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A YEAR OF IMPACT AND GROWTH
During FY12/13, we expanded our geographic presence and launched
more trauma-informed services to better meet the needs of the
community.
In June 2012, at the invitation of the Department of Mental Health, we
opened an office in Huntington Park, which brought a mental health
program to an area of high need. Responding to the increase in home-
less youth in Los Angeles, we opened a drop-in center in April 2013.
The center is co-located in a federally qualified health clinic, which
means that homeless and at-risk youth now have access to social,
emotional, psychological, educational and vocational support along
with access to primary care. To address the need for more culturally competent service provision
in the San Fernando Valley, we deployed a training program, “Working with Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning (LGBTQ) Youth,” that reached more than 450 professionals.
To increase understanding of the effects of trauma in children, we were awarded a grant through
Children’s Institute Inc., and the National Child Traumatic Stress Network to provide research.
All of these initiatives, in conjunction with our existing services, have enabled us to serve
1,800 unique clients, impacting thousands of family members.31,593A 32% INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR:
1,800A 14% INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR:
total clients served
total therapeutic hours
TVFS and Joyful Heart Foundation facilitate a cultural competency forum about Trauma-Informed Care
TVFS presented “Working With LGBTQ Youth: What You Really Need To Know” for SPA2 agencies
TVFS attended LA Unified School District’s planning meeting for Project SPIN (Suicide Prevention Intervention Now)
TVFS staff members attended Vicarious Trauma Conference
Back-to-school supplies drive sponsored by Montage Beverly Hills
Opened Huntington Park office
2012 HIGHLIGHTS
TVFS presented “Assessing and Promoting Cultural Competence in Mental Health Services at the Organizational and Clinical Level”
JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER
annual Report 2010/11
Creating an engaging, respectful, trusting workplace culture is not the result of any one thing. Rather, it is a combination of intent, process and heart that must be constantly fine-tuned. In the 12 years since we established The Village Family Services, our agency has evolved to meet the increasingly complex needs of children whose fragile lives are devastated by abuse, neglect or other trauma.
At no time has our evolution been as dramatic as in the past year, when we exceeded our own high expectations and achieved significant revenue and program growth. This allowed us to provide direct assistance to more children and families than ever before.
Over the year, we achieved a number of long-standing goals: We launched our Adoptions program, giving us legal authority to find loving “forever homes” for children who might otherwise spend their formative years in the foster-care system. We broadened our Wraparound program to serve more children with multiple needs literally around the clock. We established Intensive Treatment Foster Care (ITFC) and Multidisciplinary Assessment Team (MAT) programs. We gave The Village a facelift with a new logo, graphic identity, and print and online resources. And we expanded our executive leadership team, strengthening our already considerable knowledge and expertise in areas such as cultural competence, quality assurance and accountability.
We are passionate about our “all-for-the-child” philosophy of care: client-centered, culturally sensitive, strengths- and evidence-based, trauma-informed. These are principles that guide the work we do every day.
Years ago, our dream was to build, not just another agency, but a special service community. In this report, you’ll meet some of the dedicated people who comprise our Village family. We invite you to get to know us better and learn more about how we are creating a community that many regard as an oasis of hope and healing.
hugo c. Villa, lmft irma seilicovich, lmftCo-Founder/Chief Executive Office Co-Founder/Chief Operating Officer
fy2010/11 an ExcEPtiOnal YEaR
The Affordable Care Act has taken center stage and is providing a new paradigm for service
providers and consumers throughout the country. From our perspective, the changes are a
continued opportunity for innovation and integration.
At The Village Family Services, those concepts aren’t new. From the day we opened our doors,
we’ve envisioned a different kind of agency – uniting expertise with compassion and cultural com-
petence to focus on the needs of underserved children, youth and families.
We pride ourselves on being responsive to the community. When a child cannot safely remain at
home and needs placement, or a teen is experiencing trauma and has a difficult time functioning in
his/her environment, we’re there. When a young mother needs better parenting skills, or an adult
considers fostering or adopting a child, we’re there. And today, we’re proud to say that if a youth
becomes homeless and needs a safe place to eat, take a shower and do laundry, we’re there.
Our focus for the past few years has been on building our capacity and enhancing fundraising efforts to
sustain our growth. We were able to raise significant funds in support of our new drop-in center and are
especially grateful to Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, the W.M. Keck Foundation, the Green Foundation, and
the many donors who have supported us with financial contributions. The impacts, as highlighted in this
report, convey the results of our commitment to ensure that children and families come first, always.
annual Report 2010/11
Creating an engaging, respectful, trusting workplace culture is not the result of any one thing. Rather, it is a combination of intent, process and heart that must be constantly fine-tuned. In the 12 years since we established The Village Family Services, our agency has evolved to meet the increasingly complex needs of children whose fragile lives are devastated by abuse, neglect or other trauma.
At no time has our evolution been as dramatic as in the past year, when we exceeded our own high expectations and achieved significant revenue and program growth. This allowed us to provide direct assistance to more children and families than ever before.
Over the year, we achieved a number of long-standing goals: We launched our Adoptions program, giving us legal authority to find loving “forever homes” for children who might otherwise spend their formative years in the foster-care system. We broadened our Wraparound program to serve more children with multiple needs literally around the clock. We established Intensive Treatment Foster Care (ITFC) and Multidisciplinary Assessment Team (MAT) programs. We gave The Village a facelift with a new logo, graphic identity, and print and online resources. And we expanded our executive leadership team, strengthening our already considerable knowledge and expertise in areas such as cultural competence, quality assurance and accountability.
We are passionate about our “all-for-the-child” philosophy of care: client-centered, culturally sensitive, strengths- and evidence-based, trauma-informed. These are principles that guide the work we do every day.
Years ago, our dream was to build, not just another agency, but a special service community. In this report, you’ll meet some of the dedicated people who comprise our Village family. We invite you to get to know us better and learn more about how we are creating a community that many regard as an oasis of hope and healing.
hugo c. Villa, lmft irma seilicovich, lmftCo-Founder/Chief Executive Office Co-Founder/Chief Operating Officer
fy2010/11 an ExcEPtiOnal YEaR
Hugo C. Villa, LMFTCo-Founder/Chief Executive Officer
Irma Seilicovich, LMFTCo-Founder/Chief Operating Officer
Staff received training on “Trauma Informed Parenting & Managing Behaviors”
TVFS presented at Children’s Mental Health/ Welfare Conference in Tampa, Florida
Transition Age Youth (TAY) Drop-In Center Opened
Client event held at Golf’N Stuff in Norwalk, California
Employees hosted a bowl-a-thon to raise money for the client summer event
2013 HIGHLIGHTS
An Evening to Inspire annual gala held at The Beverly Hills Hotel
JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE
An Evening to
MAY
EVAN’s life today would be
vastly different if not for the passage of
AB 12 last year, which allowed him to
remain in the foster care system after he
turned 18. He firmly believes that, had he
been forced to leave his supportive foster
family, he would have become homeless.
Instead, he has continued to receive
services from The Village Family Services,
is on the path to college, and most
rewarding of all, is employed as a full-time
Peer Life Coach at The Village Family
Services’s new Drop-in Center.
We believe that every
child deserves to grow up in a safe, loving,
supportive environment. When a child’s natural
family is unable to provide that environment,
we step in to help. Our Foster Family program
provides placement services for abused and
neglected children and youth in Los Angeles,
San Bernardino, Riverside and Ventura counties.
Our services focus on achieving three important
objectives: ensure that children are placed in
loving, stable and safe family environments;
provide current and prospective caregivers with
exceptional foster parent training and certification;
and maintain close connections and, where
possible, facilitate reunification of families. During
FY12/13, 773 children and teens were rescued
from abusive homes and safely secured in foster
care, and six adoptions ensuring “forever”
families were finalized.
FOSTER FAMILY 6
FOSTER FAMILYPROGRAM IMPACT
773 foster youth served
successfully completed
adoptions
55 newly trained
foster families
101
foster homescertified
15
intensive treatment foster care clientssuccessfully placed in itfc homes
GABRIELA has always been an outstanding
student. But a tragic event completely upended her life a year ago:
en route with her father from El Salvador to a new life in the US,
he suddenly became ill and died, leaving his 10-year old daughter
to continue the journey alone. Her mother brought her to The Village
Family Services for help with loss and grief. A year later, Gabriela
has shown amazing resilience, is mastering English, proudly winning
awards in math, and is thriving and succeeding.
Clients served with Evidence-based Practices:
• Seeking Safety
• Alternative for Families Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (AF-CBT)
• Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP)
• Positive Parenting Program (Triple P)
• Managing and Adapting Practice (MAP)
• Parent-Child Interactive Therapy (PCIT)
• Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
Our Mental Health
Services are designed for children and teens who
have experienced traumatic events such as
neglect, family or community violence and
physical, sexual, or emotional abuse. Treating
traumatic issues in youth is a special strength of
The Village Family Services. We also take pride in
delivering culturally competent care for LGBTQ
youth. Our bilingual, multi-cultural clinical staff
is extensively trained to provide a range of
coordinated mental health interventions –
case management; individual, family and group
therapy; school-based services and in-home
counseling and therapy; psychiatric assessments
and medication support. Our goal is to help
children and families live fully functioning
independent lives, both socially and emotionally.
During FY12/13, 446 children and teens victimized
by abuse and neglect received intensive therapy to
help them heal and move forward with their lives.
MENTAL HEALTH
MENTAL HEALTHPROGRAM IMPACT
446 clients served through our Mental Health Programs
Therapeutic Behavioral Services: 11 clients
Intensive Treatment Foster Care: 15 clients
School-Based: 30 clients
Wraparound: 180 clients
Outpatient: 210 clients
At The Village Family Services, we consider
ourselves more than an agency; we are a family.
Our clients quickly learn that our top priority is
the integrity and stability of their own families.
Essential to that principle is ensuring effective
parenting as a primary safeguard against child
abuse and neglect. In keeping with our therapeutic
approach to protecting children and preserving
families, parental support and training are integral
parts of virtually all of our programs. Held in
both English and Spanish, parenting, anger
management and domestic violence classes at
The Village Family Services cover a wide range
of critical topics. In FY12/13, 266 clients received
violence prevention, anger management and/or
parenting training.
PARENTING / DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
PARENTING / DOMESTIC VIOLENCEPROGRAM IMPACT
266 clients served
95+5
95% of clients enrolled for 3 months or longer reported that classes have helped regulate their emotions in a healthier and constructive way.
MARCH
domestic violence prevention classes run for
52weeks
MONDAYFEBUARYJANUARY
DEREK was showing
aggressive, out-of-control behaviors
at the early age of two, that caught
the attention of the case worker who
was working with his father and older
brother. On her recommendation,
Derek and his dad, Juan, participated
in the innovative Parent Child
Interaction Therapy evidence-based
practice. Juan saw a change after
the very first session; six months
later he reports that the behavior
differences are dramatic. And
the whole family has benefitted
as Juan and his wife use their
enhanced parenting skills to help
all their five children.
ALEXANDRA’s
mother, Madeline, was desperate when
she called The Village Family Services
asking for help. As a single mother with
serious ongoing medical problems, she
saw her teenage daughter becoming
increasingly rebellious, and their
relationship disintegrating into stress
and domestic violence. A year later,
their household is harmonious, they
are both employed, and Alexandra
is hoping to study photography and
theater in college next year. Mother
and daughter credit the intensive,
compassionate Wraparound services
they received with not only saving
their relationship, but launching them
toward productive, successful lives.
Our Wraparound
Program has provided comprehensive, trauma-
focused and client-centered family strengthening
services since 2006. Since that time, the program
has served over 585 children and families and
developed strong working relationships with our
community partners to ensure that children and
families have access to the full range of collabora-
tive support they need. All of our Wraparound
Program staff members are fully bilingual in
English and Spanish, are extensively trained and
experienced in interacting with diverse families,
including LGBTQ. In FY12/13, the Wraparound
Program helped 127 teens and their families find
support and stability, and avoid hospitalizations
and out-of-home placements.
WRAPAROUND
127 clients served
WRAPAROUND PROGRAM IMPACT
88+1272+28
72% of wrap clients displayed meaningful and reliable improvement between initial and follow-up assessment
88% of wrap clients showed improvement in self-harm behaviors
KARINA knew it wasn’t right
when, as the victim of bullying, it was her life –
not the perpetrator’s – that was disrupted by having
to leave her high school. As an LGBTQ youth,
Karina began channeling her energy into advocacy,
in high school and now, in college. At The Village
Family Services’s Project Q she has been empowered
to take advocacy to a powerful new level, as part
of the staff team conducting trainings in culturally
competent care, facilitating weekly Project Q
sessions, and recently testifying in Sacramento,
with great satisfaction, in support of AB1266, a bill
that requires that California public schools respect
students’ gender identity and makes sure that
students can have equal access to all school
activities, sports teams, programs, and facilities.
Los Angeles is home to more than 9,500
homeless youth of which 40% identify as
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and/or
questioning (LGBTQ). The Village Family Services
is recognized as a leader in serving LGBTQ youth
and earned the “All Children – All Families”
designation from the Human Rights Campaign
(HRC) in 2012. Project Q aims to create a safer
space for all youth in the San Fernando Valley and
gathers on a weekly basis at our drop-in center
for empowerment, outreach, and peer support.
Topics discussed include: “coming out”,
HIV prevention, suicide prevention, bullying,
LGBTQ history and other issues. During FY12/13,
53 LGBTQ youth found solace and safety at our
weekly peer group and 129 homeless and at-risk
youth found supportive services at our recently
opened Drop-In Center.
PROJECT Q PEER GROUP
PROJECT Q PEER GROUP IMPACT
53 Project Q clients served
129 Transition Age Youth
(TAY) Drop-In Center clients served
in the first three months of operation.
touched
450service providers
professional trainings conducted at agencies working with LGBTQ youth
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45+39+10+4+1+1FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
100 FY 2012-13 Contributions and In-Kind SupportContributions $50,520 Grants 387,835 In-Kind Support 80,877 Special Events (net) 79,677Total $598,909 Program ContractsFoster Family Program $5,852,673 Mental Health Services 5,076,311 Wraparound Services 1,244,674 Adoption Services 40,000 Clothing Allowance 79,092 Total $12,292,750
Other Program Fees $112,980 Interest 1,217 Total $114,197
FY 2012-13 Total Revenue and Support $13,005,846
OPERATING EXPENSESProgram $11,171,946 General and Administration 1,265,570 Fundraising 152,097
Total Operating Expenses $12,589,613
89+10+1
Revenue and Support
Operating Expenses
n Foster Family Programn Mental Health Servicesn Wraparound Servicesn Contributions n Program Feesn Other
n Programn General and Administrationn Fundraising
46%
39%
10%
89%
10%
4% 1%1%
1%
$100,000+W. M. Keck FoundationSupervisor Zev Yaroslavsky
$25,000 - $99,999The Green Foundation
$10,000 - $24,999Wells Fargo FoundationJohnny Carson Foundation
$5,000 - $9,999Denis Cagna* & Carlos MedinaLili DallalLinda Fisk*
$1,000 - $4,999Richard CohenWilliam* & Catherine CookRoss Crowe & Scott HartleEnriquez Materials & Quilting, Inc.Kasey EsparzaBecky GlassLA Office of HIV/AIDS Lisa Lawrence*Pamela Lifford*Mary Ann MayerSharlene MiyagishimaDavid Mizner & Arturo CarrilloNBC Universal Media LLCSally PhillipsPrudential Charitable FoundationPaul Reitz & David RosenCharles Robbins & Damon RomineIrma Seilicovich*Sidney Stern Memorial Trust
5-YEAR REVENUE TRENDS
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
$8,259,775 $8,844,811$9,812,742
$10,466,390
$13,005,846
89¢of every dollar goes directly to funding programs and related client services.
Dan VenegasHugo Villa* & Stuart RiskinGayle Whittemore
$250 - $999AnonymousMarcela BaileyBarry BarkleyTricia BerensCesar Biggeri* & Tim BurkeJill ChayetDenise CurtisTom CypherdSherisa DahlgrenDekernion Family FoundationEllen Gay Detlefsen Nevin DolcefinaAnthony & Lauren DottoreSusan GarelliJessica GonzalezGrace & Growth Family ServicesYvonne L. GreenJoyful Heart FoundationJP Morgan Chase BankAllison KeelerAri Levy & Judy Schmidt- LevyTom & Barbara LintonCarol LiuDoris MillerRobert OberschelpOxwood Inn, Inc.Jon PaleyRussell PatrickRamona QuinnAlan Tores
Diana Veloz-SwankGordon Wallack & Rebekah ZweibanTroy WilsonJaime WolfeJosh YoungJenny Zhang
$50 - $249Lynda AguilarAngelica AlejoAnnette AmstatzJulie Anderson & Amy DantzlerJenik AntanesianKasafina ApostolovskiLiza AucielloLisa AventSkyler BerryDevon BrooksGerard BrownKrista BrownBob BusheyMuriel CahnEva CarreraConnie ChanBarbara CooperBenjamin DaviesVirginia and Gregory DaviesHollye & Troy DexterFernando DiazGiovanna DottoreTim & Sunni DupreeDiego Edber*EloquiJudy Ann GarrisonAnne GatesSiana-Lea Gildard & Edgar AguirreShane GlassGretchen GoetzJesus GonzalezKrista GonzalezLisa Gooding
Anita Govindjee- ChristiansenMike GummesonDiego GutierrezJuan GutierrezJeffrey HaigDarren HamlynTracey HarmanRobert & Shawn HeimSandra HellerAnna HernandezWilliam HynesTodd JadwinSasha JelicicAmberlynn JohnsonSevan KarakesisogluRobin L. KincaidGeoffrey KorsYvonne T. LiuVictoria LyubarskyJan MahonyEsther MatosMattel Children’s FoundationGarrett McClureBruce MillerMarybeth MillerYesenia MorelosCarmen MosleyTherese MullalyRuss NashPatti J. ObermillerLinda OlsenCarol & Ken PaquetteRandy PerrinSteve PhillipsVincent PompeiJason Prost & Christian GonzalezRama RadhakrishnanRalphs Community ContributionsOsvaldo and Miriam RamosTom ReynoldsJoy Riskin
Marilyn Riskin-LevineRosalie and Friends, IncDr. Leslie Ross & Adriana MolinaTony SafoianJoseph SanfilippoStephanie SantGeraldine SchiebelAndrew SchmerlNancy Schmidt & Manuel CastellanosKenneth SchneiderJason SemelengBarbara SilverbergScott Singer & Joe SadlerLou SlimpDanielle SmithTeresa L. SmithDr. Charles SophyDalia SpingarnKishi N Kai S-SCristie St. JamesGary A. StevensonDick & Anita StilleyJim Stine & Ken WillnerSheri StrahlKaty TamerJudy TangBrian TorresChewie VenegasShanna WarrenKevin WolodkinIvonne WolovichJohn YniguezRosemary & Frank ZagarJudite Zarate
IN-KIND DONORSAlex Eshaghian, MD, PhD Alexander Eburne Amanda ScholerAnonymous Anthony & Lauren Dottore Apt2B.comArt’s Delicatessen & Restaurant
Benjamin DaviesBig Sugar Bakeshop Carlos Echeverri Castoro CellarsCesar Biggeri & Tim BurkeCharles Robbins & Damon Romine Children of the NightDave Reynolds & J.J. Shepherd David Hector MontesDavid Teuber Denise Curtis Duplex on Third Esther MatosFour Seasons HotelGordon & Rebekah Wallack Grosvenor House ApartmentsHerman Miller, Inc.Hugo Villa & Stuart Riskin Irma SeilicovichJade IndustriesJesse MedinaJoaquin SanchezJumeirah Grand Hotel ViKen WillnerKrista BrownKrista Gonzalez Le Vigne WineryDr. Leslie Ross & Adriana Molina Los Angeles DodgersLos Angeles SparksLost Canyons Golf ClubLynne & Barry ScholerMarsha SiladyMike DonavanikMontage Beverly HillsOld Town Cooking SchoolPauline TanPer Cazo CellarsPera Palace Hotel, JumeiPhysique 57 Beverly Hills
Polo LoungePro SoccerRhubarb DeliveredRichard CohenRoger Dunn Golf ShopsRoss CroweSharlene MiyagishimaSherwood Lake ClubSix Flags Magic MountainSorensen Wealth ManagementStacy KupferTAJ Campton PlaceTargetTowel SafeTrattoria FarfallaTurkish AirlinesVernice Vita Yoga MatsVivoderm LaboratoriesVolunteers of America
EVENING TO INSPIRE SPONSORSWells FargoTurkish AirlinesA Thousand JoysOf One MindDenis Cagna & Carlos MedinaChapman InsuranceHarris Office SuppliesHarrington GroupLandegger, Baron, Lavenant & IngberPamela LiffordJason SemelengThe Zeitlin Family Trust
* Member, Board of Directors
Annual Report Photography: Glenn MarzanoAnnual Report Design: 2B Communications
THE VILLAGE FAMILY SERVICES DONOR HONOR ROLL Support received from July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Cesar Biggeri, PresidentDiego Edber, Esq., SecretaryLeticia Lara, LCSW, TreasurerDenis CagnaWilliam CookLinda FiskLisa Lawrence, MBAPamela LiffordMary Lou Perelmutter, PsyD, LMFTIrma Seilicovich, LMFTHugo C. Villa, LMFTSusana Ziarati
KEY STAFF
Hugo C. Villa, LMFT, Chief Executive OfficerIrma Seilicovich, LMFT, Chief Operating OfficerCharles Robbins, CFRE, Vice President, Communications & DevelopmentSheri Strahl, MPH, Vice President, Operations & ResearchKrista Brown, PHR, Senior Director of Human ResourcesIvonne Wolovich, Director of FinanceKrista Gonzalez, Director of Compliance and Risk Management Edward Nodal, Director of Wraparound ServicesDiana Redeemer, Director of Foster Care, ITFC and Adoption ServicesKelly Bijur, LMFT, Director of Quality Assurance
6736 Laurel Canyon BoulevardSuite 200 North Hollywood, CA 91606 Phone: 818-755-8786
www.thevillagefs.org
Art pictured in this annual report has been created by teens at The Village Family Services’ new Drop-In Center.
OUR PARTNERS
We are proud to be part of a community of committed social service partners, with whom we actively collaborate to bring coordinated and comprehensive assistance to those we strive to serve.