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Our Mission is to change thelives of our youth by providing

preventative services, counseling,and shelter to strengthen familiesand build stronger communities.

Youth Bridge 2010-2011 Fiscal Year Annual Report

• Administrators 1 • ExecutiveDirectorandBoardChairmanReport 2• BoardofDirectors 2• YouthBridgeServiceOverview 3• YouthBridgeDeliversValuetoNorthwestArkansas 4• 2011DevelopmentActivities 5• DevelopmentTeam 6• SafePlaceandVolunteersSummary 7• YouthBridgeClientStories 8-9• ProgramResults 9• Financials 10• YouthBridgeLocationsandContactInformation 11

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AdministratorsScottC.LinebaughExecutive Directorslinebaugh@youthbridge.com

KathyLottHR/Program Directorklott@youthbridge.com

Dr.NancyHairstonDirector of Developmentdevelopment@youthbridge.com

JewelMorrowActing Chief Financial Officerjmorrow@youthbridge.com

SandiLoper-HerzogDirector of Human Resourcessloper-herzog@youthbridge.com

Dr.MarthaMorrisonMedical Director and Staff Phychiatristmmorrison@youthbridge.com

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On behalf of Youth Bridge staff, board, volunteers, and clients,we are pleased to provide you with the 2011 annual report.During the past year, we were able to provide residential services to an average of 3,480 area youth. These services addressed mental health issues, substance abuse, behavioral problems, homeless-ness, as well as many other issues. All in all, we were able to provide these services through the hard work of staff, board members, and volunteers. Watching young people gain their confidence back by returning to school and moving toward a brighter future made the financial cuts we encountered throughout the year seem less important.

As with many non-profit organizations in Northwest Arkansas, funding is always an issue. We expe-rienced a $300,000 reduction in the state’s Division of Youth Services program and fell short of our anticipated general contributions, donations, and other funding sources. Because of the reduction of funding, we were forced to pare down our counseling staff, yet we had to continue providing services for an ever-increasing number of clients. Without our dedicated staff and their ongoing belief in these young people, that task would have been impossible.

At the same time, 2011 was a building year for Youth Bridge. We created the building blocks for several new Medicaid billing programs. We streamlined some of our internal medical and clinical services to create new operating efficiencies, and we began active recruitment of a new Clinical Director and a new Human Resource Director. We started construction on a new residential treatment facility for 26 boys to replace an older building. This facility will be a part of a much larger complex on 40 acres off of Don Tyson Parkway in Springdale. With the help and support from our foundations, friends, and other donors, we anticipate to raise the $1.2 million we need to offset other funding we received to begin the first phase of the newly proposed Washington County Complex.

We are excited for what the new year will hold for us. During the past year, we established a solid working relationship with senior Wal-Mart executives through their Business Leadership Series (BLS) and their Financial Leadership Initiative team. Each of these groups committed their time to help us strategically grow and position ourselves for the future. We are seeing an increase with volunteers and others who believe that young people are our future and these individuals are committing new resources to help us achieve our goals. We invite you to call us, take a tour, and see how you can help us with “Building Brighter Futures” for our youth. Thank you for your support!

Board of DirectorsMarthaAgeeLisaBingerDorisBishopMaryCharltonMartyDennis–JacobDossWestDoss–ChairmanKarolynFarrell

BillyeHawkinsLaymonHornsbyRalphJohnsonAnnJustissMelissaKerseyAlLopezCraigMauritsonJamesMyatt

DebbieSelfKimberlyStricklandJaniceTorbettTomTriplettDennisUpton–ViceChairman

JosephWood

ScottLinebaughExecutive Director

WestDossChairman, Board of Directors

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Youth Bridge Service Overview Preventative Services

• Outreach and Prevention presentations in the community and schools• Educational support classes (substance abuse, anger management, parenting, mentoring,

tutoring, etc.)• Intensive Family Support Services• Aftercare• Certified Safe Place location for Northwest Arkansas

Counseling

Servicesforbothyouthandtheirfamiliesspecializingin:

• Diagnostic (assessments and evaluations) plans• Psychiatric Services• Substance Abuse Treatment• Medication Management• Case Management and After Care• Residential• Behavioral Management• Targeted case management, intensive casework management, casework of individuals & groups• Therapy and counseling for treatment areas to include mental health illness, behavioral and

conduct disorders, substance abuse, family conflict, sexual trauma, anxiety, grief and depression• Sexual trauma and prevention

Shelter

SixshelterslocatedinBentonandWashingtonCountyinclude:

• Emergency Shelters, temporary placement, respite care, crisis, homeless (2)• Transitional Living Programs (3)• Residential Treatment and Therapeutic Group Home/Substance Abuse for boys (1)

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Youth Bridge Delivers a Unique Value to Northwest ArkansasAfter more than 45 years of serving at-risk and troubled youth in Northwest Arkansas, Youth Bridge remains the agency of choice by the State of Arkansas to address the critical needs of the area’s youth. Youth Bridge serves over 3,400 youth annually through its quality staff, programs and services. Our agency provides comprehensive shelter, clinical and outpatient services to youth.

• We received national accreditation by the Counsel of Accreditation in 2007 for the very first time. Because of the accreditation, we were certified in 2009 to accept Medicaid and this enables us to provide for an underserved population that is not being adequately served.

• We are the only not-for-profit agency for court appointed community based services, and are one of three agencies in the State of Arkansas that provides residential substance abuse treatment and services for only youth.

• We are the only agency in the state of Arkansas that operates a runaway homeless youth transitional living program (TLP) that provides comprehensive and ongoing residential living, counseling, sup-port, training and educational programs, along with substance abuse services and therapy for clients for a duration of up to 18 months.

• Our substance abuse residential program and outpatient substance abuse programs have been the choice of both the Benton and Washington County court system when youth must be placed into a program. On average, we see an improvement rate of 81% of those youth staying off alcohol and 88% for those staying off of drugs.

• We are the only agency in the State of Arkansas to provide a Multisystemic Therapy (MST) program that is a family-focused and community-based treatment program. This model is successful because all interventions focus on key aspects of a youth’s life and work in collaboration with parents and other family members, legal guardians, school teachers, and other key figures in their lives.

CurrentTrendsthatAttributetoYouthProblems:

• In Arkansas one in five families have no health insurance• Arkansas ranks 48th in the percent of youth living in poverty• Arkansas ranks 46th in both infant mortality and teen birth rates• Lack of affordable housing, adequate nutrition and health care contribute to the rise in Northwest

Arkansas homelessness, especially among teens• Mental illness, family violence, substance abuse, runaways, and youth aged-out of the foster

care system are why the number of homeless youth increased by more than 30% in 2007 and 2009

WhoWeServe:

• Youth in the juvenile justice system who are sent to Youth Bridge as a second chance• Youth in protective custody by the courts and who need a safe place to live• Referrals from medical and educational professionals• Homeless, runaway or youth involved in or aged-out of the foster care system• Ages between 5-23 years: 80% under the age of 17, 20% between the ages of 18-23 years• Gender: 65% males and 35% females• Racial make-up: 61% Caucasian, 29% Latino, 4% African American, 5% Multi-Racial, 1% Other

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Development ActivitiesFor fiscal year July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011, Youth Bridge sponsored four major fundraising events and a Buy-A-Brick Campaign to support the cost of the new Substance Abuse Treatment Center in Springdale.

Youth Bridge raised over $200,000 toward the following expenses and activities:

• ArtTherapy• SummerPrograms• ThanksgivingandChristmasMealsandPrograms• NewShoesandClothing• TransportationforClientsintheTransitionalLivingProgram• FurnishingsforResidencesandTransitionalLivingProgram• SchoolSuppliesandScholarships

CupcakeChallenge was held at the NWACC Tyson Culinary Kitchen in Bentonville. The challenge was held to four cupcake participants and their celebrity baking assistants. The cupcake competition was won by WOW Bakery, James McGhee, owner. James’ cupcakes were displayed at Youth Bridge’s Starry, Starry Night event in September.

BreakfastBoogie was held at The Powerhouse Restaurant Patio in Fayetteville. The event was presented by the Pat & Willard Walker Foundation. The event hosted a live band, Boom Kinetic, and an exciting balloon pop with a variety of great prizes donated by our sponsors.

Starry,StarryNight…AlmostVanGogh is one of Youth Bridge’s most recognized annual fundraisers where celebrities, company teams and individuals create original artworks with specified art supplies for competition and fun. The artwork is sold at a silent auction during the event and all proceeds go to help Youth Bridge. The event was held at the home of Denise and Hershey Garner in Fayetteville.

It’sAWonderfulLifeGalaandAuction was hosted by Dick Trammel and roasted Jeff Schomburger, President of the P&G Walmart Global Team. Jeff also received the Community Leader of the Year Award from Youth Bridge. U.S. Senator Bill Pritchard received the Public Servant of the Year Award for his efforts supporting legislation to help substance abusers seek recovery. The event was held at the Fayetteville Town Center.

TheBuy-A-BrickProgram was created to help pay a portion of the construction costs of the new Substance Abuse Treatment Center at 3895 George Anderson Road in Springdale. Special pavers can be purchased for $250 or $500, depending on size and lines of copy. The bricks will be part of the entrance walkway at the new substance abuse facility and will serve as a visual reminder of the many supporters of Youth Bridge. To date, the Brick Campaign has raised over $20,000 toward the new center.

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Development TeamDr.NancyHairstonDirector of Developmentdevelopment@youthbridge.com

PhillipBodeMarketing & Communications Managerpbode@youthbridge.com

LeslieCarpenterCommunity Outreach Managerlcarpenter@youthbridge.com

SeanMcAndrewMarketing and PR Assistantsmcandrew@youthbridge.com

JordanGarcia,Eventsco-chairDebEucalano,Eventsco-chair

Volunteer Team

Development ResourceCommitteeKarolynFarrellWestDossAlLopezDebbieSelfJaniceTorbettAnnJustiss

Development AdvisorsBeckyThompson LanceEadsBlakePennington JasminePope DebbieAbbott CarinSchoppmeyer RyanHughesChrisGunn AnitaCowan KarenGrayDenise&HersheyGarnerBarbaraLudwigD’LorahHughesBradWilliams

JordanGarciaTraceyStehlik DebEucalanoJimEdmiaston KasieYokleyChristyNewsom LeslieZanoffJudithTavano NickNaboltzKellyZega TimFreemanMichaelCoughlin ShellieMorrison

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We Are a Safe Place partner in Northwest Arkansas• Safe Place is a national youth outreach program created by the YWCA of Greater Louisville in 1983. • Safe Place operates a national public/private network of more than 19,000 sites across the country.• Youth Bridge is the only authorized Safe Place agency in Arkansas that works with the organization

to help runaways and troubled teens who need immediate shelter. • There are 31 mobile and 28 fixed Safe Place sites in Washington County and seven in Benton County.• Youth Bridge partners with Safe Place to create a network of Safe Place locations — schools, fire

stations, libraries, grocery and convenience stores, public transit, YMCAs and other appropriate public buildings – that display the yellow and black diamond-shaped Safe Place sign.

Volunteers Are Key to Youth Bridge Success• Volunteers play a major role in helping Youth Bridge serve the needs of its growing client base

here in North Central and Northwest Arkansas. • Each year, local businesses, community groups and individuals volunteer hundreds of hours that

save Youth Bridge thousands in general operating expense. In all, some 376 volunteers donated some 3,500 hours of work to Youth Bridge.

• We receive help through the United Way Live United Program in which local companies volunteer to take on a major project for an area non-profit like painting, landscaping or cleanup.

• Volunteers help with our annual fundraising events, special building projects, painting and carpentry, administrative assistance and other different types of short-term assignments.

• Youth Bridge partners with local area colleges and universities to allow students majoring in youth services, health care, substance abuse addictions, psychology, and child psychiatry to work under supervision and within select guidelines with Youth Bridge clients.

• To volunteer or learn more about our many opportunities, please call Leslie Carpenter at 479.575.9471 or email lcarpenter@youthbridge.com.

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Youth Bridge Client Success Stories:Thenamesinthefollowingstorieshavebeenchangedtoprovideprivacytoourclients.

MynameisSondra. It seems like I have been in trouble most of my life. I started out using drugs and drinking when I was 12 and it only got worse. By the time I was 15, I was addicted to both drugs and alcohol. My friends were all users and most of them were homeless because their parents had thrown them out into the streets.

I left home at 15 and lived wherever I could. My parents tried several times to get me help, but I would not let anyone help me. One of my friends died of an overdose and I realized I had gone as far in that direction as I could. I did not want to die and I wanted to live some kind of a normal life.

I went to Youth Bridge and worked through their substance abuse programs and within three months I was clean from both drugs and alcohol abuse. I also went back to school and Youth Bridge helped me find the educational assistance I needed to catch-up on my studies and to eventually earn my GED.

It was a hard road to recovery, but the Youth Bridge counselors never gave up on me. They showed me I had value as a human being and that I could amount to something in the world. I would not have made it if not for their help and continued support.

Today, I am working part-time and going to the community college. I hope to earn a degree in edu-cation and counseling so that I can help kids like me and pay back a little of what I was given by the folks at Youth Bridge.

IamAnthony. I started using drugs and quit school when I was 14. By the time I was 16, I had a criminal record for stealing and drug use. I did not have a home to go to because my parents did not want me around. I spent my time with friends and on the streets. Last year a good friend of mine was murdered by members of a local street gang. They also went after me, but I was lucky and es-caped. I went home and asked my parents for help.

My parents checked around and with the help of the juvenile courts I was able to go to Youth Bridge. It was hard to start living under rules and to check my anger when dealing with others. Youth Bridge helped me get started in a drug recovery program and also helped me with several personal and health issues.

The counselors also worked with my family to help them better deal with my problems and to show all of us how to better get along. It was a tough road to follow and I had both good and bad days, but I made it. Youth Bridge made me feel like my life had real value and that I had the opportunity for a real future. It was all up to me. After I left Youth Bridge, I moved back home for a couple of

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years. I completed my GED and today I am working and saving money to buy a car. I can’t help but think about what might have happened to me if I had not turned my life around with the help of Youth Bridge.

YoucancallmeCarol. When people say that living on the streets makes you strong and indepen-dent, they don’t know what they are talking about. Living on the streets makes you crazy. It’s scary, cold and dangerous. You are cold, wet and just feel dirty most of the time. This was my life for over two years after I ran away from home and lived on the streets and at youth shelters. No one even cared if I was alive or dead. I used drugs and alcohol, and was sick all the time. It finally got so bad that I thought about killing myself.

I remember one night I got very sick and some friends took me to a local emergency room. While I was in the waiting room, I saw a brochure on Youth Bridge. I read it and started thinking that maybe this was where I needed to go for help. I was turned over to the local sheriff’s department and after a few days one of the parole officers sent me to Youth Bridge with the understanding that I had to work the programs, recover from my drug and alcohol abuse, and get my life back on track, or I go to jail!

For the first time in a couple of years, I felt safe. I had not slept all night in a long time and had not talked to people about me and my life. The Youth Bridge counselors and clinical staff helped me understand why I was acting like I was and showed me ways to control my behavior. I liked working with the other clients and made a couple of good friends. The recovery programs were hard and forced me to start taking responsibility for my own life and actions. I worked the programs and later qualified for the Transitional Living Program at Youth Bridge. I learned how to do many of the day-to-day activities that are required to live a productive life. Youth Bridge helped me find a job and I worked on my GED. I had forgotten a lot about just how to function in society and Youth Bridge provided that support and more.

Outcomes• Youthandfamiliesleadhealthierlives• Youthhaveabettersenseofwell-beingandmakebetterchoices• Youthstayinschoolorcontinuetheireducation• Youthstayoutofthecourts• Youthstayoffdrugsandalcohol

Indicators • 85%graduationofMultisystemicTherapy(MST)families• 75%improvedfamily/childrelations• 65%improvedself-esteemratings• 65%betterlifestylechoices• 85%reductionofalcoholanddrugsat6monthinterval• 85%clientslivinginafull-timestructuredhome• 72%decreaseinclientsbeingre-arrestedafterdischarge

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Youth Bridge FinancialsFinancialSummary

For fiscal year July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011, Youth Bridge had a budget of almost $7 million with total assets of $4 million between Youth Bridge and its sister corporation, Youth Bridge Property Corporation. Youth Bridge had a funding mix that includes the following:

Revenue:• StateandFederalGrantsandContracts 5,480,459.51 80.55%• FundraisingandContributions 272,732.33 4%• UnitedWay 205,275.00 3%• SchoolPrograms 328,768.52 4.8%• Medicaid 453,349.42 6.65%• InvestmentandOtherIncome 68,594.33 1%

TotalRevenue $6,809,179.11 100%

Expenses:• ProgramServices 5,949,330.85 85.5%• Management/Salaries 957,949.92 13.76%• Fundraising 51,765.90 .74%

TotalExpense $6,959,046.67 100%

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FayettevilleClinicalOffice3715 Business Drive, Suite 104Fayetteville, AR. 72703Phone: 479.521.1532Fax: 479.521.4971

RogersClinicalOffice1200 W. Walnut, Suite 1500Rogers, AR. 72756Phone: 479.636.0083Fax: 479.636.0144

BerryvilleOffice1004 S. MainBerryville, AR. 72616Phone: 870.423.1077Fax: 870.423.1087

HarrisonOffice107 E. Crandell Ave., Suite BHarrison, AR. 72601Phone: 870.741.8484Fax: 870.741.4088

MountainHomeOffice706 S. Main Street, Suite1Mountain Home, AR. 72653Phone: 870.425.5644Fax: 870.424.2201

BentonCountyEmergencyShelter250 E. Centerton Blvd.Centerton, AR. 72719Phone: 479.795.0503Fax: 479.795.8303

WashingtonCountyEmergencyShelter (Zion House)4626 Zion RoadSpringdale, AR. 72764Phone: 479.927.0577Fax: 479.872.6250

JulieHouse4652 Julie LaneSpringdale, AR. 72764Phone: 479.927.0579Fax: 479.756.2648

CopperCreek3522 Zion RoadSpringdale. AR. 72764Phone: 479.751.0913Fax: 479.750.5210

SubstanceAbuseTreatmentCenter3895 George Anderson RoadSpringdale, AR. 72764Phone: 479.770.8000Fax: 479.770.8009

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