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Dear Friends;

As the Executive Director of SavingTeens, I am pleased to share that SavingTeens continues to grow as we strive to provide scholarships and support to families with struggling teens. It is our pleasure to report that 2015 has been a transformative year for SavingTeens, our partners, and the families whom we support.

In 2015, we were able to connect twelve families with positive interven-tions for their teens. This effort was made possible because of the expert referral of our SavingTeens Ambassador Educational Consultants. Work-ing in concert with therapeutic programs and services we were able to offer the best possible scholarships to these families in need. It truly takes the whole therapeutic care community to help these families. We couldn’t do it without our amazing team of partners.

New volunteers have helped spread the word about SavingTeens’ work. Regional events in Seattle and Los Angeles helped us raise funds and awareness in these communities. More and more people are learning about the need for affordable access to appropriate services for our most at-risk young people. And, with their new awareness comes opportunities for helping additional families. Our impact is growing due to the work of our dedicated volunteers.

We hope that the work of SavingTeens continues to resonate with you. We hope that you continue to see the need to help young people who are struggling. And, we hope that you continue to raise your voice to support families as they work to help their children.

Finally, we hope that, with your help, SavingTeens continues to serve young people as they work towards wellness.

Thanks again,

Carrie P. Weatherhead; LCSW Executive Director of SavingTeens

Letter From Our Executive Director

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Many thanks to the professionals who provided services to our families in 2015:

Judi Bessette

Michelle Barnett

Shay Butts

Cynthia Cohen

Gail Curran

Robyn Egelston

Michelle Grappo

Debbie Hopper

Jo Anne Hughes

David Levin

We are grateful for our 2015 partners who

provided generous scholarships to our families:

Alpine Academy

Bill Lane & Associates

CALO

The High Frontier

John Dewey Academy

Second Nature

Sedona Sky Academy

Solstice

Spring Ridge Academy

Trails Carolina

Wingate Wilderness Therapy

Thank You

Measures of Success

SavingTeens is proud to report the following accomplishments in 2015

Improving Our Process: Following a thorough operational review, SavingTeens restructured our application process in 2015. Referrals now come to SavingTeens through qualified Therapeutic Educational Consultants. Our Educational Consultants provide their services either pro-bono or at a very discounted rate. They ensure that our families are appropriate for SavingTeens services and they help our families choose the right program for their child. This new process has improved our efficiency and our percentage funded.

Funding More Families: Through the new application process and improved collaboration with professionals, we were able to fund twelve teens in 2015. By connecting SavingTeens funds with generous program scholarships we’ve been able to leverage SavingTeens money more productively than in the past. Our Program Partnerships have transformed the way we provide support to the therapeutic care industry and have helped programs fulfill the mission of supporting the most needy families.

Building Our Community: In the last year, SavingTeens has had a surge of support. Dedicated volunteers have broadened our scope into new communities. We have more than doubled our donors in 2015 and more volunteers are offering their time to our cause. We are having meaningful conversations about access to therapeutic interventions. SavingTeens is now poised to raise awareness about adolescent behavioral issues and substance abuse while helping find creative solutions to accessibility.

Goals for the Coming Year

SavingTeens has set lofty goals for the coming years.

More Funds = More Scholarships: We are setting lofty fundraising goals for 2016. Additional donors, and higher average donations will allow us to support more families. These funds will allow us to sup-port more families with greater impact. Demand for services has often exceeded available resources, challenging our Scholarship Committee who is tasked with triaging available resources. In 2016 we will strive to fund a higher percentage of applicants to increase our impact.

Building New Partners: The enhanced structure of partnerships with Educational Consultants and Therapeutic Programs and Services has improved our ability to support families in need. New partnerships bring new opportunities. We are working with more professionals willing to pledge their services to SavingTeens families. This team effort, coupled with SavingTeens funding, will help more at-risk teens access the inter-ventions their families cannot afford by themselves.

Creating a Groundswell: SavingTeens is looking at new opportuni-ties to raise awareness about the issues concerning adolescent mental health and substance abuse. We are promoting more philanthropy throughout the therapeutic care community and their families. Through volunteer driven events new communities have learned about the plight of young people struggling with significant emotional and behavioral challenges including: anxiety, depressions, addictions and other risky behaviors. Together we can create a groundswell of support for families in need.

As an individual, you can help SavingTeens by:

Donate to SavingTeens: Please consider SavingTeens in your philan-thropic plans. A gift to SavingTeens helps more at-risk young people access therapeutic schools and programs. If your gift is in honor of a loved one, it will be acknowledged to both the donor and the honoree. All gifts are tax deductible.

Plan a Fundraising Event: Run or raise money in our honor, or plan an event of your own. If you have a great idea for a fundraiser for Saving-Teens, please contact Carrie at c.weatherhead@savingteens.org. We will assist by sending you promotional material and giving SavingTeens info for your event. There might already be a volunteer in you area that would love your help.

Spread the Word: Tell your friends about SavingTeens and the impor-tant work that we do. Offer to volunteer at local SavingTeens events or fundraisers. If you’d like to learn more about being an ambassador for SavingTeens please feel free to contact us.

For more information about SavingTeens, and how you can help, please visit our website: www.savingteens.org

Saving Teens In Crisis Collaborative is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization formed in April 2004, dedicated to assisting troubled teens and their families struggling with significant emotional and behavioral challenges including anxiety, depressions, addictions and other risky behaviors.

How to Help SavingTeens 2015 Sponsors

Aspiro

Auldern Academy

Bill Lane & Associates

Boulder Creek & Northwest Academy

CERTS

College Support Northwest

David Shore

Dean Doering and Associates

Discovery Ranch

Dragonfly Transition

Eva Carlston Academy

Exploration

Greenbrier Academy for Girls

Heritage School

Hired Power Transitional Living Center

Homeward Bound

InnerChange

Insight Intensive

John Ufland

Life of Purpose Treatment

McLean’s Hospital

New Leaf Academy

New Vision Wilderness

Northwest Behavioral Healthcare Services

Northwest Passage

Pacific Quest

ReSTART

Right Direction Crisis Intervention

Second Nature

Sila

Solstice

Spring Ridge Academy

The Bertram Group

The High Frontier

The Meadows

Thomas Moran

True North Wilderness

Visions Adolescent Treatment Centers

Vitality Specific

20% 26%

9%

24%6%

15%Honor & General Giving

Annual AppealLocal Events

Seattle Race

Annual Event Grant/Foundation

Where Our Support Comes From:

Beth CoganGail M. CurranNerissa DeLisleDana S. DotoliCarol DreysseEmployment OptionsDiana EnsenatKim J EricksonPamela L EricksonLisa FeinJackie FoskettJesse GamblePatrick GambleTom GamnleLindsey GarrisTatyana A. GidirimskiRebecca GrappoRachel K GreenNancy Reuben GreenfieldBarbara & Joseph GubitosePamela GurmanBrenda HandleyMary L HartKerry HesterTheresa Wing HinesRoger IidaChristina JacobsRachel JefferLori KannerChristine V KanterVicki KaufmanKari A KemnitzSandra Robison KemperVesta KiaTheodore KonstantinoBen KornSteven KornJulie KramerJohn LarkinVictoria LassekMichele C. LeeRockyGrant LeibersbergerLee LevittRobert Libman

Natalie LockwoodTom LoganTrixieTabatha S MansfieldTina Martin & Kara WardMatthew & Jill McCullochLamont & Phyllis McDonaldClare McGuireLee McLendonMatthew MedinaTim MeehanScott MilburnBeverly J. MontresorBrad E MooreRandie D. MosenthalMountain Valley TreatmentMueller FamilyNATSAPPatricia NewmanKay Novak

Donors

$2,500 and aboveComcast FoundationJohn & Deborah Lee EvangelakosJ & L Engle Family FoundationJolene McCaw Family FoundationElizabeth NaillingMr. & Mrs. Gary ReadLisa & Alan SinsheimerHilaary E SissonPavan SurapaneniBruce & Yvette Van Dalsem

$1,000 - $2,499BNY Mellon Community PartnershipLane BenoffLinda CainFlynn PianosDonelyn GambleChristopher HartwellLes MannBennett & Susan MazurskyFriends of MeaganRich McKinlessCatherine E. ReubenRoberta Louise RubinThe Warren J & Florence Sinsheimer Foun-dation, IncAna VargasVello Family Charitable FundWendy S. Zieve

$500 - $999Al BergmanAnonymousScott & Pamela CarletonNita DalmiyaMarilyn F. Engelman, Ph.D.Cathryn R. FortuneLeslie GoldbergRaj JainAlicia KershawNina Y. Freund MDKatarina MesarovichMiles Family FoundationArchie Nash & Margaret StrubMark J. PenninkRichard Scheiner Family Charitable Founda-tion TrustDavid B. ReubenGary & Susan ReubenChristoph TietzeJohn UflandLeah Zoller

$100 - $49923 Kelsey LLC100 Powers St.John & Jean AllenTamara Ancona, MA, LPCPete & Helen AndersenEmilee AndrewAnonymousMeagan AprilKimberly AprilRobert AprilAtlanta Neighborhood Charter SchoolSabita BasuHuman BeingLaura BelseyMaryAnn BradyDeborah BrazzelJennifer CabuagCars Helping AmericaChange Academy at Lake of the OzarksDanaya ChenGabriela Clough

SavingTeens 5K - Seattle, WA

SavingTeens Annual Event

Kim ParisElaine ParnellAmy G PeckCarolyn D. PendletonMegan PendletonBeatrice PitcairnKim PontrelloMike & Diane PringleCaroline QuinnLuciano O RamosDavid B. ReubenNanci B RichardsRosanna & Andy RockerDan RomanSean Michael RoseMorris RuskinStan SamuelsRoberta Z SarnoffPamela SaxenaGary SimmonsMichael SinsheimerWanda SorlienAlexander Steffan

Kenneth SternNatalie SweetenFrank & Ellen TokerLisa VicklundRick WalterWestside Mom/Friend/SupporterJudith W WhiteRobin Winter

“Before I was involved with SavingTeens I was a

completely different person. SavingTeens assisted

me in getting the help I needed by finding the right

place for me. My therapeutic boarding school helped

me with: opening up, developing my social skills,

being honest, gaining more confidence in myself,

building relationships, & talking about my feelings.

Without their help I wouldn’t be where I am today.”

-SavingTeens Recipient

Thank you from the bottom of [our] hearts. It has been

so good to cry tears of joy. Absolutely nothing can

compared with the absolute relief and joy in knowing

[our son] has a chance to continue his recovery in a

safe and uplifting environment.” -SavingTeensParent

SavingTeens Executive Board

Founder & Chairman John Reuben

Scholarship Lisa Sinsheimer, MD

TreasurerRich McKinless

SecretaryPavan Surapaneni, JD

CommunicationsLes Mann

EventsJennifer Ferri, MBA At-Large

Grant Leibersberger,MEd, MBA

Marilyn Engelman, Ph.D. Lon Woodbury, MA CEP

Suzie Courtney

Donors (continued)

(to view donations under $100, please view our digital annual report at: www.savingteens.org)