Many thanks to following individuals and organizations for their generous contributions from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020.
Champions
The Aurora Fund
Nancy & DuBose Montgomery
Leslie Ballinger
QUEST Foundation
Franklin & Catherine Johnson Foundation
Santullo Family Fund
Steven and Michele Kirsch Fund
Tomlinson Family Foundation
Benefactors
Intero Foundation
W. Bruce Cook and Mary Louise Cook Foundation
VBS Foundation
Yoga Dana Foundation
Violet World Foundation
YWCA of the Mid-Peninsula Fund
Advocates
Alba Alamillo
Rajul & Alpesh Kadakia
Alice Shaver Foundation
Rich Kelley
Anonymous
Kenyon Family Fund
Eliza Bara & Paige Bara
Meg Lacy & Jeff Berkes
Deirdra & Michael Barsotti
Connie and Bob Lurie
Yvette Bovee
Katherine MacFarquhar
Christiane Brems
Wendy & Tim McAdam
Michelle Cale
Kathy McGlynn
Lydia Callaghan
Bridget McIver
Singmay Chou
Laurel & Steven Miranda
Anne D and Walter B Clark
Annelise Cooney Mora
Coxe Fund
The Morrison & Foerster Foundation
Tammy Crown
Frances & John Morse
Carla Culbertson & Scott Greenberg
Neukermans Family Fund
Elizabeth Dressel
Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund
Zoe Evans
Jane Rytina
Kit & Craig Gibbs
Gladys & Norman Sanguinetti
Golob Family Fund
Amelia Schultz & Jason Werlin
Goodwill Silicon Valley
Sophie and Arthur Brody Foundation
Anne & Eric Harrison
Steven B. Achelis Foundation
Gloria & Phil Horsley
Kathleen and John Sweazey
Shikha Hutchins
Cornelia Tierney
Supporters
Meredith Ackley
Kallol Mandal
Pam & Tom Adams
Angela McConnell
Archana Appanna & Vijay Srinivasan
Alejandra Mendoza
Jill Aufricht
Megan Michael
Rebecca & John Bara
Gina & David Milne
Liza Baskind & Brian Steele
Elizabeth & Mark Moragne
Catherine Boyle
Timi & Robert Most
Lori & Kurt Buecheler
Diana & Martin Neiman
Martha & Paul Chamberlain
Network for Good
Patricia E. Chang & Warren J. Packard
Peacebank Yoga
Jennifer Chapin
Lisa Putnam
Suzanne Delbanco & Sachu Constantine
Madeleen Rosetti
Abbie Dorosin & Dan Rich
Stephanie Rudd
Loree Draude
Carolyn & William Schmarzo
Alice & Robert Fenton
Barbara Schneider
Virginia Fitton
Laurie Shelton
Colleen Foraker
Jane Solomon
Robin Fox
Lisa Stanger
Nicole Garratt & Eric Schulman
SV2
Thalia Gonzalez
John Takayama
Kit Gordon
Victoria Thorp & James Migdal
Martin Hellman
Tuong-Vy Ton
Megana & Jinnah Hosein
Cynthia & Jeffrey Traum
Virginia Hull
Larisa Usich
Ashley Hunter
Richard C. and Barbara C. Van Dusen Family Fund
Susie Hwang & Matt Glickman
Teri & Mark Vershel
Alexandra Johnston
Lisa Voge-Levin & Peter Levin
Mike Kahn
Volckmann Family Foundation
Katharine & Ron Lang
Lisa Walton
Annie LaPlante
Pamela Ware
Catherine & Richard Lehrberg
Elizabeth Weingart
Teresa Luchsinger
Katrina Woodworth & Grainger Marburg
Jill & Deane Malott
Emily Wu & Drew Hoffman
Friends
Amazon Smile
Wendy Maxwell
Julia Appleby
Wendy McCarthy
Stephanie Bisgaard
Randie Meshirer-Polley
Mary Brayton
Christine Meyer
Kristine Cannon
Megan Miller
Celia Cheng
Susan Miller
Jennie Cho
Christina & Dennis Moser
Karli Cleary
Marianne Moutoux
Heather Cox
NB Yoga & Wellness
Sarah & James Darby
Celina Ngiam
Kristin Davis
Orange Sky Creations
Kirti Dewan
Rebecca Padnos Altamirano
Hillary Easom
The Patricia & Christopher Weil Family Foundation
Marjorie Ann Erway
PayPal Giving Fund
Sally & Craig Falkenhagen
Lisa & Jason Peery
Rosine Ferber
Linda Perry-Lynch
Heike Fischer & Jim Washburn
Lisa Perry
Ernestine & Mark Forcum
Erin Pittock
Diana & Freeman Ford
Pro Flow Yoga
Kristin Foss
Victoria Przybylski
Jennifer Friedman
Rebecca Quenelle
Ann Funkhouser
Amir Raubvogel
Paul Funkhouser
Carol & Jon Richards
Linda Gebroe
Sally Robinson
Neela Gentile
Regina & Rick Roney
Thomas Harrison
Joel Rosenberg
Georgia Hayashi
Mary & Harlow Rothert
Katharine Hays
Salesforce
Denise & Steve Henry
Amy Saltzman
Elizabeth Heron
John Sanchez
Mary & William Holst
Janet & Victor Schachter
Sara & Earl Hudson
Pamela Shelchuk
Lael Humphries
Felicia Shermis
Janet Hunter
Joan & Jack Simon
Eugenia Hurlbut
Lisa Stanley
Andrea Hutchinson
Louise Stroe
Christina & John Iaquinto
Judith Swope
Suzanne Jain
Patricia Tobin
Marie-Jeanne Juilland & Garey Johnson
Emanuela Todaro & Dante Malagrino
Nancy & Dennis Kennedy
Elizabeth Traubman
Grace Kietzmann
Vicki Trent
Kari Kirkpatrick
Bronwyn Turney
Dara & Bruce Knoblock
Thoa & Ron van Seventer
Judith Kramer
Sofie Vandeputte
Lisa A. Laehy
Kathleen & Doug Vargha
Lavender Crush
Serena Vinton
Cherry LeBrun
Laarni Von Ruden
Kerry Lindell
Rayme Waters
Kimberly Lyon
Robert Weeks
Julie Lythcott-Haims
Anya Yudin-Baehrle
Vickie Martin & Richard Evans
YogaSource, Palo Alto
In-Kind Donors
Baptiste Power Yoga Silicon Valley
Allison Kroeger
William Brown
Lululemon, Palo Alto
Katrien Burlinson
Amy Outman
Faith Chiang
Peace a Porter
Gallery X?X
Desire Rodriguez
Gratitude Giving Circle
The Sobrato Family Foundation
Wendy Gwyn
Kris Wolcott
Shikha Hutchins
Liza Zassenhaus
We would like to recognizeall of our dedicatedyoga instructors, arteducators and researchinterns who generouslydonate their time.
Quick Fact
Following the large decline in arrests for boys, the percentage of arrests for girls has grown.
(Puzzanchera, 2019 NCCD)
Incarceration results in large decreases in the likelihood of high school completion and large increases in the likelihood of adult incarceration.
(Alzer and Doyle, 2013)
Among female delinquents, an estimated 70-90% have a history of sexual abuse.
(Center for Gender and Justice)
Quotes from Our Girls
I tell myself to just calm down & breathe. When I’m angry I get away from everyone & be by myself until I calm down.
AYP Participant
When I think of balance relationships come to my mind being 50/50 and everything is even. Meeting halfway.
AYP Participant
I do that crow pose when you put all your weight on your hands. I look at my hands then and I feel like I’m in charge. you get that feeling you can choose. That you can choose your own lifestyle, too. I want a healthy lifestyle. A safe one. A happy one.
AYP Participant
When I am focused I am at ease. For instance when I draw or write, I block everything out and it’s just me in a whole other world. My world. I breathe more easyer (sic) and just focus. I put my feet flat on the floor and feel the earth.
AYP Participant
What is balance?
Both parts are equal, one not bigger nor heavier than the other. Both come together in peace & serenity.
AYP Participant
When I’m in peace I’m with my family. When I think of water I think of swimming in the ocean with the dolphins.
AYP Participant
I usually see things black and white. But after I do yoga I feel like a new person and I look at things in new ways. I see there is more than just yes or no, more than one choice, more than one path. I like this idea because so far the path I’ve chosen hasn’t been great. I’m ready for a new one.
AYP Participant
Before class I was kinda nervous and worried but now I feel relaxed and calm.
AYP Participant
I see myself successful because I’m confident.
AYP Participant
Balance means for me to be drama free.
AYP Participant
Judges, Teachers and Staff
The mood in class dramatically shifted by the end. The class left everyone in a much more positive mood.
AYP Yoga Instructor
When we ended, nearly every girl said thank you for the class…it seemed the gratitude had really rubbed off by the end of class.
AYP Yoga Instructor
Nora led them through a beautiful practice! Starting with the breath. Some girls were on their belly some seated, all were engaged and you could see them taking deep breaths. We moved from breath work on the floor to standing side stretches and a few sun salutations and ended with some seated stretches and a peaceful savasana.
Shikha, AYP Aftercare Director
The [AYP] staff are great. They are role-models for our staff and the girls. They are always cordial and they understand safety and security.
Rod Moore, Probation Director, Camp Kemp
The meditation really met the girls where they needed to be supported.
AYP Yoga Instructor
There was the most beautiful focused Savasana imaginable, brought to you by Sarah\’s wonderful guided meditation.
AYP Yoga Instructor
I went to Girls Court last Wednesday and realized 3 of the girls there had current yoga mentors—one of which told the judge she loved yoga, that it calmed her and made feel better. And yesterday, my own new mentee told me the same.
Mary Lynn Fitton, AYP Founder and Program Manager
Thank you for the amazing work you do. And for the support you’ve provided for the young women at the center… Keep doing what you do. I just wish you all the best of luck. It’s really important work. We definitely see the benefits of having you guys here!
Marlene, former Executive Director at CYWD
It was a very productive day at the school. The girls were quick to join the circle and get ready to begin our session. They loved the art project and are really starting to open up and share more about themselves with us.
AYP Yoga Instructor
Today the girls taught their own yoga class. It was a great experience for me to see my students leading and supporting others. They were so engaged and conscientious. They even helped me try a new pose.