ELKS AIDMORE, INC. 2018 ANNUAL REPORT

Eight decades of “healing hearts...restoring hopes...rebuilding lives”

Elks Aidmore, Inc. is the major project of the Elks Lodges and Auxiliaries of Georgia,

serving Georgia’s children and their families for eight decades.

The mission of Elks Aidmore is to provide youth and families in crisis

the necessary skills and resources to help heal their hearts,

restore their hopes and rebuild their lives.

Licensed by the Georgia Department of Human Services

Residential Child Care Licensing

Nationally accredited by the Council on Accreditation

Member of the

Conyers-Rockdale Chamber of Commerce Newton County Chamber of Commerce

Family Focused Treatment Association (FFTA) Together Georgia

Co-Founder and Member

Multi-Agency Alliance for Children

No person shall, on the basis of race, creed, color religion, national origin, sexual orientation or handicap, be denied the benefits of, or subjected to discrimination under any

program or activity under the direction of Elks Aidmore, Inc.

CONYERS 2394 Morrison Road Conyers, GA 30094

770-483-3535 Corporate Office

SAVANNAH

132 Stephenson Ave. Ste 102 Savannah, GA 31405

912-200-3685

DALTON 105 N. Pentz Street Dalton GA 30720

706-529-9830

VALDOSTA 3312 N. Oak Street Extension

Valdosta, GA 31605 229-244-3020

OFFICE LOCATIONS

“How Rumors Get Started” Abe M. Wilkinson, CEO

In May of this year, Teresia and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary. We had a small, private ceremony in our church to renew our vows. Two of our grandkids, Lexi (age 6) and Savannah (age 5) were in attendance. The ceremony was short, and afterwards we took the family out for dinner to celebrate. The next day, Lexi went to school and announced to everyone that her “YaYa and Yo got married”. This is how rumors get started. There have been rumors circulating about the closing of the residential treatment program at Elks Aidmore in Conyers. As Mark Twain once wrote, “the reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated”. Of course, we have concerns about our continuing ability to financially subsidize the residential treatment program. But, then again, we have ALWAYS had that concern. With the passage of the Family First Preservation Services Act (FFPSA) in February of this year, those concerns were once again brought to the forefront. The passage of the bill is the most significant piece of child welfare reform legislation since 1980. One key component of the legislation is to allow states to divert federal Title IV-E dollars from providing foster care to providing family preservation services. It also significantly raises the requirements of being a residential treatment service provider which, in turn, translates into a higher cost service with fewer dollars. Because of the legislation, the Elks Aidmore Board of Trustees voted in May to review the cost of the current residential treatment program, and the progress being made on the implementation of FFPSA, on no less than a quarterly basis. The outcome of the reviews may indeed mean eliminating the residential treatment program. It could also mean providing those services in a different way, perhaps through an expanded independent or transitional living program. As of now, none of those decisions have been made. Two famous quotes seem appropriate here. “Out of chaos comes order” (Nietzche) and “Change brings opportunity” (Quebin). Although passage of the FFPSA may impact the way in which we deliver our residential services, it gives an opportunity to strengthen our therapeutic foster care program and possibly expand our array of services to include family preservation. Right now, there are more questions than answers as related to the FFPSA. Over the next few months, what seems chaotic now will result in a new order of doing business. And what appears to be a reduction of financial support in one area of service, may create opportunities for us that we never imagined existed. So, stay tuned. Like a roller coaster, the ride will have its highs and lows, its unexpected turns, and its head-jarring bumps…but there will be an end. Let’s all pray the end of the ride will result in a healthier, stronger system of services to the children and families we are committed to helping. Each and every day, our focus will continue to be “healing hearts, restoring hopes and rebuilding lives”.

ETHNICITY

GENDER AGE RANGES

RESIDENTIAL SERVICES PREPARATION FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING

TRANSITIONAL LIVING

RESIDENTIAL SERVICES PREPARATION FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING

TRANSITIONAL LIVING

LEVELS OF CARE

SOURCES OF REFERRAL

ETHNICITY

GENDER AGE RANGES

THERAPEUTIC FOSTER CARE

THERAPEUTIC FOSTER CARE

LEVELS OF CARE

SOURCES OF REFERRAL

PREPARATION FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING TRANSITIONAL LIVING

EDUCATION

95% of the youth in care received tutorial services.

100% of the youth in care received specialized tutorial services either through DFCS or Elks Aidmore.

50% of the youth in care are on grade level. 90% of the youth showed grade improvements at the end of the 2017-2018 academic school year.

LIFE SKILLS

100% of youth served received life skills training in the following areas:

Daily Living, Self-Care, Healthy Relationships, Communication, Housing, Money Management, Employment, Study Skills, Careers, Educational Planning, Permanency, Planning for the future.

VOCATIONS

100% of youth served received vocational education/training

on the Elks Aidmore campus through volunteers and interns.

DJJ or DOC INVOLVEMENT

2% of youth served were involved with the Department of Juvenile Justice

or the Department of Corrections.

AGENCY HIGHLIGHTS

The Dalton Office approved their first 5 foster homes and placed 6 children

Overall, the agency recruited 34 new foster homes

The agency had a foster parent retention rate of 93%

16 children and youth were adopted

37 children and youth were reunited with parents and/or relatives

Office of Provider Management Annual Report Cards were above 90% for all programs

For the quarter ending June 30, 2018, ALL Elks Aidmore programs

had Office of Provider Management scores above 94%

The agency has an annualized staff turnover rate of less than 5%

271 children, youth and families received services

1,250,424 hours of service were provided

INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS FROM TFC

Devin, Chasity, Chloe, Kajal and VIctoria graduated from high school

Sisters Kamaryia and Zyerria were reunited in the same home after years of separation

Kamaryia choreographed and performed an African dance at her school

Margaret was featured on Wednesday’s Child

Chasity graduated from Eastside High School and received a volleyball scholarship to Lawson State College

Michael received his Green Card

Annabelle and Evie made straight A’s; Annabelle is no longer on medication;

both are slated for adoption by their foster parents

Aaliyah, Jacaleigh and Brayden were reunited with their maternal grandmother

Jonathan got his first job at McDonalds

Nayeli secured part-time employment

D’Shiah was hired at Wade Walker Park as a summer camp assistant

Karley attended a Father/Daughter Dance with her foster mother

Serenity was Student of the Month

Joshua was reunited with his parents

A FEW HIGHLIGHTS FROM RESIDENTIAL

Many residents successfully completed the Conyers Jr. Police Explorers program

and went on a three-day trip to Pigeon Forge

Several residents were involved with Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC)

Alternative Students visited Georgia State University

Danielle was on the school Edwards Middle School basketball team

Kajal was on the Heritage High School soccer team

Residents helped sort and organize donated clothing and shoes for One Heart Ministries

Residents volunteered with Faith In Serving Humanity (F.I.S.H.) to prepare lunch for students home on summer break

Residents help sort books and prepare for donation to Books for Africa

Residents helped set up dining rooms for Hosea Feed the Hungry

Residents met and comforted nursing home patients at Morningside of Conyers Nursing Home

Jonita participated in R.F.I. (Refining Fire Institute/Empowerment Dance)

Residents created “Christmas Around the World” displays to show how

Christmas is celebrated in different parts of the world

OUR GRADUATES ON THE MOVE!

Devin H. School: Langston Hughes High School

Devin has the gift of dance and performing. While at Langston

Hughes, he has performed in several talent shows. Devin is a huge Michael

Jackson fan and plans to pursue a career in entertainment as a

Michael Jackson impersonator.

Kajal E. School: Heritage High School

Currently attending Georgia Gwinnett College pursing a degree in

Exercise Science.

Chloe L. School: GED from Youth Challenge

Academy Fort Gordon Military School. Chloe plans to join the military and

become a K-9 Law Enforcement Agent.

Chasity S. School: East Side High School

Graduated with a B average. She was one of the most decorated volleyball and basketball players at

Eastside High School, and she earned the MVP award in soccer. Chasity's

academics and athletes garnered her a scholarship at Lawson State

Community College, where she is majoring in sports. science.

Victoria M. School: Gainesville High School

Graduated with a 3.0 GPA. Victoria is enrolled at Empire Beauty College and is pursuing a degree in cosmetology.

OFFICE OF PROVIDER MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE-BASED PLACEMENT MEASURES

YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2018

Residential Treatment

100.85% (A+)

Independent Living

96.67% (A)

Transitional Living

98.90% (A+)

OFFICE OF PROVIDER MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE-BASED PLACEMENT MEASURES

YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2018

Therapeutic Foster Care (Valdosta)

96.93% (A)

Therapeutic Foster Care (Conyers)

93.76% (A)

Therapeutic Foster Care (Savannah)

102.26% (A+)

Therapeutic Foster Care (Dalton)

103.42% (A+)

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COUNTIES SERVED (64 of 159 counties in Georgia; served all 14 Regions of the Division of Family and Children Services)

Banks Barrow Bartow Berrien Bibb Brooks Camden Carroll Catoosa Chatham Cherokee Clarke Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Columbia Colquitt Cook Coweta Crawford Dawson

DeKalb Dodge Dougherty Douglas Elbert Floyd Fulton Glynn Gordon Gwinnett Habersham Hall Haralson Henry Houston Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis Lamar Laurens Lowndes Madison

McDuffie Meriwether Monroe Muscogee Newton Paulding Pulaski Rabun Richmond Rockdale Spalding Telfair Thomas Tift Walker Walton Ware White Whitfield Worth

ELKS AIDMORE FINANCIALS

ASSETS

Cash, cash equivalents, accounts receivable $1,352,322 prepaid items Property and Equipment, net $ 816,147 Investments $3,608,853 Deposits $ 52,059 Total Assets $5,829,381

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS Liabilities Total Current Liabilities (accounts payable, $ 299,657 accrued liabilities, notes payable, accrued compensated absences Net Assets Unrestricted Net Assets $2,990,388 Temporarily Restricted $ 83,076 Permanently Restricted $2,456,260 Total Liabilities and Net Assets $5,829,381

OUR FINANCIAL POSITION

$6,761,603

$744,020

$47,893

PROGRAM SERVICES

ADMINISTRATIVE

FUND RAISING

EXPENSES $7,553,516

FEES FOR SERVICE

ELKS CONTRIBUTIONS

BUSINESS AND INDIVIDUALS

GAIN ON INVESTMENTS

TRUST, ESTATES, FOUNDATIONS

SPECIAL EVENTS/OTHER

$6,668,315

$109,284

$17,140

$147,140

$10,559

$48,470

REVENUES $7,000,796

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Abel, Ed Brunswick Abel, Saundra Brunswick Amy, Bob Augusta Anderson, Ron Jesup Boyd, Jim Elberton Carter, Bobby Marietta Clements, Doug Tifton Colie, Bob Lake Oconee Emmett, Larry Toccoa Emmett, Mickie Toccoa Fambro, Dan Union City Harper, Thurston Douglas Hayden, Bruce Valdosta Helgesen, John Atlanta Hendricks, Charlie Savannah Henrickson, Patty Athens Hernley, Steve LaGrange Hickey, Heather Brunswick Moore, Kim LaFayette McKie, Tracy Fitzgerald Parker, Theresa Covington Penn, Piker Calhoun Pilgrim, Jim Toccoa Rhodes, Peggy Dalton Rooks, Marlene Athens Santee, Stanley Camden Co Santee, Jane Camden Co Shirah, Steve Savannah Sneed, Calvin Gainesville Spiker, Roy Valdosta Spivey, Angela Eatonton Spradley, Steve Cartersville Stevens, Diane Eatonton Sweenie, Gina Dalton Whalen, Tim Griffin Whitaker, Doug Griffin Woodring, Wyonnie Marietta Yost, John Albany

“Building programs is our business…rebuilding lives is our passion!”

For more information contact:

CONYERS 2394 Morrison Road Conyers, GA 30094

770-483-3535 Corporate Office

DALTON 105 N. Pentz Street

Dalton GA 30720 706-529-9830

SAVANNAH 132 Stephenson Ave. Ste 102

Savannah, GA 31405 912-200-3685

VALDOSTA 3312 N. Oak Street Extension

Valdosta, GA 31605 229-244-3020

www.elksaidmore.com