2 24 10 Helping Services for NE Iowa Fiscal Year 2011 Budget HandoutAdministrative Office
P.O. Box 372
Decorah, Iowa 52101
Phone 563 - 387 -1720
Fax 563 - 382 -5730
E-MAIL
info @helping services.org
Substance Abuse
Prevention
P.O. Box 372
Decorah, Iowa 52101
563 - 387 -1720
2728 Asbury Rd, Suite 510
Dubuque, Iowa 52001
Phone 563 - 582 -5317
Fax 563- 582 -1086
HELPING
SERVICES
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NORTHEAST IOWA
Valley Community Coalition
505 Larrabee Street
Clermont, IA 52135
Phone 563 - 423 -5171
Fax 563 - 423 -5168
Web page: www.vccsoda.org
Domestic and Sexual Abuse
Resource Center
P.O. Box 372
Decorah, Iowa 52101
Crisis Line 1- 800 - 383 -2988
Decorah 563 - 382 -2989
November 10, 2009
City Managers Office
50 West 13 Street
Dubuque, Iowa 52001 -4864
Dear Mayor Buol and the Dubuque City Council,
Our mission at Helping Services, to support and promote the health of children and adults living in
Northeast Iowa, is in direct alignment with the mission of the City of Dubuque. We reach out to
individuals, fan :.flies, and communities through prevention, intervention support, and advocacy.
Our work is focused on the goal of comprehensive prevention. We know that alcohol and other
drug abuse goes far beyond the immediate effects of substances on the brain and body. The U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services states that the societal costs of alcohol and illicit drug
use include violent crime and property crime. •If we want to promote positive neighborhood
development by encouraging safer neighborhoods and healthy lifestyles, substance abuse
prevention is the place to start.
One example of our comprehensive approach to creating healthier and safer communities is the
LifeSkills Training Program, which Helping Services is offering to every third grade student in the
Dubuque Community School District, with support from the City of Dubuque, the Dubuque
Community School District and the Dubuque Racing Association. LifeSkills Training is evidence
based, model program that has been shown to reduce alcohol, tobacco and marijuana use by up to
75 %, in addition to promoting healthy behaviors among youth. Providing this kind of
programming to the general population allows at -risk youth (such as those living in poverty, those
exposed to substance abuse using peers or adults, and those in areas where drugs are more
available) to receive the benefits of programming without labeling or stigmatizing them. This
promotes bonding to positive peers, school and the community. According to Every Child I Every
Promise, "An investment that puts just one at -risk young person on the right path can return $2
million to the community."
In support of our request, I have attached a list of programs and initiatives, as well as a list of
current collaborators and partners in our work. You will see that this list encompasses a
comprehensive, strategic approach to our work. This includes education and prevention for youth
and parents, opportunities for youth to serve our community, training for alcohol license holders
and servers, support for law enforcement, work at a grassroots level to affect community norms,
and technical assistance and support to other community groups and businesses.
We appreciate the City's previous art ship and support and ask that the City again enter into a
purchase of services contract in rY 201 with Helping Services. We ask that the amount of that
contract be $3,500.
Thank you for the work you are doing on behalf of our community and thank you in advance for
your time and consideration
Sincerely,
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David Runyon
Executive Director
HELPING
SERVICES
NORTHEAST IOWA
Helping Services for Northeast Iowa, Inc. supports and promotes the health of
children and adults living in northeast Iowa
Programs within the
City of Dubuque
2007 -2009 and FY10 YTD
• Beverage Server Training: 235 beverage servers
• Online Beverage Server Training (Dubuque County): 40 beverage servers
• Beverage Server Training DVD provided (Dubuque County): 23 businesses
• Alcohol Compliance Checks: Funded 165 compliance checks done by Dubuque
Police Department
• Building capacity of local mentoring programs through consultation and training: 60
mentors
• Support and consultation regarding binge drinking with area colleges: 6500 young
adults
• Puppet Pals for second graders in the Dubuque Community Schools and Holy Family
Schools: 1800 second graders
• Life Skills Training Program: 249 youth
• Other School based programming: 160 youth
• Safe and drug free schools programming at Washington Middle School and the
Multicultural Family Center: 360 youth
• Strengthening Families program: 50 families
• Asset Building and prevention programming for childcare providers: 45 providers
• Alcohol Diversion, referred through JCS (Dubuque County): 200 youth, 220 parents
• Support and consultation to area high schools: 8,000 youth and their families
• Special campaigns such as Red Ribbon Week, Alcohol Awareness, Family Day
• Collaborators and partners: JCS, SASC, City of Dubuque Police Dept, Dubuque
County Sheriff, DHS, VNA, Extension Office, Dubuque County Public Health,
Dubuque Area Substance Abuse Coalition, Dubuque Area Coalition for the
Prevention of Child Abuse, Dubuque Community Schools, Holy Family Schools,
Dubuque County Board of Health, Empowerment, Community Partnerships for
Protecting Children, Neighborhood Associations, Local Colleges, Every Child Every
Promise, Dubuque Mentoring Partnership, Dubuque County Safe Youth Coalition
and the Dubuque Area Substance Abuse Coalition.
Personnel $ 842,098 $ 797,823 $ 956,166 $ 1,212,070
Staff Development $ 26,413 $ 17,890 $ 44,543 $ 45,000
Equipment/Main $ 9,611 $ 11,715 $ 14,017 $ 10,000
Travel $ 41,824 $ 50,487 $ 62,667 $ 65,000
Contracted Service $ 97,284 $ 74,737 $ 227,397 $ 230,000
Opperating Exepences $ 217,796 $ 217,121 $ 264,917 250000
Total Expenses $ 1,235,026 $1,169,772 $ 1,569,706 $ 1,812,070
Total Income $ 1,248,935 $1,302,805 $ 1,697,131 $ 1,828,000
Net Excess $ 13,909 $ 133,033 $ 127,425 $ 15,930
Revenues
Helping Services for Northeast Iowa
FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011
Actual Actual Current Projected
Grants $1,027,770 $ 919,640 $ 1,459,297 $ 1,650,000 .-
Counties and Cities $ 25,275 $ 29,894 $ 27,000 $ 29,000
U Way $ 25,791 $ 27,000 $ 28,500 $ 29,000
Fee $ 16,571 $ 21,569 $ 20,000 $ 20,000
Fund Raising /Other $ 153,528 $ 304,702 $ 162,334 $ 100,000