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Reaching Out To The Needs Of Kids And Parents. 2015 Annual Report
Dear Friends, More than forty years ago, the idea of Outreach Teen & Family Services sprouted from a grass roots effort. In response to emerging citizens’ concerns, the Mt. Lebanon Community Relations Board and the Mt. Lebanon Police Department created a partnership to address the issues they saw when teens engaged in unhealthy activities in our parks and around our schools. Since then, Outreach has evolved into the community counseling agency you see today: effective, responsive, and dedicated to promoting mental wellness throughout our community. We continue our strong partnership with the Mt. Lebanon Municipality, as well as serving the needs of children and families throughout the South Hills. Our efforts also extend to students in Washington County and Pittsburgh area post-secondary schools. Your support of our agency in 2014-15 has allowed Outreach Teen & Family Services to continue providing vitally needed services to young people and their parents throughout Allegheny and Washington Counties. Thanks to your support, we were able to: Teen & Family Services, Inc. Outreach Administrative Staff Mary D. Birks, Executive Director Christina Hostutler, LCSW, Clinical Director • engage nearly 100 underserved youth in life skills and anger management classes. Whether our young clients are struggling with depression or anxiety, stress, family and school issues, anger, or drugs and alcohol, our professional counselors meet their needs with empathetic, personal, accessible, and affordable mental health counseling. Just as Outreach evolved from a collection of counselors working directly with troubled teens in our community’s parks into an organization offering services tailored to meet diverse community needs, our agency as a whole has experienced major transition in 2015. We are strengthening our activities and expanding awareness of mental wellness by exploring new programmatic opportunities. We are collaborating with past and present partners to continue the Outreach story. We are putting our financial resources on a firmer footing with our new comprehensive funding plan, including the Annual Appeal for 2015, and expanded relationships with charitable foundations. We are identifying what we do best and managing the improvements that are needed by investing in evaluation and outcomes measurement tools. We developed the next Strategic Plan for 2015-2018 which lays out the organization’s priorities and goals to inform our work. In addition, we are proud to have moved our leadership to full-time positions – including both our Executive Director, Mary Birks and our Clinical Director, Christina Hostutler. This greatly expands our capacity for administration, operations, and clinical management. The community of Mt. Lebanon was ahead of its time founding Outreach Teen & Family Services 42 years ago for the benefit of its children and families. We feel privileged to call Mt. Lebanon home while sharing our professional counseling and expertise across Allegheny and Washington Counties. We look forward to the next forty years of providing support for healthy communities embracing mental wellness. Lindsay Gorman, Finance Manager Emily Heim, MA, Community Outreach & Program Manager Lisa Harris, Office Manager Outreach Board of Directors Rekha Shukla, President Robert M. Lucas, 1st Vice President Durwood Hill, 2nd Vice President Myles Lilley, Treasurer Amy Billerbeck, Secretary • help nearly 1000 clients and program participants, with over 2,000 counseling sessions from nearly 50 townships and municipalities; • provide free parenting consultations for over 20 families and facilitate over two dozen school/community education opportunities; 666 Washington Road Pittsburgh, PA 15228 412-561-5405 www.outreachteen.org Directors Nancy Dapper Durwood Hill John B. Jones Aaron Lauth (ex officio) Mark Mazzei Steve McLean (ex officio) David B. Paolicelli Stephanie Ross Kathleen Rullo Jean Silvernail Honorary Directors Jane Compagnone C. Michael Dempe David A. Hartman Lee Heckman David Hughes Thomas M. Joseph Representative Daniel L. Miller, Esq. Shelly Saba Joshua Stuart 2015 Supporters of Outreach Corporate & Individual Sponsorships AccuTrex Products, Inc. B & R Pools Mary & David Birks Bognar and Company, Inc. Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, PC CASCOUSA Costanzo Financial Group Dollar Bank Fifth Third Bank Fleming Financial Services, Inc. Fort Pitt Capital Group Friends of Matt Smith Gatto Associates Heffren-Tillotson IKM Incorporated KDKA Luchini & Company, P.C. Managed Benefits, Inc. Metro Benefits, Inc. Mt. Lebanon City Council of PTAs Mt. Lebanon Police Association Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Realty Referral Services Room Service by Karen & Co. State Representative Dan Miller Threading the Needle UPMC Uptime Vitac Wayno® Illustration Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC Wesbanco In-Kind Support Amy & Chuck Billerbeck Mary & David Birks Heather Charron David & Laura Hartman Dave Klug Lawrence & Lynn Lebowitz Bob & Anna Lucas Ginger & Phil Majeski Representative Dan Miller Jean Silvernail Senator Matt Smith A’Pizza Badamo Aladdin’s Alcoa Federal Credit Union Alfa Dentistry All Clad AMC Theaters Andy Warhol Museum Arancini House Bistro 19 Carnegie Mellon School of Drama Carnegie Museum of Art & Natural History Chamber Music Society of Pittsburgh Coffee Tree Roasters Create-A-Frame/Handworks Dinette Discover Organizing, Inc. Eat N’ Park Eden’s Market Erie Maritime Museum Fairmont Pittsburgh Fun Fore All James Gallery Health Through Yoga Healthtrax Fitness and Wellness Heinz History Center Highmark Janet Tant Yoga Jerome Bettis’ Grille 36 Lebo Subs Lee Heckman Custom Framing and Gallery Levin Furniture Massage Envy Mattress Factory Mt. Lebanon PTA Council Mt. Lebanon Pub & Pizza Pennsylvania Trolley Museum Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens Pittsburgh Children’s Museum Pittsburgh City Theater Pittsburgh CLO Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Pittsburgh Improv Pittsburgh Magazine Pittsburgh Opera Pittsburgh Passion Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Playhouse Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh Steak Co. Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium Point Brugge Café/Park Bruges Potomac Bakery Pro Football Hall of Fame Puhac Law Offices Rollier’s Hardware Salon Vivace The Saloon of Mt. Lebanon Uptown Coffee Victorian Manner/Little Manners Walt Disney World Co. Washington Wild Things Individuals Bob & Sharon Abraham Anonymous Kathleen Barlag David & Linda Berry Amy & Chuck Billerbeck Mary & David Birks Jill L Blayden William Bodnar David Blair & Marianne Bokan-Blair Chuck & Jill Brodbeck James Charron Jonathan & Pamela Clark Brian Cohen Jane Compagnone Shannon Connery Jennifer Cooney Jennifer Daley Nancy Dapper Steve & Jan Darcangelo Sara Dougherty Susan K. Fish Tammy Foster Richard Goldbach Scott Goldman William Gompers Judith & William Grayhack Kathleen Hartford Durwood Hill Geoffrey & Patricia Hurd Tammy Janero Joseph & Frances Johns Karen Johnson Karen & John Jones Tom Joseph Debra Kindler Susan Lane Allison Latcheran Larry & Lynn Lebowitz Bill & Carolyn Lewis Myles Lilley Kristen Linfante Barbara Logan Robert Lucas Gary Luchini Mildred Luchini Alexis Maddox Therese Maddox Jean Magazzu Ginger & Phil Majeski Coleman McDonough Renee McEwen Patrick McGuigan Mary & Dan McIntyre Judy Merritt Kathleen & Thomas Michael Dan Miller Julie Moore Thomas Murphy Tracey Palmieri Tony & Amy Pardo Kim T. Pierce Jennifer Rignani Stephanie Ross & Todd DePastino Christine Saikaley Pradha Sankaranarayan Mary Satterfield Lynn Schrott Stacie Sebastian Eileen Sharbaugh Howard Shear Rekha Shukla Jean Silvernail Beverly & Robert Smith Joseph Smith Tim Steinhauer R.W. & Deborah Stevens Faith Ann Stipanovich Jennifer Towell David G. Victor Rachel Vopal Susanne Wagner Carol & Jon Walton Laura Wholey Anne Zacharias Foundations & Organizations Anonymous The R.M. Brown & T.Y. Brown Foundation Howard & Nell E. Miller Charitable Foundation Mt. Lebanon Community Endowment Town Hall South Matching Gifts BNY Mellon Corporation’s Community Partnership Dollar Bank Foundation The Prudential Foundation Rekha Shukla Board President 2015 Annual Report Counseling. Care. Connection. To promote and provide Outreach Values Mary D. Birks Executive Director Teen & Family Services, Inc. Reaching Out To The Needs Of Kids And Parents. Respect Everything we do is confidential. We respect the uniqueness and value of every child, every family and every situation. Empathy We listen. We strive to understand. We do not judge. We offer a place of comfort, compassion and caring. We gain the confidence and trust of those who need our help and engage them in a genuine relationship. Responsiveness We respond quickly to every call and every question. We deliver affordable, effective options for youth and families and adapt quickly to the changing needs of our community. Prevention We provide proactive services focused on prevention, education and awareness. We promote mental wellness. Progress We are a learning organization. We seek continually to expand our capacity, improve our skills, and reflect on our work to provide the best possible service to children and families in our community. Printed through the generosity of Knepper Press empathetic, personal, accessible, and affordable mental health counseling and wellness programs for children and families. Dear Friends, More than forty years ago, the idea of Outreach Teen & Family Services sprouted from a grass roots effort. In response to emerging citizens’ concerns, the Mt. Lebanon Community Relations Board and the Mt. Lebanon Police Department created a partnership to address the issues they saw when teens engaged in unhealthy activities in our parks and around our schools. Since then, Outreach has evolved into the community counseling agency you see today: effective, responsive, and dedicated to promoting mental wellness throughout our community. We continue our strong partnership with the Mt. Lebanon Municipality, as well as serving the needs of children and families throughout the South Hills. Our efforts also extend to students in Washington County and Pittsburgh area post-secondary schools. Your support of our agency in 2014-15 has allowed Outreach Teen & Family Services to continue providing vitally needed services to young people and their parents throughout Allegheny and Washington Counties. Thanks to your support, we were able to: Teen & Family Services, Inc. Outreach Administrative Staff Mary D. Birks, Executive Director Christina Hostutler, LCSW, Clinical Director • engage nearly 100 underserved youth in life skills and anger management classes. Whether our young clients are struggling with depression or anxiety, stress, family and school issues, anger, or drugs and alcohol, our professional counselors meet their needs with empathetic, personal, accessible, and affordable mental health counseling. Just as Outreach evolved from a collection of counselors working directly with troubled teens in our community’s parks into an organization offering services tailored to meet diverse community needs, our agency as a whole has experienced major transition in 2015. We are strengthening our activities and expanding awareness of mental wellness by exploring new programmatic opportunities. We are collaborating with past and present partners to continue the Outreach story. We are putting our financial resources on a firmer footing with our new comprehensive funding plan, including the Annual Appeal for 2015, and expanded relationships with charitable foundations. We are identifying what we do best and managing the improvements that are needed by investing in evaluation and outcomes measurement tools. We developed the next Strategic Plan for 2015-2018 which lays out the organization’s priorities and goals to inform our work. In addition, we are proud to have moved our leadership to full-time positions – including both our Executive Director, Mary Birks and our Clinical Director, Christina Hostutler. This greatly expands our capacity for administration, operations, and clinical management. The community of Mt. Lebanon was ahead of its time founding Outreach Teen & Family Services 42 years ago for the benefit of its children and families. We feel privileged to call Mt. Lebanon home while sharing our professional counseling and expertise across Allegheny and Washington Counties. We look forward to the next forty years of providing support for healthy communities embracing mental wellness. Lindsay Gorman, Finance Manager Emily Heim, MA, Community Outreach & Program Manager Lisa Harris, Office Manager Outreach Board of Directors Rekha Shukla, President Robert M. Lucas, 1st Vice President Durwood Hill, 2nd Vice President Myles Lilley, Treasurer Amy Billerbeck, Secretary • help nearly 1000 clients and program participants, with over 2,000 counseling sessions from nearly 50 townships and municipalities; • provide free parenting consultations for over 20 families and facilitate over two dozen school/community education opportunities; 666 Washington Road Pittsburgh, PA 15228 412-561-5405 www.outreachteen.org Directors Nancy Dapper Durwood Hill John B. Jones Aaron Lauth (ex officio) Mark Mazzei Steve McLean (ex officio) David B. Paolicelli Stephanie Ross Kathleen Rullo Jean Silvernail Honorary Directors Jane Compagnone C. Michael Dempe David A. Hartman Lee Heckman David Hughes Thomas M. Joseph Representative Daniel L. Miller, Esq. Shelly Saba Joshua Stuart 2015 Supporters of Outreach Corporate & Individual Sponsorships AccuTrex Products, Inc. B & R Pools Mary & David Birks Bognar and Company, Inc. Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, PC CASCOUSA Costanzo Financial Group Dollar Bank Fifth Third Bank Fleming Financial Services, Inc. Fort Pitt Capital Group Friends of Matt Smith Gatto Associates Heffren-Tillotson IKM Incorporated KDKA Luchini & Company, P.C. Managed Benefits, Inc. Metro Benefits, Inc. Mt. Lebanon City Council of PTAs Mt. Lebanon Police Association Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Realty Referral Services Room Service by Karen & Co. State Representative Dan Miller Threading the Needle UPMC Uptime Vitac Wayno® Illustration Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC Wesbanco In-Kind Support Amy & Chuck Billerbeck Mary & David Birks Heather Charron David & Laura Hartman Dave Klug Lawrence & Lynn Lebowitz Bob & Anna Lucas Ginger & Phil Majeski Representative Dan Miller Jean Silvernail Senator Matt Smith A’Pizza Badamo Aladdin’s Alcoa Federal Credit Union Alfa Dentistry All Clad AMC Theaters Andy Warhol Museum Arancini House Bistro 19 Carnegie Mellon School of Drama Carnegie Museum of Art & Natural History Chamber Music Society of Pittsburgh Coffee Tree Roasters Create-A-Frame/Handworks Dinette Discover Organizing, Inc. Eat N’ Park Eden’s Market Erie Maritime Museum Fairmont Pittsburgh Fun Fore All James Gallery Health Through Yoga Healthtrax Fitness and Wellness Heinz History Center Highmark Janet Tant Yoga Jerome Bettis’ Grille 36 Lebo Subs Lee Heckman Custom Framing and Gallery Levin Furniture Massage Envy Mattress Factory Mt. Lebanon PTA Council Mt. Lebanon Pub & Pizza Pennsylvania Trolley Museum Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens Pittsburgh Children’s Museum Pittsburgh City Theater Pittsburgh CLO Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Pittsburgh Improv Pittsburgh Magazine Pittsburgh Opera Pittsburgh Passion Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Playhouse Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh Steak Co. Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium Point Brugge Café/Park Bruges Potomac Bakery Pro Football Hall of Fame Puhac Law Offices Rollier’s Hardware Salon Vivace The Saloon of Mt. Lebanon Uptown Coffee Victorian Manner/Little Manners Walt Disney World Co. Washington Wild Things Individuals Bob & Sharon Abraham Anonymous Kathleen Barlag David & Linda Berry Amy & Chuck Billerbeck Mary & David Birks Jill L Blayden William Bodnar David Blair & Marianne Bokan-Blair Chuck & Jill Brodbeck James Charron Jonathan & Pamela Clark Brian Cohen Jane Compagnone Shannon Connery Jennifer Cooney Jennifer Daley Nancy Dapper Steve & Jan Darcangelo Sara Dougherty Susan K. Fish Tammy Foster Richard Goldbach Scott Goldman William Gompers Judith & William Grayhack Kathleen Hartford Durwood Hill Geoffrey & Patricia Hurd Tammy Janero Joseph & Frances Johns Karen Johnson Karen & John Jones Tom Joseph Debra Kindler Susan Lane Allison Latcheran Larry & Lynn Lebowitz Bill & Carolyn Lewis Myles Lilley Kristen Linfante Barbara Logan Robert Lucas Gary Luchini Mildred Luchini Alexis Maddox Therese Maddox Jean Magazzu Ginger & Phil Majeski Coleman McDonough Renee McEwen Patrick McGuigan Mary & Dan McIntyre Judy Merritt Kathleen & Thomas Michael Dan Miller Julie Moore Thomas Murphy Tracey Palmieri Tony & Amy Pardo Kim T. Pierce Jennifer Rignani Stephanie Ross & Todd DePastino Christine Saikaley Pradha Sankaranarayan Mary Satterfield Lynn Schrott Stacie Sebastian Eileen Sharbaugh Howard Shear Rekha Shukla Jean Silvernail Beverly & Robert Smith Joseph Smith Tim Steinhauer R.W. & Deborah Stevens Faith Ann Stipanovich Jennifer Towell David G. Victor Rachel Vopal Susanne Wagner Carol & Jon Walton Laura Wholey Anne Zacharias Foundations & Organizations Anonymous The R.M. Brown & T.Y. Brown Foundation Howard & Nell E. Miller Charitable Foundation Mt. Lebanon Community Endowment Town Hall South Matching Gifts BNY Mellon Corporation’s Community Partnership Dollar Bank Foundation The Prudential Foundation Rekha Shukla Board President 2015 Annual Report Counseling. Care. Connection. To promote and provide Outreach Values Mary D. Birks Executive Director Teen & Family Services, Inc. Reaching Out To The Needs Of Kids And Parents. Respect Everything we do is confidential. We respect the uniqueness and value of every child, every family and every situation. Empathy We listen. We strive to understand. We do not judge. We offer a place of comfort, compassion and caring. We gain the confidence and trust of those who need our help and engage them in a genuine relationship. Responsiveness We respond quickly to every call and every question. We deliver affordable, effective options for youth and families and adapt quickly to the changing needs of our community. Prevention We provide proactive services focused on prevention, education and awareness. We promote mental wellness. Progress We are a learning organization. We seek continually to expand our capacity, improve our skills, and reflect on our work to provide the best possible service to children and families in our community. Printed through the generosity of Knepper Press empathetic, personal, accessible, and affordable mental health counseling and wellness programs for children and families. Fiscal Year 2014-2015 By the Numbers Reaching Out To The Community. Fundraising is critical to the success of Outreach Teen & Family Services, and we are working hard to fund these new programs. The state of today’s economy has put pressure on Outreach to find new sources of income to help fulfill the Growing up is never an easy process. We all experience needs of the community. different changes and struggles that shape us into the person we will eventually become. School, relationships, parents, and other pressures can result in anxiety, worry, fear, and Individual Adolescent and worse. However, with the right support, children and teens Family Counseling can grow in healthy emotional and mental environments and The child’s needs are matched to a master’s become successful in the future. As an established member degree level counselor’s area of expertise. The of the community, Outreach Teen & Family Services has been first session is usually scheduled within a week providing counseling services and programs for more than four of the initial inquiry. decades, focusing on empowerment, prevention, education, and early intervention. “The Mt. Lebanon School District has How Many We Reached Last Year 2,240 communities served from 2014-2015 graduating students receiving services 15 teens enrolled in the Choices program 1,000 total participants “I don’t know if you’d call Outreach a lifesaver. That sounds dramatic. But maybe it was.” - Parent of client (As Told to MTL Magazine) Outreach supports a healthy community that embraces mental wellness. attendees have the chance to win designer Program for Teens A group program for seminar, conference, and lecture opportunities purses and cash prizes. Ticket price includes teens who have appeared before a magistrate to both the community-at-large and the dinner and beverages as well as two raffle for underage drinking or drug use, or any professional community. numbers for the evening’s drawings. Event better decisions with the pressures of counselors on-site at schools to serve the alcohol/other drug use. students who are having behavioral or emotional attendees can also win through 50/50, “I am very impressed with the highly qualified staff at Outreach, as well as the quality of their programs and the positive impact it basket, and pick of the table raffles. Mt. Lebanon Police Car Show is our annual ‘friendraiser,’ enabling developed an extraordinary partnership problems which disrupt the educational process “The best resource for families in the has had on the families of Mt. Lebanon. Outreach to stay in touch with the with Outreach Teen & Family Services. for themselves and others in the classroom. Pittsburgh area.” Keep up the good work!” community by selling hotdogs and - Blaise Larotonda service for the health and well-being Parenting Programs Discussion groups, of our children.” consultations, and community presentations - Timothy J. Steinhauer, Ed.D. Mt. Lebanon School Superintendent TeenScreen® developed by Columbia University TeenScreen is a tool much like a vision or hearing screening brings together girls of diverse backgrounds in parenting skills. (ART) An intervention program to help Washington County to candidly discuss issues adolescents improve social skill competence that they have identified as critical and develop and moral reasoning, better manage anger, and strategies to address their concerns. stronger relationships with my kids.” reduce aggressive behavior. - Parenting Program Participant Speak Up! A girls’ group that teaches Kids At Risk Effort (KARE) A countywide effective negotiation skills. These valuable skills risk, anxiety or alcohol and other drug abuse. program for teens who are considered to be promote personal and professional success 170 at high risk and are already identified by the throughout a girl’s life. juvenile justice system. have given positive feedback regarding their experience with your services (either as - A referring pediatrician’s office 2,000 almost 2,000 participants in itʼs 16-year history Schools .................................... $132,372 Mt. Lebanon ............................. $106,790 Allegheny County ....................... $75,080 Foundation Grants...................... $27,000 Fees .......................................... $54,456 Fundraising ............................... $84,731 Individual Gifts ......................... $19,392 Civic ............................................... $800 Programs .................................... $1,780 Total Revenue $502,401 refreshments while enjoying vintage car have Outreach as part of our community. how to make things not only better for me, I feel very confident that families will get the but for everyone else, too.” support and help they need when I suggest - Speak Up! Participant Night at the Speakeasy was the new theme for Outreach’s 2015 spring fundraising event. Over 150 guests enjoyed the ambience on the rooftop of downtown hotspot, Sienna Mercato, while munching on those famous meatballs! While Pirates’ legend, Steve Blass entertained the crowd, KDKA-TV’s Ken Rice emceed, encouraging guests to bid on auction items, including a golf trip to Naples, Florida, a week at a house in Kiawah Island, sports memorabilia “Our students and their families are lucky to “In Speak Up! I learned how to negotiate, “Over 90% of the patients referred to Outreach Diversifying our Sources of Revenue Sister-to-Sister An annual event that Aggression Replacement Training “Encouragement and humor help build $$$ In conversations with event participants. Magisterial District Judge emotional issues such as depression, suicide teens screened in 2015. 18% were positive. - MLPD Lt. Paul Petras for parents who want to learn more effective adolescents or parenting consults).” Our Vision Community Education Outreach provides In-School Services Outreach provides used to identify serious, often hidden, mental or nearly Choices - Drug & Alcohol Education teen in need of education on how to make Their partnership is a vital support individual/family counseling sessions. 48 35% Purse Bash is an annual event where they contact Outreach for services.” and other fantastic items! Over $35,000 $$$ Out 3 out of 4 dollars support staff & counselors, providing exceptional service for clients Personnel ....................................$428,033 Rent & Utilities .............................$56,808 Gala & Fundraising........................$23,605 Misc. ........................................... $12,523 Office Supplies ...............................$9,627 Computers & Technology..............$10,163 Audits & Consultants .....................$9,229 Insurance ...................................... $7,743 Programs, Activities & Educ ..........$10,851 Total Expenses $568,582 was raised to support Outreach’s services. 500 sessions free or subsidized Operating Statistics Staff ........................................................... 5 School-Based Counselors .......................... 4 Counselors ..................................................18 Number of Counseling Sessions ....... 2,240 - Tara S Leja Mt. Lebanon School Counselor www.outreachteen.org Fiscal Year 2014-2015 By the Numbers Reaching Out To The Community. Fundraising is critical to the success of Outreach Teen & Family Services, and we are working hard to fund these new programs. The state of today’s economy has put pressure on Outreach to find new sources of income to help fulfill the Growing up is never an easy process. We all experience needs of the community. different changes and struggles that shape us into the person we will eventually become. School, relationships, parents, and other pressures can result in anxiety, worry, fear, and Individual Adolescent and worse. However, with the right support, children and teens Family Counseling can grow in healthy emotional and mental environments and The child’s needs are matched to a master’s become successful in the future. As an established member degree level counselor’s area of expertise. The of the community, Outreach Teen & Family Services has been first session is usually scheduled within a week providing counseling services and programs for more than four of the initial inquiry. decades, focusing on empowerment, prevention, education, and early intervention. “The Mt. Lebanon School District has How Many We Reached Last Year 2,240 communities served from 2014-2015 graduating students receiving services 15 teens enrolled in the Choices program 1,000 total participants “I don’t know if you’d call Outreach a lifesaver. That sounds dramatic. But maybe it was.” - Parent of client (As Told to MTL Magazine) Outreach supports a healthy community that embraces mental wellness. attendees have the chance to win designer Program for Teens A group program for seminar, conference, and lecture opportunities purses and cash prizes. Ticket price includes teens who have appeared before a magistrate to both the community-at-large and the dinner and beverages as well as two raffle for underage drinking or drug use, or any professional community. numbers for the evening’s drawings. Event better decisions with the pressures of counselors on-site at schools to serve the alcohol/other drug use. students who are having behavioral or emotional attendees can also win through 50/50, “I am very impressed with the highly qualified staff at Outreach, as well as the quality of their programs and the positive impact it basket, and pick of the table raffles. Mt. Lebanon Police Car Show is our annual ‘friendraiser,’ enabling developed an extraordinary partnership problems which disrupt the educational process “The best resource for families in the has had on the families of Mt. Lebanon. Outreach to stay in touch with the with Outreach Teen & Family Services. for themselves and others in the classroom. Pittsburgh area.” Keep up the good work!” community by selling hotdogs and - Blaise Larotonda service for the health and well-being Parenting Programs Discussion groups, of our children.” consultations, and community presentations - Timothy J. Steinhauer, Ed.D. Mt. Lebanon School Superintendent TeenScreen® developed by Columbia University TeenScreen is a tool much like a vision or hearing screening brings together girls of diverse backgrounds in parenting skills. (ART) An intervention program to help Washington County to candidly discuss issues adolescents improve social skill competence that they have identified as critical and develop and moral reasoning, better manage anger, and strategies to address their concerns. stronger relationships with my kids.” reduce aggressive behavior. - Parenting Program Participant Speak Up! A girls’ group that teaches Kids At Risk Effort (KARE) A countywide effective negotiation skills. These valuable skills risk, anxiety or alcohol and other drug abuse. program for teens who are considered to be promote personal and professional success 170 at high risk and are already identified by the throughout a girl’s life. juvenile justice system. have given positive feedback regarding their experience with your services (either as - A referring pediatrician’s office 2,000 almost 2,000 participants in itʼs 16-year history Schools .................................... $132,372 Mt. Lebanon ............................. $106,790 Allegheny County ....................... $75,080 Foundation Grants...................... $27,000 Fees .......................................... $54,456 Fundraising ............................... $84,731 Individual Gifts ......................... $19,392 Civic ............................................... $800 Programs .................................... $1,780 Total Revenue $502,401 refreshments while enjoying vintage car have Outreach as part of our community. how to make things not only better for me, I feel very confident that families will get the but for everyone else, too.” support and help they need when I suggest - Speak Up! Participant Night at the Speakeasy was the new theme for Outreach’s 2015 spring fundraising event. Over 150 guests enjoyed the ambience on the rooftop of downtown hotspot, Sienna Mercato, while munching on those famous meatballs! While Pirates’ legend, Steve Blass entertained the crowd, KDKA-TV’s Ken Rice emceed, encouraging guests to bid on auction items, including a golf trip to Naples, Florida, a week at a house in Kiawah Island, sports memorabilia “Our students and their families are lucky to “In Speak Up! I learned how to negotiate, “Over 90% of the patients referred to Outreach Diversifying our Sources of Revenue Sister-to-Sister An annual event that Aggression Replacement Training “Encouragement and humor help build $$$ In conversations with event participants. Magisterial District Judge emotional issues such as depression, suicide teens screened in 2015. 18% were positive. - MLPD Lt. Paul Petras for parents who want to learn more effective adolescents or parenting consults).” Our Vision Community Education Outreach provides In-School Services Outreach provides used to identify serious, often hidden, mental or nearly Choices - Drug & Alcohol Education teen in need of education on how to make Their partnership is a vital support individual/family counseling sessions. 48 35% Purse Bash is an annual event where they contact Outreach for services.” and other fantastic items! Over $35,000 $$$ Out 3 out of 4 dollars support staff & counselors, providing exceptional service for clients Personnel ....................................$428,033 Rent & Utilities .............................$56,808 Gala & Fundraising........................$23,605 Misc. ........................................... $12,523 Office Supplies ...............................$9,627 Computers & Technology..............$10,163 Audits & Consultants .....................$9,229 Insurance ...................................... $7,743 Programs, Activities & Educ ..........$10,851 Total Expenses $568,582 was raised to support Outreach’s services. 500 sessions free or subsidized Operating Statistics Staff ........................................................... 5 School-Based Counselors .......................... 4 Counselors ..................................................18 Number of Counseling Sessions ....... 2,240 - Tara S Leja Mt. Lebanon School Counselor www.outreachteen.org Fiscal Year 2014-2015 By the Numbers Reaching Out To The Community. Fundraising is critical to the success of Outreach Teen & Family Services, and we are working hard to fund these new programs. The state of today’s economy has put pressure on Outreach to find new sources of income to help fulfill the Growing up is never an easy process. We all experience needs of the community. different changes and struggles that shape us into the person we will eventually become. School, relationships, parents, and other pressures can result in anxiety, worry, fear, and Individual Adolescent and worse. However, with the right support, children and teens Family Counseling can grow in healthy emotional and mental environments and The child’s needs are matched to a master’s become successful in the future. As an established member degree level counselor’s area of expertise. The of the community, Outreach Teen & Family Services has been first session is usually scheduled within a week providing counseling services and programs for more than four of the initial inquiry. decades, focusing on empowerment, prevention, education, and early intervention. “The Mt. Lebanon School District has How Many We Reached Last Year 2,240 communities served from 2014-2015 graduating students receiving services 15 teens enrolled in the Choices program 1,000 total participants “I don’t know if you’d call Outreach a lifesaver. That sounds dramatic. But maybe it was.” - Parent of client (As Told to MTL Magazine) Outreach supports a healthy community that embraces mental wellness. attendees have the chance to win designer Program for Teens A group program for seminar, conference, and lecture opportunities purses and cash prizes. Ticket price includes teens who have appeared before a magistrate to both the community-at-large and the dinner and beverages as well as two raffle for underage drinking or drug use, or any professional community. numbers for the evening’s drawings. Event better decisions with the pressures of counselors on-site at schools to serve the alcohol/other drug use. students who are having behavioral or emotional attendees can also win through 50/50, “I am very impressed with the highly qualified staff at Outreach, as well as the quality of their programs and the positive impact it basket, and pick of the table raffles. Mt. Lebanon Police Car Show is our annual ‘friendraiser,’ enabling developed an extraordinary partnership problems which disrupt the educational process “The best resource for families in the has had on the families of Mt. Lebanon. Outreach to stay in touch with the with Outreach Teen & Family Services. for themselves and others in the classroom. Pittsburgh area.” Keep up the good work!” community by selling hotdogs and - Blaise Larotonda service for the health and well-being Parenting Programs Discussion groups, of our children.” consultations, and community presentations - Timothy J. Steinhauer, Ed.D. Mt. Lebanon School Superintendent TeenScreen® developed by Columbia University TeenScreen is a tool much like a vision or hearing screening brings together girls of diverse backgrounds in parenting skills. (ART) An intervention program to help Washington County to candidly discuss issues adolescents improve social skill competence that they have identified as critical and develop and moral reasoning, better manage anger, and strategies to address their concerns. stronger relationships with my kids.” reduce aggressive behavior. - Parenting Program Participant Speak Up! A girls’ group that teaches Kids At Risk Effort (KARE) A countywide effective negotiation skills. These valuable skills risk, anxiety or alcohol and other drug abuse. program for teens who are considered to be promote personal and professional success 170 at high risk and are already identified by the throughout a girl’s life. juvenile justice system. have given positive feedback regarding their experience with your services (either as - A referring pediatrician’s office 2,000 almost 2,000 participants in itʼs 16-year history Schools .................................... $132,372 Mt. Lebanon ............................. $106,790 Allegheny County ....................... $75,080 Foundation Grants...................... $27,000 Fees .......................................... $54,456 Fundraising ............................... $84,731 Individual Gifts ......................... $19,392 Civic ............................................... $800 Programs .................................... $1,780 Total Revenue $502,401 refreshments while enjoying vintage car have Outreach as part of our community. how to make things not only better for me, I feel very confident that families will get the but for everyone else, too.” support and help they need when I suggest - Speak Up! Participant Night at the Speakeasy was the new theme for Outreach’s 2015 spring fundraising event. Over 150 guests enjoyed the ambience on the rooftop of downtown hotspot, Sienna Mercato, while munching on those famous meatballs! While Pirates’ legend, Steve Blass entertained the crowd, KDKA-TV’s Ken Rice emceed, encouraging guests to bid on auction items, including a golf trip to Naples, Florida, a week at a house in Kiawah Island, sports memorabilia “Our students and their families are lucky to “In Speak Up! I learned how to negotiate, “Over 90% of the patients referred to Outreach Diversifying our Sources of Revenue Sister-to-Sister An annual event that Aggression Replacement Training “Encouragement and humor help build $$$ In conversations with event participants. Magisterial District Judge emotional issues such as depression, suicide teens screened in 2015. 18% were positive. - MLPD Lt. Paul Petras for parents who want to learn more effective adolescents or parenting consults).” Our Vision Community Education Outreach provides In-School Services Outreach provides used to identify serious, often hidden, mental or nearly Choices - Drug & Alcohol Education teen in need of education on how to make Their partnership is a vital support individual/family counseling sessions. 48 35% Purse Bash is an annual event where they contact Outreach for services.” and other fantastic items! Over $35,000 $$$ Out 3 out of 4 dollars support staff & counselors, providing exceptional service for clients Personnel ....................................$428,033 Rent & Utilities .............................$56,808 Gala & Fundraising........................$23,605 Misc. ........................................... $12,523 Office Supplies ...............................$9,627 Computers & Technology..............$10,163 Audits & Consultants .....................$9,229 Insurance ...................................... $7,743 Programs, Activities & Educ ..........$10,851 Total Expenses $568,582 was raised to support Outreach’s services. 500 sessions free or subsidized Operating Statistics Staff ........................................................... 5 School-Based Counselors .......................... 4 Counselors ..................................................18 Number of Counseling Sessions ....... 2,240 - Tara S Leja Mt. Lebanon School Counselor www.outreachteen.org Dear Friends, More than forty years ago, the idea of Outreach Teen & Family Services sprouted from a grass roots effort. In response to emerging citizens’ concerns, the Mt. Lebanon Community Relations Board and the Mt. Lebanon Police Department created a partnership to address the issues they saw when teens engaged in unhealthy activities in our parks and around our schools. Since then, Outreach has evolved into the community counseling agency you see today: effective, responsive, and dedicated to promoting mental wellness throughout our community. We continue our strong partnership with the Mt. Lebanon Municipality, as well as serving the needs of children and families throughout the South Hills. Our efforts also extend to students in Washington County and Pittsburgh area post-secondary schools. Your support of our agency in 2014-15 has allowed Outreach Teen & Family Services to continue providing vitally needed services to young people and their parents throughout Allegheny and Washington Counties. Thanks to your support, we were able to: Teen & Family Services, Inc. Outreach Administrative Staff Mary D. Birks, Executive Director Christina Hostutler, LCSW, Clinical Director • engage nearly 100 underserved youth in life skills and anger management classes. Whether our young clients are struggling with depression or anxiety, stress, family and school issues, anger, or drugs and alcohol, our professional counselors meet their needs with empathetic, personal, accessible, and affordable mental health counseling. Just as Outreach evolved from a collection of counselors working directly with troubled teens in our community’s parks into an organization offering services tailored to meet diverse community needs, our agency as a whole has experienced major transition in 2015. We are strengthening our activities and expanding awareness of mental wellness by exploring new programmatic opportunities. We are collaborating with past and present partners to continue the Outreach story. We are putting our financial resources on a firmer footing with our new comprehensive funding plan, including the Annual Appeal for 2015, and expanded relationships with charitable foundations. We are identifying what we do best and managing the improvements that are needed by investing in evaluation and outcomes measurement tools. We developed the next Strategic Plan for 2015-2018 which lays out the organization’s priorities and goals to inform our work. In addition, we are proud to have moved our leadership to full-time positions – including both our Executive Director, Mary Birks and our Clinical Director, Christina Hostutler. This greatly expands our capacity for administration, operations, and clinical management. The community of Mt. Lebanon was ahead of its time founding Outreach Teen & Family Services 42 years ago for the benefit of its children and families. We feel privileged to call Mt. Lebanon home while sharing our professional counseling and expertise across Allegheny and Washington Counties. We look forward to the next forty years of providing support for healthy communities embracing mental wellness. Lindsay Gorman, Finance Manager Emily Heim, MA, Community Outreach & Program Manager Lisa Harris, Office Manager Outreach Board of Directors Rekha Shukla, President Robert M. Lucas, 1st Vice President Durwood Hill, 2nd Vice President Myles Lilley, Treasurer Amy Billerbeck, Secretary • help nearly 1000 clients and program participants, with over 2,000 counseling sessions from nearly 50 townships and municipalities; • provide free parenting consultations for over 20 families and facilitate over two dozen school/community education opportunities; 666 Washington Road Pittsburgh, PA 15228 412-561-5405 www.outreachteen.org Directors Nancy Dapper Durwood Hill John B. Jones Aaron Lauth (ex officio) Mark Mazzei Steve McLean (ex officio) David B. Paolicelli Stephanie Ross Kathleen Rullo Jean Silvernail Honorary Directors Jane Compagnone C. Michael Dempe David A. Hartman Lee Heckman David Hughes Thomas M. Joseph Representative Daniel L. Miller, Esq. Shelly Saba Joshua Stuart 2015 Supporters of Outreach Corporate & Individual Sponsorships AccuTrex Products, Inc. B & R Pools Mary & David Birks Bognar and Company, Inc. Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, PC CASCOUSA Costanzo Financial Group Dollar Bank Fifth Third Bank Fleming Financial Services, Inc. Fort Pitt Capital Group Friends of Matt Smith Gatto Associates Heffren-Tillotson IKM Incorporated KDKA Luchini & Company, P.C. Managed Benefits, Inc. Metro Benefits, Inc. Mt. Lebanon City Council of PTAs Mt. Lebanon Police Association Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Realty Referral Services Room Service by Karen & Co. State Representative Dan Miller Threading the Needle UPMC Uptime Vitac Wayno® Illustration Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC Wesbanco In-Kind Support Amy & Chuck Billerbeck Mary & David Birks Heather Charron David & Laura Hartman Dave Klug Lawrence & Lynn Lebowitz Bob & Anna Lucas Ginger & Phil Majeski Representative Dan Miller Jean Silvernail Senator Matt Smith A’Pizza Badamo Aladdin’s Alcoa Federal Credit Union Alfa Dentistry All Clad AMC Theaters Andy Warhol Museum Arancini House Bistro 19 Carnegie Mellon School of Drama Carnegie Museum of Art & Natural History Chamber Music Society of Pittsburgh Coffee Tree Roasters Create-A-Frame/Handworks Dinette Discover Organizing, Inc. Eat N’ Park Eden’s Market Erie Maritime Museum Fairmont Pittsburgh Fun Fore All James Gallery Health Through Yoga Healthtrax Fitness and Wellness Heinz History Center Highmark Janet Tant Yoga Jerome Bettis’ Grille 36 Lebo Subs Lee Heckman Custom Framing and Gallery Levin Furniture Massage Envy Mattress Factory Mt. Lebanon PTA Council Mt. Lebanon Pub & Pizza Pennsylvania Trolley Museum Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens Pittsburgh Children’s Museum Pittsburgh City Theater Pittsburgh CLO Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Pittsburgh Improv Pittsburgh Magazine Pittsburgh Opera Pittsburgh Passion Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Playhouse Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh Steak Co. Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium Point Brugge Café/Park Bruges Potomac Bakery Pro Football Hall of Fame Puhac Law Offices Rollier’s Hardware Salon Vivace The Saloon of Mt. Lebanon Uptown Coffee Victorian Manner/Little Manners Walt Disney World Co. Washington Wild Things Individuals Bob & Sharon Abraham Anonymous Kathleen Barlag David & Linda Berry Amy & Chuck Billerbeck Mary & David Birks Jill L Blayden William Bodnar David Blair & Marianne Bokan-Blair Chuck & Jill Brodbeck James Charron Jonathan & Pamela Clark Brian Cohen Jane Compagnone Shannon Connery Jennifer Cooney Jennifer Daley Nancy Dapper Steve & Jan Darcangelo Sara Dougherty Susan K. Fish Tammy Foster Richard Goldbach Scott Goldman William Gompers Judith & William Grayhack Kathleen Hartford Durwood Hill Geoffrey & Patricia Hurd Tammy Janero Joseph & Frances Johns Karen Johnson Karen & John Jones Tom Joseph Debra Kindler Susan Lane Allison Latcheran Larry & Lynn Lebowitz Bill & Carolyn Lewis Myles Lilley Kristen Linfante Barbara Logan Robert Lucas Gary Luchini Mildred Luchini Alexis Maddox Therese Maddox Jean Magazzu Ginger & Phil Majeski Coleman McDonough Renee McEwen Patrick McGuigan Mary & Dan McIntyre Judy Merritt Kathleen & Thomas Michael Dan Miller Julie Moore Thomas Murphy Tracey Palmieri Tony & Amy Pardo Kim T. Pierce Jennifer Rignani Stephanie Ross & Todd DePastino Christine Saikaley Pradha Sankaranarayan Mary Satterfield Lynn Schrott Stacie Sebastian Eileen Sharbaugh Howard Shear Rekha Shukla Jean Silvernail Beverly & Robert Smith Joseph Smith Tim Steinhauer R.W. & Deborah Stevens Faith Ann Stipanovich Jennifer Towell David G. Victor Rachel Vopal Susanne Wagner Carol & Jon Walton Laura Wholey Anne Zacharias Foundations & Organizations Anonymous The R.M. Brown & T.Y. Brown Foundation Howard & Nell E. Miller Charitable Foundation Mt. Lebanon Community Endowment Town Hall South Matching Gifts BNY Mellon Corporation’s Community Partnership Dollar Bank Foundation The Prudential Foundation Rekha Shukla Board President 2015 Annual Report Counseling. Care. Connection. To promote and provide Outreach Values Mary D. Birks Executive Director Teen & Family Services, Inc. Reaching Out To The Needs Of Kids And Parents. Respect Everything we do is confidential. We respect the uniqueness and value of every child, every family and every situation. Empathy We listen. We strive to understand. We do not judge. We offer a place of comfort, compassion and caring. We gain the confidence and trust of those who need our help and engage them in a genuine relationship. Responsiveness We respond quickly to every call and every question. We deliver affordable, effective options for youth and families and adapt quickly to the changing needs of our community. Prevention We provide proactive services focused on prevention, education and awareness. We promote mental wellness. Progress We are a learning organization. We seek continually to expand our capacity, improve our skills, and reflect on our work to provide the best possible service to children and families in our community. Printed through the generosity of Knepper Press empathetic, personal, accessible, and affordable mental health counseling and wellness programs for children and families.
