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 Philadelphia 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 Pennsylvania 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