Partnerships in Action

Partnerships in Action
South Correctional Entity (SCORE)
Photo by Sam Van Fleet Photography
“I was told I could never change;
stigma was thrown like a brick
at me. Society wrote me off, my
family wrote me off, but today I
have to say “RESILIENCY” is a
powerful word. I’m now giving
others hope and leading them to
their own pathway of recovery.”
Suprina,
Forensic Peer Specialist
Mental health treatment centered on
resiliency, wellness and recovery.
Building healthy communities,
one person at a time.
2011
Annual Report to
the Community
Valley Cities - Partnering
2011 Annual Report to the Community
This was certainly an exciting year for me as I joined the Valley Cities team as the new CEO on March 1st,
2011. I deeply appreciate all of the board members support for me through the learning process. Brian
Wilson and I attended the annual auction dinner 3 weeks later where I had the opportunity to meet many of
our community supporters. One of the agency’s core values is around partnering: partnering with consumers
in their recovery; partnering with other service agencies to provide even more services to our clients;
and partnering with funders and businesses to build a strong agency long into the future.
Valley Cities served over 6000 people in 2011, providing mental health and chemical dependency services,
supportive housing, employment services, services to homeless individuals and families, and specialized
services for active military and veterans. Another way Valley Cities truly stands out is through our Peer
Programs. We integrate trained and certified peers into all of our programs. Peers have been in treatment,
are grounded in their own recovery and are motivated to help others find hope and grow in their recovery
process. We were honored to receive a significant grant from the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation to
develop a Forensic Peer program in partnership with the South Correctional Entity (SCORE), New
Connections, and Washington State University. There is much more detail about this exciting program
further on in this Annual Report.
We have spent thousands of hours building and training for our Electronic Health Record (EHR). This will be
a major change in the way we do business, every day. Clinicians will collaborate with their clients on progress
notes and their recovery plans at every visit. This major technological system change is another milestone
in Valley Cities’ history.
Valley Cities has its eyes on the future and we are preparing ourselves for the changes Healthcare Reform
will bring to community mental health service delivery. Healthcare Reform has created a new Accountable
Care Organization (ACO) model where mental health services will be evaluated based on their ability to:
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Be Accessible (Fast Access to all Needed Services)
Be Efficient (Provide High Quality Services at Lowest Possible Cost)
Produce the Highest Clinical Outcomes
We partner with state, county and other providers through the Washington and National Councils to learn
about the changes coming and how to best prepare ourselves for the future. We know there will be more
and more integrated care with primary healthcare providers. This system change will bring better, more holistic
healthcare to our consumers who suffer a 25% higher morbidity than those not experiencing mental illness. We
have worked with primary healthcare providers for many years and believe deeply in the integration of physical
and mental healthcare.
We are committed to maintaining a high performing leadership team with a culture of accountability in all
we do; establishing a new strategic plan that fully incorporates Healthcare Reform, service efficiencies, and
advances our internal and external communications; continuing our positive cash flow; and hiring and
retaining the best staff.
Brian J. Wilson
Board Chairman
Kenneth C. Taylor
Chief Executive Officer
Building healthy communities, one person at a time.
Valley Cities - Mission & Vision
Mission
Valley Cities Counseling contributes to healthy and secure communities and quality of
life in South King County through the development, promotion, and delivery of exemplary
behavioral healthcare services and related human services.
Vision
All members of our communities will have healthy and secure environments that provide
opportunities and services to maximize their potential and success.
Events… gathering the community for celebration,
education and fundraising.
Valley Cities Counseling celebrated its
8th Annual Community Awards and Auction Dinner on
Friday, March 25th at Emerald Downs in Auburn, WA
Right in
your own
Backyard!
Right in your own backyard was the 2011
theme, netting over $30,000 for Valley Cities’
programming through silent and live auctions.
The live auction highlight was 2 weeks at
a 5 bedroom villa in Portugal donated by
Mauri and Teresa Fromm.
Sponsors included Muckleshoot Tribe, Green River Community College, HealthPoint, Puget Sound
Energy, EVI, Mutual of Enumclaw, Columbia Bank, Shannon & Associates, QoL Pharmacy, Sterling
Savings Bank, Enumclaw Regional Healthcare Foundation, Clearpoint, OMNI Properties, Natural
Health Center, King County Housing Authority, and Synergy Construction Company. Additional
sponsors included Valley Cities Board of Directors, Craig and Sandra Brown, Donovan Brothers
Commercial Construction, St Francis/Franciscan Health System.
A special thank you to all the Starbucks’ Partner volunteers that helped to make this event
a big success!
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2011 Community Award Winners
COLLABORATION
Sheila Fries, Plymouth Housing Group and staff of Shelter Plus Care
Sheila Fries and her staff have been instrumental in helping Valley Cities’
Housing Department increase its Shelter Plus Care program. Shelter Plus
Care provides critical housing support to clients of Valley Cities who are
homeless. Sheila provides guidance, instruction and the necessary tools
or paperwork needed to house our clients. She and her staff always have
a positive attitude, are willing to answer numerous questions and assist in
how best to proceed when dealing with a difficult housing issue. In all the
work this team does, providing safe, stable housing with services is always
their utmost priority. They continually strive to stay competitive in outcomes
and reporting, which in turn means continued funding. Sheila works with
agencies to support them in their work with clients, staff and audits. She
is always willing to do whatever is needed so families/individuals can
successfully live in the community and strive for self-sufficiency.
“Without the Shelter Plus Care team, many of our clients would not have the
stability to address their mental health needs without the worry of where to
sleep at night.”
- Dawn Cherne, Valley Cities Housing Director
Lisa Daniels, State Children’s Long-Term In-Patient Program (CLIP) Coordinator
Lisa’s true collaborative spirit supports and protects youth and family voice and choice when entering
into the Children’s Long-Term In-Patient Program. She communicates effectively with wraparound
facilitators and program managers during all phases of CLIP, providing education to families and teams
about the CLIP process in a respectful manner. Lisa advocates for community voice within each
CLIP facility and with CLIP administration, and helps build family and
professional partnerships. Valley Cities supports Lisa’s active commitment
to team-based communication with all child serving systems -- acute
hospitals, out-patient mental health, juvenile justice, Department of
Developmental Disabilities, Department of Child and Family Services,
and the like. We salute Lisa’s compassion.
ADVOCACY
Council Member Pete von Reichbauer
Pete serves on the Metropolitan King County Council and represents
District 7, which covers much of South King County. Pete and his staff have
been supporters of Valley Cities’ mission for many years, helping us receive
retired Metro vans to better serve our clients and recognizing Valley Cities
as an important business and critical stakeholder in South King County.
But over the past two years, Pete has been a tireless advocate for Federal
Way children and families and has succeeded in maintaining County
funding for Valley Cities’ Family Support and Girls Circle programs. Girls
Circle is a promising practices program for middle and high school girls with
a ten-year successful track record addressing significant risk factors faced
by young women in poverty, such as teen pregnancy, domestic
violence, and substance abuse. Valley Cities’ Family Support and Girls
Circle programs are very real life-savers for hundreds of high-risk vulnerable youth, and they could
not exist without this funding. Thanks to Pete, these programs will continue. Other funding partners for
Family Support and Girls Circle include United Way of King County, City of Federal Way,
and King County Housing Authority.
Building healthy communities, one person at a time.
DIRECT SERVICE
Jobyna Nickam, Enumclaw Senior Center Manager
Jobyna takes an active and sincere interest in the welfare of Enumclaw citizens and advocates for the
interests of those unable to advocate for themselves. She will use every resource she can find to help meet
unmet community needs. She takes a personal interest, finding shoes for someone without, or clothing if
someone at the center is dressed inappropriately for the weather. She supports generations working together
to make her community a better place. Some of her activities include the annual Senior Health and Resource
Fair, online caregivers group, Plateau Human Services Advisory Board, and the Rainier Foothills
Steering Committee.
Three years ago Jobyna started a program called Simply Soup, an evening event held once a month that
brings people of all ages together around a meal of free soup. She solicits soup donations from a variety of
community groups and organizations. People bring their own bowl and spoon and have the opportunity to
meet fellow community members. Simply Soup has been an amazing success, with 125-150 people of all
ages attending each month.
INNOVATION
Mychal Boiser and Maryum Sayyam, Halo Network Foundation
Mychal and Maryum are true examples of how small businesses can make a huge impact on their
communities. Because of their deep compassion for the challenges of homeless youth and young adults in
their community, they started a foundation called the Halo Network Foundation to address these and other
human service issues. Mychal and Maryum started working with Valley Cities, Kent Youth and Family Services
and Auburn Youth Resources’ Coming Up Program (CUP) by establishing a new Barista Training Program,
which gives opportunities to underserved young people to learn hard job skills that they can then take into the
community to be marketable for paid employment. Mychal and Maryum have utilized their business, Kona Kai
Coffee Company, as a springboard to launch this new endeavor. Their passion for helping homeless youth,
particularly in South King County, has also been recognized by the National Restaurant Association and the
Kent Rotary for their innovation and “can do” spirit.
Community Impact - Allizah’s Story
housed before I even started counseling!
I first worked with Mari and she was sweet,
anything I needed taken care of she did it.
Getting that place was the best day ever!
Valley Cities helped me get furniture and
house supplies for my family. They also
helped out with getting divorced. It was a
long process which I wouldn’t have been
able to do without them.
Hello, my name is Allizah and I am a
single mother of four. I was first introduced
to Valley Cities by my sister in law. I was
homeless at the time. The way we became
homeless was that my abusive husband
walked out and left us with nothing to
survive on.
When I first called Valley Cities, and I don’t
know how it happened but they got me
I also got my GED on July 10th 2008. I got
it because I’m a high school drop out but
I wanted to show my kids you’re never
too old to learn. Both Valley Cities and my
new supportive boyfriend’s support were
very helpful through that.
They also helped me find my first condo,
which is almost like a house. It was in a safe
neighborhood with fantastic schools and
good neighbors, and now this same landlord
is letting me move into one of her houses.
I’m moving into my first house with my
babies, where there is enough room and my
kids can go play in their own backyard!
I don’t see the people I work with at Valley
Cities as my case managers, but more so as
my extended family. They are always there
for me, always supportive, hardworking and
kind. Without their help I may not be with
my supportive boyfriend, or have had such a
good relationship with him, or be in housing.
This year with the budget cuts at DSHS I
was cut off due to a mistake on their part,
but with the help of my Valley Cities case
managers I was able to get back on. They
helped me figure out who to talk to and
what to say.
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Valley Cities receives $1.1 million grant
to help offenders with menta
An alarmingly high number of people with
serious mental illness (SMI) are incarcerated
in our communities, charged with misdemeanors
directly related to the symptoms of their untreated
mental illnesses. Police are increasingly
becoming front-line respondents to people with
SMI experiencing
crises. Two-thirds
of the high users of
jails in King County
are people with SMI
who fall through the
system cracks after
release from jail,
get lost and
Valley Cities SCORE Team
disconnected, and
soon end up back in the criminal justice system.
Re-entering the community after jail release and
trying to find work and a place to live with a
criminal record is challenging. For people with SMI
it is even more challenging, and they often find
themselves in an endless cycle of arrest, release,
homelessness and relapse.
Recognizing the enormous challenges faced
by people with SMI re-entering the community
after release from jail, the Bristol-Myers Squibb
Foundation has awarded a $1.1 million grant to
Valley Cities Counseling over two years to develop,
implement and evaluate a Forensic Mental Health
Peer Support program. The Bristol-Myers Squibb
Foundation reduces health disparities across the
globe with programs that improve outcomes for
people disproportionately affected by serious
disease. “Valley Cities will be the first to fully
develop a curriculum and evaluate the outcomes
of the forensic peer support model, which could
serve as an evidence-based resource for city and
county jails across the country,” said Catharine
Grimes, Director of the Foundation, which focuses
on fighting cancer in Europe, hepatitis in Asia,
HIV/AIDS in Africa, and serious mental illness and
Type 2 diabetes in the U.S. Valley Cities will use
the grant to implement the Forensic Mental Health
Peer Support program in partnership with South
Correctional Entity (SCORE), New Connections
of South King County, and Washington State
Attorney General Awards Grant for
Mental Health Recovery in Action
Valley Cities received one-time grant funds,
competitively available through Attorney General of
Washington Rob McKenna’s Consumer Protection
Division, for a two-year project called Mental Health
Recovery in Action. The project collaborates with two
other partners: NAVOS,
another mental health
provider in King County,
and The WarmLine, a
county-wide consumer
group that has created a
peer-to-peer telephone
mental health resource
and support line. Mental
Resource Room
Health Recovery in
Action is designed and delivered by consumer peers
rather than professional therapists. The project uses
a two-pronged approach to promoting mental health
treatment. First, the project fills Valley Cities’ Client
Resource Rooms with materials and resources to help
clients take personal responsibility for their own
wellness by learning self-help skills and strategies that
complement their mental health treatment. Second,
the project increases the capacity of The WarmLine by
providing peer trainings and supplies to increase the
number of consumer peers staffing the call center. Beth
Hammonds, Valley Cities’ Adult Services Director,
is excited about working with consumer peers on this
project. “One of the principles of mental health recovery
is self-direction and voice. This project isn’t just
about providing mental health treatment; it’s about
understanding the consumer’s place in the community
and how to build it.”
Building healthy communities, one person at a time.
from Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation
al illness return to community.
University-Spokane. The Forensic Mental Health
Peer Support program is designed to reduce
recidivism for people with SMI who are leaving
SCORE, a misdemeanant municipal jail in the city
of Des Moines jointly operated by seven cities in
south King County. Beth Hammonds, Director of
Adult Services at Valley Cities has spent the past
year developing cross-systems relationships and
community buy-in for the program. “People with
SMI who repeatedly cycle through the criminal
justice system need treatment, not punishment,”
said Hammonds. “We’re being innovative and
partnering across systems to approach a
community challenge that defies solution by a
single sector. The peer support specialists will
serve as valuable and credible models of how to
manage one’s mental health and avoid returning
to jail. They are living proof of the possibility
of recovery.”
Today more Americans with mental illnesses
are treated in jails and prisons than in hospitals.
Over the past 50 years, the number of psychiatric
Regional Mental
Health Court
In January Valley Cities was awarded a
contract with The King County Mental
Health, Chemical Abuse and Dependency
Services Division (MHCADSD) for their
|Regional Mental Health Court (RMHC)
Clinical Services Team. Valley Cities’ Adult
Services leads the project. The RMHC
Clinical Services Team will provide
assessment, clinical eligibility screening
and reentry bridge services to ensure linkage
to community based treatment, housing and
basic need resources for adult individuals
who are referred to the RMHC.
hospital beds in the U.S. has decreased 90 percent
while the number of people with mental illness in
correctional facilities has increased 400 percent.
“We are excited
to be partnering
with Valley
Cities on this
important
issue,” said
Penny Bartley,
Director of the
SCORE jail.
“Individuals with
mental health
Penny Brantley, SCORE Director and
issues should not
Neil Sanchez, SCORE Programs Manager
be cycling through
the criminal justice system
because they can’t find assistance elsewhere.
We thank the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation
for recognizing the perilous situation that so many
people in our communities find themselves in, and
we look forward to creating positive outcomes for
individuals with mental health issues.”
SCORE Partners
Spokane
New Connections
of South King County
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2011 Program Highlights
Growing our Co-Occurring Disorders Program
The Co-Occurring Disorders program is based
on the concept of recovery from both mental health
and substance abuse issues. In 2011, we added
Intensive Outpatient treatment to the existing
Outpatient treatment program and developed a
Co-Occurring Disorders curriculum which allows us
to serve a wider range of clients. We also began an
evidence-based practice called Moral Reconation
Therapy (MRT), which focuses on clients with extensive
criminal histories who have been sober for 6 months
or more. The MRT group supports each individual’s
educational and vocational goals, as well as rebuilding
and improving relationships with loved ones.
Integrating Mental Health Services to Children
in the Federal Way School District
In partnership with the City of Federal Way, our Child
and Family Services program partnered with the school
district to provide direct services to students and
families in need within the district. Feedback from
school staff has been very positive and referrals have
grown exponentially.
Reducing Errors with Electronic Prescriptions
Using electronic prescriptions allows our nurses and
doctors to send the majority of prescriptions directly
to the pharmacy, thereby reducing errors due to poor
handwriting and virtually eliminating problems with lost
prescriptions.
Expanding Services to Youth in Auburn
Valley Cities signed a contract with the Auburn School
District to serve at-risk youth directly in the schools.
Parenting groups were also expanded to include a
0-6 years of age Love and Logic group and a Love
and Logic group in Spanish.
Building Our Wraparound Care Programs
Wraparound teams work with families to tailor
services based on the unique needs of each
individual by providing support and developing
care plans. Enrollment in our Wraparound programs
has steadily grown enabling us to add parent partners
and facilitators to the team. In 2011, several families
from both the Wraparound and Family Court
Wraparound programs graduated by completing
all four required phases.
Promoting Smoke-Free Housing in King County
Working with the King County Housing Authority
(KCHA), Valley Cities provided trainings to over 40
KCHA employees on understanding the difficulty
surrounding smoking cessation, treatment alternatives,
and how to best support residents in the newly
smoke-free units. Valley Cities’ staff also provided
informational and educational supports to residents.
In order to successfully communicate with the
incredibly diverse populations residing at the various
housing units, interpreters were provided and
educational materials were translated and distributed
in 5 different languages.
Increasing Job Placements and Strengthening
Our Employment Services Program
In addition to partnering with local businesses to
find paid employment for our clients, the Employment
Services program was one of two programs selected
by the Washington Institute for Mental Health Research
and Training to participate in a pilot training project
designed to help mental health consumers work
through their ambivalence about returning to work
by providing support, information, and resources.
The Supported Employment program also completed
a 2nd external review to become an Evidence
Based Practice.
Celebrating Recovery and Resiliency through Art
Art has been shown to be an important component of
the recovery process and provides various forms of
expression and opportunity to share each individual’s
path to recovery. Many of the artists from the first client
art show in 2010 felt that displaying their artwork was a
positive and affirming experience. The second annual
client art show featured the artwork from over 30 youth
and adult clients that was displayed at our Auburn site.
Building healthy communities, one person at a time.
2011 Donors and Funders
Aaron Johnson
Al Richotte
Alan and Carol Keimig
Alan and Morene Cuddigan
Alda Vavra
Alex Chernichenko
American Construction Company
Amy A Rinde
Ann DeMaris Davids
Anna Cavanaugh
Annette Dawson
Arlene and Stephen Cohen
Art Anderson
Arthur Murray School of Dance
Barbara Muczynski
Becky Metzler
Besty Jones
Beth Church
Black Diamond Community Center
Bob and Diane Pittman
Boeing Employee’s Community Fund
Employee Giving
Brian Bergstrom
Brian C. Berend Agency Farmers
Insurance
Bristol-Meyers Squibb Foundation
Broadway Center for the
Performing Arts
Cafe Pacific Catering
Candace Spangler
Carla Hammerstad
Carolyn Robinson
Cascade Regional Blood Services
Catherine Hawks Bryson
Channie Butler
Charles and Maddie Woode
Chris Leavitt Photography
Christine Dawson
Chuck and Leila Booth
Cindy Ducich
Claire Stauffer
ClearPoint Financial
Columbia Bank Sumner
Community Health Plan of Washington
Crystal Cooper
Curves
Cyndi Rapier
Dan Bogart
Dan and Gayle McDougall-Treacy
Danelle Cartun
David and Cindy Garner
Dawn Cherne
DeAnn Spangler
Deborah Casey
Deborah Gunderson
Deborah Mulein
Diane Fritschy
Dick Spady Enterprises, LLC
Diligent Joy
Donna Donohoue
Donovan Brothers Commercial
Construction
Dorothy Schedvin
Dorothy Weissman
Drake and Katherine Pesce
Duane Harkness
Duke’s Chowder House
Edwardo Daniel
Elvie Franklin
Emerald Downs
EMP / SFM
Enumclaw Regional Healthcare
Foundation
Erin Colwell
The Estate of Donald E Fowler
Eunice Araki
EVI
Faith Richie and Paul Hart
Family Fun Center & Bullwinkle’s
Restaurant
Federal Way Symphony
Fred Schwartz
Fred VanCamp
Gabriela Sawrey and Tyler Williams
Gary and Deana Schenk
Gemma Furno
Give With Liberty Employee Giving
Golden Steer Steak ‘n Rib House
Good Search
Great Harvest Bread Company
Green Effects Landscape Services
Green River Community College
Greg and Gail A. Oleson
Gregory Sigrist
Hart and Carol Ann Miller
HealthPoint
Helen Nilon
HomeStreet Bank
Imagine Housing
Industry Sign & Graphics
Intiman Theatre
Iwen Wang
Jack and Judy Anderson
Jaime Hatleberg
Jaime McCall
Dr. James Burbidge & Jeanne Burbidge
Jan Palmer
Janet Gagliardi
Jeannie and Randy Johnson
Jeff Coleman
Jennifer Miller
Jessica and Theo Baxley
Jesus Nacanaynay
Jim and Mary Blanchard
JMG/Smucker’s Stars on Ice
Joanne Martin
Joe Alonzo
Joe Beal
Senator Joe Fain
John and Pam Taylor
John Corr
John Emmert
John Hazelett
John Shepard
Judith and Randy Neal
Judy Lim
Kandiss Torza
Karen House
Kate Naeseth
Kathy Harris
Kathy Schmidt
Kelly and Hans Togesen
Kelly Cherne
Ken Taylor
Kim Baisch
Kinder Swimmer
King County
King County Housing Authority
King County Mental Health Services
Division
Kiwanis Club of Auburn
Kiwanis Club of Kent
Kona Kai
Krish and Cass Moodley
Kristen Winkel
Kristy Johnson
Laura Songras-Rosales
Lee Garrett
Liberty Alpacas
Lila Walther
Linda Cowan and Sterling “Bud”
Kuhlman
Lisa Daniels
Lisa Moore
Liz Cotton
Lora Dear
Lynn and Stephen Allar
Dr Marc Avery
Marc M. Adkins and Lynne Lazaroff
Marie and Mike North
Marilyn Soderquist
Mark E. West
Mark T. Palmore
Marlena Willey
Mary Jo and Curtis Clute
Mary Rorvik
Meredith Dunham
Michael and Tammy Dziak
Michele Oosterink
Michelle Laborde
Mike and Mary Gail Moyer Heinisch
Misty Blake
Muckleshoot Charity Fund
Mutual of Enumclaw
Nadeane Eidal
Nagavedu Raghunath, MD
Nails and Hair Creation
NAMI South King County
Natural Health Center
Nikole Penman
Nozomi Kitagawa
Olsen & Sons Fine Jewelry Inc.
Omni Properties
Oriana Pon
Pam and Larry Stewart
Paolo’s Italian Restaurant
Patrick and Amye Bronson-Doherty
Paul Weseman
Peggy Owens
Perfect Gardeners, LLC
Portia MacDonald
Puget Sound Energy
The Puyallup Fair
QoL Meds
Ray Atwood
Richelle Vawter
Rick and Linda Wescott
Robert Viola
Roger Thordarson and Marcia Hoover
Ron and Cathy Jaeger
Rotary Club of Kent
Ruby Elwood
Russell Hulk
Sandra and Craig Brown
Sandra and Frank Green
Sarah Murphy
Scarff Ford/Isuzu
Scott and Stephanie Swaim
Seafair
Seattle Art Museum
The Seattle Foundation
Seattle Symphony
Shannon & Associates
Sharon LaVigne
Sheila Fries
Shekh Ali
Sherri Owzarski
Sherry and Bill Gates
Skip Priest and Trisha Bennett
St. Francis Hospital
St. James Thrift Shop
Stacey and Barry Devenney
Stacy Glover
Starbucks
Sterling Savings Bank
Steve Murphy
Sue Anderson
Sun Break Cafe
Susan Foote
Susana Stettri Sawrey
Suzette Cooke
Synergy Construction, Inc.
Tacoma Rainiers
Tactical Marketing Group
Teresa and Maury Fromm
Thomas B Newman
Tom and Connie Fisher
Trish Lopez
Truist Employee Giving
Tutta Bella Neapolitan Pizzeria
Twin Lakes Golf & Country Club
United Business Machines
of Washington
United Way of King County
Employee Giving
United Way of King County Grants
Valera Corliss
Valley Cities Board of Directors
Walt and Judy Bishop
Washington Attorney General’s Office
Washington State Combined Fund
Employee Giving
Wayne and Jobyna Nickum
Wolf Chiropractic Center
Wolf Haven International
Woodland Park Zoo
Please accept our sincere apology if we missed your name, you are very important to us.
Please call Pam Taylor at 253-205-0604 or email her at ptaylor@valleycities.org and she will immediately correct our records.
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Carnelia’s Story
Carnelia was a homeless young adult living
in South King County until she enrolled in the
Coming Up Program (CUP), a collaboration
between Valley Cities, Auburn Youth Resources,
and Kent Youth & Family Services that works
with homeless young adults between the ages
of 18-25. Before the Coming Up Program,
Carnelia would ride the bus back and forth at night
between Downtown Seattle and South Seattle just
to stay warm. “I enrolled in CUP and ever since
then, things have been looking up for me. I have a
case worker that I meet with who helps me with job
searches, resources, anything I need help with.”
The Coming Up Program not only places
homeless young adults into permanent supportive
housing, but also combines the housing with
intensive support services that provide a base for
youth development into adulthood. These support
services include therapy, employment specialists,
and peer support. CUP also partners with local
businesses that provide valuable on the job
training to the young adults in the program, which
helps them reach their vocational goals. Carnelia
received on the job training at Kona Kai, a local
coffee shop in Kent, where she learned about the
food service industry and customer service skills.
“Now, I don’t always have to work so hard to do
things on my own. I have the opportunity to do
the things that I really want to do in life. Thanks to
everybody that’s behind me and wants to see me
do well. I’m just looking for stability and for success
in my life, that’s every child’s dream.”
Valley Cities Funding
2%
54% - King County
Mental Health Funding
8%
36%
54%
36% - Local Cities, State,
County, Federal Support
& Other Contracts
8% -
Donations, Grants
& United Way
2% -
Medicare, Insurance
& Private Pay
Total 2011 Income: $17,938,256
Building healthy communities, one person at a time.
Thank You!
Valley Cities Counseling and Consultation was
started in 1965 by the citizens of South King County.
Together we are treating mental illness and involving
people in their own recovery process; addressing
root causes of poverty and despair; and building
a healthier future for all of us. Thank you for
your support.
Valley Cities
Expenses by Program
1%
10%
17.5%
Chuck Booth, Secretary
Retired Deputy Superintendent,
Auburn School District
Retired Mayor, City of Auburn
Jeannie Johnson
Vice President, Columbia Bank – Sumner
18%
10%
13.5% 9.5%
4.5%
Adult Services
17.5% - Child & Family Services
16% -
Walter Bishop, Vice Chair
Retired Architect Engineer
Deborah Casey
Dean, Green River Community College
16%
18% -
Valley Cities
Board of Directors 2011
Clinical Support Services
13.5% - Housing Services
Kendra Kay
Public Educator, City of Tukwila
Sharon LaVigne
Program Assistant, Exodus Housing
Suzanne Smith
Former Federal Way School
Board Member
Kelly Togesen
Partner, Starbucks Company
Michael Tsai
Program Manager, Boeing Company
Iwen Wang, Treasurer
Finance & IT Administrator, City of Renton
Steve Williams
Warehouse Manager, WADADS
10% -
Medical Services
10% -
Administration
Brian Wilson, Chairman
Chief of Police, City of Federal Way
9.5% -
Homeless Family Services
Valley Cities Officers 2011
4.5% -
Older Adult Services
Kenneth C. Taylor, CEO
1% -
Fundraising
Dr. Marc Avery, CMO
Shekh Ali, CFO
Total 2011 Expenses: $16,230,551
www.valleycities.org
Mental health treatment centered on
resiliency, wellness and recovery.
Behavioral/mental health is essential to overall
health – for individuals, families, and communities.
Lives become compromised when a mental disorder
is left untreated, when drugs and alcohol are abused
or lead to addictive disorders, when families or
individuals are traumatized, behavioral healthcare is
unavailable or of poor quality, or when basic needs
such as employment or housing go unmet. In these
circumstances, security and hope are lost. Valley
Cities works to restore hope for individuals, families,
and communities by demonstrating that prevention
works, treatment is effective, and people recover
from mental health and substance use disorders.
Northgate
Bellevue
Seattle
Renton
Kent
Federal
Way Auburn
NE Tacoma
Valley Cities Service Sites
Auburn
2704 ‘I’ Street NE
Auburn, WA 98002
Federal Way
33301 1st Way South, Suite C-115
Federal Way, WA 98003
Kent
(Also Administrative Offices)
325 West Gowe Street
Kent, WA 98032
Renton
923 Powell Ave SW, Suite 100
Renton, WA 98057
Seattle - Outreach Only
655 S Orcas St, Suite 122
Seattle, WA 98108
General Information
253.833.7444
Access to Services
253.939.4055
Building healthy
communities, one person at a time.
www.valleycities.org