OVER 27 YEARS OF CATCH PEOPLE CARING

CITIZENS Report To The Community 2006 ACTING TOGETHER CAN HELP, INC.

Contents

CATCH People Care...... 1

Statement from the CEO ...... 2

Statement from the Chairman of the Board ...... 2

27 Years of Service to the Community ...... 3

Programs & Locations ...... 5

Mental Health Services ...... 7

Residential & Emergency Services ...... 11

Anna's House - Profiling Our Most Recent Residence...... 13

Developmental Disabilities Services ...... 14

Management Services ...... 17

Financial Review ...... 19

Board of Directors ...... 21

Executive Staff ...... 23 CATCH People Care Citizens Acting Together Can Help, Inc. (CATCH) has been providing a comprehensive continuum of treatment, training and education, residential, consultation, and family support services to persons with cognitive delays, behavioral health issues, developmental disabilities and substance abuse challenges for over 27 years … and our outreach continues to expand each and every year. We believe that all individuals deserve a caring community, a place to call home – albeit temporary at times – and most important, a level of personal dignity that comes from functioning as independently as possible. In efforts to uphold and fulfill our credo, the CATCH staff of compassionate professionals is dedicated to building bridges within the communities we serve to facilitate programs and services that enrich the lives of our consumers… be it family member, friend or neighbor.

1 STATEMENT FROM OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

CATCH – has been a cornerstone and anchor in the Citizens Acting Together Can Help, Inc. (CATCH) has South community since 1979. As a spent the past three decades building its capacity to provide a well-established, licensed, credentialed provider of Community high level of quality behavioral health and mental retardation Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Services, services in an ever changing environment. We are a hands-on CATCH acknowledges its ongoing responsibility to serve and organization where each person is valued for his/her enhance the community at large. CATCH, Inc. reasserts its contribution to the success of the organization. The efforts of public commitment to the Philadelphia region to conduct all our Board of Directors and staff, as well as the steadfast support its programs at the highest level, with the best personnel, of our local, Commonwealth and Federal representatives have utilizing the best resources, creating the most stabilizing made it possible to continue to expand our programming and environment as financed and enabled by the public grant to serve our community. structures in the Behavioral Health System. The Philadelphia Behavioral Health System is in the midst The program orientation of CATCH, Inc. focuses on the of a transformation to a more recovery oriented model. Major global “Recovery” of each consumer whether child or adult. changes in our Medicaid System are underway; political lines The constant goal of each program is to develop realistic, are being drawn over the future of America's safety-net health specific and individualized programs for each person to care coverage programs. However CATCH has remained achieve, to live and to succeed at home, at work, at play and in focused on improving the implementation of such publicly the evolving course of every critical relationship. funded programs for citizens of Philadelphia because we believe Currently, CATCH’s Executive Practices and Procedures that there are a myriad of opportunities yet available for are more efficient than ever. Newly designed programs improving the delivery of services. continue to strengthen CATCH’s base of offerings. There are Focusing on strengthening our partnership with increased efforts toward the employment of the consumers - improving quality, decreasing inefficiencies and developmentally disabled; the establishment of new programs building system capacity - we continually aspire to enhance for monitoring children; new programs for student residents of the resiliency in the people we serve while meeting our Girard College; long-term, interventional, emergency and fiscal responsibilities. residential programs continue throughout the City; ongoing A great organization is one that delivers high quality outreach in consultation to brother and sister agencies and the services and makes a positive impact on people’s lives over expanded transportation department specializing in the a long period of time. delivery of residents to medical healthcare providers are just a few recent accomplishments of which we CATCH, Inc. is passionate about are especially cognizant and proud. Finally, we are helping people and committed to our core ever grateful for the ongoing financial support and values of respect, care, a passion for partnering that CATCH receives from the City innovation and integrity. of Philadelphia, Office of Mental What follows is a snapshot of CATCH, Inc. Health/Mental Retardation and Community and its accomplishments over the past Behavioral Health, Commonwealth of PA, two years, as well as an overview of the as well as numerous unnamed friends many services we provide to the citizens and benefactors. of Philadelphia.

Edward C. Mintzer, Jr. Raymond A. Pescatore Chairman, Board of Directors Chief Executive Officer

2 27 Years of Service to our Community.

Our beginnings can be traced back to the early 1960s when a presidential panel presented a national plan that established a trend away from over-utilization of large institutions and toward community care. A subsequent Act of Congress provided funds to build community facilities, and a network of community-based programs was established in the Commonwealth by the Mental Health/Mental Retardation Act of 1966. Initially, these programs were offered through institution- based grantees that were given responsibility for designated areas called "Catchments." In 1979, the program at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital was transferred to a community- based non-profit organization, Citizens Acting Together Can Help, Inc. The organization’s mission is to care for the vulnerable, honor the life and dignity of all, and engage community in compassionate service and advocacy. At CATCH we promote the concept of recovery and self-determination. The notion of recovery from mental illness refers to a process by which persons create a meaningful, productive life despite the challenges the illness poses (Anthony, Cohen, Farkas, & Gagne, 2002; Deegan, 1988). Self-determination refers to the right of individuals to have full power over their own lives, encompassing concepts that are central to existence in a democratic society, including freedom of choice, civil rights, independence and self-direction (Cook & Jonikas, 2000). Our consumers range from those making the transition from restricted institutional environments, to young children making the sometimes difficult adjustment to school and to the elderly with their unique needs.

3 Our programs are woven into the fabric of the community and work in conjunction with community businesses, social organizations, community centers and schools. It is our belief that the services and supports we provide to people with mental illnesses will lead to a full, productive life with meaning and purpose.

While the need for CATCH services grows, the means by which we provide services is constantly changing. National headlines speak of a "crisis in healthcare" and we have been on the leading edge of adapting to this changing environment. Through careful management, CATCH Inc. has been able to administer our funding and payer resources to maximize the quality of care. In many cases, our efforts have resulted in reduced and contained costs. And our administration continues to develop and refine its systems to be accountable and competitive in the cost-conscious healthcare delivery environment of the 21st Century.

4 Programs, Sites & Locations

CATCH programs are found throughout the City, and our service sites are woven into the fabric of the communities we serve. Facilities are easily accessible for consumers and their families. CATCH SITES: 6. Residential Program - “Sandy's House” 1. Administrative Offices 521-23 Snyder Avenue 1409 Lombard Street 2. Children's School-Based Intensive 7. Respite I Case Management Program Crisis Residence 2630 South Broad Street 8th Street & Girard Avenue 3. Children's Services 8. Liberty House Clubhouse Program 1417 Oregon Avenue 1221 South 15th Street 4. Developmental Disabilities Services 9. Adult Partial Hospitalization 1421 Oregon Avenue Day Program 5. Alternative II Day Program Adult Psychiatric Rehabilitation Transportation Services 1223 South 15th Street Facilities Management 10. Residential Program - “Anna's House” Security 1208 South 15th Street CRR-30-Bed Unit 11. Resource Case Management Step-Down Unit 1413 W. Moyamensing Avenue Long-Term Structured Unit 12. CRR - 12-Bed Unit - Catharine House Fitness Center 756-58 South 16th Street 2401 Penrose Avenue 13. Moderate Care CRR 1823 South 19th Street

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5 14. Adult Outpatient Services SCHOOL PROGRAMS: Elderly Services 1. Arthur School 1400 Reed Street 20th & Catharine Streets 15. School-Based Consultation and 2. Bregy School Education Program 17th & Bigler Streets Quality Assurance Unit 3. Girard School 1227 South 15th Street 18th Street & Snyder Avenue 16. Intensive Case Management 4. Jackson School 1413 Moyamensing Avenue 12th & Federal Streets 5. Nebinger School 6th & Carpenter Streets 6. Smith School 19th & Wharton Streets 7. 9th & Mifflin Streets 8. Taggart School 4th & Porter Streets 9. Washington School 5th & Federal Streets

GREATER PHILADELPHIA CATCHMENTS

• Northwestern Human Services • PATH, Inc. • Northeast Community Center for MH/MR • WES Corporation • Northwestern Human Services of Philadelphia • COMHAR, Inc. • Interac, Inc. • Community Council for MH/MR Inc. • J.F. Kennedy Community MH/MR Center • Hall-Mercer Community MH/MR Center of PA Hospital • The Consortium, Inc. • CATCH, Inc.

6 Mental Health Services Both Intensive Case management and Resource Coordination programs are primarily direct care services provided to the chronically mentally ill individuals with a SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN, ADULT AND history of multiple hospitalization and non-compliance with THE ELDERLY existing community resources. Intensive Case Management The Mental Health Division (MH) Division provides and Resource Coordination services are designed to ensure comprehensive psychological, psychiatric and social work access to community agency services and people whose services. Through this base service unit function, treatment functions are to provide the support, training and assistance and other needed services can be coordinated to maximize required for a stable, safe and healthy community life for the quality care. individuals within the designated target population. Intensive OUTPATIENT SERVICES: ASSISTANCE FOR ADULTS Case Managers and Resource Case managers provide the AND CHILDREN IN THE COMMUNITY following types of services: linking, monitoring, assessment and CATCH’s Adult and Children’s Outpatient Programs offer service planning, accessing services, utilization, assistance in comprehensive treatment and counseling services to any the utilization of community resources, problem resolution and individual within the community. Following an evaluation, a crisis intervention. personalized treatment plan is developed offering services such KINSHIP CARE CASE MANAGEMENT as individual therapy, family therapy, psychiatric evaluation, psychological testing, medication and case management. Drug CATCH’s Kinship Care Program began as a federally and alcohol counseling is provided on a consultation basis funded project designed to expand and enhance the range of through agreements with a variety of citywide drug and alcohol services for children and adolescents with serious emotional treatment programs. disturbances in the Community. CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES: LIAISON FROM Today, Kinship Care operates as one of the premier child INTAKE THROUGH WELLNESS and adolescent Intensive Case Management Programs within Case Management Services facilitate the progress the City of Philadelphia’s continuum of social work and case of the consumer’s service from the point of intake, and management services. continues throughout their course of service in one of the Kinship Care Services are open to all children and clinical programs. adolescents in the City of Philadelphia who have serious and persistent mental health issues.

7 Recently, CATCH’s Kinship Care program has been and the child serving systems in Philadelphia. Funding for utilized to treat children and families who have multiple expansion of the program has varied and included: complicated psychiatric, psychological and social work issues reinvestment monies from Community Behavioral Health; and who have not been placed into service due to the school, cluster and Area Academic Office funds, special overwhelming citywide demand for critical care services for education reserve funds, Safe Schools/Healthy Students funds, children and families in crisis. funds for Safe and Drug-Free Schools; and ACCESS funds. CONSULTATION AND EDUCATION: The primary goal of the C&E is to provide short-term ACCESS TO CARE FROM THE SCHOOLS school based case management support and services to children The Consultation and Education Program is a preventative who have behavioral health needs, or are at risk for developing short-term school-based case management service for children behavioral health issues. Through prevention, they seek to experiencing barriers to learning. This service is provided in alleviate or decrease the intensity of problems and help families partnership with the Division of Community Based Prevention to provide a safe and nurturing environment for their children. Services (DCBPS) of the Department of Human Services The C&E staff provides a broad range of services to children, (DHS) and Office of Specialized Services (OSS) for the School their families and school personnel, including short term case District of Philadelphia. management, home visits, linkage to behavioral and community supports, referral support, skill building, conflict The service is designed to work with the child resolution and anger management. experiencing barriers to learning and to support the child and family by facilitating referrals to behavioral health and community services. This program was started eight (8) years ago through a Federal grant that funded CATCH and three (3) Consultation and Education Specialists (C&E’s) serving nine schools in the original South Region of the School District of Philadelphia. The program grew and developed in response to the expressed needs of the Philadelphia public schools; and as a direct result of a high level of cooperation between the District

8 Mental Health Services full-time psychologist who are assigned to work with the Nurture A-1 School Based Day Program classroom. In addition, the Nurture A-1 School Based Day Program In addition to serving the child and family, the C&E operates a Therapeutic Summer Camp during the months of Program can also facilitate the development and expansion of July and August. This program allows the CATCH clinical the schools' capacity to education children and reduce or teams to maintain continuity of treatment with those children remove barriers to learning. C&E staff, including supervisors who will return to the program in the Fall. and program directors, provides consultation to educational ADULT PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION SERVICES staff, do training and professional development, and work with educators to promote school wide behavior management The Adult Partial Hospitalization Division has continued programs. Needs assessment and program development are to refine its services in order to meet the many and varied done collaboratively with the leadership and staff of a school. needs of our clientele. Our two program sites offer day treatment services to upwards of 100 clients each day, ages 18- THE LIBERTY CLUBHOUSE: MEMBERSHIP IN LIFE 55. The Alternative II site is located at 2401 Penrose Avenue. Based on a model pioneered by Fountain House in New The Carlisle site is located at 1223 South 15th Street. York City, more than 30 years ago, the CATCH, Inc. Liberty Both the Carlisle Street and the Alternative II Day Clubhouse program one of several “second generation” Program have developed a system of services aimed at recovery oriented, vocational rehabilitation day programs. The providing recovery oriented clinical, educational and Clubhouse empowers its consumers (who are called members) vocational services for individuals who are determined, via because they govern the program with technical assistance and assessment and diagnosis, to be suffering from a persistent support from the staff. Membership is open to Philadelphia mental illness. residents who have chronic mental illness. In addition, these programs provide valuable support with The Clubhouse is a place where members feel at home. educational and/or employment training experiences to There, they meet friends, relax, watch television or videos and assist consumers in qualifying for other educational goals or receive information in the lounge area. If they wish, members gainful employment. can participate in activities where they learn life and work skills. These include food preparation, secretarial/clerical skills, ELDERLY SERVICES housekeeping/maintenance, educational services and general Elderly Services offers a partial hospitalization program and computer skills. provides mental health group activities and counseling services THE NURTURE A-1 SCHOOL BASED DAY PROGRAM to designated area senior centers. The program breaks through the traditional barriers encountered by the elderly when they The Nurture A-1 School Based Treatment Program seek mental health treatment. Any individual, family, hospital provides comprehensive clinical services to over 180 children or agency that contacts the unit receives immediate attention in nine different Philadelphia Public Schools. The CATCH or referral to the appropriate resource. Nurture Program is an integral part of the elementary or middle school, supported by the whole school staff and by RESPITE I CATCH. An experienced lead mental health This 25-bed program, located on the same grounds as the clinician/professional staffs each Nurture A-1 Classroom, Crisis Residence, serves as the second stop for many consumers supervising at least one to three behavioral health workers. in the continuum. Here, consumers are provided with The Nurture A-1 School Based Day Program is a psychiatric, medical and social work services while they begin ten-month, school-based calendar program supervised by a full their journey toward stabilization and reorganizing their lives. time mental health professional that acts as the Program Many individuals stay as long as a year or two before moving Director and each school is assisted by a care coordinator, who on to the more community based Respite II. keeps in contact constantly with the children's families and In June of 2002, Respite I underwent a complete and helps the families access other human services entities. In extensive renovation. Utilizing a creative architectural design, addition to the Program Director, the care coordinator, the the new Respite I stands as a state of the art mental health professionals and behavioral health workers residential/treatment program that maintains the home-like being in the classrooms, there is a full-time psychiatrist and a environment that is essential to the process of recovery.

9 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH REHABILITATION SERVICES Director of Mental Behavioral Health Rehabilitation Services, formally known Health Services as Wraparound Services is a comprehensive Clinical Program that efforts to develop a multi-level treatment approach for children and adolescents with complicated and serious Director of Adult Director of Child Director of Case emotional problems. Outpatient, Partial Adolescent Outpatient, Management, Outreach Director of Quality Chief Psychiatrist Hospital & Rehab Partial Hospital & & Respite Services Assurance Services Social Rehab Services BHRS is comprised of a team of professionals who provide a variety of services in a number community settings including the child’s home and school. These professionals provide LTSR Director 15-Bed individual assessment and clinical services along with social Intake Assessment Child/Adolescent Intensive Care Mental Health Division Penrose & 16-Bed Outpatient Services Management Services Quality Assurance Respite II, South support to the child, his parents, his siblings and extended 15th Street family members. Collaboration and systems co-operation are the core principals of this service that always seems to be in high demand throughout the city. Child/Adolescent Adult Outpatient School-Based Critical Resource Coordination Training & Education QUALITY ASSURANCE Services Hospital Services Services Since 1983, the Quality Assurance department (QA), here at CATCH has been utilized to augment the delivery of behavioral health services for consumers within its Catchment Area. Its primary role is to assist the mental health director Adult Partial Hospital Child/Adolescent Kinship Care, Services School-Based Case Management along with divisional directors in maintaining compliance with Outpatient Services Services regards to city, state and federal regulations. To achieve aforementioned outcomes QA has expanded its scope, with increase responsibilities towards program monitoring, policy Geriatric Partial EPSDT Wrap Around reviews, chart auditing, staff training and much more. Hospital Services Services; Respite I Moreover, QA has endeavored to shift its management approach, in efforts to establish a better framework for planning, implementing, and assessing all systems and activities. For QA this shift moves CATCH, Inc. from simply Social Rehabilitation meeting standards and reacting to our environment to Services developing an organizational climate which promotes preventive and proactive measures as those embraced by the methodologies of quality management. Clubhouse

10 Residential and Emergency Services Sandy's House is a long term program where clients may stay several years, thus it gives both clients and staff time to work on the many areas which will help them reach their goals. COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL REHABILITATION CRISIS RESIDENCE These fifty eight beds located at three different sites in For most of our consumers, the Crisis Residence is the South Philadelphia embody the concept of Recovery. It is in entry point to our Residential Treatment continuum. This these residential programs where consumers are taught the eight bed program is designed to meet the psychiatric necessary skills which enable them to meet their individually emergency needs of our consumers and facilitate transfers to specified goals and move on to a more productive life while still longer term programs such as Respite I, Respite II and our dealing with a major mental illness. CRR Programs. T.McS. “Living at the CRR makes me happy. I have While at the Crisis Residence, each consumer receives a a nice room, the food is good and I go next door to day psychiatric and physical evaluation along with prescribed program. I am now attending classes for my GED and am medication from our physicians. These evaluations enable our proud of myself.” competent staff of nurses and counselors to make the R.W. “Staff encourage me to become more independent appropriate referral to the next level of care. It is at the Crisis and to explore my options for vocational/educational training. Residence where the road to recovery begins. I am now attending OIC five days a week.” RESIDENTIAL AND EMERGENCY SERVICES While living at these sites, consumers work on issues such The CATCH Residential and Emergency Services as money management, budgeting, social/conflict resolution, encompasses a total of 138 beds. Eight are dedicated to our vocational and educational needs along with any other area Crisis Residence and the other 130 to our many Residential the consumer needs in an effort to achieve their goals and Programs. All of our treatment services are predicated on the become a productive member of the community. Recovery Model. That is what we strive to have each Sandy's House - Residential Program consumer reach his/her full potential and help them reach their 521-23 Snyder Avenue goals by working with them, individually and in small groups. A fifteen-bed residential program designed to meet the The challenges we face as a provider of these services are ongoing psychiatric need of our consumers. Sandy's House is many, mainly because funding doesn't always cover our costs. dedicated to the principle of recovery that is we strive to have We at CATCH, however, are determined to exhaust every every resident reach his/her peek potential. This is possible avenue to achieve our desired goal which is to help accomplished by our dedicated staff working with the clients our clients live in dignified residential settings while they on areas of the need for medication, budgeting, vocational continue their journey to Recovery. needs, spirituality conflict resolution and a whole host of areas which will enable the consumer to be successful and live life to the fullest. V.D. “I have been with CATCH for 18 years. Sandy's House is my home. I am in a work program 5 days a week. I had the same job for 18 years. I like helping out at Sandy's House.” CR “I moved from Penrose one year ago. I have been clean and sober for eight years. I think that the support of my peers and staff at the CATCH residences and day programs have been a big help in my recovery. This is a nice neighborhood. I found a church down the street that I have been attending.”

11 PENROSE PLACE LONG TERM C.S. came to reside at Penrose Place one year ago. She STRUCTURED RESIDENCE refused to participate in groups and would never attend This 16-bed program is designed to meet the needs of community outings. consumers who in the past would have resided at a State She had no interest in socializing with others. She Hospital. It is a service designed to meet the needs of the most preferred to be secluded. However, she now attends difficult consumers within our community system. community trips and participates actively in music and therapy groups. TLJ came to Penrose Place to live in 2001. She had been in and out of hospitals several times every year for 12-15 years. Persons admitted to the program may stay up to several In addition to her high rate of recidivism, she was totally years which gives the consumer and staff ample time to work reclusive and would do nothing except scream and yell on individual goals which will enhance their lives. obscenities at staff and peers all day. Now she attends community outings and enters her artwork and poetry in art shows and poetry contests which are sponsored by different consumer groups.

Director Residential & Emergency Services

CRR Director, 30-Bed Associate Director Associate Director LTSR and Associated Director Penrose, 8-Bed Penrose, Emergency Services, Respite II, 16-Bed LTSR Residential Training, Quality 12-Bed Catharine Street, 8-Bed Crisis Residence, Hall Penrose, 18-Bed Respite II, Assurance; 8-Bed Sigel Street, Mercer Linkage Coordinator 15-Bed Sandy’s House 16-Bed Anna’s House Chief Psychiatrist

12 Anna’s House – Residential Program 1208 S.15TH Street

In early May 2006, CATCH proudly opened its newest, The original site, located across the street at 1223-25 state-of-the-art residential facility at 1208-12 South 15th South 15th Street, opened in 1987. For many years, it has Street – Anna’s House – named in honor of Philadelphia City been the aim of CATCH, Inc. to provide quality housing in a Council President, Anna C. Verna who has been an advocate safe environment where an individual consumer can work on for CATCH throughout her political career. the goal of recovery. Anna’s House Anna’s House will serve as home to provides just that environment and more. sixteen consumers who will receive psychiatric, This new facility enables CATCH, Inc. case management and life skills training while to extend its reach and enhance the services in residence. This new location has been it provides. designed to provide residents with the comfort and feeling of a “real” home with a dining area looks onto the TV room, with lots of natural light from the adjacent backyard court.

13 Developmental Disabilities Services Director Mental Retardation Services Specialization is a cornerstone in today’s healthcare system. The Community Mental Health and Mental Retardation System is not foreign to the concept of specialization. MR Clinical Programs Employment CATCH’s Mental Retardation System has reconfigured and Coordinator Coordinator deployed its clinical resources in order to provide: • Work as therapy for young adults. • To serve persons with Mental Retardation and co-occurring disabilities. MR Supported ADT Director • Support frail and elderly persons with Mental Employment Retardation confined to nursing homes. Employment Modular Training Day MH Supported Program Employment WORK - OR - THERAPY The Comprehensive Community Mental Health and Mental Retardation Act went into effect in the 1960s. Since that time the delivery system providing services to persons with cognitive, Enhanced Image Employment Crew developmental, and/or emotional disabilities has undergone Project multiple transformations. Each expansion, each reconfiguration, each new innovative initiative was based upon prior experience serving “clients” with disabilities. OBRA MR Senior Shortly after the dawn of the new millennium Job Development Citizens Project CATCH Inc.’s Mental Retardation Division revised its Mission Statement – “To support persons with Mental Retardation and their desire to function as independently as possible in every aspect of life in local community integrated neighborhoods.”

14 In 1990 we expanded our training services from the sheltered Adult Training Program and protected confines of our Training Facility to the normal and open environment of public and private businesses. Persons with CO-OCCURRING DISABILITY Mental Retardation desiring to function as independently as Persons with Mental Retardation and co-occurring physical possible had staff match their “abilities” to the employers’ “needs”. challenges learn to enhance their functional skills in our new Work – Jobs – Employment - soon became the mantra of training facility. During 2003/2004 CATCH relocated its Adult persons with Mental Retardation acquiring the dignity, self respect, Training Program to a newly renovated architecturally barrier free and increased independence associated with becoming an facility near the intersection of South Broad Street and Oregon employee. CATCH, Inc.’s Clinical MR Training Team soon came Avenue in Philadelphia. The facility was designed to accommodate to the realization that work is the best therapy for many persons the special needs of persons with Mental with the dis-ABILITY of Mental Retardation. Retardation who use mobility aids such as walkers and wheelchairs. Prior to the Community Mental Health and Mental Retardation Act, many people with Mental Retardation were Able-bodied and mobility locked away in state institutions and were called “patients.” challenged consumers with Mental Today many responsible people with Mental Retardation are Retardation both work on daily living living and working independently in the community and are called skills such as; communication, grooming “co-workers” or “employees.” and hygiene, dressing and bathing, cooking, etc. Health and fitness, arts SAVINGS AND SELF ESTEEM and crafts, music and other leisure activities are combined with Persons with Mental Retardation choosing to become safety and basic academic skill training to round out the facility employed benefit from increased independence, self esteem and the based training programs. The skills acquired in the training dignity associated with having a real job! The taxpayers benefit by program are practiced in the community during numerous saving approximately one million ($1,000,000) in sheltered training excursions to; gym and fitness centers, public libraries, program expense over the lifetime of each employed worker with neighborhood shops, restaurants, recreation facilities as well as Mental Retardation! cultural/sporting events. During the past 15 years CATCH has assisted more than 155 persons with disabilities put their abilities to work!

15 Aging NURSING HOMES Increased longevity has made the use of rehabilitation facilities and nursing homes common place in our society. Persons with Mental Retardation and co-occurring debilitating conditions are utilizing nursing homes in increasing numbers. Visiting activity therapists involve seniors with MR into the normative activities of nursing homes, plan trips to special events, restaurants, shopping malls, and keep the residents with MR connected to their home community. The vigilance of these staff helps to assure that appropriate nursing home care is provided to the residents with Mental Retardation throughout the five counties of Southeastern Pennsylvania.

16 Management Services BASE SERVICE UNIT CATCH is one of twelve (12) Base Service Units within Not-for-Profit organizations are held to higher standards of the City of Philadelphia. Base Service Units are geographic accountability than those in the for-profit environment. subdivisions of the City. The South Philadelphia area west of CATCH has established a Management Services Division to Broad Street to the is Catchment Area 2b. meet this challenge. This department supports the efforts of CATCH is responsible for those citizens, within that area, who the service divisions of CATCH. The direct care staff are free avail themselves of agencies and gatekeepers to assure that to provide the services that are so vital in meeting the needs of appropriate documentation of services are being maintained our consumers. and accurately reported. Due to mandates by the the Federal Government MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SERVICES through the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the Management Services Division fulfills Registration of consumer, demographic, financial and non-clinical functions that allow for program operations service data are recorded and reported by this department. to be conducted within the framework of the current All reporting of clinical services, for both internal management regulatory standards. purposes as well as to satisfy external regulatory demands, is the responsibility of Management Information Systems. CLINICAL RECORDS Clinical Records is an important component of the documentation process. Medical records verify the services and programming history of the consumer. Privacy of consumer’s medical records is strictly maintained but they must be readily ready for immediate use in the event of emergency. INFORMATION SYSTEMS This department is responsible for maintaining the computer and computer networks. Virtually all information flows electronically, hence reliable computing systems are critical to the operations.

17 TRANSPORTATION HUMAN RESOURCES In order to assure a continuum of care for CATCH Recruitment, employee benefit management, maintenance consumers, a safe and dependable transportation system is of personnel and maintaining records and credentials are the essential. The transportation services are comprehensive and major responsibilities of this department. include rides to and from home, to program location, medical Regulations have become more stringent concerning appointments and social activities. privacy of information as well as documentation of CATCH’s transportation fleet is very visible in the the staff’s professional credentials, thus making these community. It is part of our marketing and items more prominent responsibilities for the Human recruitment efforts. Resources Department. FACILITIES MANAGEMENT FINANCE CATCH utilizes numerous facilities in which it provides Accountability has transformed the responsibilities of the services. There are different types of facilities ranging from department profoundly. Aside from the traditional residential, day program, counseling offices and administrative responsibilities of accounting, payroll preparation and billing, areas. Each type of facility must be clean, furnished and the Finance Department must assure compliance with all most importantly be in compliance with local safety, health pertinent regulations that impact upon financial systems and fire codes. of the Agency. Facilities Management performs preventive maintenance services, emergency repairs, performs minor renovations and oversees major renovations that are generally subcontracted to outside vendors.

18 19 FINANCIAL REVIEW

Summary, Statement of Revenue, Expenses and Fund Balance for Year Ending June 30, 2006 and 2005

Revenues 2006 2005 Expenditures 2006 2005 Grants and Contracts $9,083,962 $9,056,448 Salaries, Wages and Benefits $16,864,055 $15,276,722 Program Service Fees $14,298,298 $12,769,907 Occupancy Expenses $2,858,709 $2,777,592 Other Revenues $249,346 $331,611 Operating Expenses $3,606,710 $3,473,863 Total Revenues $23,631,606 $22,157,966 Total Costs $23,329,474 $21,528,177

Citizens Acting Together Can Help, Inc. (acronym CATCH) is a not-for-profit corporation providing community mental health and mental retardation services in the designated geographic service area that includes portions of Center City and South Philadelphia, west of Broad Street to the Schuylkill River, and south of Chestnut Street to the Naval Base. Services are accessible to the hearing impaired as well as to those persons speaking languages other than English.

CATCH is funded in part under a contract with the City of Philadelphia, Department of Public Health, Office of Mental Health and Mental Retardation.

CATCH is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer.

2005 - 2006 OPERATING AND CAPITAL REVENUES

2005 2006 Salaries, Wages and Benefits...... 71% ...... 72% Occupancy Expenses...... 13% ...... 12% Operating Expenses...... 16% ...... 16% 2005 2006

Program Grants and Other Program Grants and Other Service Fees Contracts Revenues Service Fees Contracts Revenues

20 Executive Staff Deborah Jardine Assistant Director, Community Residential Rehabilitation (CRR) Services Raymond A. Pescatore James P. Kennedy Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer Michael Lewis Henry Bicocchi Director, Program Development Associate Director, Crisis Residence Janice M. Lynch Lisa Teagle-Brown Director, Human Resources Program Coordinator, Respite II L. Dennis Oswald John A. Bumbaca Director, Developmental Disabilities Services Director, Mental Health Services Barbara D. Pope Dorothy Castagno Manager, Human Resources Director, Community Residential Rehabilitation Services Michael Rabb Migdalia Dieppa Director, Quality Assurance Services Director, Clinical Services Developmental Disabilities Gail Scholsser James F. Donahue Associate Director, Long-term Structured Residence Director, Residential and Emergency Services John Torrey Michael Galvin Divisional Director, Children’s Mental Health & Divisional Director, Adult Mental Health & Social Social Rehabilitation Services Rehabilitation Services Andrew Wasserman Gwendolyn Gilliam Chief Psychiatrist Program Coordinator, Respite I

21 22 Board of Directors

Edward C. Mintzer, Jr., Esq. Chairman Royal E. Brown, M.B.A. Vice Chairman

Honorable Matthew D. Carrafiello Honorable Dominic M. Cermele Virginia Hicks Emilio R. Matticoli, Ed.D. Treasurer Rita Rufo Secretary Antoinette Scaruzzi Josephine Stanish

Raymond A. Pescatore Chief Executive Officer Daniel H. Saidel, Esq. Corporate Counsel

23 24 Citizens Acting Together Can Help, Inc. Community Mental Health/Mental Retardation Center 1409 Lombard Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19146 215-735-7435 www.catchinc.com

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