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Arizona Hands & Voices a nonprofit 501 (c) (3) organization Annual Report January 2011 – December 2011

Arizona Hands & Voices a nonprofit 501 (c) (3) organization Annual Report January 2011 – December 2011. Our Organization supports: Guide By Your Side (GBYS) Program Parent advocacy, education, and support Parent/Professional collaboration Organization expansion and sustainability.

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Arizona Hands & Voices a nonprofit 501 (c) (3) organization Annual Report January 2011 – December 2011

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  1. Arizona Hands & Voicesa nonprofit 501 (c) (3) organizationAnnual ReportJanuary 2011 – December 2011 Our Organization supports: Guide By Your Side (GBYS) Program Parent advocacy, education, and support Parent/Professional collaboration Organization expansion and sustainability

  2. Board of Directors: President – Molly Romano-Homoki Vice President - Shelby Willa Treasurer – Maria Yenerich Secretary - Jeanne Hollabaugh Board Members: Lylis Olsen Carla Zimmerman Megan Macpherson Steve McLeod Cheri Basset Address: P.O. Box 50423 Phoenix, AZ 85076-0423 Phone: 1-866-685-1050 Website: azhv.org Guide By Your Side (GBYS): Program Coordinator – Jeanne Hollabaugh Guides: Carrie Gilbraith, Lisa Pettit, Jeanne Hollabaugh, Anita Jones, Shelby Willa, Barbara Roth, Diana Wright, Cynthia Elliot, Helen Cartwright, and Maria Yenerich Arizona Hands & Voices respectfully submits its Annual Report for 2011. This document highlights all the activities that were supported throughout the year. Arizona Hands & Voices is dedicated to supporting families with children who are deaf or hard of hearing without a bias toward communication methods or methodology. We are a parent driven, nonprofit organization providing families with the resources, networks, and information needed to improve communication access and educational outcomes for their children. We are focused on outreach activities and parent/professional collaboration to enable deaf and hard of hearing children to reach their highest potential.

  3. The Guide By Your Side (GBYS) Program • Provides unique one-on-one family support from a trained parent guide (PG) • Free to families due to donationsand grants • Serves children birth to 21, so there is no other parent and family support program in Arizona that is specific to families with children who are deaf and hard of hearing regardless of communication mode or method

  4. Family and Organizational Development • Sponsored 2 children to attend a deaf/HH summer camp • Sponsored 2 members to attend the LRP National Institute on Legal Issues in Educating Individuals with Disabilities • Hosted GBYS monthly playgroups in Tucson • Underwrote Family Retreat fees for 17 families • Disseminated the Hands & Voices publication, The Communicator, quarterly with an insert highlighting Arizona Hands & Voices news and events • Planned the development of the Arizona Resource Guide for Families and Professionals supporting deaf/HH children • Purchased one personal computer to house financial and historical information • Migrated the azhv.org website to WordPress for ease of use • Began planning a contacts database

  5. Community Outreach and Events for Parents and Professionals

  6. Statement of Activities • Revenues (Estimates) • Grants $27,668 • Memberships $920 • Contributions $1,804 • Event Registrations $2,780 • Fundraising $1,377 TOTAL $34,549 • Expenses (Estimates) • GBYS Program Services $29,800 • Outreach Activities $1,101 • Utilities $1,355 • Mailings $220 • Conference Attendance $425 • Scholarships $357 TOTAL $33,258 • Major Contributors • Arizona Community Foundation • Sertoma, Inc. • Midtown Sertoma Sponsorship Fund • Robert Markley Salon & Spa • Arizona Blind & Deaf Children's Foundation, Inc. • EAR Foundation of Arizona • 37 official members THANK YOU!!! We want to thank everyone for their memberships and donations. Without your support, we would be unable to carry out our activities and achieve our goals.

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