Annual report 2016

2016 Annual Report

And then, there was joy.

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O U R MISSION and RESULTS To offer sustainable change to those

Gender

struggling with alcohol and drug abuse through innovative, evidencebased modalities that heal the body, mind and soul.

Female: 26%

WHO WE ARE Above and Beyond is a 501c3 treatment facility that

Male: 74%

was given life by a selfless and caring philanthropic soul who had a vision – now realized – of staffing the facility with exemplars of compassion, competence and experience. We are a team with deep roots, who keep our compassionate hearts and minds fresh through a mandatory self-care program

Race

that enables us to counter the dysfunction we face Other: 10%

with optimism.

WHAT WE DO

Caucasian: 12%

We assist Chicago’s homeless, uninsured and financially disadvantaged populations in receiving the best levels of evidence-based outpatient care for African American: 78%

their substance use disorders. Specifically, we offer programs and services that add sustainability to our mission of restoring our patients as determinants of their own destinies. Our services are free to those who want to transform their substance abuse into a clean and sober future.

Primary Diagnosis

HOW WE DO IT Above and Beyond offers a plethora of substance abuse treatment programs, individual counseling sessions and groups, tailored to each individual’s specific challenges, and at no cost to them. We

Hallucinogens = 2% Methamphetamine = 1% PCP = 2%

Alcohol = 24%

offer 12-step programs alongside self-empowerment programs that are based on REBT, unconditional

Cocaine = 20%

self-acceptance principles and therapeutic methodologies of uncovering meaning in our client’s lives. As well, we offer Intensive Outpatient Programs, job readiness coaching, housing-first assistance, street yoga, acupuncture, EFT, rage management, and unique trauma-specific groups.

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Cannabis = 24%

Heroin/Opioids = 27%

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Who are you? Who am I? Who is she?

We may be very different.....one may be “successful,” one homeless, one poor.

Here’s the realization that founded Above and Beyond: We are each of equal importance in this universe. Each equal. Regardless of our current condition.

Our clients’ journeys to recovery are not easy.

They face the physical and emotional pain of withdrawing from drugs, alcohol and addictive behaviors they have battled their entire lives.

They often must sever their ties to family and friends.

They may have to change their housing circumstances, and more.

But in return, they receive the hope of a new life, free of addiction.

There is also newfound serenity, selfconfidence, independence, happiness . . . and then, there is joy.

Featured on the front cover: Kevin H. entered our program to overcome his addiction to heroin and alcohol.

He successfully graduated and is now an honored alumnus.

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Realizing that, and recognizing the abundant opportunity to transform lives, I decided to found Above and Beyond, with the vision of bringing the very best treatment in the U.S., to its poorest and its homeless – for free. We created a storefront center on Chicago’s West Side neighborhood, so that people can simply walk in off the sidewalk to a better world. They can change their lives earlier than before, saving them from living with devastating conditions, or dying from them.

The treatment model in the U.S. is broken, and not working for almost all who enter it. We believe far better ways of treating our clients are available, and proven to work, than what is available at most treatment centers in America. How will Above and Beyond be different? Many ways: First, it is almost the only treatment center to offer two different treatment modalities: Smart Recovery and AA. And it’s the only center in the U.S. that matches clients based on their personality and beliefs to the treatment most likely to succeed for them.

Secondly, Above and Beyond teaches REBT (Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy) to all clients, which positively changes their way of thinking about and reacting to daily situations. Our clients LOVE this life-changing way of thinking. Next, we are adding a proven module on learning to love themselves. Then modules on guiding them to finding their purpose and mission in life.

When Above and Beyond’s clients graduate, loving themselves again and having found their personal mission, they will sustain their success and find fulfillment in their lives.

Above and Beyond also finds housing for its homeless clients, and helps them find jobs. Then we offer free return to classes for all of them, and stay in touch with each of them after graduation. Our goal is not a three-month or six-month sobriety statistic – we measure success by the graduates who, after three years, have housing, a job, are reunited with their families, and are no longer troubled by addiction. This is a life transformed – and a transformation that is likely to last.

Above and Beyond is innovating to radically improve lives of the currently homeless and poor. And that vision has attracted top clinicians and leadership who are drawn to this vision of reinventing treatment to produce better outcomes – that last a lifetime! The spirit of invention and improvement is palpable at Above and Beyond.

Come visit us and experience this uniqueness yourself.

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Sam W. entered our program to overcome his addiction to alcohol and cocaine.

He successfully graduated and is now an honored alumnus.

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Above and Beyond Family Recovery Center is one of the nation’s only outpatient treatment centers that offers a Vestibule Approach, educating all patients about the treatment programs available to them and allowing them to choose the one that’s best for them. This innovative approach offers better outcomes and greater sustained abstinence.

Our Programs & Services iOP and OP are outpatient groups which vary by individual diagnosis but accept all those who seek healing from substance abuse. All groups are facilitated by one of our exceptional clinicians. The iOP and OP groups are a safe setting where our clients can be educated about substance abuse and process any underlying issues. It is important for our clients to be able to relate to one another and develop interpersonal relationships. We offer Level I and Level II DASA-certified outpatient groups.

Women for Sobriety and Men for Sobriety are two gender-specific programs that address the need for self-value and self-worth that are unique to each gender. Our groups are run by WFS/MFS-Certified Moderators who have demonstrated excellent facilitation skills, and are thoroughly acquainted with the WFS/MFS Programs and their individual philosophies. The groups at Above and Beyond have also blended these unique philosophies with the principles of REBT for a deeper experience.

Above and Beyond is the only place in the U.S where REBT (Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy) is easily learned, and usable psychology is being made available to street populations by Terry London, a leading practitioner, therapist and author. Participants learn the theory of emotional disturbance and change, as well strategies for identifying and challenging their dysfunctional beliefs and constructing more adaptive beliefs, emotions and behavior, and the results are nothing less than staggering.

Our purpose in direct treatment of Trauma is to address one of the primary reasons that our clients drink and use. Since evidence shows us that 85% of our clients are afflicted with diagnosable levels of trauma, we have found that eradication of the cause works miracles when we treat the symptoms.

Simply put, our successful treatment of Substance Use Disorder is greatly enhanced by addressing the trauma that triggers it. Our groups and individual sessions establish “safe zones” where our clients can disclose without fear, and then engage an evidence-based and APA-approved safety-seeking approach. Our trauma groups are wildly popular, uniquely interactive and offer tangible, real relief.

SMART Recovery (Self-Management and Recovery Training) is a science-based, self-empowerment program organized around groups that help members gain independence from addictions and addictive behaviors. It is based on a 4-Point Approach that encourages members to take responsibility for their recovery by understanding and managing the underlying thoughts, feelings and behaviors that cause them. This program’s variety of tools and methodologies are second to none.

12-Step Meetings are based on the 12-step recovery process right out of the Big Book, but without any of the judgmental, excluding behaviors that “old timers” sometimes bring with them. It’s for those who are ready to lay down their fight and declare themselves “powerless” over their addiction(s).

Uniquely innovative to Above and Beyond, ABC-12 Steps© blends two of the primary SUD (Substance Use Disorder) treatment modalities – the 12 Steps of AA and REBT – into one cohesive program that embodies the most functional features of each one while discarding some of the elements which have caused unnecessary confusion and controversy. It accommodates whatever belief system a member brings to it, and provides behavioral therapy that encourages abstinence.

Our Break the Chains group addresses the residual impacts of multigenerational African-American slavery, discrimination and institutional oppression, and how the etiology of adaptive survival behaviors can result in misdiagnosed psychological injury and related Substance Use Disorders. We openly discuss how the black community can use the strengths they have gained in the past to heal in the present through the use of REBT, Mindfulness, Unconditional Self-Acceptance (USA), cultural empowerment, and nutritional solutions.

Our Rage Reduction program helps clients understand the difference between anger and rage, and how they affect those struggling with addiction and complicate the achievement of recovery goals. Above and Beyond offers proprietary Rage Reduction Education (taught in group) and Rage Reduction Therapy (applied in individual counseling sessions) that is evidence-based. The radically positive results it produces do not work through suppression or diversion, but instead give the afflicted perpetrators an ability to arrest their emotions before they get hijacked, escalated, and cause huge problematic outcomes.

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Our Programs & Services cont’d Our unique application of Logotherapy provides our clients the ability to follow our programs and therapeutic treatment plans, which we then supplement by helping them to uncover their meaning and purpose in life so they are drawn towards it, while being pushed and guided by their treatments plans and programs. Executive Director Dan Hostetler is pursuing a Diplomate Degree from the Third Viennese School of Psychotherapy, founded by Viktor E. Frankl, M.D., Ph.D., neurologist and psychiatrist, and has incorporated these therapies into our group and individual counseling sessions.

Street Yoga™ at Above and Beyond is unique because it brings certified trauma yoga instruction to the people who likely need it the most. Our program involves simple breathing exercises, mindful meditation, and the adoption of specific body postures, all aimed at relieving stress and calming the mind and body.

Acupuncture is used at Above and Beyond to help lessen the effects of addiction and cravings/urges.

Clinical bodywork and traditional and modern systems of Oriental Medicine are used to curb

cravings and ease withdrawal symptoms to help naturally detox from substance abuse, decrease cravings, and increase peace and tranquility.

Because of the compelling evidence that points directly to spirituality’s role in reducing relapse and increasing the long-term stability of our clients, we offer a an unparalleled program of spirituality that is radically unique. The culture and rules of conduct revolve around evidence-based psychology that brings our groups together in a nurturing and loving community using the Golden Rule as a primary focus. We bond. We forgive easily. We release our psychic toxins. We think, pray and meditate with our hearts, without any requirement to define who or what we are appealing to or worshipping.

In collaboration with the 13-year old nonprofit Harmony, Hope & Healing, we offer transformation through Music Therapy. Their deep history in working directly with our populations helps our clients rebuild their lives, families and communities through music, and their approach has taught them how to work effectively with the homeless, sheltered, prison populations, addicts and substance abusers.

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Art Therapy uses expression and a creative process to improve our clients’ physical, mental and emotional well-being. We believe it is a non-threatening way for our clients to express themselves nonverbally. The art created by each client is scanned and placed in the electronic records available to counselors, providing an indication of mental health and stability, or lack thereof.

Our Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) teach our clients how to heal themselves by gently “tapping” on acupressure points on the face and torso. Clients are consistently amazed by how quickly they can minimize stress, fears, cravings and compulsions by simply tapping. Such techniques are taught by a Ph.D. in a group setting because the techniques are easy to learn, very effective and portable (they can be used anywhere, for any reason).

Membership in the Life Skills group becomes available when a client has finished 50% of their treatment hours because it is directly tied into our job readiness and employment services. The main themes of the group sessions are how to understand the importance, relevance and improvement of interviewing skills, nonverbal language, resume writing, budgeting, saving money, receiving a paycheck (and not triggering), how to live with roommates, how to communicate without offending, and how to show up consistently and on time.

Our individual sessions require our clients to meet one-on-one with a counselor twice a week so that personal and individual circumstances can be properly addressed. Our counselors have Master’s Degrees, CADC credentials, and most are Licensed Social Workers (LSW) or Licensed Professional Counselors (LPC), which classifies our therapeutic ability as “above and beyond.” We develop an understanding and meet the client “where they are” with a therapeutic bond that can weather temptations that they might face outside of our facility.

Above and Beyond believes that the success of sustainable, long-term recovery will be bolstered when our clients are employed and housed. We are pledged to serve them through our “Housing First” model. Our Housing Program offers our clients case management with expertise in Chicago’s vast array of appropriate housing options. We are deeply committed to our mission of preparing our clients for a healthy transition to a new life in a promising environment.

Our unique and proprietary Employment readiness services prepare our clients for a productive and rewarding job search. Included are workshops in resume and cover letter writing and mock interviews, which are recorded and played back. Field trips to employment sites and community colleges and coaching in the making of cold calls broaden our clients’ ability to tap the rich community resources in Chicago. Upon completion of our program, clients who need support will continue their job search until they find employment.

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Pat P. entered our program to overcome his addiction to alcohol and marijuana.

He successfully graduated and is now an honored alumnus.

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Can You Help Above and Beyond?

Above and Beyond has many needs, and your support of our mission to help those who have nothing is gratefully appreciated.

Can you answer YES to any of the following questions?

• Could you provide financial support, which will enable us to serve as many impoverished patients who walk in off the street as possible?

• Would you volunteer your time – no matter how many hours you might have available to help us achieve our mission?

• Can you help us open a door with other community-based agencies and organizations that have a mission complementary to ours?

• Do you have gifts-in-kind you can share with us, such as professional services, supplies, materials, a car or a van? (All are tax deductible) • Could you provide referrals from agencies or other treatment centers that do not provide services to uninsured and homeless patients?

• Can you help us spread the word among community leaders, activists and other advocates who can embrace our programs and services?

For more information or to learn how YOU can help, please contact our Executive Director Dan Hostetler at 773-940-2960 or dhostetler@anb.today

It’s Official!

Above and Beyond successfully negotiated the purchase of its building at 2942 W. Lake Street on Chicago’s West Side in early 2017.

And we couldn’t be prouder of the healing that takes place in our treatment center.

We hope you will come visit us and see for yourself the miracles that transpire every day in the building we now call “home.”

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Assets Current Assets

Cash Employee pay advance Prepaid expenses

$ 29,833 2,645 9,960 42,438

Fixed Assets

Leasehold improvements

Furniture and fixtures Accumulated depreciation

141,331 74,323 (82,747) 132,907 $175,345

Liabilities and Net Assets Net Assets

Unrestricted Net Assets

ABOVE AND BEYOND FAMILY RECOVERY CENTER

Statement of Financial Position DECEMBER 31, 2016

Expenses at a Glance Program Expenses: 92%

175,345 $175,345

Statement of Activity For the Period Ended December 31, 2016 SUPPPORT: Grants and donations

$945,537

EXPENSES: Salaries and benefits Direct program expenses Occupancy Information technology Training Office expenses Insurance Advertising Depreciation Professional fees Travel Other

560,440 58,389 71,511 56,149 16,307 89,862 14,704 32,279 62,757 4,845 5,249 2,692 975,184

Deficiency of support over expenses

(29,647)

Net assets, beginning of year

204,992

Net assets, end of year

$175,345

Statement of Cash Flows for the Period Ended December 31, 2016 CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Excess of support over expenses

Management and General Expenses: 8% Fundraising Expenses: 0%

$(29,647)

Adjustments to reconcile to net cash provided by operating activities:

Depreciation

Increase in prepaid expenses

Increase in employee advances

Increase in accounts

payable and accrued liabilities

62,757 (3,349) 80 6,700

Net cash provided by operating Activities

23,141

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES Purchase of property and equipment

(6,470)

CASH, BEGINNING OF YEAR

13,162

CASH, END OF YEAR

$ 29,833

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Rodney P. entered our program to overcome his addiction to cocaine.

He successfully graduated and is now an honored alumnus.

Recipient of REBT Primary Practicum Certificate

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Above and Beyond Family Recovery Center has worked diligently to forge strong relationships with community-based resources, agencies and organizations that offer services that we do not provide at this time. Our model is unique, and others recognize the value of our programs and services and support our mission to help Chicago’s most disadvantaged to become clean and sober.

Our Bonds and Benefits to the Community Health Care/Substance Abuse Services Be Well Partners Caritas Chicago House Chicago Recovering Communities Coalition The Esperanza Program Gateway Foundation Gerald’s House for Women Habilitative Systems Inc.

We’re Making News!

Haymarket Center

Above and Beyond has been in

Loretto Hospital

the headlines of some of Chicago’s

Southwoods Interventions TASC - Chicago

Male Transitional Housing

most prestigious media outlets in 2016. Stories about our unique

The ARK-Sarnoff Levin Residence

programs, services and clients

Ashunti RMS

have appeared in the Chicago

Breakthrough Urban Ministries Cressey House/Revive Center for Housing

Sun-Times, WGN-TV, Chicago

Franciscan House of Mary & Joseph

Defender, DNAinfo Chicago, Austin

Inner Voice Chicago Interim Housing Programs

Weekly News and Medill News

A Safe Haven Foundation St. Leonard’s Ministries

Service, among others.

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Our Bonds and Benefits to the Community cont’d Female and/or Families/Children’s Transitional Housing A Safe Haven Foundation

Grace House

Ashunti RMS

In the Spirit

Breakthrough Ministries – Joshua House

Inner Voice Chicago Interim Housing Programs

Catholic Charities – The Madonna House

LaPosada/Casa Central

Chicago Women’s AIDS Project

Lincoln Park Interim Housing Community

Cressey House/Revive Center for Housing

Mother’s House

The Esperanza Program – El Rescante

New Hope Apartments

Excellent Way Featherfist Franciscan House of Mary & Joseph Goldie’s Place Gerald’s House

Mercy Housing for Boys and Girls New Moms Inc. Saint Martin de Porres House of Hope The Salvation Army Sisters House Teresa’s Interim Housing – Deborah’s Place

Shelters Breakthrough Urban Ministries Casa Corazon Emergency Beds Program Clara’s House Shelter Deborah’s Place Franciscan Annex HRDI Women’s Supportive Housing

Colleges & Universities Roosevelt University Kennedy King College DePaul University University of Illinois University of Chicago Columbia University Illinois Institute of Technology

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Featured on the back cover: Angela C. entered our program to overcome her addiction to heroin and cocaine.

She successfully graduated and is now an honored alumna.

Inside back cover: Michael S. entered our program to overcome his addiction to alcohol and marijuana.

He successfully graduated and is now an honored alumnus.

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Our thanks to John Gress Photography for the client portraits featured in this report.

2942 W. Lake Street Chicago, Illinois 60612 773-940-2960 info@anb.today www.anb.today

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