DurhamCares

Total Operating Budget: $109,817.00

Q1 Results:

BounceBack Kids provided six families with services and/or programs four or more times, serving a total of 27 families in the first quarter.

BounceBack Kids was the direct beneficiary of the 1st Annual Heels for Healing 5K and Fun Run in Chapel Hill. Two hundred runners came out to participate and donated to BounceBack Kids. 

Eight volunteers participated in at least 3 events in the first quarter.

What

BounceBack Kids’ mission is to bring together and serve kids with life-challenging medical conditions to enrich the lives of participants and their families. BounceBack Kids provides free services to children with serious medical conditions and their families.  These services include a range of athletic, social and career planning sessions that are aimed at enhancing the minds and bodies of children with medical needs.  BounceBack Kids also provides support to families, such as cleaning and lawn services, when a child is re-hospitalized.

Why

BounceBack Kids was originally conceived by Dr. Henry Friedman, co-director of the Brain Tumor Center at Duke, and Bill Jessup, a successful North Carolina businessman. Friedman and Jessup wanted to start a program offering kids who had received treatment for brain cancer a physical and social outlet outside traditional post-hospitalization services. After deciding upon basketball skills sessions, they brought in Mike Zeillmann, a well-regarded basketball coach, and Hoop Dreams Basketball Academy was born.

Shortly after the program started, the founders realized that offering other forms of fitness and fun would also benefit the kids, their siblings and their parents. Soon, other organizations started offering the program tickets to sporting events, and Friedman and Jessup realized the value in these kids socializing together. The program subsequently expanded to include children with other types of cancer and chronic illnesses. The program now includes siblings in all activities. It also added support services and increased the number of social activities offered. In recognition of the expansion of its programs and services, the organization changed its name in 2008 to BounceBack Kids.

Sports Program: BounceBack Kids sports programming includes basketball, fitness, and golf. During the academic year (September - May), BBK offers basketball skills sessions with Coach Mike Zeillmann and fitness training with Coach Ari Zandman- Zeman at the Emily K Center in Durham. Twice a year golf lessons are offered at the Washington Duke Golf Club driving range in Durham.

Recreational and Social Programs: BounceBack Kids recreational and social Activities include attending college and professional sporting events, visiting local museums, cooking classes, arts and crafts activities, drumming lessons, and attending local theater productions.

Support Services: Support Services are a spectrum of special services. BounceBack Kids provides support when a child is re-hospitalized as well as services that include cleaning/lawn services to assist families and FunBags (e.g., books, magazines, and stuffed animals) for the children and family to enjoy together. BounceBack Kids also offers resources such as the College Planning Guide and educational rights resources list for participants and their families. All BounceBack families receive these materials as well as any other materials the organization develops free of charge.

Lisa Brachman

Executive Director of BounceBack Kids

Lisa Brachman is the Executive Director of BounceBack Kids and joined the team in October of 2004. Lisa has been involved in the nonprofit sector in North Carolina as staff and as a volunteer for 20 years. Prior to moving to North Carolina, Lisa worked as an international tax attorney in London and New York. Lisa previously served as the Executive Director of the North Carolina Legal Education Assistance Foundation and as a pre-law advisor at UNC-Chapel Hill. Lisa has volunteered with the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, Carolina Friends School, Durham Academy, Judea Reform Congregation, the North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys, the North Carolina Bar Association, and the Partnership for a Jewish Center. Lisa holds a Bachelors Degree in History from Yale University and a J.D. from the University of California-Berkeley. Lisa lives in Chapel Hill with her husband, two sons, and dog.

Alicia Altmueller

Assistant Director for BounceBack Kids

Alicia Altmueller is the Assistant Director for BounceBack Kids and joined the team in April of 2010. Alicia has worked for more than 20 years in the nonprofit sector in both New York and North Carolina. Her past work includes community, youth and environmental organizing. Past organizations include: United Way of New York City, Fund for the City of New York, City University of New York and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Alicia holds a Bachelors Degree in Environmental Business from New York University and a Masters Degree in Geography from Hunter College of the City University of New York. When not working, Alicia lives in Chapel Hill in a multi-generational home, shared with her husband, two daughters and parents.

Kristen Scheiber

Participant Services Coordinator

Originally from Cody, Wyoming, Kristen has a Bachelors Degree in Anthropology from the University of Wyoming and a Masters Degree in Social Work from University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She has 12 years of Social Work experience. Kristen specialized in working with at risk foster children in Nevada. She has worked extensively with parents and foster parents helping them to form a caring and supportive environment within their families.Kristen is a marathon runner, having completed nine full marathons. She lives in Cary, NC with her husband and two children.

BounceBackKids2011Report.pdf