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www.millhillcenter.org101 Oakland Street Trenton, NJ 08618

“At Millhill, we work to strengthen children, youth,

families – and the community. The need for our services

continues to grow.” Read the Letter from the

Executive Director >> page 2

Graduating Trenton PEERS Millhill is celebrating the success of our five Trenton PEERS who graduated high school in June and are on a path to a bright future!

Marques has been accepted to various culinary programs including Johnson and Wales.

Javani will join the Marines and plans to study engineering.

Tanvir will attend the Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) program at The College of New Jersey to study psychology. Christina will attend Monmouth University’s EOF program to study biology as her first step toward becoming a physician.

Shanai will attend Arcadia on a merit scholarship to study forensic science.

REPORT to the CommunityMillhill Child & Family Development | 2019

“ As a member of the community I understand the importance of mental health wellness – the need for a “safe” well respected place for our children. Education and support for myself as a parent is crucial. A place where my humanity is seen, respected, and honored. Often times people living in poverty are often viewed as invisible. We try to see the humanity in each individual.”

– Joyce Trotman Jordan, Board Member

Letter from Executive DirectorDear Friends,This has been an exciting year full of expansion and integration for Millhill. The need for behavioral health services in our community has grown dramatically, so much so that we have added therapy spaces in our main location.  The need is evident in our other core services as well which is why we integrated behavioral health as a key component in all our programs from early education and youth engagement to family support.  

While youth engagement has always been one of Millhill’s strengths, more recently we have expanded our engagement efforts. In order to serve more youth and provide more diverse opportunities, we have added for-profit jobs to our Mayor’s Summer Youth Employment Program so that we can provide valuable summer jobs to our returning college students. We are also in the planning stages of expanding the summer employment program into a full year program because we know that successful youth engagement means engaging for the long term. We use this approach with our Trenton PEERS, peer educators and role models that graduate from high school and pursue post-secondary pathways including college and our Next Generation Community Leaders who learn about civic engagement so that they can develop into our community’s future leaders.

At Millhill, we work to strengthen children, youth, families -- and the community. All of this is made possible through your generous donation. The work we do is more important than ever and we ask for your continued support.

Thank you for helping to provide opportunity to those that need it most. Visit us at www.millhillcenter.org and let us know how we’re doing.

With gratitude,

Cynthia H. OberkoflerExecutive Director

Millhill Child & Family Development 101 Oakland Street | Trenton, NJ 08618 www.millhillcenter.org 609-989-7333

Our MissionMillhill empowers children and families through individualized and culturally-sensitive educational and behavioral health services.

Board of TrusteesChair | Lars Johan Resare Hutchinson IndustriesVice Chair | Susan Mullin Nigido Mullin Investment StrategiesTreasurer | Anne Skalka, CPA Anne Skalka & Associates, CPAsSecretary | Bjondina Karpuzi, CPAMercadien PCDanica Curcic Restoque InternationalJamie Escarpeta Escarpeta Photo GraphicsAndrew Frank Retired Nonprofit Executive DirectorEric Goldberg, Esq Stark & StarkRoberta Kaplan, MA Retired Mental Health CounselorJoe LaRosa, CPA, MBA Business ConsultantJoyce Trotman Jordan Retired Counselor

Foundation BoardPresident | Steven K. Rosen, M. EdVice President | August Leming, PhD Exercise with a PurposeTreasurer | Richard Coyne, CPA WithumSecretary | Stephen Galletto, Esq. Stark & StarkJohn Cassimatis, Grant ThorntonSergio Iacovitti, TD BankJill Nusbaum, Bristol-Myers SquibbJoseph E. Saphire, Saphire+Albarran ArchitectureAllen Silk, Esq, Stark & Stark

“ I love being a member of NGCL because I am vehemently active in change and it enables this side of me I never thought existed. I get to work with great fellow peers and grow out of my shell for the betterment of my community.”– Shai’day,

Next Generation Community Leader

Behavioral Health Growth and IntegrationMillhill is dedicated to our mission of providing educational and behavioral health services. This past year, we continued to experience steady growth for counseling services in the community.

We have outgrown our Prospect Street location, which opened in 2015. As a response to the continued increase in need, we are adding additional counseling rooms at our main location on Oakland Street. Behavioral health services are integrated into our core areas of early education, family support and youth engagement. Licensed counsel-ors provide therapeutic intervention to preschool children, as well as group support through our youth engagement programs, parenting classes, and family counseling sessions.

In 2018, we provided more than 16,000 sessions for ages 4–adult including psychiatric evaluations, therapy, case management and medication monitoring. This past year, 91% of youth in Millhill’s outpatient counseling showed improvement in school functioning, and 93% of youth improved their attendance.

Youth Engagement in ActionOur Youth Engagement Services provide positive youth experiences to Trenton teens that prepare them to serve as leaders in the community and to pursue post-secondary pathways. Millhill’s youth leaders from the second year of a three year Next Generation Community Leaders grant from The New Jersey Health Initiatives, a program of the Robert Wood Foundation, are becoming role models in their community.

In partnership with the City of Trenton, the youth leaders supported the City’s “Taking it to the Streets,” a summer-long program which brings activities directly to neighborhoods with few recreational outlets in Trenton. In addition to leadership development, Millhill’s youth are involved in violence prevention by aligning with The Capitol City Youth Violence Coalition’s Safety Plan.

Teens gain hands on experience working with the mayor, police, schools and community organizations to help improve youth safety and civic engagement.

Millhill at a Glance

Expenses for 2018

Program – 91% Management – 6% Fundraising – 3%

Revenue for 2018

Government – 90% Foundations – 7% Individuals – 2% Corporations – 1%

Individual Supporters Patrick and Mary Ellen AlloccaAnonymousKathleen BannonAlanna BocklageAnthony BrickmanJohn and Dorothy CassimatisKaren ColliasVincent and Barbara CostaVincent and Joan CostaRichard CoyneDanica CurcicMartha DavidsonJoseph DiTorriceLisa DobruskiConrad and Amy DrukerThomas and Wendy DymkowskiJaime and Jean EscarpetaRobert FinneganAndrew and Pamela FrankEd FrankelStephen GallettoCarrie GallmanMyron and Margaret GellmanSusan GerbinoSusan GlassMichael GliddonEric GoldbergLaura GoldfeldFred GombergJames GraffKathryn HarrJohn HarrisonArthur HuettemanSergio and Sharon IacovittiKimberly JablonskiVijay KanchiRoberta and Leon KaplanMyra KaplanBjondina KarpuziLenora KnappRobert and Rachael KlahreAnne LaBateChristopher LaRosaJoseph LaRosaAugust LemingNeil and Rachel LesserCharles LevyJames LevyCraig and Antonia LewisWalter LippincottCarol LoweJohn and Diane LusdykMary MaxwellElizabeth McNeilly

Catherine MillettPete MitchellEstate of Rita MorganAnne MorrowDan and Susan MullinCharles and Elizabeth McCallBetsy McNallyElizabeth McNeillySalvatore NigidoJill NusbaumSanford NusbaumRichard and Carol OberGerald and Cynthia OberkoflerRosemary OrocchiAdam and Lauren PechterDeborah Raikes-ColbertJigna RaoJohan ResareJoe RosamiliaSteven and Belinda RosenJoseph and Kathryn RoyalBarry M. RudnerCarolyn SandersonDeborah Sands GartenbergJoseph and Kathleen SaphirePaul Savidge and Dan MaceyJohn SaxsonCathy Schaeder Batterman and Eric BattermanLester SchlesingerHarriet SharlinDavid SharlinAllen and Judy SilkAnne SkalkaCarol SoleWilma SolomonWilliam StansleyChristopher StergionGP SternbergMatthew StraitonSharon StraitonChris TanseyJoy TaylorCalvin B. Thomas, Jr.Lisa ThouinMarion TobinJoyce Trotman-JordanMimi and Charles TuriRobert and Robin VarsalonaMilicia WainwrightMichael WeinerMicayla WeissburgSusie WilsonTheresa and Jay Wrobel

Thank you for your support!If we have made an error or omission, please accept our apologies and notify us at info@millhillcenter.org.

Our Next Generation Community Leaders attended New Jersey First Lady’s Family Festival in December 2018. They enjoyed representing Millhill and talking about their work in the community.

Corporate & Foundation SupportLogos represent gifts above above $5,000 AnonymousBank of America Charitable FoundationBorden Perlman

Bristol-Myers SquibbBunbury FundChurch & Dwight Employee Giving FundCommunity Foundation of NJCroucher-Fletcher Charitable FundGiving Hope NetworkGrant ThorntonMeta A. & William S. Griffith FoundationHM RoyalHorizon Foundation for New JerseyHutchinson IndustriesInvestors BankInvestors FoundationJanssen PharmaceuticalsJohnson & Johnson Consumer CompaniesJ. Vinch & Sons, Inc. James Kerney FoundationLaurenti Family FoundationMAXIMUS FoundationCurtis McGraw FoundationMercadien NJ Manufacturers Insurance Patriots Arts CoalitionPepper Hamilton, LLP PNC BankPNC FoundationPrinceton Area Community Foundation The Fund for Women and Girls Knowledge Without Borders Robert Wood Johnson Foundation President’s Grant Fund Robins Family Fund Warren and Andrea Stock Family Fund

Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce FoundationMary G. Roebling FoundationRoma Bank Community FoundationGeorge H. and Estelle M. Sands FoundationSanofi Foundation for North AmericaSmith Family FoundationStark & StarkTD BankTD Bank Charitable FoundationTrenton Downtown AssociationUnited Way of Mercer CountyWells Fargo Wells Fargo Foundation

Institutional SupportCity of TrentonMercer County Health and Human ServicesState of New Jersey Department of Children and FamiliesState of New Jersey Department of Education

James Kerney Foundation

Community Collaborations

Millhill’s Trenton Area Stakeholders program is a network of community stakeholders who initiate and sustain community efforts to strengthen Greater Trenton. The program connects its more than 1,200 members with area organizations through hosted events throughout the year.

Most recently the Mercer County Parks Commission hosted members at The Boathouse at Mercer Lake to increase awareness of the many park offerings that are available to Trenton families at no cost.  

Day of Caring Volunteer DaysMillhill hosted Day of Caring volunteer days with:

PNC Princeton University Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Bristol-Myers Squibb Withum Janssen L’Oreal TayganPoint Grant Thronton

www.millhillcenter.org 101 Oakland Street Trenton, NJ 08618

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What We DoMillhill serves more than 6,500 individuals in Greater Trenton through programs that educate, empower and transform:

Highlights & ImpactEvery single Millhill PEER Educator graduated from high school on time and has gone on to post-secondary pathways including higher education programs.

100% of the children who attend Camp RISE, Millhill’s Summer Literacy Camp, either maintain or improve their reading level.

Trenton PEERS reach nearly 2,000 adolescents per year with their presentations about issues that teens in the Trenton area face every day.

91% of donations to Millhill go directly to programming.

98 youth were employed in area non-profits, for profits and local government through the 2019 Summer Youth Employment Program, a public private partnership with the City of Trenton, Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber and Millhill.