Arizona Bridge to Independent Living
EMPOWERING PEOPLE WITH DISABILIITES since 1981
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Message from the President & CEO and Board Chair
04 A Legacy in Action - Sports & Fitness Center 07 Expanding Our Legacy - Personal Assistance Services 08 A Legacy of Independence - ABIL Programs & Services 10
Revenue & Expenditures
11 A Legacy of Giving - Friends of ABIL 13
Serving Our Consumers
14 A Legacy of Service - Volunteers & Board of Directors
A B IL o f fers and promotes programs desig n e d to e m power people with disabilities to ta k e p e r s o nal responsibility so that they may a c h i e ve or contin ue independent lifesty les within the community.
Message We are both very excited to bring you the 2011 annual report. This was a milestone year for ABIL, as it marked the 30th anniversary of the organization. To be sure, ABIL’s 30th year of serving people with disabilities throughout the Valley of the Sun was no disappointment. To prove it, we will share throughout this report and below some of the many accomplishments that ABIL had during 2011.
But first, we would like to thank all of the individuals who donated to either the Friends of ABIL annual fund or the Sports & Fitness Center capital campaign. We are so appreciative of your generous support and hope you will continue to support the important work of ABIL in the future. We also want to thank our many generous corporate supporters. We could not be successful without you! Now for some of those notable accomplishments:
Legacy
foundation of our
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›› After more than five years of planning and one and a half years of construction, ABIL completed and opened the Virginia G. Piper Sports & Fitness Center for Persons with Disabilities (SpoFit).
Independence Self-Advocacy Equal Rights Inclusion Consumer Contro l Peer Supp ort Integration Consumer Choice Self-Sufficiency Personal Respons i b i l i ty Empowerment Self-Determinatio n
›› ABIL Employment Services (AES) screened, counseled or interviewed 599 individuals for employment services in 2011. On average, 50 to 60 SSA beneficiaries were employed either full or part time through the SSA Ticket program. ›› ABIL’s Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA) program served 2,562 beneficiaries, with 1,250 receiving long-term support services for beneficiaries who were employed. The program also provided 76 Work Incentives trainings to 728 participants, and 18 Work Incentives Seminars Events (WISE) to 335 participants. ›› For the second year, ABIL hosted a VITA site in partnership with the Internal Revenue Service and the City of Phoenix. ABIL volunteers completed
from the President & CEO and Board Chair 159 tax returns, with a total of 360 volunteer hours contributed. ›› ABIL and its DEC partners hosted the 2nd annual Health & Wellness Fair. Despite the cold and rainy weather, approximately 500 people attended, with 80 vendors participating. ›› More accomplishments and program highlights are shared throughout this annual report. These are just a few of ABIL’s tremendous achievements in 2011, making ABIL’s 30th anniversary year a milestone for ABIL and successful as ever! This success would not be possible without the enormous effort and dedication of ABIL Staff. On behalf of the Board of Directors and Staff, we hope this annual report gives you a glimpse of the impact that ABIL has made on the many lives of people with disabilities in our community. Our 30-year legacy will continue to thrive with your support and generosity. As always, the success of our programs reflects a commitment to the independent living philosophy of self-advocacy, peer support and consumer control. We think you will agree that ABIL’s programs truly empower people with disabilities to live productive, successful and self-determined lives. Sincerely,
Phil Pangrazio Randall M. Howe President & CEO Board Chair
Act ion
A L e g a cy in After seventeen months of construction, three years
medal Paralympians, and the Banner Phoenix
after the opening of the Disability Empowerment
Wheelchair Suns and Banner Phoenix Wheelchair
Center and nearly ten years after the dream was
Mercury basketball teams.
born, the Virginia G. Piper Sports & Fitness Center for
practices, the SpoFit has hosted various clinics,
Persons with Disabilities, or the SpoFit as it is called,
such as a sit volleyball clinic and a Warrior Camp for
opened its doors on October 31, 2011. It was fitting
United States Marine veterans. Members can take
that this monumental occasion occurred during the
advantage of group fitness classes such as sit yoga,
30th Anniversary year of ABIL. After a rich history of
zumba dance, and fencing, as well as educational
empowering people with disabilities, ABIL enhanced
nutrition and fitness classes, such as flexibility and
its services to include a “gym” that truly meets the
weight training basics. The facility offers health and
needs of people with disabilities and provides equal
fitness opportunities for both young and old, individual
opportunity for participation.
and team, and beginning and practicing athletes and fitness enthusiasts.
In addition to team
The center is staffed by
Donors to Arizona Bridge to Independent Living for Construction and Programs of The Virginia G. Piper Sports & Fitness Center for Persons with Disabilities
$5,300,000 City of Phoenix 2006 Bond $1,500,000 David E. Reese Family Foundation $1,000,000 The Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust $500,000 The Kresge Foundation
$10,000 Rhett Reese
$250,000 Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust
$9,500 U.S. Bank Foundation $5,000 Emerson Network Power
The SpoFit is a unique addition to the disability
experienced individuals who are knowledgeable in
services campus. The DEC and SpoFit are the only
disability and adaptive recreation programs.
$150,000 Barrow Connection, St. Joseph’s Hospital & Medical Center
in the United States, providing people with disabilities
This facility would not have been possible without
$132,000 Arizona Sports & Tourism Authority
the services they need from twelve disability-related
the generous support from our dedicated partners
organizations and the opportunity to take independent
who shared ABIL’s passion and vision. We are truly
$100,000 Thunderbirds Charities Humana Inc.
living services to the next level at the sports, fitness
grateful for our capital campaign donors that helped
and aquatic facility.
build this strong foundation, and to all of our partners
co-located, universally-designed facilities of their kind
$75,000 BHHS Legacy Foundation
that championed this project and whose continued
$60,000 Rhett Butler Family Foundation
The SpoFit is home to the Phoenix Fusion wheelchair
support and collaboration will keep the heart of this
rugby team, whose roster includes numerous gold-
$25,000 Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation
facility beating strong.
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$20,000 Wells Fargo Foundation
Inclusion
$3,000 Phoenix Rotary 100 Charities $2,000 Randall M. Howe
$1,000 Jeff Gordon, The F2 Family Foundation Inc., James & Ann Reid, Frederick & Pam Rentschler, Suzy Svendsen, Susan Webb
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Self-Determinat ion
Expanding
our Legacy
The ABIL Personal Assistance Services (PAS) program continues to be one of the most successful non-medical in-home care services in the United States. The PAS program serves seniors and persons with disabilities under contract with Arizona Long Term Care System (ALTCS) and persons with developmental disabilities through Arizona Department of Economic Security, Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD). In 2011, ABIL’s PAS program employed 1,913 personal care attendants throughout Maricopa County and served 1,780 consumers. The PAS program offers a variety of personal care, housekeeping and respite care services. These services may include assistance with bathing, showering, toileting, dressing, transfers, bed positioning, medication reminders, light exercise, meal preparation, light housekeeping, laundry, changing linens, grocery shopping, errands and accompanying to appointments.
Living Our Legacy
secured contracts with Mercy Care and Evercare, the ALTCS contractors in Pima County, to offer PAS. The PAS programs in both Pinal & Pima Counties started on October 1st, 2011. The PAS program at ABIL has a long and rich history dating back to the mid 1980’s. The service has meant so much to those we serve and improved the quality of life for tens of thousands of seniors and people with disabilities in Arizona. It has allowed our consumers the dignity and respect to live as independently as possible in their own homes and communities...to live, work, recreate and participate as they choose. The ABIL program would not be successful without our nearly 2,000 dedicated caregivers and personal assistants. Their willingness to “go above and beyond” to provide the highest quality of care is a common thread found throughout the PAS program. Honesty, reliability, flexibility, and a caring heart are all attributes that describe the typical worker in this great program!
Consumer Choice
2011 was marked by some exciting developments for ABIL’s PAS program. The program was expanded to Pinal and Pima Counties. In Pinal County, ABIL partnered with the Pinal-Gila Council for Senior Citizens and entered into a contract with Bridgeway Health Solutions, the ALTCS contracted managed care organization, to offer PAS services to approximately 350 consumers. In Pima County, ABIL is partnering with DIRECT Center for Independent Living in Tucson to develop a PAS program. ABIL has 06
ABIL’s PAS program employed approximately 1,913 personal care attendants who provided attendant care services to an average of 1,780 consumers.
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1,804
Peer mentors contributed 1,804 hours of one-on-one and group mentoring and advocacy to persons with a variety of disabilities.
Independence a legacy of
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749 Empowerment
The Reintegration program assisted 24 consumers in leaving nursing homes.
For 30 years, ABIL’s programs have empowered people to live independently, whether at home, at work or within the community. Our programs and services assist people with disabilities by providing
Our Advocacy Specialist served 749 consumers seeking advocacy assistance.
851
The Socialization through Recreation program served 851 consumers.
269
ABIL’s Home Modification Program completed 269 home accessibility modifications.
the skills and resources they need to pursue employment, community and civic involvement, education, positive peer relationships, health and fitness opportunities and so much more.
REVENUE BY SOURC E
ANNUAL GIVING
Restricted Contribution -The Virginia G. Piper Sports & Fitness Center
$ 1,571,173
U.S. Department of Education – Title VII Part C with ARRA 355,811 Home Modifications – Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) 332,191 Home Modifications – AHCCCS / ALTCS Long Term Care Plans 790,929 Valley of the Sun United Way (VSUW) 103,957 Personal Assistance Services – AHCCCS / ALTCS Program Contracts 28,991,356 PAS – AZ Department of Economic Security / DDD 634,470 Social Security Administration – Work Incentives Planning-WIPA & BOND
Integrat ion
404,385
Social Security Administration – Ticket to Work 177,447
Aguirre, Alvin Ahrentzen, Sherry *Arnold, Charles L. *Bachand, Ezward & Loretta *Batts, Vivian M. Benz, Stephen & Wendy Berg, Sara L. Brooks, Paul Brown, Shelby J. Campbell, Thomas Carll, Philip Collier, Glen Coover, Natalie A. Dennis, Tod
TANF 99,090
&
A Legacy of
All Other 1,481,373
REVENUE
TOTAL
$ 34,942,182
EX P ENDITURES
Merser, Kristen Mitzel, Regina Muslic, Mirheta *O’Dinnell, Darolyn Osborn, Brent & Julie *Packman, David J. EXPENDITURES B Y PROGRAM Perlman, Joshua Petersen, Lynette G. Advocacy 0.90 % Powell, Amanda R. Information & Referral 0.33 Raddatz, Jerry Rollins, Michael Peer Support / Early Intervention 1.30 Sahl, Norman Schimmel, Kim Independent Living Skills 0.53 Schwabacher, John H. & Trisha Silva, James Home Modifications 3.44 *Slaughter, Mary Socialization Through Recreation 0.16 Smith, Steve *Snipes, Tom & Charlene Ticket to Work Employment Services 1.34 Stelton, Patricia Sturgill, Virginia A. TANF 0.25 Sullivan, Diane Tait, Steven Social Security Work Incentives Planning & Assistance 1.76 Thomas, Charles M. Personal Assistance Services 87.57 Triminghan, Anne Venne, Stacy A. This is My Life / Self-Determination 0.33 Whitaker, Mary A. Whitlow, Barbara J. All Other 2.09 Wong, Cindy
TOTAL
100 %
Audited Financial Statements Available Upon Request 10
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Dent, Marta L. Diaz, Noraelaine Dickinson, Nancy B. Driscoll, Vincent D. Emminger, John & Connie Fore, Penny *Gerrich, Patricia Gerstner, Jean Gordon, Jeffrey A. Haney, Marialice Heine, Deadra
* In Memory of Bill Scott
Holloway, Rainey D. Hood, Surya-Patricia Lane Howe, Randall M. Jacquette, F. Lee *Kosta, Joan C. Kruck, Tom & Amina Krumholz, Sheila R. Kyllo, Kristine Lind, Jean L. Liu, Carol Massey, Cheryl
Giving
All Valley Home Health Care Aloft Phoenix Airport Hotel American’s Care Solutions Arizona Spinal Cord Injury Association Arizona Sports & Tourism Authority Barrow Connection, St. Joseph’s Hospital & Medical Center BHHS Legacy Foundation Bridgeway Health Solutions Care Corner Personal Services Centene Management Company Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Case Management Society of Central Arizona Cox Charities David E. Reese Family Foundation Delta Dental of Arizona Emerson Network Power Freedom Manor, Inc. Gorman & Company, Inc. Great American Title Honeywell Hometown Solutions Humana Inc. Kile Law Group, P.C. *National Fire Protection Association McMurry Inc. Mile High United Way
NAMI Arizona Natural Beauty Refined Raising Special Kids Rhett Butler Family Foundation Road Markings,Inc. SCF Arizona Schaller Anderson, an Aetna Company Sedona Vacation Rental The Atlee Family Foundation The Kresge Foundation Valley of the Sun United Way
IN-KIND SUPPORT Atwood, Sharon Becker, Edward DiGuiseppe, Samuel Eick, Paula Gonzales, Linda Gore, Shane Halgren, Jon & Karen Hirsch, Joanne McGinnis, Sami Nett, John Ramirez, Alexis Smith, Steve Thurwanger, Joseph Wyckoff, Philip & Gloria 2011 Annual Report
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p r ograms
Individual & Systems Advocacy Information & Referral
Self-Sufficiency
s erv i c es
Independent Living Skills Training Peer Support
Reintegration from Nursing Homes
Serving
OUR CONSUMERS
SERVICES BY RACE & ETHNICITY
Employment Services Work Incentives Planning and Assistance
AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKA NATIVE
ADA Services and Counsel
ASIAN
Empowering Youth in Transition
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN
Home Modifications Social and Recreational Opportunities
NATIVE HAWAIIAN OR OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER
Personal Assistance Services
WHITE
Early Intervention
HISPANIC/LATINO OF ANY RACE OR HISPANIC/LATINO ONLY TWO OR MORE RACES RACE AND ETHNICITY UNKNOWN *Race & Ethnicity statistics do not include WIPA participants (1,151 consumers)
SERVICES BY AGE UNDER 5 YEARS OLD
4 7
AGES 5 - 19 AGES 20 - 24
70 95
AGES 25 - 59 AGE 60 AND OLDER
197 326 754
AGE UNAVAILABLE
1,434 6 103
SERVICES BY DISABILITY
148 204
UNKNOWN 249
1,638
OTHER 116
1,686
3,785
MULTIPLE DISABILITIES 62
HEARING 25
LIVES IMPACTED THIS YEAR
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VISION 42
SERVICES BY GENDER
PHYSICAL 2,260 MENTAL/EMOTIONAL 704
1,629
2,156
COGNITIVE 277
Service
A Legacy of
Peer Support
It is difficult for me to adequately express how much our volunteers do, and how much they mean to the programs at ABIL. Most of this is done quietly and behind the scenes, without the desire or expectation of recognition. In fact, I often hear from people that they volunteer just because they want to help others on their journey to independence, give back, and make it easier for another person with a disability. I am amazed at all the work that has been done this year, and the support and assistance we have received from our Peer Mentors and Volunteers. In total, Peer Mentors and Volunteers donated over 6,000 hours to ABIL. The impact on ABIL and those we serve is truly immeasurable. Thank you to our volunteers for believing in Independent Living, caring
Communit y Involvement
about our consumers, and supporting the programs at ABIL. Thank you for sharing your time and talents with us! April Reed, Volunteer Manager
A BIL Vo lu n te er s
Ret Ahimsa, Bradley Anderson, Wendell Barcelona, Jim Bihn, John Brewer, Timothy Burdick, Marcia Campbell, Gloria Chavez Gaytan, Mykl Cook, Kenneth Cotton, Dolores Goldsmith, Jay Dashefsky, Annette Denny, Laurie Dettinger, Lindsey Dirks, Gavin Dosil, Jeena Driscoll, Alina Echemendia, MaryBeth Fanum, Annette Gray, Katie Griffith, Holly Hansen, Sue Hexum, Janene Hoskovec, Eric Joslyn, Gary Juniel, Karin Kellas, Stephanie Kennedy, Alexander Konstantinov, Ida Lee, Melissa Macon, Dan Mannon, Sami McGinnis, Janice McMorris Edwards, Carmen Meyers, Cynthia Millard, Bruce Mitchell, Teresa Moore, Michael Mulroy, Jodi Nett, Sal Nieto, Louise Pattison, Jim Pearson, Harry Preston, Eva Proa, Grace Radoycich, Maria Ramirez, Dottie Sanderson, Marion Scalise, Gail Schabow, Jack Schabow, Kim Schimmel, Karen Spencer, Pat Stephan, Maygen Stevens, Char Summerfield, Carrie Taylor, Dan Vander Molen, Stephen Wiebe, Debbie Williams, Jerry Williams, Jerri Zimmerman
6,000
Peer mentors, general volunteers and interns contributed over 6,000 hours of service through ABIL.
ABIL Board of Directors Randall Howe, Chair Lynn Larson, Vice Chair Steve Tait, Treasurer F. Lee Jacquette, Secretary Nola Baker-Jones George Garcia Surya-Patricia Lane Hood Lynn C. Houston Max McQueen Nicholas Perry Susan Scott Mary Slaughter Michael Somsan
In memoriam: Jane Adams, Kerry Johnson, Tony Trujillo
Asim Varma Loren Worthington
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ABIL – MAIN OFFICE 5025 E. Washington St., Suite 200 Phoenix, AZ 85034 602-256-2245 (v) AZ Relay Service 7-1-1 1-800-280-2245 (toll-free) 602-254-6407 (FAX)
ABIL – MESA OFFICE 2150 S. Country Club Dr., Suite 10 Mesa, AZ 85210 480-655-9750 (v) 480-655-9751 (FAX)
Email: azbridge@abil.org Website: www.abil.org Facebook: facebook.com/ArizonaBridgetoIndependentLiving Twitter: twitter.com/ABILtweets Just Vote Arizona Disability Coalition Website: www.jvadc.org ABIL - Virginia G. Piper Sports & Fitness Center (SpoFit) 5031 E. Washington St. Phoenix, AZ 85034 602-386-4566 (v) Email: spofitinfo@abil.org Website: www.spofit.org Facebook: facebook.com/disabilitysportscenter ABIL – CENTRAL OFFICE 1229 E. Washington St. Phoenix, AZ 85034 602-296-0551 (v) 602-256-0184 (FAX)
ABIL – WEST OFFICE 4136 N. 75th Ave., Suite 111 Phoenix, AZ 85033 602-424-4100 (v) 602-424-4118 (FAX) ABIL – PGCSC Home Care Services 8969 W. McCartney Casa Grande, AZ 85194 520-424-2834 (v) 520-723-7767 (FAX) Website: www.abil.org/Pinal-Gila ABIL – DIRECT Home Care Services 1023 N. Tyndall Ave. Tucson, AZ 85719 520-561-8862 (v) 520-232-3682 (FAX) Website: www.abil.org/Pima
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