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Front Cover
2015 ANNUAL REPORT
Photo: Tom Santorelli
Accomplishments
Our Amazing Volunteers
Dear Friends,
I just found out that Rev. Martin Luther King !Jr. !when
he gave his " I Have a Dream" speech did not have the
words about his dream in his prepared text. !It just
came to him spontaneously through the loving spirit
of God.!
That's what a dream is. It's off script.!
As things grow more difficult in our country, we are
forced to think off script. Isn't it the time to live
through our hopes and our dreams more than ever?!
The Grace Center is a dream come true. !The only
way we are going to deal with homelessness,
addiction, poverty, injustice, suffering, broken
healthcare, and all our other big problems is to "hold
hands" and be in relationship with one another.!
Help continues to come from other members of our
island family.!Thank you brothers and sisters in the
Police Department, the hospital, the EMS, the
churches, the Temple, City Hall, all the other human
services agencies, and a special thanks to our
neighbors!
Thank you for your patient compassion and generosity
as we try to heal our struggling family.!We have a lot of
work to do together. !"Hands to work and hearts to God."
Amen!
The Rev. Tom Bentley, Executive Director
Thank you, Tom, and all who work for and support the
Grace Center.
Mary Jane McGlennon, President
Brochure Design: Christine Bobek
Photos: Grace Center guests and staff
Margie Akerley
Rosemary Attridge
Art Beane
Kevin Bilenchi
Al Browne
Frances Callahan
Claudette Chmura
Sarah Clark
Ruth Cote
Nana Dunn
Mary Ann Favazza
Brian Fisk
Scott Forsythe
Grace Francis
Frank Freedman
Bill Gale
Dorothy Ganick
Sonia Gates
Michelle Geloso
Jan Goodwin
Diana Hughes
Mary Johnson
Michael Kassner
Judy Keith
Pam Kelley
Judy Keith
Jim King
Michael Lapenna
Susmita Lavery
Doug Lewis
Linda Lewis
Serena Low
Sheila Maguire
Dave McKechnie
Cecily Merrell
Ashley Murray
Maureen O'Kelly
Deb Pacheco
Phyllis Parady
Jon Park
Joe Perry
Jay Reed
Jessie Reid
Rosemary Riggs
Laura Rosenberger
Anita Ruchman
Tobe Shanok
Mary Lou Silva
Jane Stephens
Ann Straccia
Carol Thedford
Roy Toulan
Lisa Vincent
Claire Whitten
Board of Directors
The Rev. Thomas Bentley, Executive Director
Mary Jane McGlennon, President
The Rev.Anne Deneen, Clerk
The Very Rev. Ronald Gariboldi, Treasurer
Rick Blue
Barbara Braver
The Rev. Alice Erickson
Janelle Favaloro
Kathy Hamilos
Susmita Lavery
Carolyn Stewart
Staff
Carl Allenbrook, Accountant
Kathy Archer, Office Manager
Christine Bobek, Director of Social Services
Marty Ginivan, Direct Care Staff
The Rev. Rona Tyndall, Outreach and
Volunteer Coordinator
Interns
Bev Harloff
Anna Lane
Deb Miller
Grace Center Provides
Daily breakfast and lunch
Advocacy and Referrals
Transportation
Nursing Services each week
Health Screenings/Testings
SBIRT Assessments
GED Prep/Life Skills/Job Readiness
Weekly Yoga and meditation
Therapeutic Music and Art Programs
Legal Assistance
Times and Locations
Monday and Tuesday 8:30-4:00
Unitarian Universalist Church
10 Church Street, Gloucester MA0
Wednesday 8:30-4:00
St. John’s Episcopal Church
48 Middle Street, Gloucester MA
Thursday 8:30-4:00
Trinity Congregational Church
70 Middle Street, Gloucester MA
Year at a Glance
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1, 2, Photography Show at The Hive Photo: Mary Orlando
3 Poetry workshop led by Ray McGinniss
4, 5 Chief Campanello , Marina Evans and Bernardo Baglioni at Trinity concert
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6 “Glow with Grace”
7, Mural painted by Anna Lane and guests
8 -13, Typical day activity at Grace Center
Our Guests
Who We Serve
Demographics
Total Unduplicated Adults to date: 696
Thank you for your hard
work. We appreciate you all
so much!
You really brighten up this
town,
Deb, Maryann, Naomi
• 70% stay at the Action, Inc. shelter, 20 %
in subsidized housing, 5% in other rentals
or with family/friends, 5% sleep outside
• 38 % Female, 62% male
• 69% over the age of 40
• 86% have either medical or mental
health related disability
• 66% report substance use disorder
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tell you.. Thank you for al
the help you’ve given me.
• 8% employed
Paul
• 597 total referrals include to detox,
medical and behavioral health providers,
housing help, HIV and Hep C services,
domestic violence and legal help, health
insurance, SNAP benefits, state and federal
cash assistance, help with food, clothing,
YMCA benefits, transportation
People come
together when
faced with per
il. The Grace
Center not on
ly can help
people.; it ma
y even save
lives.
Eric
“This is the only perfection there is: the perfection of helping others. This is the only thing we
can do that has any lasting meaning. This is why we're here. To make each other feel safe.”
! Andre Agassi
SBIRT DATA
Of the total unduplicated guests
• 304 completed SBIRT (Screening, Brief
Intervention, Referral to Treatment) intakes
• 34% permanently housed on follow-up
• By membership in High Risk Task Force,
15-20 of the most at-risk individuals
receive coordinated care and case
management, help getting into treatment
and longer term recovery each year.
• 55% of individuals at time of follow-up
maintain at least occasional, sometimes
daily, relationship to Grace Center,
participating in workshops, meals, and
ongoing support from staff and volunteers.
Programs & Accomplishments
Jewelry and
magnets
completed
in the art program
are sold at various
venues with
proceeds going
back to Grace
Center.
Meditation/Yoga
Volunteer Nana Dunn works one-on-one
teaching meditation and relaxation
techniques.
Nutrition Program
Volunteer Michelle Geloso
demonstrates her pizza making
skills in preparation for a
Wednesday meal. Over 1,200
meals served to date.
Afternoon Therapeutic Arts
Mural in progress from work
completed with guests and staff
Music Program
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guests on Thursdays.
Advocacy
The Rev. Rona Tyndall works with guest to
develop resume and life/job readiness.
Nursing Services
Nursing students from Salem State
University provide wellness checks
and health education to guests on
Wednesday mornings.
“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” — Anne Frank
Donors to June 30, 2015 *
Individuals
Jerry & Carol Ackerman
Francis & Rebecca Aliberte
Catherine Allard
Henry Allen
Barbara H. Almy
Samantha Alves
Peter Anastas
Louise A. Anderson
Robert & Margaret Anderson
Norma Andrews
Janet & Herbert Anstess
Nan & David Araneo
Michele Armone
Robert Armory
Richard & Rosemary Attridge
Deirdre Baker
Herbert L. Baker
Thomas & Donna Heaney Balf
Ann W. Banks
Bonnie L. Barish
Ralph Bates
Arthur Beane
John & Janis Bell
Maria F. Benotti
The Rev. Thomas & Jeanne Bentley
Thomas & Rebecca Bernie
Susan D. Berry
Marge Bishop
Michael Bishop
Maryanne & Robert Bland
Christine Bobek
Hermine Bogin
Tracy Bowen
Gerard & Barbara Boyle
Judith R. Brackley
R. Billings Bramhall
Peter Herbert Brau
London & Sheryl Brecker
Chester & Anthea Brigham
Elaine. F. Brown
Joshua & Jeffrey Brown
Charles A. Brunault
Jennifer Bullard-Broggin
Jennifer Burke
John & Mollie Byrnes
Paul Bzdula
Fran & Tom Callahan
Lavina & Michael S. Calomo
John & Pat Caristo
Philip E. Chalmers
Kathryn A. Chamberlain
Sally Chapdelaine
Shelly Chigier
Claudette Chmura
Jennifer & Frank Ciaramitaro
Patricia Ciaramitaro
Joe Ciolino
Sarah Clark
Kevin & Grace Clayton
Lori Cleg
Bruce Coates
Kate Cocchiarella
Irma A. Cohen
William D. Colby
Donald & Mary Cole
Darce Coleman-Plourde
Barry Corder Jane A. Corsello
Hanna Cory
The Rev. Robert B. Costello
Donna Crocker
Lu Cross
Bob F. & Katherine Cuddyer
Jean N. & Robert Cunningham
Susan Curtis
Philip & Eve Cutter
Edward & Beth Dahlmer
John & Monika Dane
Barbara & Albert Dapolito
Jim & Amanda Darlack
Tom & Linda Davis
Donald Dawson
Charles & Barbara DeCoste
The Rev. Laurel and Craig Deery
Margaret DeMonchy
Robert & Madelaine Dicicco
Charlotte Dodge
Doris & John Donahue
William & Jean Dugan
Nana A. Dunn
Arlene M. Durkee
J.V. Ehrlich
Dominic & Tamsen Endicott
Elizabeth Enfield
The Rev. Alice & Kenneth Erickson
Adele Ervin
Erica Everett
Janelle L. Favaloro
Stanley & Charlotte Feener
Guy & Andrea G Fincke
Newton S. Fink Jr.
Brian Fisk
Jane Corsella Flynn
Robert Foote
Eileen Ford
Charles & Mary Francis
Walter & Lila Fredrick
Francis Freedman
John & Ruth Fritz
Dorothy Ganick
The Very Rev. Ronald J. Gariboldi
Anita & Bob Garrett
Janet Green Garrison
Lucile P. Gatchell
Donna Gauthier
Dr. Jonas & Bonnie Gavelis
Rabbi Myron & Eileen Geller
Russel D. & Judith A. Gillies
Ruth W. Gillies
Robert J Gillis
Marty Ginivan
Dale Brown & Curtis Gollrard
James Gutstadt & Nancy Goodman
Dr. Michael & Karen Gorton
Matthew E. Green
William N Greenbaum
Donald & Janet Greenwood
Joyce E. Griffin
Joseph & Paulette Grimaldi
Laura P. Grimaldi
Sally & Lawrence Grimaldi
Abbie Lundberg & Anthony Gross
Judith Gross
Tiffany Haas
Michele M. Halligan
Thomas & Joy Halsted
Katherine Hamilos
Cory Hanna
Norma Hardy
Michele Holovak Harrison
Richard Harvey
Francis P. & Claudia Haskell
Linda Haskins
Steven Havener
Sarah Curtis & John Hollis
Diana Hughes
The Rev. John & Marilyn Hughes
Elizabeth M. Ingram
John & Yvonne Irish
David & Stephanie Jackson
Marty & Sally Jacobs
Ruth Jacobs
Robert & Patricia Jedrey
Deborah Jelmberg
Louise & Richard Johnson
Mary E. Johnson
James & Virginia Johnston
Richard Johnston
The Rev. Ronald Johnston
Judith L. Juncker
Lee & Sheila Kafer
David & Meredith Kantor
Michael & Barbara Kaplan
Mort & Bailey Kaplan
Gavin & Josephine Keenan
Eileen A. Kelley
Edward & Deborah King
John Spaulding King Jr.
Sharon Byrne Kishida
Joseph B. Kittredge
Patricia B. Koechlin
Barbara M. Koen
Scott Kornusky
John & Phyllis Krenn
William & Lisa Lahey
Shirley Landergren
Arthur & Gloria Landy
Michael LaPenna
Thomas & Grace Lattof
Susmita P. Lavery
Margery Leach
William & Judith Leach
Gary & Stephanie Leduc
Phyllis Lysa Leland
Alice L. Lewis
Linda Lewis
Alan & Robin Liddle
Russell & Judith Liddle
Sigrid Lindo
Lennyy Linquata
Lucy & Paul Littlefield
Sheryl Brecker & Suzanne London
Mary Jane Long
Sebastian & Susan Lovasco
James & Laura Lowell
Marianne F. Lufkin
Paul & Christine Lundberg
Maryellen Lutcavage
Matthew E. MacDonald
David & Ann MacLaughlin
Victor & Harriet Maffei
Louise Maier
Howard & Linda Maki
David & Louise Marsh
Wayne & Sharon Martin
Constance S. Mason
Francis X. Masse
Hilary Mattison
Roy & Shelagh McCauley
Mary Ellen McCurley
Laurel McDonald
Matthew E. McDonald
Melanie & Arthur McDonald
Paul & Catherine McGeary
Michael & Barbara McGinness
Michelle & Kevin McGinness
Mary Jane & John McGlennon
Dennis J. McGurk
Dave McKechnie
John & Pamela McKechnie
George & Sharon McWilliam
Mary L. Meader
John & Catherine Meany
Cecily Merrell
John E. Meurling
James & Mary Jo Montagnino
Carl & Shirley Moores
Kathleen A. Morris
Jon & Eileen Mueller
Charles G. Nahatis
Jessica Natti
Mary Lee Natti
Charles L. Nazarian
Elizabeth Neumeier
Diana & Thomas Newton
Elizabeth M. Nicastro
Leslie Nicholson
Andrew & Catherine Nickas
Paul & Karen Nielsen
Stephen & Susan Niemi
Kirk & Ruth Noyes
Ruth Noyes Gail Kuekan O'Docherty
Margaret O'Malley
James Oakes
Kathy Olmstead
Edward S. & Thelma Parks
Catherine Parsi
Michael Patil
Thomas M. Patrick
Deborah J. Paul
Jane Zaslow Peck
John & Sarah Perry
Patricia & Brian Pike
Edward & Kathleen Pomfret
Dr. Alan & Elizabeth Pool
Leslie Pope
R. David Porper
Katherine Powers
Richard & M.J. Powers
Ellen G. Preston
Nora C. Hugel & Lydia Priest
Matthew Johnston & Rafaela Quezada
Karen Quillen
Donna L. Ramsden
Courtney P. Rapp
James Reed
Jessie Reid
Lisa & Judson Reis
Carolyn & Michael Rider
Sheila M. Rider
Rosemary Riggs
R. Munroe & Leslie Pope Roberts
Eugene & Nancy Roberts
Thistleton & Dorothy Robertson
Leanne Robinson
Margaret E. & Jeanne Gallo Robinson
David & Nancy Rose
Diane & Lloyd A. Rose
Melvin & Martha Rosenblatt
Anita Pandolfe Ruchman
Fay Sargent
Donald & Carol Sawyer
George & Coreen Scharfe
Claudia Schweitzer
Ambrose & Valerie Scola
Roger Corbin & Liz Serpa
Abby Severance
Tobe Shanok
Jane Shapiro
Dona J. Shea
Jeffrey & Marlene Shindell
David B. Sidon
Mary Lou Silva
Russell & Gertrude Silveira
Thomas H. & Lois Simmonds
Marsha Simon
Ben Smith
Thomas & Nancy Smith
Joan T. Snow
The Rev. Meg Soens
Mary Sole
Val & Evelyn Somers
Joann & David Soper
Helen & Joe Soussou
Leroy Spittle
Carol Gormally & Sherman Spritz
Judith & Newton Spurr
Tom Spusa
Ann Straccia
Elaine & Thomas Starrett
Michael R. Stelluto
Bradford & Anne Stephens
Chris & Donna Stephens
Holly Stephens
Jane Stephens
Robert & Carolyn Stewart
Elllen & William Stone
David & Carolyn Stowell
Beverly Strauss
Don & Phyllis Sudbay
Richard & Gladys Sullivan, Jr.
Bonnie L. Sylvester
Bill & Carol Thedford
Newton S. Thomas
Patricia M. Thomas
John & Marilyn Thompson
David Tory
John Tranfaglia
Donna & Nancy Tulla
Yuri Tuvim
The Rev. Rona Tyndall
Andrea & Tor Utne
Peter H. & Kathleen Van Demark
The Rev. Derek Van Gulden
Eoin & Lisa Vincent
Sylvia Vriesendorp
Raymond & Adalie Walker
Corinne Waring
Nancy A. Webber
Gretchen Webster
Jan Weinshanker
Alan Wimer & Robin Weiss
Robert Welcome
Alice & Maurice Wheeler
Anne Wheeler
Charles & Patricia Whitlock
Claire & Michael Whitten
Barbara & Dick Wilson
Alice Wimer
William Wimer
Enid & David Wise
Del & Mary Lou Wnorowski
Gretchen & Frank Wood
Veronica C. Wood
Wendy Worrell
Francis & Judith Wright
Keith E. Zellman
Charles A. Ziering
Memorial Gifts
Kay McKechnie
Herbert & Janet Anstess
Dale Brown
Jennifer & Frank Ciaramitaro
Barbara & Charles DeCoste
Doris & John Donahue
Jean & William Dugan
Tamsen & Dominic Endicott
Alice & Kenneth Erickson
Curtis Gollrad
Robert J. Gillis
Betty Foster
Selma R.Bell
Nancy Cellucci
Law Offices of Porter & Coakley
Diane & Lloyd A. Rose
Glorinda Sweeney
Eileen & James Tebo
In-kind Partners
Cape Ann Coffee Shop
Cape Ann Transportation Authority
Coveted Yarn
Destino’s Subs
Highway Hair Design
The Catholic Community of
Gloucester & Rockport Thrift Shop
Ipswich Beverages
Jim’s Bagel & Bake Shop
Marcorelle’s Fine Wines & Liquors
Mark Adrian Shoes
Palazola’s Sporting Goods
St. John’s Episcopal Church Thrift Shop
Seaside Graphics
Second Glance Thrift Shop
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Stop & Shop
The Bottle shop
The Common Crow
The Lone Gull Coffee House
The Open Door
YMCA Cape Ann
Zenobia
Foundations
American Legion Auxiliary
Associated Charities of Gloucester
Babson-Webber-Mustard Fund
Barnes Fund
Beauport Financial Services
Bridging Peace (Tides Foundation)
Essex County Community Foundation
Friends Gloucester Council on Aging
Gilbert Fund for Aged & Indigent
Persons, Inc.
Gloucester Female Charitable
Association
Goldhirsh-Yellin Foundation
Guest Assistance Fund Income
Helen & David Tory Fund
Institution for Savings, Main St.
Charitable Foundation
Norma L. Andrews Living Trust
Contribution
Pride Stride
Richard D. Wilson Response Gift
Fund
Rockport Charitable Foundation
Stella & Charles Guttman Foundation
The Boston Foundation - Buckman
Fund
United Way of North Shore
Walmart Foundation
YMCA of the North Shore
Businesses
American Express
Bank Gloucester
Bass Rocks Golf Club
Beauport Financial Services
Beverly Hospital Chaplaincy
Building Center of Gloucester
C.A. Curtze Co.
Cape Ann Community Cinema
Cape Ann Savings
Care Dimensions, LLC
Dreamtime Wellness
East Cost Tire
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo &
Co. LLC
Guiseppe's Restaurant
Hannaford & Dumas
Institution for Savings
J.M. Walsh Oil Co., Inc.
Lahey Family Charity Fund
Lighthouse Taxi
Northeast Health Systems
Olympus Scientific Solutions
Rudy Macchi/Mahony Ins. Agency
South End Association of Rockport
The Dress Code
Valmark Securities,Inc.
Wayne's Carpentry
William Greenbaum Fine Prints
Churches
Annisquam Village Church
The Catholic Community of
Gloucester & Rockport
Christ Church United in Lowell
Church Congregation at UCC
First Church in Wenham
Congregational
First Congregational Church of
Georgetown
First Congregational Church of
Rockport
First Parish Church of Manchester
First Parish Unitarian Universalist
Beverly
First Universalist Church of Essex
Gloucester Assembly of God
Gloucester Unitarian Universal
Church
Gloucester United Methodist Church
Interfaith Service Offering
Marist Fathers and Brothers
Roman Catholic Archbishop-Boston
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
St. John's Episcopal Church
St. Nicholas Church
St. Richard
Temple Ahavat Achim
Trinity Congregational Church
West Gloucester Trinitarian
Congregational Church
Grants
City of Gloucester, Community
Development Block Grant
Healthy Gloucester Collaborative
* We have made every effort to create
a complete and accurate donor list.
Please advise us of any corrections.
Grace
Center
acceptance• hospitality• opportunity
Our Mission
Financial
Acceptance • Hospitality • Opportunity
Revenue
We opened in December of 2011 in the heart of the city to help those most
in need. Now we have a safe day space not just for people who are
homeless or with addictions, but for anyone challenged by poverty, mental
illness, disability, or whatever crisis needs a helping hand.
We are still working to find a permanent home. It is a challenge to find a
location for a program with our growing size and mission. On some days
we serve over 70 individuals. We need our own space to expand our
educational and social services, near the center of Gloucester, because that
is the best location to meet the needs of our guests.
We would love to be open more days per week. This past June we
expanded to four days, and when we secure an appropriate site, we plan to
be open Monday through Friday every week. Our progress will need to
come through the support of the entire community. We will keep you
informed as details become available. Thank you in advance for your
generosity and compassion.
$151,581
Contributions
Grants
Events
In-kind Services and Gifts
$289,060
Volunteer Hours
Food
Gifts
Interns
Professional Services
Facilities
For more information about our program contact Christine Bobek at (978) 675-6240.
To learn more about volunteering contact The Rev. Rona Tyndall at (978) 857-9305.
To make a donation contact The Rev. Tom Bentley at (978) 973-2362 or send to:
Grace Center, Inc., P.O. Box 135, Gloucester, Ma 01930
Expenses
Photo: Stacie Monahan
$142,138
“The Grace of God is a very great, strong, mighty and active thing. It does not lie asleep
in the soul. Grace hears, leads, drives, draws, changes, works in all humanity. and lets
itself be distinctly felt and experienced, It is hidden, but its works are evident.”
! Martin Luther
Program Costs
Administration
Total Number of Guests
700
525
350
175
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