The strategic direction of Sheffield Place continues to be growth – serving more clients with more services to meet an increasing portion of the need for services among homeless, mother-led families. In 2013, the agency served more clients with more services than ever. That growth will continue in the years ahead. At the same time, however, the quiet crisis of mother-led family homelessness continued to grow. In 2013, Sheffield Place received 560 telephone calls from families seeking housing and services (compared with 505 in 2012). The agency was able to assist 49 of those families. Sheffield Place is striving to serve more clients in two ways: • We have increased the size

of families we admit from a mother with two children in years past to mothers with up to five children.

• We will expand the agency’s housing capacity by 40% in 2014 by adding three

units in the existing building and by purchasing and rehabbing three houses in the neighborhood for client use. We look forward to purchasing and renovating additional homes for client use in the years ahead.

Through these efforts, more homeless, mother-led families in Kansas City will be safe today, strong tomorrow!

Sheffield Place Grows to Serve the Need

Spring 2014

Sheffield Place has scheduled a number of events for 2014 to support the mission and spread the word about the real solutions the agency offers for the crisis of family homelessness. Mark your calendars! • Summer Showcase/Open

House – Wed, June 11 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. BBQ lunch, tours, crafts, plant sale

• Golf Tournament – Friday, June 20. Registration and full breakfast at 8 a.m. Shotgun start at 9 a.m.

• Off the Wall – Thursday, October 23 from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at The Monarch Room, 1701 McGee. Art auction, buffet dinner, raffle.

• Holiday Open House and Bazaar – Wed, Dec 10 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Lunch in the decorated lobby, tours, handicrafts.

Volunteers are needed to help with these events. To register or for more information, please contact David Hanzlick, PhD, CFRE, Director of Program and Development, at (816)483-9927 Ext. 113 or dhanzlick@sheffieldplace.org

Sheffield Place Events

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Friday, June 20th at beautiful Tiffany Greens Golf Course 8 a.m. registration and full breakfast 9 a.m. shotgun start 1 p.m. Gourmet Lunch and Awards Modified scramble format Prizes, contests, silent auction and raffle $125 per player ($50 tax deductible) $500 per team ($300 tax deductible) Sponsorships are available. Please register online at www.sheffieldplace.org, mail to the address above, or fax your registration to (816) 483-9934.

Questions? dhanzlick@sheffieldplace.org or 816.483.9927 x113

Proceeds empower homeless mothers and their children to

heal from their trauma and become self sufficient.

Sheffield Place Annual Golf Tournament

Golf Tournament Sponsorship Opportunities • Plat inum Sponsor - $5,000+ One complimentary foursome at the event ; Reduced pr ic ing for addi t ional golfers ($100 per player) ; Com-pany name and logo featured on tournament program*; Banner d isplay; Community recognit ion through adver t is ing; Company logo on goodie bag i tem; Post-event recognit ion in thank you media $4800 tax deduct ib le • Gold Sponsor - $2,500 One complimentary foursome at the event ; Reduced pr ic ing for addi t ional golfers ($100 per player) ; Com-pany name and logo included in tournament program*; On si te table setup; Banner d isplay; Community recognit ion through adver t is ing; Company logo on goodie bag i tem; Post-event recognit ion in thank you media; $2300 tax deductib le • Silver Sponsor - $1,500 Two complimentary golfers a t the event ; Reduced pr icing for addi t ional golfers ($100 per p layer) ; Com-pany name and logo included in tournament program*; On-course s ignage; Company logo on goodie bag i tem; Post-event recognit ion in thank you media; $1400 tax deduct ib le • Titanium Sponsor - $1,000 Two complimentary golfers a t the event ; Reduced pr icing for addi t ional golfers ($100 per p layer) ; Com-pany name included in tournament program; On-course s ignage; Post-event recognit ion in thank you me-dia; $900 tax deduct ible • Beverage Cart /Stat ion Sponsor - $500 One complimentary golfer a t the event ; Signage on beverage car t or beverage s tat ion; Reduced pr icing for addi t ional golfers ($100 per p layer) ; Company name in tournament program; $450 tax deduct ible • Hole Sponsor - $300 Signage at tee box; Company name in tournament program. $300 tax deduct ib le

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Dear Friends, Sheffield Place has made important progress over the past year through the help and support of hundreds of donors, volunteers, the board, advisory council, staff, and most important – the clients. We served a record of 188 homeless mothers and children. More than half – 65% of the clients are children. One reason we serve more families is that we provide more programming than in the past - 13 hours of services each week including case management, therapy, and life skills. These services and the clients’ hard work allow them to move more quickly to their own homes. Sheffield Place then provides continuing case management and other services. The average length of stay is now 5 months with a maximum of 24 months. Another area of expansion has been in the number of volunteers who contribute their time, talent, and energy to the mission of healing and self-sufficiency. In 2013, 337 volunteers contributed 5379 hours of service – a new record. Volunteers make a difference everyday in the lives of the mothers and children. Sheffield Place looks forward to the many opportunities of 2014. We will add three living units at the facility and acquire and rehabilitate three houses in our neighborhood for use by the families. Here are some additional highlights for 2014: • Sheffield Place recently received the 2014 Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership

Award from Suppor t KC in recognition of excellence in financial management and governance practices.

• A new constituency group - Friends of Sheffield Place – has launched to attract new friends and supporters to the agency’s mission. Learn more at www.sheffieldplace.org

• Pictures of Hope – the program that empowered children to capture their dreams for the future with a camera and then turned the photos into greeting cards – will return to Sheffield Place late this summer. We are delighted with their continuing partnership. Cards are available for purchase at www.sheffieldplace.org

Thank you for all you do to support real solutions to the crisis of family homelessness in our community.

Kelly’s Comments—Kelly Welch, Executive Director 2013 – A Year of Growth and Change

Mission Statement: To empower homeless

mothers and their children heal from their trauma and

become self-sufficient.

Board of Directors* Jeff Johnson – President Courtney Wachal—Vice President/Secretary Cory Miser—Treasurer Maggie Anderson Allison Bergman James G. Clark Dionne M. King Tiffany McFarland Steven D. Ornduff Lenora Payne Skyler Phelps Angie Read Kana Roller Gina Thornton Tena Shonk Nate Vander Hamm Courtney Wachal Denise Wheeler * a program graduate serves on the Board Council of Advisors David Garrett, Chair Bonnie Blythe Tracy Bornman Margene Burnett Ryan Fischer Brett Hayes Cindy Irey Perri Lampe Susan Lytton Bill Pape Gina Pulliam Maureen Purcell Sherrill Rosen Jim Scott Jaio-Jiao Shen Richard Smith Susan Thorne

Sheffield Place held the annual ‘Women Who Make a Difference’ dinner in March . Each mother invites a special woman who has made a difference for her—perhaps a friend, case manager, or addiction counselor.

The event also honors a woman who has made a difference for Sheffield Place. This year, Nadine Horst of Zurich, NA, was the honoree. A seven-year volunteer, Nadine organizes a monthly craft night for the children and involves her colleagues at Zurich, among many other avenues of service.

Women Who Make A Difference Dinner

2013 by the Numbers Sheffield Place served 188 homeless mothers and children in 2013—66 mothers and 122 children. Of those: • 49 families (92 children) were in

residential services • 27 families (30 children) were in

aftercare services. Client Characteristics (mothers): Average age of mothers 28 years Live below poverty 100% Mental health diagnosis* 100% Victim-domestic violence 86% Struggle with addiction 73% Lack HS diploma or GED 58% *most commonly PTSD, depression, bi-polar disorder, adjustment disorder, and anxiety disorder Services Provided: Bed nights 12,727 Average stay 5 months Adult individual therapy 500 hours Adult psycho-education groups 3622 hours Adult case management 529 hours Adult drug/alc screens 193 tests Children’s groups 3097 hours Children’s individual therapy 59 hours

Key Facts Sheffield Place Residents

Ages of Clients Served 0 – 23 months 42% 2—6 23% 7-13 >1% 20-35 29% 36-55 6% Client Race/Ethnicity African American 55% Caucasian 43% Other 2% Hispanic/Latino* 11% *reflected as ethnicity

2014 Strategic Goals • Increase the number of clients we serve • Increase the depth and menu of our services • Diversify funding • Expand volunteer program • Increase community awareness

How you can help: • Make a financial gift and include the agency in your estate plans • Donate items from the immediate needs list – laundry detergent, cleaning

supplies, toilet paper, paper towels, facial tissues, feminine hygiene supplies, etc. For a complete list, please visit: www.sheffieldplace.org/in-kind-gifts

• Like or Friend us on Facebook or Twitter • Volunteer as an individual or as part of a business, faith, or civic group • Learn more about homelessness by visiting www.sheffieldplace.org

Moly-Cop, the global leader in hot forged steel grinding balls used by mining companies, operates a major manufacturing operation just a few blocks from Sheffield Place at the old Armco Steel site. The President of Moly-Cop USA, Ste-ve Ornduff, serves as a member of the Sheffield Place board of directors. In 2013, Moly-Cop completed a significant project to better secure entry into the plant site, including the construction of a perimeter fence and a main entry gate with a gate house. We decided to hire a temporary employee to work as a gate attendant to help us control and monitor the volume and type of traffic entering the plant. This traffic includes trucks to be loaded with finished product and de-livery trucks. The longer term plan was to perform this task through rotation of members of the shipping crew. Initially, we attempted to fill this position by using temporary employment agen-

cies, but the candidates presented were unimpressive. We discussed this predicament in our weekly safety committee meeting and Norm Thomas, a member of our leadership team, suggested we approach some of the charitable organizations that operate in our area. That’s when we contacted Kelly Welch at Sheffield Place, and after reviewing several candidates, she suggested we contact Starla Potter about the position. Starla, with the support of Sheffield Place, recently became self-sufficient, but was still seeking good em-ployment. Most of her recent experience was in fast food at a very low wage, but she had past experience as an administrative assistant intern with the City of Kansas City and claimed to have excellent computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office. Kelly said that Starla was very motivated and a hard worker. So, we decided to give her a chance and hired her as our gate attendant on October 14, 2013. Initially, the plan was for this to be a temporary position to be filled for only three or four months. Within the first week, however, we could see that Starla was special. In addition to performing her primary job, she took the initiative to better organize many of our records using MS Excel spreadsheets and MS Access databases. When we discovered her profi-ciency in this area, we gave her many more tasks, including organizing our plant’s safety and quality assurance records. She is now conducting all safety inductions for new visitors entering the main gate to the plant, and when doing so, she is definitely “in-charge,” even with salty old truck drivers. By all measures, she is doing an excellent job and has completed many value-added activities for our business. At the end of December 2013, a long-time member of our team re-tired. One of his primary jobs was to perform shipping clerk activities, including generating Bill of Ladings for outgoing shipments and checking freight invoices for accuracy. Starla trained to perform these activities and is now the full-time operations clerk with Moly-Cop. Moly-Cop has benefited from the skills and work ethic Starla has brought to our company, and it is our hope that this relationship can continue for many years to come.

A Client Story - Starla in Charge – A Sheffield Place Graduate on the Job By Steve Ornduff, Board Member