2014 Drug & Alcohol Annual Report

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1 2014 Drug & Alcohol Annual Report Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha APM for Everyone 1900 N. 9th Street Philadelphia, PA

2 APM PROMOTES HEALTH In addition, APM offers specialized counseling and medical care for families in order to help them develop healthy lifestyles and preventive health care regimes. Providing outpatient individual, family and group therapy, psychiatric evaluations, intervention, medication monitoring, referral services, case management and anger management services. Behavioral & Mental Health Services Trusted and professional, APM works to remove the stigma associated with mental illness by providing Philadelphia residents comprehensive, bilingual and culturally sensitive physical and behavioral health services including family medicine, drug and alcohol rehabilitation, as well as the monitoring of elder health care and medication protocols. APM s dedicated staff also administers at home care for special needs patients suffering with HIV/AIDS or serious mental disorders. Drug & Alcohol Rehabilitation Provides outpatient and intensive outpatient drug and alcohol treatment services to adults. Health Promotions Provides STD prevention education services and health care and medical case management to individuals who are living with HIV.

3 SOMETIMES THE HELPING HAND IS YOUR OWN Raúl Vásquez (not his real name), a single father of two, lives in North Philadelphia and started to use drugs at the age of 13, after his father was killed by gang members in the area. Raúl was influenced by his peers, their delinquent behavior and his environment. He then was overwhelmed by depression, loneliness and isolation. His oldest bother was also in jail, while his mother used both cocaine and alcohol. Raúl then lost his only emotional support system, his girlfriend and the mother of his children. She left him for someone else, which put Raúl into a worse condition in all areas of his life. Raúl went deeper into his drug addiction and delinquent behavior. His grandmother took care of his children, and his relationship with them was very vulnerable. Months later he went to jail, due to problems related to a drug dealer. After his release, he continued with his addiction until he was homeless. Raúl used to stay in an abandoned basement, and sometimes in cars. He then began to feel uneasy about his life and what he was offering to his children and decided to reach out for help after he attempted suicide. Raúl then started to take responsibility. He joined APM s drug and alcohol program, and started to attend group and individual therapy frequently. After a while he was clean. Now he was more proactively seeking spiritual guidance and having a closer relationship with God. Raúl soon received housing benefits thorough APM s housing program due to his ability to comply and achieve progress, and left his life of homelessness. Raúl s relationship with his children is growing stronger every day. Currently he is completing his GED classes. He dreams of starting his own construction business, where he has experience and vocational skills. At this time, Raúl s relationships with God, his family and with his health are strong. He actively participates in mental health counseling to help continue in his recovery from drug addiction, also through APM. Raúl is great example of someone who really wants and desires to achieve progress in life, and who recognizes that he needs to marshal all available resources to reach his goal, be they therapeutic, emotional, faith, community, or educational. APM is proud to have a part in his recovery.

4 Income & Expenditures

5 Board of Directors Lucy E. Lopez, MS, Board Chair Harleysville Insurance Douglas K Jenkins, Esq, 1st Vice Chair Tucker Law Group Ramon A. Arreola, Esq. Golkow Hessel, LLC Capt. Michael Cram City of Philadelphia Police Dept. Officers Members Donald L. Haskin Citibank Miriam Hernandez, Ed.D. School District of Philadelphia Staff Elizabeth Colón, 2nd Vice Chair Comcast University Alberto Rivera-Rivera, Ed.D, Secretary School District of Philadelphia Reynaldo Jimenez, Treasurer Rey s Tax and Accounting Services Reynaldo Jimenez Rey s Tax & Accounting Svc Mark L. Kirszner, DSW Retired, VP APM Claudia P. Roemer Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC Raymond A. Yabor Retired, Owner 503 Corp. Nilda Ruiz, MBA President & CEO (Program Director) Donald Price, MA, DTh VP of Health Services (Facility Director) Andres Batista, MA Counselor Darlene Serrano Counselor s Assistant

6 If you are searching for the pathway from drug or alcohol addiction, we can help. APM Drug & Alcohol Rehabilitation Rising Sun Avenue Philadelphia, PA