“THE Y IS ABOUT THE PEOPLE...” “We’ve been coming to the YMCA for over 7 years now, even before the new building was finished. When my oldest was 5 and going to school at John Yehall Chin Elementary School, her teacher recommended the Chinatown YMCA afterschool program. Ever since then, our family has been coming to the YMCA for one program or another almost every day of the week. Starting at an early age, all three of my children have participated actively at the YMCA, taking art, martial arts, swim, tutoring, etc. As a family, we often go to their family dinners and family outings. All three of them have been or are still students of the JYC Afterschool program as well as Summer School. The kids look forward to their time at the YMCA; they like the activities, the teachers and seeing their friends at the Y. For me, I also recently started participating in a program on my own at the Y. A few months ago, the Chinatown Y started offering Adult English as a Second Language classes twice a week. Although I took English classes at City College a while back, it’s been a long time and I don’t feel very comfortable with English. So now, every Wednesday and Friday, I come for a few hours to class. When we go out on class fieldtrips to test our new language skills in real situations, it feels like I’m out with family. It’s a lot of fun but also very helpful and I believe that this time around, I will be able to remember more and speak English more often. The thing that is special about the Y is about the people. This place is very comfortable and safe, but most of all, I trust the teachers and the staff here to take good care of my children. My children like it here because they are treated with respect and have found friends here. As a parent, I have grown dependent on the Y. Even with new faces on the staff, there are always some familiar ones and that’s really comforting. I hope that the Y continues their good work and carry on helping me to raise confident, independent and curious kids. ” Dear Friends, For more than 104 years, the Chinatown YMCA has addressed the most pressing issues and needs of our community. Today, the Chinatown YMCA continues to face unprecedented social challenges such as disparities in equal opportunities for immigrants, academic achievement, increasing stress from barriers such as poverty and social isolation , and high rates of chronic disease. At the YMCA we strive to understand the complex nature of these emerging needs and proactively develop unique programming that works to address these urgent community needs. In response to our community and in our drive toward our 2020 vision, we have been building our own capacity to do more and to do better. It has been almost five years since we moved back into our building and today we are serving over 4,600 youth, teens, and adults a year in programs that address our community’s needs. We are intentionally growing our capacities in areas of case management, digital literacy, ESL, academic support, family support and building strong collaborations with our health partners. In addition we stay anchored in our tried and true youth and teen leadership programs as part of establishing our role in our community as a collaborator, innovator and leader in providing opportunities for youth to reach their full potential and become healthy, productive adults. We are excited about our future and with you - our donors, members, volunteers, and supporters - we will continue to reach youth, teens, adults, and families who can claim the Y as a place where we all belong; a second home, a safe nurturing space where we can learn and grow healthier together. Kari Lee, Executive Director YMCA OF SAN FRANCISCO’S 2020 VISION The healthiest children in America will live in the Bay Area, building the skills and habits for a healthy life, being empowered to reach their highest potential and make valuable contributions to society through the strength of the communities we serve. ANNUAL REPORT 2014 - 2015 • Chinatown YMCA Summer School Community Health Fair Swim Lessons After School Program Family Dinner
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“tHE Y IS ABOUt tHE PEOPLE...” “We’ve been coming to the YMCA for over 7 years now, even before the new building was finished. When my oldest was 5 and going to school at John Yehall Chin Elementary School, her teacher recommended the Chinatown YMCA afterschool program. Ever since then, our family has been coming to the YMCA for one program or another almost every day of the week.
Starting at an early age, all three of my children have participated actively at the YMCA, taking art, martial arts, swim, tutoring, etc. As a family, we often go to their family dinners and family outings. All three of them have been or are still students of the JYC Afterschool program as well as Summer School. The kids look forward to their time at the YMCA; they like the activities, the teachers and seeing their friends at the Y.
For me, I also recently started participating in a program on my own at the Y. A few months ago, the Chinatown Y started offering Adult English as a Second Language classes twice a week. Although I took English classes at City College a while back, it’s been a long time and I don’t feel very comfortable with English. So now, every Wednesday and Friday, I come for a few hours to class. When we go out on class fieldtrips to test our new language skills in real situations, it feels like I’m out with family. It’s a lot of fun but also very helpful and I believe that this time around, I will be able to remember more and speak English more often.
The thing that is special about the Y is about the people. This place is very comfortable and safe, but most of all, I trust the teachers and the staff here to take good care of my children. My children like it here because they are treated with respect and have found friends here. As a parent, I have grown dependent on the Y. Even with new faces on the staff, there are always some familiar ones and that’s really comforting. I hope that the Y continues their good work and carry on helping me to raise confident, independent and curious kids.”
Dear Friends,
For more than 104 years, the Chinatown YMCA has addressed the most pressing issues and needs of our community. Today, the Chinatown YMCA continues to face unprecedented social challenges such as disparities in equal opportunities for immigrants, academic achievement, increasing stress from barriers such as poverty and social isolation , and high rates of chronic disease. At the YMCA we strive to understand the complex nature of these emerging needs and proactively develop unique programming that works to address these urgent community needs. In response to our community and in our drive toward our 2020 vision, we have been building our own capacity to do more and to do better. It has been almost five years since we moved back into our building and today we are serving over 4,600 youth, teens, and adults a year in programs that address our community’s needs. We are intentionally growing our capacities in areas of case management, digital literacy, ESL, academic support, family support and building strong collaborations with our health partners. In addition we stay anchored in our tried and true youth and teen leadership programs as part of establishing our role in our community as a collaborator, innovator and leader in providing opportunities for youth to reach their full potential and become healthy, productive adults. We are excited about our future and with you - our donors, members, volunteers, and supporters - we will continue to reach youth, teens, adults, and families who can claim the Y as a place where we all belong; a second home, a safe nurturing space where we can learn and grow healthier together. Kari Lee, Executive Director
YmcA Of SAn frAncIScO’S 2020 VISIOn
the healthiest children in America will live in the Bay Area, building the skills and habits for a healthy life, being empowered to reach their highest potential and make valuable contributions to society through the strength of the communities we serve.
AnnUAL rEPOrt 2014 - 2015 • Chinatown YMCA
Summer School Community Health Fair Swim Lessons
After School Program Family Dinner
$10,000 or moreDavid KooFrancis S. North FoundationRobert Joseph Louie Memorial Fund
$5,000 to $9,999John & Virginia ChinHanley T.D. FongH.B. & Lucille Horn FoundationLouis & Lavinia KwokEmily LeeFord & Patricia LeeMelvin & Jeannie LeeWarren W TongUnited Way of the Bay AreaRobert T. & Rose M. WongTed & Ida Yim
$1,000 to $4,999Apple, Inc.James BeitzelDale & Judy BrattonPhilippe BurkePatrick ButmanMerlin CasesGaywynn & Lorraine ChanMargaret ChanStanley Chan Dr. & Mrs. William C. ChanFlorence Low ChangJerry & Christina ChengRodney & Kathy ChewKevin & Sally ChinCrandall & Leta ChingJoni & Young ChoAndy ChuKaren Bradley FolletteFilbert & Mildred FongDouglas FrantzHewlett-Packard Charitable Giving ProgramHanley & Marian HoeyRenee S HollandSuzanne E HomBarbara HongDennis & Susan Jang
Eric A JewMelvin Graham & Caroline Alice JueEunice & Homer JungWilliam Kim & Bette MarkLucille KongElla & Benson LamBrant Lee & Marie CurryDan Y LeeKari Lee & Stacey DaraioKeith & Karen LeeMark Lee & Jennifer KanDr. & Mrs. Timothy LeeAndrew S. LeongLiu Guo Lit Charitable FoundationGlenn LouieHarvey & Carrie LouieAimee Lee MajerMEI ArchitectsAnthony & Sue Kwok-MisnerThomas & Donna NgElizabeth A. Gee-Ogawa & Danny Y OgawaRaymond & Helen Yip OngPortsmouth Square GarageAtherton & Gladys QuanLes L QuockNicholas RauPauline RoothmanRose T.Y. Chen Charitable FoundationMichael SamnLynette SeidSephora USA, LLCMoira ShekJoel T. StevensRon & Penny SueEric Chow & Helen Szeto The Avenue Assisted LivingStephen & Toy San TomVISA GivingstationCelia WingAlan S. & Rachel S. WongMelinda WongPausang WongWeyman & Yvonne WongHerman YanMay Lum Young
Special thanks to our 2014-2015 Annual Giving campaign donors:$500 to $999Drs. Ann Azama & Randy LeeChinese Community Health Care AssociationKurt ChunDropboxEdna L FongRobert C GeeStephen & Diane GeePeter A. GoetzeHop & Carol JeongLarry & May JewKenneth JoheJames KingAndy & Frances LaiDenys Lai & Jennifer LiSandra C. & Gordon LamHong LeCharlotte Lee-AndersenEdwin & Margaret LeeSiu Kuen (Suki) Lee & Joe DeaTony B. LeeKimiko LeongPo S. LewAlexander Lock James & Katherine LouieDavid & Karen MarMrs. David Jamison McDanielPatricia MontemayorMabel NgAnh PhamRotary Club of San Francisco, Chinatown FoundationJeffrey H. RothbergBernard & Stefani ShekDiane Shew & Patricia NortonEdwin ShumTruman SoFrancis S SwensonRichard & Vivian TongGermaine Q. WongGregory & Alison WongJohn Loy WongPeter WongStella & Dick WongHoward L. Wu & Carol H. CotterScott Yu
Special thanks to our 2014-2015 Event Sponsors ($1,000-$10,000):Chinese Chamber of Commerce San Francisco Chinese Community Health Plan Chinese Sportsmen Club Lippman & Phoebe Choy Raymond & Lorraine Choy Enterprise Holdings Foundation Hanley & Marian Hoey Susie C. Hong Louis & Lavinia Kwok Wing & Dorothy Lai James Lee Mark Lee & Jennifer Kan
Melvin & Jeannie LeeLee, Wong & Leong Insurance Jeffrey LouieMcKenna Long & Aldridge, LLP Perkins Coie, LLP Arnold Pon Ron and Penny Sue Tri-C Designs, Inc./Flying Eagles Trojans Club Melinda Wong Robert T. & Rose M. Wong
BEcAUSE Of YOU. this year, you helped us surpass our campaign goal of $300,000 to raise $305,227. these funds supported our Y by funding crucial initiatives in our teen, community center, Youth and membership programs. Here’s where the donations helped:
$65,000 helps fund our Teen Program to develop the leaders of tomorrow, today. The Y uses these donations to provide teens and young adults with a safe place to grow, learn and belong.
$75,000 provides our community with accessible health and wellness programs through our ‘Membership for All’ program.
$75,000 supports our Community Center in opening a gate to new adventures, no matter your age. We provide immigrant families with social support through engaging events and activities.
$85,000 benefitted our Youth Programs which give youth in our community an experience of a lifetime whether they participate in our after school programs, summer programs or camps. We offer financial aid to ensure that every child can participate in Y programs regardless of their ability to pay.
Income: $4,651,486Membership and Program fees 50% Grants 33% Individual & Corporate Contributions 11% Shared Resource/Other 4%
fY 2014-2015 resultsWhat you have helped us achieve this past year:
fY 2014-2015 Income & Expenses:
Over $200,000 in financial assistance was provided to our community (38% of facility members)so they have access to health & wellness programs.
660 youth supported through 6 YMCA After School programs.
Over 700 kids playing sports and being active because of the Y’s Physical Education Programs and Youth Sports Program at the Y and at our partner public schools.
85 households received healthy and nutritious food weekly through our Food Pantry with the SF-Marin Food Bank. 128,179 visits to our Y.
Over 1,800 youth served in our summer programs.
Start new programs like our Middle School Access to Higher Achievement program, Teen Peer Health Educator curriculum, and our Adult ESL classes.
