR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. BASED ON THE FIRST NINE MONTH OF THE MERGER FALLING WITHIN THE 2019 FISCAL YEAR, WE DELIVERED 487,613 HOME DELIVERED MEALS AND PROVIDED 39,670 CONGREGATE MEALS. MEALS INCLUDED HOT, FROZEN, AND THERAPEUTIC OPTIONS, A NEW OFFERING FOR SUMMIT COUNTY CLIENTS. A SENIOR HEALTH & SERVICES FAIR IN JUNE PROMOTED THE OHIO SENIOR FARMERS' MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM. WE PROVIDED 13,070 VOUCHERS TO 1307 SENIORS AGE 60 AND OLDER WHO MET INCOME GUIDELINES FOR THE PURCHASE OF UP TO $50 IN FRESH PRODUCE AT LOCAL FARMER'S MARKETS.

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SOLUTIONSBEHAVIORAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS PROVIDES PERSONALIZED COUNSELING SERVICES THAT BREAK DOWN THE BARRIERS TO RECOVERY FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION. OUR EXPERT TEAM FOCUSES ON A HOLISTIC APPROACH, CONNECTING PEOPLE TO ADDITIONAL SUPPORTIVE SERVICES THEY MAY NEED AND OFFERING A VARIETY OF SERVICES. SERVICES INCLUDE GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING, INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT, CASE MANAGEMENT, CRISIS MANAGEMENT INTERVENTION, ASSESSMENT, PEER COACHING, MENTORING, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES. OUTREACH, TRAINING, AND PREVENTION SERVICES ARE PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 2019, WE PROVIDED 932 HOURS OF INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING TO 290 OLDER ADULTS. WE HELD 85 OUTREACH EVENTS AND SERVED 480 PEOPLE AT THOSE EVENTS. WE OFFERED AN INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM (IOP) TO 41 CLIENTS WITH 23 SUCCESSFULLY GRADUATING FROM THE PROGRAM. WE PROVIDED INDIVIDUAL OUTREACH TO AN ADDITIONAL 156 PEOPLE SEEKING SUPPORT AND OFFERED 35 COMMUNITY EDUCATION SESSIONS WITH 95 PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN PREVENTION PROGRAMMING. IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2020, WE WILL BE EXPANDING INTO EVENING HOURS AND ENCOURAGING ADULTS AGE 40 AND OLDER TO SEEK OUR PROFESSIONAL SUPPORTS.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Karen HrdlickaPRESIDENT/CEO37.5$120,714
Ann ManbyCFO37.5$104,002
Ted WatkoCOO37.5$0
Nathan RitterMEMBER1$0
Amy MarstellerMEMBER1$0
Bruce InzettaMEMBER1$0
Kolleen CrishMEMBER1$0
Richard HawkinsMEMBER1$0
Chris ParrishVICE CHAIR2$0
Sharon EnnisMEMBER1$0
Latoya WellsMEMBER1$0
Harvey SternsMEMBER1$0
Melinda Smith YearginMEMBER1$0
David IonnoTREASURER2$0
Leann ShaefferCHAIR2$0
Gary DavisMEMBER1$0
Alex J MccallionSECRETARY2$0
Kimberly RayMEMBER1$0
Stephen Shamrock CpaMEMBER1$0
Cynthia P BayerMEMBER1$0

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