Oregon's struggling economy had a major impact on De Paul's service levels in fiscal 2003.
The most significant event of the year was the elimination of outpatient chemical dependency
benefits for single adults on the Oregon Health Plan, which led to a 17% decline in the number
of outpatients served at De Paul. The residential program lost 16 of 84 treatment beds due to
cuts in Multnomah County programs. In response, the staff of 107 was reduced by 31 positions
through lay-off and attrition during the year. Genesis, our intensive outpatient waiting
list program, was cut from five to two weekly sessions.
To help restart adult outpatient services, a license to provide a DUII program was secured.
A sliding fee scale for services was activated and a business office position was reallocated
to help clients assess their payment options and identify potential financial resources.
Master's level interns were brought in to provide some direct services to clients. Many
staff donated money to help clients cover newly imposed Oregon Health Plan premiums and co-pays.
In spite of setbacks, De Paul continued to improve the quality of its services by maintaining an
active Quality Improvement Committee to address policies and procedures affecting client care. The
Quality Improvement Committee monitored the agency's compliance with the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), which sets new national standards for electronic
health care transactions and safeguards of client confidentiality. De Paul was awarded licenses
to provide mental health services to dually-diagnosed clients at both our adult and youth facilities.
We continued to renovate client rooms in the adult facility and completed minor maintenance projects
at the youth center as our resources permitted.
*The De Paul Women's Residential Program fully integrated Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) into
its program during the year. DBT is particularly effective in working with victims of trauma, an
experience shared by many De Paul clients, both adult and youth. DBT will be introduced in our
Men's and Youth Residential Programs in 2003-04. A nurse practitioner and a psychiatric nurse
practitioner split their time between the adult and youth treatment programs.
De Paul worked to find new relationships and opportunities in 2002-03. Multnomah County Drug
Court contracted with us to provide residential chemical dependency treatment as an alternative to
incarceration. The Northwest College of Naturopathic Medicine initiated pro bono acupuncture services
at the Youth Treatment Center to assist clients with smoking cessation. Our adult clients received
holiday gifts for their children through the US Marine Corps Toys for Tots and the Salvation Army.
A Portland State University Capstone class created an array marketing materials including a fully
developed website, www.depaultreatmentcenters.org and a promotional DVD all without charge to De Paul.
The third annual De Paul Freedom Award luncheon honored two of Oregon's most experienced and respected
legislators, Senator Lenn Hannon (Ashland) and Representative Ben Westlund (Tumalo). Sponsored by the
Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund and held at the Benson Hotel, the event drew over 330 guests and raised
over $45,000 for the De Paul Youth Treatment Center. Senator Hannon and Representative Westlund each
talked about their personal experiences of addiction and recovery with humor and compassion. The keynote
speaker was William Cope Moyers, Vice President for External Affairs at the Hazelden Foundation. Moyers'
rousing talk addressed the importance of bringing the disease of addiction to public attention.
The Capital Campaign for the De Paul Youth Treatment Center advanced significantly with a pledge
of $500,000 from the Meyer Memorial Trust. The Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund increased its total commitment
to $500,000 and major gifts were received from the Ann & Bill Swindells Charitable Trust, the Weyerhauser
Foundation, the Swigert Foundation, LifeWise Health Plan of Oregon, the Harold & Arlene Schnitzer Care
Foundation, among others.
The fiscal year ended June 30, 2003 with a surplus of $58,627 on total revenue of $5,621,294, which
was approximately the same as in 2001-02. Net assets increased by $980,003 to $2,685,707. Private
contributions for operations and other current expenses totaled $326,039 compared with $230,300 in
fiscal 2002. Gifts to the capital campaign for the Youth Treatment Center totaled $980,003.
De Paul is governed by a 14-member volunteer board of directors. The board meets on the fourth Monday
of the month from 5 to 7 pm at De Paul's adult treatment center at 1312 SW Washington St., Portland, Oregon.
The annual meeting was held on December 9, 2002 at the De Paul Alternative School; the annual board retreat
was held May 5, 2003. Directors are elected to 3-year terms by a majority vote of the board at the annual
meeting. The number of terms is not limited.
The members of the 2002-03 Board of Directors were:
Dan Stancil, President
Gary Branden
Dennis Doherty
Liz Warren
Dee McKittrick, Secty/Treas.
Ron Christensen
Steve Downes
Sam Wheeler
Ken Austin
Denise Doherty
Larry Harvey
Dick Barton
Jack Hopkins
Key personnel during 2002-03 were:
Sheila L. North, Executive Director
Cathy Moonshine, PhD, Director of
Adult Services
Howard Spanbock, Director of Youth Services (to 12/02)
Terry Le Jeune, Director of
Youth Services (from 1/03)
Valerie Hunter, Director of Training
Mark Burton, PhD, Director of Quality Improvement
Julie McIntyre, Human Services Manager
Rob Moore, Director of Finance
Barbara Gibbs, Director of Development.
De Paul had 76 full-time staff, 16 part-time and 18 on-call staff at year-end.