CAA Annual Report v18

Annual
Report

A Bridge To
Opportunity

www.cincy-caa.org

Intro On the cover:
Kimberly Clack, Kristopher Smith, and Abriyonnah Hall

The Community
Action Agency
helps improve lives
from cradle to
career.

Pictured:
Vanessa Jackson

Charting our way forward resilience. This past year has underscored
commitment to our mission and the vital service we
We find ourselves in uncharted territory with the provide to strengthen lifeways and create a bridge to
sweeping impact of the COVID-19 pandemic affecting opportunity in our community:
our lives and livelihood. The disruption and
uncertainty have challenged us and changed us, to Education – Employment – Economic Security
be sure. Education and economic security have never
been more crucial. At the same time, CAA is doing •Head Start/Early Head Start and School Readiness
everything possible to make sure we are providing •Health and Wellness Services
families with the tools they need to succeed in •Parent and Family Support Services and Family
health, healing and equity.
Engagement
Whether it’s rolling out mobile and pop-up •Workforce Initiatives and Entrepreneur Training
operations, adapting virtual and distance learning, •Tax Preparation
advancing survival skills and self-care resources, or •Rental and Utility Assistance and Food Pantry
tapping technology solutions as never before, we are
finding our way forward with responsiveness and Staples

Thanks

Our PeopleCAA’s Executive Leadership

Mark B. Lawson
President/CEO

Renee Y. Daniel
VP, Early Childhood Education

Rachel Luckey
VP and Chief Human Resources Officer
Our HistoryThe Cincinnati-Hamilton County Community Action Agency is a private, nonprofit organization thatNikki J. WilliamsWillie Hill, III
Chief of Staff/VP, Community Relations GCMI Executive Director
offers multiple services to low-income individuals and families in a holistic approach to help lift
them out of poverty -- job training, housing assistance, heating assistance, entrepreneurialJoan ProffittAmanda Jenkins
Chief Financial and Information Officer Director of Development
2 0coaching, Head Start and Early Head Start.
Josh Fletcher Catherine Cornelius
VP, Facilities and Operations Senior Executive Assistant to the
President/CEO & Board Administrator

The nationwide Community Action network was created with the passage of the Economic
Opportunity Act of 1964 as a part of President Lyndon B. Johnson's historic "War on Poverty"
initiative. The act established a federal Office of Economic Opportunity, and created organizations
called Community Action Agencies that would develop strategies to solve issues of poverty with an
emphasis on local input.

Our CAA was the second such organization in the nation when it was founded in 1964. It was
established by the late Theodore Berry Sr., who would go on to become Cincinnati’s first
African-American mayor. In 1965, President Johnson appointed Mr. Berry to head the nationwide
Office of Economic Opportunity's Community Action Programs, which at that time included Head
Start, the Job Corps and Legal Services.

Through our network of donors, employees and volunteers, we help reduce poverty, increase
self-sufficiency and improve the community by providing resources for people to create healthier,

O2ur Mission 0better lives and achieve their full potential.
CAA uses a broad range of public and private resources to give low- and moderate-income

individuals the opportunity to improve the quality of life for themselves, their families and

their communities.

The Community Action Agency helps improve lives from cradle to career.

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About

From the President/CEO
and Board Chair

Being a voice for change is not just what we do, it is who we are. For
more than 50 years, your Community Action Agency has worked to be
an advocate for families who are working toward success despite the
barriers they encounter.

Building bridges with strength, innovation, clarity, jobs. Our partnership with Verizon Wireless
and hope. enabled us to launch a TechWorks program, a
growing field that will provide stability to many
homes in our area.

Mark B. Lawson, Esq. Though sometimes it is hard to think of the
President/CEO impact that COVID-19 has made on our lives, we
are reassured by knowing that we are all in this
The year 2020 has been a together. The challenges that we have faced
year of revolution, have come with great innovation and clarity
uncomfortableness and pushing us all into overdrive to ensure that we
change. Through it all, CAA has worked to give remain dedicated to our mission.
hope and provide stability. No one could have
prepared for the challenges of the pandemic. Chandra Matthews-Smith
COVID-19 has impacted us in ways that we could Board Chair
have never imagined and in addition to the
virus, we have been faced with the injustices And in the midst of all of this,
that are still embedded deep within our country. we are also reminded
of the injustices that still
Having to close the doors to protect are staff remain in our country. The brutality by hands of
and those we serve was a difficult decision, but law enforcement and the inequalities that
we continued to remain strong. Providing continue to be stumbling blocks.
childcare to our Head Start families through
virtual learning, educational packs and
nutritional meals.

We remained steadfast by providing rental and This is the time, the time to make a difference.
utility assistance to those on the verge of losing The time to stand up for equality. Your
their homes. It was important to find ways to Community Action Agency is here to be that
work together, and CAA did this by working with change because we know that together we can
community leaders to provide rapid build the bridge to opportunity.
re-employment to individuals who lost their

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Board Officers Client Sector

Chair – Chandra Mathews-Smith Josh Arnold – Talbert House
Vice Chair – Diana Paternoster Courthney Calvin – Low Income Representative
Treasurer – Scott Taylor Ruby Hemphill-Crawford – University of Cincinnati
Secretary – Moira Weir
Medical Center
Danielle Ross – Policy Council Representative
Michael Scruggs – Light of the World Ministries
Susan Storer – Macy’s (Retired)

Board of CAA’s Board of Directors is comprised of
Directors individuals who represent three main sectors
of our community: client sector, public
officials and the private sector.

Pictures: Courtney Calvin, Benjamin Houck, Marc Lawson, Gwen McFarlin, Russell Mack, Susan Storer, Chandra Matthews-Smith, Brian
Lawlor, Damon Frost, Josh Arnold, Danielle Ross, Scott Taylor, Ruby Hemphill

Public Sector Private Sector

Holly Christmann – Hamilton County Assistant Damon Frost – The Procter & Gamble Company
County Administrator Benjamin C. Houck, CPA – Pricewaterhouse Coopers
Russell Mack -- Matthew United Church of Christ
Ryan Dupree – Christ Emmanuel Christian Chandra Mathews-Smith – United Way of Greater
Fellowship
Cincinnati
David Mann – City of Cincinnati Diana Paternoster – GE Global Operations (Retired)
Gwen McFarlin – Springfield Township Scott Taylor – Huntington National Bank
Bernadette Watson – Mayoral appointee Brian Lawlor – E.W. Scripps Company
Moira Weir – United Way of Greater Cincinnati
Chanel J. Wood – Policy Council Representative

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Head Start

Head Start / Early
Childhood Program

• A federally funded program providing education,
health/mental health, disability, nutrition and family support
services

• Engaging families and ensuring school readiness
• 48 City of Cincinnati locations, in partnership with Cincinnati

Public Schools, University of Cincinnati Arlitt Center for
Education, Research and Sustainability, and Early Head Start
Child Care Partnership grant

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The foundation for
success in school
and life

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Head Start

Funded Enrollment 152 Head Start / Early
2,048 Head Start
EHS Child Care
1,644 Partnership Children 6 weeks to 5 years old
attend.
Head Start
Center-based Programs: Head Start
252 (3-5 years old), half-day for nine
months; full-day for nine months;
Early Head full-day for 12 months; and Early
Start Head Start (6 weeks to 36 months)
attend: full-day for 12 months.

Children Served
2,131

Home School Program: with a 221 1,645
qualified home school teacher for
Early Head Start (pregnant women EHS Child Care Head Start
and children to age 3) and Head Start Partnership
(children ages 3-5). 265

Early Head
Start

Medical and Dental Service

HS EHS

Medical Home 87% 98%

Medical Exams 53% 42%

Health Insurance 86% 99%

Immunization 90% 84%

Dental Home 80% 98%

6 Dental Exams 47% n/a

Family Profile

Based on total served – not all information was
aptured for all families at all data points.

140 >1 Children by Age
166 1 yr old
218 2 yrs old 3 yrs old
678
915 4 yrs old
0 5 yrs old
14 Pregnant Women

1691 Black/African American
139 White
85 Biracial/Multi-racial Children by Race
216 Other

1919 Hispanic/Latino Non-Hispanic
212
Ethnicity

1385 Income below 100%
223
38 Foster Child Receive Public Assistance Income Eligibilty
65 Homeless
205 Over Income
215 Income 101-130%

1552 Two Parent Single Parent
410
Total Families: 1,962
1265
697 Employed

140 BA or Higher Unemployed Employed/Unemployed
471
847 AA High School/GED
504 Less Than High School
Education Level: 1,962

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School Readiness

School
Readiness

Program goal: ensure 78% of our children
meet or exceed defined goals for their age
group by the end of the program year,
indicating they are kindergarten ready.
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Prepared for kindergarten
and a life filled
with learning

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School Readiness

Meeting &
Exceeding Expectations

CAA’s teachers provide individualized CAA uses Teaching Strategies GOLD as an
instruction based on each child’s strengths, ongoing assessment tool to determine if
interests, learning style, cultural background, children are exceeding expectations, meeting
and developmental rates.Through initial expectations, or below expectations.
screenings, ongoing assessment, and regular
conferences, teachers and home visitors, NOTES: Research-based curricula align with
along with regular feedback from parents Ohio Early Learning Standards Pre-K guidelines,
and caregivers, tap into each child’s potential within the Head Start Childhood Development
for success. and Early Learning Framework.

74% 67% 51%

91% 80% 66%

Soci Phy Lang
Head al Emotional
Start sical
uage

50% 55% 62%

88% 92% 76%

Early Cogn Litera Mat
Head itive
Start cy
h

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Child Care The Kindergarten Readiness Assessment
Partnership gauges each child’s knowledge, skills, and
behaviors that are emerging, approaching
and demonstrating kindergarten readiness.

Total Families
Served

100 91% 97%
90 3%

80 Ethnicity

70

60 54% 46%
50 Male
Female
>1
1 yr old
2 yrs old
Black/
African American
White
Biracial/
Multi-racial
Other
Non-Hispanic/
Latino Origin
Hispanic/
Latino Origin
40 26% 40% 3%
34% 5% 1%
30
Ages Race
20
10

Gender

100 99% 90%

90

80 77%
22%
70 1% 65%
18%
60 English Employed/
50 Spanish Unemployed (PIR)
Other
40 Employed 1% 10%
30
Unemployed
Unknown

BA or
Higher
AA
High School/
GED

>High School
Unknown
Single
Parent

Two
Parent
1% 0% 7%
8%
20
10

Primary Language Education Level (PIR) Total Families
Served

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Support

Parent and
Family Support Services

Parents and caregivers bring skills, wisdom and Programming for
experience to the Head Start program, and engage by multigenerational learning,
discovery, and exploration:
•Serving on the CAA Board of Directors
•Participating in staff selection and other staff •Museum exhibits
•Theatrical performances
development functions •Car seat training classes
•Sponsoring community-wide annual parent conference,
and parenting training
PERKS podcasts
•Developing strategies and scope for the fatherhood •OSU Extension food and
nutrition seminars
program •National Reading Month
•Reviewing and recommending approval of grant •Black Family Reunion
•Community Easter Egg Hunt
applications and more experiential
•Supporting advocacy efforts learning

•Leading the Storytime With Policy Council & Reader
Squad initiative

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Head Start Community Partners

Children’s Hospital Healthy Moms and Babes TruPartner Credit Union
Cincinnati Bell Interfaith Hospitality Network West End High-Tech Education Hub
Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Family Solutions University of Cincinnati
Authority Midwest Latino Corporation Xavier University
Cincinnati Public Schools Our Babies Count
Cincinnati Reds Youth Academy Pregnancy Care of Cincinnati Our Langdon Farm Road In-House
Cincinnati State Technical and Project Hope Partners
Community College Saint Aloysius WinMed Health Center
Elementz The Down Syndrome Association of Bond Hill Branch of the Public Library of
Greater Cincinnati Cincinnati and Hamilton County

CAA gratefully
thanks our Head
Start community
partners

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Community Services

Community
Services

• Career readiness and training: resume writing, time
management, technology literacy, job search referrals and
interviewing skills

•Emergency assistance resources centering on seasonal utility
needs, residential crisis and food insecurity

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A pathway to
stability and a
self-sufficient future

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Comprehensive Case Management Community Services
and Employment Program: 667 clients served
Workforce
Initiatives

Enrolled Completed Certifications Employed
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Construction 71 15 60 10
CDL Commercial 92 68 43 32
Driver’s License
83 103 42
Total

Learning to be a lifelong learner

In addition to specializing in a chosen field, programs embed the skills needed for
these demanding times: critical thinking and complex problem-solving, creativity,
collaboration, emotional intelligence, service orientation, and “teachability.”

Individuals Earned Income
Tax Preparation
were served in 2019 – 2020
Emergency Assistance
Producing Reducing barriers, overcoming crisis,
activating potential:
in total refunds Many programs were modified this past
year, reflecting extended seasonal service, a
16 moratorium on disconnections, and
accommodations for medical conditions.

...And Beyond

Mobile Food Pantry Rental assistance preventing
evictions for 267 families
After averaging 200 people served per
month, a dramatic increase in demand: Water bill assistance for 71 families

June and July ’19: 173 households served, 68 people enrolled in the Project Lift
representing 450 people program advancing economic self-sufficiency

June and July ’20: 981 households served, 8,056 households served who received
representing 3,248 people benefits for the Home Energy Assistance
Program, Winter Crisis Program and Summer
Crisis Program

Percentage of Income Payment Plan served
5,370 customers

Monthly food
pantries are operated
year-round, with hearty
thanks to our partners:
Freestore Foodbank, Tryed
Stone New Beginnings Church,
and The Welcome Project,
Corinthian Baptist Church

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GCMI

Greater Cincinnati
Microenterprise Initiative

• Entrepreneurship Education, coaching, mentorship,
development and funding to help start or expand small
businesses

• The only local Certified Development Financial Institution
dedicated to microlending ($35,000 or less)

• Providing loans and helping small-business stability in
Greater Cincinnati communities, including: Over the Rhine,
Clifton, College Hill, Western Hills, Bond Hill, Fairmont,
Madisonville, and Northside

• Loan administration for the City of Cincinnati’s Microcity
Loan small business program

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Small Business 19
Growth and
Stability

GCMI

Greater Cincinnati
Microenterprise Initiative

In addition to its proprietary loan pool, which provides capital to low-to
moderate-income business owners, GCMI also provides loan
administration for the City of Cincinnati’s small business Microcity
Loan program.
GCMI one of the only local Certified Development Financial Institutions
dedicated to Microlending ($35,000 or less) providing loans in over
10+ Greater Cincinnati communities including: Over the Rhine, Clifton,
College Hill, Western Hills, Bond Hill, Fairmont, Madisonville, and
Northside. As a Community Lender, GCMI’s Financed Businesses have
helped support small business stability in these communities.
Seventy Eight (78%) of GCMI’s loans are to start-up businesses that
would not be able to secure financing through traditional financing.

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Business Start-ups Entrepreneural Training

21 129

number of participants completed
business start-ups entrepreneurial
training

Jobs Created/Retained

Technical Assistance 23/3

70 Number of jobs
created/retrained
businesses
received technical Loan Dollars
assistance
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Portfolio Balance
loans in GCMI loan
$272,232 78% Employees portfolio

Outstanding GCMI 95 FT/123 PT Loan Portfolio
employees
$140,000
Revenue
Loan Dollars secured by GCMI clients
$7.0 Million in Traditional and Non Traditional
Revenue 4 clients/$140,000 Microcity

Start-ups

of the loan portfolio
are start-up busi-
nesses

Total Financing provided to GCMI Clients:

(Program to Date)

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Extraordinary

Head Start

Adapted with virtual, distance-learning operations, delivering the same content that
we would for in-person services, promoting the education and well-being of children and
families. That included home-based meal service and essential learning materials in the form of
bi-weekly enhanced learning boxes. Educators, and health and wellness coordinators, and family
service workers all provided regular contact and supplemental resources.

Tech Works

Adjusted the enrollment process to include a paperless option and rolled out video
conferencing for candidate interviews, which replaces the in person interviews to minimize
social contact. What’s more: the first 100 percent virtual/online training program, with plans
under way for a 16-week training to prepare students to pass the CompTia A+ certification.

GCMI

Along with several other community partners like the African American Chamber and Mortar
Cincinnati, raised more than $200,000 dollars through crowd funding, corporate donations,
foundation support, small business donations, as well as individual donations. These funds were
used to support Minority Businesses Owners of Color with Business Emergency Assistant Grants
in a grant called the PUSH Grants. GCMI was the fiduciary agent managing and administering the
funds as well as providing and coordinating timely technical assistance to support PUSH Grant
applicants. An initial round provided 60 grants ranging from $2,500 to $5,000, while a second
round impacted more than 70 additional minority-owned businesses during these challenging
times.

Supportive Services

Like never before, CAA mobilized during the pandemic to help those in urgent need with eviction
prevention assistance, continuity of home heating and utility service, additional food pantry
locations and rapid re-employment career pathway programs. As a CARES Act steward and
partner, CAA retooled operations to help provide a measure of stability to Hamilton County
residents during unsettling times.

At the CAA Bond Hill headquarters, in addition to distance learning and remote working for staff,
several Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommendations for facilities and
operations have been instituted, especially:
• Adjustments to HVAC systems to allow increased fresh-air intake
•Weekly flushing of all water lines at all locations, and removal of water coolers
•Restructured, staggered work schedules for contractors and janitorial service, with special

emphasis on sanitization for touch points
•Curbside food box pick-up for Head Start clients
•Directional barriers and signage to separate traffic flow in common areas, elevator occupancy

limitations, restricted capacity for restrooms, as well as a lobby drop box – all promoting
physical distancing.

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Extraordinary Efforts In
Extraordinary Times

Surely one of the enduring lessons we can take from this time of great
challenge and change is that we all rallied to embody the very best of
learning, life skills and resilience.

At the CAA Bond Hill DREAMS FOR A BETTER LIFE
location...
Rosario Tagre Garcia and her son Stewart came to the U.S. from
CAA CARES Guatemala about 2 years ago, escaping violence and poverty in
their home country. She began working in construction, and
things were going all right until the pandemic, when her
employer lost many job contracts and cut Rosario’s hours.
Consequently, while trying to find other employment, her bills
started to accumulate.

As Stewart turned 4, neighbors told Rosario about the Camp
Washington Head Start program, and she reached out to CAA to
enroll Stewart in the full-day preschool program. Meanwhile, in
the midst of eviction proceedings, Rosario again contacted CAA,
who was able to negotiate extended time in order to expedite
an application for CARES rental assistance to remain in their
home. Now, with that fundamental stability in home and
school, they can resume their dreams of a better life.

Vanessa Jackson has always been a hard-working individual,
creating a healthy and stable life for herself and her daughter.
Due to COVID-19, her regular and overtime hours of work in her
career were cut drastically, leading to financial hardship in her
household.

Despite working through a pandemic, the financial burdens
were too heavy. Ever determined, Vanessa turned to CAA for
assistance. Thanks to the CARE funding provided by the
Hamilton County Commissioners and a CAA Case Manager, she
and her daughter could stay safely in their home and keep their
utilities turned on.

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Impact in Action Impact in Action
Impact in Action
Nene’s Angels

Impact in Action
LaTasha Heisel, a passionate caregiver, a fulltime medical professional, mother of
two and a lifelong learner, had her sights on building her Veteran Home Care

Impact in Actionbusiness one day. Latasha saw a need in the community for aging and disabled
veterans, which inspired her to learn more about assistance available -- not only for
her grandfather -- but for others caring for veteran family members. She
researched programs and services, including transportation, housing, medical
services, to learn as much as she could to aid her in caring for grandfather. Latasha

Impact in Actionwanted to sharpen her business skills, understand how to find resources that will
connect her to a support network of advisors and she wanted to learn the full
financial risk for the development of Nene’s Angels.

Impact in Action“With the help I received from GCMI, they made my idea make sense. GCMI made
the learning experience natural and fun; I greatly enjoyed Business I & II and Ice
House. Without their guidance none of this would have been possible,” she
observed.

Impact in ActionNene’s Angels was launched in 2019 as a Certified Residential Home for Cincinnati’s
homeless veterans.

Impact in Action

Impact in Action

Impact in Action

Impact in Action

Impact in Action

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Child Development
is a life story

Kimberly Clack is working on her Child Development Associate credential in an
online program, while also serving as primary caregiver for her grandchildren, ages
5-8. She loves children and has always wanted to be an educator, inspiring
children’s emotional, social and academic growth.
Head Start has been central to her own life story, where her children and
grandchildren have flourished. One of her grandchildren has learning and
nutritional challenges, which were addressed through individualized Head Start
services, and as a result of the attention and continuity provided, he is now
kindergarten-ready.
The positive experience with Head Start has only fueled her educational and
professional goals.
“I really want to help kids, and don’t want to leave any kids behind,” she says.

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Impact in Action Impact in Action
Impact in Action

Impact in Action

Impact in Action

Impact in Action

Impact in Action

Impact in Action Stronger
Impact in Action Together

Impact in Action
As husband and wife, Khyan and Kimico Atkins have always believed they are
stronger together, and they took that philosophy to a new level when they decided

Impact in Actionto take a leap and enter the Tech Works program together. Both had worked in
warehouse and mailroom settings for nearly 25 years, and determined education
could change the course of their lives.

Saying this is a big undertaking is also a big understatement! They felt

Impact in Actionoverwhelmed at times, given the increased demands of work, school and family life
we are all experiencing in different ways these days. At the same time, the IT
certification credential and the confidence of new opportunities and increased
stability kept them pushing forward. Working as a team provided the level of

Impact in Actionunderstanding and support and motivation.

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A Beautiful Blessing

All her life, Kristy Turner had always credited herself that she had stood on her own
two feet, but this challenges of the pandemic hit her hard – losing a job, out of
work for several months, and without transportation to branch out for work
prospects that were too far away. Despite her reluctance, she knew she needed to
seek assistance for the first time ever.
Not knowing what to expect, she came to CAA for help with rent for her family. She
received the emergency assistance that helped her overcome the urgent financial
hardship. Surprisingly, what she also got was a restored personal sense of
confidence.
“CAA was there when I needed help and I didn’t know what I was going to do. I
got the feeling everything was going to be all right,” she reflected. “It helped me
out in more ways than one. That was a beautiful blessing, and a blessing for a lot
of families when there’s so much going on in their lives.”

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Finance

Financials

2019 The Cincinnati-Hamilton County
Community Action Agency stewards
$28,321,488 funding from the City of Cincinnati,
State of Ohio and the U.S. federal
government, as well as private
sources.

Federal Awards In-Kind
$24,809,118 Contributions
87.60% $1,147,620
4.05%
Local Grants &
Contracts Other
$1,369,133 $995,617
4.83% 3.52%

Child Development Community Services 2019
$21,615,952 $2,986,971
74.97% 10.36% $28,832,869

Management & Emergency
General Assistance
$2,027,370 $1,652,288
7.03% 5.73%

Social Development Fundraising
& Enrichment $77,892
$472,396 0.27%
1.64%

The agency has developed internal
controls to ensure financial systems
are robust, and funds are spent in in
efficient and effective manner. Mean-
while, external audits and reviews
consistently reflect the highest
rankings. Financial data is reported
in an audit of December 31, 2019.

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Total For the Fiscal year Public and
ended 12/31/19 & Private Revenue
Budget for 2020

26(Million)
24
22Local Grants
20$1,369,133
18In-Kind Contributions
16$1,147,620
14State Grants
12$159,499
10 Rent Income
8 $239,687
6 Interest/Investment Income
4 $126,858
2 Donations
$57,512
0 Other
$107,033
Federal Grants
$24,809,118

For the year ended
December 31, 2019

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Funders and

Donors Our Funders Our Donors

City of Cincinnati CAA Board Members

Cincinnati Preschool Promise Cincinnati Children’s Hospital

Hamilton County Department of Medical Center
Job and Family Services Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Dinsmore & Shohl
The Health Collaborative Fifth Third Bank
First Financial Bank
Neediest Kids of All Flawless Building Services
Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Ohio Department of Education Mercy Health
Ohio General Convention
Ohio Development Ohio Valley Construction

Services Agency

Talbert House

U.S. Department of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services

U.S. Department of Labor Pepper Family Fund

United Way of Greater Cincinnati PNC Bank

Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati State Farm Insurance

Ohio Department of Transportation Techsoft Systems

UC Health

Thank you to AT&T Inc. for supporting CAA and our families as the needs are
significant and unprecedented in Cincinnati and Hamilton County. AT&T’s
contribution of $21,500 supports key focus areas, including child and family
care, food security, and general COVID-19 relief.

“We’re committed to being there when Ohioans need us most,” said Mark
Romito, Director of External Affairs for AT&T Ohio. “Right now, that means
supporting nonprofits like CAA as they continue to do their great work of
helping those in the Cincinnati area get through the significant troubles

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Donors 2019-2020 Kristen Sims Corporate and Non-Profit partners
Kyle Jenkins 4C for Children
Amanda Jenkins LaVerne DeArmond Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical
Amber Williams Lisa Staggenborg Center
Andrew Ross Mambwene Wamba Cincinnati NAACP
Angela Veal Marcia Rice Cincinnati State
Anna Abrams Margie Lintz Corinthian Baptist Church
Arthur Martens Marie Davis Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP.
Barb Tobias Mary Lee Geraghty Fifth Third Bank
Benjamin C Houck Mason Gray First Financial Bank
Bernadette Watson Mattie Carson Flawless Building Services
Beverly Schurig Maurice Isaac Freestore Foodbank
Bridget Geraghty Mayra Jackson Kaplan Early Learning Company
Cat Cornelius Monica Stayner Learning Grove
Christina and Mark Lawson Nikki Williams McGohan Brabender
Damon Frost Pamela Minter Mercy Health
Dawn Vest Rachael Blackburn Miami Valley Community Action
Deborah Griffin Richard Woolf Partnership
Diana and Eric Paternoster Rick Baker Oswald Companies
Dianne Dozier Robert Rodgers PNC Bank
Donita Parrish Ronald Williams Cincinnati Queen City Alumnae Chapter
Erica Bordador Russell Mack of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc
Gwendolyn Larkin-Cosby Ryan Baker Talbert House
Heather Byrne Sandy Jenkins Teaching Strategies
Helen Baker Sharon Watkins TechSoft Systems, Inc.
Helen Gebremichael Susan Storer Union Savings Bank
Holly Christmann Wynetta McCants UnitedHealthcare
Jamar Riley Yvette Hanley Vision ONE IT Consulting
Joan Proffitt Xavier University
John and Francie Pepper
John Harris Thank you to the generous donors and partners
Jonathan White
Josh Arnold for supporting our Community Relief Fund,
Josh Fletcher
Julie Poyer which allows CAA to direct resources toward
Kelly Bowling
Kevin Hollstegge unmet needs and fill service gaps. 31
Kimberly Balko

Building Bridges
for 56 Years

This year, join Community Action Agency as we
celebrate CAA’s 56th anniversary of supporting
families from cradle to career, and continue to
fight to end poverty, hunger, and injustice.

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Cincinnati, OH 45237

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