Transcript File - Mary Anna Ledden

By
Mary Anna Ledden
Overview/Table of Contents:
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Mission and Vision
Demographic Information
Policies & Procedures
Structure
Governance
Funding
Relationship to Other Agencies
Strengths & Challenges
My Role
Questions?
Update
Faith Farm
Mission and Vision
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Incorporated as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization in 1972. It is
a NJ licensed Drug & Alcohol Facility (1000064-10)
Mission: To provide high quality physical, mental, emotional,
and spiritual help to drug addicts (men age 18 and older) in the
state of New Jersey with special emphasis on Salem and
Cumberland counties.
Vision: Our priority today, is enhancing recovery services that
meet (or even exceed) the requirements of the State of NJ and
provide the desperately needed services in NJ with special focus
on the high demand, but non-existent, long term addiction
treatment in Salem and Cumberland counties.
Demographic Information
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Located in Salem County, NJ
Land area (square miles) 337.88
Population - 66,083
Median household income - $52,858
Persons below poverty level – 10.2%
Unemployment rate – 10.5%
High School Graduates – 85.7%
Drug & Alcohol Statistics –
Salem County
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Primary Drug – alcohol 32%, heroin (other
opiates 25%, cocaine 13%, marijuana 27%,
other drugs 2%
Female 30%, Male 70%
Majority received outpatient care 27%,
intensive IOP 35%, short-term residential
15%, long-term residential 3%
Faith Farm is the only long-term 9 month
residential adult male program in
Salem/Cumberland counties
Policies & Procedures (P & P)
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General Policy and Procedure Manual Admissions Application, review of the Addiction
Severity Index (ASI), completion of the
BioPsychoSocial Assessment, and review of the
Spirituality and JCAHO Supplement.
Human Resources – hiring, background check,
orientation, confidentiality, etc.
Volunteer Manual – application, background check,
confidentiality, etc.
Medical P & P – med administration, etc.
Discharge P & P – referral services, meeting
directories, life in the community
Structure
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Board of Trustees – decision makers
Executive Director – Operational Manager;
reports to Board
Medical Director – live-in RN
Senior Director of Clinical Services –
counseling services
Financial Development Manager
Office Manager – A/R, A/P, office duties
Consultants and volunteer staff
Faith Farm
Organizational Chart
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Elder Clayton Robinson, Chairman
EugeneEugene
Brice BriceJames Hinmon
James Hinmon
Lisa Lewis
LisaLewis
Arnold Stewart
Jack Surrency
Jack Surrency
Raymond Ward
Raymond Ward
Nancy Williams NancyChris
Williams
Juliano
Arnold
Martin
Stewart
Chase
Sonita
Sonita
Johnson
Johnson
(No Vote
(No Vote)
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Sonita D. Johnson, MBA
OFFICE MANAGER
Dawn Roeske
RECEPTIONIST
Kathy Kline
ADMINISTRATIVE
ASSISTANT
Shannon Henry
MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Nathaniel R. Evans, II – MD, ASAM
ASST. MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Jeffrey Berman – MD, ASAM
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF
CLINICAL SERVICES
Lynne Bennett, PhD., LCADC
CHAPLIN
(Vacant)
COUNSELORS
ASST. DIR. OF NURSING
Kathleen Cannon, RN
ADMINISTRATIVE
Kary Ptuk
Edgar Wiker, CADC
LIFE COACHES/
RESIDENT ADVISORS
CLINICAL INTERNS
INSTRUCTORS
Kevin Coleman
(Construction)
MAINTENANCE
TECH
Frank (Bill) Dawkins
CONSULTANT SERVICES
Bruce Sherman, Esq (Legal)
Samuel Delp, Jr. CPA (Accountant)
Brunette Vidal, B.A., M.Ed, (HR)
Cynthia Wilks-Mosley, MSRD, CFCS (Dietician)
SECURITY GUARDS
James Jones
Talvin Thompson
FOOD SERVICE
MANAGER
COOKS
Mark Cannon
Governance
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Board of Trustees
Executive Director – non voting member
Staff
Professional Consultants
Volunteers
Funding
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Past - Fee for Service DMHAS Grants,
Work First SAI FFS, donations and
partnerships
Present – Donations, partnerships,
payment from client’s families
Relationship to Other Agencies
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Strong relationship to area faith-based
organizations
Partnership with Salem County Board of
Social Services, DYFS
IDRC – Intoxicated Driver Resource Center
Program, Workforce NJ Substance-Abuse
Initiative (SAI)
Relationship with County Jails, Probations,
Drug Courts, lawyers
Food Bank, local farmers, pharmaceutical
companies
Strengths
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Together with the message of God’s love and
forgiveness, Faith Farm provides drug
treatment services based on the Alcoholics
Anonymous 12 Step program and prepares
clients to return to society as empowered,
productive members
Medical and Counseling Services
Beautiful building and grounds to service 41
male clients
Challenges
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Lack of funding and FT staff
Need for experienced drug & alcohol staff
Start-up money
Need for facility improvements
Marketing strategy
Return of State funding
Secure individual & corporate contributions
My Role - Objectives
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To learn about drug and alcohol abuse,
addiction and recovery.
To learn of previous funding sources and
current operations and programming at Faith
Farm.
To determine the needs of the program.
To increase funding for Faith Farm.
To improve the public relations campaign at
Faith Farm.
Drug & Alcohol Statistics
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1-in-2 adults and 2-in-3 teens in NJ who seek
treatment can’t get it.
3-in-4 New Jerseyans know someone with an
alcohol or drug problem.
1-in-5 New Jerseyans has a family member
with an alcohol or drug problem.
Treatment admissions have declined by
nearly 15,000 over the last 10 years.
Untreated addiction costs America $400
billion per year.
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Questions/Comments
Update
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10/4/11 – “Faith Farm will temporarily
discontinue the provision of substance abuse
services effective 10/10/11. During the
temporary interruption in the provision of
services, all staff positions will be eliminated
and current clients will be relocated to
appropriate facilities to ensure continuity of
care.” Faith Farm will continue to operate a
soup kitchen, food bank and referral service
for those in need.
References
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National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence – New
Jersey. (2009). Access to treatment.
http://www.ncaddnj.org/page/Access-to-Treatment.aspx
New Jersey Drug and Alcohol Abuse Treatment. (2009, May).
Substance abuse overview 2008 salem county.
http://nj.gov/humanservices/das/news/Substance%20Over
view/Salem.pdf
US Census Bureau. (2010). Salem county quick facts from the
us census bureau.
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/34/34033.html