2014 Annual Report

2014 Annual Report
MY TRUTH IS
I’m finally graduating
In 1970, Hildegard Messenbaugh, MD - a noted
Denver psychiatrist - was approached by
concerned members of the community about the
growing number of adolescents living on the
streets. Many of these young people fled
turbulent & traumatic family situations, had
trouble with the law, or had recently left other
institutional settings. With her guidance & the
support of the Denver community, an alternative
to homelessness & incarceration for troubled
youth was created.
Today, Third Way Center provides traumatized
teens with Truth in the form of an accurate
diagnosis, as well as Hope through individual,
family and group therapy, education, vocational
training, parenting skills training, after care
emancipation programs, and much more.
With 44 years in the Denver Metro area, Third
Way Center continues its mission to offer truth &
hope to high risk, mentally ill, disadvantaged &
often homeless adolescents & their families.
“Together, we empower
them to build better
lives for themselves as
productive adults.”
William Matthews,
President,
Third Way Center Board of Directors
Dear Friends,
Last year was a busy and exciting one at Third Way
Center! In 2014:
We served 254 teens total - more individuals than
in any previous year.
Third Way Center strengthened its reputation as a
resource not just for Colorado, but for the entire
Rocky Mountain region. Young people referred to
our program came from several surrounding states
including California, Idaho, North Dakota and
Wyoming. Still, our focus remains on Colorado
teens. In 2014, 91% of those served in 2014 were
from our own state.
We opened our fourth and final house on the staff
secure Lowry campus, bringing the total of
residential beds to 32 at that one location.
2015 is shaping up to be just as exciting and perhaps
more so. In July of this year, Hildegard
Messenbaugh, M.D., published her first book, a
training manual that explains the successful
treatment methodology used at Third Way Center
titled: Getting Even: A Manual for Healing Childhood
Trauma..
This publication brings together the vast
knowledge she has gained from her nearly 50 years
as a psychiatrist. As a resource for therapists in
Colorado and beyond, this manual helps Third
Way Center to expand the impact of our
treatment methodology beyond our treatment
homes, helping teens and people of all ages to
overcome their trauma.
Everything we do depends on your generosity and
the investment you make in the success of our
teens. Together, we empower them to build better
lives for themselves as productive adults.
We are grateful for your kindness, your support,
your interest in our work and your commitment to
helping traumatized teens.
All the best,
William Matthews,
President,
Third Way Center Board of Directors
Aaron’s Journey
After his 13-year old biological mother lost
custody of him, Aaron was placed in the care
of a foster parent struggling with an
addiction problem. Making matters worse,
Aaron lived in a neighborhood overrun with
gang violence, and spent most of his time
between ages 12-17 living on the streets or in
group homes.
Aaron Today
Due to Third Way Center’s Continuum of
Care Aaron was given hope for a different path.
Today, he is a successful senior grants writer
for FEMA.
"Third Way Center gives you
all the tools you need to
survive."
- Yasmine
Former
Resident
Accurate Mental
Health Diagnosis
Family, Group,
& Individual
Therapy
Education
Job, Life, &
Parenting Skills
Training
Mentors &
Positive Adult
Interactions
Emancipation
Support
Lessons
Hope
in
Brendan’s story begins with the trauma of physical
and emotional abuse at an early age. To be fair, his
parents had trauma of their own. His father was a
Vietnam veteran suffering from Post-Traumatic
Stress Disorder, while his mother struggled with
mental illness. Their personal demons made it
impossible provide the safe, stable home Brendan
both needed and deserved.
With no direction, no stability and no hope for
something better, Brendan was left to make his
own self-destructive choices. He turned to planning
and committing crime, soon finding himself
incarcerated and surrounded by teens with similar
stories. He believed, like so many before him, being
locked-up was a more stable environment than his
own home. Sadly, Brendan found freedom from
abuse inside the criminal justice system.
Thankfully, however, Brendan was referred to Third
Way Center, where he was given the tools to
understand the truth about the trauma he suffered
through and provided hope for a brighter future.
Upon successfully leaving Third Way Center he
joined the US Army where served multiple tours in
Iraq and Kuwait.
Today, Brendan is a successful realtor and businessowner. He is also an avid supporter of Third Way
Center, where is a powerful advocate in the
community for our mission to offer truth and hope
to high risk, mentally ill, disadvantaged and often
homeless adolescents, and their families. In 2014,
True Grit attendees were introduced to Brendan.
There he detailed his experiences at our agency as
well as his remarkable journey.
2014
Client Snapshot
1/2
LIVE WITH PTSD AND
HAVE BEEN IN 7 OR MORE
PLACEMENTS
Total Clients
Served
254 Teens & 7 Babies
Female
male
White
African Am.
75%
Of Clients Reported
Abuse/Neglect Prior
To Entering Third
Way Center.
12%
Native Am.
6%
Asian Am.
39%
61%
1%
Mixed Race
4%
30%
Hispanic Heritage
(Mexican American,
Latino/a, Hispanic, Spanish)
59% Sexual Abuse
61% Physical Abuse
58% Verbal Abuse
73% Neglect
73% Multiple
Victimizations
Where Our
Clients Are From
91% Colorado
24 Different
Colorado Counties
9% Idaho, North
Dakota, & Wyoming
Mountain Ute Tribe
Southern Ute Tribe
Percentage of clients
entering Third Way
Center from a
household below the
federal poverty line.
2014
treatment Accomplishments
Therapy Sessions
11,264
11,264
2,251
2,251
1,301
1,301
Individual
family
Group
Average Length
of Stay
80%
14%
Received a High School
Diploma or GED
higher than the
avg. graduation
rate for similar
populations in
Colorado
Over
1/2
of Clients With A High
School Diploma or GED
Attended College Or
Technical School
Success Rate
94
Clients Benefited From
Internships & Employment
Opportunities
successfully living on their own
or reunited with family
Third Way center’s
Lowry Campus
A Comprehensive Program 7-Years in the Making
Lowry campus
timeline
2007
Hope
House
2009
Sprout
House
2010
Larrk House
& JFA lowry
“We are so grateful for the community
support with this endeavor. Thanks to
HomeAid, John Laing Homes, Colorado Health
Foundation, the McCormick family and many
other generous donors, we will finally be
able to have a state-of-the-art assessment
and diagnostic center for youth that
would normally be hospitalized or
homeless. This is a tremendous asset to the
entire health community,"
Hildegard Messenbaugh, MD
Founder & Medical Director
2007
Lowry
Campus
Features
Four Houses
(Hope, Sprout,
Larrk, Maes)
Joan Farely Academy at
Lowry Campus
Gym
Sprout Training Center
Basketball Court
A
lthough, the quote above was said during the
groundbreaking ceremony at the future site for Lowry
Campus, its sentiments still ring true today.
We’re eternally grateful to all our generous donors who
helped in our 7-year dream of constructing a continuum
of services located in the heart of Lowry.
At its inception, Lowry Campus humbly treated 8 youth,
but today it has grown into a comprehensive campus
capable of treating and educating 32 youth at any given
time .
In April 2014, Third Way Center realized the culmination of this dream when it opened Maes, the fourth and
final house on the Lowry campus, as well as added the
new Sprout Training Center.
The road to completing Lowry Campus was a long and
rewarding journey. Though the facility is completed, the
work continues, as Third Way Center staff transforms
the lives of youth on their pathway towards hope for a
better tomorrow.
2012
The Gym
Lowry
Leadership
Treatment Leader:
Dana Freisinger
Assistant Treatment
Leader:
Candace Farrell
EducationalCoordinator at
Joan Farley Academy
Lowry:
Monica Snyder
2014
Maes house &
sprout training center
Dear 2014
volunteers,
ADOPT-A HOUSE:
Give support year
round
Your hard-work and dedication in 2014 was
essential to the success of our teens. You
supported us in a number of ways, such as
guest speaking in classrooms, assisting in event
planning , mentoring teens, hosting school
supply drives, and of course helping keep our
houses feel like home by participating in painting
and landscaping projects.
We would like to thank Concerts For Kids, US
Bank, GHP Horwath, Kroenke Sports, Key
Bank, Metro Volunteers, Solution Star, and
HomeAid Colorado.
You all helped us continue to offer truth and
hope to the teens at Third Way Center. No
matter what project you participated in, just
know you made a huge difference in 2014!
We are currently seeking businesses, schools,
and community members willing to assist Third
Way Center staff through preparing &
administering in the various monthly needs that
arise at our properties.
Thanks!
The 2014 Holiday Hope program
resulted in over 80 Third Way
Center supporters supplying gifts
our teens. Donors purchased
hundreds of presents for our teens,
offering them with hope they
deserve during the holiday season .
School supply drive
Get involved!
Thank you everyone for helping
supply the class of 2014 with the
tools necessary to succeed at
Joan Farley Academy!
For info on volunteering,
mentoring. School Supply
Drive, Holiday Hope, or
Adopt-a-House contact:
Katrina Gebhart
303.780.919. ext 416
True Grit 2014
True Grit Raises
$296,000 For Teens
Third Way Center is happy to report that our
signature fundraiser, True Grit, was the biggest
in its 23 year history. Honorary Co-Chairs
Peter and Marilyn Coors were joined by over
400 supporters from across Colorado for a
romp stompin’, boot scootin’ good time.
Attendees had a chance to bid on a variety of
destination getaways, sporting events, and other amazing auction items.
Thanks to the Third Way Center Board of
Directors as well as the True Grit Event
Committee: Kate Elder, Carrie Hammond,
Cathy Kennedy, David Musgrave, Tracy
Reinhard, Mike Weber, and Melissa
Sells. Your dedication made this event
possible.
The hILDEgARD
Messenbaugh
Award
The Hildegard Messenbaugh Award is
presented annually at True Grit to an
individual dedicated to improving the lives of
abused, neglected, and mentally-ill children.
The 2014 recipient of this prestigious award
was Jeannie Ritter, former First Lady of
Colorado and current Mental Health
Ambassador at the Mental Health Center of
Denver. Mrs. Ritter was recognized for her
work in raising awareness about mental
health issues and post traumatic “growth.”
True Grit 2014 Sponsors
A-1 Chipseal & Rocky
Mountain Pavement
Morse Family Foundation
Bartic Group
Anna & John J. Sie
Foundation
Gary & Sheri Gray
TW Telecom
Gary & Connie Levine
Merchant's Mortgage
& Trust Corp.
The McCormick Family
10
Thank you
A-1
Chipseal and Rocky
Mountain Pavement
Linda C. Aley
Anna & John J. Sie Foundation
Anschutz Family Foundation
ARC Thrift Stores
Kristin Ashworth Fanch
Brendan Bartic
The Barton Family Foundation
Susan Birz
Buck Blessing
Scott Bradley
Curtis C. Brown
Caring Connection
Century Link Pioneers Foothills
Life Member Club
Cherry Creek Insurance Group
Helen Christy
Colorado Department of Education
Community Banks of Colorado,
John Congdon
Fredrick & Jacklyn Conover
Peter & Marilyn Coors
Heidi & Chad Coughlin
Marilyn Dana
Denver Foundation
Dependable Cleaners
The Dickson Family Gift Fund
James Donahue
Theresa Ehrlich
Warren & Gail Ehrlich
David Eisner & Renee Johnson
El Puente Foundation, Inc
Stephen P. Emma
Robert & Suzanne Fanch
Richard Finlon
Evelyn Finnegan
Lynzie Flynn
2014
Donors
GHP Crow Horwath
Janis Gillam
Robert Gotto
Gary & Sherri Gray
Gerald & Lorna Gray
Michael Gray
Kerri Greenberg
Adrienne Greene
Handel Information Technologies,
Inc.
Robert L. Hernandez
Veronica M. Heston
Richard Holman
Jan Hubert
William R. Hudon
James Kelley & Amie Knox
Barry Kramish
Richard L. Kroboth
Russ Kyncl
Land Title Guarantee Company
Juli & Jim Lapin
LARRK Foundation
Solomon Leftin
Gary Levine
Charles Lobitz
LoDo District, Inc.
Robert L. Loeb
Robert Loup
Lynn Magnuson
Steve Martin
Brian McConaty
John McCormick
Mary Pat & Richard McCormick
Matthew McCormick
Paula Meadows
Merchant’s Mortgage & Trust
Corp.
Hildegard & Robert Messenbaugh
James Methe
Mitchell Morrissey
Morse Family Foundation
Edward Names
Nathan B. & Florence R. .
Burt Foundation
Bill Newell
Johns S. Oslun
Chris Pangburn
Paycom
PEMA Foundation
Joan Piasecki
Constance Platt
Mark Reman
Bill & Jeannie Ritter
Rose Community Foundation
Wagner & Annalee Schorr
The Nancy & Robert Schulein Fund
Kathleen Sgamma & Jon Gamm
David Sheldon
Alan Shiffrin
Gene Shofner
Don Shwayder
Scott L. Schwayder
Brian Smith
The Sprout Foundation
Samuel J. Stoorman & Associates
The Thomas & Beatrice
Taplin Foundation
The Bawmann Group
Gerald Thrush
Time Warner Telecom
TJX Companies, Inc.
UBS Employee Giving Programs
UMB Bank Colorado
University of Colorado Health
Terry Varkony
Virginia W. Hill Foundation
Denniss Weseloh
2014
financials
5% Contributions (gifts, grants, etc)
3% Special Events
1% Other
91% Program Service Revenue
Expenses
Revenue
Program Service Revenue
Fundraising Revenue
Contributions (gifts, grants, etc)
Special Events
Other
$ 8,671,583
Total Revenue
$ 9,564,723
$ 503,741
$ 290,049
$ 99,350
Program Services
Administration
Fundraising
$ 8,228,373
$ 1,154,902
$ 285,455
Total Expenses
$ 9,668,730
3% Fundraising
12% Administration
85% Program Service Expenses
A Colorado State income tax credit is available to Third Way Center donors who give
through the Colorado Child Care Contribution Credit. Colorado offers this Tax
Credit for the purpose of promoting child care activities throughout the state.. In
most cases, 50% of your calendar year contribution can be used.
Please call our Development Office for more information:
303. 780.9191 Ext 413
Third Way Center’s
2014 Leadership
Administration
Treatment
Education
David Eisner, Med,
Executive Director
Hildegard Messenbaugh , MD,
Founder & Medical Director
Renee Johnson, LCSW, CAC III,
SOMB listed
Juvenile Treatment Provider,
Program Director
Kristi Edmonds, LPC,
Clinical Director
Ashley Bingham, BS,
Director of Human Resources
Michael Connors, MA,
Co-Director of Compliance
Heidi Coughlin, BA,
Co-Director of Operations
Mira Eklund, MD,
Assistant Medical Director
James Gault, MA,
Co-Director of Compliance
Jody Groves,
Operations Coordinator
Jan Hubert, MS,
Director of Development
Amber Lacy, MA, LPC,
Assistant Clinical Director
David Manson, BBA,
Chief Financial Officer
Erin Martin, BA,
Co-Director of Operations
Kim Renner, LCSW,
Treatment Leader
York House
Lawrence Coleman, MA, MSW,
Director of Vocational/Educational
Program & Independent Living
Tony Costa,
Community Mentoring Director
Dana Freisinger, MSW, LCSW,
Treatment Leader
Lowry Campus
Daiquiri Cade-Kovalcik, LPC,
Treatment Leader
Lincoln Street Supervised
Apartments
Beth Lundin-Martinez, BA, CAC III,
Drug and Alcohol Treatment
Coordinator
Brittney Martinez, LCSW,
Treatment Leader
Bannock House
Megan Carroll, MSW, LCSW,
Treatment Leader
Next Steps Program
Shannon Stillman, MSW, LCSW,
Treatment Leader
Pontiac House
Lisa Baylon, MA,
Educational Coordinator
Joan Farley Academy at KW Brill
Center
Monica Snyder, Med,
Educational Coordinator
Joan Farley Academy at Lowry
Linda Lindsay, MA,
Director of Special Education
Services
Board of Directors
President:
William Matthews
Vice President:
Kerri Greenberg
Treasurer:
Robert Fanch
Secretary:
Gary A. Gray
Members::
Adrienne Greene
Sally Johnston
Matthew McCormick
Wagner Schorr, MD
David Eisner, M. Ed, Executive
Director
Hildegard Messenbaugh, M. D.,
Founder & Medical Director
Third Way Center
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