Professional Documents
Culture Documents
2009-2010
Report
LIFT had polite,
courteous, and
professional
volunteers. Because I
had their support and
access to technology,
I applied for a job
right away and got a
response within three
days. And now I have
a new career.”
Ron Lawrence, LIFT Client
Ron first worked with LIFT volunteers to file his
taxes and later returned for help with employment.
LIFT worked with Ron to find a better-paying job
as a satellite dish installation technician, and
also helped him complete college financial aid
applications for his daughter.
Vision
We envision a day when
all people will have the
opportunity to obtain
economic security and
pursue their aspirations.
From the CEO and Chairman
Kirsten Lodal, CEO and Co-Founder
Dear Friends, The faces you see on the following pages are the faces of LIFT’s clients.
They are parents, children, neighbors, and friends. Their stories of
2010 has been a tremendous
strength and resilience under the weight of poverty are reminders to
year of growth for LIFT, and I
me of the power of the human spirit, and we all, as members of the
am thrilled to report our results to
LIFT movement, should be proud to be a part of their journeys toward
you.
stability and success.
Poverty in this nation is still on the
Our work continues to be made possible by you, our supporters and
rise, and LIFT’s work continues
friends. You allow LIFT to exist and grow, and I continue to be grateful
to serve as a crucial response. As
and humbled by your dedication to LIFT’s mission.
an organization, our response has
grown in sophistication over the last With gratitude,
12 months. We invested in high-level staff in each region to provide the Kirsten
leadership necessary to flourish in our communities. We opened two
new sites in DC and Chicago, and most importantly, we have seen more
clients in one year than ever in LIFT’s history.
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Photo Credit: Bennett Locke
Employment
Across its network, LIFT recorded a Breakdown of Employment Activities
67% job interview-to-job placement success 13%
20% Discuss and Analyze Job Readiness
rate, which demonstrates the considerable Facilitate Job Search (online and
16%
impact of LIFT’s pre-employment and career print)
Develop Résumés/Cover Letters
development services on the ability of clients 30% and Conduct Interview Prep
to obtain employment. Because of LIFT’s 22%
Help Clients Apply Directly
help, 290 people now have new jobs and a for Specific Jobs
Each day this summer (2010), LIFT volunteers Contact Housing Programs,
44% 44% Landlords, and Agencies
secured a new home for a client family. That’s
Facilitate Housing Searches
50 homes in 50 days for clients like (online or print)
Richard (profiled on page 13), who donated Analyze Housing Options/
Screen for Specific Program
to LIFT to thank volunteers for, as he put it, 12% Eligibility
“helping me end my homelessness.”
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Public Benefits and Tax Credits
LIFT prepared over 750 free tax returns in 2010, 7% Breakdown of public
benefits activities
securing $995,000 in total refunds ($330,000 from
the Earned Income Tax Credit) for LIFT clients. The Apply for Food Stamps
refunds and credits place money directly into the 32% 43% Apply for Utilities or Rent Assistance
Referral Services 9%
Breakdown of referral activities
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consumed by depression, and with few English
speaking skills, she felt isolated and powerless.
Partnerships & Collaborations
With LIFT’s assistance, Blanca was able to obtain
counseling,
LIFT issecure
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authority on her own and says that she feels in
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control of her future.
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organization has helped me.
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Photo Credit: Tony Brunswick
National Highlights
Program Growth
Volunteers served 7,000 clients in 2010, LIFT opened the doors to two new sites:
a 42% increase from 2009. With improved on Chicago’s West Side and in Washington,
technology, office space, and volunteer capacity, LIFT DC’s Columbia Heights neighborhood.
was not only able to serve more clients this year, but Through a partnership with the National Able Network,
also provided a higher quality of service to those clients. LIFT-Chicago’s Pilsen Office began operations at the
Updated computer systems and faster internet allowed Chicago WorkForce Center, which Mayor Daley cited
clients to accomplish more in a meeting, additional as “a model for efficient delivery of services and easy
workstations and improved office space offered clients access for the clients it serves.” Similarly, the LIFT-DC,
more appointments and a better degree of privacy, and a Columbia Heights Office opened within the CentroNía
larger number of year-long volunteers enabled clients to bilingual charter school to provide convenient services to
receive higher-quality service. the parents of the school’s students. Both new sites serve
predominantly Latino communities in their respective
cities, and LIFT has tailored its services to include
additional bilingual support and immigration resources.
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National Highlights
Influencing systemic change through collaboration
LIFT joined several exciting new initiatives LIFT’s coalition to promote service
dedicated to expanding opportunity in the generated unprecedented support in the
United States. In addition to helping to lead the Pepsi Refresh Project. LIFT finished as one of the
launch of OpportunityNation—Be The Change, Inc’s top five finalists for the $250,000 prize category in the
newest endeavor to make economic opportunity the inaugural month of competition to find “refreshing ideas
signature bipartisan issue of the 2012 presidential that change the world.” LIFT supporters rallied the vote
election—LIFT is also participating as one of the only across social media and on campus and thousands of
direct service providers in the Coalition to Promote votes were cast to raise awareness of poverty in the U.S.
Access and Opportunity, a project to strengthen the safety
net sponsored by CLASP, First Focus, and Single Stop.
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I’ve never wasted a minute Richard Bucci
working with LIFT volunteers. LIFT Client
Working with LIFT, Richie obtained a
Because of LIFT’s help, I was
bicycle to offset his transportation costs and
able to resolve my issues with an emergency cell phone. LIFT also helped
homelessness and my life has him move from spending nights in a hostel
changed dramatically for the to a placement in a transitional shelter.
From there, he was able to appeal for a
better.”
housing voucher and last month, Richie
finally moved into his first apartment after
two years of homelessness. 13
Photo Credit: Max Flatow Photography
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title
LIFT is featured in Shirley Sagawa’s new
book, The American Way to Change: How First Lady Michelle Obama addressed the
National Service and Volunteers are Chang- graduating class at George Washington
ing America. Sum hiciaestrum facia si denda nat University because of their donation of
laccae sequi doluptasim eos accus quibeaquodio vent 100,000 hours of service. LIFT-DC vol-
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Local Highlights
Investments in Local Leadership
With the addition of Directors in Boston, The Corporation for National and
DC and New York City, LIFT’s program Community Service awarded LIFT a three-
performance and local sustainability have year grant to expand and maintain its team
increased dramatically. LIFT brought on of AmeriCorps fellows. A continuation of its
Executive Directors Maicharia Weir Lytle and Raël partnership through AmeriCorps*National Direct,
Nelson James to lead LIFT-Boston and LIFT-DC, this grant will enable LIFT to staff offices with Site
respectively. In her short time with LIFT, Nelson James’ Coordinators serving two-year AmeriCorps terms.
leadership has already won recognition from the EnVest LIFT has already added additional
Foundation as one of its “40 Under 40” honorees. members to the Boston and
Betty Gilmore, a seasoned social worker and adjunct Chicago Site Coordinator teams,
professor of social work at NYU, joined LIFT-The Bronx and will bring on members this
as the Program Director. With local leadership in place, year to facilitate community
program performance is up nearly 10% in those regions. outreach and partnerships.
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This is a challenging
time, and some may
suggest pulling back.
We feel the opposite—
with all the enormous
difficulties that folks
are facing, people
throughout our country
need LIFT now more
than ever. We feel that
now is our time, when
the need is so great, to
grow our services.”
Josh Romalis, Executive Director, LIFT-Philadelphia
Josh Romalis addressed a room of over 150 people at
LIFT-Philadelphia’s inaugural benefit, where he asked
guests to stand in solidarity with their neighbors who
are most in need and support the efforts of effective
programs like LIFT.
with its “Community Partner of the Year” award. ●● The Washington Post and U.S. News and World
●● Temple University honored LIFT-Philadelphia’s Report featured LIFT-DC’s Bishara Addison, whose
North Office as the “Student Organization of 300 hours of service contributed to First Lady
his work to bring LIFT to Drexel’s campus. profiled interns and clients from LIFT-The Bronx
for their unique stories of accomplishment.
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Photo Credit: Christian Johnston Photography
2010
Rita D. Berkson
Executive Director
113 Linden Avenue
Branford, CT 06405
Revenue
Brain Tumor Research Awards Program
95 Berkeley Street, Suite 201 Expenses
Boston, MA 02116
Individuals
617-279-2254
617-423-4619 (Fax)
smcnagny@goldhirshfoundation.org
$760,414 Program Costs $1,018,654
Institutions
Richard N. Thielen
Finance Director
$914,327 Management and General $146,987
c/o RINET Company, Inc.
AmeriCorps*National Direct
101 Federal Street
Boston, MA 02109
$181,425 Development $303,311
617- 423-4114
Other Inome
Elizabeth Goldhirsh
$1,440 Change in net assets $457,898
Net assets, beginning of year $239,439
Total Revenue: $1,926,850
Net assets, end of year $697,337
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As beneficial as LIFT
is for clients, it is
also an invaluable
experience for the
volunteer. I have
developed as a
person and as a
leader.”
Steven Monroy, LIFT Volunteer
Steven began volunteering with LIFT as a
sophomore at Loyola University Chicago. As
the son of Mexican immigrants who was raised
in the suburbs of Chicago, Steven says that the
LIFT experience compelled him to remain close
to home after graduation and devote himself
to tackling issues in the Chicago community.
He has gone on to become a two-term
AmeriCorps*National Direct member with
LIFT-Chicago and simultaneously serves in the
Illinois Army National Guard.
Government Partners $10,000-$24,999 the National Capital Region Margaret and Terry Lenzner Gert and Wes Clark
The Corporation for National Beverage Distributors Nancy Jacobson and Mark Penn Marne Levine and Phil Deutch Jessica Wyman Cohen
and Community Service/ Company, LLC Jen Koen and Mark Horowitz Marilyn and Bob Mazur and Matt Cohen
AmeriCorps*National Direct The Capital Group Companies The Jovid Foundation Nina and Chris McIntyre Elizabeth DeRose
City of Evanston, Homelessness Charitable Foundation and David Fischer
Gene Keilin and Joanne Witty Lois and Jon Mills
Prevention and Rapid The Charles Jacob Foundation Pat and John Deutch
Kelly and Ronnie Mateo Anne Kline and Geoff Pohanka
ReHousing Program Elizabeth and Tim Dugan
The Clark Charitable Family Irene McInerney, in honor Cassie and Billy Rahm
The Combined Federal Foundation, Inc. Isabel and Ricardo Ernst
of Katie O’Hare Wendy and Wayne Rhodes
Campaign of the National
The Diller-von Furstenberg Kirk McKeown Suzanne Fine and Christian
Capital Area The Sunshine Lady Foundation
Family Foundation Salomone
Liz Milbank and Mike Sobel William Techar
Evanston Community Chris Foreman
Investment Partners Foundation’s root2fruit
Rebecca Mills and Rod Smith The Wachovia Wells
($100,000+) Susan and Fred Forman
program Morningstar Foundation Fargo Foundation
Anonymous The Four Lanes Trust
Mindy and Lee Foley Annie Moyer Jennifer and Peter Wallace
(Wendy Makins)
The Bank of America Charitable Anne Helgen and Michael Northwestern University
Foundation Lorna and Lawrence Graev, in
Gilligan Quaker Chemical Corporation $1,000-$2,499 honor of Marne Obernauer, Jr.
The Goldhirsh Foundation Jeannie and Jonathan Lavine Allen H. and Selma W. Berkman Anonymous Kelly Granat
Monitor Elizabeth and Jan Lodal Charitable Trust Barra Foundation Ben Harper
New Profit Inc. PNC Foundation Suzanne and Peter Romatowski The Mars Foundation Thomas Harrington
Robin Hood Foundation The Polk Bros. Foundation Elsa Walsh and Bob Woodward Nancy and Robert Blank Bonnie and Harold
Prince Charitable Trusts Walter & Elise Haas Fund Shirley and Dennis Bloomquist Himmelman, in honor
$50,000-$99,999 Samuel S. Fels Fund Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Hilda and Arturo Brillembourg of Kirsten Lodal and Jeff
Glenview Capital Management Rosati Foundation Himmelman
Christopher Carlson
Susan and Laurence Hirsch $5,000-$9,999 Karen and Mark Holzberg
Suzanne and Richard Carroll
The Bromley Charitable Trust Anonymous (3)
$2,500-$4,999 Ellen Howe
Global Thinking Inc. Anonymous Isabel and Jerry Jasinowski
Anne and Don Ayer
The McCormick Foundation Rene and Geoffrey Boisi
Clara Brillembourg and George
Chopivsky
“To the others, I’m Nancy and Rick Kreiter
Richard Leventhal
$25,000-$49,999
Mary and Colbert Cannon
Citizens Bank Foundation just paperwork. Faiza Issa and Noah Levy
Amy and Pierre Chao
Barclays Capital
CityBridge Foundation
ExxonMobil Foundation At LIFT, their Stephanie Lin
Firstgiving
The Morris and Gwendolyn
Cafritz Foundation
Claneil Foundation, Inc.
Fox & Roach Charities
attitude makes Living Social & Hungry
Machine, Inc.
JPMorgan Chase Foundation
Connelly Foundation
Anna Hoffman all the difference. Jay McGonigle
Marian Davis and David Parker
The Lenfest Foundation
Dalia and Hossein Fateh
Debra and Tim Howard They have so Kunal Modi
Modestus Bauer Foundation Irving Foundation
Peggy and Marne Obernauer, Jr.
Suzie and Fred Fletcher
Michele Jolin and Kevin
much confidence Asmita and Amreesh Modi
Northwestern University
Larry Robbins
Danny Goldman Downey in me that it gives Cecilia Parajon and Stan
Alice Goldman and Ben Reiter
Rachel and John Rodin
Help The Homeless – Employee
Kenilworth Union Church
me confidence.” Freeman
Ropes & Gray Ali and Brian Kreiter Nina and Michael Patterson
Regional Fund of the
Lisa and Lance West Community Foundation for
Gardiner and Nick Lapham LIFT Client Jeffrey Patterson
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thanking our supporters
Lee and Bill Perry Carol Fox “LIFT is the ultimate $1-$499 Cathy and Steven Bokoff
Kathleen Petitt Sheila and Patrick Gross Esther Bokoff, in honor
Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville PC Mary and Robert Haft
experience for Anonymous (14)
Xanthe and Elliot Ackerman
of Jen Bokoff
Quaker Chemical Corporation Tizgel and Lover High people who are Mary and Matt Adams
Jen Bokoff
Susan Bollendorf and
Susan and David Rahm Carol and Richard Hochman trying to achieve Lisa Adams and Jim Rowe, in
Robert Broeksmit
Richard Romatowski Jennifer James honor of Anne Romatowski
Barbara and Charles Rossotti Matt Kaye
their goals. I Carl and Tammy Allegretti
June Bond, in honor of
Brad Bond
Rubenstein Family Charitable Bicky and George Kellner am continually Melissa Anderson
Joanne and Joel Bonner, in
Foundation (Virginia Grace
and Eli Cohen)
Amy and Peter Keogh blown away by the Dena and Louis Andre honor of Anne Romatowski
Carol and Martin Kolsky Paul Ardire
Cecilia and Guillermo Schultz
Gloria Kramer
amount of help Catherine Armsden, in honor of
Irina and William Booth
Allyson Bowen
Ellen Seidman and Walter
Slocombe
and support they Meredith Dworkin
Wendy and David Bowes
Mindy and Robert Setton
Peggy Kriss and Clifford Pollan, provide.” Robert Armstrong
Elena Boyd
in honor of Lisa Pollan Eric Arnold
Randy Simpson Laura and Bruce Brancheau
Jacqueline and Marc Leland LIFT Client Rita Axelroth
Joe Brannan
Mindy and Howard Sontag
Karen and David Levites Martha Baer, in honor of Katie
Susan and Warren Stern Samantha Brenner
Lenore and Elliot Lobel, in and David Einstein
Bonnie and Thomas Strauss Senhauser Kay and Robert Brundige
honor of Annie Lobel Susan and Garry Baker
Carrington and Jake Tarr Kristin and Jeff Sharp Nancy and Bill Brundige
Kathryn Lodal and Jack Eugene Bang
Jeffrey C. Walker Ripperger Sally and John Simms Nancy Bubes
Janet Barlett
Washington Post Foundation John Lynch Vicki and David Smick Boris Bulayev
Steve Barrows
Sylvia and Ronald Weir Susan and John Magee Martha and Stephen Smith Susan Burk
Daniel Barzideh, in honor of Liz
Woman’s Club of Evanston Mike Martelli Karen and David Smith, in Milbank and Mike Sobel Betty and William Busey
honor of Amy Baker Nate Byer
Sue and Jim Woolsey Glenn McClelland Marcy Baskin
Patricia and Duncan Sparrell Jessica Byers
Lindsay and Stanton Cricket Bauer
McCullough Katie and Mark Sullivan Molly Byrne
$500-$999 Janet and Eric Beatty
Eileen and Thomas McIntyre Betsy and Kevin Sullivan Amanda and John Cali
Anonymous (3) Brian Beggans
Andrea Miano and Kevin Derek Tarsy Rebecca Campoverde
Darcy Bacon Robert Bell
Wilma and Stuart Bernstein Hodges Elizabeth and Alex Canizares
Judy and Tom Bello
Andrew Mogavero Joyce Thornhill and Joshua Christopher Capuzzi, in
Nina and Jay Bliley Grace and Morton Bender
Paula Moss and David Karabell Gotbaum memory of Susan Capuzzi
Meg and Tim Callahan Allen Berg
North Shore Community Bank The Towle Tribe Kristine and Brian Carney
Family Foundation Kathy and Andrew Berkman
and Trust Jean and Raymond Troubh Stuart Carroll
Rene Canezin Deborah Bers, in honor of Katie
Joan and Howard Oestreich Catherine Tyler Paul Chadwick
Henry Catto O’Hare
Lisa Ripperger and Michael Emily and Antoine van Agtmael Wendy and Lee Chaikin
Susan and Dan Christman Sarah Bertozzi
McCurdy Margi and Bob Vanderhye
Carolyn and Philip Cohan Lauren and Matthew Biel Stephanie Chak
Laurie and Eric Roth Sheila and Willy Walker
Betty and Stuart Cotton Mary Bingham Anna Chamberlin and
Sharday Sanchez Vicki and Ron Weiner Chris King
Laryssa and Bill Courtney Suzie and Richard Bissell
Diane and Michael Sapir Westervelt Charitable Trust Bonnie and Louis Cohen
Carol and Christopher Dawson Julia Bissell and Sean O’Neill
Michelle and Oren Schumaker Justin Wohler Joan Cohen
Debra and David Eichenbaum Joseph Bograd
Stacey Schwartz David Wright Sarah Cole
Nicole Elkon and Neal Wolin Corinne and Zach Boisi, in
Brent Scowcroft Brian Zucker Deborah Cole
Lucinda Eng Garcia memory of Luke Boisi
Rebecca and William
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Thanking our Supporters
Catherine Colglazier Foster, in honor of Lucy Claire Perry Fellman Dena Greenblum Seth Jacobson
Jessie Colgate Curran Fellowship Bell’s Immanuel Rhonda Greifinger Shirley and Richard Jaffee
Lauren Conte Jennifer Curtis Presbyterian Church Elizabeth and Eric Grossman, in Pam and John Jaske
Katherine Conway Didi and Walter Cutler Betty Feng honor of Nina Grossman Brad Johnson
Lynn and Harvey Cooper Nancy and Steve Dankof Billy Fettweis Sharon and Steve Haberfeld Teola and Paul Jones
Jennifer Cornfeld and Andrew Jenny DaSilva and Daniel Richard Fiesta Beth Hadley Beverly and Peter Jost
Schenker McLaughlin Catherine and John Fisher Lydia Hall Ali Jost and Mike Iacovone
Anthony D’Avella, in honor of Joyce and Irving Fishman Jess Hamerslough Trevor Joyce
Nina and Chris McIntyre
“LIFT exposes me Brooke and Stephen Day
Suzanne and Julian Flannery Phillip Han JustGive
Selina Fletcher Susan and Joseph Hansen
to individuals Molly Day
Heather and Andy Florance Donna and Art Hartman
Marylin and Norman Kailo
Peter Keane
who are living Barbara and Thomas Decker, in
honor of Heather Decker
Susan Flynn, in honor of Erin Ellen Heiman and Steven Bill Keen
what I study Stephanie and David Deutsch
Pidot Agresta
Richard Keil
Chen-Hui and E-Ting Foo Ben Heisler, in honor of Jessica
in sociology Mick Didlani
Patricia Foo Wyman Cohen and Matt
Joel Kent
Kerry Kidwell-Slak
classes, and to Mark Dimilia
Cecilia and Nelson Ford
Cohen
Austin Kilroy
Todd Dimston Pamela and Brian Henjum, in
social service Zehra Dincer and Matt Mazur
Niki and Robert Fowler, in
honor of Karen Swieter
honor of Matt Henjum Gay and Don Kimelman
systems I’d Catherine and William Doll Caroline and Peter Friedman
Tyler Henritze Merrie King, in honor of Caitlin
Donna Henry King Rossman
only heard of Linda and Michael Donnelly, in
honor of Colleen Flynn
Beth Gaffney, in honor of
Caroline and Ken Himmelman, David Kleger
Katherine Conway
in political Marguerite Donnelly, in honor Emily and Donald Gerne
in honor of Kirsten Lodal Zachary Klehr, in honor of Josh
Barenbaum
debates. LIFT of Colleen Flynn
Barbara and Elliot Gewirtz
David Hobbs
Mary Knighton-Brenner
Christina Donnelly, in honor of Judith Hochman and Richard
gives you insight Jim Donnelly
Jody and John Gillanders
Fuchs Allison Kornstein
Marisa Giorgi and Rajeev Nath
into the world in Shachi and Amit Doshi
Mark Gold
Robin Hodges Eric Kramer
Marsha and David Dowler Pauline and Stewart Holmes Lucile Krasnow
a way that sitting Andi Drileck
Arlene and Howard Goldberg
Jinks and Linwood Holton Alexander Krulic
in a classroom Faye and Vincent Drouillard
Carol Goldberg and Lindsay
Copeland
Judy Hope Anne Ladky and Karen Fishman
never could.” Karen and Dan DuVal
Ellen and Michael Goldin
Charlotte Houghteling Laura and Will Lamson
Kate Dworkin Jamie Holland Hull and Edward Susan and John Landau, in
Felice and David Goldman, in
Phyllis and Albert Dworkin, in Hull honor of Katherine Conway
LIFT Volunteer honor of Jen Bokoff
honor of Meredith Dworkin Sarah Hunt Jamila Larson
Goldman Sachs
Sylvia and Peter Dworkin Jessica Hunt Jenna Lawrence
Dina and Chris Corrini, in honor Mary and Jerry Goldman
Andrew Eddins Corinne Husten Susanne and Rick Leach
of David Corrini Jill and Steven Gomberg
Norma Egic Ann and William Hutnick Cannon Leavelle
Tom Cosgrove Sherri and John Goodman
Jessica and Robert Einhorn Jean and Robert Hutnick Una Lee
Jamie and Robert Craft Goodsearch
Pablo Eisenberg I Do Foundation Susan Lee
Jim Crounse Marilyn and John Gordon
Judy and Michael Erlich Jason Idilbi Becky and David Legge
Kendra Cunningham and Kiley Gove
Richard Kasper Diana Farrell and Scott Pearson Redmond Ingalls Paul Leggett
Michael Granoff, in honor of
Lucy Claire Curran Loie Fecteau, in honor of Marne Obernauer, Jr. Corey Innis Emily Lena
Katherine Conway Beth Jacob and Jim Fogel, in
Colleen Curran and Maxwell Karen Gray
David Feldman honor of Anna Fogel
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Thanking our Supporters
Emily Lenzner and Peter Jeanie Milbauer and Bill Knapp Mildred Patterson and Price Roe Amina Semlali
Cherukuri Shira Miller Marc Grossman Louise and Charles Romalis Gunjan Shah
Salo Levinas Janice and Tom Milone Kate Peachway and Josh Susan Romalis Nadia Shamsi
Lauren Levites Dienstag
Rehan Mirza, in honor of Emily Maura and Gary Romano, in Monisha Sharma
Betsy and Jim Lewis Triggs Heather Peavey honor of Katie O’Hare Alex Shawe
Lauren Libera Eric Misbach Nicole Pelengaris Fran and Roger Rooney Abigal and Hamilton Shawn
Sue and Rick Liblong Valerie Moreno and Bernard Doug Perkowski Beth Rosen Eileen Shields-West
Sarah Licht, in honor of James Sczerina Perot and Gary William Rosenberg Sarah Shubitowski
Katherine Conway Jacqueline Morrison Dibianco
Mildred Rosenfeld Carrie Shuchart
Amy Lieb Anne and Charles Mullany Robin Perry
Caitlin King Rossmann Karen Singer and Paul Selden
Nancy Liebermann, in honor of Lucy Mullany Julie and Gregg Petersmeyer
Susan Sachs Goldman Florence and Warren
Lauren Godles Kevin Mulvaney Verena Phipps and Matt Perault
Patrick Sanders Sinsheimer
Kelly and Ted Linden Sarah and Ted Mundy Elizabeth Pietanza and Alan
Alicia and Darryl Sargent Rebecca and Larry Sipos
Liz Linden Macina
Sheila Murphy, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. James Saunders Kiernan Slater and Christopher
Beth Lodal and Gene Pokorny, Katie O’Hare Nina and Roger Pitkin
Diana and Ervin Schoenblum Patusky
in memory of Claire Ellen Shannon Murphy Benjamin Pollan, in honor of
Debbie and Bob Slotpole
Wilson The Pollan Family
Fred Mutter
Nate Loewentheil, in honor of
Dave Myszkowski
Cynthia Pollan “There is no other Erin and Will Smith, in honor
of Clara Brillembourg and
Kirsten Lodal
Doreen Low
Josh Naftalis
Eileen Pollan, in honor of Peggy
Kriss & Cliff Pollan, and Lisa
organization George Chopivisky
Jennifer Luk
Susana Naim Pollan like LIFT to help David Smith
Pat Nakajima Angela and Gerard Smith
Candace and Matt MacDonald
David Naughton, in honor of
Elinore Pollan, in honor of Lisa
Pollan and Cliff Pollan
a person work Laura Smolowe and Adam
Fena and Andy MacDonald
Katie and David Einstein Alex Polner toward a better O’Byrne
Lizzy Majzoub SaraKay and Stanton Smullens
Janet Mardfin
Brenna Neal Diana and Frederick Prince future. They Benjamin Sobel, in honor of Liz
Jennifer Nelson and Carter Scott Pruessing
Rosemary and Dan Marohn Allen
Joe Punaro
provide help Milbank and Mike Sobel
Jacqueline Badger Mars Michael Neumann
Fanta and Joseph Purayidathil in a relaxed Judi and Lawrence Sobel
Louise and Kenneth Marshall Gail and John Nields Julie and Jordan Solomon
Luann and Raymond Martin Rosalie and Richard Norair
Raquel Quinones atmosphere David Solomon
Greta Martin Kathleen and Brian O’Hare, in
Jamie Raab, in honor of
Meredith Dworkin
and I never feel Cory Sorensen Logan
and Josh Logan
Chris Martinez honor of Katie O’Hare
Theodora Raab rushed.” Heather Southwell
Joanne and John Mason Katie O’Hare
Janelle Rae
Brant Mayo William Okun LIFT Client Robin and David Sproul
Peter Ragosa
Laura and Brown McCullough Morgan Oldenburg Nancy and Kent Stansberry
Anu Rangappa
Ryan McIntyre Elena and William Olin Alice and Ken Starr
John Read Lisbeth and Daniel Schorr
Donna and Thomas McLarty Elaine and Greg O’Loughlin Nicole Stata and Joseph
Emily Reiter Aniko and Nash Schott
Schotland
Dimitri Mehlhorn Alice Osur Rebecca Schrag, in honor of
Ellen and James Reuler, in Leah Staub-DeLong
Dan Melman and Ed Rogers Serge Papasergiou, in honor of honor of Ben Reuler Kirsten Lodal
Liz Milbank and Mike Sobel Sally and Bernard Stein
Jamie Mendelsohn Zibby and Andrew Right Blair Schwab
Krista Parris Jacqueline and Sanford
Meredith Metzler, in honor of Naomi Robbins Susan and Richard Scott, in
Stempler
Katherine Conway Marni and Jon Pastor honor of Heather Decker
Rebecca Roberts Emily and Brian Stern
Sylvia and Chuck Meyers, in Shilpa Patel David Seeberan
Cokie and Steven Roberts Paula Stern and Paul London
honor of Brian Kreiter Jordan Seltzer
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Thanking our Supporters
Mimsy and Jamie Stirn David Weil Max Flatow Kaitlin Quinn and Rachael
Alexandra Stoddard and Leonard Weingarten Fordham University Cafeteria Sampson
Peter Roberson Linda and John Weiss Shauna and Jonathan Friedman Bryan Rivera
Janice and Howard Stoodley Lee Wells Global Thinking Inc. Ropes & Gray
Appy and John Stookey Brian Wendell Goldman Sachs & Co. Ryan Rodrick Beiler
Mona and Edwin Strassburger Elissa West, in honor of Vivian Kaplan Mark Sullivan
Harry Stricker in honor of Josh Jen Bokoff Bennett Locke Robert Vanderhye
Romalis J. Robinson West University Pizza, Bronx NY
Maureen McClain and Kate
Svea Stromme Debra and Charles Westcott, Schleker Albert Yee
Diane and John Sujat, in honor in honor of Shawn Westcott
of Katherine Conway Judy and Kevin White Matching Gifts
Thomas Sullivan, in honor of Jane White “LIFT is the single Arrow Adhesives Company
Katherine Conway
Brendan Sullivan
Rachel Whiteside and Jon Cross most important Avon Products Foundation, Inc.
Pat and Bob Wilburn
Terry and James Svenstrup
Ellis Wisner
thing that I have Barclays Capital
The Boston Consulting Group
Diane Tachmindji
Anne Witkowski and John done during my Diamond Management and
Hope and Robert Taft
William Taft
Barker
college career. Technology Consultants
Mollie Woehling Fannie Mae Foundation
Lauren and Devin Talbott Dottie and Ken Woodcock Nothing has Goldman Sachs & Co.
Alisa and Jonathan Talisman Callie Wright taught me more Google
Anne Taylor
Sue and Dan Thomas
Laura Wright and Peter
Treadway
about how the Huron Consulting Services, LLC
JPMorgan Chase Foundation
Nancy and Jim Tierney David Wyman government NYSE Group
Angie Tosaw Elaine Yellen affects us, The Pew Charitable Trusts
Emily Treleaven Jason Yeung, in honor of
Lina and Carl Treleaven, in Verena Phipps what diversity W.W. Grainger, Inc.
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I call LIFT my family.
They saved my home.
They saved my life. LIFT
helped me to know that
there are people out
there who will help us
if we really try. LIFT
found the good in me
when no one else did,
and I found a lot of
good in them.”
Gwendolyn Cole, LIFT Client
Last year, Gwendolyn was laid off and facing
foreclosure on her new house. With few family
or friends nearby to turn to, she felt alone and
desperate. LIFT referred her to a culinary arts
training school and worked with her to apply to jobs.
With a new résumé, new business suit, and new
confidence, she walked into a restaurant and was
hired on the spot. She is now looking to work at an
upscale restaurant and is paying off her mortgage
with fewer worries.
LIFT-DC
Columbia Heights Office
c/o CentroNia
1420 Columbia Road, NW
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 332-4200 x1116
This is the best
program ever. They
are very helpful
and make me feel
comfortable. They
have helped me gain
more confidence and
get my life together in
the right direction.”
LIFT Client
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