KidsTLC 2020 Annual Report TABLE OF CONTENTS
2020 YEAR IN REVIEW — 1 A MESSAGE FROM OUR CEO — 4 JEN & RUSSELL’S STORY — 5
JULY
Year in Review
Recognized in Reader’s Digest
ADVISORY BOARD — 8
OUR MISSION:
KidsTLC Open golf tournament sells out again!
KidsTLC exists to transform the lives of children and families experiencing mental and behavioral health challenges, developmental trauma and autism.
Dr. Steve Massey joins KidsTLC as Chief Administrative Officer
Outdoor movie nights on campus entertain residential clients and staff
JUNE
2020
Inclusion & Change workshops hosted by staff, for staff
Innovative Pop-up online auction raises crucial funds for all programs
KidsTLC appears on Fox 4 morning show and in IN Kansas City magazine
JCYM weighted blanket project underway
CHARITIES FOUNDATION BOARD — 8 REVENUE & EXPENSES — 8
FEBRUARY
APRIL
VOLUNTEER CONTRIBUTIONS — 8
Residential clients give back to community through volunteer outreach efforts
Received unprecedented support for PPE from community to keep services running safely
THANK YOU, DONORS! — 9
Lotus Clinics & Trellis Center transition from on-campus to telehealth and at-home services
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teenager with Autism and Tourette Syndrome, I thought I was equipped to manage my son’s mental and behavioral health challenges. We were already participating in many
and our routine was upended. Both of us were struggling and things reached a breaking point.
Dear Friends,
Finding the right care and getting him in therapy was a
For more than 49 years, KidsTLC has remained a pillar in the
strength for our current and future financial stability, we were
metropolitan area, dedicated to transforming lives. Thanks to
able to take a significant step toward expanding our campus.
NOVEMBER Partner with Town Center Plaza/Town Center Crossing for largest holiday-season gift drive
struggle I didn’t expect. Unfortunately, there is more need
Getting help for Russell at KidsTLC also came with
for treatment than there are available places. We faced an
services for me as a parent. I have accessed respite
8-month wait before Russell could get into a psychiatric
services, which give parents a break to avoid caregiver
residential treatment facility (PRTF). But fortunately, we
burnout. I have joined parent support groups, which can
landed at KidsTLC.
help parents know they’re not alone. I have participated in
partners, that commitment to transformation only grew in 2020
There are far too many children waiting to receive quality mental
and further served to accelerate change in meeting the
and behavioral healthcare, and our agency knew we had to leap
enormous need for mental and behavioral health services in our
on an opportunity to expand, regardless of the pandemic. In
The thing that has made all the difficult emotions and
community, state and metropolitan area. As unpredictable and
July of 2020, KidsTLC purchased the neighboring skilled-nursing
experiences worth it, is knowing how much getting help at
turbulent as 2020 was, the theme of resilience was never more
facility and completed the final renovations needed to open in
KidsTLC has improved Russell’s life and our relationship.
I don’t want this to read like the process was easy for us,
apparent as we embraced the unpredictable, recommitted to
November. KidsTLC added its seventh building to our campus
Russell has built friendships that make him feel
because it wasn’t. Every step was hard, and there were
not only our clients and their families but to our incredible staff
and welcomed hope-filled kids to their new, temporary home
understood. He has developed coping skills and
many sacrifices. There were days of fear, agony, heartache
just days before the holidays in December of 2020.
confidence that he wouldn’t have without the program. He
and all the emotions you feel when you see a loved one
also learned to take responsibility for his actions and
unhappy. There is still a lot of work we will continue to do,
reactions. He is very proud of all he has accomplished and
but I am so happy to have my 15-year-old baby boy back
isn’t ashamed for others to know how hard he had to work
home with me and hear his laugh every day.
and community walking beside us every step of the way.
MARCH
As a behavioral health professional and a mom of a
online, in-person support services were no longer available
A N OTE FROM OUR CEO: RESILIENCY ABOUNDS
the strength and passion of our staff, volunteers and community
OCTOBER
MAY JANUARY
‘FORTUNATELY, WE LANDED AT KIDSTLC’
services, but then the pandemic happened. School moved
SEPTEMBER
KIDSTLC PROGRAMMING — 6 BOARD OF DIRECTORS — 8
AUGUST
The year began with KidsTLC embarking on a new 5-year
Through these young lives, filled with resilience, determination
strategic plan, focused on helping even more children and their
and hope, we knew we made the right decision. KidsTLC not
families who are facing mental and behavioral health challenges.
only survived 2020, but thrived in our mission to transform lives.
The Core Values set forth in the plan - commitment, communication, compassion, competence and connection, help
family therapy, which strengthens communication and gives parents tools to effectively relate to their children.
to get where he is now. I feel grateful every day for the progress he has made.
— Jen Robertson, MS, CSP
Sincerely,
set the standards that will guide our growth through the next
DECEMBER
five years. And, even though the global pandemic required
Renovations complete on building 7 and new residential clients move in!
embrace health and safety with a new focus, and seek new
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KidsTLC to pivot the manner in which we provide some services,
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Dr. Erin Dugan, President & CEO
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A child’s mental health diagnoses can feel devastating, particularly when traditional forms of outpatient therapy are not enough. The Phoenix Psychiatric
The Lotus Clinics: Specialized Mental & Behavioral Health Services
AU TI SM
O U TPATIE N T
RESID ENTI A L
Phoenix Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility
The Trellis Center at KidsTLC
As 2020 began with a steady and
This powerful line of programs serves families impacted by
consistent flow of outpatients clients in
Autism Spectrum Disorders and other related
Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF) provides intensive residential treatment for
the Lotus Clinics at KidsTLC, the pandemic
children, ages 6-18, who emotional and behavioral issues prevent them from living
soon changed course for the program. In
safely in the community. Our dedicated staff address a number of behavioral
late March, all appointments transitioned
concerns and specialize in treating the effects of complex trauma and attachment
to a telehealth model almost overnight.
services to in-home therapy. Our staff remained incredibly
disorders. KidsTLC comprehensive program is able to help the whole family as
Many families found comfort in being able
resilient and embraced new ways of deploying Applied
they find relief from emotional pain as well as support and understanding.
to continue therapeutic services with their regular clinician, without having to leave their home. We are proud of our staff who
179 clients served resulting in 23,349 hours of therapy and 21,940 days of care.
Average length of stay was 148 days.
92% of parents reported an increase in hopefulness and 89% noticed a reduction in problem severity.
As the state’s largest QRTP, this important program embraces children, ages 6 through 17, with moderate social, emotional and family or placement problems. The
operated in contained pods with minimal traffic between groups to maintain as safe of an environment as possible.
depression, self-acceptance, substance
Children and staff adapted quickly to all necessary
Intensive Outpatient Program
88% of clients reported satisfaction with services and 74% of parents reported an increase in hopefulness.
Our group-based IOP temporarily halted beginning of the pandemic, transitioning some patients and their families to staffed jumped into roles as teachers remote learning for the remainder of the
intensive treatment program. It also can serve as a crucial step-down service from a
to KidsTLC’s campus, IOP resumed providing therapy 4 days per week, for 3 hours each day. Parent/caregiver education and support groups met weekly via Zoom to provide crucial KIDSTLC ANNUAL REPORT - 2020 // 6
interruption. Trellis Center also gained a new sensory playground in 2020 that provided a bright welcome-back to campus!
involvement at the family level.
9,215 hours of therapy.
92% of parents report satisfaction with services. 78% report an increase in hopefulness.
Thank you, Donors! Champion of Children ($25,000 +) Alcohol Tax Fund* • Anonymous Donor • Health Forward Foundation • Huhtamaki Packaging, Inc. • Jill and Tim Phillips • REACH Healthcare Foundation • Sarli Family Foundation • Sunderland Foundation • Anonymous Donor • United Way of Greater Kansas City
The question is not how to survive but how to thrive with passion, compassion, humor and style. - MAYA ANGELOU
10,605 VOLUNTEER HOURS FROM 531 INDIVIDUAL, FAITH-BASED, CIVIC AND CORPORATE CONTRIBUTORS, VALUED AT $288,456. *As estimated for 2020 by Independent Sector.
Advisory Board
100% OF FAMILIES REPORTED THAT THEIR CHILD DEMONSTRATED NEW SKILLS AFTER 90 DAYS OF SERVICE.
Catherine Bell Dr. Dave Cook Brian Dunn Doug Greenwald Tim Grunhard Jill Phillips
PROGRAM EXPENSES Other: 1%
51 clients served.
when our residential clients started
were lifted and clients could safely return
education, behavior management, mentoring, and family crisis mitigation.
84 clients served.
changes, with smiles and progress continuing with little
Dr. Pat All Kathy Baker Shawn Barber Jeanene Bartel Gary Church Marty Cole Tim Danneberg Sr. Marie Joan Harris, CSJ Darrin Ives Joel Jacobsen Maggie Kolb Bobby Love II LaDonna McCullough Tom Mertz Darren Odum Rick Poccia Kim Westerfield Maj. John Williams Heather Winiarski Jason Wright
telehealth appointments. Our amazing
higher level of functioning while avoiding future placement in a more restrictive, Length of stay ranged from just a few hours to many months.
children and their families during 4+ months off-campus.
variety of challenges including anxiety,
spring 2020 school year. Once restrictions
therapy services, case management, life skills and positive youth development
occupational therapy to yield positive outcomes for
physically distanced, while addressing a
Sanctuary QRTP’s secure facility is designed to enhance residents’ ability to achieve a
PRTF. Services often include crisis assessment, risk screening, access to outpatient
Center quickly and successfully pivoted on-campus
Behavior Analysis (ABA), speech/language pathology and 6,385 sessions equaling 6,332 hours of therapy.
operation for a few months during the
284 clients served, marking a 23% increase from 2019.
world and shuttered many businesses in 2020, the Trellis
When returning to KidsTLC in late summer, Trellis Center
and so much more.
Sanctuary Qualified Residential Treatment Program
developmental disabilities. As the pandemic gripped the
helped clients stay socially connected, but
abuse, PTSD, family dysfunction, anger
THE MOST COMMON DIAGNOSES FOR OUR PRTF CLIENTS INCLUDE PTSD, DEPRESSION, REACTIVE ATTACHMENT DISORDER, ANXIETY AND ADHD. 100% OF OUR CLIENTS HAVE MULTIPLE DIAGNOSES.
1,498 clients served, marking a 15% increase since 2019.
KidsTLC Board of Directors
46,326 treatment hours, includes 13,556 hours of in-home treatment and 2,380 hours of telehealth. In first three months of treatment, 100% of families reported satisfaction with their child’s services, a decreased level of stress and increase in hopefulness.
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Charities Foundation Board
IOP: 2%
Gary Church Kurt Fischer Rhonda Harrelson Tom Mertz Janie Reintjes Allen Skeens Bart Thomason
Trellis Center: 18%
Lotus Clinics: 4% Sanctuary QRTP: 5% PRTF: 70%
REVENUE Contributions, Grants, Fundraising, Investments & In-kind: $2,584,490 Program Revenue: $15, 468,835
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Guardian of Children ($10,000+) Jeanene and Dan Bartel • CrossFirst Bank • Garmin International Inc. • Human Service Fund, collaboration of Johnson Cty Local Gov.** • Johnson County Young Matrons • Keith + Associates Dentistry • Kompass Kapital Foundation • Missouri Superstores II, LLC • Marilyn and Richard Nickloy • Olathe Health • Kathy and Harlan Parker • Richard and Charlotte Orear Charitable Foundation • Anonymous Donor • Summit Homes • The Mader Foundation • Amy and Chris Wright Investors in Kids ($5,000+) Barber Financial Group • Burns & McDonnell • Charles And Angela Sunderland Fund • Julie and Dr. Robert Drummond • Cindy and Richard Dummermuth • EPR Properties • Frederick and Louise Hartwig Family Fund • Haverty Family Foundation • Michelle and Joel Jacobsen • David Jahner • JE Dunn Construction Company • Macy's/Bloomingdale's • Mariner Foundation • The McCullough Family Foundation • MillerGroup • Peg Nickloy • Phelps Engineering, Inc. • Lynn Porter • Edward Robertson • Kimberly and Trent Robinett • Santa Fe Tow Service, Inc. • The BMA Foundation • The Promised Land Foundation • Jona and Randy Vance Give a Kid TLC ($1,000+) Art Realty Corporation • Brandon Becker • Bleakley Development Co., LLC • Bob's Janitorial Service • Brett Bogan • Gary Bottoms • Michele and Kenneth Bramble • Capitol Federal Foundation • Dawna and Travis
Coffey • Beth and Marty Cole • Community America • Creative Consumer Concept • Dimensional Innovations • Doherty Steel Inc. • Dr. Erin Dugan and Todd LaTorella • Eagle's Pointe, LLC • Farmers Insurance - Douglas Lott • Kerri and Brian Frazier • Julie and James Frickleton • John Goodwin • Henderson Engineers, Inc. • Intrust Bank of Prairie Village • Kristin and Dennis Kadel • Kansas City Life Insurance Company • Ashley and Dr. Bill Keith • Anna and Daniel Kerr • Jacque and Michael Kijowski • Tae Kong • Angela and Dr. Charles Leins • Ann and Calvin Lentz • Kelly Lynch • McArthur Charitable Fund • Kathleen McKune • Meyer Companies, Inc. • Trista and Brandon Mock • NATCA Charitable Foundation • Northwestern Mutual Foundation - Matching Gifts Program • Pace Family Foundation • Patricia A. Hopkins, Private Foundation • Promise of Learning Foundation • Sherry Rakes • Ralph L. Smith Foundation - Douthat Share, UMB Bank, na,Trustee • Rasmussen Law • Dawn and Manu Rattan • Rawhide Harley-Davidson • Elizabeth Savasten • Nicole and Bret Sheffield • Tori and Andrew Shirah • Smith & Loveless, Inc. • Arron Smith • Southminster Presbyterian Church • Randi and Andrew Spruill • Stifel Nicolaus • Anonymous Donor • The Flo Harris Foundation of the Jewish Community Foundation • TWAS Overland Park, LLC • Kristin Tyson • Ultimate Software • UMB Charity Events • Kathy Van Nuland • Kathi Vandever • Wal-Mart #1599 • Wal-Mart #3273 • Wal-Mart #4198 • Wal-Mart #4475 • Gina Walton • Heather and Mark Winiarski • Erin and Neal Woodworth • R. Pauline Woodworth • Nancy and Stan Woodworth • Jenny and Jason Wright • Your Wellness Connection Patrons ($500+) Ball's Charity Golf Classic • Janet Berry • Kendra and Rex Best •
Anonymous Donor • Jerri and Eric Brewer • Central Midwest Hog • Anonymous Donor • Dr. David Cobb • Beverly and Joseph Denk • Connie and Ed Dugan • Megan and Steve Gray • IBM Employee Services Center • Patricia and Bradley Ives • Vicki and Darrin Ives • Amy and Joe Karlin • Kevin Mallot • McAnany, Van Cleave & Phillips, P.A. • Travis Most • New York Life Giving Campaign • Sherri and Frank Nicholson • Wendi Oberg • PrimeLending • Reardon Pallet Company, Inc. • RSH AND ASSOCIATES LLC • David and Dr. Katherine Schukai • TREKK Design Group • Wahlburgers • Kim and Hunter Westerfield • Zaxby's Catering Partners ($250+) Jane Ackerman • Aetna Foundation • Mary Ellen and Jerry Anselmo • Renee Azzouz • Kent Baker • Tanya and Clint Bibler • Clint Blew • Evelyn Bratcher • Lynne and Peter Brown • Kathryn and Gary Church • Do Good Co. • Chelsea and Chance Doherty • Jeri and David Graham • Heidi and Timothy Hassel • Dr. Julie Heise and Rob Heise • Lisa and Ed Hockenberg • Meghan and Zach Holden • Brendan Howard • Nancy Huckaba • Nicholas Jones • Patty and James Kimberling • Ron Laffoon • Sophie and Rick Lausman • Tara Lippert • Julie and Derek Locke • Jennifer and Jeff Lowe • Cindy Manning • Kellen Manning • Tracy and Brian Mattis • Cara and Matt Mayer • Lori and Mike McGroder • Judy and Lyle McWilliams • Lissa and Lance Melber • Danielle Neal • Molly and Chris Otte • Nick Paradise • Nancy and Scott Pauls • Ann and Dr. Barton Putnam • Regents Flooring • Janie and Woody Reintjes • Saint Andrew Christian Church • Rick Schier • Joe Schrick • Galen Shields • Linda and Gregory Smart • Brinley Summers • United Way of Greater Atlanta • United Way of Wyandotte County • Drs. James and Linda Wetzel • Jon Wright
*ATF dollars are pooled contributions from Johnson County Government and the following cities: Leawood, Lenexa, Merriam, Mission, olathe, overland Park, Prairie Village and Shawnee. **HSF, Collaboration of Johnson Cty Local Government were pooled contributions from Johnson County government and the following cities: De Soto, Edgerton, Gardner, Leawood, Lenexa, Merriam, Mission, Olathe, Overland Park, Prairie Village, Roeland Park, Shawnee, Spring Hill and Westwood. Legacy Society: Barbara P. Allen • Fernanda and Rob Boyer • Ben Craig* • Tammy and Gary Creten • Julie and Dr. Robert Drummond • Lynn and Brian Dunn • Denise and Jim Easley • Pat Fairchild* • Jan Fischer • Erica and Jeff Fraka • Kerri and Brian Frazier • Jeanne and Lawrence Gates • Douglas Greenwald • Rhonda and Greg Harrelson • Lou* and Fred* Hartwig • Kelley and Aaron Hull • Linda and Bob* Janowitz • Emma Jane Lang* • Tom and Donna Mertz • Frieda and Duane Nelson • Mary Helen* and Owen* Brown • Harlan Parker • Morgan and Jason Parker • Vickie J. Parker* • Jessica and Duc Pham • Jill and Tim Phillips • R.R. Osborne* • Sherry Rakes • Gale and George Schlagel • Kim Schreiner • Karen and Evan Stewart • Dee and Bart Thomason • Sherrie Vaughn • Stacy and Charles Warren • Linda and Dr. Ron Wimmer * Deceased
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Annual Report KidsTLC 2020