THE UNMET DEMAND FOR ADDICTION TREATMENT
1 in 16 individuals over age 9 in Dallas County suffer from substance use disorders.
Current Services
Detox and withdrawal services for individuals with critical substance use incidences are largely offered through acute and psychiatric care at hospitals. Inpatient stays tend to be fewer than 30 days and patients tend to have a dual-diagnosis. While these in-patient services are crucial, they are intended to stabilize physical health and are unable to address the spiritual, mental, emotional, and lifestyle changes required for sustained sober living and returning to family.
Demand vs. Supply
There is a demand for 724 beds for adult males within a 30-minute drive of Men of Nehemiah, but only 303 beds are available. Because facility constraints prevent Men of Nehemiah’s program from being licensed as a residential treatment program, its 52 beds are not included among the 303 beds available for men.
Men of Nehemiah Families is a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization.
CURRENT FACILITY CONSTRAINTS
Limited Counseling Offices
The availability of only two small offices for counseling requires:
Capping the Residential Program to 52 men, although 60 could be housed.
Limiting the clinical counseling team to seven professionals.
Excluding men in Sober Living and permanent housing from continued counseling.
Sober Living Waitlist
Men who request moving to Sober Living are turned away until current program participants leave.
Expansion Restrictions
The size of the properties, building configurations, access to additional land, and zoning prevent the headquarters and residential properties from being expanded to serve more men.
ADA Non-compliance
The Headquarters is not fully ADA compliant, thus preventing it from becoming a licensed residential treatment program and accessing additional insurance fees.
Overcrowded Classroom
52 men spend up to nine hours seven days a week, including mealtimes, in one 36’ by 40’ windowless classroom.
Noise Issues
Noise is an ongoing problem because small groups must meet concurrently in the one classroom.
Music Disruptions
Musicians who accompany the men’s chorus practice in the classroom, drowning out counseling conversations and disrupting staff and meetings on the second floor.
Packed Worship Services
Tuesday evening All-City Worship, also held in the classroom, is routinely packed with a standing-room only crowd of up to 120 people. To accommodate an even larger crowd, space for Sunday school and worship must be rented from the church adjacent to the Headquarters.
Insufficient Parking
The 18-space parking lot cannot accommodate the number of staff, volunteers, board members, and community supporters who work in or visit the Headquarters.
Limited Kitchen Storage
Insufficient kitchen storage requires more frequent shopping trips, decreasing kitchen staff efficiency.
Shared Offices
Upstairs, multiple staff share offices, and other offices have been converted from closets.
Complex Security Monitoring
Security monitoring is complex because the Headquarters, Residential, and Sober Living Programs are in separate locations.
PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE
New Facility
A new centralized three-story 43,798 square foot Headquarters and Residential Treatment Center which will be ADA compliant and energy efficient is planned to occupy 1.2 acres of unimproved property at 2802 Cleveland. Just half a mile from the current Headquarters, the new facility will expand Residential Program clients to 76 men and allow significantly more clinical counseling to be offered during daytime and evening hours. As a result, Sober Living residents and alumni will continue counseling. Chris Smith Hall, which currently provides housing for the Residential Program, will be converted to the Sober Living Program, expanding it from 22 to more than 50 men.
An additional half-acre plot across Cleveland, which is part of the parcel, will offer men an outdoor fitness circuit and exercise equipment.
A centralized Headquarters and Residential Treatment Center will increase the efficiency and effectiveness of recovery programs and serve 31 more men, reaching a total of 76.
An expanded clinical counseling team and offices will allow 76 men as well as Sober Living residents and alumni to benefit from counseling.
The expanded environment will convey respect and allow flexible and comfortable indoor and outdoor gatherings spaces for all sizes of groups.
Multiple classrooms and meeting rooms will allow staff to offer group counseling and Biblical teaching as well as new classes tailored to meet the specific needs of groups of men.
A BEACON AND RECOVER HUB
For the first time, Men of Nehemiah will be able to host its own public events focusing on:
Men’s Chorus Testimonials
The Men’s Chorus and testimonials
Recovery Tours
Tours and educational sessions to enhance understanding about recovery
Workshops and Seminars
Recovery workshops, ministry seminars, community safety meetings, appreciation banquets, assemblies, and other “open door” events to bring visibility to Men of Nehemiah’s recovery programs
LICENSING AND ACCREDATION
The proposed 43,798 square foot four-story Headquarters and Residential Treatment Center will:
• Be energy efficient and ADA compliant
• Provide 22,419 square feet more than is currently available at Headquarters and Chris Smith Hall
• Be licensed as a Residential Treatment program, enabling Men of Nehemiah to be credentialed and reimbursed for a broader range of services
• Allow expenses for residential and intensive outpatient treatment to be recouped for approximately 95% of the men who have private insurance as well as those who can afford to pay out-of-pocket costs
• Require the addition of a part-time medical director, part-time nurse, four full-time clinical counselors and one full-time behavioral tech, which will increase staffing to 43 FTEs
• Result in a net cost increase to the annual budget of just under $640,000 and serve 76 men
PLANNING FOR J.C.A.H.O. ACCREDATION
The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) is a United States-based nonprofit that accredits and certifies more than 22,000 healthcare organization and programs in the US. Each year, JCAHO sets standards for patient safety that provides overarching guidelines for use in combination with their operational standards during onsite reviews.
Men of Nehemiah clinical staff are currently moving into compliance with JCAHO standards, in preparation for receiving accreditation after the move to the new facility. Accreditation offers the highest level of credibility for recovery services possible, and results in easier credentialing and higher levels of reimbursement with health care insurance companies.
FACILITY CONSTRUCTION
The Board of Directors of Men of Nehemiah has authorized a capital campaign to raise $20.3 million in gifts and grants for construction of a new Headquarters and Residential Treatment Center. The consolidated budget is as follows:
PROJECTED ANNUAL BUDGET
Pro-forma budget projections reflect a conservative financial position with respect to client occupancy, insurance reimbursements, inflation, and philanthropic donations.
Projections indicate growth in annual income and expense commensurate with expansion in capacity and capabilities. Expenses are projected to be:
$4.4 million in Year One with the move to the new facility
$5.2 million in Year Two as client and staffing expansion are fully realized
$5.4 million in Year Three
An insurance reimbursement contingency will be created to ensure consistent coverage, should existing health care coverage and reimbursements change after 2024. Income includes increased cost reimbursements from the addition of residential and partial hospitalization services enabled by the new facility. However, these reimbursements and program fees have been discounted across all three years, thereby presenting a conservative estimate of earned income.
Conservative donation projections reflect increases of 5% each year. In a healthy economy and with an effective, financially sound organization a 6 – 10% annual increase in donations is a reasonable expectation.
The Men of Nehemiah Board is committed to maintaining six months of operating reserves, which is $1.3 million at this time. Sale of the existing headquarters in Year Two is anticipated to generate $1.2 million or more, which will augment Men of Nehemiah’s operating reserves and achieve an appropriate level for a $5.4 million budget.
THE CHALLENGE
THE CHALLENGE
THE CHALLENGE
In its current facilities, Men of Nehemiah is not able to expand its ministry to meet the urgent needs of men seeking addiction recovery. With construction of a new Headquarters and Residential Treatment Center, more men can be restored and families reunited.
This is the opportunity and the challenge before us. Men of Nehemiah’s expansion project assures that men, who have given up on themselves and been forgotten by society, will find spiritual renewal, self-discipline, and emotional healing. They will be returned to their God-ordained positions as good stewards of their lives, caring leaders of their families and communities, and faithful witnesses of hope in the world.
For more information, please contact us at 214-421-6705 or info@themenofnehemiah.org
JIM RAMSEY, CEO
“This is an amazing ministry. In six years I’ve seen so many lives impacted by Louis and our team.When you rescue a man, you rescue generations of his family. We need a new facility to continue to grow and improve our ability to serve men in need. Turning our existing housing into sober living enables us to remain in relationship with twice the number of graduates, and that enables our continued influence of men and their families. The longer a man is sober, the better the odds he will stay that way. That’s why we’re here.”
STEPHEN BARNES, CHAIR
“The story of redemption is the richest experience God gives us on this side of heaven. Men share testimonies of moving from addiction and self-focused thinking to sobriety and a spirit- centered life of thinking and living for others. It is a blessing for all of us listening, but having men express gratitude for what God has done in their lives through Men of Nehemiah is true redemption. This happens every day at Men of Nehemiah. The ministry is meaningful and wonderful . . . and must be expanded to redeem the lives of many more men.“