locations

Employment Access UnitOutpatient Counseling1088 South La Brea AvenueLos Angeles, CA 90019Tel: 323.295.0262Fax: 323.295.2375

Outpatient UnitSpecial DeliveriesOutreach ServicesDrug Court520 North La Brea AvenueInglewood, CA 90302Tel: 323.294.4932Fax: 323.294.2533

Long Beach Outreach1316 Gaviota AvenueLong Beach, CA 90813Tel: 562.218.9530Fax: 562.218.9560

Therapeutic Community5318 South Crenshaw BoulevardLos Angeles, CA 90043Tel: 323.293.6291Fax: 323.293.1091

Olympia AcademyTel: 323.933.9022Fax: 323.933.4029

Youth Outpatient Treatment13931 South Van Ness Avenue, Suite 202Gardena, CA 90249Tel: 310.768.8018Fax: 310.768.4170

Indochinese YouthCommunity Center14112 South Kingsley DriveGardena, CA 90247Tel: 310.768.8064Fax: 310.768.2779

corporate office

Administrative OfficePrevention Unit

Youth and Family Programs2900 South Crenshaw Boulevard

Los Angeles, CA 90016

Tel: 323.293.6284Fax: 323.295.4075

satellite offices

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2009 2010 annual report

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sponsorsAkira & Martha SuzukiAsian Pacific Islanders’ California Action Network (APIsCAN)Benefit Planning, Inc.Chinatown Service CenterComerica BankCommunity CoalitionKoreatown Youth and Community Center (KYCC)Law Offices of Dennis W. Chang, P.C.Mike and Suzie WatanabeMiyakawa, Movsessian & AssociatesNexad SystemsPacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE)Pacific General InsurancePaige Ichimura & Thomas ConnellyPaul Shishima, CPARafu ShimpoSouthern California EdisonThai Community Development CenterTony and Anthony Yamasaki FamilyUnion BankWells Fargo Foundation

in-KinD DonorsAlliance ArtformsAnthem Blue CrossAquarium of the PacificAvonBenefit Planning, Inc.BenihanaBradford Renaissance PortraitBubba Gump Shrimp, Co.California Hotel and CasinoCallaway Vineyard & WineryCarmine’s Palace, ChinatownCherrystonesCookie Lee JewelryDavid J. ThomsenDean and Daisy NakanishiDeputy Chief Terry Hara, LAPDDonna SmithDr. LaVonna and Louis LewisEast West PlayersEunice Lee, L.A.C.Friends, the Foundation of the California African American MuseumHouse of Blues – Sunset StripIN–N–OUT BurgerJapanese American National MuseumJH DesignJulie Kim for Coreana CosmeticsKaren LewisKhalsa ChiropracticLaemmle TheatresLaurie MuraLaw Offices of McBirney & ChuckLong Beach Symphony OrchestraLos Angeles County Sheriff ’s Department

Los Angeles DodgersLos Angeles SparksMaison AkiraMichael PorcoMichelle NoscoMiracle Springs Resort & SpaMiyakawa, Movsessian & AssociatesMorongo Casino, Resort & Spa, an enterprise of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians Tribal GovernmentMulligan Family Fun CenterMuseum of ToleranceNoel Wax, Vice President, Sports–CBS RadioOiwake RestaurantOomasa RestaurantPacific Asia MuseumPanda Restaurant Group, Inc.PetSmartRobeksRocford Studio, PasadenaRowley PortraitureSanrio, Inc.Six Flags Magic MountainSkateland and Mountasia Fun CenterSpirit CruisesSue Oda OmoriSusan SchmidSuzie WatanabeTara Inouye-HillThe Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical GardenThe Sake Institute of AmericaThe Warehouse RestaurantToyo Miyatake StudioUniversal StudiosYardhouseZena Day Spa Zoological Society of San Diego

inDiviDualsAgnes FurutaniAlbert C. Lum, AttorneyAlice KimuraAllison Tom–MiuraAnthony & Florence KikuyamaArt IshiiB.K. Shirota Barbara & Edward BaltazarBarbara Te HurdBob KaoBosseba KongCalvin & Marie TajimaChatsworth West Women’s FellowshipChieko MiyataChristina Heatherton Christina LeeCindy & Henry KatoCraig TateishiCynthia Reynoso & Ryan Hura D.L. & A. ManzoDaniel Kuramoto

David KimDean & Daisy Nakanishi Debbie FloodDominic & Janet LaiDouglas & Joyce SakamotoDr. Darryl InabaEddie & Akie MakimotoEdwin QuinnEiko & Fred SakudaElaine WatanabeF&W FoodservicesFe Esperanza & Reynaldo CruzFloyd NiitsumaFord & Frances KuramotoFrances Spivy–WeberFred & Eiko SakudaFred & Sue MiyazakiFrederika Louise Keating Gary & Linda Yamauchi Gene & Nancy KrupaGeoffrey MukaeGlen NakanoGrateful Crane Ensemble, Inc.Greg Fukua Harold & Reiko KobataHarry NakadaHelen EricksonHelen GarciaHenry Jung Hiram & Janet HironakaHiroji YamashitaHiroshi KashiwagiHoops for Friends, Inc.Isamu & Teruko UyeharaJ.Y. YasudaJane Wada, M.D.Janice TanakaJean UshijimaJimmy & Cynthia NoconJohn & Michiko YamamotoJohn Manzon–SantosJohnny & Heda KumagaiJon & Barbara Shirota Karl Nobuyuki: San Fernando Japanese American Community CenterKatsuko & Bill ShimamotoKei SakitaKeiko AkashiKenneth KasamatsuLaura PinkneyLauren Lee Law Offices of David YamamotoLenard & Yumi KanegawaLeslie Kim LouieLewis & Aiko Takeshita Linda & Walton YipLinda MarquezM A L HickmanMargaret & Takuo EndoMarlene Lee Marshall JungMarva Graves

Mary KaoMary SuttonMasao KodaniMasashi Itano, M.D.McDonald’sMichael & Ann YoshibaMichael Nakayama Michael Yanagita, D.C., L.A.C.Michiko BaltazarMike & Suzie WatanabeMike MuraseMike Yoshida Minami Tamaki, LLPMiya IwatakiMr. & Mrs. Gwen DuffyNancy YamauchiNelson & Nancy AkaboriNeofito & Belen Baculanta Osamu Ted KobayashiOtto & Elenor NakanoPatrick Sakasegawa of Northrop GrummanPaulina HongRahimah ShahRay & Eileen SugiuraRay HamaguchiRC MorrisRei FujikawaRichard ToguchiRobert & Seiko ShimatsuRobert FukudaRobert NakagawaRobert NishinakaRonald Ikejiri, EsqRose & Bruce LeeS J DanielsSandra Mikiko MukaeSandy Maeshiro Sanford SilversteinScott HandlemanSeinan Senior Citizen ClubSheridan KeyserSherry Anapol & Miya SumiiShikari & Eddie OtaSimeon ManTara Inouye–HillTeru KawaToshi & Marya MiyamotoTri–Star Vending Ty Morita Victor Shibata, D.C.Virginia McGeeWalter MoritaWendy & Nick NagataniWesley TanakaWoody ManzoYoneo Yamamoto

aaDap Mission stateMent

The Mission of AADAP is to change lives and save families by providing comprehensive substance abuse and other social services for Asian Pacific Islander and other diverse communities. Core programs include education, prevention, intervention, treatment, employment, advocacy, and economic development.

AADAP 2009 2010 AnnuAl RePoRt 1

Table of ConTenTs

leTTers from The Top 2

aaDap programs 3

aDminisTraTive uniT 4

DevelopmenT offiCe 4

employmenT aCCess 5

olympia aCaDemy 6

ouTpaTienT 7

prevenTion 8

TherapeuTiC CommuniTy 9

youTh anD family programs 10

sTaTemenT of aCTiviTies 11

boarD of DireCTors & managers 12

Donor lisT 13

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leTTers from The Top

Message froM the ChairMan of the Board Kenneth KasaMatsu

I would like to welcome you to the 2009–2010 AADAP Annual Report. Year after year, AADAP continues to be a beacon of hope for thousands

of families whose homes are affected by substance abuse and poverty. AADAP’s motto “People Need People” embodies the heart of the services that it provides. We truly believe that connecting with each other and always being willing to give a helping hand is the way to heal our broken families and bring the community together.

On behalf of the AADAP Board and Staff, I would like to thank all of our supporters who are the life of the this agency, and we

ask for your continued support as AADAP strives to keep on providing the much needed services to our communities.

Sincerely,

Letter froM the President & Ceo

AADAP is about helping people to lead a straight life, whether it’s through prevention, outpatient counseling, helping people find jobs or providing treatment in the residential program. We teach the basics

at AADAP: realizing one’s potential, accepting one’s family on even term and accepting the real world of responsibility. In the end, what we do at AADAP is to try to help people accept themselves.

When anyone walks through the doors of AADAP, it’s clear that AADAP is the one special place where you can feel safe. AADAP is family–where you can get a hug or a “kick in the butt” when you need it most.

We’ve been doing this for 38 years, and I am proud to have been part of it for 35 of them. This past year, we nearly doubled our funding for the Employment Access Unit, allowing us to expand our programs to veterans and their families as well as provide at–risk youth with summer employment and job development. The Youth and Family Programs Unit also expanded with additional funding for the Gang Reduction and Youth Development (GRYD) program, hiring 5 additional staff.

Though there have been rumors of the economy turning up, we are still feeling the weight of the economic downturn. We had to deal with curtailments in Prop 36 and CalWORKS funding, which affected our Adult Residential program and the Outpatient programs. We also had to adjust to major shifts in our Mental Health contracts as we transitioned from EPSDT to PEI (Prevention Early Intervention). The staff attended regular meetings and worked rigorously to ensure a smooth transition.

As always, the AADAP staff, board and clients would like to thank you for your interest and support. Because of your support, we are able to help our clients turn their lives around.

Thank you for helping us to help others and for making AADAP a special place for all those who need it.

Sincerely,

Mike WatanabeKenneth Kasamatsu

Kenneth KasamatsuChairman of the Board

Mike Watanabe, MSWPresident & CEO

Showtime 2009 honored long-time volunteer Aviva Weiner with the Community Recognition Award. Pictured left to right: Mike Watanabe,

President & CEO, Aviva Weiner, US Congresswoman Judy Chu.

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AADAP PROGRAMS

The Asian American Drug Abuse Program provides services in a comprehensive, holistic manner to respond to the needs of our clients. Accordingly, AADAP’s services are divided into separate, specialized units.

EmploymEnt AccEssAADAP is one of the few agencies in the state of California that integrates employment services with drug rehabilitation. The Employment Access Unit works with clients and veterans who are in recovery for substance abuse problems. Services include job search assistance, pre–employment counseling, computer training, GED classes, and job development and placement, among many others.

olympic AcAdEmyThe Olympia Academy (OA) is a residential youth treatment center that aims to provide youth (ages 13–17) with a comprehensive treatment program that includes education, counseling and other services. This 16–bed facility offers a safe and familial environment where youth are able to develop self–direction, leadership, and character.

OutPAtient unitThe Outpatient Unit provides treatment to adult clients with consideration to various cultural, environmental and emotional factors. The Unit consists of the following four major programs: Day Treatment/Perinatal Program, Outpatient Drug–Free Counseling Services, HIV/AIDS Outreach Services, and Drug Court.

prEvEntion UnitThe Prevention Unit works to combat the underlying factors contributing to drug, alcohol and tobacco use in the community through targeted interventions and strategies. The Unit consists of Community Prevention (CP), Indochinese Youth and Community Center (IYCC), and the Youth Outpatient Treatment Program (YOT).

tHErApEUtic commUnityThe Residential Unit, referred to as the “Therapeutic Community” or TC serves as a 24–hour live–in program providing a protective, supportive environment for an intensive 12–18 month period of treatment.

yoUtH And FAmily progrAmsYouth and Family Programs (YFP) provides services that focus mainly on gang prevention and intervention. This unit targets high–risk youth and involves them in various after–school and weekend programs, while counseling them at the same time.

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Dean Nakanishi,Administrative Director

Paulina Hong,Development Director

aDminisTraTive uniT

When AADAP began in 1972 there was only a few full time staff. Now AADAP has grown to over 120 staff. The rigors of running an organization of this size require the constant attention of a highly efficient Administrative (Admin) team. The focus of the Admin team is to ensure that all the staff on the frontline is being well supported and that the facilities are being maintained at a high level.

The Admin team is always looking for ways to improve, and this year a lot of the focus was on streamlining internal operations for optimal efficiency and financial outcome. Building meetings were held and the input from the staff was taken to help improve operations that resulted in enhancing the working environment for the staff.

At the beginning of the year, the Admin team began consulting with a professional Human Resources (HR) company. This was a result of staff and Board input. The additional expertise has greatly improved the quality and efficiency of AADAP’s HR operations including providing essential trainings for all the supervisors like Sexual Harassment training, Time–Off and Leave laws, and Reporting Laws.

AADAP was a result of community organizing, and continues to strive for greater visibility in the community. The Admin team played a big role in these efforts, by encouraging the community to utilize the Community Room. The Admin team has supported trainings for the State of California Alcohol and Drug Programs (ADP), and for partner organizations such as NAPAFASA and the Asian Pacific Community Fund (APCF). AADAP also continued to be a local polling site for elections, and kept the doors open until ten o’clock at night. AADAP has also become the unofficial home for the Ronnie Nakashima Support Committee, supporting a successful fundraiser in May. This committee and community effort grew out of a chance correspondence received by the Administrative Director, Dean Nakanishi from an inmate who had been incarcerated for over 30 years. AADAP responded and the result was a historic collaboration with one of the oldest Asian American organizations in Los Angeles, the Yellow Brotherhood.

AADAP also holds several events throughout the year for the whole community in an effort to bring families and individuals together. Thanksgiving and Christmas times always see a flood of new faces at AADAP, and this year was no different. The 2009 Christmas Giveaway brought hundreds of children from the surrounding neighborhood to listen to Christmas stories, enjoy Christmas music from a ukulele player, and finally receive a brand new gift from Santa. Toys were donated by various groups, most notably the Northrop Grumman Corporation and the Hermanos Unidos chapter of UCLA. The annual Mochitsuki day was celebrated with the seniors of Seinan Center.

Over the years, AADAP’s staff and clients have grown to become extremely diverse. In order to celebrate the different ethnicities and cultures, many notable holidays are celebrated with great mirth at AADAP. Black History Month, Lunar New Year, Cesar Chavez, as well as the independence days of the Philippines, South Korea, Pakistan, India, Mexico, and the United States.

DevelopmenT offiCe

Showtime 2009 was one of the most exciting Showtimes to talk about yet! In a move to support the community, Showtime moved back to the Aratani Japan America Theatres in Little Tokyo. The line up featured R&B singing group Tatum Jones, the Asian American Comedy Troupe 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors, and the sensational B–boys of Quest Crew, Season 3 champions of MTV’s “America’s Best Dance Crew”. The night was a buzz of excitement as eager young fans lined up for autographs and photos with their favorite performers and the parents of our youth clients gathered around the plaza stage to see their kids perform their own hip–hop routines in the after–show. The concertgoers were treated to complimentary desserts and a superb selection of silent auction items as they enjoyed the warm summer night, all in support of AADAP.

Showtime 2009 Group Photo

Quest Crew performing at Showtime 2009

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Daisy Asis–Nakanishi,Employment Access Director

employmenT aCCess

The first job–training program at AADAP was launched in 1983 as an adjunct to treatment services. Today, the Employment Access Unit has become an essential program that provides critical services to the low–income population in our communities, and has become a beacon of hope for many in these difficult economic times.

This past year the Employment Access Director, Daisy Asis–Nakanishi was able to secure three new contracts for the Unit. The largest was a $989,982 for Veterans’ Employment–Related Assistance Program II (VEAP II). Supplemented by an additional $500,000 for the first VEAP contract from EDD, these multi–year funding have solidified the Unit’s job training and employment services for Veterans until July 2012. The other two new contracts were two stand–alone Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) grants from Los Angeles County and the City of Hawthorne, in the amount of $270,000 and $60,000 respectively. These additional funding resulted in the Unit’s expansion and improved the quality of job training and employment services for high–risk In–School and Out–of–School youth in Los Angeles County.

The staff at the Employment Access Unit was met with new challenges as they saw the trickle–down effects of the budget cuts of the previous years. Jobs are changing, employer expectations are rising, and work requires higher cognitive skills levels, work readiness, higher workplace skills, adaptability to technological changes and diversity in the workplace. These are all new factors on top of the multiple barriers characteristic of the special needs population that AADAP sees: recovering drug addicts, individuals receiving welfare assistance, individuals involved in the criminal justice system, homeless, and individuals with little to no working history. In order to address these requirements, the staff regularly attended trainings and conferences including a Reentry and Transitions conference and Green Jobs training among many others.

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Employment Access Staff and Volunteers

Summer Youth Employment Program participants smile proudlyat their graduation ceremony.

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olympia aCaDemy (formerly olympic academy)

The Olympia Academy (OA) ended a successful fiscal year, reaching full utilization (100%) of their contracts. The OA was able to provide services to 35 non–duplicated youth residential clients and increased the average length of stay by 61% (from 93 days to150 days in the program). This was indicative of a higher retention rate, which is excellent for the residents and the program. With more number of days in the program, residents are able to complete more school credits, be immersed in the therapeutic community longer, and ultimately learn more coping skills and develop healthier relationships with their peers and family.

Family support has always been a big emphasis in each client’s recovery and over the past year family involvement was further evaluated and developed as staff added a family orientation session for parents, guardians and siblings who are new to the program.

The budget cuts imposed on LAUSD also affected our LAUSD Community Day School. Eric Spears, the school Principal had to lay–off half of his teachers and OA lost a wonderful teacher, Mr. Nick Maestes. The children gave him a heartfelt farewell at the last OA High School Graduation.

Lisa Tang, an OA graduate from 2004, received the Alison Baumann Scholarship fund to help support her school expenses and in return, volunteered her time to be a teacher’s assistant. She also participated in AADAP’s annual Direct Mail Campaign by sharing her personal story in the appeal letter.

The communities that AADAP targets face multiple barriers like language when it comes to learning about available resources. This year, the OA partnered with the Korean youth from AADAP’s Community Prevention unit to create a video interviewing one of the Korean youth clients in OA. The final video was published on a website and was part of a collaborative study between UCLA, the Koreatown Youth and Community Center (KYCC), and AADAP. The video will be used as an outreach tool for future efforts to further educate the community about Asian Pacific Islanders and addiction.

Effective January 2011, Olympic Academy will adopt its new name Olympia Academy due to a “cease and desist” motion by the US Olympic Committee (USOC) against AADAP for using the name “Olympic” under our program name.

The OA also received a much–needed kitchen renovation costing $23,000 with a full overhaul of the floors, new stainless steel counters and sinks, and new windows and doors installed. Moreover, the OA was able to acquire a donated under–the–counter refrigerator with the help of an AADAP volunteer, Nisa Schoonhoven.

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The OA clients have opportunities to experience nature and learn about environmentalism through a camping program at Mono Lake.

Patricia Abrantes,Olympia Academy Director

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ouTpaTienT

The Outpatient (OP) Unit is the largest unit within in AADAP, and provides a wide range of services addressing many different needs in a diverse client population. Services include outpatient counseling services, perinatal services for mothers and expectant mothers, parenting classes, and outreach to specific Asian Pacific Islanders groups such as Cambodians and Koreans. Despite some challenges, the Unit was able to provide services to approximately 1,526 individuals this past year.

One of the strengths of the Outpatient Unit is their ability to maintain a strong continuum of services by developing lasting partnerships with different social service agencies and community groups. This year the unit was able to establish relationships with three key programs: Community Partners in Care (CPIC) Program who have been assisting and providing resources for program staff and clients in Depression Education/Intervention & Treatment; Transitional Subsidized Employment (TSE) program in providing training and employment for our CalWORKS program participants; and the Department of Health Services–Sexually Transmitted Disease Program for health education and community resources.

Community outreach has been an integral component of the Outpatient Unit’s API outreach efforts. Outreach through local community media such as an interviews and information sharing with television news programs, newspapers, websites, Internet TV, and radio talk shows were continued. Interviews have been conducted with Han Mi TV talk show, Korea Times Newspaper, Korean Daily Newspaper, Radio Seoul, Radio Korea, and Korean Gospel Broadcasting. This year, AADAP received a $5000 grant from Young Nak Church Serving the Community Program to conduct three minutes drug free campaigns with Radio Korea. Radio has been shown to be the most effective means of outreach to the Korean community in Los Angeles.

The financial base of the Outpatient Unit experienced some cuts during the program year due to the reductions in Prop 36 and CalWORKS contracts. The Unit ended the year with about a 9% decrease in total revenues. However, the unit was successful in maintaining funding for the HIV/AIDS outreach services and also secured additional funding. We were awarded $125,000 to provide Health Education and Risk Reduction services from the Office of AIDS Policy and Planning (OAPP) for women. We were also successful in securing a $6,000 community grant from the West Los Angeles Kaiser Permanente to provide case management services for women. We had a small gap in services for the Certified Needle Exchange Program; however, we were awarded funding for three months in the amount of $80,000 for needle exchange service. This will continue into the next year for $100,000 annually.

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The Day Treatment program helped many mothers to reunite with their children while achieving a sober and thriving lifestyle.

Glenn Andres,Outpatient Director

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prevenTion

One of AADAP’s principle goals is to prevent substance abuse problems through primary and community prevention activities. The Prevention Unit plays an integral role in AADAP in accomplishing this goal. This year there were many victories, both big and small. There was also hardship as further funding cuts threatened the existence of some of our programs. And lastly there was transformation as we entered into a new era of Mental Health services.

Community Prevention is comprised of several different projects spear–headed by a team of highly enthusiastic and energetic community organizers. These projects span across a broad range of issues and populations as well as regions in Los Angeles County. One of the highlights of the year was when policy work and campaigning led to the passing of the “Drug–Free City” ordinance in the city of Carson. This ordinance in unprecedented in Los Angeles County and is considered a milestone in policy advocacy in the field of substance abuse prevention. Other accomplishments achieved by the Community Prevention Staff included:

• Establishing schoolwide policies onATOD related student referrals in the InglewoodUnifiedDistrict,leading to increased awareness and education for 82% of the faculty.

• Creation of a video about a current Korean youth client, and a successful press conference with all major Korean Media highlighting alcohol abuse trends in the Korean community.

• ProgresswiththeSocialHostOrdinance,whichincludedcollectingover300surveysfromGardenacommunitymembers.• Increasing the profile of Project Choice–Minority HIV Awareness project at the

California State University of Long Beach.• PassingoftheTobaccoRetail

License (TRL) Ordinance in the cities of Lawndale and El Segundo.

The Indo–Chinese Youth and Community Center (IYCC) was faced with substantial cuts to their programs, but managed to retain all the staff this year. The small team of six people conducted outreach and provided services to a tremendous amount of clients in proportion to the number of staff–2402 unduplicated clients. They also provided a vast array of service including: eligibility screening for substance abuse, domestic violence and mental health issues for CalWORKS participants, employment training and placement for Vietnamese immigrants, food stamp application assistance, Vietnamese language and cultural classes for youth, high school support groups, parent support groups and community support. Some of the highlights from the programs included:• Staff conducted approximately 1050 hours of training and technical assistance on

problem gambling. • TheVIETProgramtrainedVietnamese immigrantclients in jobreadinessskillsand

75% found jobs within 3 months.• AADAP’sFoodStampprogramcontinuestohavethehighestcompletionandapproval

ratings out of all the organizations contracted through DPSS.

Youth Outpatient experienced the most change this year than any other unit or program. DMH finally began implementing the new PEI (Prevention Early Intervention) contracts under the Mental Health Service Act, and transitioned many of the current EPSDT contracts to PEI, including the majority of Youth Outpatient’s contract. The new PEI contracts will allow us to utilize evidence–based practices to address mental health needs of children and transition–age youth.

Throughout all the adjustments, the staff continued to provide their regular services and at the end of the year successfully graduated 16 youth clients. These completions were significant for the Youth Outpatient staff as it highlighted the barriers that were overcome and the progress the youth achieved throughout the program. Through long hours of counseling, the staff were able to help these clients get their lives back together, get them off probation, and satisfy the requirements of the juvenile justice system.

Susan Park,Prevention Director

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Staff presented the Gardena Police Officers an award for their partnership with AADAP at the annual

Community Recognition Event.

A probation youth proudly graduates from theYouth Outpatient program.

IYCC youth learn and discover at the Science Center.

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James Stinson, Therapeutic Community Director

TherapeuTiC CommuniTy

The Therapeutic Community (TC) provided services to 105 non–duplicated clients. Many of the individuals that come to the TC have been separated from their families due to their drug abuse. AADAP helped many residents reunite with their children by working with their social workers, establishing consistent visitation with their children and meeting the mandates required by the Courts. Many clients also chose to stay beyond the court mandated time period.

The TC is the oldest core program at AADAP and tradition has always been a strong part of the culture. Every year, the residents put together special events for the entire agency and the community such as the annual Mochitsuki day on New Year’s Eve and the camping trip to Manzanar every spring. Two years ago, Aviva Weiner, a long–time volunteer at AADAP began the 1000 cranes project as part of the residents’ art therapy. The residents and staff would fold 1000 paper origami cranes to put as an offering at the Manzanar memorial. This year, the TC discovered many more paper cranes at the memorial site and were pleased to find out that several other groups had been inspired by AADAP to start making their own 1000 cranes projects.

Al–Impics, a sports event for recovering drug and alcohol addicts, marked a triumphant year for the TC. This annual competition brings together 4000 people from over 100 different treatment agencies all over Southern California; the participants compete in different track & field events as well as other categories. The TC took home a record number of 3 wins in the following categories: group dance, banner, and T–shirt design.

Graduating from the TC program is a huge accomplishment and this year the TC proudly graduated three individuals. All three came away having gained self–esteem, a strong sense of responsibility, and a family at AADAP. One of the most important concepts that the TC teaches is of “giving back”. One of the graduates participated in a video highlighting the success stories of AADAP that will be shown to all of AADAP’s supporters at the annual fundraiser event.

The sober reality of the economic downturn has been seeing some of our neighbors close down forever. The social services in the State of California have been hit hard and this year the TC had to struggle with this. Drastic cuts in the Prop 36 Contract created a serious void in the program’s funding and resulted in a reduction in staffing. But the program was able to adjust and maintain and even improve their quality of services to the clients.

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TC clients and staff make an annual camping trip to Manzanar.

Many graduates of the TC gain a new family of peers and counselors fromthe program. Here three TC graduates stand beaming with their

“AADAP Family” at the 2010 Dinner Dance ceremony.

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Jose Esqueda, Youth and Family Programs Director

youTh anD family programs

The Youth and Family Programs (YFP) has experienced dramatic growth in the past few years, and this year continued the trend. YFP was able to increase their program funding by almost one–third ($400,000) of the existing funding. This allowed them to hire additional staff and expand services to more clients. The Unit also continued to gain visibility and credibility among other agencies, and has been repeatedly recognized by the Los Angeles Mayor’s Office. This year YFP provided services to a total of 467 unduplicated youth and families who required a wide range of safety net and self–sufficiency services.

The YFP programs focused on addressing gang and community violence, home and school visits, safe passages and parent involvement. Students were engaged in anger management classes, gang workshops, and social learning model courses. Field trips and outings were presented as a privilege to be earned and used as tools to motivate. These included trip to Six Flags Magic Mountain, Top Sail, Catalina Island, Mono Lake, Museum of Tolerance, Getty Museum, Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm, LA Dodger Games, Sparks Games, LA Clippers Games and the Long Beach Aquarium. Parenting classes continued in English and Spanish and received high reviews for their effectiveness. Formal and informal outcome measures were implement and showed an overall decrease in gang participation, decrease of drug and alcohol use and increase in GPA at each school site.

The different projects at YFP were marked with many successes. The Safe Passages program at Cochran Middle School continued to engage parents, law enforcement and faculty in a collaboration to ensure a risk–free environment for students as they come and go from school. The Lifestyles group at Gardena High School was so successful that YFP has been invited to continue next year with possible additional funds to begin a second group. The Gang Intervention project had 30 youth graduate from the program and removed from probation, and 12 of the youth will graduate from high school.

YFP continues to develop and implement new structures and programming that motivates, encourages, and provides immediate gratification to their participants. The overall accomplishments of the year can be summarized as follows:

• 8outofthe10youthdrugoffendersdecreasedtheirdrugusage.• 85%oftheyouthdidnotgetre–arrested.• 60%ofyouthincreasetheiroverallGPAatschool.• 95%ofyouthhavereportedthattheprogramhashelpedthem.• 80%oftheyouthdecreasegangactivityparticipationwhileintheprogram.• 100%oftheparentsinvolvedwithparentprojectreportedthattheskillsandtools

that they received from the program made a difference in their household.

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Youth and Family Programs Staff with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa

YFP Youth participate in a variety of activities and outings throughout the year. YFP’s National Youth Project Using Minibikes (NYPUM) sponsored by Honda helps at-risk youth keep out of gangs and prepares them for future success in education and careers.

AADAP 2009 2010 AnnuAl RePoRt 11

stateMent of aCtivitiesJuLy 2009–June 2010

AADAP, IncAnnual Report–Fiscal

2009 / 2010As of 07/16/10

Statement of Financial PositionAs of June 30, 2010

(UNAUDITED)2010

(in 000s)

(AUDITED)2009

(in 000s)Assets $ 14,989 $ 15,373Liabilities 9,603 9,954Net Assets $ 5,386 $ 5,419

Statement of ActivitiesFor the Year Ending June 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED)

2010(in 000s)

(AUDITED)2009

(in 000s)

Support and Revenue:Total Support $ 8,987 $ 8,685Total Revenue 330 282

$ 9,317 $ 8,967

Expenses:Total Program Services $ 7,171 $ 7,002Total Supporting Services 1,957 2,088

$ 9,128 $ 9,090

NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS $ 189 $ (123)

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Board of direCtors & Managers

boarD of DireCTors

• KarlK.Nobuyuki—Chairman• ReverendDr.KennethUyedaFong—ViceChairman• SueOdaOmori—Secretary• KennethKasamatsu—Treasurer• SaundraBryant• RonaldK.Ikejiri• JeanShigematsu• DannyTorii• MikeWatanabe,MSW• RyanYamamoto

managemenT Team

• MikeWatanabe,MSW—President&CEO• DeanNakanishi—AdministrativeDirector• PaulinaHong—DevelopmentDirector• PatriciaAbrantes,MSW—OlympiaAcademyDirector• GlennAndres,MSW—OutpatientDirector• DaisyAsis–Nakanishi—EmploymentAccessDirector• JoseEsqueda—YouthandFamilyProgramsDirector• KirkMinot—FiscalController• SusanPark,MPH—PreventionDirector• JamesStinson—TherapeuticCommunityDirector

Back row: Left to Right – Daisy Asis–Nakanishi, Jose Esqueda, Glenn Andres, James Stinson, Kirk Minot, Dean Nakanishi.Front row: Left to Right – Patricia Abrantes, Mike Watanabe, Susan Park, Paulina Hong.

sponsorsAkira & Martha SuzukiAsian Pacific Islanders’ California Action Network (APIsCAN)Benefit Planning, Inc.Chinatown Service CenterComerica BankCommunity CoalitionKoreatown Youth and Community Center (KYCC)Law Offices of Dennis W. Chang, P.C.Mike and Suzie WatanabeMiyakawa, Movsessian & AssociatesNexad SystemsPacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE)Pacific General InsurancePaige Ichimura & Thomas ConnellyPaul Shishima, CPARafu ShimpoSouthern California EdisonThai Community Development CenterTony and Anthony Yamasaki FamilyUnion BankWells Fargo Foundation

in-KinD DonorsAlliance ArtformsAnthem Blue CrossAquarium of the PacificAvonBenefit Planning, Inc.BenihanaBradford Renaissance PortraitBubba Gump Shrimp, Co.California Hotel and CasinoCallaway Vineyard & WineryCarmine’s Palace, ChinatownCherrystonesCookie Lee JewelryDavid J. ThomsenDean and Daisy NakanishiDeputy Chief Terry Hara, LAPDDonna SmithDr. LaVonna and Louis LewisEast West PlayersEunice Lee, L.A.C.Friends, the Foundation of the California African American MuseumHouse of Blues – Sunset StripIN–N–OUT BurgerJapanese American National MuseumJH DesignJulie Kim for Coreana CosmeticsKaren LewisKhalsa ChiropracticLaemmle TheatresLaurie MuraLaw Offices of McBirney & ChuckLong Beach Symphony OrchestraLos Angeles County Sheriff ’s Department

Los Angeles DodgersLos Angeles SparksMaison AkiraMichael PorcoMichelle NoscoMiracle Springs Resort & SpaMiyakawa, Movsessian & AssociatesMorongo Casino, Resort & Spa, an enterprise of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians Tribal GovernmentMulligan Family Fun CenterMuseum of ToleranceNoel Wax, Vice President, Sports–CBS RadioOiwake RestaurantOomasa RestaurantPacific Asia MuseumPanda Restaurant Group, Inc.PetSmartRobeksRocford Studio, PasadenaRowley PortraitureSanrio, Inc.Six Flags Magic MountainSkateland and Mountasia Fun CenterSpirit CruisesSue Oda OmoriSusan SchmidSuzie WatanabeTara Inouye-HillThe Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical GardenThe Sake Institute of AmericaThe Warehouse RestaurantToyo Miyatake StudioUniversal StudiosYardhouseZena Day Spa Zoological Society of San Diego

inDiviDualsAgnes FurutaniAlbert C. Lum, AttorneyAlice KimuraAllison Tom–MiuraAnthony & Florence KikuyamaArt IshiiB.K. Shirota Barbara & Edward BaltazarBarbara Te HurdBob KaoBosseba KongCalvin & Marie TajimaChatsworth West Women’s FellowshipChieko MiyataChristina Heatherton Christina LeeCindy & Henry KatoCraig TateishiCynthia Reynoso & Ryan Hura D.L. & A. ManzoDaniel Kuramoto

David KimDean & Daisy Nakanishi Debbie FloodDominic & Janet LaiDouglas & Joyce SakamotoDr. Darryl InabaEddie & Akie MakimotoEdwin QuinnEiko & Fred SakudaElaine WatanabeF&W FoodservicesFe Esperanza & Reynaldo CruzFloyd NiitsumaFord & Frances KuramotoFrances Spivy–WeberFred & Eiko SakudaFred & Sue MiyazakiFrederika Louise Keating Gary & Linda Yamauchi Gene & Nancy KrupaGeoffrey MukaeGlen NakanoGrateful Crane Ensemble, Inc.Greg Fukua Harold & Reiko KobataHarry NakadaHelen EricksonHelen GarciaHenry Jung Hiram & Janet HironakaHiroji YamashitaHiroshi KashiwagiHoops for Friends, Inc.Isamu & Teruko UyeharaJ.Y. YasudaJane Wada, M.D.Janice TanakaJean UshijimaJimmy & Cynthia NoconJohn & Michiko YamamotoJohn Manzon–SantosJohnny & Heda KumagaiJon & Barbara Shirota Karl Nobuyuki: San Fernando Japanese American Community CenterKatsuko & Bill ShimamotoKei SakitaKeiko AkashiKenneth KasamatsuLaura PinkneyLauren Lee Law Offices of David YamamotoLenard & Yumi KanegawaLeslie Kim LouieLewis & Aiko Takeshita Linda & Walton YipLinda MarquezM A L HickmanMargaret & Takuo EndoMarlene Lee Marshall JungMarva Graves

Mary KaoMary SuttonMasao KodaniMasashi Itano, M.D.McDonald’sMichael & Ann YoshibaMichael Nakayama Michael Yanagita, D.C., L.A.C.Michiko BaltazarMike & Suzie WatanabeMike MuraseMike Yoshida Minami Tamaki, LLPMiya IwatakiMr. & Mrs. Gwen DuffyNancy YamauchiNelson & Nancy AkaboriNeofito & Belen Baculanta Osamu Ted KobayashiOtto & Elenor NakanoPatrick Sakasegawa of Northrop GrummanPaulina HongRahimah ShahRay & Eileen SugiuraRay HamaguchiRC MorrisRei FujikawaRichard ToguchiRobert & Seiko ShimatsuRobert FukudaRobert NakagawaRobert NishinakaRonald Ikejiri, EsqRose & Bruce LeeS J DanielsSandra Mikiko MukaeSandy Maeshiro Sanford SilversteinScott HandlemanSeinan Senior Citizen ClubSheridan KeyserSherry Anapol & Miya SumiiShikari & Eddie OtaSimeon ManTara Inouye–HillTeru KawaToshi & Marya MiyamotoTri–Star Vending Ty Morita Victor Shibata, D.C.Virginia McGeeWalter MoritaWendy & Nick NagataniWesley TanakaWoody ManzoYoneo Yamamoto

aaDap Mission stateMent

The Mission of AADAP is to change lives and save families by providing comprehensive substance abuse and other social services for Asian Pacific Islander and other diverse communities. Core programs include education, prevention, intervention, treatment, employment, advocacy, and economic development.

locations

Employment Access UnitOutpatient Counseling1088 South La Brea AvenueLos Angeles, CA 90019Tel: 323.295.0262Fax: 323.295.2375

Outpatient UnitSpecial DeliveriesOutreach ServicesDrug Court520 North La Brea AvenueInglewood, CA 90302Tel: 323.294.4932Fax: 323.294.2533

Long Beach Outreach1316 Gaviota AvenueLong Beach, CA 90813Tel: 562.218.9530Fax: 562.218.9560

Therapeutic Community5318 South Crenshaw BoulevardLos Angeles, CA 90043Tel: 323.293.6291Fax: 323.293.1091

Olympia AcademyTel: 323.933.9022Fax: 323.933.4029

Youth Outpatient Treatment13931 South Van Ness Avenue, Suite 202Gardena, CA 90249Tel: 310.768.8018Fax: 310.768.4170

Indochinese YouthCommunity Center14112 South Kingsley DriveGardena, CA 90247Tel: 310.768.8064Fax: 310.768.2779

corporate office

Administrative OfficePrevention Unit

Youth and Family Programs2900 South Crenshaw Boulevard

Los Angeles, CA 90016

Tel: 323.293.6284Fax: 323.295.4075

satellite offices

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