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V O L . X X V I I N O. X X I G I V I N G G U I D E 2 0 21– 2 0 2 2 N O N P RO F I T P RO F I L E 60 BOARD OFFICERS Kirstin McQuillan, Board 2nd Vice President: Real Estate Broker, Century 21 Nason Realty Melissa Higgins, Board Treasurer: VP/CFO, Northeast Laboratory Services, Inc. Daniel Booth, Board Immediate Past President: Vice President, Northern Light Inland Hospital BOARD MEMBERS Kirstin Capeless: Director of Business Development, GT Independence Rachel Card: Family Nurse Practitioner, Northern Light Inland Hospital Ellen Crocker: Retired, John Dalton: Retired, Ronda Ducret: Retired, Leah Foti: Behavioral Health Professional, KidsPeace Angela Gibbs: Retired, Paul Goodof: Private Trustee and Fiduciary, Jill Huard: Real Estate Broker, Century 21 Surette Realty Darrell Kent: Charge Nurse, Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care Cheryl Mercier: Special Services Administrator, RSU 18 Sean Wallace: Managing Director, Sappi Maine Children's Home Also known as Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers 2022 GOALS Maine Children's Home (MCH) has more than 122 years of experience provid- ing essential home services and care for children, youth, and families across Maine. In 2021 and 2022, MCH plans to continue evolving with the changing needs of the 3,000 people — families, adults, teens, and children — who receive services and assistance through MCH's core programs: f Family Adoption Program f Family Counseling Center f Teen Parent Education Program f Connected Families Project f Christmas Program MCH is expanding on its successful efforts to adapt during the pandemic crisis by hiring more counselors and investing in trauma-focused and trust-based train- ing for its counseling and adoption staff. MCH's Family Counseling Center will continue to offer Telehealth counseling to provide quality remote therapy to 346 active clients of all ages. MCH's Con- nected Families Project plans to offer more virtual classes on trauma-informed care of children and youth for caregivers, kinship families, and educators, as well as Trust-Based Relational Intervention® for expanding awareness and support for children that have been impacted by Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES). MCH is also working toward providing more social work resources to families who receive assistance during the holidays through Christmas Program. FUNDRAISING EVENTS/ OPPORTUNITIES MCH supporters across the state raise resources for the MCH mission — to build and strengthen families and their children — including the Friends of Maine Children's Home (e Friends). e Friends hold a Established: 1899 / Employees: 32 / Annual revenue: $2,166,504 TOP FUNDING SOURCES 27.8% Client fees 26.9% Trusts/ Bequests 16.6% Donations 13.6% Grants 8.6% Endowments 3.1% Dividends/Interest 3.0% Rental Fees 0.4% Events CONTACT Street Address: 93 Silver St. Waterville, ME 04901 (207) 873-4253 www.mainechildrenshome.org mechildrenshome @mechildrenshome @mechildrenshome AWARDS/ACCOLADES 2020 and 2021 Four-Star Charity Navigator rating for Fiscal Responsibility / The only Maine-based accredited adoption program that meets Hague standards to provide international adoption servicess / 2019 No. 1 Charitable organization in Morning Sentinel Best of the Best Readers Surveys / Maine DHHS Licenses for Outpatient Counseling and Adoption Services MISSION STATEMENT To build and strengthen families and their children, instilling hope for the future and a better quality of life. SERVICE LOCATIONS Although most of the children, youth and families served are from Kennebec and Somerset counties, Family Adoption Program, Connected Families Program, and Christmas Program are offered across the state of Maine. Maine Children's Home's headquarters and campus are in Waterville. Richard Dorian, Executive Director Daniel Santos, Board President: Membership Development Manager, Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce AT A GLANCE support to provide resources to grow and maintain MCH's core programs. f Assist with Christmas Program f Assist with other MCH programs f Find out about serving on the board of directors or other planning or development committees Anyone interested in learning more about group volunteer opportunities at MCH can call Development Director Elizabeth Barron at (207) 873-4253 or email her at ebarron@mainechildrenshome.org. Lobster Roll Lunch each fall, Dining for Dollars events, and gift drives. The MCH staff and board members plan three events annually: f e Annual Meeting Celebration in January f e There's No Place Like Home annual fundraiser in June f e Christmas in July drive for toys, art supplies, and clothes Corporate support is essential to meet- ing annual needs. Anyone interested in learning more about sponsorship oppor- tunities can call Development Direc- tor Elizabeth Barron at (207) 873-4253 extension 217 or email her at ebarron@ mainechildrenshome.org. GIVING OPPORTUNITIES MCH welcomes charitable gifts and dona- tions that meet personal and corporate philanthropic and legacy-building goals. f Individualized legacy gift and planned giving: bequests, appreciated securi- ties, charitable distributions, charitable trusts, real estate, etc. f Sponsorships of MCH programs and events: offering broad exposure with promotions on the MCH website and marketing materials. f e "Red Stocking Fund": Annual, monthly, and quarterly donations to this fund support the more than 3,000 Maine people — children, youth, adults, and families – receiv- ing services from MCH each year. Donations can also be designated to support specific MCH programs. f In-kind donations: New books, warm clothing, boots, board games, and toys are needed to meet all the needs of holi- day gift boxes for children across Maine through MCH's Christmas Program. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES MCH typically welcomes volunteers from local schools, colleges, civic clubs, and businesses to complete activities and projects for MCH programs. Volunteers can contribute through the following: f Join the Friends of Maine Children's Home (e Friends) f The Friends are goodwill ambas- sadors that help promote and carry out activities as well as fundraising P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y M A I N E C H I L D R E N ' S H O M E Izzy Janzen and Victoria Veilleux were among the volunteers who organized donations that were distributed to more than 1,500 Maine kids through Maine Children's Home's Christmas Program in 2020.