2014 Annual Report

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ANNUAL
PERFORMANCE
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Community Advisory Board
Message From the Program Director
Gregg Emmel
Dan Egan
Lois Jordan
Sheree Keely
Julie Sebastian
Todd Millbrandt
Theresa Rock
Dr. Christine Pharr
Here at Uta Halee Academy we pride ourselves on the work we accomplish with the
young women in our care. We hold the Rite of Passage mission of improving the lives
of youth to be paramount in everything we do.
Community Partnerships
Sisters of Notre Dame
Florence Home
Francis House Homeless Shelter
American Cancer Society
College of St. Mary
Goodwill Industries
Omaha Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis Club
Heartland Juvenile Services Association
2014 At-a-Glance
Uta Halee Academy serves female youth between the ages of
14 and 19. These youth have a history of school disruption,
family violence or abandonment, interpersonal violence and
involvement in delinquent activities that require treatment
and residential care. Outcomes from 2014 include:
• 52 admissions
• 61 youth served
• 1,372 visits (family and non-family members)
• 4.6 months average length of stay
• 726 family members visited campus
• 1,928 telephone contacts made
• More than half of students completed the program with
their diploma or enrollment in their local high school
• Opened 2 additional living units
• Developed Papillion Creek Academy for high need
females
• Expanded CTE offerings with the addition of: Culinary
Arts, Horticulture Studies, and Certified Nursing
Assistant
• Established a Community Advisory Board
• Renovated the gymnasium
• Traveled to Colorado for a mountain climbing trip
• Featured on KETV’s The Chronicle
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In 2014, the Uta Halee Academy program tripled in size, growing from 12 students
to 36. With our program’s growth also came many great achievements. Our students
completed hundreds of hours of community service work by volunteering at a nursing
home, feeding, knitting and crocheting items for the homeless, participating in fund
raising walks to support patients and families struggling with a cancer diagnosis and
gathering donations for holiday meals and gifts. Academically, we had four students
graduate with their high school diplomas and several others enroll in their home
schools upon graduation from Uta Halee. In addition, we established a partnership with
Beneficial Behavioral Health Services to ensure that all of our students are receiving
the highest quality of mental health and substance abuse counseling. We continued
to expand our program offerings by implementing an athletic program, starting a
leadership club, and encouraging student involvement in our Student Government
Association.
The Uta Halee Academy team is dedicated to each and every student that comes to
our program. We work hard to create many opportunities for personal growth for our
students. We push our students to believe in themselves and to strive each day to reach
the maximum potential they possess. We are proud of what we were able to achieve in
2014, but are motivated and determined to ensure that 2015 brings about even more
growth and success for our program and most importantly for our students. We are Uta
Halee!
Michael Cantrell, Program Director
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Treatment & Family
Treatment
Uta Halee Academy provided 8,000 hours of evidence-based treatment in
2014. Treatment services included:
890 4,277 387 899 412 Substance Abuse Treatment Group T4C Trauma/Seeking Safety Group PSD Groups POC Group Thinking for a Change is an integrated cognitive behavioral change
program that draws from the best practices that have evolved over recent
decades in the educational, mental health, and juvenile justice fields
Trauma/Seeking Safety is designed to address traumatic events, posttraumatic stress disorder and substance abuse through integrated treatment
with safety as the overarching goal.
Substance Abuse is a curriculum designed by the University of Cincinnati
Corrections Institute that relies on a cognitive behavioral approach to teach
participants strategies for avoiding substance abuse.
Positive Organizational Community Groups allow students to process
issues, behaviors and actions within their given living group. This group
reinforces social skills development and requires students to commit to
behavioral expectations.
Positive Skill Development Groups allow students to discuss problems,
challenges and goals and identify a social skill that will help replace
negative behaviors with a more positive approach.
Financial
Uta Halee Academy is proud to commit the majority of funds to direct
student care and the personnel who deliver quality services to the youth
that we serve.
1% 10% 30% Personnel Direct Student Care 59% Direct Student Services Opera5ons Health & Wellness
Students participate in a range of athletic and recreational activities that
build their health and character. Highlights for 2014 include:
• 1,806 hours of sports/club and recreation
• 11 hours of religious/cultural activities
• 808 hours of community service
Career & Technical Education
Uta Halee Academy provides an on-site comprehensive Career and
Technical Education program that teaches skills and competencies, and
allows students to learn the intrinsic, positive benefits of working. In
October 2014, the following classes were launched:
• Culinary Arts
• Horticulture Studies
• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
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Uta Halee Academy
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MINDEN, NV
10625 Calhoun Road
Omaha, NE 68112
ph: 402.905.9600
fax: 402.905.9608
www.utahaleeacademy.com
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