2010-2011 Annual Appeal
2009-2010 Annual Report
La Salle School and The La Salle School Foundation
LaSalle
A Therapeutic Environment for Children and Families
A Quality Place to Work
A Sound Investment in the Future of our Community
Friends,
We are pleased to present the 2009-10 Annual Report and Appeal. It is not typical for us to include a message from the agency leadership
within the report itself, but 2009-10 was not a typical year.
The Needy Boy Fund
Like most non-profits, LaSalle suffered from the continuing effects of the economic downturn. There are segments of the business sector
that have greater capacity to recover than human service organizations, and we anticipate that the next few years will continue to be
difficult.
Created in 1981 by then-Executive Director Br. Brice Wilder to
assist current and former boys attending La Salle with emergent
needs, disbursements are authorized by the Executive Director.
In our summary of operations, you will see a dramatic downturn in revenue from a year ago and an operating loss. We’re sure you would
believe us if we said it could have been much worse but what you need to hear is what we are doing about it. First, the action we took
during the last year was designed to allow us to realize cost savings while minimizing any adverse impact on the quality of services
or safety. Even though it did not balance our budget, it worked well.
The LIFE Scholarship Fund
As this is written near the end of the first quarter of 2010-11, we are in fact seeing promising signs. With enrollments up, revenues
are already improving over last year. We are working with our licensing authorities to adjust our programming so that we will be better
positioned to respond successfully with services that are even more effective than what we’ve been recognized for in the past. Our capacity
to assess and report the effectiveness of our work is quickly increasing.
Some say that our country is in crisis. Perhaps that’s true, but we think crisis is much worse that what we are experiencing. Our buildings
are here, the children are well cared for, we’ve retained our capable staff, and we’re committed to our Mission.
In part, our ability to strategically and carefully respond has been possible because of your support of LaSalle. The endowment and
reserves have served us well during these times that we all predicted we would some day face. Our job now is to look ahead and adjust
to new territory and not whine about how things are so hard and how the changes have hurt us.
We trust our strategies will allow us to retain your confidence and, ultimately, sustain our effectiveness with services to children
and families during times they need us because it is they who are in crisis, and we who cannot afford to be.
Sincerely,
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It’s Your Decision
Marcia Mahoney
Chair, Board of Trustees
Robert M. Conway, Jr.
President, La Salle Foundation Board of Directors
Bill Wolff
Executive Director
Boosted in 1999 by a gift from the Troy Savings Bank Charitable
Foundation, former La Salle students apply for college
or vocational training assistance. To date, awards have assisted
with tuition, textbook fees, and individual living expenses.
The Brother Brice Professional Development Fund
Created in 2005 by the family of James and Rhea Clark, La Salle
School staff apply for assistance to enroll in professional training
and career development programs in the field of child welfare.
The Outward Bound Fund
Created with the 1998 bequest of Esther Bean, a former Agency
staff member, this fund provides students with opportunities to
heal through participation in outdoor and nature activities.
Make it Count!
2009Lasallian
– 2010Giving
Contributors
Societyand Donors, continued
Donors giving $1,000 or more to the Annual Appeal
Richard and Anne Auclair *
Ernest A. Barvoets
Guy T. Bobersky
Mark and Andrea Breslin *
Rhea and James A. Clark, Jr. *
Paul Colarusso *
Randolph J. Collins
Robert M. Conway, Jr. *
Bartley J. “BJ” and Nancy Costello *
Susan Dake
Mike and Ann D’Attilio *
Robert Dignum *
P. Scott and Tracey Duesterdick *
J. Robert and Mary Ann Finnecy *
Michael and Margaret Fleming *
Michael and Susana Hoffman *
Ellen and Daniel J. Hogarty, Jr.
Jim Harris, Jr. *
Martha Juenger *
John J. and Christine Miles Kelliher *
Charlotte Kullnig
Brother Richard Leo McAlice, FSC *
Mark and Carol Lahut *
Frank and Mary Ellen Lasch *
James and Barbara Malerba *
Robert J. McCarthy
James and Elinor McMahon *
Anne and Michael Moscinski *
Ty and Marsha Neumann
Edward J. Nolan III *
Mary Beth Nowak 
Mary Beth O’Brien *
Joseph and Diana Porter *
Paul and Teri Scoville *
Kelly Young and Mark Silverbush *
Joseph A. Torani *
Christina Vandeloo *
Bill and Barbara Wolff *
Richard and Gerri Zandri *
* Indicates giving to additional 2009-2010 appeals and campaigns
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V Indicates deceased
 Indicates Heritage Society member
Friends
Consecutive Year Donors to The Annual Appeal
A. Colarusso & Son, Inc. *
Miriam C. Adams
Elizabeth Ahearn
David Allan and Cindy Mocklar *
Pierre L. Alric
Amgen Foundation
Michael J. Barnick
William A. Bernardo
Jeffrey P. Bernstein *
Edwin A. Betzwieser *
Jim and Ronnie Blendell *
Sandy and Hank Bochner
Bollam, Sheedy, Torani & Co., LLP, CPAs *
Helen M. Branigan
Christopher J. Brantigan
James G. Brennan
Darrell L. Burns
Ellen D. Byrnes
Cairns Hill Hosts, Inc. *
Anthony Califano
Anthony Caropreso
Helen M. Casey
Casey Vision Care
Catholic Women’s Service League *
Deborah J. Chard-Wierschem
Rev. Anthony J. Chiaramonte *
Philip and Joni Cifarelli
Clough, Harbour and Associates
Community Fdn. for the Capital Region
Marjorie M. Connors *
Ann M. Conroy
Robert G. Conway, Jr.
Paul and Phyllis Cooney
Francis P. Coughlin
Dr. and Mrs. Richard P. Crinigan
Irene Cronin *
Michael J. Cronin
Mr. & Mrs. John M. Curran *
John A. Dale *
Jeffrey D. DeLisle, M.D. *
Philip C. DeRita *
Ann P. Diamond
Dignum Insurance Agency *
Rev. James I. Donlon, AFSC *
Fr. Kenneth J. Doyle
Edith M. Drislane
Dr. & Mrs. Richard H. Drumm
Marcia S. Eckert 
Eighty Three Reserve, Inc. *
Anthony S. Esposito *
Rev. Michael A. Farano *
Judith B. Farrell
Michelle M. Fletcher
Edward J. Fraley III
Marie Gutta Franke
Debra N. Frevele
JohnV and Ardyce Garry
GE Foundation *
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Regina D. George
Kevin and Eileen Glasheen *
Anne E. Grebert
GZ Contracting Inc. *
Josephine R. Hallenbeck
Robert and Catherine Hallenbeck *
Mary Beth Hanner & Michael Cooley *
Robert T. Hardy
Mark A. Harris
Joan and James Healey *
Jerald Hensler *
Robert Holschuh Simmons
Robert J. Huba
Mary Anne Jadlos *
Janitronics, Inc. *
Leonard and Barbara Johnson
Andrew and Maureen Juenger
Robert Juenger
Joan Juliano
Rev. James J. Kane
Mr. & Mrs. Edward A. Karath
Rev. Michael J. Kennedy, C.M.
Jeffrey and Heather Knapp
La Salle School Brothers Community *
Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Stephen P. Lalor
Lasch Advised Fund
Robert W. Lazar *
Robert R. Limoges
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Lindstrom
Mark and Virginia Mahigian
Robert and Marcia Mahoney *
Rev. John Malecki *
Kevin P. Maney *
Judi Marine
Joseph and Susan Darga-Martino
Mr. & Mrs. Walter J. Marvin *
Ruth Matrese
Kathy and Vin McArdle *
Dina and Dan McManus *
Dr. Daniel and Sadie McNelly *
James & Bernadette McSparron
Merrill Lynch & Company Fdn.
Stanley H. Metzner
Lillian A. Michels
Mary Theresa H. Miller
Leonora A. Molitor
Alice S. Moore *
Bill and Mary Ann Mumford *
Mr. and Mrs. J. Michael Murray *
Susan Naughton *
Mary Rita Pagano
James Page
James and Phyllis Peters *
Ron and Cynthia Placek
James E. Plunkett
William J. Pringle
Doris and Ron Prusko
William M. Rehfuss &
Julie A. O’Connor
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel F. Relihan
Nancy M. Restifo *
Review Foundation, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard R. Ricchiuti *
Rick Riccio *
Carmella Richards
Anne Garry Richmond *
Stephen Rima
William P. Robelee *
Michael Robochik
Kimberly and Robert Rogers *
John R. Roos
Harold Rubin
Barbara and Fred Ruhe *
John Simons *
William and Patricia Smith
Eugene M. Sneeringer
Rev. George G. St. John
State Street Matching Gift Program *
Donald B. Stauffer
Stewart’s Foundation
Mary H. Stock
Superior Business Products Inc.
Agnes M. Sweeney
Tech Valley Communications *
Henry and Terry Tedeschi
The McCarthy Charities, Inc.
James D. Thero
Hon. Beverly Cipollo Tobin
Charles J. Tobin III
Annmarie Tromblee *
Troy Savings Bank Charitable Foundation
F. Michael and Lynette Tucker
Katherine M. Underwood *
United Way of Rhode Island
Maria T. Vidal
Cindy and Stanley Walkanowski *
Edmund C. Walsh
John and Marion Ward *
Monte M. Weinstein, M.D. *
Alfred and Maryanna Wolff
Robert Wolfgang *
James F. Zinkovitch, Sr.
Additional Annual Appeal Donors
Kathleen M. Anderson
Gaynell A. Jubrey
Tom Baietti *
Helen Kappes
Donna A. Baldwin
Rev. John T. Kelly
Bank of America Matching Gift Program A. Patricia Lavin
Joseph and Barbara Barnes *
Louis W. Oppenheim Post 1019 Theresa Bonanni *
Michael Brennan
Mary A. Castro
Sharon Clancy
G. Michael Coley
Rosetta N. Crawley
Ellen A. Deeb
David Duffee *
Salvatore Ervolina
Theresa L. Ewell
Joseph A. Fogarty *
Eileen Franko
Ladies Auxiliary
Michael Lynn
Anne D. Lyons
Paul Macey and Kathy Stoddard *
David and Jane Maher
Steven C. Marshall
Terrence McGuirk
Richard and Jan Medved
Microsoft Matching Gifts Program
Louise Napoli
Joseph F. Pusatere
Stephen P. Greggo
Polly Randall
Geoff Hamburg
Kathryn Rinaldi
Hannaford Brothers Co.
Elizabeth H. Thomson
Daniel F. Herring
Travis and Carrie Wattie
Bishop Howard J. Hubbard
George F. Webb
Howard A. Jack
Rev. Gregory S. Weider
Marita Jadlos *
Jeremy Wilcox
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“A Happy Child is . . .
A Creative Child
Colleen Weisl
Educational Services
- Irene Cronin, teacher
of English Language Arts
and Wilson Reading, received
the national Lasallian Educator
of the Year Award from the District of Eastern North America (DENA) in November 2009 at
the Lasallian Huether Conference held in Cincinnati, Ohio.
- On the local level, LaSalle Science Teacher Martha Juenger received the school’s Lasallian
Educator of the Year Award at May 2010 Founder’s Day exercises.
Both awards honor recipients for their commitment to enhancing the lives of children in their care.
Both teachers have served children and families at LaSalle School for over 25 years.
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2009 – 2010 Contributors and Donors
Patrick and Terry Gabriel
Joyce M. Galante
John T. Garry
Cynthia Gentile
Austin J. Byrnes
Thomas J. Deguire
A.E. Rosen Electronic Co., Inc.
Kenneth Getsch
Diane DeGroff
Albany Asphalt & Aggregates Corp. Hon. Ron Canestrari
John and Mary Ann Gill
David and Dade Canfield
H. Frank Dembo
Albany Police Athletic League
Michael A. Giorgio
Lori S. Caplan
John J. Diaco
Faye Andrews
Bryan Goldberger, Esq.
Don and Julie Card
Margaet E. DiGiulio
George Arakelian
Herschel and Anne Gornbein
Hon. Anthony J. Cardona
Constance A. DiNovo
Mark Aronowitz
Edward A. Carroll
District of Eastern North America (DENA) Donald Gregware
Emma M. Ashe
Stephen J. Grifferty
CDPHP
Michael R. Doyle
Scott Baietti
Grogan, Stufflebeam & Martin CPAs LLP
John Chiaramonte
Earl S. Dworkin
Robert and Maria Barbieri
Martha Schwori J. Grossi
Christian Brothers Academy- Syracuse Karen Dyer
Robert V. Barnes
Pat and Robert Gumson
Grace and James A. Clark III
Thomas W. Eagan
W. Brian Barr, AFSC
Christopher Hagen
Maria L. Colavito
Adam Edwards
John Barrett
Joseph G. Hall
David Coletti, M.D.
John Ellis
Ron “Cook” Barrett
Thomas R. Harmon
Colonie Mechanical Contractors
Padraic Ellis
Eileen Berlanti
Zahava Harrison
Michael P. Connelly
Empire BlueCross
Robert Bernard
Gerald V. Hayes
Kevin M. Connolly
Express Scripts
John T. Biscone
Helena M. Heath-Roland
John J. Conway
Christopher J. Falvey
Joseph B. Boland
William G. Henderer
William R. Conway
John F. Farrell
Erin M. Breslin
Hope House, Inc.
Brendan Cox
Melissa Ficarra
Hon. Michael G. Breslin
Hudson River Construction Co.
John C. Crary
Helen L. Fisher
Sen. Neil D. Breslin
Richard J. Huether
CS Arch
Deborah A.D. Fisher
Dean Katharine Briar-Lawson
Anna L. Hughes
Richard and Monique Cunningham Dennis and Carol Fitzgerald
Susan Brown
Frank Hunziker
Gregory J. Cyran
Michael W. Fitzgerald
Brian Bucher
John Hutchinson
Lawrence N. Dack
Joanne M. Fogarty, M.D.
Gregory G. Bucher
Edward R. James
Leo P. Dean
Martin P. Furlong
Patricia Bucher
James H. Maloy, Jr.
Brooke Degener
Paula Drysdale Frazell
Terri P. Buffaline
Hon. Gerald D. Jennings
Daniel H. Johnson
Maryann Johanning
James E. Joy
John and Marcia Keefe
Daniel G. Keenan
Don and Glenda Kelman
D. Troy Kennedy
Marion R. Kittleman
Kivort Steel, Inc.
Robert Korzatkowski
Beth Krueger
Daniel P. Kuffner
La Salle Provincialate
Anne Marie LaVallee
Labor & Monitoring Consultants
Rev. Alfred A. Lamanna
Victor Laprade
Candace Leonard
Michael and Louise Lounsbery
Kimberly M. Lynch
Maureen E. Mahoney
Karen Majewski
Denise Mallow
Hon. Gerard E. Maney
Joseph A. Marcy
Susan Martin
Patrick Martino
William G. McCann
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LaSalle School is participating in The Journey Program, a collaborative effort between
UAlbany’s School of Public Health, the Albany YMCA, the City of Albany Gang Prevention
Program and the New York State Department of Health. The Journey Program works to tackle
the core issues
affecting youth in our community in an effort to mentor them to successfully
meet the
challenges and opportunities of adulthood.
Funds awarded to LaSalle School from First Niagara’s Mentoring
Matters are being used to support LaSalle’s participation in The Journey
Program.
“A Happy Child is . . .
A Confident Child
Mario Perry
Educational Services
2009 – 2010 Contributors and Donors, continued
R. Daniel McCarthy
Kathy McElroy
Peter M. McManus
Ed and Greta McNamara
James W. Megginson
Deborah P. Merwitz
Todd C. Mesick
James and Joan Meyer
William H. Michell
Terri-Ann Montanye
Dennis Moore
Peter Morelock
Michael and Michele Moscinski
Nancy Natale
Tara O. Newton
James J. Nichol
Walter and Kathy Nieto
Edward P. Nolan
Gary F. O’Connor
Jean E. O’Connor
Arthur O’Donnell
Sanford Ostroff
Barbara Palumbo
Parsons Child & Family Center
Chris Patrie
Robert F. Peck
Dana Peterson
William B. Picotte
Stephanie Pietrowski
Jon Pipas
Peter and Jean Platt
Matthew Polsinello
Richard J. Polsinello
Professional Fire Protection, Inc.
Rand Window Fashions, LLC
Constance Repko
Jessica and John Repko
Michael Richter
Howard F. Rist
J. Michael and Susan Ritty
Edmund N. Roos, Jr.
Karen Roth
Stephanie E. Russell
Robert Ryan
Jennifer Santiago
Rev. Erwin H. Schweigardt
Karen Sciolino
Ellen Seymour
Yvonne Sgambelluri
William Shaut
Roberta Sims
Dick and Eileen Shirey
Edmond Spizowski
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Smith
St. Anne Institute
Kenneth W. Stewart
Pamela Strassberg
Robert Supp
Brian J. Tario
Teal, Becker & Chiaramonte CPAs, P.C.
Tech Valley Homes
Maureen O. Toohey
Jon T. Toussaint
Scott Townsend
Georgia M. Triolo
Thomas Tryon
Cody Tucker
Turner Construction Company
Thomas R. Tyrrell
James C. Venter
Margaret C. Verno
Jerry Wainman
Wainschaf Associates, Inc.
Hon. Margaret T. Walsh
Richard Ward
Robert and Carmen Ward
Brianna Wattie
Jefferson and McKinley Weidman
Rita Weis
Robert J. Welsh
Allen West
Timothy E. Whitelaw
Robert and Melanie Wilkins
Frank F. Wolcott
Barbara Jean Woodall
Cynthia A. Young
Jason Young
Gladys Zorn
Lasallian Dinner Table of Generosity
Donors giving $1,000 or more
A. Colarusso and Son
Albany Roman Catholic Diocese
and Catholic Charities
Rhea and James A. Clark, Jr.
Michael and Barbara Conway
Cool Insuring Agency
Bartley J. “BJ” and Nancy Costello
Cranial Solutions LLC
Dignum Insurance Agency
First Niagara Bank
Jaeger and Flynn Associates
Janitronics
Jim and Barbara Malerba
Merrill Lynch - The Nolan Group
Tech Valley Communications
The College of Saint Rose
Zandri Construction Corporation
Donors listed in this Annual Report represent charitable donations made to
LaSalle School from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010. We deeply apologize
for any omission or error in our donor listings, and invite you to contact the
Development Office at 518-242-4731, ext. 271 so any corrections may be made.
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“A Happy Child is . . .
A Successful Child
Nancy Davison
Family Empowerment Services
In March 2010, Polly Randall, a
LaSalle family
prevention worker, received the annual
Kenneth C.
Skinner Child Welfare Excellence Award from the Council on Family and Child Caring Agencies
(COFCCA) for her excellence in working with children and families. She was selected from some 45
non-profit human service providers that are COFCCA members.
One week later, Ken Skinner was presented with LaSalle’s Mary G. Breslin Volunteer Service Award
for his exemplary service in the field of social welfare and his participation on a number of volunteer
committees.
La Salle’s continuing pursuit of best practices
Partnerships, such as our continuing collaboration with the University at Albany, are key to our efforts
to use research and data to improve services and outcomes for our youth and their families. Our work
with UAlbany’s Schools of Criminal Justice, Education, and Social Welfare in the Service Outcomes
Action Research (SOAR) project is now informing our
practice as illustrated by the two examples that follow.
In the last year, our staff and youth have implemented
across the program, a customized version of Positive
Behavioral Intervention and Supports, known nationally
as PBIS. This Evidence Based Practice provides all of the staff and students with common expectations and language,
and relies heavily on data to inform continuing program adjustments as well as the design of individualized supports.
LaSalle is also participating in the Child Welfare Workforce Initiative (CWWI), a $2.5 million initiative funded
by the Children’s Bureau of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and spearheaded by UAlbany,
the Social Work Consortium and the Council on Family and Child Caring Agencies. The CWWI effort is an aggressive
undertaking, which will lead to treatment practice at LaSalle that is increasingly reliant on evidence and coupled with reliable
assessments as a means to measure client progress.
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LaSalle’s JSVOP team presented several training seminars during the year including:
- A training for Northeast Parent and Child’s therapeutic foster homes employed by New York’s
Delaware County to care for sexually aggressive youth in the community.
- A presentation entitled “Adventure-Based Learning: Theory and application in treating sexually
abusive youth” at the 12th annual conference of the Massachusetts Adolescent Sex Offender
Coalition / Massachusetts Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers in Marlborough, MA.
- A workshop
entitled “Multi-Family Group: Engaging and cooperating with families in
treating
juvenile sexual aggression” at the 15th annual conference of the New York
State Association for the
Treatment of
Sexual Abusers held in
Verona, NY.
“A Happy Child is . . .
A Healthy Child
Dave Wallace
Clinical Services
Statementsof
Financial Position
La Salle School
Support & Revenue
Board and Care
Tuition
Other Fees for Service
Applied Income
Contributions
Other Income
Total Support and Revenue
Expenses
Program Services
Supporting Services
Total Expenses
2009-10
$5,244,098
$3,841,671
$1,856,360
$762,190
$201,883
$57,723
$11,963,925
2008-09
$6,448,802
$4,018,944
$2,119,698
$535,181
$13,659
$60,627
$13,196,911
$10,873,828
$1,380,513
$12,254,341
$11,529,913
$1,537,156
$13,067,069
(290,416)
129,842
Excess (Deficiency)
Program
Residential & Education Services
Day Services
Family Empowerment Services
Community Connections
Evening Reporting Center/
After School Center
Totals
The La Salle School Foundation
Liabilities and Assets
Liabilities
Unrestricted Assets
Temporarily Restricted Assets
Permanently Restricted Assets
Totals
Students Served
150
68
126
35
71
Care Days
39,963
6,615
12,125
4,928
3,285
450
66,916
Revenue
Expenses
Net Profit
2009-10
$10,442
$1,949,406
$944,077
$38,517
$2,942,442
Annual Appeal
2009-10
$115,880
$6,500
$109,380
2008-09
$106,771
$6,500
$100,271
2008-09
$14,412
$1,907,214
$808,169
$38,517
$2,768,312
Lasallian Dinner
2009-10
$83,423
$28,819
$54,604
2008-09
$96,773
$34,282
$62,491
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“A Happy Child is . . .
A Content Child
Vickie Dean
Residential Services
Casey Quinlan from the New
York State
Attorney General’s Office came to
La Salle in
January 2010 to present “Your Child’s DIGITAL Life;
Safety Tips for
Parents.” She offered suggestions for how to protect youth from the dangers of online activity as well
as how to make Internet use a family activity, teach youth to develop critical-thinking skills, and set
reasonable rules.
Quinlan is the Attorney General’s lead investigator on the New York State Internet Crimes Against
Children Task Force, a multi-agency approach to combatting the online sexual exploitation of
children.
Planned Giving at La Salle School
Invest in La Salle
Thank you for your interest in planned giving as a way to make a gift to La Salle
School. Planned gifts not only provide La Salle with a future source of private
funding, but also can help to preserve the assets of your estate from unnecessary
taxation.
Learn about Our Programs and Services,
Go on a Virtual Tour of La Salle,
Mark your Calendar for Upcoming Events,
You can do all this and more by . . .
Working with your advisors and our Development Office will ensure that your estate
gift will be used as you desire. As La Salle moves into its 156th year of service to children and families, we remain grateful to our friends who have chosen to invest in the
agency’s future. We encourage you to join them and consider leaving your own legacy
that will serve the children and families receiving services from La Salle for
generations to come.
Seek advice
Planning your estate can sometimes get complicated. Even simple estate plans can
have significant tax and other legal consequences. We encourage you to seek
guidance from a qualified licensed professional such as an attorney or certified public
accountant to be certain that your desires are fulfilled.
Let us know...
If you have already planned a bequest or estate gift to benefit La Salle School, we
would be honored to add your name to our Heritage Society - an exclusive list of
individuals who are investing in the future of the agency. Membership is
automatically conferred upon notification that you have arranged to make a gift to
La Salle from your estate. For more information, contact the Development Office
([email protected] and / or 518.242.4731 ext. 271).
. . . Visiting www.LaSalle-School.org
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Last year, La Salle discovered a family of ours living in a barren apartment with no furniture.
By reaching out to our staff and the local community we secured enough donated furniture
and household items to outfit their entire home. Linking people who had things they did not
need with people who needed things they did not have was definitely a win-win for La Salle!
It worked so well we are continuing this project into the future. We have also expanded our
Christmas
food drive to year round, and now run a food pantry to help families
make
ends meet.
“A Happy Child is . . .
A Well-Fed Child
Roland Laffert
Food Services
Mission Statement
Through a dedicated and capable community of staff and associates, inspired by the faith and vision
of Saint John Baptist De La Salle, La Salle School provides therapeutic, educational and supportive services
designed to accomplish positive, personal growth, and lasting change in the lives of youth and families in need.
Values Statement
At La Salle School, we are committed to working with youth
who are at jeopardy as a result of serious concerns for safety, well-being, and permanency.
For more than a century and a half, we have looked into the eyes of children to assure them they will be well cared for
and their needs will be met regardless of the circumstances that brought us into their lives.
Within the therapeutic relationships we strive to create,
lasting change is possible because children and their families experience stability, build upon their strengths, and find reasons
to be confident and optimistic about their futures.
Guiding Principles
We Are Safe, We Are Responsible, We Are Respectful
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“A Happy Child is . . .
A Loved Child
La Salle School Board of Trustees
Officers
Marcia Mahoney, Chair
James Blendell, Vice Chair
Vincent J. McArdle, Jr., Treasurer
Robert Barbieri, Secretary
Bartley J. “BJ” Costello III, Immed. Past Chair
Br. Joseph Jozwiak, President
Br. Michael Corry, Vice President
Members
Piere L. Alric
Br. Christopher Belleman
Br. Raymond Blixt
Dean Katharine Briar Lawson
James A. Clark III
Robert M. Conway, Jr.
John A. Dale
Eileen Berlanti
Clinical Services
Kenneth DeWitt
Robert V. Dignum
Rev. James I. Donlon
Mary Ann Finnecy
Herschel Gornbein
Mary Beth Hanner
Joan Healey
Daniel Johnson
Jeffrey Knapp
Frank J. Lasch
James J. Malerba
Joan Meyer
Susan Naughton
Dr. William Robelee
Jefferson Weidman
Robert Wolfgang
Gerri Zandri
La Salle School
Foundation
Board of Directors
Officers
Robert M. Conway, Jr., President
Kevin P. Maney, Vice President
Joseph A. Barnes, Treasurer
Br. Richard Leo McAlice, Secretary
Members
Mark T. Breslin
David Canfield
Michael K. Conway
Mike D’Attilio
J. Robert Finnecy
Marcia Mahoney
James F. McMahon
Joseph B. Porter
Dr. Monte Weinstein
Bill Wolff
Core Services and Related Programming
Residential Treatment Center
Since 1854, La Salle has provided residential care to meet the needs of adolescents unable to safely
or successfully remain at home. Along with the family, each student receives comprehensive casework
and clinical services, while benefiting from superior educational programming, recreation and medical care
in a highly structured, supervised residential setting. For many families, we are able to continue supporting
their efforts through aftercare services during the important transition home.
Day Services Education
For decades, our Junior/Senior High School has provided quality educational and clinical services to students
living in the community who are struggling with academic and behavioral issues jeopardizing their ability
to obtain a high school diploma.
Family Empowerment Services and Community Connections
LaSalle provides community based casework support and clinical treatment designed to improve a family’s
ability to safely function as a family in order to successfully prevent the placement of their child or to enable
their child to successfully return home following placement.
After School Program Services
This program includes an After School Center for at-risk Albany County youth, and an Evening Reporting
Center for students known to Albany County Probation. A supervised, structured array of enrichment
and recreational activities during high-risk evening hours are provided to these youngsters who live at home
and attend local schools.
All of La Salle School’s Core Services and Related Programming are accredited
by The Council on Accreditation for Children and Family Services, and are licensed, authorized and supervised
by the NYS Education Department, the Office of Children and Family Services,
and the Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services.
La Salle School and La Salle School Foundation . 391 Western Avenue . Albany, NY 12203
518.242.4731 (telephone)
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518.242.4747 (fax)
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www.lasalle-school.org
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Albany, New York 12203
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