FINANCIAL STATEMENT 2009-2010

dawn farm annual report

recovery means hope.
Revenues General operations SUMMARY
Facility rents/loans $257,316
Public funding $1,169,549 Food/household $198,702 2009 REVENUES $3,171,209
Resident fees $1,136,040 Utilities $153,747
Donations $540,738 Insurance $151,913 2009 EXPENDITURES $3,326,197
Other contracts/grants $129,745 Maintenance $108,754
Communications $144,632 BALANCE -$154,988*
Other income $195,137
Accounting/legal $115,800
Depreciation $166,458 Administrative cost
TOTAL REVENUES $3,171,209 7.9%
Office supplies $126,602
Fund-raising cost 2.5%
Other contracts $177,790
Wages $1,635,144 Transportation $139,286
Payroll taxes & benefits $416,066 Other expenses $133,987

TOTAL PERSONNEL $2,051,210 TOTAL OPERATIONS $1,274,987

Certified audit available on request. Dawn Farm is a
tax-exempt Michigan 501 (c)(3) non-profit corporation.
We welcome any charitable contributions.
This is what Dawn Farm is all about.

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Dawn Farm programs often provide a last hope for young addicts and alcoholics who have run
out of options. Since 1973, the Farm and all of its programs have offered tangible help—never turning After almost four decades of helping, our commitment
people away for lack of funds.
For nearly forty years, we’ve built on our success helping men and women with addictions. But to offering real hope is greater than ever.
we continue to challenge ourselves—to add new programs, to expand where we see a need. Why?

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Because our mission statement is more than just a statement. Because we honor the people who
went before us in this work. Because we recognize the important role we play in the community—and
because our mission and values continue to challenge us. From the new Spera client suffering withdrawal to the
Because a family will call us today and ask for help with their young son or daughter who is in
trouble—and a real person will answer the phone and talk with them. A shaky drunk will show up
residential client on the Farm; from the inmate at the
at the Spera Center expecting the worst—and one of our staff will welcome him warmly and get him
some coffee. People will knock on doors all over town, and someone from Dawn Farm will respond.
crossroads to the teenager struggling to stay clean—
Why? Because Dawn Farm tries to stand up for the people who couldn’t go anywhere else—the most
disenfranchised of our neighbors. Even with our expansions in recent years, our beds are often full—with
Dawn Farm offers hope.
waiting lists.
So we’re not done yet.
With your help—the board, staff, volunteers, and you, our supporter—we will continue to use our On the Farm, in the city, on the streets—the message
vision and creativity and resources to help as many addicted people as possible.
We hope that you agree—stay tuned for the next step. continues: you can get better. A community of clean
2009-2010 Dawn Farm Board of Trustees
and sober men and women are waiting to help you.
James A. Fink, Chair Jerry Clayton Martin Gleespen, MD Rich Sheridan
Ellie Serras, Vice Chair David Clyde Johanna Horn, MSW Phil Surratt
Hon. Julie Creal Jeff Jay
Mike Stevens, Treasurer
Heather Wurster, Secretary
Karen Andrews*
Jeffrey Desmond, MD
Hon. S.J. Elden*
Maggie Ladd
Carrie Leahy
Mary VandenBelt
William Zambon Join us.
Janis Bobrin Joseph Fitzsimmons* Betsy McCallister*
Charles Borgsdorf* Charles Gehrke, MD David Rutledge* James Balmer, President

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Outpatient 734.821-0216 • Street Outreach 734.485.8725 • Chapin Street Project 734.485.8725
 hope for the suffering residential treatment long term support compassionate outreach
Since 1994 Dawn Farm has provided a safe, supportive environment for Young men and women have been coming to Dawn Farm for residential It’s so simple: safe, sober housing with basic accountability—and men and We have a responsibility to try and do new things to help—so we continue
alcoholics and addicts who want to “kick the habit.” Trained staff monitor symp- treatment for 37 years. From the early days, when both staff and residents lived women are able to get sober and stay sober. That’s the model. to reach out to the community in new and creative ways.
toms of detoxification and introduce 12-step program principles. in the same old farmhouse. to the present, long-term treatment has been the The Chapin Street Project transitional housing program provides structured, Dawn Farm’s Outpatient offers supportive therapy in both individual and
In 2009, we helped 1258 men and women safely withdraw from drugs and true foundation of Dawn Farm’s history—we believe in it, and we have become supportive houses and apartments in which addicts and alcoholics in early group settings. Solidly based upon 12-step principles, our therapists provide
alcohol. But we turned away more than a thousand. one of the last providers of this model of care in the state. recovery can learn basic new skills for drug-free living. accountability and compassionate support to the newly-recovering individual. We
As a result, we began to plan a broader, more inclusive program that launched We believe that it takes time to help an addict or alcoholic create a foundation Starting with a single house in 1998, the Chapin Street Project now maintains offer a variety of therapeutic groups—for the just-sober and for those seeking
in January 2010—Spera. Spera is the Latin word for “hope.” in recovery­—and we don’t believe in quick fixes. nine sites—and we’re not finished. This important project provides 128 people relapse prevention. More than 400 men and women were helped here in 2009.
The new Spera Recovery Center increases our capacity to 18 Residential treatment involves daily group therapy, individual work with each day with a warm, safe and sober place to stay and practical direction on Our adolescent services in the unique Daybreak program help teens in the
beds—and greatly expands our outreach to some of the most trained therapists and an array of supportive activities. We work hard to connect how to suit up and show up for life. struggle to find sobriety—and help their families as well.
fragile members of our community. people to the larger community of clean and sober men and women. 273 men and women were housed and helped by this program in 2009—for Dawn Farm’s Jail Outreach and Court Services provides a unique environment
This important community service is open 24 hours a day, 147 young men and women entered our two residential facilities in 2009, a net subsidy of only $1.68 per person per day. in the Washtenaw County Jail and for probationers—so these addicts and alcoholics
365 days a year—a refuge for people seeking help at anytime­. seeking a new way of life through our intensive long-term model of care. They It’s a sound idea. Formerly homeless men and women participate in the can learn basic living skills. In 2001, 163 inmates moved toward recovery from
Working with members of the recovering community, came to the Farm or to our Ann Arbor facility (now Dawn Farm Downtown), basic day-to-day activities of living: they find and keep a job, they attend A.A. and addiction.
Spera’s newly-sober men and women attend daily A.A. meetings, joined the recovering community and worked hard. N.A. meetings and participate in the life of the community. They buy groceries. Our free Education Series offered quality information to more than 1500
receive education on recovery and develop an aftercare plan. More than half of our admissions complete treatment, and long-term outcomes They pay their taxes. They learn how to be responsible on a daily basis. They people last year—professionals and families get concrete help from a variety
They move into the community with new hope. of our graduates regularly exceed national statistics. help others who are struggling. of knowledgable speakers. Our anti-stigma website Recovery is Everywhere.org
Folks who find their way to the Spera Recovery Center We are grateful that community support has This smart, cost effective outreach offers a solid way off the streets and distributed materials all over the country and overseas.
move out into treatment, enter transitional housing, or parti- allowed us to maintain long-term residential pro- into a new way of life. Our Street Outreach puts caring Dawn Farm staff “on the streets”—to
cipate in one of Dawn Farm’s many other outreaches. grams when most of them have disappeared. The Chapin Street Project is a unique and successful grassroots response meet alcoholics and addicts in the community and encourage them to get the
They get help. They get better. We look ahead to a future of helping people with to addiction and homelessness­—but we almost always have a waiting list. We help they need. Sometimes all a person needs is a little hope in order to take
They get hope. addictions—along with a few pigs and chickens. continue to look for ways we can expand into new sites. that first step. We try to extend our hand to them.