who we are.

The goal of Dawn Farm is to assist addicts and alcoholics in achieving long term recovery.
Dawn Farm will identify and remove barriers that prevent addicts
and alcoholics from joining the recovering community.
For 35 years Dawn Farm has provided
a continuum of quality services for men and
women with drug and alcohol problems. For
many people, we help when all other options
have been exhausted.
Dawn Farm is a tax exempt, 501(c)(3)
not-for-profit organization. Our programs are
licensed by the State of Michigan and accred-
ited by the Commission on Accreditation of
Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).
Dawn Farm offers two residential sites—
the Farm in Ypsilanti and Huron Street House
in Ann Arbor—with stays from three months
to six months. Living in community with other
recovering individuals helps residents build
healthy relationships and learn recovery prin-
ciples. Graduates secure employment and join
our aftercare program. Dawn Farm’s residen-
tial sites also provide programs for pregnant
addicts and mothers with young children.
Dawn Farm Detox provides a short-term,
safe environment for alcoholics and addicts
who wish to withdraw safely. Detox staff
monitor withdrawal symptoms, and help
clients learn about basic recovery. Detox
clients attend mutual aid meetings, learn
the basics and plan for the next step.
Dawn Farm Outpatient offers supportive
individual and group therapy. Solidly based
upon 12-step principles, outpatient provides
treatment, accountability and support for the
newly-recovering individual.
The Dawn Farm Jail Outreach provides a
therapeutic environment in the Washtenaw
County Jail—so that addicts and alcoholics
can honestly address their addiction and
learn new skills for drug-free living.
The Chapin Street Project transitional
housing program offers 110 beds—places
where newly-sober men and women learn the
basic skills of drug-free living. Residents work,
attend A.A. and participate in community ser-
vice. Small houses and an apartment complex
provide a simple way off the streets and into
solid recovery.
Daybreak provides aggressive recovery
support for young alcoholics and addicts in
the Washtenaw Juvenile Detention Facility.
Working with families and offering extensive
community supports, this intervention makes
a difference in young lives.
Funded in part by local businesses, the
Dawn Farm Street Outreach literally puts
our staff “on the streets” to meet addicts and
alcoholics in the community and encourage
them to get the help they need.

2007-2008 DAWN FARM BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Susan Pollay, Chair Jeffrey Desmond, MD Paul Guttman David Rutledge*
Ellie Serras, Vice Chair Hon. S.J. Elden* Ronald Harrison Rich Sheridan
Kristen Stumpo, Treasurer James Fink Jeff Jay Mike Stevens
Charles Borgsdorf, Secretary Joseph Fitzsimmons* Carrie Leahy Phil Surratt
Karen Andrews Janet Garabrant Herbert Malinoff, MD Mary VandenBelt
David Clyde Charles Gehrke, MD Betsy McCallister* Heather Wurster*
Honorable Julie Creal Martin Gleespen, MD Gene Ragland, MD William Zambon
James Balmer, President
*Board Counsel

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 what we did.
For 35 years, Dawn Farm has met community needs with compassion, creativity
and hope. From our humble roots in 1973 to the current array of community programs,
Dawn Farm’s plainspoken ideal has always been the same—to be the place where addicts
and alcoholics could go for help, regardless of their ability to pay.
As the years have passed, we have done more and more in the pursuit of that mission
—detox, housing, outreach and more. In spite of funding uncertainties, Dawn Farm has
always been there to help.
Here are the ways we helped last year:
• 1179 desperate addicts and alcoholics entered Detox in 2007—with a comp-
letion rate double the national average. But more than 1600 people were
forced to wait—because our Detox was full.
• We treated 188 men and women in our residential programs. Of residential
graduates, roughly 70% are still successful a year later.
• 184 men and women found new starts in our transitional housing program.
• 33 teens and many struggling parents found hope in the innovative Daybreak
collaborative with Juvenile Court and Washtenaw Children’s Services.
• Dawn Farm Outpatient helped 420 people—in more than 10 groups a week.
• The highly-lauded Dawn Farm Jail Outreach has expanded, offering services
to more than 161 men and women in 2007.
• The Dawn Farm website was more active than ever, as was our anti-stigma site,
www.recoveryiseverywhere.org. Our Education Series drew record numbers,
and more and more people are using the new Community Barn.
Dawn Farm has been meeting needs all over the community—on a day to day basis,
year after year.
And we can still sell you a dozen eggs or a couple of nice zucchini.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT
REVENUES GENERAL OPERATIONS SUMMARY
Facility rents/loans $183,663
Public funding $1,027,050 Food/household $208,276 2007 REVENUES $3,064,767
Resident fees $1,039,328 Utilities $125,931
Donations $661,479 Insurance $159,725 2007 EXPENDITURES $3,007,872
Maintenance $184,290
Other contracts/grants $180,336
Communications $137,304 BALANCE $056,895*
Other income $156,574
Accounting/legal $112,750
Depreciation $160,030
TOTAL REVENUES $3,064,767 Administrative cost 8.1%
Office supplies $131,827
Fund-raising cost 2.5%
Other contracts $147,666
Wages $1,565,436 Transportation $142,325 *includes $97,428 of funds restricted for construction of
Payroll taxes & benefits $383,398 the Community Barn and Summit Street rehabilitation.
Other expenses $165,251
Certified audit available on request. Dawn Farm is a
tax-exempt Michigan 501 (c)(3) non-profit corporation.
TOTAL PERSONNEL $1,948,834 TOTAL OPERATIONS $1,059,038 We welcome any charitable contributions.

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 where we’re going.
Detox, treatment, housing, outreach. It’s daunting to think about all the things
we’ve done—and the many ways we’ve grown.
Above all, Dawn Farm is all about removing barriers. We have continued to define
ourselves as a continuum of services—so we can meet people wherever they are, when-
ever they want help.
We have expanded, made our approach more flexible, worked with other agencies
and enlisted the recovering community—all to help addicts and alcoholics find real
hope.
Dawn Farm enjoys the leadership of a strong, strategic Board of Trustees. We meet
the standards of an exhaustive national accreditation process. Each year, a certified audit
shows our fiscal accountability.
While we have stayed strong and business-minded as an organization, we also know
that we have a profound service responsibility to the community. With that foundation,
we look to the future—and another opportunity to grow.
In 2007, with the partnership of McKinley Properties and the financial support of
the J.F. Ervin Foundation and the Washtenaw Community Health Organization, we
added 34 new beds to our Chapin Street Project transitional housing program. With
these community partners, we hope to continue expanding this successful outreach.
With the community’s help, we also intend to dramatically expand the Dawn Farm
Detox program. We know that for many of our neighbors, Detox is a lifeline—and turning
people away because Detox is full is unacceptable. We envision a time when any addict
or alcoholic in this community who wants help can find a safe and supportive place to go.
As one of the few survivors in the addiction treatment field, Dawn Farm has often
been a last hope. With that status comes the responsibility to maintain our mission,
helping as many people as we can and advocating for the needs of the men and women
we serve. We look forward to continuing to excel as a creative and compassionate
presence in this community.
As we look ahead we are committed to remaining faithful to our mission and guiding
principles. The Board and staff have directed all aspects of this organization with a
faith in the basic beliefs and values that have driven it for 35 years. We hope never to
forget what makes Dawn Farm work.
We look to the future—seeking increasingly effective ways to respond to pressing
community problems. And we continue to do what we have learned to do well—stay
true to our history and mission, be good stewards of our resources, and treat alcoholics
and addicts with compassion.
We’re grateful for your help.

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Outpatient 734/821-0216 • Street Outreach 734/485-8725 • Chapin Street Project 734/485-8725