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Where Potential Soars WHERE POTENTIAL SOARS 2018 ANNUAL IMPACT REPORT Through God’s Harvey Booms help and love, AN ALUMNUS STORY we serve, value, and Twenty years after leaving Eagle Mr. Drue, an Eagle Village staff Now Harvey is the manager of Village as a teenager, Harvey member who worked with Harvey, two restaurants, and is raising his walked back through the front remembers what he was like. two sons. Even though at times, doors of the main administration “Harvey did really well at Eagle his time spent at Eagle Village equip children and building. When the receptionist Village. He was a leader in the was challenging, without it he asked, “Can I help you?” Harvey group during Project Survive,” wouldn’t be the man he is today. said, “You already have.” Mr. Drue says. “He always had a really good spirit.” “I read through my Bible for the families for success. Harvey came to Eagle Village at first time at Eagle Village. I have 17 years old because of various After leaving Eagle Village, all good memories from my time struggles, and spent a month in Harvey struggled for several there,” Harvey says. “There was THIS IS OUR MISSION. the Assessment Center. “I thought more years until he was 24. nothing I would have changed it was tough to be there,” Harvey “That’s when I realized how the about it.” remembers. “But when we went seeds planted in me through on Project Survive, I realized it what I did at Eagle Village were hadn’t been that hard after all.” still affecting me,” Harvey says. “I would look at what I was doing Project Survive, a 9-day intensive and realize it was something they wilderness experience, teaches taught me at Eagle Village. All youth respect and responsibility this stuff kept coming back to me through decision making and and helped me become the man I natural consequences. am today.” When the receptionist asked, “Can I help you?” Harvey said, “You already have.” 2 3 2. ANSWERING TOUGH QUESTIONS IN 2018 YOU HELPED ASSESSMENT CENTER: Boys and girls who suffer from mental health and behavioral issues come stay here for 30–90 days. While here, together with their therapist, they develop a plan of action for the future that will help US CHANGE MORE stabilize them at home. THAN 6,600 LIVES 3. TEACHING POSITIVE HABITS CHALLENGE WEEKENDS: SUMMER CAMPS: Families, or just youth, Adolescents who are can attend these weekends struggling to manage year-round. Through their emotions, or activities and therapy engaging in risky they’ll learn healthy skills behaviors, attend such as communication, these summer camps. boundaries, conflict They’ll practice better 232 PEOPLE resolution, and respect. 136 KIDS communication, learn ATTENDED ATTENDED natural consequences, and find ways to manage their emotions. 4. BRINGING FAMILIES TOGETHER FOSTER CARE: ADOPTION: 75 KIDS Safe foster care families are When parental rights PLACED essential for kids while their have been terminated, own families work toward we work to find adoption reunification. We recruit, 27 matches and give every license, and train families SUCCESSFUL child a forever family. to provide a temporary home for kids in need. ADOPTIONS 1. GIVING A SAFE PLACE TO LIVE 5. TRAINING AND HOSTING CAPABLE LEADERS VICTORS EDGE Teams, schools, groups, and organizations can receive training to help 1,548 PASSAGES: CONNECTIONS: them reach their full potential. In Victors Edge they build confidence PARTICIPANTS 133 KIDS Teens are equipped with the necessary tools Youth who need it and mental resilience, strengthen character, and learn the importance IN RESIDENTIAL for life after foster care. They earn their high receive additional of grit and tenacity in overcoming challenges together. FOSTER CARE school diploma or GED, learn practical skills support, including a necessary for independent living, and are psychiatric evaluation enrolled into our Vocational Tech Program and intensive medical EVENTS & RETREATS to practice a trade and develop job skills. review. Staff to youth All kinds of groups take advantage of our meeting spaces, overnight 4,578 Staff to youth ratio is 1:6. ratio is 1:3. accommodations, and adventure facilities. GUESTS 4 5 Carissa A GRADUATE’S STORY “My mom had trouble with money, so we never She was smart, and she understood the difference stayed in one place for long.” Moving from place to between right and wrong,” Mr. Jason remembers. place kept Carissa from making long-term friends. “She just needed the motivation and needed to have She began to fight with her mother and spend time her confidence built.” with the wrong crowd. Often hungry, she stole food, got caught, and was put on probation. As family Carissa was in the Passages Program for older issues continued, the decision was made to remove teenagers. Mr. Brian, in charge of student employees Carissa from her home and place her at Eagle Village. in the program, assigned her a job on campus. “My first job was helping the experiential staff. I “I was so happy when I arrived at Eagle Village,” didn’t really want the job when Mr. Brian told me Carissa remembers. “I was so thankful to have food that’s where they would put me, but he pushed me to eat and a bed to sleep on.” to do it,” Carissa remembers. “And when I actually did it, I really enjoyed it. Mr. Brian had a good idea Her first day in the house, the residents went around of where I needed to be.” in a circle and introduced themselves, telling Carissa things about themselves. Carissa also gained valuable job experience by working as a receptionist on campus during her last “Even though I was so happy to be there, I was few months at Eagle Village. “I didn’t think I had also nervous and uncomfortable,” she recalls. “I enough potential to get a job, and I never thought “I was so happy when I arrived said something about liking to listen to old music. I would graduate from high school. But because After the introductions were over, I had a long of Eagle Village, I now have an awesome resume.” conversation with one of the staff members about Carissa has applied to college and plans to earn her at Eagle Village,” Carissa old music.” bachelor’s degree. That staff member, Mr. Jason, became one of Beyond finishing her high school education and remembers. “I was so thankful Carissa’s advocates over the ten months she spent discovering her potential, one issue remained in at Eagle Village, as she began to break the habits Carissa’s life: her relationship with her mother. Eager she’d formed over the past few years. to restore their relationship, Carissa’s mother chose to have food to eat and a bed to attend all of the Family Legacy Weekends, a time Holding only two high school credits, Carissa wasn’t for residents and their families to grow together, eager to pursue her diploma. “He spent months learn communication skills, and repair broken to sleep on.” trying to convince me to work on my diploma,” relationships. “We learned to resolve our arguments Carissa says. “When I decided to go for it, he even in a healthy way,” Carissa says. “My mom changed helped me through math class. Without him, I never as a person through the weekends, and I think Eagle CARISSA RECEIVING HER DIPLOMA FROM OUR SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, MR. DAN. would have graduated. He believed in me, and he Village really just got to her. We took in everything showed it.” Eagle Village had to offer.” Carissa’s potential had shown through, even though, Her time at Eagle Village brought about a complete like so many kids at Eagle Village, she’d arrived from turnaround for Carissa. “Eagle Village gave me an difficult circumstances. “Carissa had all the basics. opportunity at life that I never thought I would have. They showed me I’m worth it.” 6 7 EAGLE VILLAGE WITH YOU EDUCATION AND We changed lives through our education and treatment programs TREATMENT 67 of 83 MICHIGAN COUNTIES SERVED CREATING A WHOLE PERSON IN BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT. • ACADEMIC • COMMUNITY SERVICE • VOCATIONAL • LIFE SKILLS • SOCIAL • EMOTIONAL • PHYSICAL • EXPERIENTIAL • SPIRITUAL 8 9 Denny Lerner A DONOR’S STORY I first came into contact with Eagle Village When our business moved to a new location, sometime in the early seventies when I heard the donating the real estate from the former location founder, Kermit Hainley, speak at a lunch meeting. was an easy decision for my wife, Cindy, and I to I remember how his description of Eagle Village make. The Village could use it for counseling, foster impacted me as he spoke about their mission and care, adoption, and for carrying out their mission the children they were serving. with kids and families. It was the perfect thing for us to do. Up until that time, I hadn’t really thought about the issues these children faced each day. I thought I feel so good about my involvement with all families were like mine. It broke my heart and Eagle Village. I encourage everyone to give this I wanted to help. It just didn’t seem fair and I felt place all their love and support—it will make you obligated to get involved. feel good also! Through my years of involvement and support, I was honored to serve on the Board of Directors. The difficult task of mending broken families—and giving neglected and abused children a decent shot “I couldn’t imagine at life—was worthy of my time, talents, and financial backing. It has always felt, to me, like the right thing growing up and not to do.
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