Chef Myrna Betancourt, a culinary arts teacher at Chapman Partnership South, was named Miami-Dade County's lead Teacher of the Year. She teaches disadvantaged and sometimes homeless students ranging from age 16 to 60. Many of her students have found success working in hotels and restaurants or continuing their education after graduating from her program. Chef Betancourt has helped homeless, special needs, and veteran students succeed not just in the kitchen but in life.

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Newsletter Spring 2014
Chef Betancourt Serves up Success One Student at a Time
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Success can be measured in many different ways from
trophies, to educational achievements, to workplace
promotions but, sometimes you need measuring cups
in a culinary arts kitchen to measure success. At
Chef Myrna Betancourt’s Café Du Jour, at Chapman
Partnership South, success is measured by being
named Miami-Dade County lead Teacher of the Year.
Chef Betancourt teaches culinary arts to her students,
ranging in age from 16 to 60. Her students are often
disadvantaged, sometimes homeless, and always
seeking a second chance to succeed. Chef Betancourt
also invites hospitality employers to taste her students’
cuisine in a restaurant-like setting of Café Du Jour.
“We have students working all over Miami-Dade
in hotels and restaurants and some students are
continuing their education at schools such as Le Cordon
Bleu,” said Chef Betancourt. “Not too long ago one
of my students who was homeless told me, ‘Chef,
thank you. People don’t look down on me anymore.
When I wear a chef’s jacket they actually try to make
eye contact.’”
Chef Betancourt has made a huge impact beyond the
school, teaching the homeless, special needs students
and students from Homestead Job Corps as well as
veterans to succeed not just in the kitchen, but in life.
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Chapman Partnership North
1550 North Miami Avenue
Miami, FL 33136
Chapman Partnership South
28205 SW 124th Court
Homestead, FL 33033
T. 305.329.3000
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Our Mission Statement
Provide comprehensive services to empower homeless residents to become self-sufficient.

2. Chairman'sLetter
A Roaring Good Time at 3rd Annual RunWild 5K
Run / Walk at Zoo Miami
RunWild5KReview
During 1995, when Chapman Partnership
first opened its doors to the homeless men,
women and children of our community, no
one would have realistically imagined that
nearly 20 years later, we would have
achieved wide-spread national recognition
as a model for homeless assistance because
of our exceptional success in caring for
and rehabilitating the homeless.
More recently, we have won Charity
Navigator’s 4-star rating for three years in a
row--- an achievement that only 11% of the
nation’s nonprofits can claim. In 2013,
Switchboard Miami recognized Chapman
Partnership from among all nonprofits in the
community, with its “All Star Award” for
Leadership.
These recognitions are a profound reflection
of Chapman Partnership’s extraordinary,
unwavering commitment to its mission by its
highly dedicated Board of Trustees, employees,
volunteers and social service partners.
WORKING TOGETHER AS A DEDICATED TEAM,
committed to excellence, we have been able to
achieve a lifetime success rate of moving 64% of
our residents from homelessness to self-
sufficiency -- and that is more than three times
the national average for such efforts.
Along the way to achieving such an astounding
success rate, we have consistently chosen to
excel beyond what is expected from a homeless
assistance center by providing more than just an
emergency bed and meal to our residents.
Since our founding, Chapman Partnership has
been achieving positive, life-changing results for
our residents through programs and services
that include the following:
s #OMPREHENSIVE AND PERSONALIZED CASE
management for the 97,500 homeless men,
women and families who have come to
Chapman Partnership in their time of need.
s /UR &AMILY 2ESOURCE #ENTERS PROVIDE DAY CARE
and after school services for the nearly 20,000
homeless children we have admitted since we
opened our doors.
s (EALTH

3. MENTAL AND DENTAL CARE FOR ALL RESIDENTS
through our two medical clinics, which have
handled more than 166,500 patient visits and
our mobile dental unit that has performed
more than 76,500 dental procedures to date.
s *OB DEVELOPMENT

4. TRAINING AND PLACEMENT
programs headed by two job developers who
have placed nearly 400 residents into full-
time jobs in just the last 12 months, with an
average pay of $10/hour.
s 7ITH THE HELP OF OUR

5. VOLUNTEERS

6. WE
serve 3 hot meals a day, 365 days a year for
more than 800,000 meals per year.
These achievements are made possible only
through the extraordinary efforts of our Board
of Trustees along with our staff and volunteers,
who are not satisfied with the status quo and
who continually strive for goals that reach
far beyond what is expected. It is through
dedication to excellence and a passion for
improving the lives of and empowering
the homeless to become self-sufficient that
we are able to fulfill our mission: to provide
comprehensive services to empower homeless
residents to become self-sufficient. I want to
express my deep appreciation and respect to all
the men, women and youth who have
supported Chapman Partnership and made our
organization a highly respected national “best
practice” model for helping the homeless. We
pray that all of you who read this message will
continue your strong support of this critically
important effort on behalf of some of our
community’s most vulnerable citizens.
With sincere appreciation,
Trish Bell
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7. RunWild5K Review
On a picture perfect day on Saturday, February 8, more than 2,300
runners and walkers participated in the third annual RunWild 5K
to benefit Chapman Partnership at Zoo Miami. This year’s race raised
more than $125,000 to help empower homeless men, women
and children in Miami-Dade County to lead to independent lives.
RunWild 5K 2014 was hosted by Adam Kuperstein, co-anchor of NBC 6
and radio host at WQAM.
Competitive awards were given to the top three males and females in
each age category from 8 and under to 75 years and older.
RunWild 5k Run / Walk included an all-day entrance to Zoo Miami and
festival with food, DJ, games, activities and fun for the whole family. The
2014 RunWild 5K was presented by BBT and sponsored by Assurant,
Ocean Bank, Deloitte, Florida East Coast Industries, J.N. McArthur,
Capital Bank, Williamson Cadillac and Espirito Santo Bank. Major in-kind
sponsors included Whole Foods, Alpina, Fit2GO, Zico Coconut Water,
zipcar and Homestead Hospital.
For more information about the race or how to become involved in next
year’s event please visit www.runwild5kmiami.com
ThankYoutoourSponsors!
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8. CommunityOutreach
ExcellenceinLeadership
SWITCHBOARD OF MIAMI honored outstanding non-profit organizations at their Second Annual All Stars Non-profit Awards Luncheon last October.
There are seven categories of excellence in which 5,000 Switchboard of Miami partners compete for recognition. Last year Chapman Partnership was
recognized as the MVP or Most Valuable Non-Profit in Miami.
This year Chapman Partnership won for Leadership. The dictionary defines Leadership as the “ability to lead others by example.” This award speaks
volumes about Chapman Partnership’s leadership in the following areas:
s Leadership in board governance and fiscal responsibility.
s Leadership in having a strong and dedicated staff.
s Leadership in teamwork with our board, employees and volunteers working together with our partners to transform the lives of homeless men,
women and children in our community.
UnitedHealth Group Day of Service
Eisenberg Ball on Valentine’s day
nextgen Hosted Winter Wonderland
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4th Annual nextgen Kickball Tournament
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Employees from UnitedHealth Group Minnesota gathered at the Downtown Center in
February to volunteer their time at Chapman Partnership. The group purchased and
assembled 180 toiletry kits, helped prepare food, folded clothes, sorted items in the
warehouse and assisted maintenance. “Every member of our team was so impressed
with our visit to Chapman Partnership and we hope to come back again,” said
Marsha from UnitedHealth Group.
On Valentine’s Day, the Neighborhood Advisory Committee hosted the 1st Annual
Eisenberg Ball for the children that reside at the Downtown Center. The evening
featured a dance party with food, dessert, candy and gifts for the Prince
Princess, Duke Duchess and Queen King. A group of 20 volunteers came
together to assure the children had a great time!
nextgen hosted its annual Winter Wonderland party and toy drive for the children
and families who reside at Chapman Partnership. The fun filled day consisted of a
bounce house, a mechanical train ride, a visit from Santa Claus, along with arts and
crafts and delicious holiday treats.
On Saturday, March 22, nine teams played their hearts out and raised more than
$8,000 for programs and services at Chapman Partnership. Thank you to our
Sponsors: Bilzin Sumberg, Brodson Construction, SproutLoud Media Networks,
The Filling Station, Taylor Mathis, Sibley Law, WQAM, Nestle Water, WAKA
Kickball, Big Cheese Pizza, CD Apparel and Alex Tarajano Photography. For more
information, visit www.chapmanpartnership.org/nextgen
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