2011 Annual - The Methodist Home

2011
Annual
Report
The Methodist Home
Board of Trustees
Mr. William (Bill) Allen
Dr. Charlene Black
Rev. Patricia Brown
Mrs. Jane Brown
Mr. Chuck Briscoe
Mr. Craig Buckley
Judge Richard M. Cowart
Mrs. Joyce F. Dent
Mr. William A. Fickling, III
Mr. Allen G. Freeman
Senator Tim Golden
Mr. David F. Green
Senator B. Seth Harp, Jr.
Ms. Jennifer Harper
Rev. W. Michael Huling
Rev. Craig Hutto
Mr. Frank C. Jones
Mr. Michael Kemp
Mr. Paul Kilpatrick
Rev. Daniel Medina
Rev. John Mitchell
Dr. Bob M. Moon
Dr. David Mosely
Mrs. Rebecca “Becky” W. Rumer
Mrs. Karen C. Shockley
Mr. Cubbedge Snow, Jr.
Mrs. GiGi Taylor
Senator Ross Tolleson
Mr. John “Johnny” C. Walker
Guest Observers
Mr. Michael Stone
Trustee Emeriti
Rev. V.L. Daughtery, Jr.
Bishop C.W. “Handy” Hancock
Rev. A. Jason Shirah
Ex-Officio
Dr. P. Shane Green
Mr. Walter M. Deriso, Jr.
Rev. Bobby Gale
Dr. Laudis H. “Rick” Lanford
Mr. Hubert “Hu” C. Lovein, Jr.
Dr. Wayne Moseley
Rev. G. Thomas Martin
Rev. Henry Bass
Ms. Sheryl Truett Groover
Rev. Wayne Racz
Rev. Diane N. Shedd
Bishop James King
Rev. C. Benjy Varnell
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The
Methodist Home
Americus • Columbus • Macon
St. Marys • Valdosta • Waverly Hall
Dr. Steve L. Rumford
President/CEO
Mrs. Jill C. Myers
Executive Vice President
Dr. Jeffery D. Lawrence
VP/Chief Programs Officer
Mr. Bruce Stanfield
VP/Finance
Dr. Derek W. McAleer
VP/Development
Dr. Laudis H. “Rick” Lanford
President/The Methodist Home Foundation
P.O. Box 2600
Macon, Georgia 31203
In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture
policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the
basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability.
They are somehow just learning to live.
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2011 Annual Report
The year was 1871 and Georgia
was in the aftermath of the Civil
War. Children were left destitute as
fathers died in war and mothers died
of malaria, TB, cholera and the other
diseases of the time. Jessie Boring was
a Civil War veteran who was a chaplain.
He campaigned for two orphanages in
Georgia, one in Decatur and the other
in Macon. Our Home opened “two
miles from Macon” (our current site).
Isaac Hardeman (Hardeman
Avenue) wrote our bylaws and five
generations of his family (the Jones
family) would serve the Home in Board
leadership. Our beginnings had the
assets of 94 acres, one large house
(previously the Bibb County Widows
and Orphans Asylum), 23 children, 25
cows and a free flowing spring.
Now 140 years later, we are one
of the oldest continuous homes in
Georgia. We are now serving more
than 125 youth in residential care at our
sites in Macon, Americus, Columbus, St.
Marys, Valdosta and Waverly Hall. As
2011 ended we had a record number
of youth in care! 131! We are keenly
aware that our youth have experienced
trauma repeatedly. Far too many of
our youth have experienced 10 to 20
previous placements, adoptions that
have failed, incarcerated parents,
physical and sexual abuse and parents
who are drug and alcohol addicted. In
fact, more than 50% of our youth have
experienced three or more of these
tragedies.
2011 was a record year with 12
youth graduating from high school.
Isaiah graduated from Morehouse
College, Cum Laude and Cynthia
graduated from Armstrong State. We
know of six of our youth who have
served in Afghanistan. Ian was just
promoted to Sergeant. Dericka is
now a Lt. Commander in the U.S.
Coast Guard. The Price Educational
Center on our Macon campus made
AYP for the third year. Serving youth
who have had 10 or more placements
means serving youth who have been in
10 or more schools, requiring a lot of
remediation.
Our Christmas and Thanksgiving
banquets have been served by
volunteers from Bloomfield UMC for
27 years! The Christmas season is a
time when we emphasize the traditions
families establish. Almost every year
a former resident will call and share
with me, “The childhood I had … you
gave me.” Many of our children have
never celebrated Christmas prior to
coming to the Home. The churches
of South Georgia are amazing in this
effort. Warner Robins AFB has also
been a blessing, as well as wonderful
community support in our regions.
In January, The Home was
recognized by the Georgia Association
of County Welfare Workers with the
“Friend of Georgia’s Children” award.
They know the work that we do and it
is a great honor for them to honor us.
We continue to have excellent reviews
on our community mental health audits
and evaluations of residential care with
average scores of 90+.
We do annual surveys with the
guardians of the children we serve,
the children themselves, and our staff.
Those always reflect high regard for our
effort to restore childhoods, strengthen
families and to be a people-building
organization.
The events in the Rumford Center
affirm our intent to be a leader in
training and in support of changing the
way Georgia treats its children. More
140 Years of Service
than 1,021 events were held with
25,850 attending. The events include
core training for the Department
of Family and Children Services,
the Board of Ordained Ministry,
the statewide leadership meetings
of DFCS which include leaders of
all Georgia’s counties, the Rosalyn
Carter Institute and the Macon
Touchdown Club.
We cannot say enough about
the volunteer support we receive
from our Auxiliary both in Macon
and all our sites. In these difficult
economic times, it is our Auxiliary that
assures the wants of our children are
met. These “restoring childhood”
events include field trips, trips to the
Braves games and Six Flags, summer
camp and the highlight each year of
our Celebration Day. Nearly $30,000
was raised in this event last year.
Our Eagle’s Nest Day Care is
seen as the best in Middle Georgia.
The Macon Telegraph noted we
were the only day care in Middle
Georgia to have no citations in
three years. They have become
one of the first in Middle Georgia
to gain National Early Childhood
Program Accreditation (NECPA). We
are grateful for the leadership and
service of our Board of Trustees. Our
staff has done remarkable work day in
and day out. Our financial situation
continues to be the most difficult
we have faced since the Great
Depression. We are grateful for your
support and ask you to consider our
needs in any way you can.
As we enter our 140th year,
we realize that …
• Behind us is infinite power
• Before us is endless possibility and
• Around us is boundless opportunity.
Thank you for standing beside us,
Steve L. Rumford,
President/CEO
Bob C. Moon,
Chair, Board of Trustees
Derek McAleer,
Vice President Development/Church Relations
“We (I) have done a great work and we (I)
will not come down.” (Nehemiah 6:3)
The Methodist Home of the South Georgia Conference, Inc.
Financial Statistics / Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2011
Revenues
Dept. of Family/Children/Youth Services $6,985,950 52%
Endowment &Trust Income
$2,553,309 19%
Cash Contributions
$1,980,220 15%
Clinical Services
$866,849 7%
Other (USDA, Rumford Center, Etc)
$657,137 5%
Federal & State Grants
$326,210 2%
$13,369,675 100%
Expenses
Program Services
$9,527,006 71%
Administrative Support
$1,874,178 14%
Community Services
$1,202,438 9%
Fund Raising
$552,496 4%
Other
$213,557 2%
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Services 2011: restoring childhoods, strengthening families, building people . . .
• The Methodist Home served 222 children and their
families in all of its regional residential group homes and
foster homes with an overall average length of stay of
1.6 years. We continue to serve two families in our foster
care program that have taken on long term permanent
commitments to the youth they serve. We served
children in approximately 58 counties across Georgia.
• The residential capacity is 133 beds and the average
occupancy for 2011 was above 93% for the year.
• The Lighthouse for Families (The Methodist Home’s
Community Counseling Program) served 677 children
and families through their array of community services
that include mental health counseling for 198 clients and
their families and 479 family members were recipients
of the local community services such as assessment
and intensive visitation. Lighthouse for Families also
celebrated audit scores above 93%.
• Ten youth were served in our Independent Living
Program that includes fourteen attending college.
• The Eagle’s Nest Daycare Center serves The Methodist
Home staff in Macon and the surrounding community.
In 2011, 47 children were served in the daycare and an
additional 25 children were served in the Eagle’s Nest
Summer Camp Program. The Eagle’s Nest Summer
Camp is moving and expanding to serve up to 40
children this summer. This program continues to be the
“preferred” premier daycare for staff persons and the
neighborhood community. The teachers in the daycare
are well on the way to becoming 100% “Certified
Childcare Specialists.”
• The Volunteer Program celebrates over 150 members
in the Auxiliary and a few selected volunteers that are
specifically assigned to our youth population.
• In addition to the direct services to children and families,
the Rumford Center provides community and statewide
training sessions and meetings. In 2011, the Rumford
Center hosted 1021 events with 22,500 people that
included 2800 hours of occupancy. This generated over
$237,705 in invoices. The Training Department offered
over 483 hours of in house training to staff and related
professionals.
Reported by Parents and Guardians of Children Served:
Yes
Maybe
No
I am satisfied with I am satisfied with I am satisfied with
the education my the progress made
the counseling
services provided child is receiving. by my child at The
Methodist Home.
to my child.
Reported by the Children Served:
Group Home
Foster Care
Independent Living
Eagles Nest Daycare
Bibb Country
Community Programs
Mental Health Counseling
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Yes
Maybe
No
I would send a
friend here for
similar help.
I learned
something that
will help me
when I leave.
I was safe here.