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Community Center
Celebrating 25
Years of Service
SEPTEMBER 2015
The North East Community Center seeks to build a healthy, caring,
responsive and welcoming community for all who live and visit here.
Congratulations
to
NECC
ADVISORY BOARD
Joe Rinaldi
and Louise Lindenmyer, Co-chairs
Irene Banning
Samuel Busselle
Susan Caufield
Wendy Curtis
Elizabeth Gilmore
Robert Kuhbach
Katherine Martucci
Helen Scoville
Daniel Sternberg
Bill Suter
Staff, 2014-2015
Jenny Hansell, Executive Director
Jennie Poidomani, Administrative Director
Anna Clune, Director of Grants and Contracts
Amy Truax, Development Coordinator
Jan Brooks, After-School Program Director
John Mahoney, After-School Assistant Director
and Childcare Supervisor
Betsey McCall, Farm & Food
and Teen Programs Director
Sara Ugolini, Teen Program Director (2014)
Monte Stone, Transportation Coordinator
Shanna Barney, Transportation Coordinator
and Food Access Program Assistant (2014)
Alex Baker, Administrative Assistant, After-School
Program Coordinator and Summer Camp Co-Director
Sara Campbell, Teen Program Coordinator
Lauren Astor, Family Support Facilitator
Geoff Saavedra, Family Support Assistant
Taryn Cocheo, Client Advocate
and Farmers Market Manager
Erin OHalloran, Farmers Market Manager (2014)
and Summer Food Service Coordinator
Juliana Kreta, After-School Program Assistant
Theresa Fallon, After-School Program Assistant
Mark Stonehill, After-School Program Assistant
Shawnna Cawley, Teen Program Assistant
Anita Singh, Farm and Food Education Assistant
Lauren Hirtle, Food Access Program Coordinator
Amy Daggett, Americorps Navigator
and Summer Food Service Coordinator (2014)
Kristen Pederson, Food Access Program Coordinator
Sheila DePaola, Americorps Navigator
and Summer Food Service Coordinator
Jenn Chang, Americorps Navigator
Maria Aloe, Americorps Navigator
Wendy Curtis
We try to open up
avenues for kids
to succeed at the
things they love and
become the people
they want to be.
for an opening in NECCs afterschool program. Soon, Alex found
his passion working with young
children and he has been with
NECC ever since.
At the NECC After-School Connection, Alex, a Program Coordinator, has responsibility for the
well-being of 15 second and third
graders from 2:30 pm to 6 pm. He
works in a team led by Jan Brooks
(Program Director) and John
Mahoney (Assistant Director) that
serves 100 Webutuck students in
grades K to 8.
Alex explains that the people
who work in the after-school
program are creative and talented
in many different fields, but they
are united by a common philosophy about working with youth.
They look for the strengths and
gifts of every child and give them
opportunities to excel in those
areas. My goal is to help younger
children discover what it is they
love to do, he said, whether its
art, science, sports, or being a
good friend.
Things keep evolving at the Center, and this year Alex has taken
on many new responsibilities. In
January, he became Administrative
Assistant in NECCs office, while
keeping his after-school position,
and in July he and Sheila DePaola
codirected a vibrant new summer
program for kids ages 5 to 12.
Alex credits his mother, Caroline Guerra, for teaching him that
communication is a much more effective strategy than punishment.
Alex also learned from Caroline,
who is from Cuba, about the challenges Spanish-speaking residents
face when seeking services in an
English-speaking world. Alex finds
it especially gratifying to help
Latino parents.
Over the years, Alex added, hes
been called on to fill staffing gaps
in nearly every program NECC
offers to children and teenagers,
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After Karens death, her family established The Karen Kisslinger Fund for
Healthy Living to continue her legacy of health in body, mind, spirit, and
community. Once the fund has grown an endowment, it will grant yearly
scholarships to students who have demonstrated an interest, skill, and
passion for the healthy living practices Karen taught about and lived by.
Information can be found at www.karenkisslinger.com.
for a place to go and meet others like me. I read about Karens
program in this newspaper and
found a community of women interested in finding healthful ways
to raise our families. (I still have
Karens recipe for lentil cookies
and its pretty good!)
Years later, Karen came to see
me and suggested that NECC
should start a farmers market in
town. I had worked for the New
York City Greenmarkets before
moving upstate, so I had an idea
of what it might entail. I agreed
on one condition: we find a way
to incorporate teenagers into the
market so they could learn about
farming and get work experience.
Karen and I went to see a local
expert in farmers markets, who
advised us that Millerton wasnt
big enough to sustain a market
and that we should just do it as
an educational program and not
expect too much.
Agreeing to ignore the expert
advice, Karen and I went ahead.
We got permission from the
Methodist Church to use their
parking lot. Karen recruited the
first six farmers, including Dom
Palumbo of Moon on the Pond,
who continues with us today, and
musician Charlie Keil to sit on the
hillside and play trombone. We
hand-painted signs and stored
them in the Simmons Way barn
every weekend.
The market was a hit right
away. We extended the initial six
weeks to eight, and the next year
we went for 12. Karen sold plants
from her garden, herb and raspberry tea, her ceramics and her
Time to Relax CDs. From the
very earliest years, we collected
leftover produce at the end of the
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Highlights from
NECCs History
1988 Sam Busselle organizes local community members to discuss the
challenges facing Millerton and Northeast, and the Northeast
Community Council is born.
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1989 The Care Car, one of NECCs earliest programs, is created to help
seniors with their transportation needs. The first dispatcher is
volunteer Dolores Phillips.
1992 The Traveling Troupe Peer Mediation program, funded by the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, enacts scenes of crisis and
conflict and role-plays their resolution.
1994 NECC moves to 51 South Center Street, its long-term home, thanks
to a generous donor and Get Centered fundraising campaign.
1998 Partners for Children, led by Karen Kisslinger and Kim Capellaro,
offers healthy parenting advice.
2000 Caroline McEnroe takes on leadership of the Senior Exercise program at NECC. The program is still going strong today.
2001 Jenny Hansell, who previously worked for Sesame Street and Cre-
ative Arts Workshops for Kids in New York City, joins NECC as Executive Director. The annual Family Arts Festival is launched.
2002 TheRaise the Roof enrichment program for middle-school students in the Webutuck district opens, led by Joan Johnsen.
2006 NECC begins using space at the Millerton Elementary School; the
teer Karen Kisslinger. The Teen Team travels to New Orleans for a
week of Alternative Spring Break community service.
with the school district. The Chef and Farmer Brunch makes its
debut.
2011 Spring for Sound, an annual, all-day event that celebrates music
2012 Dial-a-Ride bus service for six towns is launched in January. In July,
the free summer lunch program begins. Now called the Lunch
Box, it served more than 5,000 breakfasts and lunches to children
in North East and Amenia in 2015.
2013 The USDA funds a comprehensive survey of food security in northeast Dutchess. NECC staff and volunteers gather data on the food
needs of our most vulnerable residents.
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Congratulations
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Funders
and
Donors
October 1, 2013 to September 10, 2015
GRANTS, FOUNDATION
AND CORPORATE
GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES
Community Development
Block Grants
Dutchess County Department of
Planning and Development
Dutchess County Division of
Public Transit
Dutchess County Office
for the Aging
Dutchess County Workforce
Investment Board
Dutchess County Youth Services
NYS Advantage After-School
NYS Department of Health, Child
and Adult Food Care Program
Town of Amenia
Town of Dover
Town of Northeast
Town of Stanford
Village of Millerton
OTHER FUNDERS
Arts Mid-Hudson
Eastern Dutchess Rural Health
Network
Empire Justice Center
The Millbrook Garden Club
United Way of the DutchessOrange Region
DONORS
Anonymous (3)
Chip and Maureen Ackerman
Nicholas Adams
Niharika Singh Adhupia
James Adler
Moshe Adler and Ellen Kerr Adler
Katherine Afzal
Agway Millerton Co-op
Judith Ahrens and Doug Kramer
Alexander-Downey Family Fund
Jeanne Allen and June Heckelman
Kathleen Aloan
Hanna Amon
Nikole Amon
Sherrell Andrews and Robert
Kuhbach
Steven Aresty
Jon and Sytske Arnason
Ascendant Compliance
Lauren Astor and Arthur Moshlak
Jack and Irene Banning
Mal and S. Ann Barasch
Uncle Terrys Swisch Wagon played at both the Millerton Farmers Market and
Spring for Sound in 2015.
Crawford
Marian and Milton Ferguson
Michelle Ferraro and Kathleen
Weathers
Alice Filippini
Richard and Julie Fischer
Vernon Fish
The Fleming Fund
Michael Fletcher
Leo Flood
Thomas and Elizabeth Ford
John and Patricia Forelle
Melissa Fostee
Julia Foster
Antonia Francis
Liv Franson
Ginny and Sandy Friedman
Dick Friel
Christopher Furth
Lee Anne Garner
Kathryn Garzetta
Eugenio and Filomena Gelso
George M. Taylor & Sons, Inc.
Elizabeth B. Gilmore
Peter H. Gleason
Karla Goddard
Lauren Godding
David Goldberg
Basia and Christopher Goldsmith
Richard and Leslie Gottlieb
Suzanne Gould
Lorna Graev
Mary Graf
Barbara Graham
Anthony Grammenopoulos
GU Family Markets
Tony and Patricia Gravett
Camilla Gray
George and Sheila Green
Naima Green
Charlotte Greenough
Peter Greenough and Christine
Bates
Cat Greenstreet
Edith Greenwood
Jill Gregory
Susan Gregory
David Griggs
Jerald and Madelon Grobman
Jody Guerrera
Matthew Gulker
Robert Gunther and Mona Staaf
Gunther
Sally Guttmacher
Robert and Carol Haab
Hair Modern
Alison Hale
William Halpin
Christof Hamm and Vera
Engelhorn
Brittany Hamzy
Betsey Hansell and Cliff Ridley
David Hansell
Heidi Hansell
Jenny Hansell and Fred
Baumgarten
Linda Hansell
Sandy Hansell and Raina Ernstoff
Larry and Mary Hardisty
Brigitte and Michael Harney
Elyse Harney
Drew Harrington
Lois Harrington
Jenna Harris
Jennifer Hart
Donald and Leslie Hastings
David and Nancy Hathaway
Pete Hathaway
Carol Hawran and Matthew
Schwartz
David Heacox
Kathleen Healy
James Hendrick
Kevin and Christine Hennessey
Dick Hermans and Priscilla
Herdman
Donald and Diane Hewat
Wendy Hill
Stan Hirson and Sarah Jones
John Hoffman
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Caroline A. McEnroe
Joseph and Barbara McEnroe
Deborah McEvilly
William McGinn
Patricia McGuire
James and Leslie McHugh
Laura Mclellan
Parviz Mehri M.D.
Anabel Meister
Janet and James Merrill
Alan Merwin
Louise Meryman
Susan Mieras
Millerton Antiques Group LLC
Millerton Auto and Truck Supply Inc.
Millerton Lion's Club
Kathryn Lee Milton
John and Mamie Moody
Cecelia Morris
Elizabeth Morrison
William Morrison
Abby and Jonathan Moses
The Moviehouse
Tom Mulholm and Karen Jacobson
Gary and Elizabeth Murphy
Greta Murphy
Wendy Murphy
Edward and Alice Muzynski
Holly Nelson and Brad Vogel
Jay Newman and Elissa Kramer
Kassel Nightt
Nelson North Jr.
Eleanor Nurzia and Kurt Gabrielson
Laurie Nussdorfer
Michael Nyklicek
Gina Olson
Joan Osofsky
Norman Osofsky and Carol Falcetti
Jennifer Owens
Kristen and John Panzer
Vanessa Park and Daniel J. Haas
James and Jane Parker
Susan Parker and John Goudreault
Paula Pelosi
Scott Perekslis and Terri J. Lundquist
Paul and K.C. Perkins
Uri Perrin
Eric and Ellen Petersen
Audrey Peterson
Georgina Pettis
Bruce Phillips and Joan Feeney
Donald Pickering and Marjory Slobetz
Chris Pope
Silvia La Porta
Eleanor Pulver
Gregg and Tonya Pulver
Robert and Encarnita Quinlan
Rosina Rand
Linda Ray
Doris Reeves
Chris Regan
David Rheingold
Peter Richmond and Melissa Davis
Joe Rinaldi
Sarah Rindsberg
Nadine Robbins
Eric Roberts and M.C. O'Connor
John and Jean Roccanova
Robert Rolison
Roberta Roll
Claude Rolo and Kelly Austin-Rolo
John and Jackie Rorke
David Rosenberger
Michael Rosenberger
Jane Rossman
Rotary Club of Millbrook NY
Anabel Rothschild
If you are interested in estate planning or other ways to support NECC, please
contact Amy Truax at (518) 789-4259 ext. 149 or amy@neccmillerton.org.
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PROGRAM SERVICES
Youth and Teen programs (43%)
...................................................................... 348,059
Family Support/Advocacy (6%) .... 46,222
Community and
Senior Services (22%) ....................... 179,381
Public Service and
Community Events (1%) ..................... 8,128
SUPPORTING6%
SERVICES18%
Fundraising (6%) ................................. 45,071
25%Management and
General (22%) ........................................ 181,320
16%
5%
2%
6%
10%
12%
7%
25%
5%
2%
18%
16%
Berkshire Taconic
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
10%
7%
12%
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FAMILY SUPPORT
Moms Morning Out
Growing Together
YOUTH AND TEENS
NECC After-School Connection
NECC Summer Connection
Community Partnership with
Schools and Business
Teen Team Leadership Program
NORTHEAST
DUTCHESS TRANSIT
Dial-A-Ride
Care Car
FARM AND FOOD
Millerton Farmers Market
Fresh Food Pantry
Farm & Food Education Program
(part of CPSB)
Summer Food Service Program
AARP TAX AIDE SITE
Free Tax Preparation
SENIOR EXERCISE
Twice Weekly Free Class
EVENTS
Chef and Farmer Brunch
Spring for Sound
Music at the Market
Millerton Artisan Fair
Moms Morning
Out: Geoff Saavedra,
Family Support
Assistant, with a
toddler.
IN PARTNERSHIP
Catholic Charities: Immigration
Counseling
Community Action Partnership
of Dutchess County: Client
Advocacy
Dutchess Community College:
High-School Equivalency
and ESL classes
Dutchess One-Stop: Employment
Assistance
Hudson River Housing
Maternal and Infants Services
Network: Health Insurance
Jenn Chang,
AmeriCorps
Navigator, codirected
the Summer Food
Service Program
and designed the
decal on the delivery
truck in 2015.