About CEAP

Mission Statement
Vision Statement
Location
Staff
Board of Directors

Annual Report
2009 Statistics
Commendations
Non-Profit Status

Mission Statement

The mission of CEAP is to stabilize individuals and families in financial distress and to maximize their ability to live independently and with dignity.

Vision Statement

Individuals and families in the northern Twin Cites area will have their basic needs met with dignity and will secure the skills and resources to achieve self-sufficiency. The community will be stronger, more stable, and more cohesive as a result of CEAP's leadership and services.

Location

CEAP maintains three offices, in Brooklyn Park (Hennepin County), Blaine (Anoka County) and Champlin. Location, hours and service area for all three offices can be found on our "Contact Us" page.

Staff

For General Information:
Phone: 763-566-9600
E-mail: info@ceap.com

Byron Laher
President
Phone: 763-450-3662

Annetta Willers
Family Services Manager
Phone: 763-566-9600

Kathy Cotter
Family Services Coordinator/Volunteer Coordinator-Blaine
Phone: 763-783-4930

Vanessa Fink
Part-time Family Services Coordinator-Blaine
Phone: 763-783-4930

Max Zink
Family Services Coordinator-Blaine
Phone: 763-783-4930

Natasha Triplett
Receptionist-Blaine
Phone: 763-783-4930

Roger O'Dell
Family Services Coordinator-Brooklyn Park
Phone: 763-566-9600

Monica Johnson
Family Services Coordinator-Brooklyn Park
Phone: 763-566-9600

Patrice Harper
Part-time Family Services Coordinator-Brooklyn Park
Phone: 763-566-9600

John Valenty
Family Services Coordinator-Champlin/BP
Phone: 763-566-9600

Irina Astashinsky
Anoka Co. Welfare to Work Transportation Coordinator
Phone: 763-783-4864

Mike McCullough
Transportation Solutions Loan Manager
Phone: 763-566-9600

Lois Perkins-Huff
Transportation Solutions Loan Coordinator/Website
Phone: 763-566-9600

Robin Trombley
Senior Services Director
Phone: 763-566-9600

Diane Kowalzyk
Chore Program Coordinator/Clienttrack
Phone: 763-566-9600

Diane Voss
Accounts Payable
Phone: 763-450-3661

Beverly Bushyhead
Development Manager
Phone: 763-450-3663

Tiffany Mosley-Blaisdell
Administrative/ Communications Assistant
Phone: 763-450-3664

Kay Blake
Volunteer Coordinator
Phone: 763-450-3679

Eva Smart
Receptionist - Brooklyn Park Office
Phone: 763-566-9600

Richard Willers
Maintenance Technician
Phone: 763-566-9600

Carrie Tevik
Maintenance
Phone: 763-566-9600

Board of Directors

Rosemary Gordon
Church of St. Alphonsus

Kathryn Hemker
Indian Health Board of Minneapolis

Karen Hillerman (Secretary)
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

Mike Johnson (Chairman)
Plymouth Christian Youth Center

Myrna Kragness Kauth
Former Mayor of Brooklyn Center
Cross of Glory Lutheran Church

Maggie Philbrook Laine
Church of St. Timothy

Duayne Malewicki
Retired Music Educator
Prince of Peace Luthern Church

Iris McGinnis
Ramsey County Congregations

Donna Mody (Executive Committee)
Cummins, Inc.

Michelle Ness
Neighborhood House

Sue Olson (Vice Chairman)
Topline Federal Credit Union

Ann Sievers
Church of St. Gerard

Rev. JJ Slag
Emmanuel Christian Center

Ronald F. Stuedemann (Treasurer)
Retired from Medtronic, Inc.

Tamiko Thomas
District 279 (Osseo) Schools

Darrel Wyszynski
CEAP Volunteer

Annual Report

Green Apples

Please download this report and share it. If you want a hard copy of the 2009 Annual report, please contact CEAP at (763) 566-9600.

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2009 Statistics

Food Shelf: 5,800 families, 21,000 individuals (unduplicated) received food from CEAP's food shelves totaling 766,000 pounds.
Clothing Closet: 4,700 family visits this fiscal year; giving over 82,700 articles of clothing.
Housing Assistance: Assistance was granted to over 300 households. That is $194,700 that went towards rent and mortgage payments.
Transportation Solutions and Anoka County Welfare to Work: CEAP's two car loan programs gave 309 families loans totaling $360,430.
Back to School Program: Our 16th annual Back to School Program was held in August. It brought together CEAP offices, the Northtown Mall, Brookdale Center, the Shoppes at Arbor Lakes, the Brooklyn Park Crime Prevention Association, Christ Lutheran Church, Emmanuel Christian Center & Eagle Brook Church to help local area children receive school supplies for the 2008-09 academic year.
CEAP's Holiday Program: Served families with children 18 years of age or under living in Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, and East Champlin. Families participating in the program were given boxes that included traditional holiday foods, such as turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes, and dessert mixes. Parents also chose two gifts and a stocking stuffer for each of their children.
Children's Birthday Bags and Layettes: All year long CEAP provides Birthday Bags and Layettes. Birthday Bags are given for elementary age children and include a birthday cake, various party favors, and a gift or book. Layettes are given to clients with newborn children and contain new baby clothing, diapers, formula a quilt and other items.

Volunteer Statistics

Volunteers gave 29,000 hours of their time to CEAP this fiscal year.

Senior Chore Programs

Contractors & volunteers spent nearly 3,700 hours doing chores for clients this year, like lawn mowing, raking, snow removal, and more!

Meals on Wheels Program

MOW volunteers delivered 34,270 meals to clients this fiscal year. That is nearly 140 meals served a day!

Commendations

On November 29, 2000, the House of Representatives of the Minnesota State Legislature passed a Resolution honoring CEAP for "the efforts it makes to help people."

Non-Profit Status

CEAP meets all standards of the Charities Review Council of Minnesota. We are a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. All contributions are tax deductible as permitted by law.