2019 ANNUAL REPORT capeabilitiesorg Dear Friends What a year it has been for Cape Abilities 2018 has been a time of growth and change and we are also celebrating our past present and future as we enter our 50 ID: 787398
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Charting the Course for the Future!
2019
ANNUAL REPORT
capeabilities.org
Slide2Dear
Friends,What a year it has been for Cape Abilities! 2018 has been a time of growth and change, and we are also celebrating our past, present, and future as we enter our 50th year of service to individuals with disabilities on Cape Cod.
As always, we have focused first and foremost on those we serve: 420 individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities, including autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, blindness, Down syndrome, brain injury, hearing impairment, limited mobility, seizure disorder, and mental health issues. We celebrate the
abilities
of every individual we serve, and we take joy from the services and supports we are able to provide through education and counseling, and by offering the residential, social, therapeutic, and employment programs and opportunities that every individual – regardless of ability – needs to live life to the fullest.
The demand for our programs continues to grow, particularly because we have adapted over serve new populations can benefit from our programs. As one example, we are serving a growing number of individuals with autism and spectrum disorders. It is heartwarming to see the opportunities we have discovered on Cape Cod for this segment of Cape Abilities participants. Gratefully,Jonathan SproulPresident & CEOCape Abilites
Slide3MISSION
to serve individuals with disabilities on Cape Cod by educating, counseling and providing residential, therapeutic, social and employment supports that empower them to achieve meaningful and valued roles in the community.
Slide4FINANCIALS
Slide5SOCIAL ENTERPRISES
56,000
purchases
made at
Cape Abilities Farm, Cape Abilities Farm Store and Cape Abilities Thrift Shop
$110,000
improved profitability
all Cape Abilities social enterprises combined
$161,000
wages paid to individuals with disabilities employed by all Cape Abilities social enterprises
Cape Abilities’ Social Enterprises
are retail businesses that act as the storefront for the Cape Abilities mission, by creating employment opportunities for people with disabilities, and welcoming the public in to be part of the mission. We aim to have our social enterprises be the model for training and employing people with disabilities in our region.
A paid internship program was successfully implemented in 2019 for students under the age of 22 with disabilities, at
Cape Abilities Farm Market
in Chatham, and will be expanded to
Cape Abilities Thrift
and
Cape Abilities Farm in 2020. Also in 2020, the Growing Futures training program will launch at the farm; a program partnering with community employers to provide jobs for individuals who complete their year-long training. The goal is to implement the Growing Futures model across all of our businesses, to advance the Cape Abilities mission by creating vibrant, diverse and inclusive employers across Cape Cod.
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number of residential homes owned and operated across Cape Cod by Cape Abilities
155
number of Cape Abilities participants living in our Residential homes
156
number of Cape Abilities participants benefiting from our Life Skills programs
PROGRAMS
As Cape
Abilities
strives to
be a
significant leader
in program
quality for individuals with disabilities, it has become a paramount develop
and
implement a
Quality and Compliance
Department
.
Through this initiative, Cape Abilities will be embarking on a journey to accomplish several tasks including the implementation of a new Electronic Medical Record system and creating a more robust and effective training program for both staff and program participants. The quality and compliance team will also be the point of contact for the various regulatory agencies such as the Department of Developmental Services, and in the coming year the department will be actively working with these agencies on initiatives that will enhance the lives of all
participants. The Quality and Compliance team will continue to carry on the mission of Cape Abilities through assurance that the agency is in compliance with regulatory requirements, while providing the highest level of services and support to staff, participants and families.
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number of individuals participating
int
our Vocational training program
10
number of new businesses who hired Cape Abilities participants
18
Number of Cape Abilities participants placed in new jobs
Since
1968,
Cape Abilities has
provided enriching, high quality
programs and services
, coupled with diverse community opportunities that empower our participants to achieve meaningful and valued roles in
society.
And
as we head into our next
fifty
years, we
have our sights set on future possibilities that will continue to improve the lives of the individuals we serve. In our Day Habilitation Program, we have just begun a Consumer Council, where our participants speak to the activities that they would like to see in their own program, can voice their concerns, safely share their fears and to proudly be the voice for their peers who may not be able to articulate their feelings. Our hope is that through this council, our participants can strengthen their voice and ability to self-advocate and in doing so, will learn that their opinion and their choices do matter. In our Residential Program, we proudly opened our 15th
participant home. By June, 2020, we expect to open our 16th and 17th home thanks to the dedicated folks at FORWARD at the Rock. These homes will serve as an affordable model housing community for adults on the autism spectrum. We are very excited to manage these homes and to provide quality services to those who live there. Our Adult Family Care/Shared Living/Agency with Choice (AFC/SL/AWC) programs are expanding rapidly with new referrals weekly. It is our pleasure to match our participants with the services that they need and to assist them in navigating the funding and support systems across Massachusetts. In our Community Based Day Supports/Vocational/Pre-Employment Training (CBDS/Voc/PRE-ETS) programs we continue to explore new opportunities for our participants to be involved in their employment and volunteer communities. The list of our Community Partners continues to grow and we are so grateful to all who collaborate with us to provide inclusive opportunities to our participants.
Slide8Volunteers
160
+
individuals who volunteered for
Cape Abilities in 2018-19
7000+
number
of hours those volunteers worked
14
Volunteer partner groups from the Cape community who supported our residential homes, social enterprises and fundraising events
The great anthropologist Margaret Mead once said
‘never
doubt that a small group of committed people can change the
world’.
The extraordinary individuals who volunteer for Cape Abilities
may appear small in number, but their big hearts are
making the difference in the lives of the people we serve every day.
Whether
they mentor our participants by sharing their expertise, or simply stop by to lend a much-needed hand, our volunteers set the standard for giving back to the Cape Cod community.
Simply
put, we LOVE our volunteers and everything they do to improve the quality of life for our participants. Our volunteers strengthen our programs and services, and provide opportunities for our participants to excel and grow beyond their own expectations. Their never-ending passion and genuine desire to help plays a vital role in the success of our mission. We invite you to join this exceptional group of individuals today. Not only will you help change the lives of the people we serve, but you will quickly learn that your life will be changed too.Help us change the world. www.capeabilities.org/get-involved/volunteer/
Slide9COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
Community partners help us in ways that make it possible for our participants to thrive; to ensure that people with disabilities are not just in their community, but that they are vital members of their community.
We are fortunate and grateful that we receive
support
for our efforts from community partners who recognize the gifts, talents and capacities of the people we
serve.
Here are just a few who are helping us change lives every day!
Whether its volunteering to help get our farm up and running in the spring, or providing grant support for our employment training program,
Bank of America always delivers in their support of Cape Abilities.
The Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation generously provided a grant that allowed us to provide needed consultation, information and training to individuals supporting the growing aging population of people on Cape Cod with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
The contributions of the
Arbella Insurance Foundation
provided support through a month-long social media fundraising campaign for Cape Abilities.
A grant from
The Falmouth Fund of The Cape Cod Foundation
is helping Cape Abilities launch a much needed program to support working adults on the autism spectrum with social challenges in the workplace.
Support
through
The Cape and Islands United Way’s
“Mobilizing Volunteers Micro Grant Program” allowed us to turn a bare piece of land in front of Cape Abilities Farm into a beautiful sea of blue during Autism Awareness Month! A grant from The Peter and Elizabeth Tower Foundation helped us launch a community partnering program at Cape Abilities Farm that will assist garden retail employers train individuals with disabilities migrate into community employment.EJ Jaxtimer
Builder Inc. provided tremendous support through their annual fundraising fishing tournament, which benefits several Cape non-profits, including Cape Abilities.We continued our outstanding partnership with the Chatham Orpheum Theater to present free, monthly Sensory Film Screenings designed for families of individuals with disabilities.
Slide10AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Cape Abilities was presented
with the Service Enterprise Initiative Transformation Award by the Massachusetts Service Alliance (
MSA) for
implementing a volunteer engagement model called the Service Enterprise Initiative (SEI).
The MSA is a private, nonprofit organization that serves as the Massachusetts commission on service and volunteerism and administers the SEI program
.Cape
Abilities Farm was featured on the WBZ-TV – CBS Boston morning news program, “It Happens Here”,
and insightful piece about local non-profits produced and hosted by WBZ news anchor Kate Merrill.Cape Abilities was featured on the WBZ-AM News Radio month-long feature, “WBZ Cares”, which focused on our 50 years of service in the Cape Cod community.
Cape Abilities participants John
Natov
and
Sydney
Pessa were presented with personal achievement
Recognition Awards
from
the Cape & Islands Advisory Board of the State Department of Developmental Services (DDS).
Cape Abilities staff member Kathllen
O’Sullivan also received a Recognition Award for her dedicated service and support of John and his day-to-day activities.Cape Abilities Farm continued its incredible award-winning run in Cape Cod Life Magazine's 2019 "Reader's Choice" Awards. We are humbled and thrilled to receive the Gold Medal for Best Farm Stand/Farmers Market – Mid Cape for the SEVENTH YEAR IN A ROW!And the readers of Cape Cod Life also awarded our biggest fundraiser of the year, the Cape Abilities’ Harborwalk
, the Gold Medal for Mid-Cape Non-Profit Fundraiser of the Year
!
Slide11Ways To Give
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DONOR ADVISED FUNDS
LEAVE A LEGACY
SET UP A CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITY
GIVE STOCKS AND BONDS
Every
contribution make a difference!
We
appreciate gifts of any size, and we use them wisely.
90
cents of every dollar donated to Cape Abilities
goes
directly
to
services for individuals with disabilities.
For more information, please visit:
www.CapeAbilities.org/WaysToGive
Your gift is tax-deductible as allowed by law.
As a nonprofit organization, Cape Abilities relies on support from people like you!
We honor and appreciate contributions from our ever-growing circle of friends,
and invite you to be part of that special group.
Slide12Ways To Give
Every
contribution make a difference!
We
appreciate gifts of any size, and we use them wisely.
90
cents of every dollar donated to Cape Abilities
goes
directly
to
services for individuals with disabilities.
For more information, please visit:
www.CapeAbilities.org/WaysToGive
Your gift is tax-deductible as allowed by law.
When you give to support Cape Abilities, you help us increase opportunities for the people we serve to enjoy the benefits of our community, to socialize and strengthen friendships, and to take part in activities that allow them to thrive in the beauty of life.
A trip to the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History is more than just a chance to see butterflies; it is a therapeutic, sensory exercise, and an engaging, learning exchange that creates
another memorable experience that lasts a lifetime.
Life-changing moments like this don't happen without
YOU
.
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2019 Staff
Jonathan Sproul
President &CEO
Leah LaCross
Chief Operations Officer
Kim McElholm Chief Financial Office
Catherine Spinelli
Chief Development Officer
Kathleen Hansen
Director, Human Resources
James Barnes
Director, Social Enterprise
2019 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Marion
Broidrick
Chair
Danyel
Bianchi-Matteson Peter Karlson Vice Chair John Damon James Cullen Secretary Julie Donaldson John Citron Treasurer George Grevelis Brian Kenner Thomas LaTanzi Nancy Lowery Tom Rafftery
Dave Robinson Alik Taylor
Dr. James Taylor James Torney
John Milligan
Director Emeritus