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2016 Annual Report
MIRCI is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that assists individuals with mental illness to
recover in the areas of their lives impacted by their illness through housing, behavioral
healthcare, and assistance with obtaining and managing their disability income.
Approximately 94 cents on every dollar coming into
MIRCI goes toward program services.
MIRCI PROGRAMS MIRCI provides services through several program offerings including:
REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE PROGRAM (Financial management for individuals in need of assistance in
managing social security disability benefits.) 253 individuals served in 2016.
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM (Permanent housing program for individuals with mental
illness, with on-site supportive and clinical services.) 93 served in 2016.
BENEFITS ASSISTANCE (Provides assistance to individuals in applying for and maintaining disability
benefits.) 437 served in 2016.
HOMEBASE PROGRAM (Housing program for homeless individuals, unaccompanied youth and
families with children who need intensive therapeutic services.) 194 adults and 26 children served
in 2016.
HOMELESS OUTREACH PROGRAM (Provides access to behavioral healthcare, referrals to shelter
and housing providers.) engaged 287 individuals in 2016.
BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, PSYCHIATRISTS and ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT (ACT)
TEAM SERVICES served 303 adults in 2016.
YOUTH DROP-IN CENTER opened in January 2017 to serve 75 youth annually who are homeless or
at risk of homelesness, as of July 2017 the program has already served over 100 Youth.
MIRCI
Mental Illness Recovery Center, Inc.
2016—2017
MIRCI HIGHLIGHTS
Funded by a federal SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) grant award of
$400,000 annually for 3 years, along with matching funds of $55,000 from United Way of the Midlands,
MIRCI opened the Youth Drop-in Center for youth age 17 to 24 that are homeless or at risk of homelessness
in late January 2017. The Drop-in Center is open 365 days a year; offers a safe place for youth to get off the
street, receive a meal, take a shower, wash their laundry, and engage in services with a variety of youth
service agencies. The City of Columbia provided a $50,000 grant to renovate MIRCI’s 1433 Gregg Street
facility to house the Youth Drop-in Center, including installation of a commercial kitchen.
To open the Youth Drop-in Center, adult services formerly provided at the Gregg Street facility were
consolidated with the behavioral health clinics at MIRCI’s Rosewood Drive location. A new home for MIRCI’s
Administration and Operations staff was purchased at 1408 Gregg Street, directly across the street from the
Youth Drop-in Center.
MIRCI received the federal PATH (Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness) grant through the
SC Department of Mental Health for the midlands region. The PATH Program, along with funds from United
Way of the Midlands, supports MIRCI’s Homeless Outreach Team, including dedicated psychiatrist clinic time
for homeless individuals – in the clinic, at the Drop-in Center, or on the streets.
In 2017 our 52 Windows - an Evening of Art to benefit MIRCI raised $88,000 to support our housing and
homeless programs. The event showcased a variety of media featured by Megan Carn, Walker Covin, Bill
Davis, Lisa Puryear Gibson, Alice Klaas, Alecia Leeke, Miles Purvis, Kevin Smith, Jan Swanson, and Jackie
Vazquez; plus many more friends of MIRCI artists.
MIRCI participated in the 2017 Midlands Gives campaign receiving $15,790 from 39 donors.
Approval was received from the City of Columbia for development of a Transitional Home for Youth
identifying as male at 1813 Washington Street. The Boudreaux Group has designed a 10 bedroom home on
which construction will begin in late August 2017. Pre-development funding for this home was provided by
grants from United Way of the Midlands, the Nord Family Foundation, and the Wells Fargo Foundation.
A new grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Continuum of Care for the
Homeless was awarded through the 2016 funding cycle for MIRCI to provide a Housing First program for
homeless youth age 18 to 25 years, beginning in August 2017.
TONY: Ten Years After
During Friendship Center activities recently, members were asked to name something they are good at, their
proudest moment, and when they are the happiest. Tony shared he is good at “cleaning up my house and
playing pool”. He reports his proudest moment was “ten years ago when I got my apartment”, and happiest
when “I am having lunch, and when I come to MIRCI. Tony’s responses may seem ordinary, but for him, life was
quite different for the seventeen years he experienced homelessness.
After a lengthy engagement period with the outreach worker and hospitalization, Tony moved into MIRCI’s
permanent supportive housing in 2007. He then began receiving intensive services from MIRCI’s ACT Team
such as psychiatric services and individual and group therapy. Acclimating to living indoors didn’t immediately
resolve things, as Tony was known to leave weeks at a time to engage in the lifestyle he was accustomed to pri-
or to MIRCI, such as revisiting the areas where he would sleep when he was homeless.
Today, ten years later, Tony has made tremendous progress towards integrating into the community and MIRCI
in a functional capacity. Tony is actively involved within treatment services through MIRCI where he
demonstrates the ability to freely share his experiences with others. Through the Friendship Center program of
Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services he has enhanced his activities of daily living skills, and social skills that have
contributed to his ability to live independently with limited support in community.
Tony and another Vietnamese peer met at MIRCI in 2014. They became friends, and Tony provided support for
the individual, who expressed sadness due to missing his family and difficulties transitioning into his new
environment. Tony stepped in and began spending time at the residence of his peer and assisted staff with
learning about the Vietnamese culture. In each other, they found understanding, a shared eagerness to relax
weekly at a local McDonalds, and talk about it all over their fish filet meals and chocolate milkshakes. Their
friendship met the core needs his peer missed from family — connection, shared sensibilities, and enjoyment.
Tony shops at Walmart every Saturday with other members of the community. His routine is predictable and
manageable for him. One of Tony’s favorite dishes is fried chicken- years ago, one of his neighbors used to fry
for him, but now he’s preparing it on his own! With a chuckle,
Tony stated “I get the chicken, the oil, the egg, the flour and I fry it
in the deep fryer”.
Tony continues to participate in Friendship Center activities, and
looks forward to playing pool on his breaks. He loves watching
movies with friends on the weekend, as well. “I have a place to
stay, food to eat and enjoy the activity groups in MIRCI. I like the
evening program groups too and making new friends,” he shared.
Recovery is an individual journey, and for Tony, it spanned a
decade.
Summary of Findings
Utilization of Hospital Services:
For the 285 clients linked to the RFA general hospital data system:
The total number of inpatient hospitalizations for the cohort of 285 clients for the year subsequent to
beginning MIRCI services dropped by 57% from the year preceding entry into MIRCI (from 160 to 69).
Decreases in mental Illness and substance abuse hospitalizations (from 112 discharges pre-enrollment to 30
discharges post-enrollment) were the entire reason for the overall decline.
Considering Mental Illness/SA as the reason for the hospitalization, the number of hospitalizations
dropped by 73%, pre- to post-entry into MIRCI.
Different from past analyses where hospitalizations for physical illness and accidents actually
increased pre- to 38 post-MIRCI, the current analysis reflects a decrease from 48 to 39 discharges.
This type of variation among years is not unexpected because of variability introduced by small
numbers.
A second finding for inpatient hospitalizations is that the intensity of services required when
hospitalization was needed (measured by average number of days in the hospital) dropped by 45%
from an average of 12.8 days pre-MIRCI to 7.0 days post-MIRCI.
The combination of decreases in numbers of hospitalizations and length of stay resulted in a
significant drop in inpatient charges of $3,491,004, a 61% drop.
It should be noted that not every client requires an inpatient hospitalization. Drops in overall number of
inpatient hospitalizations were primarily driven by drops in the number of clients requiring one or more
inpatient stays for mental illness (77 clients pre-enrollment and 24 clients post-enrollment). This is indicative
of MIRCI’s strong efforts to bring new clients into managed outpatient and drug therapy services.
The number of emergency department visits dropped by 45% once the clients enrolled in MIRCI.
Emergency department visits where mental illness was the reason for the visit dropped even more,
by 63%. Unlike inpatient hospitalizations, ED visits for physical illness dropped by 37% and for
injuries by 43%.
Schizophrenic disorder was the most common mental illness reason for visiting the ED for a
mental illness; these visits dropped by 64%.
For the 274 clients linked to the RFA psychiatric specialty hospital database:
The number of inpatient hospitalizations dropped by 82% in the year following enrollment, from 34
to 6, virtually containing the use of inpatient services by good outpatient management.
Monetary Savings: Considering all hospital services combined (inpatient general, inpatient specialty and
emergency department visits), total charges for services in the year following MIRCI enrollment were $5,045,873
less than charges for services in the year prior to MIRCI enrollment. Note: Because this analysis is longitudinal
and spans clients enrolling in MIRCI over a 19-year period, health care charges have been adjusted to 2016
dollars using the GDP index for the latest year available. Inpatient general hospitalization decreases accounted
for 69% of these savings, with ED visits and specialty hospital discharges accounting for 22% and 9% respectively.
Data Analysis by: Beth Corley & Pete Bailey
2016 Department of Revenue and Fiscal Affairs (RFA) findings
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United Way of the Midlands—$277,498
Palmetto Health—$225,944
Nord Foundation—$30,000
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.—$12,500
Trinity Bazaar—$10,500
Colonial Life—$10,000
Spring Valley Rotary Grant—$1,000
2016 Private Grants
24%
26%16%
16%
1% 11%
2%
4%
2016 Revenue by Funding SourceFederal Grants &Contracts
State Grants & Contracts
Client Services & PropertyManagement fees
Medicare/Medicaidbillings
General Contributions
Private Grants
Fundraising
Other
95%
5%
2016 Organizational Spending
Program Services
Admin
2016 Individual Donors Alton Adams
Jane Anker
Kara Bailey
John & Nela Balling
Linda Bambacus
Mark Binkley
Rosalie Blair
Helen Bradberry
Jack Brantley
Kelsey Brudvig
Barbara Brunson
Dr. John Buckland
Wayne & Gail Buff
Ronny & Mary Burkett
Patricia Cannolly
Jeanne Cavanaugh
Rhonda Clark
Dr. Kristin Remke Clary
Gary Cook
Dennis Cook
Beth Cook
Elizabeth Corley
Tina Cundari
Robin Davenport
Bill Davis
Marvin & Sara Davis
Dr. William Dufford
Michael & Kathleen Dunphy
Peter Dworjanyn
Lucinda Easler
Mary Anne Ehasz
Nathalie Eison
Susan English
John Evans
Frances Pope Everingham
Bruce Fewell
Beverly Frost
John Garrison
Kelly Gilbert
Rebecca Gillespie
Jennifer Gilmore
CheChe Goldman
Francis Goldstein
Lois & Eugene Green
Timothy Grow
Louise Haggerty
Susan Hamilton
Steven & Dr. Debbie Hamm
Elizabeth Harmon
Christine Harrison
Kathleen Head
Dr. Jennifer Heath
Dr. Numa C. Hero III
Rebecca Herring
Mark Hodge
Julie Ann Avin & Steve Von Hollen
Kristen & Chad Horne
Miss Sarah Boyd Horne
Chip Huggins
Donald & Nancy Hyatt
Melissa Hyder
Ferdinand & Dr. Juliet Igama
Richard Inman
Sylvia Christian James
Laura Jeffcoat
Zealy Jenkins
Dr. Eugene Kaplan
Jane & Robert Key
May Kirby
Shirley & James Knight
Maria Madeo and Jeff Koob
John Lee, Jr., Ed.D.
Valenstine Lewis
Marilyn Livingston
Kenneth Long
Meghan Lynch
Dolores Macey, PhD
The Hon. Bill Malinowski
Modestyne Mason
Glenn Matthews, III
Kennerly McLendon
Susan McLeod
Ann Frazier Melton
Tomas Minor
Lesley Moulaison
Kimiko Noble
Natalie O'Bradovich
Dawn Patton
Gregory Pearce, Jr.
Ted Pitts
Dr. Jeffrey Raynor
Katelyn Reily
Dr. James Riddle
Theodore Riley
Angelika Roberson
John Hutto III & Agnes Robinson
Ruthie Saunders, PhD
Richard & Marcy Schulz
Stefanie Seebauer
Bill Sills
Jeanette Spence
Charmelle Staples
Sibyl Staples
Laura Staton
Dr. John Steele II
John Stock
Marla Strickland
Kerry Stubs
Tara Sullivan
Shannon & Corey Tallent
Connie Taylor & John M. Taylor Ph.D.
Mary Winter Teaster
Ritchie Tidwell
John Timmerman
Ronda & James Tranter
Sally C. Turner
JoAnn Turnquist
Laurie Walden
Donald & Beverly Waters
Logan Wells
Richard Widdifield
Geoffrey Williams
David & Molly Wilson
Gay Winter
Tom & Chris Zokan
Mary & John Gandolfo - Jt's Automotive Group
2016 Corporate Donors
2016 In Honor Of Donors 2016 In Memory Of Donors
Deborah Lamb
Geoffrey Williams
Mary Azzolini
Frances A. Von Lukanovic
Dena Bank
Herbert & Barbara Frank
David Johnson
Mildred & Charles Avin
Bobby Monts
Joyce Britt
Addy S. Price
Kenneth & Cindie Price
Dr. Clarence Edward Taylor
Thomas & Rebecca Tweedy
CM McCarson & Sarah Summers
Kenneth & Barbara Mack
Gudrun & James Brantley
Steven Brown
Patricia Calhoun
Sallie McCutchen
Julie Ann Avin
Evelyn Rudd
Majorie Carroll
Cynthia New
Michelle Payette
Jennifer Amor
Liz Norris
Lynn Martin
Sally Turner & Mike Herring
Steve Von Hollen & Julie Ann Avin
Michael & Tracey Avin
Steve Von Hollen & Julie Ann Avin
John & Cyndi Bell, Don & Corey Wood, and Curtis Richards
Noni Richards
Mary Winter Teaster
Frank Clark, Jr.
Buck Free, Jeanne Selander, & Ross and Lindsay Shelnutt
Jenny & Danny Scott
Ashland United Methodist Church
Baker & Baker Foundation
BB&T Boyle Vaughan
Bill Tindall AllState Insurance
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina
Burkett, Burkett, & Burkett
Carolina Guitar Company, LLC
CCM Advisers, LLC
Chernoff Newman
Collins & Lacy, P.C.
Colonial Life
Columbia Siding & Windows, Inc.
Dial, Dunlap & Edwards, LLC
Eastern Alliance Insurance Company
Elliott Davis, LLC.
Families Helping Families
First Citizens Bank
Glasspro
Good Unlimited Turst
Grace Outdoor Advertising, LLC
Greater Carolina Baptist Church
Hola Mexico
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Jess Crate, Inc.
KeenanSuggs Insurance
Kerr & Company, Inc.
Lake Shore Village
Landings at Forest Acres
Lawn Rangers
Lexington Medical Center
Masella Law Firm PA
Meetze Plumbing
Modern Exterminating
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, L.L.P.
Palmetto Health
Rainbow International of Columbia
Randle Janitorial & Lawn Services
Retirement Strategies, Inc.
Safeguard Business Systems
Safety Glass
Scott's Auto Repair
Service Experts
Shawl Ministry-Christ the King Church
South Carolina Hospital Association
Spring Valley Rotary Club
Springtree Apartments
Sunflower Cleaning Group
TD Bank
The Boudreaux Group, Inc.
The Ed & Dorothy Kendall Foundation
The Frame Shop
The Workman Family Charitable Trust
Tio's of Columbia, Inc.
Trinity Cathedral Bazaar
Two Men & A Truck
United Way of the Midlands
Wells Fargo Bank
MIRCI’s Management Team Julie Ann Avin – Executive Director
Stephanie Denning – Director of Finance and Administration
Dr. John Steele—Medical Director
Frances Everingham – Clinical Director
May Kirby & Ashley Macon—ACT Team Leaders
Shareece Rivers —Friendship Center Coordinator
Larry Johnson– HR and Accounting Manager
Tiffany Collins– MIRCI Group Home Administrator
Leslie Alderman—Nurse Manager
Stefanie Seebauer—Operations Director
Daniel M. “Mac” Caldwell—Youth Services Director
Dianne Miller-Fields—Director of Outreach
MIRCI’s
Board of Directors
Officers
Julie Ann Avin—President
Stephanie Denning—Treasurer
Frances Everingham—Secretary
Board Members
Shannon Tallent—Board Chair
Geoffrey Williams—Board Vice-Chair
Ronny Burkett
Patricia Hartis
Kristen Horne
Woody Moore
Ted Pitts
Bill Tindall
Ronda Tranter
Laurie Walden
Advisory Board
Joyce Britt (Emeritus)
John Durst
Lorraine Fowler, Ph.D. (Emeritus)
Heather Price
MIRCI’s Human Rights
Committee Jeremy Martin
Jane Key
Deborah Boone
Laura Jeffcoat
Patricia Hartis
For more information
visit us online at
www.mirci.org
Clinical Services: 3809 Rosewood Dr. Columbia, SC 29205
(803) 939-2642 (803) 754-7783 Fax
Youth Services: 1433 Gregg St.
Columbia, SC 29201 (803)-799-0331
(803) 799-0334 Fax
Mailing Address: PO BOX 4246
Columbia, SC 29204
Administration: 1408 Gregg St.
Columbia, SC 29201 (803)-786-1844
(803) 939-2646 Fax
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