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Community Report 2009

Oriana House provides quality and humane chemical dependency treatment and community corrections services to clients while contributing to safer communities.

Oriana House Administrative OfficesP.O. Box 1501, Akron, Ohio 44309330.535.8116 www.orianahouse.org

Message to the Community

William Kea (chair), Summit County Executive’s Office (retired)

Frank Comunale, S.A. Comunale, Inc.

Harold Craig, Akron Police Department (retired)

Eric Czetli, Ohio Department of Transportation

Robert Fenner, Ohio Adult Parole Authority (retired)

Judge Mary F. Spicer, Summit County Court of Common Pleas (retired)

James Lawrence, Oriana House, Inc.

James Wagner, Attorney

2009 Board of Directors

Descriptive words and detailed statistics are two ways to summarize what a business does, but when the business focuses on helping people turn their lives around, verbiage and data alone will always fall short of capturing the entire story. In Oriana House’s 15 facilities in Summit, Cuyahoga, and Seneca counties, our dedicated staff work every day to teach accountability, provide chemical dependency treatment, and offer educational and employment opportunities for our clients. Our goal of helping people is realized each time a parent rebuilds a relationship with their children, or a man or woman finally breaks the grip of drug addiction or alcoholism, or a young adult learns how to make the right choices. As our clients - people who are our neighbors, co-workers, friends, or family members - improve their lives, communities and generations are inevitably improved as well.

Chemical dependency and crime can’t be avoided entirely by any community, but their impact can be minimized through evidence-based programs that improve safety and save taxpayers’ money. State and local budget restraints and prison overcrowding require effective, responsible solutions; Oriana House is proud to provide the communities we serve with the expertise that comes from 28 years of experience. Our programming and treatment staff have provided outside training locally and nationally to professionals in the field. Community corrections officials from other states and countries have contacted and visited Oriana House to learn more about our programs.

Oriana House is affirmed year after year as various agencies conduct on-site audits to review and assess our programs. The Summit County and CROSSWAEH (Seneca County) Community Based Correctional Facilities earned perfect scores in 2009 on their reaccreditation audits from the American Correctional Association.

This year Oriana House expanded employment and education services for clients and focused on having families more involved in the recovery and reentry process; all factors that are significant to reducing recidivism. As the intensity of evidence-based practices increased, Oriana House’s Research Department continued to collect and analyze data through client surveys, strategic planning, and client outcome studies conducted at one and two years after release. With the groundbreaking for a new CBCF and plans for a reentry facility to open in Cuyahoga County, more people will receive services in the communities where they live and will be better prepared to establish and maintain a productive, crime-free lifestyle.

So as the story of what Oriana House does unfolds in the lives of those we serve, we look forward to working together to meet the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.

Respectfully,James J. LawrencePresident/CEO

2009 HighlightsCuyahoga County CBCF

Cuyahoga County broke ground for the

Judge Nancy R. McDonnell Cuyahoga

County Community Based Correctional

Facility (CBCF). The facility will be the 19th

CBCF in Ohio. CBCFs provide evidence-

based, comprehensive programming

that addresses offender needs such

as chemical dependency treatment,

education, employment, and family

relationships. Oriana House will

operate the Cuyahoga County CBCF,

making it the third CBCF in Ohio

operated by Oriana House.

Accreditations, Certifications, LicensureMeeting or exceeding national, state,

and industry standards is critical to

Oriana House’s role as a leader in

community corrections. Oriana House

is proud to have 12 of its community

corrections programs accredited

by the American Correctional

Association (ACA). The Summit County

and CROSSWAEH (Seneca County)

CBCFs earned perfect scores in

2009 on their ACA reaccreditation

audits. The agency’s residential and

nonresidential chemical dependency

treatment programs are certified by

the Ohio Department of Alcohol and

Drug Addiction Services; and Oriana

House’s drug and alcohol testing

laboratory is certified by the Clinical

Laboratory Improvement Act. Licensing

is also granted by the Ohio Department

of Rehabilitation and Correction

to all funded programs. The Ohio

Association of Nonprofit Organizations

has certified Oriana House under

the Ohio Nonprofits Standards for

Excellence.

North Star Neighborhood Reentry Resource Center

This facility opens in Cleveland in

2010 to assist individuals involved in

the criminal justice system and their

families in navigating the challenges

associated with reentry. Services

include employment, education, self-

help meetings, case management,

and outside referrals as needed with

a focus on assisting with community

reintegration for those returning to

our communities and their families.

North Star Neighborhood Reentry

Resource Center will partner with

many other providers to address

prisoner reentry in the Greater

Cleveland area.

Academic/Employment Program

The Glenwood Halfway House (GHH)

in Summit County reopened in 2009

after funding restrictions caused it to

close. Through the GHH, male, felony

offenders whose primary criminogenic

need is employment, can participate

in a new Academic/Employment

Program. The 180-day program

focuses on helping clients obtain a job

where they can earn a livable wage

with health care benefits.

Employment Readiness Center

The U.S. Department of Justice

awarded Oriana House $300,000 to

launch an Employment Readiness

Center in Summit County. Finding

and maintaining employment is a

significant factor in reducing recidivism.

The center will provide employment

resources and training to clients from

felony and municipal drug courts and

family violence court, along with other

Oriana House clients.

Treatment

The Intensive Outpatient (IOP) Treatment

program was modified in 2009 to

better help clients who continue to

use drugs or alcohol while in primary

treatment. Now if a client relapses, his

or her time in treatment is extended.

Previously, clients who used were often

discharged and/or restarted in the

next available group. Because the time

immediately after relapse is crucial

to recovery, this change lets clients

continue with the benefits of treatment

at a time when they need it the most.

In order to provide multiple levels of

care, a six-week Outpatient Treatment

Program was added in 2009,

consisting of four hours of group

therapy and 30 minutes of individual

counseling weekly. The program

is designed to facilitate a client’s

movement toward awareness of his/

her substance use and the effects it is

having on his/her life.

Additional Summit County CBCF Beds Open

The State of Ohio provided funding to

open 72 additional beds for the CBCF

program in Summit County.

Beginnings Housing

The Beginnings project opened in

Summit County with a new, four-

bedroom home and four renovated

apartment units providing rental

housing for low income, single

adults with mental and/or physical

disabilities. Funding from the U.S.

Department of Housing and Urban

Development (HUD) provides rent

subsidies, and case management

services are available, offering the

opportunity for independent living.

The housing is considered permanent

with tenants staying as long as they

need the support provided by the case

manager.

# of Clients Days ServedElectronic Monitoring (includes juveniles) 2,395 112,757 80%

SCRAM (includes juveniles) 305 26,360 80%

Reentry Court 104 34,336 79%*

Summit County Felony Drug Court 119 61,471 92%*

Akron Municipal Drug Court 48 12,217 76%*

Family Violence Court 56 31,428 86%*

Criminal Non-Support 29 4,082 n/a**

Day Reporting/Transitional Services 818 54,283 64%

Pretrial Diversion 121 n/a 66%

Discretionary Rehabilitation 516 n/a 97%

Pretrial Supervision Maximum 645 55,009 80%

Pretrial Supervision Medium 377 35,134 88%

Pretrial Supervision Minimum 277 23,881 87%

Global Positioning System (GPS) 85 4,757 74%

Northwest Ohio Electronic Monitoring 10 410 80%

Northwest Ohio SCRAM 11 1,339 86%

Northwest Ohio GPS 12 875 90%

Nonresidential Totals 5,927 458,399

Successful Completions # of Clients Days Served

SuccessfulCompletions

Summit County CBCF 662 72,773 76%CROSSWAEH CBCF 240 31,649 74%Federal Placement 132 11,557 82%Multiple Offender Program 372 5,984 82%Summit County Jail Overflow 418 10,439 99%Glenwood Jail Direct Placement 461 11,045 100%Restricted Halfway House 235 5,869 83%Halfway House 745 41,066 63%Work Release/Employment Placement 805 39,931 68%SHARP 72 5,930 57%Transitional Control 161 20,338 79%Academic Employment Program 16 1,069 100%Driver Intervention Programs (DIP) 676 2,704 99%DIP 6 (time served at Glenwood Jail 303 902 95%as part of 6-day sanction)

Cleveland Community Corrections & 852 67,407 75%Treatment Center (includes Electronic Monitoring)

Cleveland Transition Center 108 8,132 88%

Residential Totals 6,258 336,795

# of ClientsChemical Dependency Treatment 3,725

Program Assessments 518

Detoxification 1,500

Drop In 3,958

Central Assessment 4,369

Summit Link 434

Access to Recovery Summit County 761 Cuyahoga County 870

Chemical Dependency Treatment Totals 16,135

Housing servicesMidtown Apartments in Akron 97

Beginnings Housing in Akron 9

1%

Federal BOP City of Akron Community Corrections Contract

Client Fees

Summit County ADM Board

Ohio Halfway House Contract

Misc.

CROSSWAEH (Seneca County)CBCF Contract

Summit County CBCF Contract

Community Corrections Act

Other Contracts

Summit County Community Corrections Contract

Cuyahoga County Jail Reduction Program, Other Cities/Counties & Third Party Fees

11%

4%

10%

17%

7%17%

2%

1%

17%

2%11%

2009 Revenue$33,712,353

2009 Expenses$33,771,067

cHemical DepenDency programs

nonresiDential programs resiDential programs

2009 Program Statistics

2009 Financials

* Retention rate - percentage of successful completions and active clients

** Completion of new program could not occur within 2009

Personnel

Client Expenses

Occupancy

Insurance/Interest

Supplies/Maintenance

Operating Expenses

1%5%

13%

6%

3%

70%

Misc.2%

Estimated savings to Summit County taxpayers in 2009 $37,377,458

Oriana House clients paid $147,300 in restitution, child support and court costs in 2009

Prison CountyJail CommunityBasedCorrectional Facilities* MinimumSecurityJail(Glenwood)* MultipleOffenderProgram* SummitCountyJailTransfer* GlenwoodJailDirectSentence* RestrictedHalfwayHouse* HalfwayHouse* Academic/EmploymentProgram* WorkRelease*/EmploymentPlacement* SHARP(MentallyIllOffenderProgram)* DriverInterventionProgram* IntensiveSupervisedProbation ElectronicMonitoring*/GPSMonitoring* SecureContinuousRemoteAlcoholMonitoring(SCRAM)* ReentryCourt* DrugCourts-Felony*andAkronMunicipal*(BothDiversion) MentalHealthCourt*(Diversion) FamilyViolenceCourt*(Diversion) DayReporting* CriminalNon-Support* CommunityControl SummitLink* CommunityService PretrialDiversionPrograms* PretrialSupervision* Forfeiture/Impoundment Restitution/Fines/Costs

Oriana House provides integrated rehabilitative services across the continuum of sanctions. Because many of the services are provided by Oriana House, offenders can easily be moved up and down the continuum, adding or removing restrictions as necessary, without interruption to programming. The continuum of sanctions in Summit County is a nationwide model for successful community corrections programs.

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Correctional Sanctions

Each step in the Continuum of Sanctions can be used in conjunction with one another or as a step up or down from one program to another.

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Oriana House, Inc. is an affiliate of the

Continuum of Sanctions Model

It is the policy of Oriana House, Inc., to treat all clients regardless of race, color, national origin, disability, age, sex, or religion.