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Teen on life support after assault at children's home
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http://www.bbb.org/charity-reviews/cinc ... ld-oh-9826
For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009, One Way Farm of Fairfield's program expenses were:
Programs 1,173,170
Total Program Expenses: $1,173,170
Governance
Chief Executive : Ms. Barbara J. Condo, Executive Director & Founder
Compensation*: $80,000
Chair of the Board: Mr. Denny Benson
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Director of Operations, Broshear Construction
Board Size: 5
Paid Staff Size: 32
Fund Raising
Method(s) Used: direct mail appeals, invitations to fundraising events, print advertisements, grant proposals, Internet
Fundraising costs were 16% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $835,575, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)
Source of Funds
Contributions - Cash 625,969
Contracts - Other Counties 448,889
Contracts - Bulter County Children's Services 111,056
Contributions - In-Kind 94,885
Thrift Store Sales 84,124
Fundraising Events 66,969
Grants 47,752
Contracts - USDA Reimbursement 21,382
Other Income 525
Total Income $1,501,551
Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses
Programs: 76% Fund Raising: 9% Administrative: 15%
Total income $1,501,551
Program expenses $1,173,170
Fund raising expenses 134,493
Administrative expenses 222,871
Total expenses $1,530,534
Expenses in Excess of Income (28,983)
Beginning net assets 662,639
Ending net assets 633,656
Total liabilities 578,055
Total assets $1,211,711
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One Way Farm Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/One-Way-F ... 93?sk=wall
Fairview Web TV - One Way Farm Fundraising Event Video: http://www.fairfieldwebtv.com/One-Way-Farm.html
About 1:40 into the video is a promo video for the program.
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http://www.wcpo.com/dpp/news/region_nor ... home-fight
One Way Farm fight over flashlight leaves teenager on life support
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Posted: 12/22/2011
By: Tom McKee By: Tom McKee
FAIRFIELD TWP, Ohio - A Monday night fight over a flashlight at a Fairfield Township group home has left one teenager hospitalized on life support and another teenager in the Butler County Juvenile Detention Center.
It happened around 7:30 p.m. at One Way Farm on River Road, according to Fairfield Township Police Chief Richard St. John. The facility houses up to 20 abused, neglected or abandoned young men and women at a time.
"We're just heartbroken over the incident," said One Way Farm Development Director Jody Canupp. "It's a tragedy to say the least."
The injured youth is 16 and in the intensive care unit at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. The alleged assailant is 17 and charged with aggravated assault, a fourth degree felony. WCPO is not naming either one because of their age.
Questions were being raised Thursday whether the hospitalized teenager should have received medical attention as soon as the fight was broken up, instead of three hours later.
Chief St. John said that during the fight the victim landed on his head as he was being body slammed to the floor.
"The assailant then punched him in the face and head," the chief said. "Staff reacted immediately, intervened and broke them up -- broke up the fight."
Investigators say video surveillance shows the victim was alert and walking and didn't seem to have sustained a serious injury.
That quickly changed.
"A couple of hours later the staff did bedchecks and found the victim on the floor of his room unconscious and he had vomited," Chief St. John said.
One Way Farm employees called 911 and Fairfield Fire Department paramedics took the youth to University Hospital. He was later transferred to Cincinnati Children's Hospital.
Canupp said the staff members working Monday evening were certified in CPR and knew what they were doing. She added that the teenager appeared "normal" and not in any sort of medical distress.
"All of our staff and caregivers are trained professionals," she said. "They did everything in their power and their ability to help the children. It's just sad that this has happened."
Chief St. John said he was saddened by what took place.
"It's insignificant that a fight over a flashlight would escalate to the point that you've got someone laying in intensive care on life support," he said. "That's really an insignificant thing to fight over. It really is."
The chief said most runs to One Way farm involve reports of runaways where residents leave the premises without permission. They're often picked up and returned to the home a short time later.
"On occasion we are summoned down there because there's an assault taking place -- a fight between residents," he said. "On very rare occasions we'll get calls down there where a resident has assaulted a staff member."
One Way Farm has been operating for 34 years and has helped more than 9,000 children find refuge from abuse, neglect or abandonment, according to Canupp.
"Our concern right now is for the families of the children," she said. "We just hope that everyone will keep us and the teens in their prayers."
Butler County Children's Services had three youths at One Way Farm, but moved them out after the fight. Hamilton County Job & Family Services Spokesperson Brian Gregg said the agency was considering moving its six juveniles housed at One Way Farm.
Canupp said the teens left the home screaming and crying.
"It's just said that that everyone is having to face this and these children right before Christrmas are going through this," she said. "It was just so sudden. We actually are working with all the case workers right now to get their Christmas presents to them so they will at least have a warm Christmas."
She added, "One Way Farm has had 34 years of a spotless reputation and we definitely do everything that we can to help these children to be able to transition into society. I hope that everyone will remember what we've done and not this horrible incident."
Greg Elam, board president at One Way Farm, released the following statement regarding the incident:
Licensed by the State of Ohio, One Way Farm Children’s Home provides year-round, 24-hour care for severely abused, abandoned, neglected and troubled youth, as well as children with mental and physical challenges. On Monday (12/19/11) evening two of our children, ages 16 and 17, were involved in an altercation that resulted in the hospitalization of one of the children. As an organization that has been recognized as a leader in healing and helping children live a long and fruitful life, we are doing everything possible to understand and to cope with this unfortunate event that has affected these two children. The incident is currently under investigation by Fairfield Township Police and One Way Farm. While it is being investigated, the instigator of the fight was removed immediately from One Way Farm and placed in the Butler County Juvenile Detention. We continue to work in the best interests of
the children in our care and will be providing counseling to protect the progress they have made and to continue to support their emotional healing.
We are extremely heartbroken over this event. With more than 9,000 children coming through the One Way Farm, we have never experienced such loss. Visit http://www.onewayfarm.org .
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http://news.cincinnati.com/article/2011 ... -home-dies
Teen beaten at Butler Co. group home dies
11:17 PM, Dec. 28, 2011
The teen who was beaten at a Butler County group home for troubled youths has died, officials said, and a second teen could face upgraded charges as a result.
Anthony Parker, 16, died Wednesday evening at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, where he had been placed on life support following an attack last week at the One Way Farm in Fairfield Township.
A 17-year-old boy, who was much bigger than Anthony, had body-slammed his head onto the floor and beat him Dec. 19, police said previously. The boys were fighting over which of them owned a flashlight.
At first, Anthony didn’t seem to be seriously hurt after staff members broke up the fight, police have said, but staff later found that Anthony had lost consciousness and had vomited. He was taken to University Hospital and then was transferred to Children’s.
The 17-year-old was being held on an aggravated assault charge at the Butler County Juvenile Detention Center. His pretrial hearing was set for Jan. 3.
One Way Farm is a state-certified, nonprofit facility that provides temporary or emergency housing for abused, abandoned, neglected or troubled children and teens, many in need of medication, according to its website. Many teens are sent by children services agencies and by the courts.
The organization also cares for youths with disabilities and developmental disabilities. It has been in operation more than 32 years and has served thousands of children. It has a capacity for about 25 juveniles.
One Way Farm is licensed by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, which is investigating the assault.
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Teen hurt in group home fight dies from injuries
One Way Farm in Fairfield Twp. houses wayward teens in a group home setting.
Samantha Grier/Staff photographer One Way Farm in Fairfield Twp. houses wayward teens in a group home setting.
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Staff Report Updated 10:59 AM Thursday, December 29, 2011
A 16-year-old boy who was beaten in a fight recently at One Way Farm Children’s Home in Fairfield Twp., has died.
Anthony Parker died today according to Jim Feuer, a spokesman for Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.
The teen, a Fairfield High School student, was assaulted Dec. 19 by another resident, a 17-year-old Warren County boy, who is charged with felony aggravated assault.
Staff at the group home called 911 around 11:30 p.m. Dec. 19 to report an unresponsive boy. The call came three hours after he had been assaulted, according to Fairfield Twp. police. Between 7:30 and 8 p.m., the 17-year-old punched the victim, throwing him to the ground — where he landed on his head — and then repeatedly punched him in the head, said Fairfield Twp. Police Chief Richard St. John, who said the assault occurred during a dispute over a flashlight each boy claimed was his.
Patricia Jacobs, director of Warren County Children Services, said the teen who is charged has no prior history of violence and had been at One Way Farm since the end of November.
Prior to placement, the teenager was living with his family in Warren County and had no prior involvement with children services, she said. He was the only youth at the facility placed by Warren County Children Services, though the child welfare agency has placed children at One Way Farm over the course of many years, Jacobs said.
The children’s home is nonprofit organization licensed by ODJFS to provide residential care 365 days a year, 24 hours a day to 10 male children between the ages of 6 and 17, or if handicapped, up to age 21, through its Sunrise home at 6141 River Road.
It also has a capacity of 10 female children, ages 6 to 17, or up to 21 for handicapped clients, through its New Dawn home at 6145 River Road on its campus, documents show.
The agency has full certification through Dec. 29, 2012.
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