Providing Hope, Dignity and Respect ANNUAL REPORT 2015
On behalf of the board, staff and clients of Queen of Peace Center, thank you for joining us in celebrating our 30th Anniversary. For 30 years, we have been providing family-centered behavioral healthcare to women with addiction, children and families. We continue to be innovative, responsive and ever changing to meet the needs of the community. To date, we have helped accompany over 40,000 women from lives of addiction to recovery, welcomed into new life more than 10,000 drug free babies and transitioned more than 11,000 women from homelessness into permanency. OUR VALUES Achievement with hope, dignity and respect Passion for the right to life Commitment to the poor Accomplish the mission with mercy and love A Center of excellence We welcome 2016 and the next 30 years with a continued commitment to form a more whole and healthy community through prevention, education, treatment and housing. Thank you for partnering with us and investing in our goal to make systemic change for families and communities by breaking the cycle of addiction. Blessings, Lara B. Pennington Executive Director
Queen of Peace Center offers a variety of treatment options for addiction, co-occurring disorders and trauma. The Center s residential and outpatient treatment sites offer affordable programs by highly skilled, compassionate professionals who believe that quality treatment should be accessible to everyone. Queen of Peace Center, a Federation agency of Catholic Charities since 1985, serves the metropolitan and surrounding St. Louis area. Queen of Peace Center is accredited by COA (Council on Accreditation) and certified by Missouri Department of Mental Health, Division of Behavioral Health. Population Overview of The People We Serve 2831 INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED BY QUEEN OF PEACE CENTER Ages 36% OF CLIENTS DID NOT GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL 18% CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS 53% UNINSURED CLIENTS 47% MEDICAID CLIENTS 33% AGES 0-17 33% AGES 18-25 9% AGES 26-35 14% AGES 36-50 11% AGES 51+ Primary Drug of Choice 38% HEROIN / OPIATES 26% ALCOHOL 19% MARIJUANA 12% COCAINE 4% METHAMPHETAMINE/ AMPHETAMINE 1% OTHER
Queen of Peace Center FY2015 Financials 85% Government Fees & Grants $6,923K 5% Fundraising, Net $418K 3% PFK Child Development $255K 2% Contributions $145K 2% Catholic Charities and ACA $121K 1% Other Income $118K 1% United Way $89K 1% Foundations $75K 42% Personnel Costs $3,546K 34% Aid to Individuals $2,869K 8% Fees & Service $713K 8% Occupancy $661K 5% Program Supplies $437K 2% Depreciation $173K 1% Other Expenses $38K 48% DMH - Shelter Plus Care $3,331K 29% DMH - CSTAR $1,977K 9% St. Louis City Homeless Services $591K 7% ACF-PPW $519K 5% St. Louis County $369K 2% Mental Health Board $121K 0% DFS $16K Queen of Peace Center Partners Revenues Expenses Government Fees & Grants As did Jesus Christ, Queen of Peace Center works to build a future of peace for families. Family-Centered Behavioral Health Treatment Family-centered behavioral health treatment provides the opportunity to heal from the wounds of addiction. Addiction is a disease that impacts the entire family. Various treatment options for women, children and families include: 299 CHILDREN RECEIVED THERAPEUTIC SERVICES 359 PARENTING EDUCATION 78 TRAUMA SERVICES Peace for Kids Child Development Center Peace for Kids Child Development Center is a comprehensive early childhood and educational program for the children of Queen of Peace Center and the surrounding community. 45 CHILDREN OF CHILDREN DEMONSTRATED KINDERGARTEN READINESS 842 TREATMENT 64% OF CHILDREN IMPROVED THEIR SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS 96% OF CHILDREN ENROLLED WERE DEVELOPMENTALLY ON TARGET OF AT RISK CHILDREN RECEIVED THERAPEUTIC SERVICES 49% OF WOMEN IMPROVED THEIR LEVEL OF FUNCTIONING 240 WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES RECEIVED FAMILY THERAPY CHILDREN Children s Therapy and Community Support Therapeutic Daycare Services WOMEN CHILDREN FAMILY WOMEN PARENTS Diagnostic Screening and Clinical Assessment Residential and Outpatient Treatment Individual and Group Co-Occurring Counseling Community Support, Education and Outreach Group Education Peer Mentoring and Recovery Support Trauma Recovery Support Art Therapy Primary Health Care Referral and Services Psychiatric Services Transitional, Supportive and Permanent Housing The Adolescent Resource Center OF ADOLESCENTS REPORTED SATISFACTION WITH SERVICES Pregnancy Support Childbirth Education Family Therapy Parenting Education PARENTS The Adolescent Resource Center is an early intervention and prevention program for Saint Louis County youth between the ages of 12-19 who are at risk of developing substance use and/or mental health disorders or risky behaviors. 71% OF ADOLESCENTS DEMONSTRATED POSITIVE BEHAVIORS AND IMPROVED SYMPTOMS 319 ADOLESCENTS Housing Queen of Peace Center believes that housing coupled with treatment helps break the cycle of addiction and homelessness. Transitional, supportive and permanent housing is provided at seven locations and at scattered community sites. St. Philippine Home provides therapeutic, structured living for up to two years for homeless women with co-occurring disorders and their children. 33 BEDS AND CHILDREN OF WOMEN REPORTED SATISFACTION WITH SERVICES 73 WOMEN AND CHILDREN 49% OF WOMEN MAINTAINED OR IMPROVED THEIR INCOME 88% OBTAINED EMPLOYMENT/ VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND/OR EDUCATION 62% OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN EXITED TO PERMANENT HOUSING Our Lady of Perpetual Help is a home for pregnant and postpartum women and their children. 24 BEDS AND CHILDREN 94% OF MOTHERS GAVE BIRTH TO A DRUG FREE BABY 106 WOMEN AND CHILDREN OF WOMEN WERE PROVIDED ACCESS TO PRENATAL, POSTPARTUM AND PRIMARY HEALTHCARE Permanent Housing is provided through QOPC s Shelter Plus Care Program, a subsidized permanent housing program for QOPC clients and their families who are homeless and disabled. QOPC provides permanent housing at five locations including Pope Apartments, Visitation Apartments, The Annex, Miami Apartments and Cathedral Tower. 12 TWO AND THREE BEDROOM AND CHILDREN POPE 8 EFFICIENCY THE ANNEX 1100 WOMEN & CHILDREN RECEIVED HOUSING ASSISTANCE 9 EFFICIENCY CATHEDRAL TOWER 11 EFFICIENCY AND ONE BEDROOM VISITATION 8 ONE BEDROOM MIAMI $336,450 IN SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
CELEBRATING 30 1985-2015 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Lara B. Pennington Board of Directors PRESIDENT Charles Q. Brown VICE-PRESIDENT Donna McDonald TREASURER Tony Kennedy SECRETARY Adrienne Berra Family-Centered Treatment with Hope, Dignity and Respect MEMBERS OF THE BOARD Nicole Balkenbusch Jim Barnes Jeff Desits Ronald J. Faulbaum Nancy Giljum Kim Hinton Karen Leeker LaVerne Lorenzini Dawn Lynch Julia Mills Terese Mitchusson Michael Schumacher Jean Soukenik Brian Sponsler Thomas Zatkulak EX OFFICIO Theresa E. Ruzicka ADVISORY BOARD Jon Carlson George Marklin Robert McCulloch Addie Tompkins J. Kim Tucci Board of Ambassadors Gwen Abram Mike Annis Laurie Badler Larry Badler Colby Craig Randy Ehret Dennis Flatness Jacki Galati Sharee Galvin Catherine Happa Raegan Johnson Myra Kaercher Pat Kaercher Mike Kniepman P. Damian Kopcha Tim Lane Sue Lindemann Nanci McCarthy Peter McCarthy Gigi McKinzie Ellen O Sullivan Molly Schokmiller Adam Stinn Chris Walters Bobby Wassel Devon Young EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EMERITUS Constance S. Neumann 325 North Newstead Saint Louis, MO 63108 314.531.0511 WWW.QOPCSTL.ORG