Letter from the Founder

Dear Friends, Partners, and Supporters,

As I reflect on 2025, one word continues to rise in my spirit: transformation.

This year began with promise and it ended with purpose fulfilled. What unfolded throughout 2025 was more than growth on paper; it was healing in real time, courage being rebuilt, and lives being restored one young person, one family, one step at a time.

When Rubies entered our new space at the YWCA, we weren’t just unlocking doors to a building we were unlocking access, opportunity, and expansion. That moment marked a turning point. New contracts were secured. New programs were launched. Our team grew stronger. And most importantly, our impact deepened.

This year, 40 young women completed the Rubies program, and I say this with profound gratitude and pride: these young ladies did not leave the same way they entered. They came in carrying brokenness, uncertainty, and survival stories. They left with clarity, confidence, and an understanding of their worth. They learned that their past does not define them and that their future is not limited by where they started.

One of the most meaningful moments of 2025 was our first Healing Retreat at Phantom Ranch. Watching our girls experience peace beyond the noise of everyday survival riding horses, sitting around a bonfire, laughing freely, breathing deeply was a reminder of why Rubies exists. Sometimes healing begins when the nervous system finally feels safe enough to rest.

We also celebrated powerful milestones:

• Young women securing housing and employment while in school

• Families reunified through intentional, loving support

• A long-term participant successfully transitioning out of the program after three years

• Alumni returning from college to give back proof that the seeds planted here continue to grow

These moments are not accidental. They are the result of your belief, your generosity, and your willingness to invest in restoration instead of giving up.

Because of you, Rubies was able to expand services to parents through Family Matters, launch G.E.M.S. for young men, strengthen clinical support, and provide hands-on life skills that prepare youth not just to survive but to thrive.

As we look ahead to 2026, we do so grounded, grateful, and ready. The foundation is set. The vision is clear. And the lives being changed remind us daily that this work matters.

Thank you for walking with us. Thank you for trusting the mission. And thank you for choosing to be part of stories that end in hope.

With deep appreciation and expectation,

April Bentley
Founder & Executive Director
Rubies Corporation

Rubies Corporation

2025 Impact Snapshot

Healing • Empowerment • Transformation

🌟 OUR IMPACT

40 YOUTH COMPLETED PROGRAMMING
Young women moved from instability to confidence, healing, and restored self-worth.

100+ YOUTH & COMMUNITY MEMBERS REACHED
Through prevention education, speaking engagements, and workshops.

📈 PROGRAM GROWTH

3 ACTIVE SERVICE CONTRACTS

• Reach Crisis (Wraparound)

• Children’s Wisconsin

• CCS

NEW PROGRAMS LAUNCHED

• G.E.M.S. – Gentlemen of Excellence & Mentorship

• Family Matters – Parent support & advocacy

🌿 HEALING & EXPERIENCES

FIRST-EVER HEALING RETREAT
📍 Phantom Ranch

• Horseback riding

• Archery & tomahawking

• Bonfires & s’mores

• Peace, rest, and connection beyond the inner city

Educational Trips
Local, out-of-city, and out-of-state learning experiences

🛠️ LIFE SKILLS & ENRICHMENT

• Sewing & textile skills

• Tool use & basic construction

• Masonry (brick & cement work)

• Cooking & nutrition classes

🌱 Rubies In Bloom Garden
Youth planted, nurtured, and harvested a thriving vegetable garden—building responsibility, teamwork, and healing.

👥 PEOPLE POWER

6 TOTAL STAFF MEMBERS
Including 2 Licensed Clinicians
• Psychotherapist
• Psychoeducation Therapist

🎓 Alumni Engagement
2 Rubies alumni returned from college to volunteer and mentor current participants.

💎 OUTCOMES THAT MATTER

• 40 youth completed the program

• 1 long-term participant successfully transitioned out after 3 years

• 2 young women secured stable housing

• 3 young women gained employment while in school

• 2 families reunified through youth & parent support

🤝 COMMUNITY PARTNERS

Funders & Supporters
We Energies • Woodson Foundation • Bader Philanthropies
GMF • Green Bay Packers Foundation

Program & Space Partners
YWCA • Alice’s Garden • YMCA (Brown Deer – Rite Height) • Phantom Ranch • Christian Faith Fellowship • Great Impressions

💰 FINANCIAL SNAPSHOT

$189,000 IN 2025
Supporting programs, staffing, space, retreats, and sustainability

✔ Stable revenue
✔ Consistent referrals
✔ Positioned for 2026 growth

✨ OUR WHY

From broken to beautiful.
Rubies walks alongside youth as they rediscover their value, reclaim their voices, and step into purpose.

🔮 LOOKING AHEAD

2025 laid the foundation.
2026 builds upward—expanding services, strengthening families, and sustaining transformation.