NEXT STEP COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS

ANNUAL REPORT 2014-2015

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Opening RemarksWho We AreWhat We DoCommunity Partners Financial Report Future GoalsStay Connected

“Education leads to knowledge, training leads

to understanding, and counseling and mentoring

lead to wisdom.”

Dear Community Friends,

We are pleased to present our annual report for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2015, marking 31 years of community service in East Texas.

Our mission is to build safe and vibrant communities by providing services pertaining to education, training, counseling and mentoring, encouraging individuals and families to lead happy, healthy and productive lives.

Alcohol and substance abuse prevention and education remains a high priority in much of our program services. We have just completed our second year in a five year substance abuse prevention contract with the Texas Department of State Health Services. We serve 13 counties in East Texas through three community coalitions to reduce underage drinking, youth marijuana use and prescription drug abuse. Through these coalitions, we concentrate our prevention efforts on educating parents and the larger community on the high youth use of these substances and formulate strategies and effective community engagement to reduce youth substance use.

We also completed the third year of our innovative Youth Counseling Program. In this program we place licensed counselors in area school districts and with juvenile probation departments to help youth learn how to cope with and overcome the problems that prevent them from achieving success. Our community should be aware of the growing need for youth mental health and behavioral counseling on school campuses. Through our unique service we provide an affordable approach for school districts to utilize licensed professional counselors without having to start a new program and usually for less cost.

Through all of our programs, now and in the future, our goal is to teach people how they can succeed from their own unique starting point. So all of our efforts are geared with our motto in mind, “Education leads to knowledge, training leads to understanding, and counseling and mentoring lead to wisdom.”

With the help, confidence and support of the larger community, we will continue to make our communities a better place to play, learn, work and raise families.

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Sincerely, Greg Thompson

Executive Director &

OPENING REMARKS

Collin PhaupBoard President

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WHO WE ARE

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

STAFF

Greg Thompson

Collin Phaup- Board President Robert Hancock- Vice President Stuart Meisenheimer- Treasurer James McCraw- Secretary Mark Roberts- Voting MemberWilliam Beasing- Voting Member

Brandon Davidson- Coalition Program Director Lauren Barnes- Media and Community Relations CoordinatorRebecca Smith- Coalition Coordinator, East Texas Substance Abuse CoalitionErin LaCoste- Coalition Coordinator, Smart Start CoalitionSusan Anderson-Coalition Coordinator, Northeast Texas Coalition Against Substance AbuseKerry Adamek, LPC- Youth Counseling Program Director/ CounselorLou Townsend, LPC- CounselorNelida Medina, LMSW- CounselorKendra Bennett, LPC-I- Counselor Lisa Sipes- Office Manager

903-939-9010nextstepcommunitysolutions.com305 S. Broadway Ave. Ste. 603, Tyler, TX 75702

OUR TEAM...

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WHAT WE DOCOUNSELINGOur Youth Counseling Program places licensed mental health counselors on campus at local public schools and juvenile probation offices. Of the 20% of students who need professional counseling, 80% never receive it. This program ensures that students who are referred to mental health counseling receive it. We are able to provide this low-cost service due to community support, including funding from the United Way of Smith County.

9 counseling locations177 clients were served 808 counseling sessions were held

The year by the numbers:

(nearly double the number of sessions from the previous year)

Questions about our Youth Counseling Program? Contact Greg Thompson at 903-939-9010 or greg.thompson@nextstepcsi.com

The free, school-based counseling program has really helped me open up and feel that I actually have someone I can talk to about my problems and that I’m not entirely alone.”

-Counseling recipient

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1,330 counseling hours were held

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WHAT WE DOCOMMUNITY COALITIONSOur coalitions bring concerned community members together to prevent substance abuse among East Texas youth. We have three coalitions that cover 13 counties. The East Texas Substance Abuse Coalition covers Smith, Rusk, Cherokee, Henderson and Van Zandt counties. Smart Start Coalition covers Marion, Harrison and Gregg counties. Northeast Texas Coalition Against Substance Abuse covers Titus, Morris, Cass, Franklin and Bowie counties.

Questions about our Community Coalition Program?Contact Brandon Davidson at 903-939-9010 or brandon.davidson@nextstepcsi.com

During the year:

7 million impressions were made with a substance abuse prevention message

105 presentations to 3,697 people

Positive Action, a prevention curriculum, was implemented at a local school

More than 50% of the Rusk County alcohol retailers put up cooler stickers with a message against underage drinking

Raised the perception of harm against synthetic drugs among local students

Partnered with Kilgore Middle School for a long-term strategy to prevent underage drinking

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81 coalition members have partnered with us

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LOCAL PARTNERS

Our heartfelt thanks to the community partners who make our work possible.

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

United Way of Smith County

Tyler Police Department

East Texas Council on Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Prevention Resource Center 4

Texas Department of Transportation

Wise Up Rusk County

Rusk County Health Department

Tyler Junior College Student Support Department

The Andrew’s Center

Kilgore Middle School

Kilgore Police Department

Wellness Pointe

Daingerfield High School

Church on the Rock Daingerfield

Daingerfield-Lonestar ISD

First Baptist Church Daingerfield

Titus County Probation

Grace Counseling

Glen Oaks Hospital

Ounce of Prevention

Miller-Bowie County Health Coalition

Mount Pleasant ISD

Maximus

Northeast Texas Community College

Pay Attention East Texas

Lindale ISD

First Baptist Church of Kilgore

Titus County Juvenile Probation

Chapel Hill ISD

Van Zandt County Juvenile Probation

United Way is pleased to partner with Next Step Community Solutions to positively impact adolescents with behavioral problems or social issues that prevent them from achieving success.”

-Nan Moore, United Way

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State & Local Grants Foundation Grants Youth Counseling Program United Way Grants

Fundraising Other Misc. Income Individual Donations

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FINANCIALSREVENUE

24.89%

23.82%

19.36%

17.08%

10.14%

2.75%

1.19%

0.76%

Coalition 1

Coalition 2

Coalition 3

Indirect Administration

Youth Counseling Program

General & Administrative

Fundraising

Former ADAPT

Total Expenses

Net Assets as of 08/31/15

EXPENSES

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Coalition 1 Coalition 2 Coalition 3 Indirect Administration

Youth Counseling Program General & Administrative Fundraising Former ADAPT

82 CENTS OF EVERY DOLLAR WENT DIRECTLY TO PROGRAM SERVICES

$132,896

$127,191

$103,366

$91,201

$54,118

$14,691

$6,362

$4,031

$533,857

$88,985

76.47%

9.26%

6.79%

5.29%

1.20%

0.90%

0.10%

State & Local Grants

Foundation Grants

Youth Counseling Program

United Way Grants

Fundraising

Other Misc. Income

Individual Donations

Total Revenue

$430,994

$52,200

$38,260

$29,813

$6,739

$5,079

$550

$563,633

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FUTURE GOALSEAST TEXAS SUBSTANCE ABUSE COALITIONPartner with the University of Texas at Tyler College of Pharmacy to create a prescription drug task force

Host a safe party dispersal event for law enforcement

Educate parents and youth on the dangers of underage drinking

SMART START COALITIONImplement long-term strategies with the Kilgore Middle School to prevent underage drinking among their students

Partner with Kilgore ISD to expand services

NORTHEAST TEXAS COALITION AGAINST SUBSTANCE ABUSEPartner with the Daingerfield High School to create a student-task force to prevent underage drinking

Implement a community awareness campaign called “Not In My House” to prevent adults from providing alcohol to minors in their house

Partner with Titus County Juvenile Probation to implement an effective policy for youth who have substance abuse offenses

YOUTH COUNSELING PROGRAMExpand our counseling services to more locations

Hire more counselors

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903-939-9010

NextStepCommunitySolutions.com

Next Step Community Solutions

@NextStepTX

305 S. Broadway Ave. Ste. 603, Tyler, TX 75702

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