Organizations Filed Purposes:
NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE'S MISSION IS: TO INSPIRE AND CONNECT BY STRENGTHENING FAMILIES AND OUR COMMUNITY. IN "NORMAL" NON-COVID-19 YEARS, WE REACH NEARLY 4,000 PEOPLE ANNUALLY THROUGH OUR WRAP-AROUND SERVICES, INCLUDING TOP QUALITY EARLY CHILD CARE, COMPREHENSIVE AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER CAMP FOR YOUTH AND TEENS, ADULT EDUCATION FOR REFUGEES, PARENTING SUPPORT, AND DIVERSE COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES. AT THE CLOSE OF LAST FISCAL YEAR, WE WERE ALSO POISED TO OPEN A BRAND NEW NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE FOOD PANTRY PROGRAM, INTENDED TO REPLACE A LONGTIME, NEARBY PANTRY THAT CLOSED SUDDENLY IN LAST WINTER. OUR NEW PANTRY OPENED SUCCESSFULLY ON JULY 23, 2020, THREE WEEKS INTO THE NEW YEAR, AND HAS BEEN IN HIGH DEMAND SINCE.
NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE'S MISSION IS: TO INSPIRE AND CONNECT BY STRENGTHENING FAMILIES AND OUR COMMUNITY. FOUNDED IN 1945, NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE IS A FULL-SERVICE COMMUNITY CENTER IN THE SETTLEMENT HOUSE TRADITION, SERVING NEARLY 2,400 PARTICIPANTS LAST YEAR. PER OUR PROUD TRADITION, WE SERVED INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES AT ALL STAGES OF LIFE, REGARDLESS OF INCOME OR BACKGROUND. THAT SERVICE NUMBER WAS FOR A FISCAL YEAR SEVERELY AFFECTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WHICH HAD NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE COMPLETELY CLOSED FOR A 2 1/2 MONTH PERIOD, FOLLOWED BY A MONTH OF RESTRICTED PROGRAMMING.
THE EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM (ECP): THE GOAL OF THE EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP AND SUPPORT HIGH QUALITY, COMMUNITY- AND FAMILY-FOCUSED EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. IN 2019/2020, THE PROGRAM SERVED 160 INFANTS AND CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF SIX WEEKS TO ELEVEN YEARS. INFANTS AND CHILDREN PARTICIPATE IN MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ACTIVITIES THAT ENHANCE EARLY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT AND COGNITIVE SKILLS. THE PROGRAM CONTINUES TO OPERATE UNDER THE PRESTIGIOUS EARLY HEADSTART PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM, UNDER THE COORDINATION OF OUR PARTNERS AT NEXT DOOR. OUR ECP PROGRAM RETAINS A TOP YOUNG STAR 5 RATING FROM THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, PLACING IT IN THE TOP 6% OF PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS IN THE MILWAUKEE AREA, AND LAST YEAR, THE UNITED WAY OF GREATER MILWAUKEE AND WAUKESHA COUNTY RATED OUR ECP PROGRAM AS "EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS", PLACING IT IN THE TOP 10% OF UNITED WAY'S MORE THAN 220 AREA PROGRAMS.
THE INTERNATIONAL LEARNING PROGRAM (ILP): OUR ILP PREPARES NEWLY-ARRIVED REFUGEES, MAINLY FROM SOUTHEAST ASIA AND EAST AFRICA, FOR SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND SUCCESS BY CONDUCTING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL), CITIZENSHIP CLASSES AND FINANCIAL LITERACY CLASSES AND HELPING PARTICIPANTS PREPARE FOR AND SEEK EMPLOYMENT. ILP SERVED 380 REFUGEES IN 2019/2020, RETAINING OUR ROLE AS THE LARGEST EDUCATOR OF REFUGEES IN WISCONSIN. SIXTY-EIGHT OF OUR LEARNERS EARNED U.S. CITIZENSHIP LAST YEAR, UP FROM 49 IN THE PRIOR YEAR. TO OFFER WHOLE FAMILY SERVICES, THE ILC ALSO PROVIDES EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FOR THE CHILDREN OF ADULT ILP STUDENTS. IN ADDITION, THE ILP CONTINUED TO EXPAND ITS CONTRACT WORK TO PROVIDE JOB TRAINING SKILLS TO OUR REFUGEE STUDENTS DURING THE YEAR. THAT EMPLOYMENT WORK IS DONE BOTH AT OUR ORIGINAL ILC LOCATION AND ALSO AT OUR MAIN FACILITY ON RICHARDSON PLACE. IN ADDITION, WE SUSTAINED OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN LITERACY PROGRAM (SEAL) OVER THE LAST YEAR. THE LINK BROUGHT 40-60 BURMESE YOUTH TO NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE TWICE A WEEK FOR HOMEWORK HELP, ENGLISH CLASSES, AND MENTORING. FINALLY, WE WERE THE LEAD AGENCY IN A NUMBER OF REFUGEE EFFORTS IN 2019/2020, INCLUDING HOSTING REGIONAL MEETINGS OF STATEWIDE AND LOCAL REFUGEE-SERVING AGENCIES.
COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAMS: NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE PROVIDES A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMS IN THE HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL AND FAMILY SERVICE AREAS, WITH 1,497 PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS IN THE COVID-19-ABBREVIATED 2019/2020 FISCAL YEAR. AS A KEY EXAMPLE, NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE OPERATES THE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY EDUCATION PROGRAM (PREP) IN COOPERATION WITH THE STATE OF WISCONSIN AND THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN. IT OFFERS AN INITIATIVE FOCUSED ON TEACHING FINANCIAL LITERACY, HEALTH EDUCATION, SOCIAL SKILLS AND CAREER PLANNING, IN COOPERATION WITH MILWAUKEE SCHOOLS AND OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS. OUR OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTAL AND URBAN AGRICULTURE PROGRAMMING TO OUR FAMILIES AND YOUTH, BOTH AT OUR MILWAUKEE FACILITIES AND AT OUR 90-ACRE NATURE CENTER NEAR NEOSHO, WI. THE COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAM ALSO OFFERS AREA RESIDENTS A DIVERSE VARIETY OF FAMILY ADVENTURE, HEALTH AND SOCIAL PROGRAMS, BOTH IN OUR OWN NH LOCATIONS BUT ALSO AT AREA MUSEUMS, PARKS, BUSINESSES AND VISITOR ATTRACTIONS.
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 |
|---|
| Jeffrey Martinka | EXECUTIVE DIR. | 40 | $93,866 |
| Jerri Washington | DIR. OF FINANCE | 40 | $57,427 |
| Brian Spaid | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Bryan Terry | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Cj Wauters | VICE PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 |
| David Jorgensen | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Gregory Eul | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jeff Rohrer | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Joe Armeli | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Joel Brennan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Judy Shane | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kathryn Kuhn | PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 |
| Kevin Rich | TREASURER | 3 | $0 |
| Malinda Eskra | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Ramstack | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Monica Genz | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Monique Jones | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Montique Evans | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Stephanie Radtke | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Hickey | SECRETARY | 3 | $0 |
| Terry Young | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Will Ruch | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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