Dear Friends, Throughout the past fiscal year, the demand for Prototypes’ services grew at a rate we haven’t seen since our founding 25 years ago. Despite a challenging economic climate and a protracted curtailment of federal and state funds, Prototypes once again rose to the occasion and inspired hope, health and independence for more than 12,000 individuals and their families across Southern California. Cassandra Loch

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To meet the growing needs of those we serve, and provide help for many more, we offered a wide range of innovative programs and activities throughout the year. Here are just a few highlights: ■

Prototypes established contracts with three major insurance carriers, added new evidence-based practices to our program delivery and became a certified Medicare provider.

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We forged new partnerships with many businesses and organizations that resulted in increased funding, access to jobs and job training for graduates of our programs, improved public transportation near our facilities and enhanced student training and internship programs with local colleges and universities.

Our annual Hope, Health and Independence Charity Golf Tournament raised $30,000 in support of our programs and services.

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Prototypes received front-page coverage in an issue of the Los Angeles Times and was selected for special recognition by the Black Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, Pepperdine University and the National Association of Counties.

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Our Oxnard residential campus received facilities and grounds enhancements, and we obtained approval for nearly $1 million in funding to make significant improvements to our Pomona Women’s Center in the coming year.

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Across all of our locations, we implemented a variety of programs such as weight-loss, smoking-cessation and nutrition classes to improve clients’ health and fitness.

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While we take great pride in these endeavors, we know that tens of thousands of women, men and children in our community are still in need of the services provided by Prototypes – services that help so many recover from addiction, mental illness and trauma. We look forward to the coming year, to celebrating Prototypes’ 25th anniversary, and to continuing to build strategic partnerships and leverage resources so we can provide many more individuals in need an opportunity for a brighter future for themselves and their families. To our supporters, a heartfelt thank you for your generosity this year. For those who may be unfamiliar with Prototypes, we welcome the opportunity to meet you and introduce you to the powerful work we are doing in our communities.

Warm regards, Prototypes’ residential treatment facilities in Oxnard (above) and Pomona (below)

Cassandra Loch, LCSW, MBA President and Chief Executive Officer

Karen E. Pointer, Esq. Chair Person, Board of Directors

Detail from a wall mural at Prototypes’ Oxnard residence

inDePenDence Means BeinG aBle to HanDle cHallenGes.

cHarlotte Griffin “Every day I stay sober is a day I use the skills I learned at Prototypes.”

What happens when pain relief becomes a source of greater pain? An insecure childhood coupled with years of being bullied set the stage for Charlotte Griffin’s five-year descent into profound painkiller addiction. After dropping out of college and marrying a man who abused Vicodin and other prescription medications, Charlotte felt lost. Then, after the birth of her son in 2004, she was diagnosed with two chronic and painful autoimmune conditions, lupus and Sjogren’s Syndrome which is characterized by dry eyes. “I already had a liking for pills,” Charlotte remembers. “Now my health conditions meant I could get all the Oxycontin I wanted by prescription – which was exponentially more dangerous than anything I had taken before. I became an expert manipulator to get more and more, playing the victim the whole time. It got to the point where I couldn’t do anything without taking handfuls of Oxycontin a day, even for something as simple as running an errand. I became oblivious to everyone and everything.” Divorce, financial catastrophe and losing her home soon followed. Court-ordered rehabilitation after the January 2010 birth of her second child, a girl, landed Charlotte and her baby at Prototypes’ Women’s Center in Oxnard for seven months. When she first arrived, she didn’t believe it would work, but she applied herself to her counseling sessions, and the staff provided classes in Parenting, Codependency and Anger Management. After four months of participating in Prototypes’ therapeutic community, her head cleared as she made Prototypes’ constructive coping and practical problem-solving techniques her own. “Every day I stay sober,” she says, “is a day I use the skills I learned at Prototypes.” Today, although Charlotte continues to struggle with health issues; she leads a constructive, fulfilling life. She’ll soon graduate from college with a degree in psychology and plans to continue on to earn her degree in marriage and family counseling. Each month, she returns to Prototypes to share her story and answer questions. Charlotte’s home life is a happy and healthy one. She lives with her devoted boyfriend and her two thriving children, is fully engaged in life and surrounded by love.

How do you learn to find value in your life when you never had the tools to begin with? When Catherine Fields was arrested and referred to Prototypes as an alternative to prison, she didn’t think she would get accepted. With two prison terms behind her already, she had hit an all-time low. Addicted to crack cocaine for 15 years, she was homeless, prostituting herself and, because of an unrepaired hole in her colon, wore a colostomy bag. But Prototypes’ Pomona facility did accept her in December 2009, and she lived there until July 2011.

catHerine fielDs “My advice to anyone entering Prototypes facing the same things I faced is not to leave before the miracle happens.”

In addition to therapy, Catherine found Prototypes’ step-by-step, real-life guidance the key to relapse prevention. “I knew how to get clean,” remembers Catherine, “I just didn’t know how to stay clean. And a lot of the reason why is that I simply didn’t know how to function in the world. At Prototypes, they took me by the hand and broke it all down into pieces that made sense. For example, they not only gave me job training but taught me how to prepare a résumé, look for work and fill out a job application, too.” Catherine has found a new life in her sobriety that each day deepens her sense of accomplishment. She’s been working full-time for the past year for Goodwill Industries and was recently promoted to assistant manager. She got her own apartment with a roommate she met at Prototypes and is actively involved in drug-recovery support groups. And a few months ago, she underwent surgery to repair her colon and is now free of the colostomy bag forever. Her future plans include going back to school to learn Spanish and to develop an array of solid computer skills.

inDePenDence Means MaKinG PositiVe cHoices.

“My advice to anyone entering Prototypes facing the same things I faced,” Catherine offers, “is not to leave before the miracle happens. It’ll take time, but if you do the work, you will see progress. At Prototypes, they kept repeating to me, ’We are going to love you until you can love yourself.’ And guess what? They kept their promise and did exactly that.”

inDePenDence Means looKinG forWarD to life WitH oPtiMisM anD confiDence.

How do you face the rest of your life when more than a third of it has been lost to addiction? At age 20, Oscar Reyes had already been using crystal meth for seven years, was the married father of a newborn (and the stepfather of two more children) and on summary probation when he was referred to Prototypes by the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services. He had been in and out of rehab numerous times before with no success. But this time, he was determined to make it work because custody of his daughter was at stake. Oscar enrolled in Prototypes’ outpatient program in Pomona for nine-and-a-half months, taking classes in Communication Skills and Drug and Alcohol Education. “I liked the atmosphere immediately,” he says, “and the group sessions worked for me. I was around people I could relate to because their issues were the same as mine. Everything I found at Prototypes was practical, straightforward and authentic, without the kind of clichéd questions I’d heard a million times before in other rehab programs.”

oscar reYes “Everything I found at Prototypes was practical, straightforward and authentic…”

Oscar found the Communication Skills groups particularly beneficial because they pinpointed issues and touched on demeanors he had never before confronted. “This class literally changed the way I speak and shattered a lot of illusions,” he notes. “I saw how pride had gotten in the way of all my relationships. I now know that empathy and sympathy have to go hand-in-hand with dialogue.” Oscar has been clean for nearly a year. He is thriving as a full-time student at Riverside Community College, where he is earning his AA degree in manufacturing technology. He lives with his grandmother and aunt and, through conscientious sobriety, has earned their newfound trust and respect. Although divorced, he has a positive working relationship with his ex. Most important, he sees a lot of his daughter who, for the record, is “the most wonderful child in the world” – and he is secure in his role as a strong and loving father. Says Oscar, “We are a family now.”

Where do you start when you’ve lost everything? Lakaisha Harris started smoking crack cocaine at age 19 as party fuel with friends. By the time she was arrested in 2009, she had been addicted for 14 years, had turned to prostitution, had lost custody of her three children (two sons of her own and one adopted daughter) and was pregnant. She weighed 96 pounds. Referred by a judge to Prototypes as an alternative to prison, Lakaisha was in residence at Prototypes’ Pomona facility for a year. There, she took six classes a day in a curriculum that included Seeking Safety to address trauma, Survivors Group, Parenting classes and Job Club. She also worked in Prototypes’ day care center and received services from Prototypes’ Black Infant Health Program.

laKaisHa Harris “For the first time in my life, I felt safe and loved.”

“It was like attending a live-in college and I really liked the structure,” Lakaisha says. “The people there really care for you. And they showed me how to care for my children, preparing me for a newborn, even covering basics, like the best way to hold a baby, that I didn’t know before.” While in residence at Prototypes, she gave birth to a son. “That’s when I really realized how much support I was getting from everyone. A friend I met in the program stayed by my side throughout the birth. For the first time in my life, I felt safe and loved.” Clean and healthy for two-and-a-half years, Lakaisha lives with her toddler in her own apartment at Prototypes’ S. Mark Taper Foundation Family Living Center. She’s held a good job at an alarm system company for more than 18 months, and she uses the communication skills and patience she learned at Prototypes in her professional life every day. Next semester she’ll start college where she plans to study social work. Lakaisha’s two older sons live with her grandmother – with whom she has built a warm, trusting relationship – as she works to regain custody. She speaks with them every day and sees them often. Acknowledging her progress she notes, “Christmas last year was the first year I was able to get my sons something that they actually wanted.”

inDePenDence Means BeinG a stronG Part of a faMilY.

financial HiGHliGHts Financial Overview for July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011

Prototypes relies primarily on program contracts and, to a lesser extent, on program fees, private and foundation contributions, and private pay and managed care revenue, to fund its annual operating expenditures. Despite the current economic environment and budget challenges facing the Federal and State of California governments, Prototypes’ fiscal discipline, strategic initiatives, and highquality services have enabled the Agency to operate efficiently in service of its mission and set a platform for future success in providing services to those who need them most.

Operating Expenses In the current year, the organization’s expenditures were concentrated on five major program service areas: Residential, Outpatient Mental Health, Outpatient Substance Abuse, Domestic Violence, and Prevention, which comprised 34.7%, 31.9%, 9.3%, 9.3%, and 4.1% of total expenditures, respectively. Total programmatic services comprised 89.3% of expenditures, while the remaining 10.7% was related to administrative and fundraising expenses. This is an example of our strong financial and nonprofit management. Revenue and Support Current year revenue was primarily driven by local government contracts for Residential, Outpatient Mental Health, Outpatient Substance Abuse, Domestic Violence, and Prevention services which comprised 94.5% of Prototypes’ total revenue. Program fees, including private pay, food stamps, and client fees comprised 3.7% of total revenue, and fundraising accounted for 1.7% of total revenue. Other Notes Prototypes has received from its auditors an unqualified opinion on its financial statements for the current year. Prototypes has an opportunity to expand its services and create a foundation for future growth by increasing the percentage of private and foundation contributions and private pay to its revenue mix. This is a major strategic objective for Prototypes. Although Prototypes has been effective in delivering services to those in need in the community, private funding will not only help maintain existing programs, but it will be needed for Prototypes to transform to meet the uncertain and challenging times ahead and continue to rebuild the lives of women, children, and communities impacted by substance abuse, mental illness, and domestic violence.

REVENUE AND SUPPORT OTHER

REVENUE AND SUPPORT

.1%

FUNDRAISING

PROGRAM FEES PREVENTION

4%

4%

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESIDENTIAL

35%

OUTPATIENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE

OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH

Fundraising Foundation Grants and Contributions Individual and Corporate Contributions Fundraising Events, Net

2%

9%

36%

FUNDRAISING

OPERATING EXPENSES

.4%

ADMINISTRATION PREVENTION

10%

4%

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESIDENTIAL

9%

35%

OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH

OUTPATIENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE

$25,000,000

*For FY 07/08 and 08/09, Prototypes experienced an increase in revenue and expenses due to funding received for a two-year demonstration project that ended on June 30, 2009.

$20,000,000

1.7%

5,868,805 6,032,734 1,799,597 1,570,712 737,348 $16,009,196

94.5%

354,951 194,293 85,351 $634,595

3.7%

1,202 9,167 $10,369

9%

0.1%

Total Revenue and Support

$16,938,969

100%

Operating Expenses Residential Outpatient Mental Health Outpatient Substance Abuse Domestic Violence Prevention Total Program Contract Expenses

5,784,017 5,306,372 1,556,525 1,548,741 678,497 $14,874,152

34.7% 31.9% 9.3% 9.3% 4.1% 89.3%

1,720,758 62,158 $1,782,916

10.3% 0.4% 10.7%

$16,657,068

100%

Program Fees Client Fees Food Stamp Private Pay Other Interest Income Other Income

32%

REVENUE AND EXPENSE HISTORY ■ REVENUE ■ EXPENSE

204,966 45,527 34,316 $284,809

Program Contracts Residential Outpatient Mental Health Outpatient Substance Abuse Domestic Violence Prevention

11%

$15,000,000

Administration Fundraising Total Administration & Fundraising

$10,000,000 $5,000,000

Total Operating Expenses

0 FY 06-07

FY 07-08*

FY 08-09*

FY 09-10

FY 10-11

FY 2010-11

Honor roll of Donors

Board of Directors

We deeply appreciate the support we have received from donors during the period from July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011.

Karen E. Pointer, Esq., Chair Person Lerman & Pointer LLP, Partner and Attorney at Law

$100,000 and above Specialty Family Foundation

Katherine Hatos Jay Montgomery Guadalupe Ruiz Eric Wech Dora Vargas Christopher Siciliano Barbara Paarmann

Ann McClanathan, Vice Chair Person myStrength.com, Vice President Partner Development

Supporters/In-Kind Michael Barbata Black Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, Inc. Rosanna Cacace Cathy Chapman Delta Dental of California Wendy Denise The Walt Disney Company Wendy Elgin-Silva Tracy Espina Golfsmith International Amy Hirsh Robinson Mike Holwick In-N-Out Burger J. Squire Junger Mitsuo Kato Kolodny & Anteau Ladyface Alehouse & Brasserie Cate Loch Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office Los Angeles Dodgers Ron Markham MilkPEP Miller Honda Van Nuys Shannon Mooney Deborah Powell Rivera Restaurant Senator Carol Liu Sue Sigler Tricia Smith Brad Sporer Spumoni Italian Café STAPLES Center Foundation Dana Sullivan Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP The California Endowment The Measurement Group LLC Timeless Gems Dana Vandevender Yvonne White Robin and Nolan Wyatt Alvin and Amy Yam

Ron Blair Century Group, Managing Director

$50,000 – $99,999 The Rose Hills Foundation $10,000 – $49,999 Blue Shield of California Foundation Kaiser Foundation Hospital of Los Angeles $5,000 – $9,999 General Networks Howie & Louise Phanstiel Burning Torch, Inc. Ann and Mac McClanathan APS Healthcare Amador Sanchez $2,500 – $4,999 Michael Caponnetto and Amanda Wickman Joseph Singleton Ron Burkhardt Sysco Los Angeles, Inc. Joel Riegsecker Patrick and Catherine Loch Laurie Rozet Smart & Final Charitable Foundation Michael Kemp Brand New Day CPEhr Kotick Marketing Group ValueOptions Wal-Mart $1,000 – $2,499 Boeing Community Fund Pepperdine University Management Ben Singer United Way of Ventura County Cort Baker Unitarian Universalist Church of Ventura Center for Children and Family Futures, Inc. Kara Dornig John Klymshyn Nestle USA Prescription Solutions Unified Grocers, Inc. United Healthcare Services, Inc. Jim and Patty Quinn California Prison Industry Authority Cassandra Loch Dr. Vivian Brown Marci Loftin Thomas Berg Children and Family Futures Lupe Cruz David Mancilla OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions William Paine Political Solutions, Inc. RMK Direct Soroptimist International Arthur Wilder

$500 – $999 Ron Proul Baker, Romero & Associates Allan Jaynes Margaret Kelly Joel Hollingsworth Monique Stennis Karen Pointer, Esq. Jay Davis Sara Berge Ron Blair Levi Martin and Natasha Neely Claire Alapont Argon ST, Inc. Janice Fogg Christopher Forman Sidney Gardner Pamela and Ricardo Gorecki Steve Kennedy Richard C. Lundquist Mark McClanathan Mr. Copy P.D. Rabbit, Inc. Messenger Service Marlin Riegsecker Mayra Rivera Thomas Beddingfield and Alison Rowe SullivanCurtisMonroe Insurance Services, LLC The Grace Group Troy Treto Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Jacqueline White $100 – $499 Ron Pollack Mark Kolinchak Anita and Bill Bronstein Jason Lidow Jose Corral Bergman & Allderdice Sue and Kent Brinkmeyer Janette Lewandowski Gloria Weissman Joseph Moreno Mark Brutto Grace & Blomberg Certified Public Accountants David Babikan Leslie Belardi Robert and Cate Burchuk John Hagen Richard Hecht Ramsey Israwi David Leit Martini, Iosue & Akpovi, CPAs Federico Orozco Oxnard Center Doug Weitz Marceline Burns Pat Jessup Altrusa International of Oxnard Dennis and Cheryl Heitmann Alice Kuchinskas Sumana and Narayanan Mandala Noetic Search Harriet Welch April Wilson XL Business Systems Michael Akseven Gerald Dong Macy’s Foundation Anthony Sarmiento and Janet Silva Harry Boxer

Barbara and Morton Bowman Marti and Jack Gruno Center Glass Company Emmanuel Episcopal Church Linda Fickel Genelle Geronsin-Vandenboss Jennifer and Timothy Harrington Marcia Harrow Lawrence Ivey Ed Jones Dr. Paul and Lyn Krieger Kristine MacRae Sonya Makunga Kris Martin Bart May Larry Petersen Douglas Pick Jean Saf Bharati and Joyanto Sen Jackie Sherman Steve Solton Irma Strantz Yvette Toledo Betty Young $99 and under Gary Goldberger Jennifer and Brian Shafton Elizabeth Wheeler NeeLura Bell Joseph Konowiecki 4D Concepts Jessie Austin Kris Bergan Ken Bettencourt Todd Bettencourt Michelle and Paul Castillo Rocksy Chenevert Suzanne Costello Roseanne Crawford Dolores Cullen Sarah Devine Emily Dubin Field Dion Fatafehi Josh Golden Shirley Green Richard and Paula Hibbs Susan Jones Aviva Kamin and Elise Asch Jeff Krieger Mitchell and Doris Leit Robin Lerner Jonathan Loch Beth Meyer-Frank Michael Morris Joan Peters Keri Petrulis Erik Pope Dawn Reid Laura Riegsecker-Stephenson Steve Rockowitz Caryn Ryan Toni Shibayama Sporer Charnell Smith Vivan Van Horn Jerry Vasquez Rhyan Zweifier Carol Black Kenny Aragon Deborah Burkart Norma Ann Dawson Vivian Gold Jennifer Liess Delta Wright Christin Dennis Delfino Galindo Joe Guerrero Donald Hart

Mark M. Brutto, Treasurer Northern Trust Bank, N.A. Senior Vice President of Personal Financial Services Jose Corral, MBA, Secretary Aetna, Sales Director

Ron Burkhardt Newmark Knight Frank, Managing Director Michael Kemp Michael Kemp Architects, Founder and Principal Andrea Rossato Citi Private Bank, Senior Vice President and Private Banker Amador Sanchez, Jr. Total Intermodal Services Inc., President Cassandra Loch, LCSW, MBA Prototypes, President & Chief Executive Officer Administrative Offices

1000 North Alameda Street, Suite 390

Los Angeles, CA 90012 213.542.3838

Community Assessment Service Centers

11100 Valley Blvd, Suite 116

El Monte, CA 91731 626.444.0704

2555 East Colorado Blvd, Suite 308 Pasadena, CA 91107 626.449.2433 Outpatient Treatment and Community Services Centers

11001 Valley Mall, Suite 300

El Monte, CA 91731 626.442.0710

2555 East Colorado Blvd., Suite 100 and 101 Pasadena, CA 91107 626.577.2261 831 East Arrow Highway Pomona, CA 91767 909.398.4383 Domestic Violence Drop-In and Resource Centers

4841 Crenshaw Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90043

323.464.6281

6211 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90038 323.464.6281 Women’s Center Oxnard

Residential treatment for women and children 2150 North Victoria Avenue, Oxnard, CA 93036

805.382.6296 Women’s Center Pomona

Residential treatment for women and children 845 East Arrow Highway, Pomona, CA 91767

909.624.1233

The S. Mark Taper Foundation Family Living Center

837 East Arrow Highway, Pomona, CA 91767

909.621.9058

Mother and Child Residential Homes

15405 Lansdowne Road, Tustin, CA 92782

714.566.2804

STAR House

Residential Treatment location for women and children impacted by domestic violence Confidential Location 323.461.4118

Annual report photography: Glenn Marzano Annual report design: 2B Communications