2016 ANNUAL REPORT

Fighting Youth Substance Abuse Since 1971

Still Effective

Still Free

Still PDAP

“ P DAP…It Works and It ’ s Free! ”

Mission

The Mission of the Palmer Drug Abuse Program is to be the most effective

prevention and recovery program helping young people and families avoid or

recover from the devastating effects of drug and alcohol abuse.

Vision

Our Vision is to provide free prevention and long-term drug and alcohol

recovery programs of the highest quality that are readily accessible to

Houston area youth and their families who may benefit from these services.

The Program

is administered with the highest level of integrity;

is free to all participants;

is spiritually based on the twelve-steps of recovery; and

provides recreational and social rehabilitation activities in a safe, sober environment.

From the CEO & President

On behalf of the Palmer Drug Abuse Program ( PDAP ) , I am proud to

share with you the highlights of another outstanding year in the life of PDAP

in this community. PDAP is the leading adolescent substance abuse recov-

ery provider in the Greater Houston area. For the past 46 years, we have

responded to the needs in our community by offering free recovery services

to the youth and families in the Houston area and provided education, inter-

vention, and prevention programs to area schools, businesses and church-

es throughout the community through our outreach services.

The on-going support we receive from our dedicated and committed Board

of Trustees, along with the community support of foundations, churches, in-

dividuals, and businesses is a true blessing to PDAP. Without such a

strong support system, we would not be able to continue fighting the effects

of substance abuse by offering these essential recovery services free of

charge to the young people and their families who so desperately need our

help. It is only through the generosity and support of the Houston commu-

nity that we are able to fulfill our mission of being the most effective sub-

stance abuse recovery program for young people and parents in the Hou-

ston area.

This has been a wonderful year for the Palmer Drug Abuse Program and

we are looking forward to an even better one in 2017.

Together we are making a difference….It works and it ’ s free !

Danielle Lutz, Ed.D.

CEO & President

History

The Palmer Drug Abuse Program ( PDAP ) was started in 1971 in Hou-

ston, Texas when a man named Bob Meehan, who was a recovering ad-

dict, built a relationship with Father Charlie Wyatt-Brown, the rector at

Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church. They developed a vision to reach lost

youth with substance abuse issues and bring them into a new, sober life-

style.

PDAP has been so successful that it has been replicated in nine cities in

the US, seven of which are in Texas.

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Houston

Austin

Brownsville

Corpus Christi

McAllen

Midland

San Antonio

2.4 million adolescents have an alcohol or drug problem

National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence

Client Services

Since 1971, the Palmer Drug Abuse Program has impacted the lives of over

1 million youth and their families and provided countless others with the

tools necessary to achieve and maintain a healthy, productive life-style.

PDAP ’ s program staff are comprised of professionals who have more

than 110 years of combined experience in working with adolescents and fam-

ilies struggling with substance abuse.

PDAP ’ s services include:

Crisis Intervention

Screening Assessments and Referrals

Individual and Family Counseling Sessions

Twelve-step Support Group Meetings:

Younger Group ( Y G ) - Youth ages 12-17

Older Group ( OG) - Young Adults ages 18-25

Parent Group ( PG) - Parents

Spanish Parent Group ( PG ) - Spanish speaking program

for parents

Social and Recreational Rehabilitative Activities

Community Education and Prevention Programs

After School Alternative Peer Group ( m andatory for students

using on school campuses or self –referral).

Multifamily Groups

Gender and Moving Forward Groups

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75% of all high school students have used substances

46% of all high school students currently use substances (CASA)

21% of high school students in Houston reported having their first

drink of alcohol before age 13 Texas Region 6 Regional Needs Assessment

PDAP Satellites

Meeting Locations

Younger Groups

Midtown

Council on Recovery

303 Jackson Hill St., Houston, TX 77007

713.301.0516

Katy

Current Christian Church

26600 Westheimer Pkwy, Katy, TX 77084

713.301.0516

Memorial/Spring Branch

Outreach Center of West Houston

725 Bateswood, Houston, TX 77079

281.870.9311

Spring/Northwest

Holy Comforter Episcopal Church

2322 Spring Cypress Rd., Spring, TX

77388

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MEETING LOCATIONS

OLDER GROUPS

Older Groups:

Memorial/Spring Branch

St. Thomas Presbyterian Church

14100 Memorial Dr, Houston, TX 77079

281.870.9311

Emmanuel Episcopal Church

15015 Memorial, Houston, TX 77079

281.870.9311

Midtown

Council on Recovery

303 Jackson Hill St., Houston, TX 77007

281.870.9311

Spring/Northwest

Holy Comforter Episcopal Church

2322 Spring Cypress Rd., Spring, TX 77388

Thank you to these groups that are gracious hosts of all of PDAP’s program and administra-tive space We are grateful for the continued support of these churches and community cen-ters that house our groups and support our mis-sion..

Administrative offices are generously donated to our organization by Cabot Oil & Gas

Corporation, www.cabotog.com.

Danielle Lutz, Ed.D.

CEO & President

Palmer Drug Abuse Program

2016 Board of Trustees and Staff Roster

Richard Chandler

Independent Consultant

Phil DeLozier

EnerVest

Dan O. Dinges

Cabot Oil & Gas

Deborah Duncan

KHOU Channel 11 TV

Rev. Steve Ferguson

St. Lukes Hospital

Jeff Gorski

Tidewater

Richard Lane

Vitruvian Exploration

Adrian Goodisman

Moelis & Company

Mary Ellen Lutey

SM Energy

Marvin Odum

Independent Consultant

Pat

Pollan

Pollan Hausman Real Estate

Marc Schkud

BBVA Compass Bank

Alicia Smith

Innovative Legal Solutions

Reginal Spiller

Azimuth Energy LLC

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Chairman

Drew Baker

Atwood Oceanic

Vice Chairman

Richard Burleson

Paul Hastings L.L.P.

Treasurer

Mike Rosinski

Siltstone Capital

Secretary

Janine McArdle

Apex Strategies

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

BOARD MEMBERS

ADVISORY BOARD

David Eargle

Solly Hemus

Fran McKinney

James L. Payne

Dan Montgomery

Duane Radtke

Sandy Soriero

Cynthia Wallace

John Wallace

R. Bain Williams

Thomas C. Wright

Program Activity

In 2016

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Total Youth and Families Served: 16,625

Core Program Attendance: 7277

Social Rehabilitation Activities and Hangout 6,831

Sobriety Awards: 82% of Active Clients

Unduplicated Number of Clients in Core Program: 846

Outreach Programs in Schools: 735

PDAP Group Activities

Younger Group Family Campout Older Group Campout All APG Younger Group Campout – October 31

st – November 2

nd

Parent Round Robin

PDAP Satellite Fundraisers and Banquets

Spring Fling Fundraiser 45

th Alumni Reunion

PDAP Awards Banquet

Research & Research Award 2016 Palmer Drug Abuse Program (PDAP) has been the focus of multiple research studies conducted by research teams representing multiple universities (Baylor University, Vanderbilt University, Sam Houston State University, University of Houston, Texas A & M, and University of Texas). Some of the completed research has been published and many in top tier journals. One article was published in Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation and in September 2016, this article was recognized by the Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling (AARC) Research Committee as the re-cipient of the 2015 CORE Visibility Article of the Year Award. Innovative School Program In 2016, the 2015 piloted school/PDAP program, known as the After -school Peer Group (APG) program, was extended to provide services for 2016-2017 school year. The continuing partnership with Spring Branch ISD (SBISD) and the PaRC (Memorial Hermann Prevention & Recovery Center) provided expanded services to all the SBISD middle school and high school campuses. Generation Found The Generation Found documentary (GFD) was filmed in Houston and focuses on the continuum of care of adolescent recovery in Houston. PDAP is featured in the film that gives hope to those in our nation that are struggling with the youth, drug abuse epi-demic. PDAP is recognized as the first adolescent recovery program in the nation. We are honored to be a part of the national youth addiction recovery revolution in Houston. In 2016, the clients PDAP served were able to maintain an 82% sobriety rate. PDAP continued through sustained contributions from the community to provide all

core services free of charge to the members.

Highlights of 2016

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Community Partnerships

The Palmer Drug Abuse Program is grateful for the many partnerships it

has within the Houston Community. These partnerships allow us to com-

bine resources and share expertise while providing prevention, intervention,

and education programs that lead to a decline in drug use, improvement in

health and job performance, reduction in involvement with the criminal jus-

tice system, decrease of family dysfunction and improvement in the quality

of life for us all.

PDAP is honored to partner with the following organizations.

Community Groups

Adolescent Recovery Oriented System of Care ( AROSC )

Association of Alternative Peer Groups ( AAPG)

Council on Recovery- Houston

Coalition of Behavior Health Services

Memorial Herman Prevention and Recovery Center

Houston/Harris County Drug Policy Committee

Outreach Center of West Houston

Educational Institutions Churches

Archway Academy Covenant Lutheran Church

Cates Academy Current A Christian Church

Houston I.S.D. Emmanuel Episcopal Church

Spring Branch I.S.D. Holy Comforter Episcopal Church

Communities in Schools ( C IS ) Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church

Baylor College of Medicine Pool of Life Church

Sam Houston State University St. Thomas Presbyterian Church

Lonestar College St. John the Devine

Texas Challenge Academy

Texas Southern University

Klein I.S.D.

Some of the services provided to the above agencies include-

Substance abuse education for classrooms, clubs or groups

Speaking at assemblies and PTO meetings

Faculty education

Weekly support groups

Individual and family counseling sessions

Red Ribbon Week Activities

After-school Programs

Referral assistance for students

Facility space for PDAP meetings

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2016 Donors & In-Kind Contributors

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Affordable Advertising

Albert & Ethel Herzstein Foundation

Amazon

Anadarko Petroleum

Anslow, James and Janet

AON Risk Services Southwest, Inc.

AON Service Corporation/Foundation

Arena Energy Foundation

Atwood Oceanics

Avison Young USA LLC

Baker Botts

Baldwin, Jack

Bill and Sharon Dickson Charitable Fund

Birch Foundation, Inc., Stephen & Mary

Blechman, Emily and Stephen

Boardwalk Pipeline Partners

Bradbury, Timothy and Tricia

Brown Foundation

Burk, Cathy and Victor

Burleson, Richard & Cecily

Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation

Carnes, K. B.

Carr, Coleen D.

CB&I

Chandler, Richard

Chevron

Cotillo, Antonio and Sherrie

Craft, Cynthia

D3 Foundation

Daly, Michael and Cindy

Davidson, Charles and Nancy

Davis, Terry and Pamela

Destephano, Paul

Dewitt Charles

Dinges, Dan

Dokell, Michael and Susan

Duncan, Deborah

Edwards, D. Kirk

Ellerby, Susan S.

EP Energy

Farmer, Carol

Faust, Sidney

Fearnley Offshore LLC

Ferguson, Rev. Steve

Ferrell, Matthew

Flannery, Melinda and Patrick

Freeport-McMoran Oil & Gas

Freytag, Maria

Gaffney, Lisa

Gallegher, Brandi

Garza, Aimee B.

Garza, Mark A.

Gaubeau, Ebony and Warrington

GDF Suez Energy

Giancarlo, Heather M.

Gilligan, Julia

Glanville, Tom

Golden, Leslie Kay

Goldman Sachs

Goodisman Charitable Fund

Goodisman, Adrian

Goodrich, Jeanna

Goodrich, Johnnie S.

Gorski, Jeff

GR Energy Services Management LP

Gray, Tempest

Hamill Foundation

Hammond, L. M.

Hammond, Lucretia B.

Head & Guild Parts, Inc.

Henning, Brenda

Henry, Cathy and Stephen

Houser, Mark and Lou

Howard, Nealor and Peggy

Huffington Foundation

2016 Donors & In-Kind Contributors

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Hull, Deborah A.

Jablonowski, Chris

Jenkins III. M.D., Daniel and Rebecca

John S. Dunn Foundation

Johnson, Amber

Johnston, Dennis N. and Mary

Jones, Jane

Jones, Robert A.

Jorgensen, Lora

Kelly, Margaret L.

Knobelsdorf, John Kaitlyn

Koenig. Charlotte

Kraus, Kathryn

Kroger

Kuithe, Rebecca A.

Lane, Richard

Lange, Bill

Lawrence, Vicki

Leyendecker Family Charities

Lollar, Michelle

Lopez, Jeannie

Lutey, Mary Ellen

Lutz, Danielle R

M. D. Anderson Foundation

Magana, Garrett 's Parents

Mathews, Greg

Matthews, Donna

Mauger, Debbie and David

McArdle Grading Company

McArdle, Kevin and Janine

McDugald, Richard

McGovern Foundation

Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church

Metro National

Mey, Mark

Miller, David and Jo

Miller, Judith

Miller, Sarah Ann

Millmaker, Allan

Minas, Angela

Nixon, Bruce A

Noble Energy, Inc.

Nordin, Evelyn

Nunez, Mirna Angelica

Oasis Petroleum

Odum, Marvin

Patterson, Paula

Pawul, Timothy

Payne, James L. and Arlene

Petterson, Lasse and Clara

Phillips, John

Pollan, Patrick

Pool of Life Church

Charlotte B. Proehl Foundation

Pyle, Bill

Radtke, Duane and Kim Ralph & Genevine B. Horween Foundation

Randalls

Reid, Alan

Roberts, Aaron and Patricia

Robleto, Robert or Erin

Roff, John

Rose, Nancy and James

Rosinski, Mike and Nancy

Rowan Foundation

Rowland, Robert

Rubenstein, Barbara and Jim

Ryder Scott

Sabine Oil & Gas LLC

Safeway

Satiel, Robert and Karen

Scheid, Selina

Schepps Foundation, A.I. and Manet

Scherr III, Walter and Maryjane

Schkud, Marc

Schlumberger

2016 Donors & In-Kind Contributors

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Scotiabank

Scott, Charles

SM Energy Company

Smiley, Brenda M.

Smith, Alicia

Smith, Clark and Barbara

Smith, Mark and Angela

Smyth, Edward and Scarlet

Spiller, Reginal and Frieda

Spindletop Charities

St. John the Divine

Stevens, Jeffrey T.

Stinnett, Mark and Lori

Strake Foundation

The Alek and Williams Foundation

The George Foundation

The Radtke Charitable Fund

Thorne, Martha and Alexander

Tidewater

Truist

Tudor, Robert and Phoebe

UBS

Villoutreix, Terry and Andre

Vitruvian Exploration

Vivian Smith Foundation

W & T Offshore

Westmoreland, Kathleen

Weston, Paula

Williams, Linda

World Affairs Council of Houston

Zinni, Edward and Susan

Zorich Family Foundation

When my family first came to

PDAP, we came with the belief

that we were supporting our

son. Little did we know that by

participating in this program

that each of us would begin a

journey of self discovery that

would enable us to grow indi-

vidually therefore allowing us

to become a stronger family.

PDAP Parent

PDAP Moments

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Revenue and Expenses

2016

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PDAP helped save my relationship with all my loved ones. THANK YOU PDAP!

PDAP Young Adult

PDAP Making A Difference

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PDAP Making A Difference

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Corporate Challenge Golf Tournament

The Palmer Drug Abuse Program hosted its Twenty-fourth Annual Corporate

Challenge Golf Tournament at Golf Club of Houston We had an outstanding group of

players and absolutely beautiful weather! With the generous support of our sponsors

along with the generosity of the players on the teams supporting PDAP—this will sup-

port our continuing efforts to fight youth substance abuse in the Houston community.

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PDAP Social

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Making a Contribution

HOW CAN YOU HELP?

PDAP relies on contributions from the community to continue providing free drug recovery ser-

vices to the youth and families throughout the Greater Houston Metropolitan Area. There are

many ways that you can help the PDAP Program through donations of time, money, on-line

donations, stock, vehicle donations, company matching gift funds, in-kind donations such as

office supplies and recreational equipment, and through the many matching gift opportunities

provided by local grocery stores or internet shopping sites. Below is a listing of ways that you

can contribute to PDAP.

More than 85% of contributions go directly to support the free drug and alcohol recovery ser-

vices provided to the youth and families struggling with substance abuse in our community.

We accept donations at any time during the year...all of which are tax-deductible.

You may also use the form below and mail your donation to the attention of Dr. Danielle Lutz

at the Palmer Drug Abuse Program, 840 Gessner Road, Suite 1300, Houston, Texas 77024.

Cash or Check Donations

Corporate Matching Gift Programs

On-Line Donations through our website

www.pdaphouston.org

In-Kind Donations

( ex. office supplies & recreational equipment)

iGive.com

Kroger Share Card

Randalls Good Neighbor Program

Gifts of Stock

Vehicle Donations

Planned Giving

Volunteering

Go Fund Me Campaigns

Facebook Fundraisers

Amazon Smile

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I want to help the

Palmer Drug Abuse Program!

Name: _________________________________________________

Address: _______________________________________________

City, State, Zip Code: ____________________________________

E-mail: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Donation Amount: $ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

This donation is in honor/memory of: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Would you like your donation to remain anonymous? YES NO

For other donations, please call Danielle Lutz at ( 281) 589-4832

The mean age of initiation to all substances in Texas is 13 years and 1 month

Texas Region 6 Regional Needs Assessment – Council on Alcohol and Drugs Houston 2014

Stories of Hope Through Recovery

PDAP is my safe place, this is where I come to find solutions to my problems with the help of my counselors and

peers. The counselors have always showed me unconditional love and support no matter what I have done or how

I have acted. PDAP is where I meet sober friends and receive feed-back I may not want to hear at the moment but

eventually really helps me out in the long run. PDAP is where I grow and remain teachable. There is almost no

other place in the world that I feel safer to come and to be than PDAP. – Female, 17 years old

PDAP gives me a place to come and find fellowship and friends. It gives me a place to feel loved and accepted.

PDAP helps keep me sober and sane. Every time I come here I feel safe like I can talk openly and not feel judged.

Without PDAP I don’t think I would be sober right now. I consider PDAP to be part of my family. – Male, 16 year

old

It feels welcoming and a fun place to vent in a healthy way. I can also hear other’s stories and learn from them. –

Male, 15 years old

PDAP has helped me stay sober and find a sponsor. I would have not be able to get sober without PDAP. It has

also helped me find friends that are sober and help me when I need advice or someone to tell me how it is without

sugar coating it. It has helped me become a better person all around, of course I’m not perfect, but I get better

with the help of PDAP and my friends. - Female, 16 years old

I learned of PDAP from a rehab facility my son was in. At that time, I was in crisis mode; I knew I needed help for

my son when he got out; back into the world in which I believed got him in rehab. I had no idea what a life chang-

ing experience it would be for both us. I started going to the PDAP parent meetings before he was able to attend

his peer meeting. I was sure I was going to learn how to fix him. To my surprise, with the help of staff and the oth-

er parents, I learned how to work on myself, which, in turn taught me to be there for my son in a healthy manner,

how to walk the walk rather than talk the talk, mirror if you will, what I asked of him. My Son started attending

PDAP meetings about one month later. Our meetings were separate however in the same building at the same

time. He is able to have individual counseling and we have family counseling sessions which have been amazing

for us, and, at no cost, by licensed staff. PDAP also gives him separate hang out times so that he is in an environ-

ment where he is able to be with others that learned how to have fun “sober”. We have been in PDAP, attending

meetings regularly now for more than 4 ½ years. The tools PDAP has given me and my son are something I could

have never imagined. There is always someone there to help me and or him. Today my life is one I never knew of.

I am a much better person for my son and others in my life due to all I got from my parent meetings and the same

is true for him. I am a pdarent, my son is a pdaper, and we live a life of recovery because that’s what we learned,

recovery is a lifestyle and it works if you work it! – Parent

We started our journey in PDAP when our daughter was a 9th grader about six years ago. We have always felt

comfortable in PDAP and during this time we have learned a lot. We've been shown ways to stop the chaos that

was going on in our house and ways to support our daughter that were healthy for her and for us. –Parent

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PDAP Saved My Life (Comment repeated by PDAPers for the last 45 years)