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Rosemarys Babies Co

Helping Teen Parents to Help Themselves

Cincinnati, OH   |  https://www.rosemarysbabies.co

Mission

Rosemary's Babies Co. mission is to help teen parents master the concepts of self-leadership to leave a legacy.

Notes from the nonprofit

Thank you for supporting Rosemary's Babies Co. in 2022. As we celebrated our sixth birthday, we showcased to everyone how significant our organization could be when you have the passion of a great team, a strategic plan, and perseverance to succeed. Our Year of Six-nificance brought a partnership with the NFL and WNBA, RBC reaching our Phase I fundraising goals ($1M capital stack to purchase our new 6,900 sq. foot facility), and finally, awarded Non-profit of the Year for a 3rd Year In A Row by Cincy Magazine! How dope is that?! This year Rosemary's Babies Co. served more than 340 families, exceeding our goal of 1,700 families served since our inception in 2016. RBC emerged as a true leader in our development space partnering with iFF, The Port of Greater Cincinnati, Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gardens and so many others to kick-off the renovation of our multi-million dollar initiative Holloway House & Resource Center. Thank you all for your support our donors, sponsors, and media.

Ruling year info

2016

CEO/Founder

Rosemary D Oglesby-Henry

Main address

4439 Reading Road SUITE 107

Cincinnati, OH 45229 USA

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EIN

81-3727709

NTEE code info

Human Service Organizations (P20)

Youth Development Programs (O50)

Counseling Support Groups (F60)

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Adolescent parents (Teen Parents) have no access to resources and support in the tristate area; Greater Cincinnati. Teen parents suffer from housing insecurity, homelessness, and lack of quality programming to support their transition from childhood to parenthood and childhood to adulthood. Rosemary's Babies Co. program and resources address these concerns by providing in-person and virtual support.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Leadership & Legacy Program

Our Leadership & Legacy Program focuses on the following core areas: Parenting, Education, Technology, Arts, Leadership, and Social determinants. Through our Leadership & Legacy Program, we create a plan for the family focusing on the core areas of our P.E.T.A.L.S. track. Families commit to one year of continuous support.

Teen parents and families receive access to trauma-informed care, access to 1:1 mentoring, as well as a tablet or laptop to support child development.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
People of African descent
Adolescent parents
Social and economic status

Confidant Care provides 24/7 virtual support for teen parents and families through any of our social platforms: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Snapchat, Text Message/Call, Website, Instagram. Any teen parent and/or family member are able to use this service for support including support from our Petals Pantry which supplies baby care items and emergency supplies. Ridehail, and Cribs Program in collaboration with Ohio Equity Institute- Safe Sleep Education Training Program

Population(s) Served
Adolescents
Families

Levi The Leadership Lion is our mascot that provides Levi is a stylish smart character created by Rosemary's Babies Company to introduce children to STEM, arts, communication, leadership concepts & other cool subjects at the earliest stage of development. Levi engages youth through music, interaction, books, and play. Levi was made affordable so families, schools, and businesses at any income level can benefit from his services.

Population(s) Served
Infants and toddlers
Children and youth

Holloway House & Resource Center is a premiere facility that will provide wellness, education, a state-of-the-art STEM lab, financial & educational resources, as well as supportive housing for (7) seven moms and their babies. Our goal by 2025 is to serve 500-1,000 yearly both virtually and in-person.

Population(s) Served
Ethnic and racial groups
Children and youth
At-risk youth
Economically disadvantaged people

Where we work

Affiliations & memberships

Association of Fundraising Professionals - Member 2018

United Way Member Agency 2018

Ohio Senate Award 2018

Cincinnati Family Magazine: Parenting Resource 2018

Roebling Society: Metropolitan Club 2018

West Chester - Liberty Chamber of Commerce 2019

Non-profit Executive Director of the Year- Smart Business Magazine 2020

Rosemary Oglesby-Henry Day | Black History & Women's History Month- City of Cincinnati 2020

Leadership Council for Non-profits 2020

Cincy Magazine Non-profit of the Year/ Parenting & Childbirth Resource 2020

Pillar of the Community, Walker Funeral Home 2021

Women in Herstory, Radio One/Cincy R&B 2021

Cincy Magazine Non-profit of the Year/Parenting & Childbirth Resource 2021

2021 Champion for Change by Cradle Cincinnati 2021

Non-profit Board Executive of the Year- Smart Business Magazine 2022

Cincy Magazine Non-profit of the Year/Parenting & Childbirth Resource 2022

Ohio 500 Most Influential & Powerful Leaders (CEO) 2022

NAACP Inspiring Leader | CEO 2022

National Urban League YP Honors | VP 2022

Regional Social Workers Award | CEO 2022

NFL Partnership #mycausemycleats | Samaje Perine 2022

WNBA Partnership | Kelsey Mitchell 2022

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Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of children who have the ability to seek help from and respond appropriately to adults

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Children and youth, Families, Economically disadvantaged people

Related Program

24/7 Confidante Care

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Rosemary's Babies provides in-person and virtual support to teen parents 13-19, but as young as 9. More than 80% of our families fall 200% below the poverty level.

Number of children who have the skills necessary to maintain personal health

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Children and youth, Families, Economically disadvantaged people

Related Program

Leadership & Legacy Program

Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

100% of parents reported healthy pregnancies

Number of people who received clinical mental health care

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Children and youth

Related Program

Leadership & Legacy Program

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

100% of program participants had access to

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

Rosemary's Babies Company goals are to 1. provide intervention, education, and prevention for teen parents and families to eradicate generational pregnancy and poverty, while alleviating dependence on governmental benefits. 2. Improve the health of teen parent families and their babies, pre and post-birth. 3. Finally, reduce the disparities that impact the lives of teen parent families that render these young families helpless and ashamed to seek help, while developing policy initiatives that allow them to be successful leaders in the community.

Focus on Funding
Focus on Board Development
Increase individual giving and major donors
Leverage new property to raise private sector funding

Increase Awareness
Measure our programming using social media analytics
Focus on collaboration strategies for direct referrals

Achieve High Level Programming
Open supportive housing to better serve teen parents
Expand and strengthen existing partnerships to leverage current and future programs

Rosemary's Babies Co. partners with United Way of Greater Cincinnati, bi3, and other great organizations. These collaborations allow us to be a pipeline of support for teen parents.

Rosemary's Babies Co. has spent more than three years researching the epidemic of teen parenting and generational barriers. The conceptualization, analysis of need, and composition of the program were based on numerous life experiences including that of the founder; she was a teen parent who broke the cycle.

Since our inception, Rosemary's Babies Co. has served more than 1200 families. Our organization has provided hundreds of emergency rides, distributed more than three dozen cribs, and provided thousands of hours of mentoring and education. Our teen parents have successfully:
1. Graduated from high school,
2. Improved behaviors,
3. Increased income and started jobs,
4. and improved their relationships with their babies and parents.

2020 & 2021 Non-profit of the Year in Pregnancy & Parenting Resources by Cincy Magazine

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • Who are the people you serve with your mission?

    RBC serves teen parents 9-19 years of age, of all races, demographics, and socioeconomics.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • What significant change resulted from feedback?

    In 2021, RBC began using Charity Tracker where program participants can contact us more easily and we are also able to track feedback better. Additionally, we added space on our website for the community to give feedback as well as assigned a liaison for the neighborhood.

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We act on the feedback we receive

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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Rosemarys Babies Co

Board of directors
as of 05/21/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Aswad Mack

Procter & Gamble Company

Term: 2022 - 2024

Rodsha Belser

Kroger Company

Cheryl Lackey

City of Cincinnati

Mariah McCollum

YL Board, Coldwell Banker Realty

Roderick Mills

YL, Board Magneter

Kenneth Glenn

YL Board, The Business Hospital

Kat Steiner

Advisor, Meals On Wheels

Mark Osborne

Advisor, Summit Country Day

Jaila Nored

Advisor, Council On Aging

Patricia McCollum

Advisor, State of Ohio

Angel Wright

Radio One

Elaine Bobbey

Consultant, Evenflo

Rosemary Oglesby-Henry

CEO, Rosemary's Babies Co.

Lelon Fraizer

VP, Proctor & Gamble

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 5/20/2023
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
Black/African American
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

Disability

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Equity strategies

Last updated: 03/17/2021

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Data
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.