the Well Community

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the Well Community

• Jesus said, People soon become thirsty again
  after drinking water. But the water I give takes
  away thirst altogether. It becomes a well of
  water within, giving life.
• John 413-14

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Executive Summary

• How we care for those with mental illness is a
  significant, documented, and growing crisis in
  the City of Dallas.
• the Well Community is facing this challenge
  through our innovative interventions and powerful
  model of care, recovery, and life-transformation.
  
• Within this prospectus, we have provided a
  snapshot of who we are, what we are trying to
  accomplish, and how we are going about our
  mission.
• Your partnership in this work is valued and
  required. Our ability to continue this ministry
  is dependent upon your assistance financially,
  volunteering, networking, and testifying. Will
  you help us?

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In Dallas County, no other faith-based
organization focuses exclusively on low-income
people living with mental illness.
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Sloan Mary Lois Leonard

• Board member, Center for Nonprofit Management
• Previous chairman of the board of Dallas Area
  Habitat for Humanity
• Previous secretary, Mental Health Association of
  Dallas
• Members, Highland Park Presbyterian Church
• Hook em Horns!

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the Problem
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The Problem(s)

• underfunded mental health system
• (Texas is 49th out of 50 states in per capita
  spending)
• inadequate treatment support
• (pushing medicine as a cure-all, little focus
  on mental health best practices)
• overburdened public case managers
• (30 client caseload, less than 30 minutes per
  week, spread geographically)
• unregulated boarding homes
• (unethical and/or criminal owners, overcrowded,
  trapped residents)
• uninformed public and churches
• (Do you know the fullness of this problem?)

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The Problem the scope

• The Surgeon General estimates that 5.4 of adults
  in the U.S. have serious mental illness. This
  rate translates to more than 90,000 adults in
  Dallas County in 2005.
• In Dallas County, more than 330,000 adults
  experience some form of mental illness, almost 1
  in 5 residents, with over 93,000 experiencing a
  disabling and severe mental illness.
• Texas ranks 49th nationally in mental health
  spending per client.
• Source United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, 2005
  Community Needs Assessment, p.81-95.

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The Problem the evidence

• Rosie's Story Texas must take mental illness
  more seriously (November 12, 2006)
• Mentally ill care worsens Jail situation under
  scrutiny state hospitals overburdened (July 18,
  2005)
• Cuts threaten the vulnerable City's acclaimed
  mental health system at crisis point (June 2,
  2005)
• Budget cuts taking toll on mentally ill (February
  7, 2005)
• Holes in the safety net Texas often ignores or
  evades mental hardship cases, leaving some to
  languish in dangerous conditions (January 12,
  2005)

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The Problem the cost

• Inadequate treatment and lack of community
  support transfers the burden of disease to our
  jails, hospitals, homeless shelters, foster
  homes, and mortuaries at a much higher cost to
  taxpayers.
• Visits to Parkland Memorial Hospital's
  psychiatric emergency room and Green Oaks
  Behavioral Healthcare Service's Crisis
  Stabilization Unit in North Dallas increased by
  21 percent in 2004, to 26,250 patients
  annually.
• Frequent Flyers Repeat hospitalizations can
  cost the system more than 5,000 per person per
  month. To serve only 25 consumers in this manner
  costs over 1.5 million each year!

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Our Solution
Mental illness can rob a person of peace of mind,
relationships, and sense of purpose in life.
But mental illness is not a life sentence, and
biomedical, psychological, spiritual
treatments continue to improve The church is
in a unique position to combine all three.
Emily C. Dossett. A Place of Peace and Rest',
Sojourners Magazine, November-December 2002 (Vol.
31, No. 6, pp. 36-42).
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Transformation!
2004
2007
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Our Mission

• the Well Community seeks to engage people living
  with mental illness in a life-giving community of
  peace, love hope!
• We are
• Faith-Based engaging the Spirit
• Relational creating community
• Empowering building hope

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Our Programs

• Saturday Night Life
• Every Saturday the community gathers for
  Worship, Teachings, Dinner
• Community Life Center
• Open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays for
  Support, Activities Friendship
• Residential Programming
• We assist our Community Members in finding
  maintaining residences
• Jacobs House
• A supportive housing program currently serving
  (9) Community Members
• Case Management Crisis Interventions
• Community Education Awareness
• For more information, see www.WellCommunity.net/se
  rvices.php

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Saturday Night Life
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Community Life Center
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In 2005, 8 residents, suffering from mental
illness, lived in this 1100 ft2 home, each paying
500/month Apart from the accompanying
relationship issues, there were beds in the
living room, only one working bath, and no heat.
Competitors Housing
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In July 2006, the Well started Jacobs House, a
supportive housing project where (9) of our
Community Members live learn together. The
residents pay 495 in rent to cover the lease,
utilities and meals.
Jacobs House
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Stories of Impact

• The healing power of friendship
• In 2005, we helped Anne move out of a boarding
  home and into a new apartment. In the years
  before, Anne had worked for many years for
  companies such as Southwestern Bell and GEICO.
  However, her work history was interrupted by
  frequent periods of hospitalization.
• After the last such stay, she was discharged into
  a boarding home with little hope of getting her
  feet on the ground. Through her participation in
  our programs and relationship with Maureen Lane,
  a Community Friend of the Well, Anne was able to
  once again develop her confidence and make the
  transition to independent living.

In her own words the Well is not only a
life-changer, its a life-saver!
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Stories of Impact

• Crisis intervention
• We were introduced to Cristin at a time of crisis
  in her life. She had recently moved into a local
  apartment complex, when her manager called us
  worried about her welfare with concerns about
  suicide. In previous months, she had been in and
  out of mental hospitals.
• A simple visit from our staff was all that it
  took. She threw herself into the programs of the
  Well, with great result. She has become known as
  Mother Hen, caring for those around her by
  sharing homemade brownies and words of joy
  encouragement.
• In August 2006, she moved into Jacobs House as
  our on-site house manager. For the past six
  months, she has served ably and diligently in
  this role. And as for hospitalizations 10
  months and counting!

In her own words the Well Community has been a
life-saver. Ever since Ive been coming, Ive
had a total change. God has become the most
important part of my life and Ive got clarity of
thought.
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Our Capacity
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Understanding our Finances

• What are the sources of the Wells income?
• Do the Community Members of the Well contribute?
• Is the Well seeking funding through grants
  other means?
• How is the Well Community legally organized?
• How is the Well related to Cliff Temple Baptist
  Church?
• Does the Well receive significant funding from
  denominational sources?
• the Well is a grassroots movement of people
  caring for others. 

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Our Financial History

• 2006 Financials
• of DONORS 176
• INCOME
• Organizations - 36,222
• Individuals - 119,049       
• Total Income 155,271
• EXPENSES
• Personnel - 136,471
• Programming - 20,829
• Administration - 8,849
• Support - 14,429
• Total Expenses 180,578
• Facility/Insurance/Transportation

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Current Financials
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Our Board of Directors

• Scott Coleman (President)
• Director, Missions Urban Division, Dallas
  Baptist Association
• Tim Ahlen
• Pastor, Forrest Meadow Baptist Church
• Joseph Borsh
• Corporate Chaplain, Paradigm Engineering /
  formerly ATT Employee Assistance
• William Leftwich, CPA (Treasurer)
• Partner, Tatum, LLC
• James Pulis, JD (Secretary)
• Practiced law for 25 years, former partner at
  Haynes Boone
• Leslie Vasquez
• LPC intern / Counselor, Irving ISD / Therapist,
  Irving Family Advocacy Center
• Dr. Catherine Wood, Ph.D.

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Our Staff

• Program
• Rev. Joel Pulis
• Community Pastor / Executive Director
• Joshua Pulis, LMSW
• Director of Programming
• Bob Skinner
• Residential Case Manager
• William Tell
• Program Support / Computer Education

• Administration
• Barbara Evetts
• Financial Administrator
• James Pulis
• Director of Development
• Ed Walters, Ph.D.
• Grants Development (contract)

• Approximately (10) Community Members serving in
  part-time support roles (e.g., transportation,
  pastoral care, case management, custodial
  services, security)

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Supporting Congregations

• Cliff Temple Baptist
• Covenant 08 / Oak Cliff Baptist House Church
• Park Cities Baptist
• Highland Park Presbyterian
• Trinity Church (Assembly of God)
• Park Central Baptist
• Journey Community Church
• Kessler Park United Methodist

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Endorsing Organizations

• NAMI Dallas National Alliance on Mental Illness
• Mental Health Association of Dallas
• Value Options / DANSA
• Local mental health providers
• (ADAPT of TX, Dallas Metrocare, Centro de Mi
  Salud, etc.)
• Dallas Baptist Association
• Baptist General Convention of TX

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For More Information

• the Well Community rents space within the
  facilities of Cliff Temple Baptist Church
• Our mailing address
• 125 Sunset Avenue, Dallas TX 75208
• Our phone [phone] x360
• Our website www.WellCommunity.net
• Please contact us for more information!

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Appendix

• Facts 101
• People magazine (Feb 07)
• Cliff Dweller magazine (Dec 06)
• 2007 Budget
• Current Financials
• For more information, see www.WellCommunity.net

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Transformation!
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Stories of Impact
The healing power of purpose Last year, we met
William, a friend of one of our weekday
volunteers. For years, he had been an extremely
successful software engineer and businessman,
managing numerous employees. However, William
suffers from major depression, an illness so
debilitating that two years ago he simply walked
off the job and began to rarely leave his
apartment. Beginning last June, William began
to come more regularly to participate and help
out in the Community Life Center. Slowly, but
progressively, we began to see him blossom as he
lovingly and artfully engaged with the other
Community Members. Therefore, in the fall,
William moved to Oak Cliff and we hired him to
work in the center providing computer education
through one-on-one mentoring relationships.
Each day, it is a joy to see him patiently
working with Community Members, gracefully
teaching basic computer skills and lending a
helping hand. Today, William testifies to the
healing power of community and the relationships
he has formed at the Well.