Community Center at Visitation services the Kensington District, the 10th poorest and 2nd hungriest district in all of America. The Center helps to alleviate the problems such as crime, drugs and prostitution which are associated with extreme poverty.

1. July 2013-June 2014

2. Adult Education: ESL
Total
Enrolled
(all 3
levels)
Average
Attendanc
e
Completed
Course
Summer 2013 15 5 6
Fall 2013 36 5 21
Spring 2014 48 7 16
Student success stories:
•able to correctly use English numbers to write out checks
•attend doctor appointments without a translator
•help their children with homework:
“for the first time I understand what to do with his homework without
asking him to translate it to Spanish first!"

3. Adult Education: ESL
Fall Semester 2014
 Begins September 15th at 3 levels:
Basic, Beginner, & Intermediate.
 Classes will be held 3 days a week,
for 2 hours each. The purpose of
this new schedule is to decrease the
time in between classes that they’re
not speaking English (as most do not
practice their English at home).
 Instructors are Dwi (long-time ESL
teacher at CCV), Michael (Holy
Family Alum), and Carolyn (a
substitute teacher for K-12)

4. Adult Education: GED
Enrolled Average
Attendance
Fall 2013 11 4*
Spring 2014 5 3**
*One student took GED exam and
passed the Social Studies section. He
will retake other portions this year.
**By week 4, all had dropped out,
despite attempts to follow up and
encourage attendance.
Finally, GED instructor developed a
packet of GED resources and mailed it
to them.

5. Sports: Clinic  Clinics run one day a
week in between leagues
to allow players to
sharpen their basketball
skills.
 It also maintains the
connection between the
player and the Center
during offseason.

6. Sports: Leagues
 MS winter league
began November 2013
with 6 teams.
 March: the Pros won
the Championship.
HS began January 2014
with 4 teams with 4
teams.
April: the Nets won the
Championship.

7. Sports: Leagues
 Sports Coordinator Randell
noted an increase in parent
participation at the start of
the season, including
fathers who became
volunteer coaches.
 Both parents and players
express gratitude for a safe
place for children to play
basketball.

8. Volunteer Program
Volunteer hours: 5956
Estimated PA dollar value =
$136,988.00
New Volunteers last year: 184

9. Volunteers: Areas of Service
ESL
GED
Food Pantry
Welcome Desk
Office Assistance
Maintenance
Sports
Movie Nights
Community Dinner
Special Events

10. Volunteers: Service Groups
 CatholicHEART
Workcamp
 PSIP (St. Joseph’s Phila.
Summer Immersion
Program)
 JusticeworX
 Merion-Mercy Academy

11. Volunteers: Service Groups
 Misericordia
University
 CatholicHEART
Workcamp
 Mercy Challenge
 Mercy Vocational
High School
 Merion-Mercy
Academy

12. Harvest Festival
 200+ in attendance
 30+ volunteers
 12 organizations represented
in health/info fair:
 Esperanza: blood pressure
screenings)
 PHMC Nutrition for Life:
nutrition workshops
 Rite-Aid: administered flu
shots
 Health Federation: helped
community members navigate
the Affordable Health Care Act.
Harvest Festival
October 19, 2013
Expenses $743.40
Revenue $453.45
Gross Income $289.95

13. Harvest Festival: Activities
Domination Dance Team
preformed
Pumpkin & Face
Painting
Raffles, Bingo, flea market, and more!

14. Holiday Community Outreach
 Thanksgiving
 58 families received turkey dinners donated from
Knights of Columbus and Visitation School.
 Winter Coats
 Distributed 100 winter coats donated by St. Vincent
DuPaul and St. Elizabeth parish
 Christmas Giving Tree
 Distributed to community families over 125 beautifully
wrapped Christmas presents donated by St. Anselm
parish.

15. Tree Lighting Ceremony
December 17, 2013.
 Despite the snow
and sleet, about 30
parents and children
joined us in the
garden to bless the
tree.
 Santa and the
families then
enjoyed dessert, hot
chocolate,
Christmas crafts,
and raffle prizes.

16. Spring Fling & Crawfish Festival
Spring Fling: May 4, 2014
Attendance 250
Volunteers 50
Gross Income $2,467
Organizations
Present
8 Organizations Present:
•APM
•Concilio
•Keystone
•Rita’s Water Ice mascot Ice Guy
•Smart Partner with free fresh
fruit
•Streets Department &
Philadelphia More Beautiful
•Along with their mascots Sun
Ray and Curby Buckett

17. Spring Fling & Crawfish Festival
Activities:
• 3 live youth performances
 Raffles (Coach wristlet, tickets to
a show at the Walnut Street Theatre,
a Nintendo 3DS, among other
items)
• Booth Games & Prizes
• Photo Booth
• Flea Market
& more!

18. Community Dinners
This year’s sponsors:
 New Sanctuary Movement
 Blessed Sarnelli
Community
 Parish Council
 Kimiko & Friends
 OST
 SSJ Mission Corps
Average Attendance: 40

19. Drop-In Program
 Average monthly women: 40
 Average monthly new women: 12
 Successes:
 Anti-human trafficking Program
Coordinator (ATPC) assisted client with
financial aid process for college and
attended case management meetings with
client 2x month.
 ATPC provided clothing items for client
and her new son.
 ATPC received 2 additional calls from FBI,
and was able to provide clothing and
toiletries for 2 women who were previously
involved in commercial sexual exploitation
in the Philadelphia area.

20. Drop-In Program
New Location!
 The Charitas Foundation offered to support the Drop-In
Center over the next 3 years as The Salvation Army leases
new space at 2659 Kensington Avenue (across from CCV).
 June 4th: First night open as New Day Drop-In Center,
9-12am.
 June 9th, Liberti/CREW Church group helped build shower
walls, install kitchen shelves, paint sign, transfer clothing,
etc. from Community Center, hang large whiteboard, and
install washer and dryer.
 June 11th, officially opened for daytime hours, 10am-6pm,
along with 2nd week of nighttime hours, W/TH
9pm-12am.

21. Movie Nights
Movies shown:
 Frankenweenie
 Wreck-It Ralph
 Elf
 Monster’s University
 The Croods
 Free Birds
 Frozen
 Nut Job
 The Lego Movie
Average Attendance: 30

22. Food Pantry
Families Fed:
1,057
Breakdown:
Children: 955
Adults: 919
Seniors: 651
Thanks to NDS,
Share Food Program,
St. Elizabeth’s Parish (pictured above),
and other generous donors!

23. Food Pantry
 Winter 2014: Pantry relocated from 1st
floor hallways to closets in 1st floor
classrooms
 March: Began receiving food through
Share Food Program.
 April: Day of distribution changed
from 2nd & 4th Wed. to 2nd & 4th Mon.
 May: Hired Food Pantry Coordinator
to plan and aid in transition to Fresh
Choice Pantry.
 Summer 2014: Prepared room,
volunteers, staff, and patrons for
transition.
Featured in Star News:

24. Community Center Guests
Guests in
FY 2013-2014:
29,776
Purpose of Visit Total Guests
Adult Education 1797
Community Outreach 3226
Counseling 256
Health & Fitness 4760
Immigration 589
Job Training 226
Maintenance/IT 19
Meeting 1164
Parish/Pastoral 723
Reservation 5
Seniors 158
Sports 6442
Temporary Assistance 863
Volunteering 508
Youth Education 6398
Unknown 2642

25. Community Guests
Center Community Parish School Unknown
6539 15127 1041 3064 2103
Guests by Category
Top Zip Codes:
19134
19125
19133
MOMobile Workshop
Lighthouse Move-Up Ceremony

26. Tenant Programs:
Connecting the Pieces
CTP offers a variety of services to help improve the lives
of children with autism and their families.
Success: Program leader stated the children look
forward to coming and are interacting more socially.
Rental Hours: 46 (Dec 2013-June 2014)

27. Tenant Programs:
Jasmine Eaddy Training Services
JETS offered 2 classes at CCV:
 Teacher’s Assistant Training (T.A.)
 Building Maintenance & Environmental Services
Data reported for T.A. Classes:
 As of Feb 1, 2014, 56 attended the T.A.Class:
 10 came from the Achieving Independence Center
 34 indicated they were walk-ins or left "referred by"
blank on the application
 1 indicated she was referred by Fr John
 11 came from the Earn Centers
 Out of the 56, 12 are employed by JETS. Most are still
waiting on their clearances.
Rental Hours: 206 (Feb-May 2014 )

28. Tenant Programs:
Norris Square Civic Association
NSCA rented space for:
 Head Start Orientations
 Head Start Staff Training
events
Rental Hours: 131 (July 2013-Feb 2014)

29. Choice Food Pantry!
Launch Date: September 8, 2014

30. Choice Food Pantry Guidelines
 All food is categorized and priced in .50 increments
(.50, 1.00, 1.50, 2.00)
 Patrons receive a certain amount of pantry credit to
shop.
 The amount is divided among 5 categories:
Protein, Vegetables, Fruit, Grains, Miscellaneous.
For example: Patrons receive $10 pantry credit and can
shop up to $2 per category.

31. Choice Food Pantry
Volunteer Roles
•Food Pantry Coordinator
•Greeter
•Check-In Clerks
•Shopping Assistants
•Check-Out Clerks
•Traffic guide
•Stockers/Inventory

54. Tenant Programs:
APM, DHS
APM uses Center space for:
 DHS Family Conferences
 Parent Cafes
Rental Hours: 323 (July 2013-June 2014)

61. Thanks for a
Great Year!