On WMAR-TV, ABC2

1. On WMAR-TV, ABC2 Contact: Belinda Lee 410-266-7985 producer@builtuponadream.com

2. The Project • Modeled in the spirit of the ABC Network’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” program, Built Upon a Dream will feature Baltimore’s foremost expert builders, contractors, architects, suppliers and others in association with the construction field. This exciting program will match professionals with a private, non-profit organization in need. Often times the work that many small non-profits do can be boosted just by having an adequate facility to serve their needs. Through Built Upon a Dream we hope to help makeover the physical space so these non-profits can better serve the needs of their community. • This groundbreaking effort on ABC2 will begin in spring 2008 as we air our own professionally produced Built Upon a Dream video segments. Through the course of the video vignette series, we will highlight your business, the outstanding work you do and the contributions you are making to the community as we help makeover a building for a non-profit organization.

3. Extreme MakeoverHome Edition • ABC Network’s Award winning Extreme Makeover: Home Edition pairs deserving families with a design and build team who over a span of seven days completely makeover their house. Each episode is self-contained and features a race against time on a project that would ordinarily take at least four months to achieve, involving a team of designers, contractors and several hundred workers who have just a week to totally rebuild an entire house. The lives of the lucky families are forever changed when they learn that they have been selected to have their home makeover. Viewers witness not only the unbelievable transformation of the house, but during the final emotional reveal, they see how the home makeover has impacted the lives of the deserving families. • Extreme Makeover: Home Edition has won back-to-back Emmy Awards as Best Reality Program and enters its 5th season on ABC airing Sunday’s at 8pm on ABC2 • We hope to capture some of the spirit and goodwill of this show with our groundbreaking new effort on ABC2

4. The Beneficiary We are happy to announce that our spring 2008 non-profit beneficiary is the Baltimore Child Abuse Center. The Baltimore Child Abuse Center (BCAC), is a private, non-profit children’s advocacy center which opened in 1987 due to a growing awareness and need. The BCAC is dedicated to serving the victims of child abuse in Baltimore City and working to prevent child abuse throughout Maryland. The mission of the Baltimore Child Abuse Center is to provide all reported victims of child sexual abuse in Baltimore City, and their non-offending caretakers, with comprehensive interview, medical treatment, referral, and/or crisis counseling services.  No family is charged for any services provided at BCAC, which serves nearly 1,000 children and their families annually. The historic building where they have found a home was once a Goucher College dormitory and is in need of a great deal of renovation and repair to make it an inviting and functional environment for the children and families they serve.

5. BCAC History • In the twenty year period since the Baltimore Child Abuse Center’s inception, BCAC has served over 15,000 children and their non-offending family members. The creation of BCAC represented true systems reform in Baltimore for both the victims of child sexual abuse as well as the many public and private agencies responding to this serious problem. BCAC and its partner agencies – the Baltimore City Department of Social Services, Baltimore Police Department, Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office, and the Baltimore City Health Department – have created a model program that reduces the trauma children undergo during and after a child abuse investigation. This approach has reduced the average time it takes the Police Department to solve a child sexual abuse case from 30-60 days to 1-7 days. Awards and Accreditations • Accredited by the National Children’s Alliance and the Maryland Children’s Alliance. • American Bar Association Child Advocacy Law Award. • Governor’s Certificate of Merit for Outstanding Contributions in the Field of Victims’ Rights and Services. • Baltimore City Mayor’s Citation for Service Excellence.

6. The Facility The BCAC Environment • In 2004, after an extensive search for a permanent home that would accommodate its own program, as well as the specialized child abuse units of the Baltimore Police and Child Protective Services, BCAC purchased a 28,500 square foot building at 2300 N. Charles Street. BCAC occupies the 4th and 5th floors of the building and shares its space with Child Protective Services. The Baltimore Police occupy a portion of the first floor and basement. All building tenants are non-profit organizations and include: Turnaround, Baltimore Scholarship Fund, Choices, and Community Conferencing Center. • Although BCAC has invested considerable effort into building renovations and repairs, the building still needs a great deal of work to create the environment that BCAC and its tenants would like to present. BCAC strives to make its environment as child and family-friendly as possible. Its staff members are very conscious about the fact that children and families are often extremely stressed and even frightened when they come for interviews. BCAC wants to create an environment where children and families feel safe and welcomed, but to date it has been unable to afford these improvements.

7. Your Donation We ask that each of our Built Upon a Dream Team members contribute to the makeover build through a $25,000 donation in cash, materials, labor or supplies directly to the private, non-profit beneficiary, the Baltimore Child Abuse Center. This donation would be due prior to airing your sponsor schedule on ABC2 and the details may be worked out with the BCAC. A full facility wish list is included in this presentation.

8. HVAC Renovation for the Building To date 11 of 27 roof units have been replaced. Most of the remaining units date back to the 1980s. Any number of units fail every 4 to 6 months and replacement of the oldest units would help with work conditions. Main Entrance & Lobby These two spaces are in need of inviting and family friendly renovations which would benefit all tenants of the building. Marble floor requires repair, paint and lighting would help with the space. Having a reception desk would assist in welcoming people. It is also great space for a donor recognition wall that is also child-based. Artwork could be displayed here as well. Rear Building Accessibility & Rear Elevator The rear entrance to the building is unusable at present for visitors, suspects or for staff due to the fact that the rear elevator does not work. Handicap access is problematic – if necessary, a narrow non ADA compliant ramp then leads to a angular hallway and guests must then be wheeled through the police department. Currently, all deliveries (from food for children, to restroom supplies, to maintenance work) must be made from the front, which requires staff to double park and use stairs instead of a ramp. Criminal suspects and registered sex offenders currently use the same entrance as victims of child sex abuse. A fully functioning rear entrance (with a call box and security camera) would enable a safe and healthy separation between suspects and victims. Multipurpose Training Room (1st Floor) BCAC has a large 1st floor space which needs to be renovated to be used for training for our multi-disciplinary team, as well as for public prevention training, and use by BCAC, other tenants and the community for board meetings. Requires kitchenette and bathroom updating A/V training equipment (TV, DVD, projector, network link, teleconference) Family Waiting Room (4th Floor) The majority of our families spend 2 to 4 hours with 4 or more family members in our large bright waiting area. BCAC wants to send a strong message to children and families that they are valued members of the community. TV with built in units for videos and games Art space Storage for books and toys Furniture for adults and children Hospitality Area to provide juice and snacks for children and coffee for adults. Adjacent room to be used for parent meetings as well as a space for families to have some privacy when they are emotionally overwhelmed or need to make alternative living arrangements to keep their children safe. All space can be used for after hours treatment and therapy groups Lighting and other improvements to ease mood Facility Wish List

9. Interview Rooms The heart of the BCAC operation comes from its forensic interviews of children to find out what happened. These occur in 2 rooms which are wired for A/V to adjacent rooms. We digitally record the interviews to preserve them for evidentiary purposes Soundproofing of the rooms is necessary to prevent outside noise Appropriate furniture for children and interviewers Lighting Improved audio and video equipment to digitally record, review and store over 800 interviews a year Office Space As our program has grown we have outgrown our existing office space Better office furniture in existing offices would yield 2 desks per some offices Workstations in the open area for interns, facilitators and interviewers Improved 4th floor conference room furniture and space for team meetings, parent meetings, committee meetings Potential expansion of space to second floor area offices New PCs (upwards of 15) for better productivity and data entry Kitchen / Breakroom This is a high burn out profession for people who get paid little money. Space where staff can take a break and enjoy lunch helps morale greatly. Keurig-like coffee machine Seating, table and chairs. Pantry storage New refrigerator and microwave Transportation One of the biggest reasons people cancel or fail to show for an interview is related to transportation. We spend X$ a year paying for taxicabs and bus fare to get families here. If a transportation company would “adopt” us to cover transportation costs to be able to bring families back and forth for appointments it would make the lives of all better (families and team members). On-going building maintenance To protect our best asset we need continual building maintenance so our finance director doesn’t also have to be the super. To find someone to cover maintenance for a year would save a substantial amount of money and time Facility Wish Listcontinued