2008 Annual Report
E Center Envisions Healthy Communities That Are Inclusive of All
E Center’s Vision, Mission and Values
Vision
E Center envisions healthy communities that are inclusive of all. Center, a private non-profit organization, was incorporated in 1973. The Agency’s Administrative office is located in Ukiah, California and operates Migrant and Seasonal Head Start in the following nine Northern California counties: Sonoma, Lake, Yolo Colusa, Tehama, Glenn, Butte, Sutter and Yuba. In addition E Center provides Head Start and Early Head Start programs in Butte, Sutter and Yuba counties.
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Mission
E Center’s mission is to enhance the quality of life in our communities by empowering people through education, health, nutrition, social services, and environmental awareness and restoration.
Values
E Center values: People Community Service The Environment In Which We Live Learning Trust In Our Relationships Open Communication Organizational Efficiency Creativity
Moreover, E Center administers the Lake County Women Infants and Children (WIC) program, and an Employment and Training program based in Mendocino County. In total E Center employs over 500 individuals in northern California.
Board of Directors
E Center has a dedicated Board of Directors with a representation from across our service area.
Kathleen Wilson
Chairperson Sutter County
Sharron Zoller
Secretary/Treasurer Lake County
Joy Ames
Vice Chairperson Yuba County
Weldon (Wendy) Jones
Mendocino County
Kimberly Steffenson
Yuba County
Jennifer LaBadie
Butte County
Jan Jursnich
Yolo County
Lucia De León
Sutter County
Primary Team Contents
Vision, Mission and Values ………………….. Board of Directors …………………………….. Primary Team …………………………………. Message from the CEO ………………………. Program Highlight …………………………….. E Center Programs …………………………… Budget Information ……………………………. Head Start Family Services ………………….. Head Start Transition Services ……………… Head Start Children’s Services Head Start Center Locations ………………… Page 2 Page 2 Page 2 Page 3 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 E Center’s Primary Team membership includes the CEO, Program Directors, and Department Heads. The team is currently working on four focus areas of their strategic plan: Agency and Program Development, Facilities and Transportation, Systems and Technology, and Employee Development.
Thomas F. Wagner
Chief Executive Officer
JoAnne Aiello
HS Program Officer
Cherie Johnson
Human Resources Director
Jodie Keller
Deputy Program Officer Direct Services
David Foreman
Fiscal Services Director
Helaine Moore
WIC Program Director
Jennifer Shettlesworth
Deputy Program Officer Child and Family Support Services
Melody Amoss
Administrative Office and Employment &Training Coordinator
Ryan McIver
Administrative Services Director
Craig Weil
Information Systems Manager
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Message from the Chief Executive Officer
uring 2008, E Center proudly celebrated 30 years of providing Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Services with full day center-based services. 2008 also marked a year of growth and change. After serving Yuba and Sutter County with Head Start and Early Head Start services for 20 years, E Center was awarded funds to serve Butte County in February 2007. The additional responsibility has forced us to maintain high levels of service with more effective and efficient methods, systems, and processes. The changing program delivery design has also prepared us for the new requirements spurred by the Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007.
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In this report you will find the variety of services we provide to northern California communities. As examples, please note the collaboration with Fair View High School in Chico, CA, and important work in Lake County meeting families’ basic needs through our Lake County WIC program. Our Head Start services are moving forward with implementing a Language Acquisition Philosophy that acknowledges children’s home language as the foundation for social, emotional, and cognitive growth. E Center is positioned well to engage upcoming changes in our communities, from the current economic downturn to changes in our neighborhoods characteristics. Tom Wagner Chief Executive Officer
Program Highlight
E Center and Fair View Alternative High School in Chico, CA have partnered to provide full day Early Head Start services to children of teen parents attending school. In an effort to provide high quality child development, our Fair View teachers incorporate a continuity of care concept that keep small groups of children with primary care givers throughout the time they spend in the program. E Center also assists pregnant teens in receiving and maintaining the recommended health requirements, including prenatal appointments, immunizations, health screenings, and regular well-baby check ups. To support positive parent/child relationship and bonding, we use “Partners for Healthy Babies” as a curriculum for weekly home-based services during the summer months. In 2008, we served 14 children and their mothers at Fair View High School. The partnership allows young parents to complete their formal education and gain valuable parenting skills.
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E Center Programs
Head Start
E Center Head Start (HS) program is funded to serve 1,048 preschool-age children in part day, full day, home-based and combination models. During the 2008 program year HS services were offered at 21 sites in the three northern California counties of Butte, Sutter and Yuba, and a total of 1166 children received services. E Center has provided HS and EHS services in Yuba and Sutter Counties since 1987 and in Butte County since 2007.
Employment and Training
In 1999, E Center responded to the need for appropriate higher skilled training positions for reentry workers by becoming a contract provider to the California State Department of Rehabilitation. Through this contract, E Center offers employment and training opportunities to clients of California Department of Rehabilitation.
Early Head Start
Our Early Head Start (EHS) program is funded to serve 192 infants and toddlers in homebased and full day program options. Our EHS services are offered at 11 sites in the three northern California counties of Butte, Sutter and Yuba. During the 2008 program year, E Center had a cumulative enrollment of 251 infant and/or toddlers. E Center has provided EHS Services in Yuba and Sutter Counties since 1998 and in Butte County since 2007.
Women, Infants, and Children
The crucial building blocks for a community are healthy children and nothing is more important to a baby than a healthy mother. The Lake County Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program addresses both these needs by providing critical nutrition information, referrals, and breast-feeding support in Lake County. The beneficiaries of the WIC program are low income pregnant women, nursing mothers, and young children at nutritional risk. The program has an excellent performance record, and statistics show that for each dollar spent on improving nutrition, three dollars in medical costs are saved. E Center has administered the Lake County WIC program since 1983. WIC is funded by the California Department of Health Services and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Migrant and Seasonal Head Start
In 1978, E Center was awarded funds to establish Migrant Head Start child development centers in a service area that now covers nine Northern California counties. The centers are designed to serve children of migrant farm workers during peak agricultural periods between May and November of each year. In 2008 E Center’s MSHS program was funded to serve 486 children in 11 centers and 42 children in 6 licensed family child care (FCC) homes.
Office of Head Start Federal Review Outcome
During the 2008 Program Year the Office of Head Start conducted a monitoring review for both our Head Start and Early Head Start programs. In February 2009, we received a certificate establishing that we were in full compliance with all applicable HS Performance Standard, laws, regulations and policy requirements.
Results From Most Recent Financial Audit
On November 8, 2008 we received an independent auditors’ report from Randolph Scott & Company, CPAs Inc., indicating that E Center complied with requirements as described in US Office of Management and Budget Circular A-133 for the years ending June 30, 2007 and 2008.
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E Center Revenues and Expenditures/ Operating Budget
Statement of Federal, State, and Private Funds Received and Expended
July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008
Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Funds Received: Operating Fund Training and Technical Assistance Fund Total Head Start Child and Adult Food Care Program - Federal Child and Adult Food Care Program - State Total Child and Adult Food Care Program California Department of Health Services Mendocino County Dept of Rehabilitation Donations, Fee-for-Service, and Other Revenue Total Funds Received Funds Expended: Program Operations Training and Technical Assistance Child and Adult Food Program Total Direct Services Indirect Costs Total Funds Expended 7,111,890 32,116 171,523 7,315,529 598,374 $7,913,903 8,181,516 96,949 330,106 8,608,571 745,450 $9,354,021 1,557,252 27,415 12,417 1,597,084 141,644 $1,738,728 481,457 26,313 $507,770 68,597 5,980 $74,577 481,457 68,597 17,400,712 156,480 514,046 18,071,238 1,517,761 $19,588,999 35,541 $7,913,903 67,711 $9,354,021 31,733 $1,738,728 3,235 $510,770 7,659,461 32,116 7,691,577 174,713 12,072 186,785 8,839,635 86,780 8,926,415 336,982 22,913 359,895 1,665,332 28,547 1,693,879 12,219 897 13,116 507,535 57,091 53,327 $110,418 18,164,428 147,443 18,311,871 523,914 35,882 559,796 507,535 57,091 191,547 $19,627,840 Head Start Early Head Start WIC Other Total
Non-Cash Donations and Volunteers:
$1,158,771
$1,745,207
$561,756
$3,465,734
E Center Operating Budget 2008-2009
Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Funds Received: Operating Fund Training and Technical Assistance Fund Total Head Start Child and Adult Food Care Program - Federal Child and Adult Food Care Program - State Total Child and Adult Food Care Program California Department of Health Services Total Funds Received Funds Expended: Program Operations Training and Technical Assistance Child and Adult Food Program Total Direct Services 6,495,802 35,374 165,032 6,696,208 7,884,106 109,575 409,739 8,403,420 1,659,177 44,192 22,381 1,725,750 573,799 573,799 16,612,884 189,141 597,152 17,399,177 7,290,420 9,144,563 1,876,946 7,075,326 35,374 $7,110,700 168,007 11,713 179,720 8,589,211 109,575 $8,698,786 416,250 29,527 445,777 1,807,952 44,192 $1,852,144 23,284 1,518 24,802 600,412 600,412 17,472,489 189,141 $17,661,630 607,541 42,758 650,299 600,412 18,912,341 Head Start Early Head Start WIC Total
Indirect Costs
594,212
741,143
151,196
26,613
1,513,164
Total Funds Expended Non-Cash Donations and Volunteers:
7,290,420 1,556,613
9,144,563 2,131,800
1,876,946 455,103
600,412
18,912,341 4,143,516
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Head Start Family Services
It is E Center’s philosophy that services to families begin at the point where a family initially shows interest in our programs. From the first contact to the last, it our goal to connect families with the community at-large. All parents are encouraged to create an Individual Family Plan with the assistance of culturally competent staff. At the start of each year the parents are asked to fill out a Parent Involvement form which allows us to identify areas of strengths and needs. Once enrolled, parent involvement is highly encourage through Parent Center Committees, Policy Council and Board Representation. In 2008, 2,136 parents volunteered in classrooms and other program activities.
2007-08 Head Start/Early Head Start Policy Council
Total HS Fam ilies Served by Program
Percentage of Fam ilies Served w ith Individualized Fam ily Partnership Agreem ents
HS 1123 MSHS 463
94% 86%
96% MSHS
EHS 220
HS
EHS
Head Start Transition Services
One of our primary goals in Head Start is to prepare children to enter into kindergarten. As the year progresses and the children approach the middle of the school year we begin to take field trips to the local kindergarten classrooms, invite in speakers from the local school districts, and assist parents with knowing the different options that they have in choosing a kindergarten. Often our communication with parents and school does not end when a child leaves Head Start, both the new Kindergarten teacher (with the parent’s signed release) and the parent are able to request additional information from a child’s file in order to further assist with the smooth transition of the child Of the number of children enrolled in our Head Start program at the end of the 2008 program year 736 children were projected to enter kindergarten the following year. In our Migrant and Seasonal Head Start program, 159 children transitioned to kindergarten.
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Head Start Children’s Services
During
the 2008 program year, E Center provided Migrant and Seasonal Head Start services to 590 children. We estimate that there are between 2,802 and 8,972 MSHS eligible children in our service area at any given time and that we served from 6 to 21% during the program year. The concentration of MSHS eligible families is in counties with labor intensive farms that hire a significant number of migrant farm workers, such as Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino, Sutter, Tehama, and Yolo counties.
In Butte, Sutter and Yuba Counties where E Center provides HS and EHS services, the number of children under the age of five living in families with incomes below 130% of Federal Income Level, is larger than the availability of subsidized child developmental services. For services for infants and toddlers, there are minimal services available across all three counties, Butte, Sutter, and Yuba. Sutter County appears to have the most need of child development services for preschool-age children living at or below 130% of the Federal Poverty Level. During the 2008-09 Program year, E Center served 64 percent of Head Start and 9 percent of Early Head Start eligible children living below the poverty level in our service area. In total, E Center served 2,007 children through some type of Head Start services during the 2007-08 program year.
Measurement
Children Served Families Served Percent of HS eligible children in service area served by E Center (income eligible only) Percent of children up-to-date on schedule of preventive and primary health care Percentage of children with completed dental exams (preschool-age only)
EHS
251 220 9% 71%
HS
1166 1123 64% 87%
MSHS*
590 463 6—21 % 91.02%
Total
2,007 1,806
85%
89%
* MSHS stats are based on services delivered between May 2008 to January 2009
E Center’s Head Start Programs Language Acquisition Philosophy
E Center acknowledges children’s home language to be the foundation for all continued language development which is crucial to social, emotional, and cognitive growth and a key to success in life. E Center recognizes the importance of using current research in the development of policies, procedures, and practices that impact and support language learning opportunities for children, parents, and staff. E Center recognizes its responsibility to assist English language learners in making progress toward understanding and speaking English through developmentally appropriate practices while making meaningful progress in all learning domains. E Center believes competent staff, knowledgeable in the process of language acquisition, are crucial to partnering with parents in promoting children’s positive language development and life long learning. E Center recognizes that employing staff who are bilingual in both English and the home languages of those served can more effectively and efficiently facilitate implementation of program services.
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E Center Head Start Program Locations
North Butte Region Chico, CA East Of Eaton Center - HS Fair View Center - EHS Mariposa Center - HS Boucher Center - HS, EHS Rosedale Center – HS Chapman Center – HS Elm Street Center – HS, MSHS Paradise, CA Paradise Center – HS Tehama Glenn Region Corning, CA Richfield Center - MSHS Orland, CA Orland Center - MSHS South Butte Region Oroville, CA Boulder Creek Center – HS Poplar Center – HS Table Mountain Center - HS Sierra Del Oro Center – HS South Oroville Community Center – HS, EHS Gridley, CA Gridley East Center – MSHS Gridley West Center – HS, EHS Yuba Region Marysville, CA Sunrise Center – MSHS Marysville Center – HS, EHS Beverly Terrace Center – HS, EHS Olivehurst, CA Olivehurst Center – HS Wheatland, CA Wheatland Center – HS Yolo Colusa Region Arbuckle, CA Arbuckle Center – MSHS Woodland, CA Woodland Center – MSHS Sutter Region Live Oak, CA Live Oak Maple Park Center – MSHS Live Oak Apricot Center – HS, EHS, MSHS Yuba City, CA Butte Vista Center – HS Feather Down Center – HS, EHS Fairgrounds Center – HS Yuba City Center – MSHS Lake Sonoma Region Kelseyville, CA Kelseyville Center – MSHS Cloverdale, CA Cloverdale Center – MSHS
Administrative Office 410 Jones Street Ukiah, CA 95482
Head Start Program Office 1128 Yuba Street Marysville, CA 95901
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