Organizations Filed Purposes:
WE ACCOMPLISH OUR MISSION BY: 1. CREATING A SAFE PLACE FOR THOSE TOUCHED BY ADOPTION AND FOSTER CARE TO PURSUE PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT; 2. PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEER SUPPORT AND EDUCATION FOR THOSE TOUCHED BY ADOPTION AND FOSTER CARE AND THE PROFESSIONALS WHO SERVE THEM; 3. DEVELOPING AND ADVOCATING FOR BEST PRACTICES IN ADOPTION PRACTICE, POLICY, AND LAW; 4. CREATING AND IMPLANTING HIGH QUALITY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES BASED ON BEST PRACTICES IN THE FIELD; 5. CONVENING AND LEADING PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, PROMOTING PROGRESSIVE SYSTEM CHANGE; 6. PROMOTING PUBLIC AWARENESS AND SOCIAL CHANGE REGARDING ADOPTION AND FOSTER CARE ISSUES THROUGHOUT THE BROADER COMMUNITY; 7. CREATING POSSIBILITY THROUGH PROMOTING OPENNESS, COOPERATION, AND COLLABORATION IN ADOPTIONS AND FOSTER CARE.
ADOPTION NETWORK CLEVELAND'S MISSION IS TO CONNECT AND EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY ADOPTION AND FOSTER CARE, AND WE PROVIDE A SOURCE OF HEALING FOR THOSE IN NEED.
1. FOSTER YOUTH AND ALUMNI HUB - THIS HUB INCLUDES A MIX OF SERVICES FOR FOSTER YOUTH FOCUSED ON SUPPORT AND REDUCING BARRIERS TO ADOPTION/PERMANENCY FROM THE PUBLIC CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM. AMONG SERVICES IN THIS HUB IS A MEDIATION PROGRAM TO HELP FAMILIES REACH AGREEMENTS ON CHILD PLACEMENT AND PROGRAMS WHICH PREPARE YOUTH FOR ADOPTIVE/PERMANENT PLACEMENTS. DURING 2019, WE SERVED 35 YOUTH IN OR RECENTLY AGED-OUT FOSTER CARE IN PROGRAMS PROMOTING RESILIENCY, HELD 15 GET REAL EDUCATIONAL AND SUPPORT GROUPS FOR TEENS IN FOSTER CARE WITH A TOTAL CUMULATIVE ATTENDANCE OF 33 YOUTH AND MEDIATED 11 CASES WITH FAMILIES TO PROMOTE PERMANENCY.
2. ADULT ADOPTEE AND BIRTHPARENT HUB - THIS PROGRAM AREA PROVIDES INFORMATION, SUPPORT, AND EDUCAITON FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE ADOPTION TRIAD (ADOPTEES, BIRTHPARENTS, ADOPTIVE PARENTS, SIBLINGS, AND OTHERS). THESE SERVICES INCLUDE A TELEPHONE HELPLINE THAT RESPONDED TO 191 CALLS IN 2019, SUPPORT AND DISCUSSION GROUPS ACROSS THE STATE OF OHIO WITH CUMULATIVE ATTENDANCE OF 627 IN 2019, ASSISTANCE IN HUNDREDS OF ADOPTEE-BIRTH FAMILY SEARCHES, A CEREMONY HONORING BIRTHMOTHERS ON MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND, A PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP, LENDING LIBRARY, AND OTHER SUPPORT OPPORTUNITIES.
3. FAMILY HUB - THIS HUB PROVIDES SERVICES TO SUPPPORT CURRENT AND PROSPECTIVE FAMILIES CONNECTED TO ADOPTION AND FOSTER CARE, INCLUDING ADOPTIVE, KINSHIP, FOSTER AND BIRTH FAMILIES TO HELP THEM ADDRESS THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES THEY MAY FACE. AMONG THE SERVICES WITHIN THE FAMILY HUB ARE TELEPHONE AND IN-PERSON SUPPORT FROM THE PROGRAM STAFF, AS WELL AS MONTHLY GATHERINGS AND WORKSHOPS, AND OVERALL FAMILY SUPPORT FOR TRANSACIAL ADOPTION, EDUCATIONAL GUIDANCE, MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS, AND PERMANENCY NAVIGATION. DURING 2019, THE PROGRAM SERVED 512 CHILDREN, PARENTS AND PROFESSIONALS CONNECTED TO ADOPTIVE, FOSTER CARE AND KINSHIP FAMILIES. THE PROGRAM HOSTED 231 PARENTS AND 64 CHILDREN WITHIN THE FAMILY TIES PROGRAM, INCLUDING A MONTHLY SUPPORT MEETING, SOCIAL OUTINGS AND ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT. 41 PARENTS WERE PROVIDED ASSISTANCE WITH SCHOOL ISSUES THEIR CHILDREN WERE FACING, 5 MEETINGS WERE ATTENDED WITH PARENTS AT SCHOOL TO ADVOCATE FOR THIE CHILD, AND 32 EDUCATORS WERE PROVIDED THE INFORMATION ON THE IMPACT OF ADOPTION AND FOSTER CARE ON CHILDREN'S SUCCESS AT SCHOOL. SUPPORT, MONTHLY OUTINGS AND AN ACTIVE FACEBOOK GROUP WERE PROVIDED FOR TRANSRACIAL ADOPTIVE FAMILIES THROUGH OUR WEAVING CULTURES TRANSRACIAL FAMILY PROGRAMMING WITH 22 ATENDEES. IN ADDITION, 81 INDIVIDUALS IN THE ADOPTION AND FOSTER CARE PROCESS WERE ASSISTED THROUGH THE PERMANENCY NAVIGATOR SERVICES WITH ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT. FORTY-ONE (41) PROSPECTIVE ADOPTIVE PARENTS ATTENDED ADOPTION 1010: WHERE DO I BEGIN AND 18 ATTENDED ADOPTION 201: ADOPTING INFANTS DOMESTICALLY. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS CUMULATIVE ATTENDANCE OF 439 AT PARENTS TRAININGS ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS FOR ADOPTIVE, FOSTER AND KINSHIP PARENTS. THE EMBRACE (ENHANCED MENTORING, BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND CULTIVATING EXPERIENCES) MENTORING PROGRAM MAINTAINED 13 ACTIVE MATCHES FOR YOUTH IN ADOPTIVE AND KINSHIP FAMILIES WITH A CARING ADULT MENTOR WITH SIMILAR LIFE EXPERIENCES. 11 NEW MATCHES WERE MADE DURING THE YEAR. A TOTAL OF 116 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED, INCLUDING MENTEES, MENTORS AND PARENTS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Betsie Norris | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $98,796 |
| Nicole Cheraso | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE | 40 | $63,755 |
| Ellen Stephens | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Anthony Sallah | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Alicia Love | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Eamon Larkin | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Beth Zimmer | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Mimi Datta | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Kara Carter | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Buescher | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Thom Nykamp | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Nowak | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Anita Miller | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Daniel Mcclain | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Janice Marshall | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Denise Sanelli Barone | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Julia Dean | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Molly Cissell | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Carlin Culbertson | 2ND VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Daniel Gisser | 1ST VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Marissa Brydle | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
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