THE HEALING PLACE OF WAKE COUNTY
FACTS FROM
OUR ANNUAL REPORT 2003
The Healing Place of Wake County is a
non-profit 501 (c) 3 rescue, recovery, and rehabilitation facility for
homeless men with alcohol and drug addiction.
The Healing Place opened on January 15, 2001.
NUMBER OF HOMELESS POPULATION SERVED
Through December 31, 2003, 150,092 beds of
shelter have been provided to 2,775 different homeless men age 18
and older.
AVERAGE
DAILY POPULATION
In 2003, we had an average daily population
of 154 clients.
POPULATION
PROFILE
The profile was established during a “Point In
Time” Count on one particular day. The demographics might change slightly,
but the data is consistent.
Average
age: 41 years (range is 19-62 years of age)
Race:
African American 49% of the population
Caucasian 47%
of the population
Hispanic 1% of
the population
Other 3% of the population
Veterans:
18% of the population
Dual Diagnosis:
27% of the population
HIV/Aids:
2% of the population
STAFFING
The staff for THPWC includes 23 full-time
employees and 6 part-time employees providing services to an
average of 154 men per day, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Clients in the 2nd part or Phase program also help run the
program. The clients assist with the check-in of over-night guests into the
Shelter; preparation of food in the kitchen; do laundry; act as our 24-hour
security force; work on the building and grounds crew; sort and distribute
clothes from the clothes closet; help answer phones at the front desk; and
serve as drivers and runner for the other clients. Clients who have
completed the first 2 parts of the program and who have transitioned into
the Silver Chip Transition program are eligible to volunteer as Assistant
Staff, who coordinate the Planning Room and teach the Recovery Dynamics
classes for the clients.
SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM
To date, 169 men have successfully
completed the recovery program and have entered “Silver Chip,”
which is the transitional section of The Healing Place program. A
transitional case manager assists these clients to find employment and
independent housing. Additionally, the purpose of Silver Chip is to
help men transition back into society, while maintaining their sobriety. The
average time to complete the Phase I recovery program for the first 169
men is 248 days. Of the 169 clients who have entered Silver
Chip status, 100 men are still sober and have not experienced a
relapse (60% success). Of the Silver Chip clients who have relapsed,
18 men are sober again, currently engaged with The Healing Place of
Wake County or another program. Therefore, the number of Silver Chip
clients who are presently sober is 118, giving the program a success
rate of 70% program graduates currently sober.
COST OF THE PROGRAM
In 2003,
the cost of the program was $23.09 per client per night.
In 2002, the cost was $23.47 per client per night.
FOOD SERVICE
We serve
an average of 380 meals each day for an annual total of over 138,700
meals served. On average, 326 strips of
bacon, 640 eggs, 20 loaves of bread, ½ gallon of jam, 9 gallons of milk, and
3 gallons of coffee are consumed each morning at breakfast.
The
Executive Chef and his staff offer a 3-month kitchen trainee program. To
date, 4 graduates of this trainee program have been placed in restaurants
here in Wake County.
SOBERING UP/DETOXIFICATION CENTER
In
2003, 639 homeless men suffering from alcoholism and other drug
addictions were admitted to the non-medical sobering up/detoxification
center. These individuals remained in the sobering up center for an
average of 3 nights each.
- 107 men were brought in by different municipal police officers. These
men would have otherwise been taken to jail. It takes 2 officers on
average 2 hours to put a man in jail. It takes less than 10 minutes to
deliver a client to the Sobering Up Center.
- Of the 639 admissions to the Sobering Up Center, only 23 men had to be
sent
to Wake Med Emergency Room for treatment.
- 60% of the men who are discharged from the Sobering Up Center accept a
referral into the Off The Street Program, the initial part of the
program. 67% of those individuals go on into Phase I, the 2nd part of the
recovery program.
HEALTHCARE/SELF CARE CLINIC
The Healing Place of Wake
County operates a medical clinic called the Health
Care/Self
Care Clinic.
This clinic provides medical services and referrals for medical care,
through the Director of Detox and Health Services and a number of volunteer doctors, physician assistants,
family nurse practitioners, nurses and non-professionals. The Clinic provides a
tuberculosis testing and preventive medication clinic; smoking
cessation; HIV/AIDS
testing; dual diagnosis sessions; hypertension clinics; diabetes awareness; disease
prevention classes and nutrition support.
To date, the Health
Care/Self Care Clinic had 990 total clinic visits from the clients
atThe Healing Place of Wake
County. 8 Doctors, 2 Physicians Assistants, 3
Nurses, and
8 other Health Care
practitioners donated over $60,000 in billable hours.
Program graduates
initiated a “Silver Chip Appreciation Fund” where their donations have provided
current clients with reading glasses, bus tickets, over-the-counter medications,
hearing aids and other medical supplies for the current clients.
WHITE FLAG
Beginning on November 21, 2001, “White Flag” was implemented in Wake
County. “White Flag” is a coordinated effort in the community,
composed primarily of agencies that provide shelter to the homeless, in
which agencies extend their normal services when it is too cold for people
to sleep on the streets (< 32°F).
Between November 2001 and March, 2003, THPWC provided 808 beds of
shelter and meals during 161 “White Flag” nights.
“RECOVERY DYNAMICS”
CLASSES FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC
“Recovery Dynamics”
is the course of study that our clients are required to complete. Public
interest in this course of study prompted the teaching of this series for
the general recovering public in the fall, 2002. The course was so popular
that repeat courses were taught both in the Spring and Fall of 2003 with an
average attendance of 20 members of the outside community per session.
Courses are planned for both the spring and fall, 2004.
WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE SUPPORT
Wake
Technical Community College continues to provide a “Life Skills”
course to help clients prepare for the transitional stage of the program,
which involves gaining employment, saving money and moving into independent
housing. Wake Tech also provide GED classes on campus for clients. We now
have 4 GED graduates.
CLOTHES CLOSET
The
Healing Place of Wake County also operates a clothes closet, which provides
donated articles of clothing to men in all phases of the program and
overnight Shelter guests. To date, over 8,000 articles of clothing have
been passed out to men at The Healing Place of Wake County.
PARTNERSHIPS
The
Healing Place of Wake County works closely with a number of agencies to
provide comprehensive assistance and continuity of care. These agencies
include:
(1)
WakeMed
(2)
Wake County Human Services
a.
South Wilmington Street Center
b.
Alcoholism Treatment Center
c.
Crisis and Assessment Services
d.
Cornerstone
e.
Department of Public Health
i.
Under One Roof
ii.
Communicable Disease Clinics A &
E
iii.
Pharmacy
(3)
Wake County Emergency
Medical Services
(4)
Wake County Sheriff’s
Department
(5)
Raleigh Police Department
(6)
Garner Police Department
(7)
Dorothea Dix Hospital
(8)
The Food Bank of North
Carolina
(9)
The Interfaith Food
Shuttle
(10) Wake County Medical Society
(10) Rex
Hospital
(11) Open Door Clinic
(12) Wake County Project Access
(13) Division of Services for the
Blind of North Carolina
(14) CARElina Medical Associates
(15) Wake Technical Community College
(16) Horizon Health Center
(17) Raleigh Community Hospital
(18) Wake County Re-Entry and
Pre-Trial Release
(19) Department of Parole and
Probation
(20) Harvest House
(21) Wake County Community Service
Program
(22) Durham Veterans Affairs Medical
Center
(23) North Carolina State University
Bachelor of Social Work Program
(24) UNC School of Social Work
(25) Wake County Bar Association
(26) Wake County District Attorney’s
Office
COST SAVINGS TO COUNTY AGENCIES
DETOX/SOBERING UP CENTER
Since
opening in April 2001, the Sobering Up /Detoxification Center has
admitted 2228 homeless alcoholics and addicts for an average stay of three
nights for each client. In 2003, Wake County Municipal Police
Departments and the Wake County Sheriff have referred 107 homeless
alcoholics & addicts to the Sobering Up Center. If THE HEALING PLACE did
not exist, these men would have been incarcerated for at least one night
107 men x $65 (cost to county of one night in jail) = $6,955. On
average, it takes 2 officers, 3 hours to put a man in jail. Starting salary
for a Raleigh Police Officer is $30,610 or $14.72 per hour. 107 men x 2
officers x 3 hours = 642 man hours x $14.72=$9,450 savings in officer time.
Wake Med ER has referred 27 homeless alcoholics & addicts to the SUC.
According to medical sources, the average basic cost per visit to the
Emergency Room is $700, 27 x $700 = $18,900.
SHELTER & PROGRAM
Since opening in January 2001, The Healing Place has provided 150,000 beds
of shelter to homeless addicts and alcoholics. According to the staff of
the South Wilmington Street Shelter, the average cost of a bed night to the
County is $35:
$35
x 150,000 = $5,250,000 savings to the county.
We
save taxpayer’s money by reducing the amount of services that the homeless
population access. In our first two years of operation, we have:
- reduced the homeless population in the County Jail and in the
hospital Emergency Rooms.
Officers now drop off clients at our Detoxification Center or call our staff
and we pick up clients.
- reduced the costs to the
county. We provide services for less than $25 per person per day. Our
nearest competitor is the County Jail at approximately $65 per person per day.
The cost of in-patient Detox and Substance Abuse programs is
significantly higher, often more than 20 times our cost of $25 per day per person.
- significantly save
officer and EMS staff time. According to the officers, it takes a minimum of
two officers two hours to put a man in jail. They now utilize our Sobering Up
Center and drop off clients in less than 10 minutes. Calls for EMS services
for the intoxicated have been significantly reduced.
- reduced the call on Wake
County medical services through coordination and careful screening of
clients’ medical needs by our clinic staff.
- reduced the homeless
population by rehabilitating clients and restoring them to gainful tax-paying employment in the County.
OUTREACH
In 2003,
The Healing Place provided meeting space for 676 AA/CA/NA meetings for the
recovery community. In addition to meetings for the recovery community, The
Healing Place hosted 183 meetings for local community service groups,
churches, state agencies, county agencies and arts organizations. We
averaged 5 tours each week for an annual total of 260 tours.
WHO SUPPORTS THE HEALING PLACE OF WAKE
COUNTY
The
Healing Place is a public/private partnership that works. In 2003, public
agencies gave 63%; Individuals gave 19%; Foundations, 10%;
Corporations/Businesses, 7%; and the Faith Community, 1%.
INDIVIDUAL DONOR PROFILES
In
2003, individual donors gave over $460,000 to The Healing Place or 19% of
our total fund raising. The breakdown of those donors are:
Donors who give $1-$50 = 53%
Donors who give $50-$100 = 20%
Donors who give $100-$999 = 22%
Donors who give $1000 or more = 5 %
1999-2003 Total fundraising: 3,135 gifts by 2,366 donors.
19%
of our Donors have given for 2 years or more.
In
2003, there were 1,200 gifts for a total of $2,426,741.00.
In-Kind contributions were valued at $95,216.00
PERCENTAGE COSTS OF FUND RAISING
ACTIVITIES
10%
of the total expenses were spent in Development/Fund Raising activities in
2003.
FUNDRAISING SPECIAL EVENTS
The
Healing Place had 3 fund raising special events in 2003.
The
Little Art Gallery hosted an ART & ANTIQUES APPRAISAL event in October. 4
appraisers appraised over 200 objects to raise over $1200 in donations. The
event was so successful that it will be repeated in October 2004.
Counter Culture Coffee in conjunction with Whole Foods Markets and Capitol
Broadcasting developed “The Healing Blend” a special coffee blend just for
The Healing Place. The Healing Blend was available at all Whole Foods
Markets as well as by special order from The Healing Place. Over 20 Healing
Place supporters gave “The Healing Blend” as Holiday Gifts to their business
associates and friends. In conjunction with the coffee sales, The Healing
Place was the benefactor of two different 3% Days at Whole Foods Market.
During the 3% days, the designated agency receives 3% of the gross sales of
the day. In 2003, Whole Foods donated $ 4,000 to The Healing Place and the
ongoing coffee project netted over $1100 in sales in 2003.
The
Healing Place also had a food booth at the North Carolina State Fair.
Staff, Board Members, clients and volunteers manned the booth during the 10
day fair run. Going with a Jamaican “ethnic” theme, we offered jerk chicken
and pork wraps that were both tasty and carb friendly. In our first year
and after considerable start-up costs, the State Fair booth grossed over
$10,000 in sales and netted almost $2,000. We will continue our success at
the 2004 NC State Fair in October, 2004.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The
Board of Directors for The Healing Place serves for a minimum of 3 years
with an option to be re-elected to a second 3-year term. The Board meets
monthly on the 2nd Wednesday night of the month at 6:00 pm in the
Board Room at The Healing Place. Meetings are open to the public. The
Executive Committee of the Board and the Development Committee also meet
monthly.
The
current Board Officers and members are:
Greg Patterson, Chairman
Robert Bilbro, M.D., Vice Chairman/Chairman-Elect
Fred Barber, Past Chairman
Barbara Lyons Goodmon, Secretary
Susanne Hayes, Treasurer
Jerry Bernstein, M.D.
Wilmer Betts, M.D.
Jerry Bowen
Scott Burkhead
Tom Covington
Bob Goodale
Burley Mitchell, Jr.
Greg Poole, Jr.
Lou Mitchell, Ex Officio.
BOARD OF ADVISORS
The
Healing Place has a Board of Advisors who are a diverse group of community
leaders. They serve as advisors for the organization as well as goodwill
ambassadors for the program. The Board of Advisors meets twice annually.
The group is co-chaired by Ken Eudy of Capital Strategies and former
Mayor Lucius Jones of Wendell. Members include:
Mr. Ken Eudy, Co-Chair, CapStrat
Mayor Lucius Jones, Co-Chair, Town of Wendell
Mr. Jay Allen “Al” Adams, Attorney
Mr. Hugh Allen, Wachovia/First Union
Ms. Teena Anderson, BB&T
Mrs. Carol Williams Bilbro, Community Volunteer
Mr. Les Boney, MDC
Mr. Kevin Cain, Rex Foundation
Mr. Steve Coggins, Attorney
Dr. Dana Copeland, Wake Med
Mrs. Lou Anne Crumpler, Carolina Arts Festival
Mr. Frank Daniels, Jr., Josephus Daniels Foundation
Dr. Margaret Dardess, UNC School of Public Health
Mr. Richard (Dick) Daugherty, Retired IBM Executive
Ms. Joyce Fitzpatrick, Public Relations Consultant
Chancellor Marye Anne Fox, NC State University
Mr. Jim Goodmon, Capitol Broadcasting
Mr. Benson Kirkman, Community Leader
Dr. Doug Knoop, Blue Cross Blue Shield of the Carolina
Ms. Ann McColl, Attorney
Dr. Tom McGuire, Jr., A.J. Fletcher Foundation
Mr. Bill McLaurin, McLaurin Parking
Mrs. Virginia Parker, Community Volunteer
Mr. Gary Pendleton, Insurance Executive
The Honorable Bev Perdue, Lt. Governor
Senator Eric Reeves, General Assembly
Rev. Art Ross, White Memorial Presbyterian Church
Ms. Azalee Sain, Community Volunteer
Mr. Ken Shivar, Businessman
Monsignor Michael Shugrue, Roman Catholic Diocese
Mr. Gordon Smith, Exploris
Mr. Sherwood Smith, Retired Executive
Ms. Oz Staley, Kennedy Office Supply
Ms. Katherine Thomas, Progress Energy
Mr. Ed Turlington, Attorney
Mr. Michael Weeks, Architect
Mr. Ed Willingham IV, First Citizens Bank & Trust Company
Mr. Smedes York, York Properties
Mr. Steve Zaytoun, Zaytoun & Company
WOMEN’S CENTER CAMPAIGN
THE NEED:
The
need is great, and the need is urgent. A point-in-time survey of the
homeless was conducted on February 27, 2003. Survey results confirmed that
there were over 350 homeless women in need of substance abuse services on
the streets of Wake County each day. Currently, there are no existing
services that exclusively target recovery and rehabilitation for homeless
female addicts and alcoholics in Wake County. The same survey indicated that
the number of homeless on our streets has doubled in the past several
years. According to the last point-in-time survey, there are over 2,200
homeless individuals on the street in Wake County on any given night.
Federal statistics estimate that 60-80% of these individuals are in need of
substance abuse services. Recent research has indicated that children are
the greatest victims of homelessness. The average age of a homeless
individual is now only eight years old. Women most often have sole or
primary responsibility for these children. There are no existing local
programs whose sole function is to help female homeless substance abusers
recover from their addictions and be reunited with their children.
Similarly, there are no local programs that specifically target the problems
of children of homeless addicts and alcoholics.
ADDRESSING THE NEED:
Our
program for men works extremely well, and has a proven three-year track
record. We will build a similar facility for women and children here in
Wake County. Our facility for men has 180 beds and has been filled to
capacity since November 2001. The Women and Children’s facility would be
slightly smaller with 88 beds. Following the Healing Place model, the
Women’s Facility will be a true public/private partnership. Wake County, the
County municipalities, local corporations and the residents of Wake County
have all joined together to make The Healing Place for men a reality. We
are counting on the same support for the women’s Healing Place.
SUPPORT:
The
combined campaign for The Healing Place for women and men kicked off on July
17, 2003. The campaign will total $10 million and include 3 components:
1.
Capital expenses for building & furnishing
of the Women’s Center.
2.
Operating money for both the men and
women’s facility through 2006.
3.
$1 million for The Healing Place
Endowment.
Currently, we have major campaign commitments from:
Wake
County ABC Board $ 1,325,000
Wake
County $ 1,242,750
Stewards Fund $ 550,000
City
of Raleigh $ 500,000
Anonymous Donor $ 409,875
Progress Energy $ 200,000
Board
pledges $ 220,000
Capitol Broadcasting $ 100.000
A J
Fletcher Foundation $100,000
Wachovia $ 100,000
Holding Foundation $ 100,000
City
of Raleigh $ 45,000
Hospital Alliance $ 50,000
Daniels Family Fund $ 50,000
Wake
Med Staff Foundation $ 50,000
Roman
Catholic Diocese $ 30,000
Martin Marietta $ 20,000
Trent
Ragland Family Fund $ 15,000
Protective Life $ 10,000
McAlister Foundation $ 5,000
Individuals $ 430,504
Individual Pledges $ 22,500
TOTAL $5,565,629
The campaign is chaired by Lou Mitchell.
Members of the Campaign Committee include our Board Members as well as the
following community leaders:
Sissy
Ashby, Chrys Baggett, Audrey Bailey, Carol Bilbro, Holly Blanton, Barbara
Boney,
Tom
Bonfield, Mickey Brock, Kim Brooks, Beverly Brown, Lindy Brown, Valerie
Brown,
Jessie Cannon, Pastor Velma Champlain, Louise Coggins, Ed Crowe, Lou Ann
Crumpler, Beth Erickson, Liz Fentress, Dr. Lynn Ennis, Joyce Fitzpatrick,
Cheryl Fellers,
Barbara Gomez, Kate Green, Joanie Harer, Yevonne Holley, Melissa Jemison,
Sandra K. Johnson, Erica Keltner, Nora Martinez, Lisa Myers, Elizabeth Park,
Virginia Parker, Jane
Pope, Elaine Sandman, Mary Scarantino, Cece Scott, Ann Shivar, Oz Staley,
Gwynn Swinson, Ben & Lianda Taylor, Katherine Tiller, Michael Weeks, Bonnie
Woodruff, and Anna Liese Workman.
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The Healing Place of Wake County
Administrative Offices:
1251 Goode Street Raleigh, NC 27603 ♦ Phone: (919) 838-9800 ♦ Fax:
(919) 834-1473
Serving Wake County residents since
2001
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