The Hoarding Project 2014 Annual Report

The Hoarding Project 2014 Annual Report
Stop the silence. Start the
conversation.
A message from our Executive Director
In 2014, The Hoarding Project reached a milestone. As part of
our promise to provide comprehensive and multi-disciplinary
approaches to hoarding treatment, we committed time and
effort to training community professionals where a lack of
hoarding specialists is a chronic problem. Last year, through
our education program, we trained over 3000 professionals
across the United States to better understand the complexities
of hoarding disorder as a mental health and public safety issue
in order to provide more effective, ethical, and sustainable
responses to hoarding in our communities.
How did we do it?
Washington therapy interns, Ashley Kirley and Jordyn Reed,
With your support, we engaged locally and nationally with
represent THP at our fundraising event in September
professionals interested in finding innovative ways to
address the public problem of hoarding in our communities.
We established grassroots networks with law enforcement, public housing, professional organizers, legal representatives,
emergency responders, protective services, and biohazard cleaning companies- to name a few. We spearheaded
gubernatorial proclamations for hoarding awareness events in Washington and Minnesota. We empowered individuals who
hoard and their families to seek out support and treatment so they can be the drivers in the transformation process.
Although we may be a small charity, our supporters and partners have allowed us to make a big difference where it
matters- in the lives of individuals, families, and communities affected by hoarding disorder.
While community education is an important part of the treatment process, it’s just the beginning of the journey, and 2015
presents a new set of challenges for this effort.
Our partners have asked us to create innovative, new programs to develop better approaches to managing hoarding at the
levels of mental health, housing, biohazard management, and code enforcement. Our goal is to find novel, cost-effective, and
sustainable solutions at each of these levels.
Providing appropriate multi-disciplinary and long-term approaches to care for our community members who are affected by
hoarding requires a significant amount of collaboration and teamwork. The continued support of our donors and partners is
critical in order to tackle these ambitious yet imperative goals in the upcoming year.
I would like to thank our board of directors, volunteers, staff, program partners, and supporters for your commitment to
The Hoarding Project. We could not do this work without you, and we look forward to building these partnerships for
many years to come.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Sampson, Executive Director
The Hoarding Project 2014 Annual Report
Our Programs
Our mission is to promote an effective, ethical, and sustainable response to hoarding in
communities, through research, education and prevention, and collaborative approaches
to treatment. We recognize hoarding as a complex mental health disorder that has
significant influence on individuals, families, and communities and are committed to
implementing appropriate responses at each of these levels.
Education
THP provided 53 opportunities for training professionals: mental health
providers and other professionals who work with hoarding disorder.
Trainings focused on providing a foundational understanding of hoarding,
collaborative treatment strategies for hoarding, and special topics of
safety and housing. Over 2900 professionals attended these trainings.
Additionally, we offered trainings for mental health professionals through
PESI, an educational training group. Five PESI trainings were conducted
(MN, NJ/PA, CA, MD, IL/MO) to 634 professionals, further expanding our
educational program throughout the country. THP will continue to
provide PESI trainings through 2015.
Treatment Services
Mental health treatment services and support groups for people
who hoard and family members of people who hoard were
provided in our Minnesota and Washington locations. Twelve
family therapy master’s level students went through our
internship program in 2014, allowing us to provide low- or nocost treatment services, including individual and family therapy,
support groups, and Safety Day services, for over 200 clients.
Community Task Forces
Hoarding task forces are developed to create a community response to
hoarding. Currently, THP sponsors two task forces in Washington state and
Minnesota. Hoarding Awareness Proclamations were declared by the governor in
each state, and both groups sponsored outreach events in the local communities,
educating people about hoarding disorder. The King/Pierce County (WA) task
force hosted its first annual conference and 2nd annual task-force sponsored
Safety Day event. The Minnesota Task Force also sponsored an exhibit at the MN
State Fair that was visited by over 17,000 fairgoers.
Janet Yeats, Director of Programs
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Our 2014 Financial Summary
Contributions (19%)
In-Kind Contributions (7%)
Educational Trainings (43%)
Treatment Services (31%)
2013 2014 Support and Revenue Contributions (19%) In-­‐Kind Contributions (7%) Educational Trainings (43%) Treatment Services (31%) Total Support and Revenue $9,069.52 $9,861.77 $754.01 $3,605.04 $15,201.03 $22,487.72 $5,335.97 $16,027.77 $30,360.53 $51,982.30 Education and Treatment
(57%)
Project Management (43%)
2013 Expenses Education and Treatment (57%) Project Management (43%) Total Expenses 2014 $22,506.61 $22,878.42 $7,579.12 $17,238.94 $30,085.73 $40,117.36 www.thehoardingproject.org
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Thank You!
We extend our gratitude to all of our 2014 Donors:
$50 and under Charlene Schmidt Ben Scheeler Alex Susag Cheryl Samuelson Beth & Tom DiPerna Anita McCarthy Denise Allan Carol & Dennis Jevne Erica & Troy Suzuki Bioclean Janet Yeats Cathy & Kirk Soldner Jenny Stokes Jessie Everts & Val Eisele Karen Yeats Kathy Susag Claudia Grauf-­‐Grounds Deidre Moates & Gerry Weir Don & Nancy Gilberg Kay & Willie Finifrock $250-­‐$499 Patty Flanagan-­‐Linderman Jane & Michael Ryan Kenny & Tori Turner Brooke Johnson Rachel Holmes John & Liz Cullen Jennifer Sampson Rick & Kathy Ann Funk Kristin Anderson Kristin & Grant Baker Mary MacMillan & Ted Waldron Ryan Dean Mallory Samuelson Max Zubatsky Ryan Hilson & Lynne Rahoi Michael Mallagh Robbie & Mike Carlson Anne Dimock Robert Kirsch Ryan & Shannon Shimabukuro Judy Tiesel Shirley & Mike Leith David and Ruth Yeats $50 to $99 $500+ $100 to $249 Scott Smith & Monica Reed Shawn Corey Jessica Sampson Linda Kays Smarter Spaces, LLC Brett Richard Jessica Leith & Brad Claus Kathleen Malone Scott Edwards The Hagers Tim and Amanda Barnett Tina Sellers THE POWER OF PARTICIPATION
Our Board of Directors sets our direction and guides us to be the effective and accountable
charity we are. We extend our gratitude to Jennifer Sampson, Janet Yeats, Max Zubatsky,
Kristin Hauschild, Patty Flanagan-Linderman, and Nate Berg for their time and valuable
expertise.
To make a donation or connect with us, please contact:
www.thehoardingproject.org/donate
Washington Office: 621 Pacific Avenue, Suite 300, Tacoma, WA 98402 (253) 642-6108
Minnesota Office: 555 7th Street West, Suite 301, St. Paul, MN 55102 (651) 789-3101
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