Faith in Action of the River Cities, Inc.

Annual Report 2002

Mission Statement
Joining people of faith into one fellowship to serve others in need of assistance.

Faith in Action of the River Cities, Inc.
520 11th Street
P. O. Box 314
Huntington, WV  25708
304-697-1274
877-367-1271 (toll-free)
Fax: 304-697-9500
Email: fiarc@ezwv.com
Website: www.fiarivercities.org

Director’s Message

On behalf of the Board of Directors of Faith in Action of the River Cities, I am happy to provide this Annual Report to our supporters. The information
provided in this document gives a clear picture, from a quantitative 
standpoint, of the valuable work performed by this ministry in our
communities. The harder message to convey is the affect this organization has on the quality of life of the individuals we serve.

We know that the services provided by Faith in Action significantly improve the quality of life of our care receivers. How we measure that improvement, however, is tricky. It is easy to list how many times a volunteer transported a care receiver to her medical appointment, but how do we measure the affect of her interaction with a kind caring individual? What value do we place on the sense of security felt by an elderly person when he knows that someone will get his groceries every week, or he will have a friendly voice at the other end of the phone line checking on him each day? In fact, the full effect of the work we do is impossible to measure. So, we use numbers, facts and figures to tell you the story of Faith in Action.  A more accurate method, however, might be to quote one of our care receivers, “You all are now part of my family!”

	Laura Gilliam, Executive Director

Staff

Laura P. Gilliam
Executive Director

Darlene Lowry
Administrative Assistant

Patricia Aldridge
Office Assistant

Board of Directors

Clarence Brown, President
Rev. Carol McKay, Vice President
Pete Niceler, Secretary
Rev. Jeffrey Wick, Treasurer
Suzi Brodof
Tom Hanshaw
Paul Slone
Joyce Lewis
Nolan Grubb
Virginia Riggall
Dr. Michael Vega
Dr. Mysore Narayan
Rev. Paul Willis
Patty Dickey
John LaFear
Rev. Chris Farrow
Carla Peters
Fr. Wayne Morris

Summary of Services

Volunteer caregivers provided 5491 hours of service to individuals during 2002. Faith in Action of the River Cities had 305 open care receiver files. 
During 2002, volunteers assisted 142 individuals.

Facts about Persons Served

60% 	Live Alone
79% 	Are female
55%    Are over age 75
26% 	Are visually impaired

Volunteer Services

Visiting			536.50						
Transportation	          2,024.00
Respite Care	  	 728.75
Shopping		 432.75

Requests Filled/Unfilled

# Requests        Filled        Unfilled
      774               736             38
95% of requests that came through the office were filled. Additional 
requests were made directly with
volunteers. Those records are not kept.

Reassurance Calls      532.05
Paperwork		 130.50
Chores			 217.25
Meals			   20.50
Housekeeping    	 347.50
Administration		   63.00
Other			 458.78
          Total Hours   5,491.58

Economic Impact
$90,326 in free service was 
returned to the community 2002.

Number of times
care receivers were assisted     2,315

In-Kind Support

Trinity Episcopal Church
Boy Scout Troop #762
Bill Allen, WV Records Research
Clarence Brown
Levi Martin
Rev. Paul Willis
B’nai Sholom Congregation
Enslow Park Presbyterian Church
Johnson Memorial United Methodist
Ms. Thompson’s 3rd Grade, Our Lady of Fatima School
Willis and Dee Cook
Nolan Grubb
St. Mary’s Medical Center

Volunteer Services by Congregation

          Baptist Temple			 		157 hours
Barboursville Baptist	  	  		  84
Barboursville First U. Methodist	    		    3
Bates Memorial Presbyterian	 		225
Beverly Hills United Methodist	   		  51
Beverly Hills Presbyterian		 		197
B’nai Sholom Congregation		 	219
Catholic Community of Ironton	 		764
Chesapeake United Methodist	 		364
Crossroads United Methodist		 	107
Cyrus Creek Missionary Baptist	   		  93
Ebenezer United Methodist		               2
Enslow Park Presbyterian Church         		  19
Faith United Methodist		 		204
First Baptist Church 			   	  14
First Church of the Nazarene		     	    6
First Presbyterian			   		  69
First United Methodist			 	203
Highlawn Presbyterian		     		    2
Holy Spirit Orthodox			   		  16
Johnson Memorial United Methodist	 	138
Lavalette United Methodist		   		  64
New Hope United Methodist		 	146
Our Lady of Fatima			 		388
River Cities Community Church              		    8
Sixth Avenue Church of Christ                		    3
St. Andrews Episcopal                          		  47
St. John’s Episcopal			 	214
St. Joseph Catholic			   		  65
St. Paul Lutheran			  		  28
St. Stephens Catholic			             39
Trinity Assembly of God		 		142
Trinity Episcopal Church		 		250
Unitarian Fellowship of Huntington	  	  64
Vinson Memorial Christian		 		248
Westmoreland United Methodist 	 		284

Other Volunteers			 		569

Benefactors
The generous financial support of the following individuals, businesses, and  foundations allows us to continue to provide vital non-medical assistance that  enables the elderly and adults with disabilities to maintain their independence.
$24,320
The James and Alice Teubert Charitable Trust
$6,000
Cabell County Commission
$2,750
Anonymous Donor
$2,500
Jeannine Y. Francis Charitable Foundation Trust
$2,000
Pallotine Health Services
$1,250
Virginia Higgins Trust, Division of Health and Welfare
West Virginia Conference, United Methodist Church
$1,000
Philip Cline
Pilot Club of Huntington
Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia

$100-$249, cont’d
Wailana Grove
Highland Insurance
Margaret Hanshaw
James and Jean Hosier
Rev. David and Susan Johnson
Klingel-Carpenter Mortuary
Larry and Darlene Lowry
Edwin and Sue Marosek
Dr. and Mrs. John Niles
Rev. Martha Ognibene
Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital
Charles Rader
William and Mary Ann Ramsey
John Sydnor
Edgar Thaxton
John and Margaret Walker
Christopher and Jo Ellen Watson
Rev. Paul Willis

$500-$999
Nelli Jo Burris
Huntington Ministerial Assoc.
Lita and Warren Wright
Cabell County Medical Society
Shelba Pew
Speedway/Ashland Employees Donor 
Advised Fund

$250-$499
D.B. Harper
Honorable & Mrs. David Pancake
Ed Dzierzak & Deb Stivers
Larry and Carla Lapelle
Rotary Club of Huntington
St. Mary’s Hospital
Stuart Thomas and Donna Spindel
Thomas Wolf

$100-$249
Anonymous
BB&T
Carolyn Bagby
Edgar and Betty Barrett
Freda Billups
John and Ann Cappellari
James and Lola Clark
Ruth Cline
Stella Clyde
Della Ohnalene Cole
Sara and Randolph Gilliam
Norma Gray

$1-$99
Anonymous
W. B. and Doris Andrews
Charles (III) and Kirstin Bagley
Charles F. Bagley, Jr.
Mary Barnett
Frieda Barry
Daryll and Margie Bauer
John and Jean Borkowski
Joan and Lansing Brisbin
Suzi Brodof

Benefactors, cont’d

Robert and Lorena Shank
R.W. Simmons
Jody Smirl
Phyllis Kirtley Smith
William and Louis Smith
Spurlock’s Flowers
Michael and Angie Stautberg
Daniel and Sharon Stevenson
Riley and Margaret Stone
Frances Templeton
Marvin and Jane Tolley
John and Carla Traxler
Nettie Wallace
Gloria Walser
Leo and Laura Welch
Nancy Wells
Kay Wildman
Laura Willis
Virginia Wright

Faith Community Financial Support

The following congregations and faith groups provided financial support during 2002.

$500-$650
Bates Memorial Presbyterian Church
Enslow Park Presbyterian Church

$200-$499
Beverly Hills Baptist
St. George Greek Orthodox
First Baptist Church
Beverly Hills United Methodist

$25-$199
Presbyterian Women, Beverly Hills 
	Presbyterian Church
United Methodist Women, First United             	Methodist Church, Ironton
Women of St. John’s Episcopal
Holy Spirit Orthodox

$1-$99 cont’d.
Clarence and Lois Brown
Evelyn Bryant
Marjorie Ann Chellis
Helen Cales
Lavlet Carroll
Bruce and Janice Chertow
Ezra and Virgie Clark
James and Lola Clark
Pearl Cooper
John and Peggy Crowder
Ruth Cremeans
Terry and Carolyn Dilcher
Dr. Jack Eblin
William and Carol Ellis
Maria Farmakis
Mike and Anita Farrell
Rev. Chris and Bobbie Farrow
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Glick
Nolan Grubb
Chuck and Pam Gruber
Steve Gwinn
Rev. Jack and Jo Anne Haga
Margaret Harris
Clyde and Waneta Heck
Edgar and Maxine Hoke
Marjorie Hollandsworth
Irene Keesee
Muriel Keller
Dr. Majed and Husna Khader
Dr. Barbara Ladner
Laura Lind
Paul and Lynn Mayer
Kevin and Kathleen McClain
J. Grant and Kheng McGuire
John Mega
Megamoht, Inc.
David and Nancy Morrison
Sr. Regina Monnig
Mary Jane Meske
Kathryn Moore
Bob Palmer
Frank and Margaret Pleasants
Allen Rader
William Redd
Virginia Riggall
Beulah Robinson
Dr. Thomas Scott

Statement of Activities
Year Ended December 31, 2002
(Review conducted by F. Gail Neal, CPA)

Support
	Special Events				$ 24,805
	Contributions					   37,648
	Grants					   28,070
	Interest				    	         300
		Total Support			$ 90,823
Expenses
	Program Services				$ 32,978
	
	Supporting Services				   
		Management and general		    38,380
		Fundraising				    14,939
	
		Total Expenses			 $ 86,297

Total increase in net assets			 $    4,526

Net assets, beginning of year			     51,619

Net assets, end of year				 $  56,145

				          					

Becoming a Contributor

There are many ways that you can support the ministry of Faith in Action of the River Cities. As is evidenced in this report, there are many facets of support - volunteer, financial, and in-kind.  Please consider how you can become involved in the interfaith caregiving ministry of Faith in Action.

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Faith in Action of the River Cities, Inc.
A History

In 1996, a group of individuals from Huntington, West Virginia decided it was time for change.  With Prestera Center for Mental Health Services, Inc. taking the lead, the group wrote and received a Faith in Action® grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to develop an interfaith volunteer caregiver program for the community.  The grant was awarded in March, 1996 and the Director for the program was hired in May of 1996.  Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers Network began training its first group of volunteers in November and in December of 1996 volunteer caregivers began providing services to the frail elderly in Cabell and northern Wayne Counties in West Virginia.

At the end of the 18-month grant period, Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers Network separated from Prestera Center and became a freestanding non-profit.  The ministry continued to provide non-medical assistance to the elderly.  Approximately two years after its inception, the organization
expanded services to include adults with disabilities.  Around the 3-year mark, services were
expanded geographically to include Lawrence County, Ohio.

The year 2002 brought significant changes to the organization.  In June of that year, the organization changed its name to Faith in Action of the River Cities to reflect its affiliation with the growing Faith in Action® movement.  Faith in Action is a national program sponsored by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation with direction and technical assistance provided by Wake Forest University School of Medicine.  In July of 2002, Faith in Action of the River Cities began administering a Telephone Reassurance Program from another non-profit organization in the community. 

Faith in Action of the River Cities is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization registered with the IRS and the West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office.  It is incorporated in the state of West Virginia with offices located at 520 11th Street, Huntington, West Virginia.