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2013 A nnual Repor t
2013 A nnual Repor t
Changing People’s Lives From the Inside Out!
Letter From The President
20Years
When Jeri Levitt and I started the agency in 1993, we did so with the vision of making
self-esteem programs available to everyone in the greater Boston area regardless of ability
to pay; and that everyone has the right to happiness and to actualize their dreams. Our
programs blossomed into a new and dynamic service delivery program to make this
information accessible to people in shelters, transitional residential recovery programs,
housing developments, and many community agency programs, serving over 65,000 direct
service clients and service providers. Through the years, we have educated people with
the tools to discover their confidence and self-worth, and their value as human beings.
Jeri and I would like to thank everyone who supported us, believed in us, laughed with us,
cried with us and assisted us to bring important self-esteem programs and resources to
so many people in our community and across Massachusetts. Most of all, we thank the
women that served on our staff and board of directors over the first twenty years. Our
accomplishments range from serving over 65,000 direct service clients and service
providers of all ages, cultures and abilities. We have developed new self-esteem programs
and products designed to build self-esteem and essential life skills. Our group leader
training programs have resulted in thousands of women and families across the State
receiving important self-esteem resources to move their lives forward.
Many people have joined with us to forward this vision, and we gratefully acknowledge
their help. Everyone can celebrate today that we brought a new service into the system
that has helped thousands of people feel empowered to change their lives. In this report,
you will see only a small part of the work we did and how the community took part in
supporting the mission. What you won’t see is our core work going on in the
background — the ongoing direct service programs for thousands of people in our
community that still goes on today. It’s a celebration.
Twenty years is twenty years! And we look forward to twenty more! Thank you for
your support.
2013 Impact
• Improving parenting skills
(88.8%)
• Becoming an effective advocate for myself (97.5%)
• Making good decisions
(98.5%)
• Developing and maintaining positive relationships
(97.5%)
• Communicating more
effectively (98%)
• Developing personal and
career goals (94.1%)
• Feeling worthwhile as a
person (96.1%)
• Working cooperatively
with others (98%)
• Resolving conflicts (97%)
• Setting priorities (96.6%)
• Handling life’s challenges
(97.1%)
• Success in avoiding negative behaviors (98.5%)
• Managing anger and stress
(98.5%)
• Dealing with people in
positions of authority
(94.6%)
• Taking care of one’s health
(96.1%)
Marion B. Davis
President
www.selfesteemboston.com
“The vision of two determined and passionate
women unfolded over 20 years!”
For 20 years, Self Esteem Boston has changed people’s
lives from the inside out by raising their self-esteem.
When Marion B. Davis and Jeri Levitt started the agency
in 1993, they did so with the vision of making self-esteem
programs available to everyone in the greater Boston area
regardless of ability to pay; and that everyone has the
right to happiness and to actualize their dreams.
Self Esteem Boston’s programs blossomed into a new and
dynamic service delivery program for people in shelters
and transitional residential recovery programs, serving
over 65,000 direct service clients and service providers
through the years, and educating people with the tools
to discover their confidence and self-worth and their value
as human beings.
Over the years so many people have joined with us to
forward this vision, and we gratefully acknowledge their
help. Everyone can celebrate today that we brought a
new service into the system that has helped people feel
empowered to have a good liives for two decades.
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“Everything you need is already within you.The beauty of life
is that your DESTINY lies always in your hands.The time has
come for you to STEP UP and BE GREAT.” — Pablo Valle
Citywide
Knowing Who I Am
Our first program director/trainer,
Gail Morrison
Our First Project.
Our First Strategic Planning meeting.
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Self-Esteem
Activity/Exercise
Write yourself a letter. In the letter, write
down how you see
yourself with a kind
and loving heart.
Acknowledge who
Self Esteem Boston’s original Founders
you truly are underneath any false beliefs
that you have internalized. Replace the
words of the harsh
Marion Davis’s first article North Shore Sunday- The Confidence Game
inner critic with ones
of compassion and
encouragement.
Address an envelope
to yourself and mail
this letter to yourself.
Our first news article in The Boston Herald
Our first brochure
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“While we have the gift of life, it seems to me the only
tragedy is to allow part of us to die — whether it is our
spirit, our creativity, or our glorious uniqueness.” — Gilda Radner
The Unforgettable You Dance
Loving and Accepting Who I Am
Retreats on the Charles River
Cambridge Tab Article
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How to Gain Greater
Self-Acceptance
Here are some ways you can attain a
positive acceptance of your own worth:
•Be non-judgmental of self
(and others).
•Refuse to be an enemy to myself.
•Be my own champion. Be on my
own side; be for myself rather than
against myself.
Self-Esteem Diet Public Service Announcement
•Refuse to listen to my inner critic.
Instead, listen to my inner coach,
the one who will talk to me in a
reasoned and constructive voice,
rather than a reactive and
destructive one.
•Be a compassionate friend to
myself. Put any inappropriate
actions or wrongdoings into perspective, seeking to understand
what I did that was wrong and why
it was done. Accept responsibility
for these actions rather than
excusing or justifying them.
Love Yourself First Public Service Announcement
Madeline B. Goode,
Unforgettable You Dance
Staff Training Retreat
Charles River Retreats
•Be willing to declare:
“I have value because I am me.”
“I choose to treat myself with
respect.”
“I think my thoughts.”
“I feel my feelings.”
“I’ve done what I’ve done.”
“I am what I am.”
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“Sometimes you have to stand up for yourself even if it
means standing alone.” — Unknown
Standing up for Myself
Senior Programs
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Billboard
What Are Boundaries?
Setting personal boundaries is a way
of acknowledging, protecting and
honoring our physical and emotional
rights and needs.
Boundary
Personal
The physical and
emotional limits we
establish to protect
ourselves.
Rex Trailer Unforgettable You
Marion B. Davis Blvd with Mayor Menino
Extreme Esteem Public Service Announcement
Defined as . . .
10th Anniversary Flyer
Physical
Who can touch us, how
someone can touch us,
and how physically
close someone may
approach us.
Emotional
Where our feelings end
and another’s begins.
They allow us to see
ourselves as separate
individuals with unique
thoughts, feelings,
experiences, values,
and needs.
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“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is
also what it takes to sit down and listen.” — Winston Churchill
Charles River Retreat
Speaking up for Myself and Listening to Others
City Line
Speaking Up TV Show Grant Announcement
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Speaking Up TV Show
What is Assertiveness?
Each of us has a right to express
our wants, needs and desires.
Assertiveness means standing up
for our rights without trampling on
the rights of others. It means that we
can express our thoughts and feelings
in direct, honest, and appropriate ways.
Assertiveness takes into consideration
these values and beliefs:
1. Believing in my right to exist.
2. Believing that my wants, needs,
and desires are important.
Our Citywide Initiative and WBZ Radio’s Carl Stevens
3. Declaring who I am; being true to
myself.
4. Having the courage to live my own
life and not someone else’s idea of
what my life should be.
5. Thinking for myself; standing up for
my beliefs; standing up to authority
when necessary.
Marion Davis on Centro
6. Getting and giving respect; letting
others know in a respectful way
when their behavior toward me is
unacceptable.
7. Being a full participant in life, rather
than letting life pass me by.
Self-Esteem... It’s Good
for the Economy
Public Service
Announcement
8. Believing that my contributions
matter; offering my knowledge,
insights, and ideas.
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“Be wise in choosing your path, for today is the beginning
to the rest of your life.” — R. Banuelos
Extreme Esteem Awards 2011
Knowing and Getting What I Want in Life
Marion and Rita Nieves, Director of the Addictions, Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Support
Boston Public Health Commission
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Extreme Esteem Awardees 2012
Taking Action:
How Will I Get There?
Meaningful actions are written
using the SMART formula and they
help keep us focused on our goals.
SMART actions are:
Marion with Program Graduate
Self-Esteem
Newsletter
Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Relevant/resourced
Time frame
Article in the BostonTab
Marion with Rosemary Alexander
of JobNet
Extreme Esteem Awards 2011
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“If everyone helps to hold up the sky, then one person
does not become tired. ~Ghana(Twi)” — Askhari Johnson Hodari
Building My Support Team
Betty & Marion Coffee Party
New England Center for Homeless Veteran Staff
Caleb Loring III and Caleb Loring Jr
Kevin Fitzgerald
Liz Walker and Marion
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Amanda Northrop and Sheila Peterson of State BU School of Health Policy Staff and Students with Staff 2008
Street Foundation
former Lt. Governor Evelyn Murphy
Kip Tiernan and Rebecca Parris
10th Anniversary Event
Doris Brown and crew, Phoenix House
What Type of
Support Do
You Need?
Campbell & Hall
Charity Fund
Judge Nancy Gertner
It is important to
Marion with Melissa and Maryanne Frangules of the
Mass Organization for Addiction Recovery
understand what type
of support you need
and to identify the best
people to offer you this
support. It is also helpful to create a support
Leah Randolph
Susan Fargo
Peter Meade
2011 EE Awards with STEP, Former Lt. Governor
Evelyn Murphy, Senate President Travaglini, and Katie
Portis
plan, a plan for getting
and utilizing support
around your goals.
Stephen Tolman
Marion and world renown song stylist Anita O’Day
UY Reggie Lewis Celebration
Peter Casey, News
Director WBZ Radio.
Susan Wornick and Marion Davis
Unforgettable You Support Committee
Unforgettable You Support Team
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“Even if you fall on your face, you’re still moving forward.”
—Victor Kiam
Getting and Staying Motivated
Self Esteem Boston’s 10th Anniversary 2003 with
Board Chair Karen Koenig and Board Member
Debbie Campbell of Beyond Design
Celebration 2011 EE Awards
Taking Self-Esteem to the
Streets
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Even Start Program in Watertown
2012 staff
Client letters in support of Self Esteem Boston’s programs
2011 Extreme Esteem Awards Celebration
10th Anniversary Unforgettable You
Dance honoring senior citizens
The Unforgettable You Event
Wendee Glick at 10th Anniversary
Yadiras Nova Salcedo and Rex Trailer at
the Unforgettable You Event
Program at Impact Employment Service
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East Boston
Charles River Retreat Program.
Charles River Community Retreat
Charles River Teacher Retreat
Article in The East Boston Times–
Free Press
JP Head Start and Verizon Foundation
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Creating Different Outcomes:
The ERO Formula—Worksheet
Instructions: Fill in the top row of blocks with words or pictures
describing a challenging event of the past, your response to it, and the
outcome that resulted from your response. If the outcome was less than
ideal, create another sequence below it showing the same or a similar
situation, a different response, and the possible new outcome.
E
event
+
R
response
=
O
outcome
2011 EE Awards Celebration with Motown Recording Artist Thelma Houston
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The 6 Elements of Self-Esteem
Motown Recording Artist
Thelma Houston at the 2011
EE Awards
Celebration
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“I mean, there are only so many notes.What makes something
original is how you put it together.”—Lenny Kravitz
Tying it All Together
Greater Boston: Domestic Violence Shelter Providers
Community Service Providers, Boston Region
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Lawrence Community Health Center Service Providers
Western Massachusetts Service Providers
Roxbury: Community Health Service Providers
Community Health and Veteran Service Providers, Boston Region
Program Update
Roxbury Head Start and Volunteers of America
Self Esteem Boston Educational Institute is the only agency
in Massachusetts whose sole purpose is self-esteem
education. Over the past 20 years, we have developed
and tested the 52-week standard Skills for Success Program
in the areas of Building Self-Esteem, Self-Awareness,
Managing Stress, Decision-Making, Goal-Setting, Motivation,
Communication, Relationship Dynamics, Conflict
Resolution, and Body Image. We are now piloting a new
Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse Provider 16-hour Skills for Recovery Success Program designed
with client input, to address the priority issues identified
Training SE Massachusetts
by clients as most important in navigating their recovery.
High Point Treatment Center, Plymouth/New Bedford
Substance Abuse Service Providers, Worcester
The 16-hour pilot program was delivered at program sites
in Boston, Springfield, Holyoke, and Tewksbury, which is
evaluating client progress in the five stages of change:
pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action,
and maintenance. The evaluation is being conducted by
Pro-Change Behavior Systems in South Kingstown, RI,
which will evaluate skill engagement, skill success, skill
confidence, self-esteem and substance abuse symptoms
using the stages of change. The Interim Pilot Summary
Results for women who completed the 16-hour pilot
program indicate there were clear improvements from
program intake to completion on all dimensions examined.
The interim final report will be completed during the 2014
calendar year after 100 participant surveys are evaluated.
Additionally, we are delivering the 16-Hour Self-Esteem
for Success Pilot Program to women in the Boston area
at homeless transitional living centers and community
health centers.
Brookview House and RFK Children’s
Action Corp.
North Suffolk Mental Health
Children’s Services of Roxbury
We are proud to bring these important programs to
women across Massachusetts. We wish to express our
thanks to all funders and contributors who have and
continue to support the delivery of Self Esteem Boston’s
programs at program sites across Massachusetts.
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2013 Statement of Financial Position
2013 Programs Served
• New Womens Hope (Jamaica Plain)
• Meridian House, North Suffolk Mental Health (East Boston)
• Phoenix House Dorchester Center (Boston)
• Conexions Program, North Suffolk Mental Health (East Boston)
• YMCA Dennis McLaughlin House (Charlestown)
• Womanplace, Baycove (Cambridge)
• Mass Rehab (Roxbury)
• Latinas y Ninos Center (Roxbury)
• Joelyns Family Home (Boston)
• New Day, Baycove. (Somerville)
• Transitions (Boston)
East Boston Neighborhood Health Center
• Gandara Recovery Homes for Women (Holyoke)
• My Sister’s House (Springfield)
• Phoenix House (Springfield)
• Soldier On (Leeds)
Change in unrestricted net assets
Revenue and Gains
Contributions: ...............................................$21,527
Grants: ..............................................................$109, 310
Service Fees-Government: ....................$77,829
Service Fees: Other: .................................$43,574
Interest & Dividends: ................................$1,121
Special Events: ..............................................$ 3,500
In-Kind Contributions: ..............................$50,440
Total Unrestricted Revenue,
Gains & Other Support: .........................$308,484
Expenses
Program Services: .......................................$292,105
Fundraising: .....................................................$595
Management and General: ....................$12,798
Total Expenses: .............................................$305,498
Increase in Unrestricted Net Assets: $2,986
Net Assets: Beginning of Year: $296,305
Net Assets: End of Year: $299,291
STAFF AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Marion B. Davis, Executive Director
Jeri Levitt, Operations Director
Alison Coleman Hardy, MS, LICSW, Skills Trainer
Candace Esslinger, MA, Mental Health Counselor,
Skills Trainer
Emily Pilowa, LICSW, Skills Trainer
Jennifer Matias, MA, Skills Trainer
Nancy Melendez, MA, Skills Trainer
Casey Mitchell, Lead Continuing Education Trainer
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chairwoman of The Board: Meaghan Sanders,
Legal Counsel, Fidelity Investments
Treasurer: Valerie Miller, PhD, Substance Abuse
Clinician, Boston ASAP
Clerk: Renee Suchy, Recovery Director, YMCA
Boston, Dennis McLaughlin House
Members: Stephanie Randall, IT Businesse Analyst,
John Hancock
Erica Schwartz LMHC
Marion B. Davis, President/Founder
HONORARY BOARD MEMBERS
Evelyn F. Murphy, Former Lt. Governor, WAGE Project
Former State Senator Susan C. Fargo
Judge Nancy Gertner (ret)
Thelma Houston, Motown Recording Artist
EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
PROGRAMS ADVISORY BOARD
Jackie Moore, PhD., Executive Director, North
Suffolk Mental Health Association (Chelsea)
Kim Hanton, Director of Addiction Services, North
Suffolk Mental Health (East Boston)
Joanna Cataldo, Community Partnerships, East
Boston Neighborhood Health Center (East Boston)
Marcia Burley, Director, Howard Benevolent Society
(Boston)
Carol Nickerson, Director of Women’s Recovery
Programs, Baycove, Inc. (Cambridge)
Elizabeth Doherty, Substance Abuse Clinician,
Dukes County Sheriff ’s Department (Martha’s
Vineyard)
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS
PROGRAMS ADVISORY BOARD
Moana Rawlins, Program Director, Gandara
Recovery Homes for Women (Holyoke)
Pauline Isabelle, Program Director,
My Sister’s House (Springfield)
Samantha Purinton, Program Director,
Beacon House For Women (Greenfield)
Katie Doherty, Program Consultant,
Soldier On (Leeds)
My Declaration of Self-Esteem
by Virginia Satir
I AM ME
In all the world,
there is no one else exactly like me;
everything that comes out of me is authentically me,
because I alone chose it. I own everything about me,
my body, my feelings, my mouth, my voice, all my actions,
whether they be to others or to myself. I own my fantasies,
my dreams, my hopes, my fears. I own all my triumphs and
successes, all my failures and mistakes. Because I own all of
me, I can become intimately acquainted with me – by so doing,
I can love me and be friendly with me in all my parts. I know
there are aspects about myself that puzzle me, and other
aspects that I do not know, but as long as I am
friendly and loving to myself, I can courageously
and hopefully look for solutions to the puzzles
and for ways to find out more about me. However I
look and sound, whatever I say and do, and whatever
I think and feel at a given moment in time, is authentically
me. If later, some parts of how I look, sound, think and feel
turn out to be unfitting, I can discard that which is unfitting,
keep the rest, and invent something new for that which I’ve
discarded. I can see, hear, feel, think, say, and do. I have
the tools to survive, to be close to others, to be productive,
to make sense and order out of the world of people
and things outside of me. I own me; therefore,
I can engineer me. I am me and
I AM OKAY.
Self Esteem Boston Educational Institute
P.O. Box 301155, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
(617) 983-1111 www.selfesteemboston.com
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