NYAP 2012 Annual Report - National Youth Advocate Program

NATIONAL YOUTH ADVOCATE PROGRAM
Caring for People ~ Connecting Communities ~ Promoting Peace
Our Mission
NYAP is an energetic instrument of compassion and change in the lives of children,
youth and families and the systems, structures and practices that affect them.
Our Vision
A Message from the NYAP President & CEO
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A Special Thanks to Our Foster Parents
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Who We Are
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What We Believe
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Why We Do What We Do
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Where We Are 6
Our Programs & Services
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2012 in Review
2012 Financial Review
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NYAP Representation, Licenses, & Certification
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About NYAP
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NYAP Contact Information
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NYAP Leadership Team & Board of Directors
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NATIONAL YOUTH ADVOCATE PROGRAM
Caring for People ~ Connecting Communities ~ Promoting Peace
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ANNUAL REPORT 2012
National Youth Advocate Program
NYAP is universally recognized as the premier provider known for trailblazing creative
and effective community based solutions.
A Message from the President & CEO, Marvena Twigg
Dear Friends and Colleagues:
On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would like to express my
thanks and appreciation to all of our stakeholders, staff, and
most importantly the children, youth, and families we serve.
National Youth Advocate Program, Inc. (NYAP) takes seriously our
commitment to providing the most integrative, supportive, and
empowering services available.
That being said, NYAP was very busy in 2012. Whether it was
opening up new offices, merging with another organization, or
having a few new faces join our leadership team, we sustained our
expectation of excellence. While growing and expanding in 2012,
our quest of providing superior services to over 2000 children,
youth, and families in six different states had never been stronger.
On this journey we are consistently trying to improve our quality
and the outcomes we achieve while receiving high recognition for
our various services.
As I look back on this past year, I am proud of the passion and
unwavering commitment of the people we work with everyday and
look forward to our future. I have no doubt that we will continue to
be an energetic instrument of compassion and change in the lives
of children, youth, and families for many years to come.
Sincerely,
Marvena Twigg
President and CEO
Special Thanks to Our Foster Parents
Our dedicated foster parents are an essential part of the NYAP team. We
greatly appreciate and respect their ongoing commitment to provide a safe,
nurturing home to a child or youth in need and the time and perseverance it
takes to be a foster parent. To our foster parents, we thank you sincerely.
The National Youth Advocate Program (NYAP) is a private, notfor-profit youth advocacy organization whose non-negotiable
commitment is to do what is best for children, youth and their
families when overwhelming circumstances have caused the
family to be in need of assistance.
NYAP provides an array of services to young people and their
families. NYAP believes in the power of family living and seeks
to engage families with the natural supports of the community.
NYAP’s service array includes behavioral healthcare and
counseling, in-home services and programming for youth who
are experiencing difficulty in their home, their school and/or,
community; for youth who are sexually reactive and/or abusive;
for youth with substance abuse problems; for youth who identify
as GLBTQ and are grappling with various social, emotional, and
behavioral issues; and for youth who are medically complex.
NYAP’s approach is holistic. We know that young people cannot
be adequately provided for unless we work in partnership with
others including their immediate and extended family, referral
sources, teachers, probation officers and others.
We advocate with public
agencies and officials on
behalf of youth and their
families.
We provide
opportunities and
resources to both youth
and their families
through innovative
programs and services.
Ultimately, we go the
extra mile to help
strengthen families and
their ability to meet their
wants and needs.
We recruit, train, guide and strongly
support our dedicated foster parents.
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Who We Are
What We Believe
Our beliefs are at the heart of everything we do. At NYAP,
we believe:
only know the family they have and we have an
• Children
obligation to assist their parents in being the best they
can be.
family is the expert in what their needs are and the
• The
resources they can bring to bear on their problems.
person has the innate ability to learn, grow and
• Every
develop.
learn and develop best with the individuals they
• Children
call family and in the community they call home.
• A young person can never be loved by too many people.
people feel safe they are able to begin to heal and
• When
thrive.
are all united by our humanity and enriched by our
• We
diversity.
primary focus must be on empowering families
• Our
to meet their own needs so that the community is
strengthened and its capacity to care for its members
expanded.
Why We Do What We Do
We work with the family to help them make
the positive changes and sometimes difficult
decisions they face. Assuring safety for
the children while preserving the family is
our goal. We are rewarded when families
recognize and celebrate their progress and
are able to own their successes.
There are few things more rewarding than
serving as an instrument of change, not just to
a young person, but to his or her entire family
and the systems, structures and practices that
affect them.
We do what we do because
we wholeheartedly believe
it’s the right thing to
do—for the young people
who depend on us, for the
families who love them,
for the professional staff
and foster parents who
support them, and for our
communities as a whole.
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Where We Are
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Columbus
Cincinnati
Dayton
Lakewood
Lima
Newark
Tallmadge
Toledo
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Fairmont
Wheeling
Parkersburg
Martinsburg
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Columbus
Indianapolis
Merrillville
Scottsburg
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Matteson
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Augusta
Atlanta
Dawsonville
Gainesville
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Deerfield Beach
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We pride ourselves on pioneering new programs and services that meet the individual needs
of youth and families. Each NYAP location offers an array of programs and services specifically
tailored to local needs. We have 22 locations spread across six states with the hopes of
expanding in the near future.
Our Programs & Services
Thanks to a broad continuum of care, we have the flexibility to tailor our programs to meet
the specific needs of the agencies we work with and the youth and families they serve.​
NYAP currently offers the following programs and services and continues to grow our
continuum of care through creative and innovative ideas based on our dedication to
support the children, youth, families and communities we serve.​​
24-Hour Centralized Service Reception
Contracted Child Welfare Programming (Care Management)
Emergency Foster Care
Therapeutic Foster Care
Family Foster Care
Medically Fragile Care
Mental Health Services
Family Reunification & Preservation Home Based Services
Respite Care
Post-Adoptive Respite Care
Emergency Shelter Care (ESC)
Group Home Care
Behavioral Health Services Alcohol and Other Drug Program (AOD)
Sex Offender Treatment Services (Positive Adolescent Sexuality Services -PASS)
Treatment for Sexually Reactive Children and Youth (Healthy Ways)
Transition From Restrictive Placement (TRP)
Constant and Never Ending Improvement (CANEI)
Adult (Parent) Mentoring (Parent Advocate Connections)
2012 Financial Review
In a year of difficult economic times for many non-profits, we continued to focus on growing our programs and services, building
relationships with our referral partners and strengthening our ties to the youth, families and communities we serve. As a result,
2012 represented not only a successful year programmatically but also a year of enhanced fiscal stability solidifying our future.
Children and family services
Support service fees
Rental income
Contributions
Fair value of net assets acquired
in Business Combination
Other income
Interest income
Gain on sale of fixed assets
Total revenues and support
Net assets released from restrictions
Expenses:
Program Services:
Youth service programs
Rental related activities
Grant funded programs
Management and general
Fundraising
Total expenses
Change in net assets from continuing
operations
Unrestricted
$ 36,778,204
831,122
25,355
27,671
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723,372
$ 391,766
$ 590,179
$ (590,179)
$ 807,230
$ 36,778,204
375,904
27,671
214,781
190
102,933
$ 38,703,628
$ 30,805,089
752,150
34,873
6,844,497
49,968
Total
350,549
-
723,372
40,944
283
$ (198,403)
255,725
473
102,933
$ 39,095,404
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$ 30,805,089
752,150
34,873
6,844,497
49,968
$
608,827
Discounted operations:
Expenses:
Management operations
Change in net assets from discounted
operations
$ (2,568)
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$ (2,568)
$ (2,568)
-
$ (2,568)
Change in net assets
$ 804,662
$ (198,403)
$ 606,259
Net assets, beginning of year
$ 6,182,223
$ 522,915
$ 6,705,138
Deconsolidation of affiliate
$ (5,265,777)
Net assets, end of year $ 1,721,108
$
Temporarily
Restricted
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$ 324,512
$ (5,265,777)
$ 2,045,620
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Revenues and support:
2012 in Review
In 2012 we successfully provided services to over 2000 children, youth and families while managing to expand
our scope. We opened two new offices; one regional office to provide traditional NYAP services, and another
to support our Community Engagement Office. We merged with a Group Home organization that brought 5
Group Homes to the NYAP family. We added two new Program Directors, one in Florida, and the other in Georgia.
Finally, three office moves took place; one regional office moved to a new location, and two administrative offices
moved to a new location.
• Provided Services to over 2000 children, youth, and families.
• Office Openings
Regional Office in Columbus, IN
Community Engagement Office in Columbus, OH
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•Added 5 new Group Homes
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Merger with Syntaxis
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2012 in Review
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New Program Directors
Florida
Katie Warner
Georgia
Stacie Conliffe
Office Moves
• Regional office in Indianapolis, IN
• Central Service Reception moved to the Columbus Regional Office
• Community Engagement moved to the Columbus Administrative Office
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NYAP Representation, Licenses, & Certification
NYAP Representation on the Board of Directors
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Foster Family-Based Treatment Association (FFTA)
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Ohio Association of Child Caring Associations (OACCA)
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Ohio Governor’s Council on Juvenile Justice Appointee
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Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
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West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
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Indiana Department of Child Services
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Georgia Department of Human Resources
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Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
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Florida Department of Children and Families
Other Licenses & Certifications
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Ohio Department of Mental Health – Mental Health Agency Certification
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West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources – Behavioral Health License
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Certified, Council on Accreditation
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Child Placing Agency Licenses
About NYAP
The National Youth Advocate Program (NYAP) has provided cost effective, community-based services and support to
children, youth and families since 1978. We offer flexible, creative, outcome-based solutions to meet the unique needs of
the communities we serve and the individual needs of the youth and families involved in our programs.
Thanks to a broad continuum of care, we have the flexibility to tailor our services to meet the needs of the agencies we
partner with, and the children and families we are privileged to serve.
NYAP’s revenue is generated by governmental contracts which
is represented by over 200 contracts for services at any given
time. NYAP has consistently earned high marks from independent
auditors for its stewardship of the program’s funds.
Since inception, the National Youth Advocate Program has been
reflective of the character and vision of Dr. Mubarak Awad,
founder and former President & CEO of NYAP. The organization's
history began in Ohio when Dr. Awad created the Ohio Youth
Advocate Program with direct encouragement from the Ohio
Youth Commission (now the Department of Youth Services), the
state agency charged with finding placements for delinquent
youth referred to the state from county juvenile court judges.
In 1978, the state of Ohio ranked number one in the nation in
the number of youth under eighteen years of age held in secure
facilities with Georgia and California a close second and third.
There was a tremendous need for alternative community services
and after-care placements for youth released from institutions.
Mubarak Awad has firsthand knowledge about institutional
care. His mother had been forced to place him and his siblings in
orphanages in Jerusalem after their father was killed in the
1948 Israeli-Arab war. Moreover, as a youth, Dr. Awad acted
out in school and the orphanage, and in another setting might
have found himself in a juvenile court system.
Later, at Ohio’s Bluffton College, Mubarak studied social work and
sociology. Initially, he believed in the value of group therapy
and rehabilitation for troubled youth. He came to understand,
however, that even if youth were successful in a group home or
institution (and many were not), they still had to deal with an
outside world including family and community. Dr. Awad
decided that a better environment for changing behavior and
one that had a greater chance of lasting over the long term
was a family setting in a community. He strongly believes that
youth need to be surrounded by positive role models - yet
another reason for removing them from group homes or
institutions, where the peer group was made up of other troubled
and needy individuals.
Dr. Mubarak Awad
Founder of National Youth Advocate Program
During the 34 years of NYAP’s existence, we have
watched the child welfare community evolve
from being almost singularly focused on working
with children identified as abused, neglected,
dependent or delinquent, to the philosophy we
have embraced since 1978; that the primary
focus must be holistically placed on preserving
and unifying families and strengthening the
communities they call home. This strongly validates
the core values of NYAP’s founder in 1978 and of
everyone associated with NYAP today.
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NYAP Contact Information
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NYAP has regional offices in six states that focus on our
mission to be an energetic instrument of compassion
and change in the lives of children, youth and families.
Visit www.nyap.org for a complete listing of regional
offices and contact information.
National Youth Advocate Program, Inc.
Administrative Office:
1801 Watermark Dr., Suite 200
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (614) 487-8758
Toll Free: (888) 202-2965
24-Hour Centralized Reception Service
Toll Free: (877) NYAP CAN or (877) 692-7226
Direct: (614) 227-9450
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Leadership Team
Our Dedicated Staff, Leadership Team and Board of Directors
Marvena Twigg
Board of Directors
President and Chief Executive Officer
Wellington Chimbwanda
CFO/Finance Director
F. Edward Sparks
Executive Vice President; and Program Director, Illinois
Scott Timmerman
Vice President, Planning and
Organizational Excellence
Duane Phillips
Chief Information Officer
Mary Ramseyer
- Chair
Delois McKinleyEldridge
- Vice Chair
Jackie Rowand
- Secretary
David Gemmill
- Treasurer
Pete Milless
General Counsel and Director of Care Management
Renee Ellenberger
Director of Foster Care; and Program Director, West Virginia
Michelle Corry
Director of Clinical Services; and Program Director, Indiana
Judy Strnad
Director of Program Development (CANEI)
Board Members
- Frances james Brown
- Janet Rechtman
- Linda Sanner
- George Pryor
- Reyahd Kazmi
Chris Kirk
Director of Central Service Reception
Azim Khamisa
National Director/Co-Founder of CANEI Program, California
Sharon Marconi
Program Director, Ohio
Katie Warner
Program Director, Florida
Stacie Conliffe
Program Director, Georgia
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