O’BRIEN HOUSE 2015 ANNUAL REPORT
Transcript of O’BRIEN HOUSE 2015 ANNUAL REPORT
O’BRIEN HOUSE 2015 ANNUAL REPORT
MISSION STATEMENT O’Brien House saves lives and families from alcoholism and drug abuse through
residential treatment and community outreach.
VISION O’Brien House will be an effective, quality program that supports on-going recovery to all and returns
clients to mainstream society. It will be a program led by a committed community board, a competent and dedicated staff,
and an active alumni. It will be a widely recognized program that is respected and supported by the community, with a
broad base of financial support.
VALUES
O’BRIEN HOUSE BELIEVES IN
Caring for each person; Open mindedness to others; Acceptance of the individual;
Confidentiality among staff and clients; Honesty and sobriety as a way of life;
Respect for each individual; Unconditional love; Spirituality.
O’Br ien House 446 N. 12th Street | Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Tel : 225.344.6345 Fax: 225.344.0119
www.obr ienhouse.org
2015 ANNUAL
REPORT
EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR’S
MESSAGE
March 2016 This is going to hurt. Someone you knew died last year from alcohol or drugs. The grief of that tragic loss hasn’t lessened; it will take a lot longer. It has proba-bly changed you in ways you can’t yet recognize. It is the loneliest feeling on earth, but you’re not alone. In 2014, alcohol-induced deaths took 30,722 lives in America. Prescription pain-killers and heroin took an additional 28,647 lives. Does anyone imagine the numbers went down in 2015? The toll in our communi-ty is frightful, especially in view of the young lives, rich in potential, cut short and taken away. All of us are helpless when we wish to change the past. Often we are frustrated, and our efforts seem futile when we try to intervene in someone’s self-destruction. But we all may become empowered to shape the future. Here is how. First, each of us can be grateful for the miracle of recovery. The despondent practicing alcoholic or addict needs to see the joy of good living we have redis-covered. Second, we can be willing to extend a welcoming hand to any who seek help, to spark the glimmer of hope that keeps us coming back. Third, we can contribute materially to those most in need, the homeless, indigent alcoholics and addicts in recovery who are regaining a foothold in life, and becoming re-sponsible members of our community. Hundreds of individuals and organizations helped O’Brien House in 2015, in our mission to save lives and families from alcoholism and drug abuse. An unprece-dented number of donations came saturated with tears, as memorials to loved ones who lost their last chance for recovery, because O’Brien House is the only place that extends the welcoming hand to all, regardless of ability to pay. We thank our contributors for helping us to prevent relapse and rebuild lives. And we thank our friends in mourning for your courage, fortitude, and compas-sion with one another, and for unselfishly sharing your pain so that others may be warned, and perhaps saved.
Todd Hamilton Executive Director Front Cover Photo: O’Brien House Annual Breakfast, September 30, 2015., from left: Chris Suba, Board Vice Chair, Amy Strother, Christopher Kennedy Lawford, Keynote Speaker, Hillar C. Moore, III, Honorary Chairman, Keetsie Gunnels, Board Chairman, Todd Hamilton
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2016 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Executive Committee
Keetsie Gunnels
Chairman
Christopher S. Suba
Vice Chairman
Nancy M. Gautreau
Secretary
Robert Varnau
Treasurer
Fred Blanche
Member at Large
Doreen A. Taravella
Member at Large
Board Members
Brad Boyd
Eric Brandt
Carole Anne Brown
John A. Camp
Clark Cosse’
Penelope L. Frazier
Charlotte T. Landry
J. Garner Moore
Francisco H. Perez
Dr. Owen Scott
Rev. Fred Jeff Smith
Amy A. Strother
Trudy M. White
ADMINISTRATIVE
STAFF
Todd Hamilton
Executive Director
Rosalind Sibley
Assistant Director
Emily George Tilley LCSW
Clinical Director
Yolanda Yancy RPP
Prevention Manager
Laney Quiet
Financial Manager
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In 2015, O’Brien House continued to build capacity and improve effectiveness of residential services to homeless persons in recovery.
A renovation project was completed to convert the former dining room/kitchen building to become a modern, free-standing dorm for up to 16 women.
Special thanks are offered to the following for their generous support of the Josephine Pugh Lamar Women’s Dorm:
The Charles & Carole Lamar Fund The Family of Amy Elizabeth Nesbit Quota International of Baton Rouge
St. James Episcopal Church East Baton Rouge Office of Community Development
And many more!
Contracts with these organizations provide over two-thirds of O’Brien House revenue enabling us to serve homeless indigent alcoholics and drug abusers in recovery, and prevent destructive be-
haviors and promote healthy lifestyles in children and adults. Thank you! Capital Area Human Services
Capital Area United Way East Baton Rouge City-Parish Mayor’s Office
East Baton Rouge Office of Community Development Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals
O’Brien House also gratefully acknowledges the following philanthropies
for programmatic support. Huey & Angelina Wilson Foundation supporting Outpatient Treatment Services First United Methodist Church and the Irene W. & C.B. Pennington Foundation
supporting remediation to infrastructure of our campus. Organizations providing general support are named with donors on pages 6-8.
Message from Keetsie Gunnels, Chairman: The O’Brien House Board of Directors acknowledg-es the unwavering commitment of our Executive Director and staff to the mission of O’Brien House and each of our clients. Thank you for everything you do every day. The Board also extends sin-cere appreciation to the following former Board members for their recent service to O’Brien House: Robin Palmer Blanche Kenn J. Elder, W. Logan Hardie Dr. Regina Patterson
2015 O’Brien House Treatment Department Highlights
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2015 O’Brien House Client Demographics
With this report, O’Brien House presents utilization data based on discharged clients in order to establish the baseline for longitudinal outcomes tracking. 252 residential clients were discharged during the year, compared with a total of 301 served (based on the census January 1
st plus all
admissions). In 2014, by that measure, 276 clients were served. Over half our clients are ages 26 to 40, and three-fourths are male. Almost 90% report no income at intake, but over half are earning over $500 per month upon exit. Drug abuse has displaced alcohol abuse as the primary addiction, with a full third reporting addiction to both. Two-thirds of the discharges have achieved more than 90 days of sobriety. Just over one-third (36%) exit due to non-compliance (relapse). Enrollment in outpatient programs is also reported below. The most prominent highlight of 2015 was moving our female clients into the newly remodeled women’s dorm on November 11. This facility (photo on page 2) provides a modern home-like envi-ronment with 8 bedrooms serving up to 16 women.
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Prevention Department Highlights 2015
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The Almar Foundation
Broadmoor Presbyterian
Church
Esperance Pharmaceuticals
Family Worship Center
First Presbyterian Church
Hidalgo Health Associates
Junior League of BR,
Hollydays
L.A. Champagne & Co. LLP
Legiscon, Inc.
LA Association of Broadcasters
LA City Attorneys’ Association
M & W Steel Sales Inc.
Mint Home LLC
The AK & Francis McInnis
Memorial
Rotary Club of St. Francisville
Sunrise Rotary Club of Baton
Rouge
The Communication Institute
Word of Faith Christian Center
Ken & Charlotte Aaron
Mary B. & Tom Acosta
Wayne & Cheryl Allemond
Harry Ambacher
Lauren Andrews
Angela M. Arabie
Linda Armstrong
Julia Athman
Bernard & Mary Ann Atkinson
Gary Babin
Carl Balton
Lauren Barksdale
Jill Barnett
Wendy Walters Bates
Michael Battley
Polly Baughman
Kim & Robert Baut
Pamela Beadle
Mary Benbow
Jolie & Gene Berry
Robert & Diane Berry
John Blackman
Robert V. Blanche MD
Lauren Bleche
Julianne & Buddy Bonnecaze
Mary Helen Borck
Roger A. & Phyllis T. Bower
Robert T. & Linda H. Bowsher
C. Eric Brandt
Stephen M. Breaud MD
Breaux Family
Thomas Breaux
Thomas A. Breaux
Malcom & Claudia Brian
Jeanne M. Broussard
J. Michael Burdine
Mary Burge
Patricia Byrd
Pamela W. Calhoun
C. Annette Camp
John B. Camp
Bobbie & Alan Carey
Bill & Sue Catchings
MM &.Mrs. Jane Christensen
Denise Batts Claflin
Jean Comeaux
Peter Conroy
Rufus & Yvonne Cormier
Robert & Beth Courtney
Doug & Donna Cox
Diane & Richard Crawford
Dr. Vera I. Daniels
Paul Davis
Heather Day
Stacie Deblieux
Louis & Karen Decell
Angela & Charlies DeGravelles
Fred Dent III
Robert Downing
Ellen Ducote
Denise Dugas
Terry Ellis
James Engster
Tom Farrell
Edward Feldman
Robert Foulks
Amanda Fox
Gregory Frost
Stacey Fruge
J. Matt & Patti Galey
Douglas Gautreau
James Gamble
Camile Gaspard
Michael Gatz
Paul William Gautreau
Emily George
Christopher Geraci
Patricia Godfrey
Hosea Gradney
John Doug Grand
Mark & Erika Haddon
Pamela B. Hall
Kim B. Hardman
Fran & Leroy Harvey.
Wylie & Blanche Harvey
Jenny Hastings
Tara & Kevin Hayes
John M. Higdon
Helen Hoffpauir
Arne Hook
Darrell W. Hunt
George & Pat Irwin
Barbara Jans
Mary & Cheney Joseph
Mary Gautreau Karabin
Gary & Susan Koederitz
Christina Lafleur
Lacey Brandt Lamey
Loula L. Landry
Eric & Ann Langlois
Margaret Langston
Katrinka Lathan
Christopher Kennedy Lawford
Kimuel Lee
Anne Leibowitz
Brian Lemoine
Marty Lensing
Laura E. Lewnau
Michael Loveless
James E. Marchand
Anne P. Marks
John A. Matessino
John & Margaret McConnell
Al & Laurie McDuff
Arnold McDuffie
Michael & Tonia McIndoe
M. Scott McLaughlin Andrea Clesi & Wally McMakin
John D. McMillan
Roger & Debra Miller
Susan D. Modica
Charles D. Monteilh
James E. Moreau
Patricia Moylan
Buck & Janet Moyse III
Carol Mulhearn
Patricia Murphy
R. Butler Morrell
Randy Nichols
John Nicholson
Linda B. & Jeffrey Nunn
John K. & Susan Nunn III
Buddy & Linda Ohmstede
Gail & Bill O’Quinn
John Jewell Pace
Dr. Regina Patterson
Julie Baxter Payer
Trey Phillips
George Pierson
Mike & Aimee Planchard
Leon A. Polowczuk Jr.
Dr Scott & Daryl M. Porta
Nicole Reynaud
Shirley & Mark Reynaud
Sal & Debbie Rinaudo
Juliana Ritter
Calvin & Brenda Robbins
Randal Robert
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew S. Rollins
Richey Runnels
Cynthia A. Schendel LCSW
Kenneth H. Schnauder
William Sherman
Kevin & Becky Shillings
Dr. Billy & Rosalind Sibley
Patricia D. & Joseph Simmons
Patricia Haynes Smith
Ann Sperry
Thomas J. & Linda B. Spradley
Edgar S. Starns Jr.
Ralph & Kathleen Stephens
Debra Stevens
Steve & Ann Storey
Amy A. Strother
Ron Strother
Dr. Ron & Doreen Taravella
Viola T. Taylor
Suzanne Tessier
Donica Thompson
William Thompson
Archie & Rometra Tullier
Nancy C. Turkmen
Robert C. Varnau
Celeste D. Viator
Katherine Volk
Thomas F. & Marsha Wade
James & Marketa Walters Jr
Mervin Wampold
Judge Trudy M. White
Mark S. & Laura T. White
Sylvia Winder
Patsy Wolfe
Dawn Lundin Womack
Doug & Mary Woolfolk
O’Brien House wishes to
express appreciation to
countless other individuals
and organizations for their
support. We regret we can-
not name everyone.
Please see our website
www.obrienhouse.org for more information includ-
ing more donors and contrib-
utors of in-kind donations.
Thank you very much!
2015 FRIENDS OF O’BRIEN HOUSE ($100 and above)
2015 BRONZE DONORS
($1,000 and above)
Allen Fort Colley Christian Soldier Fund
AmeriHealth Caritas
Baton Rouge Area Foundation
Beverly & Dudley Coates Family Fund
Capital City Press--The Advocate
Entergy
Gerry Lane Enterprise
Kean Miller
Latter&Blum
The John & Virginia Noland Fund
The Tori W. Lyle Family Fund
Fred & Karen Blanche III
Martha Block
Michelle Carriere
Clark & Lisa Cossé
Don & Kay Decell
Dr. & Mrs. John D. Frusha, MD
Debra & Vance Gibbs
Dusty Guidry
Dr. Joseph D. Guillory Jr
Walter & Kristi Hackney
Dr. & Mrs. Todd Hamilton
Ginger Hamilton
Todd & Carol Hamilton
Cynthia & Allen Joseph, MD
Charlie & Carole Lamar
Charlotte Landry
Pat & Winston Riddick
Mary Lou Kelley & Owen Scott, III, PhDs
Linda C. Stewart
Charles A. "Chip" Strange Jr
Mary K. Thomas
Cyril Vetter
Cameron Waddell
Carra Wingert
2015 COPPER DONORS
($500 and above)
Baton Rouge Clinic
F.C. Schneider, CPA, LLC
Gulf Coast Office Products
Hannis T. Bourgeois, LLP
Professional Archive Solutions
Rotary Club of Port Allen
Lewis & Robin Palmer Blanche
Carole Anne Brown
Maxine R. Cormier
Clay M. and Katheryn K. Flournoy
Penelope Frazier
Douglas & Clinton Gautreau
Nancy Marie Gautreau
Nathan Gautreau
Keetsie & Ron Gunnels
Margaret Heffron
Betty K. Kershaw
Mary Livers
Katherine Martin
Margaret S. "Peggy" McConnell
Ajay "Bob" Murthy
Allen Penniman
Sharon & Frank Perez
Tommy Pittenger
Jane Robert
Suzanne Rollins
Mike & Jan Steinkamp
Anne J Strother
Christopher Suba
William Trask
C. Alison Walker
The Butterfly When a caterpillar changes into a butterfly,
beautiful wings are created and new life begins. At O’Brien House, the wings of a butterfly represent a person’s new life of recovery.
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GOLDEN DONORS ($5,000 and above)
First United Methodist Church
Albemarle Foundation
Bethany Church
Irene W. and C.B. Pennington Foundation
The J. D. & Patsy Lyle Family Fund
Dr. Harold Jack & Mary Nesbit Tausend Fund
SILVER DONORS ($2,500 and above)
The Amy Nesbit Brassett Memorial Fund
St. James Episcopal Church
Gerry Boudreaux
Allen & Cynthia Joseph
Garner & Marian Moore
Milford “Mike” Wampold III
DIAMOND DONORS
($10,000 and above)
The Charles & Carole Lamar Fund
Huey and Angelina Wilson Foundation
Harmon Recovery Foundation
Anonymous Sponsor
2015 Friends of O’Brien House
Hall of Fame