Unity Care's Community Partner Newsletter

NEWS from Unity Care Group

Community Partners Newsletter
January 31, 2011

Welcome from André Chapman

From left to right: André Chapman, Jodi Krause, Board Member, David Hershfield, Board Member and Terry Boyle, CFO, receiving a $2,500 eBay Foundation grant check supporting our Hip Hop 360 program.

Dear Friends,

At Unity Care, we are deeply committed to providing our community's most underserved youth and families quality services to meet their emotional, physical and mental well-being. Despite the impending state budget cuts to Social Services, I believe with your continued support we will continue to meet their growing needs to make a positive impact within the communities we serve.

Thanks to supporters such as yourself 2010 was a great success, we raised funds to give our youth and families a happy holiday season through our Santa's Helper Donation Drive, and entertained hundreds of children and families at the 6th annual Hip Hop Holiday Extravaganza.

Read further for more exciting news below.

Best wishes,

André Chapman

André Chapman
President and CEO

"Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success." -Henry Ford

What's Happening at Unity Care

Santa's Helpers Donation Drive
Hip Hop 360 Holiday Extravaganza
Unity Care's 2009-10 Annual Report
Interested in Volunteering as a Board Member?

Santa's Helpers Donation Drive

During the holidays, our staff, board and volunteers hit the ground running, working hard to gather gifts and plan several youth holiday parties for current/former foster youth living in our residential programs and gifts for families in need. Three fun and festive youth holiday parties were hosted in December complete with games, gifts, a warm holiday dinner and activities.

Over $26,000 worth of cash and donated goods were collected such as Christmas Trees, warm clothes, toys, food, household items and gift cards. As a result, over 500 foster youth and families were touched by your generous support.

Once again, we'd like to thank all of our community partners, donors, volunteers, and staff for making our youth and families' holiday season such a truly blessed and memorable one.

From left to right, donors Ruth and Joanne Finnerty host a champagne brunch with friends in San Jose. They successfully raised over $1,600 worth of holiday gift cards for our foster youth.

Hip Hop 360 Holiday Extravaganza

Hip Hop 360's Montgomery Elementary middle school participants gather for a group photo.

Over 50 middle school students from Montgomery Elementary pulled off another impressive and entertaining dance performance at our Hip Hop 360 annual Holiday Extravaganza, Thursday, December 16, 2010. For months, dance instructors were busy hosting afterschool dance practice sessions, choreographing, coaching, instilling positive teamwork and guidance to participants.

According to Demone Carter, Program Manager, "It was wonderful to see the students' hard work pay off with outstanding performances. Seeing the joy and excitement on their faces was icing on the cake."

The show also included special performances by the Pik Men Crew and the Y.U.P.P. Youth Choir. The room was filled to capacity with over 200 family, friends, teachers, and community members in attendance. Special thanks to the PTA for providing refreshments and snacks during the show.

For more information about Hip Hop 360 program click here.

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Your Support Changed Lives

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2009-10 Annual Report

We are proud to share our 2009-10 annual report with you. The report highlights a year in which we focused on expansion of services and the development of several new programs allowing us to serve over 2,500 youth and families. We hope you are inspired by some of the heartwarming youth and families stories.

Read the full report here.

Are you interested in volunteering as a Board Member?

As a prospective board member, you have a unique opportunity to truly give an invaluable service to your community. The youth you help us serve may well be your next valued employee, reliable service professional or life-long friend.

Unity Care Group, Inc. has successfully served at-risk youth and families in our community since 1993, and we anticipate additional growth and opportunities in the years ahead. Our success depends upon support and dedication from community and business leaders. Your participation will act as a catalyst for evolution, development and opportunity for Unity Care Group and the youth we serve.

To learn more, about board member opportunities and responsibilities, please contact the Executive Assistant at (408) 510-3480.

Special Thanks to our Partners

Antioch Baptist Church

eBay Foundation

Generations Together Volunteers

Gifts for Teens

Jacobson/James & Associates, Inc.

Joanne Finnerty and Friends

Heritage Bank

Patchen Tree Farms

Rasina Family

Robinhood Ministries