New Heights Oregon Newsletter - Fall 2014

Mosaic remodeled, new signs at Christie ... 3

OHSU partners with Youth Villages Oregon ... 4

Ritzes recognized for philanthropy ... 7

Family Victories from Youth Villages Oregon

Fall 2014

A song of trust

Adrian and Christi work together to regain trust — 5

Red Kite honorees

Youth Villages Oregon’s Celebrating Success Luncheon — 4

A message from our executive director

YOUTH VILLAGES OREGON BOARD Beth Berselli SpendWell

Bethany Bounds

Community Advocate

Scott Bruun U.S. Bank

Carole Cooperman Community Advocate Alistair Firmin The Standard

A lot of progress for Youth Villages Oregon Every day I am impressed by the work of our kids and families as they achieve change in the face of incredible challenges. Despite personal histories of abuse, neglect, mental illness, trauma and violence, they make the changes necessary to have successful, productive lives. The work and ultimately the success belongs to them, and it is hard earned. Here are some highlights of our success and change for our youth, families, staff and organization. n Collaborative Problem Solving — our program teams are in extensive CPS training, enhancing our work with challenging youth. Dr. Stuart Ablon, director of Think:Kids, is partnering with Youth Villages nationally. n Psychiatry Team Expansion — Dr. Kirk Wolfe joins Drs. Deeney, Stoyanova and Mak to expand our psychiatric services capacity. n 2015-2017 Business Plan — After stakeholder interviews across Oregon, we have adopted our business plan, which sets targets for meeting the diverse needs of our communities. The plan helps ensure strategic investments in key locations where services do not exist, as well as new services start-up in Oregon. n Intercept Service Expansion — Services are available to youth in the juvenile justice, child welfare, mental health and Oregon Youth Authority systems of care. In three years we have gone from serving five families a day to serving 50. n Cedar Bough Native American Residential Service Expansion — Continuing the commitment we began in 2007 to healing through culture and tradition, we have increased access for Pacific Northwest tribes. n Facilities Improvements — Upgrades to our facilities enhance the environment of care for youth in all residential services and support therapeutic goals. n Rebecca Hancock is Director of Residential Services — With her leadership at the Girls Center for Intensive Residential Treatment in Memphis and experience with Intercept, Rebecca brings many talents to Oregon. Welcome, Rebecca!

All in all, we’ve made a lot of progress. Even so, we stand in awe of the amount of change and progress our youth and families make every day. How can we not step up to the continuing challenge of meeting their needs?

Thank you for your support. You too, are a change agent and a force for families!

Lynne Saxton Executive Director of Oregon 503-675-2207 lynne.saxton@youthvillages.org

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Fred Granum Carrera Motors

Joanne Horstkotte Emeritus Member

Jodie Hueske

Les Schwab Tire Centers

Steve Hull

Stoel Rives LLP

Krina Lee

Salem-Keizer Education Foundation

Charles McGee

The Black Parent Initiative

Megan Murphy

Jane Enterprises LLC

Kevin O’Boyle

Oregon Health & Science University

H. Patterson “Pat” Ritz* Footwear Specialties Intl.

Sharr Stark Nike Inc.

Scotland Thede* Nike Inc.

Claudia Valderrama Wieden+Kennedy

Dale Walker

OHSU, One Sky Center * Also a member of Youth Villages’ national board of directors

YOUTH VILLAGES BOARD OF DIRECTORS Bryan Jordan, Chairman Bill Giles, Vice Chairman Matthew Tarkenton, Secretary Paul Bower, Treasurer Marietta Davis Judith Edge Nicholas R. Ehlen Jack A. Eiferman Bill Giles Willie Gregory Joanna Jacobson Karole Lloyd Mark Medford Johnny Pitts Pat Ritz Michael Rose Richard W. Talkov Matthew Tarkenton Scotland Thede David Tyler Chip Wade Patrick Lawler, CEO Mike Bruns, Chairman Emeritus

Program Success

As a national leader in the field of behavioral health, Youth Villages has measured outcomes of children and families participating in its programs since 1994.

MOSAIC GROUP HOME REMODELED

OREGON INTERCEPT® PROGRAM SUCCESS

Support from the James R. Kuse Family Foundation recently allowed Youth Villages Oregon to remodel its Mosaic Group Home.

The graph above represents the status of Oregon youth at one year after discharge through June 2014. Figures include only youth who received at least 60 days of service and reflect a response rate of 61 percent.

HANCOCK NAMED DIRECTOR OF RESIDENTIAL SERVICES Youth Villages Oregon has named Rebecca Hancock director of residential services.

Hancock will lead residential services provided on Youth Villages’ Christie Campus in Marylhurst, including the Cedar

Rebecca Hancock

Bough Native American Program, which offers culturally responsive residential treatment for Native American youth and others who can benefit from strong cultural influences. Hancock has served as director of the Youth Villages Girls Center for Intensive Residential Treatment in Memphis, Tennessee, since 2009.

Hancock began her career at Youth Villages as a teacher-

From left, NAMI Oregon Executive Director Chris Bouneff, Sharon Smith, honorees Lynne Saxton and Margaret Carter, former state senator, and former U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith.

SAXTON RECEIVES NEW FREEDOM AWARD Lynne Saxton, executive director of Youth Villages Oregon and Margaret Carter, former state senator, received New Freedom Awards at a dinner hosted by NAMI Oregon

counselor on a residential campus in 1994. She has worked

recently. The award, which honors former Sen. Gordon

as a clinical liaison, special projects and placement coordi-

Smith and his wife, Sharon, is presented annually to rec-

nator, program specialist and regional community-based

ognize individuals for their leadership on mental health

program manager.

issues. In accepting, Saxton said she shared the award

After earning a bachelor’s degree from Millsaps College

with the entire Youth Villages’ team and was honored

in Jackson, Mississippi, Hancock earned a master’s degree

to receive it “especially as it represents the continued

in social work from the University of Tennessee. She is a

leadership and commitment by Sens. Smith and Sharon to

licensed clinical social worker.

advance mental health solutions.”

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YOUTH VILLAGES OREGON’S 2014 RED KITE AWARD RECIPIENTS The 2014 honorees of the Red Kite Society, announced during Youth Villages Oregon’s Celebrating Success luncheon in April, left to right, are Jennifer Allen of FamilyCare Health Plans; Christina McMahan of the Multnomah County Department of Community Justice; Lois Day, director of child welfare for the Oregon Department of Human Services; Carole Cooperman; Peggy Maguire; Joanne Horstkotte; Bev Davis, family intake coordinator for the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs; and Lynn Holguin of the Alberta branch of the Multnomah County Department of Human Services.

OHSU PARTNERS WITH YOUTH VILLAGES A special collaboration be-

Hood to coast represented by YV The 197-mile Hood to Coast Relay event began in Oregon in 1982.

The 2014 event had more than 12,000 runners. YV staff participating in the relay included (back row) Andy Peterson, Collin Bailey, Kandice Louis, Brendan McNassar, Heather Sartorius, Ellise Parr, Heather Thompson, Elsa Bailey, Geneva Bennett, (front row) AnnaKate Peterson, Ami Rivers and Nicky Neumann

SIBLEY NAMED COORDINATOR OF THERAPEUTIC PROGRAMS

ney said. “For OHSU, Youth

tween Oregon Health and Sci-

Villages Oregon is able to

ences University and Youth

provide a rich and rewarding

Villages Oregon began when

experience for their fellows.

the state decided to close the

For Youth Villages Oregon,

Oregon State Hospital’s child

the fellows provide vital

and adolescent wings in 2005.

psychiatric services for the

OHSU had been working

children served.”

closely with State Hospital

During their four months

to provide fellowships and

in Youth Villages’ residential

required field experience for

program, the fellows work

their psychiatrists-in-training.

with four to six children. This

Without the State Hospital’s

window of time allows them

program, OHSU’s fellows

to follow the children they

would have no way to com-

serve through much of their

plete their training.

treatment.

Luckily, OHSU had a trust-

While trained in a vast

ed clinical professor, Dr. John

array of treatment models

joined Youth Villages Oregon as

‘Mike’ Deeney, who worked

and philosophies in the near

coordinator of therapeutic pro-

with Youth Villages’ residen-

decade of formal education

grams.

tial program.

required to become a child

Stacey Sibley of Lake Oswego has

Sibley is skilled in collaborative

Deeney was instrumental

psychiatrist, fellows observe

problem solving and has a history of

in quickly establishing an all-

as children progress through

Stacey Sibley

new OHSU fellows rotation.

highly specific treatment

needs. She most recently served as

Ten years later, Youth Villages

models such as trauma-

director of special education for the Willamette Educa-

Oregon has had the privilege

focused cognitive behavioral

tional Service District in Salem.

of working with 29 OHSU fel-

therapy and Collaborative

lows.

Problem Solving. Deeney

working with children with special

She was founding principal of the Pioneer Special School Program at Portland Public Schools.

“The partnership between

highlights this opportunity

OHSU and Youth Villages has

to “follow a child,” as one of

from Nova Southeastern University and a bachelor’s

many strengths and benefits

the greatest strengths of the

degree in special education from Wheelock College.

for both organizations,” Dee-

fellows program.

Sibley holds a master’s degree in special education

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ADRIAN, CHRISTI LEARN TO TRUST EACH OTHER

Rebuilding trust between a mother and son doesn’t happen overnight. It’s gradual, sometimes incremental. In Adrian and Christi’s case, regaining trust in each other was essential to their success.

Adrian, 15, was placed in state custody in 2010 because of his mother, Christi’s neglect.

Christi, who’s in recovery, had struggles with addiction. When custody was restored, the two had a difficult time. Therapy services for the family

Youth Villages Family Intervention Specialist Lori Platt, left, with Adrian and Christi

weren’t working, and Adrian was clos-

They first accepted that each was do-

ing off, refusing to communicate with

ing the best they could.

Christi. What little trust they had in each other faded.

“We couldn’t talk to each other without screaming,” Christi said. “Everything related to Adrian and me was just going backward.”

In the meantime, Adrian’s with-

“I learned a lot from Lori,” Christi said. “Before I took Adrian’s actions personally. But it wasn’t about how I parent, it’s about how Adrian feels.”

Conversely, Adrian began communicating more with his mother. They both understood it was OK to disagree.

drawal escalated, and he had thoughts

The two began using collaborative

of harming himself. His ideations re-

problem solving as a means to work

sulted in an ongoing cycle of hospital-

together to address a problem or

ization, then residential treatment and

question.

outpatient care. Nothing was working.

“They started with small things,”

Following one severe incident, the hos-

Lori said. “Then they gradually worked

pital referred Adrian to Youth Villages

up to more difficult problems associ-

Oregon’s Christie Campus. There, he

ated with their relationship.”

took a turn for the better.

He was discharged and placed back

CPS allowed Christi and Adrian to

Intercept in-home services focus on the family, rather than just the youth, meeting with families at least three times weekly in their home and remaining on-call around the clock. Youth Villages family intervention specialists tailor services to meet each family’s needs, sometimes collaborating with other providers, case workers and courts to formulate a collaborative treatment plan. Our ongoing outcome evaluation studies have demonstrated that 90 percent of youth are successful up to two years after discharge from the program.

“He plays seven stringed instru-

discuss previous barriers in a differ-

ments, but guitar is his favorite,”

home with his mother, where the

ent context. It restored their trust and

Christi said. “Now he channels his

family began intensive in-home ser-

reestablished the roles for each that

energy in a positive way – he plays and

vices through Youth Villages’ Oregon

had been muddied by their pasts.

it makes things OK.”

Intercept . Lori Platt was their family ®

intervention specialist.

“It wasn’t just about Adrian, it was

Adrian discharged successfully in

about us as a family,” Christi said. “We

July. The family continues to receive

Lori met with the family at least

were able to work through our issues

therapy, but the home is significantly

three days a week. She learned that

and Lori was there to support me and

different.

Adrian had trouble coming to terms

to support Adrian.”

with his mother’s past behavior, and

Adrian began doing simple things to

“Things are awesome,” Christi said.

“I can’t express the changes I’ve seen

Christi was at a loss for what to do

help out around the house. He began

in my child. I’m just really grateful for

about her son’s actions. With Lori’s

participating in Youth Move, a local

what Oregon Intercept and Lori did

help, Christi and Adrian began taking

peer support system. He continued

for us. She met us and talked to us

small steps toward trusting each other.

playing music, something he enjoys.

whenever and wherever we needed.”

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Thank you for supporting Youth Villages.

The following donors made gifts to Youth Villages between Jan. 1 and June 30, 2014.

The board of directors and staff of Youth Villages gratefully acknowledge these thoughtful contributions. If you made a contribution during this time but it is not listed, please call 503-675-2296.

YV Leader $10,000 to $24,999 Ritz Family Foundation Oregon Community Foundation Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund Les Schwab Tire Centers

YV Protector $5,000 to $9,999 Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Rose Saturno Design LLC Wieden + Kennedy WRG Foundation

YV Builder $1,000 to $4,999 Mr. and Mrs. William Barr Community Foundation for Southwest Washington Conkling Fiskum & McCormick Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Forster Mr. and Mrs. Fred Granum Mr. and Mrs. Dan Harmon Horstkotte Family Charitable Foundation Mr. Dan Lavey and Ms. Lori Hardwick Oregon Health & Science University PGA Pacific Northwest Section Ron and Lynne Saxton Sempra Energy Foundation Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary Stoel Rives LLP The Standard Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Graciani Valderrama Walsh Construction Co. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Winnowski Mr. and Mrs. Steven Wynne

Friend of Youth Villages up to $999 Ms. Gia Accuardi Ms. Patrice Altenhofen Mrs. Sue Altstadt Ms. Marjorie Anderson Ms. Wendy Anderson Ms. Amy Baker Mr. and Mrs. H. Newton Baker Mr. Jeffrey Baker Mrs. Anne Barbey Ms. Andrea Barney Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Bartelt Mrs. Katharine Bassett Dr. and Mrs. Craig Benben Dr. Robert Berselli Mr. Stefan Beyer Mr. Brian Bice Mr. Lennie Bjornsen

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and Ms. Pam Curtis Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Black Mr. and Mrs. Steve Blackhurst Mr. Nik Blosser and Ms. Deborah Kafoury BMO Harris Bank Mr. and Mrs. M.E. Bonime Mrs. Mary Bosch Ms. Hillary Bounds Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Bounds Ms. Patricia Bradley Mr. and Mrs. Gary Branden Mrs. Elizabeth Brooke Mr. and Mrs. Scott Bruun Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cable Cambia Health Solutions Mr. and Mrs. Bill Campbell Mr. and Mrs. Mike Carl Mr. and Mrs. Richard Carlson Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Carpenter Ms. Nancy Cassidy Ms. Helen Chadsey Mr. Charles Collins Dr. and Mrs. Mark Colville Mr. Jeffrey Copus Ms. Jonnaliz Corbett Costco Wholsale Inc. Ms. Sarah Crooks Ms. Gina Crowder Mrs. Deanna Cundari Mr. Larry Dalton DJ Guild Investment Properties Ms. Yianna Doherty Mr. and Mrs. Jon Eaton Mr. Andrew Edwards Ms. Antionette Edwards Mr. Nicholas Ehlen Ms. Jill Eiland Ms. Judith Eitelberg Posey Ms. Kathleen Ellis Ms. Mitzi Ellis Mr. and Mrs. Ron Erickson Mr. Tom Evans Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Evenson Mr. and Mrs. Alistair Firmin Mr. and Mrs. Dodd Fischer Mr. and Mrs. William Floberg Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Foote Mr. and Mrs. Larry Frager Mr. and Mrs. Perk Freeman Ms. Deborah Friedman Mr. and Mrs. Mark Ganz Mr. and Mrs. Frank Geary Mr. Don Geddes Ms. Jill Gelineau Ms. Pamela Gesme Miller GISI Marketing Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Goldsmith Ms. Rosemary Goodman Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Goodman Ms. Laurie Greif Mr. and Mrs. David Groth Mr. and Mrs. Steven Hack Ms. Tawnya Hagedorn Mayor and Mrs. Charlie Hales Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Hall

Oregon

Thank you Joe and Marilee Stauffer Joe and Marilee Stauffer have supported Youth Villages Oregon’s work with children for nearly a decade. Joe works at Walmart and is a retired pastor.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Halloran Ms. Anyeley Hallova Ms. Demeri Harmon Ms. Korrine Harris Ms. Joan Hartley Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Hegge Dr. and Mrs. George Henriksen Ms. Lori Hensel Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hewitt Mr. and Mrs. Fred Horstkotte Mr. and Mrs. Neal Hueske Mr. Steve Huey Mr. and Mrs. Steven Hull Mr. Jon Hummelt IBM Employee Services Center Mr. and Mrs. Steven Jewell Ms. Mary Lou Johnson Mr. David Judd and Ms. Kathryn Fitch Mr. Peter Jurney Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Kelly Mr. Mark Klein and Ms. Sue Hildick Ms. Tandy Kooch-Cleaver Mrs. Frances Krippaehne Mr. Jeffrey Krueger Ms. Patricia Laflin Mr. and Mrs. Dan Lamberger Mr. and Mrs. Robert Langley Mr. and Mrs. Robert Larsen Ms. Muffie Latourette Scanlan Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Lee Mr. and Mrs. Brian Leet Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Liefeld Mrs. Joanne Lilley Mrs. Mary Shaver Lofgren Mr. Mark Long and Ms. Elizabeth Schleuning Ms. Victoria Long Mrs. Patricia Lowes Mr. and Ms. John Macarthur Mr. and Mrs. Kazem Manafi Mr. and Mrs. Victor Marquardt Jr Mr. and Mrs. Dean Marquis Ms. Hillary Marshall Ms. Penny Martin Mary T. Rich Revocable Trust Ms. Mary Ann McGrath Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan McMahan Ms. Shyla Middleton Ms. Elizabeth Miller Ms. Ellen Miller Ms. Gretchen Miller Mr. and Mrs. Peter Miller Mr. Richard Jeffry Mimnaugh Mr. Gian Paul Morelli Ms. Cynthia Morgan Mr. Leslie Morton Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mulflur Multnomah County, Oregon Ms. Meg Nartey-Tokoli Mr. and Mrs. Richard Naughton Mr. and Mrs. William Neill Mr. and Mrs. Richard Newlands Nike Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Norman Mr. and Mrs. Ingolf Noto Mr. and Mrs. Kevin O’Boyle Mr. and Mrs. Larry Ogg Ms. Sarah Ohlsen

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Packouz Dr. and Mrs. Robert Pamplin Ms. Hannah Pari Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Patton Mr. Edgar Perez Ms. Gail Perkins Pizzicato Inc. Portland General Electric Co. Mr. and Mrs. Steven Pratt Dr. and Mrs. Ugo William Raglione Mr. Thomas Rask Mr. William Rauchholz and Ms. Nicole King Mr. and Mrs. James Rech Mr. Joe Rector Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Reynolds Ms. Barbie Rice Ms. Marianne Rothenberger Ms. Thelma Rueppell Mr. and Mrs. Ray Salomon Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Schaller Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schrader Mr. and Mrs. William Schweinfurth Mr. and Mrs. James Seymour Ms. Ruth Shelly Ms. Tina Skouras Ms. Liz Smith Currie Ms. Mallory Smith Ms. Terry Ann Smith Mr. Thomas Smith Mr. and Mrs. Donald Stark Mr. and Mrs. Peter Stark Ms. Paula Stewart Dr. Daniel Stid and Ms. Martha Enthoven Ms. Marybeth Stiner Ms. Kelly Stivers Ms. Luann Stoltz Mr. and Mrs. Terrence Stuermer Mr. Patrick Stupek Ms. Nancy Tarbell Mr. and Mrs. Steven Taylor The Children’s Charity Ball The Standard Employee Giving Campaign Mr. and Mrs. Scotland Thede Mr. Rick Thomas Mr. David Thompson Mr. and Mrs. William Tierney Mr. and Mrs. Rick Trout Tsongas Litigation Consulting Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ulman Mr. and Mrs. Warren Ulrich Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Voboril Ms. Jessica Vogelsang Judge Nan Waller Mr. Gary Wanderscheid Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Webb Ms. Melitta Weiss Mrs. Wendy Wells Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Brett Wilcox Ms. Kathleen Williams Ms. Catherine Willmott Ms. Bobbie Wissmiller Ms. Sommer Wolcott Ms. Carrie Wouda Mr. Daniel Young Mrs. Gail Zimmerman

RITZES TO RECEIVE PHILANTHROPY AWARD

JOIN OUR EFFORTS

Youth Villages Oregon community members Pat and

Become a force for families

Trudy Ritz will receive the 2014 Association of Fundraising Professionals award for

There are numerous

Outstanding Philanthropist.

ways to help. Mentor, vol-

Pat and Trudy are core

unteer or financially donate

leaders at Youth Villages Oregon and guided the organization as it evolved from the

to our programs. Your support can have a direct

Pat and Trudy Ritz

impact on the future of the

Christie School to what now is Youth Villages Oregon. Without

children we help every day

their 30-plus years of leadership and commitment, Youth

in Oregon.

Villages Oregon would not be foremost in the field in Oregon

Christina McMenamin

Please call Christina McMenamin at 503-

for providing permanent, evidence-based solutions for children

675-2296 or e-mail christina.mcmenamin@

with emotional and behavioral challenges and their families.

youthvillages.org to find out how to help.

Pat and Trudy, along with their children, founded the Ritz Family Foundation six years ago. The Foundation has donated more than $1.2 million to 43 Oregon-based nonprofits.

Thinking of a planned gift?

If you’re planning a gift in

FIRMIN NAMED YVO BOARD CHAIRMAN

your will or trust for Youth Villages, you can find help on

Youth Villages Oregon has named Alistair

our website.

Firmin of Lake Oswego as board chair, Sharr

Simply go to youthvil-

Stark of Portland as vice chair and Beth

lages.org/plannedgiving and

Berselli of Portland as secretary for the 2015

you’re there.

fiscal year.

You will find an introduc-

Firmin is vice president of customer service for The Standard, a division of Stancorp

a category titled “How Can

Financial Group, which is based in Portland.

I ...,” which lists all the vehicles included in

He was selected to be a member of the 2011

a plan, including wills and bequests, gifts of

Alistair Firmin

Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

appreciated stock or gifts of real estate. In

examination team and is on the board of

addition, there is a section on “why do I need

trustees of the Oregon Museum of Science

a will,” a glossary of terms, an estate intention

and Industry.

form and much more. For information, please

Stark is a talent acquisition manager at

contact Steve Benskin at 901-251-4820 or e-

Nike. She has served as a committee mem-

mail steve.benskin@youthvillages.org.

ber and co-chair of the Portland Institute of Contemporary Art’s TADA! annual gala, a volunteer for the Street of Eames tour and a fundraising and classroom volunteer for the Portland Public Schools.

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Founded in 1986, Youth Villages is a private nonprofit organization with a national reputation for offering the most effective local solutions to help children with emotional and behavioral problems and their families live successfully. We help more than 22,000 children and families each year from more than 20 states and Washington, D.C. Youth Villages’ Evidentiary Family RestorationŽ approach involves intensive work with the child and family, a focus on measuring outcomes, keeping children in the community whenever safely possible, and providing unprecedented accountability to families and funders.