CREATING BETTER FUTURES TOGETHER July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018 Creating BETTER FUTURES MISSION for children, families, and our community. Without you, our mission is impossible. DIFFERENCE You are making a difference. CURRENT BOARD Dear Friends, OF DIRECTORS Emily S. Fisher With pride and gratitude, we present Youth Service System’s Chair FY 2018 annual report. This year’s Dion Scripture theme is “Creating Better Futures Together.” In May 2019, we will Vice-Chair mark 45 years of service to West Virginia’s youth and adults. We Zak Zatezalo have served tens of thousands over Secretary all these years, but it is always humbling when a former client Justin Pastorius drops an email or places a call to Finance Committee Chair thank us. Many of them say we saved their lives. What has made E. Marc Abraham that possible is our community’s Art Bertol support — your support. That’s Darryl Clausell the real story of our successes. Edward J. Corbitt We’ve been fortunate to have had scores of volunteer board members guide and support our Meredith Dailer efforts. We have been blessed to have had many foundations and faithful donors support our mis- sion. We value the many partnerships we’ve cultivated with the faith-based communities, school Robert J. Dobkin systems, first responders, judicial systems, and funders. Ralph Edwards Together, we have made meaningful differences in the lives of children, families, and our Emily Freeman communities. Robert J. Gaudio In humble gratitude, Rod Lee William C. Mercer Susan Mortakis John Moses Emily Fisher Matt Porter CEO Board chair Wayne Smith EMERITUS BOARD The Future Is Now at the Lazarus and Mary & Martha Houses Rev. Gary Beale Linda Bordas nside the walls of the big dining room tables “The house provided Tom Burgoyne two unassum- for meals, and were I me with clothing, Rev. Darrell W. Cummings ing wood frame there for each other homes perched when the going got hygiene products, Sherry Hearne Susan C. Hogan above the high- tough. “Addiction is a and all the material way in Goosetown, disease of loneliness,” Ron Klug needs. But the most lives are being trans- said Patrick Condron, Jay T. McCamic formed. Lazarus House Lazarus House director. important thing I John Nanny and Mary & Martha House are more than “A very big part of staying received was love and Judge George Spillers recovery homes, they are recovery commu- clean and sober is reconnecting and staying Brenda Thomas nities. In FY18, 22 men and 13 women took connected with people who care. That’s one support.” Rob Vani care of the homes together, gathered around of the reasons we exist.” — Mary & Martha resident Gerald Wilhelm Table 1 Safe at Home 25 Therapy 45 Table 1 Quiet Minds 4 Substance 24 Safe at Home 25 Treatment Therapy 45 Quiet Minds 4 Evaluations 7 Substance Use 24 CAPS Assessment 10 Evaluations 7 CAPS Assessment 10 Other 13 Other 13 Total Number of Youth & Families Served in FY18: PROGRAMS (including residential facilities) 4,644 Professional Services Community-Based Services Safe at Home Expanded Youth Received Early Intervention ........ 386 13 This program en- 25 sures youth ages School-based 10 Youth Referred for Treatement ................. 92 12-17 who are Safe at MentalHome — 25 Health in custodial care 7 Therapy — 45 remain in their Quiet MindsThis — 4 program is in place at five middle schools in Brooke, Hancock, Substance Use — 24 own communi- Ohio and Marshall counties. There were 105 universal prevention events Evaluationsat those — 7 schools in FY18. ties whenever CAPS Assessment — 10 24 safely possible. Other — 13 The goal is to 45 4 Regional Youth Services reduce reliance on Center School-based Groups ... 764 13 foster and congregate care 25and reunify them 10 with their families. Workforce Investment Board ... 126 Safe at Home — 25 7 Quiet Minds Therapy — 45 Youth Mentoring Network .......... 25 This program Quiet Minds — 4 provides advocacy, Substance Treatment — 24 Before- and After-School .......... 122 counseling, and sup- Evaluations — 7 port for youth with CAPS Assessment — 10 Life1 Skills Training ..................... 148 24 mental illness experi- encing psychosis. Other — 13 45 Supervised Visitation, Parenting A mentee takes the helm on his mentor’s boat. 4 CAPS Number of Outpatient Instruction & Safety Services ..... 55 These assessments were Clients Served: developed by the state DHHR Number of Community-Based to ensure the safety, permanan- cy and well-being of children in 128 Youth & Families Served: 1,718 custodial care. 882 Youth Volunteer Hours 1 4,510 Support Hours The Impact Coalition has From Community realized its goals of enlarging Our 2018 Summer Interns strike a pose. community engagement and “We had this camp reducing substance abuse by 10,828 youth. We’ve done this in large we did for kids at the Y part by producing environ- Miles Traveled By mental change and implement- Community Members where we taught them ing grassroots campaigns such about different drugs and as local SADD chapters and the Day of Hope, which has spread to faith communities throughout the state. With the impact they had on the assistance of our members who represent 12 sectors their body. It helped me of the community, we have seen a decline in youth alco- hol and marijuana use over the years. to continue to do that, Number of Ohio County youth even at school with kids reached through Impact activities: my own age.” Isaac Sands, a fourth-grader at Ritchie — Madie Riedel, 16, an Impact intern Elementary School, was his school’s winner in working to bring SADD to Wheeling our 2018 Choose a Clear Mind Poster Contest. 2,400 Central Catholic High School Number of Youth in Residential FACILITIES Care FY 2018: 398 Site Stats: Mulholland Center - 175 Helinksi - 91 Transitional - 64 Samaritan - 60 YAC - 8 L K at what YOU made possible: IMPROVEMENTS Bathroom Window Fence & Renovations Landscaping Repairs Courtyard Pavers Ronald C. Helinksi Shelter Transitional Living: Samaritan House Youth Mulholland “Eliza” was 17 and a McCrary & Tuel “John,” age 17, was Achievement victim of sex trafficking Centers using crystal meth heavily Center Juvenile Center in Columbus. She had before he came to Samar- It was dinnertime at the a baby, who was being “Lucy” was adopted out “Charlie,” 16, was itan House. He was angry expelled from school for 365 detention center. “Mark,” cared for by her moth- of foster care by a friend’s and violent, getting into nine 16, noticed counselor Ruth family. Unfortunately, they days after making violent er. On a road trip from fights during his first two threats. He subsequently McGriff slumped over at couldn’t afford to care for Columbus, her “friends” weeks. He began therapy, came to live at YAC because the dining table. When he abandoned her at a man’s her and turned her out of the house at age 18. She where he learned healthier his parents needed help asked her if she was OK, home — they simply left coping skills. The staff caring for him. He has a she mumbled incoher- and never came back. was homeless until she enrolled at West Liberty bought him a journal, and developmental disability and ently. That’s when Mark The man demanded sex he began writing poetry and is diagnosed with a conduct remembered the first aid University and moved into for her to stay. Weirton rap lyrics. disorder, yet staff members training he received at the a dorm. When classes end- Police found out and He soon stopped glam- have discovered he’s a like- detention center: Miss Ruth ed in the spring, however, brought Eliza to Helinski. ourizing drugs and started able teen and eager to please. was having a stroke. He she was homeless again. SUCCESSES When she got to the talking about his future. After getting to know immediately reported it to That’s when she moved Charlie better and teaching shelter, Eliza was angry into McCrary, where she He got his diploma, earn- the correctional officer. and uncooperative, but him some coping skills, YAC Because of Mark’s quick built a support system, ing an impressively high she soon realized the staff staff approached the local al- thinking, Miss Ruth is fully learned to drive and got score on his TASC test. ternative school to see if they was on her side. In her recovered. Later, during a her license, and was con- He even asked staff for would allow him to attend family dinner at the center, month at the shelter, she nected to services to help help managing a $100,000 2.5 hours a day. He since has the Wheeling Fire Chief sur- received medical care pay for school. death benefit he was going earned his way to full-time prised Mark and his parents and therapy. She became When she returned to to get when he turned 18. status, and his teacher is by presenting him with a more respectful and was WLU, she decided to pur- He said he didn’t want to recommending he attend the plaque for his heroic actions. extremely thankful to the sue zoo sciences because squander it on drugs. His local high school. The YAC It was a proud moment that staff for helping reunite she loves working with remarkable progress led staff believe in Charlie and brought his no-nonsense her with her mother and animals. She is on track his judge to release him have given him both the tools parents to tears. child. for a bright future. early to his mother. and the chance to succeed. LINDA MARGO PAM KARI SCOTT SCOTT SCOTT JEFFERS JERROME HEDRICK “I’m still in “When “The reason “I do what “I heard touch with residents from 20 you work with these kids and I have worked over 28 years I do because I love meeting a calling in my 20s to work years ago.