Mending Hearts, Inc.
Executive Director
| Executive Director | Ms. Katrinia Frierson |
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| trinaf@mendingheartsinc.org | |
| Term Start | March 2004 |
| Katrinia's Experience: Katrinia was born and raised in Nashville and attended Metro Public Schools. Katrina attends Argosy University in pursuit of a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology. Katrina has 16 years of recovery and brings her experience, strength and hope to Mending Hearts residents. Katrina has management experience with 7 years at Express Menu Printing Company. She ran her own business, C&T cleaning for 10 years. | |
Co-Executive Director
| Co-Executive Director | Heather McBee |
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| Hmcbee@mendingheartsinc.org | |
| Term Start | February 2022 |
| Heather's Experience: Working with founding CEO, Trina Frierson, to explore opportunities to build an even stronger foundation through programmatic work, development, and operations. Mending Hearts is an organization that helps women restore their lives from addiction through a long-term treatment program that offers hope and healing in a supportive community environment - regardless of their ability to pay. www.mendingheartsinc.orgWorking with founding CEO, Trina Frierson, to explore opportunities to build an even stronger foundation through programmatic work, development, and operations. Mending Hearts is an organization that helps women restore their lives from addiction through a long-term treatment program that offers hope and healing in a supportive community environment - regardless of their ability to pay. www.mendingheartsinc.org | |
Senior Staff
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Trina Frierson | CEO |
| Heather McBee | Executive Director |
| Tracie Hinson | Chief Operating Officer |
| Dr. Vincent Morelli | Medical Director |
| Yolanda Maness MS, LADAC III | Associate Clinical Director |
| Tamara Carroll | MSN, APRN, FNP-BC Nurse Practitioner |
| Jeff Teague | Senior Director of Development and Communications |
Staff
| Full Time Staff | 23 |
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| Part Time Staff | 7 |
| Volunteers | 475 |
| Contractors | 2 |
| Retention Rate | 85% |
Plans & Policies
| Does your organization have a Fundraising Plan? | Yes |
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| Does your organization have a Strategic Plan? | Yes |
| Years Strategic Plan Considers | 4 |
| When was the Strategic Plan adopted? | September 2021 |
| Does your organization have a Management Succession Plan? | Yes |
| Does your organization have a Policy and Procedure Plan? | Yes |
| Does the organization have a Nondiscrimination Policy? | Yes |
| Does the organization have a Whistle Blower Policy? | Yes |
| Does the organization have a Document Destruction Policy? | No |
Evaluation
| Is there a formal evaluation for... | Frequency (if applicable) | |
|---|---|---|
| CEO/Executive Director | Yes | Annually |
| Senior Management | Yes | Annually |
| Non-Management | Yes | Annually |
Affiliations
| Affiliation | Year |
|---|---|
| CARF - Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities | 2015 |
| Tennessee Association of Alcohol, Drug and other Addiction Services (TAADAS) | 2014 |
External Assessments and Accreditations
| Assessment/Accreditation | Year |
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| Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) - Behavioral Health - 3 Year Accreditation | 2023 |
Awards
| Award / Recognition | Organization | Year |
|---|---|---|
| CEO of the Year | TAADAS | 2018 |
| Hometown Hero Award | Darrell Waltrip Group | 2015 |
| Humanitarian Award in recognition of outstanding services in the field of Social Action. | The Minerva Foundation | 2016 |
| Top 10 Best Rehabs in Tennessee | Drug Rehab.org | 2015 |
| Trina Frierson Professional of the Year 2016 | TN Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors | 2016 |
CEO/Executive Director/Board Comments
| After enduring a second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have all had to face numerous difficulties. Our women are used to facing enormous challenges every day. Before coming to Mending Hearts, the typical client has faced homelessness, incarceration, unemployment, and the loss of their family due to their addiction. Once they enter our program, they leave those challenges behind but face a whole new set of different challenges; working through the traumas or events that led them to addiction. Through intensive therapy, they learn how to deal with their traumas, recognize their triggers, and learn new tools to deal with those triggers to avoid relapse. They learn how to overcome their pasts, regain their self-worth, and move forward to a new life. With over 70% of our incredible staff at Mending Hearts in recovery themselves, they walk beside these women and support them every step of the way. At Mending Hearts, we overcome. Facing the difficulties of a COVID-19 world, we pushed forward and accomplished our primary goals for the year: • We found funding to fill the financial gap caused by increased building costs and broke ground on our newest residential home on campus, which will house eight women. • We started a Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP). This intensive daily therapeutic program allows us to treat more women as we can provide it on both an inpatient and outpatient basis. • We increased the number of classes we provide for Intensive Outpatient Therapy (IOP), a step-down program from PHP, to serve more women. • We started a national day of recognition, "Women Touched by Addiction." This day seeks to remove the stigma of addiction by bringing together all women touched by addiction (mothers, wives, daughters, friends) to start the conversation that addiction is a disease, not a moral failure. Our goals for the upcoming year are ambitious, but since its founding, Mending Hearts has always dreamed big. In 2022 we plan to: • Double the size of our detox program from 4 beds to 8 beds to serve women when they are at that crucial point of deciding to take the first step towards sobriety. • Start a Career Pathways program for our women to help them map out a career plan based on their interests and natural abilities and then assist them in getting the education or job skills necessary for their chosen career path. • Due to the significant increase in rental rates in Nashville, we are exploring building a multi-family affordable housing project with wrap-around services. This project would provide our alumni and other women in recovery with affordable independent living apartments surrounded by a community of other women in recovery. None of what we do could happen without the support of donors, sponsors, and volunteers. We hope you will join us on our journey to help more women escape the bonds of addiction and get their lives back. At Mending Hearts, we overcome. Sincerely, Yvonne Sullivan Trina Frierson Board Chair Founding CEO/President |
