WHAT IS DD RESOURES?

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2121 Hampton Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63139 ❖ 314.421.0090 ❖ www.stldd.org

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WHAT IS DD RESOURCES?

The St. Louis Office for Developmental Disability Resources (DD Resources) is a publicly funded agency that distributes funds to service providers for community-based services to persons who have a developmental disability and desire to remain in their homes and community.

Senate Bill 40, which was passed by Missouri legislature in 1969 and is also known as the County Sheltered Workshop and Developmental Disability Services Law, allows local taxing districts to ask voters to approve a special real estate tax for the purpose of providing services to persons who have developmental disabilities. St. Louis City voters approved this tax in 1980, establishing the St. Louis Office for Developmental Disability Resources.

WHAT ARE THE CRITERIA FOR SERVICES?

DD Resources serves City of St. Louis residents of all ages with the following developmental disabilities:

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Cerebral Palsy

Epilepsy

Intellectual Disability

(These developmental disabilities must have manifested prior to age 18.)


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We identify and provide assistance

to individuals in reaching their

greatest potential.

We ensure that individuals have the

right to participate in planning their own future and selecting their own supports.

We administer public funds fairly, with openness and

integrity.

VALUES

We are effective, efficient,

accessible and act in a timely manner.

We ensure that individuals have the

opportunity to choose the services and providers that

will meet their specific needs.

We support these core values through partnerships with

individuals, providers, the

community and other funders.

We respect every individual.

SELF-DETERMINATION SUPPORT CHOICE STEWARDSHIP

RESPONSIVENESS

MISSION

To ensure individuals with developmental disabilities in the City of St. Louis have quality services, choices, and full inclusion.

VISION

An inclusive community that maximizes individual abilities.

PARTNERSHIP RESPECT


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Although 2020 was certainly a difficult year, it has also been a year of many accomplishments for DD Resources. The year challenged us to be more flexible and creative as we provided service coordination and funding of services for people with developmental disabilities. It is my pleasure to share with you in this annual report a few highlights from 2020.

After months of collaborative meetings, the Eastern Region Alliance (ERA), the partnership among the four local SB40 boards, completed its Partner Funding Manual, and successfully facilitated a series of ERA kick-off meetings and trainings. By the end of February, all funded agencies submitted their funding requests through the new online portal. Our new system and processes were working well

but were then immediately tested by the pandemic. I am happy to report that the ERA and its systems were able to rise to the occasion and proved to be flexible in working to meet the needs of the community.

DD Resources asked our consumers and funded agencies how we could support them through the pandemic and their response was to modify services from face-to-face to virtual supports and to convert funding from a purchase of service model to a reimbursement grant. The shared portal and our processes easily allowed this shift and agencies were empowered to innovate and collaborate to keep individuals safe, healthy, and engaged. We are looking forward to continuing some of these innovative solutions in 2021 and will further develop the shared portal and our funding processes.

Our Targeted Case Management (TCM) staff were also able to quickly shift to working from home and providing service coordination remotely rather than in-person. TCM served 559 individuals in FY20 and exceeded or met all department goals. We hope that 2021 allows us to return to in-person visits with our consumers.

The pandemic has been devastating in many ways to our staff, community, and consumers. We hope that this past year has allowed you to reflect on your appreciation of health, time with family and friends, and your ability to engage with your community. We must not take these things for granted but appreciate them and work even harder in 2021 so that people with developmental disabilities have the opportunity to have quality services, choices, and full inclusion.

Sincerely,

Shaelene Plank

Shaelene Plank Executive Director


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The Board of Directors of the St. Louis Office for Developmental Disability Resources consists of nine members appointed by the Mayor of the City of St. Louis. Of these nine members, two of them must be related by blood or marriage within the third degree to a person that has a developmental disability and at least seven of them must reside in the City of St. Louis. This helps to ensure that there is an understanding of the needs of individuals in the City of St. Louis with a developmental disability. Board meetings are held at least six times a year at our office and are open to the public. If you would like to attend a board meeting, please check our website for dates, times, and agendas for future meetings.

David Weber Board Member

Sherry Wibbenmeyer Board Member

William Siedhoff Chairperson

Ken Franklin Vice Chairperson

Patrick Brennan Treasurer

Cynthia Mueller Secretary

Dionne Flowers Board Member

Nina North-Murphy Board Member


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1000+ Individuals accessed programs for support to live and work in the City of St. Louis

74 Programs funded

32 Partner agencies

139 Employed in the community

213 Employed in sheltered workshops

74 Received transportation to and from sheltered workshops; 29,189 rides to/from sheltered employment

35 Received job training

236 Individuals received in-home supports giving parents/guardians a break from caregiving duties

250 Lived independently

141 Parents/caregivers received supports with increasing skills to care for their children

81 Older adults received retirement supports

25 Increased/maintained access to their home, job, and community with adaptive equipment

622 Received supports to increase or maintain access, inclusion, or membership in their community

259 Received transportation to access funded programs and activities in the community

115 Received home and community based services through the Partnership for Hope Medicaid Waiver to prevent out of home placement

Number Served By Category

EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

699

COMMUNITY LIVING

439

COMMUNITY INTEGRATION

910


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by Funded Programs 2019-2020 Agency Program People Served

Artists First Lifeworks 10

Lifeworks Transportation 3

Association on Aging with Developmental Disabilities

Challenges Unlimited 56

Challenges Unlimited Transportation 56

Retirement Services Individual 47

Retirement Support Group 34

Social Clubs 95

Social Clubs Transportation 95

Supported Living 37

Bridges Community Support Services

Supported Living 72

Supported Parenting 10

Canterbury Enterprise Sheltered Workshop Employment 17

Sheltered Workshop Transportation 2

Chapel for the Exceptional Social Club 20

Easterseals Midwest Family Support 47

Individual Support, Facility 5

Individual Support, In-Home 13

Job Retention 30

Project SEARCH Adult 1

Project SEARCH High School 10

Supported Living 35

Epilepsy Foundation of Missouri and Kansas

Education 29

Independent Living 14

Epworth Children and Family Services

Family Support Network 13

Family Forward Short-term Medical Residential 2

Gateway Region YMCA Integrated Fitness 16

Heartland Industries Sheltered Workshop Employment 19


Horizon Housing Development Company

Housing 30

Horizon North Housing, Inc.

North Housing 10

House of Pais Children and Teens Integrated Therapy

18

Children and Teens Integrated Therapy Transportation

18

Sheltered Workshop Employment 22 Industrial Aid


Judevine Center for Autism Individual Support 2

Agency Program People Served

LifeBridge Partnership After School 18

After School Transportation 18

Camps 22

Out & About 35

Out & About Transportation 26

MERS/Missouri Goodwill Industries

Job Retention 54

Sheltered Workshop Employment 57


Supported Living 29

Options for Justice Options for Justice 47

Paraquad Continuing Education 69

Continuing Education Transportation 43

Job Retention 1

People First 6

Pathways to Independence Social & Community Skills Development 5

Preferred Family Healthcare Job Retention 29

Supported Living 16

Youth Employment 20

Project, Inc. Sheltered Workshop Employment 56


Recreation Council of Greater St. Louis

Camp Scholarships (first-time camper) 4

Camp Voucher 56

City Coordinator Salary Grant

Community Socialization Voucher 64

Extended Day Voucher 2

St. Louis Arc Administrative Agency for Habilitation 206

Parents Learning Together- Group 29

Parents Learning Together- Individual 42

Supported Employment 9

Sunnyhill, Inc. Supported Living 30

The Center for Head Injury Services

Adaptive Equipment 25

Administrative Agency for Adaptive Equipment Salary Grant

Job Retention 3

Social Enterprises 2

Vocational Skills Training 2

UCP Heartland Residential Habilitation 8

Supported Employment 13

WORTH Industries Sheltered Workshop Employment 42



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ST. LOUIS OFFICE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY RESOURCES

STATEMENT OF NET POSITION - JUNE 30, 2020

Assets Governmental Activities

Cash and cash equivalents $ 719,304

Investments 11,669,303

Taxes receivable 702,319

Targeted case management receivable 393,222

Other accounts receivable 37,944

Prepaid expenses and other assets 58,614

Net pension asset 849,820

Capital assets, net 132,282

Total Assets 14,562,808

Deferred Outflows of Resources

Differences between expected & actual actuarial experience—pension 86,840

Change in assumptions—pension 119,962

Pension contributions made subsequent to measurement date 124,292

Total Deferred Outflows of Resources 331,094

Total Assets and Deferred Outflows of Resources $ 14,893,902

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Liabilities Governmental Activities

Accounts payable $ 27,983

Accrued liabilities 46,572

Accrued compensated absences 73,250

Short-term Medicaid liability due within one year 103,302

Total Liabilities 251,107

Deferred Inflows of Resources

Difference between expected & actual earnings on pension investments 131,937

Difference between expected & actual experience—pension 771,107

Total Deferred Inflows of Resources 903,044

Net Position

Net investment in capital assets 132,282

Restricted—SB3 transportation services 400,659

13,206,810 Unrestricted

Total Net Position 13,739,751

Total Liabilities and Net Position $ 14,893,902


STATEMENT OF NET POSITION - JUNE 30, 2020


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STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES - FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020

Program Expenses Governmental Activities

Disability resource services provided $ 8,455,691

Program Revenue

Intergovernmental support 724,455

Targeted Case Management 1,984,725

Other 61,555

Total Program Revenues 2,770,735

Net Program Expenses 5,684,956

General Revenues

Tax revenue 7,023,835

Investment income, net 331,085

Total General Revenues 7,354,920

Change in Net Position 1,669,964

12,069,787 Net Position—Beginning of Year

Net Position—End of Year $ 13,739,751


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