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News of Hope and Inspiration from No Longer Bound<br />

In This Issue:<br />

The Thompson<br />

Family:<br />

Rooted in unconditional<br />

love p.11<br />

Programs:<br />

The heart of our<br />

ministry p.7<br />

NLB Industries:<br />

Generate revenue and<br />

build awareness p.9 STATE OF THE MINISTRY REPORT | Fall 2017


The crisis is growing at breakneck speed-<br />

-a deadly pandemic sweeping our country.<br />

Tragically, the seriousness and breadth of<br />

the problem is barely a blip on the radar for<br />

most Americans. That is unless you’ve had<br />

your world turned tragically upside down by<br />

addiction.<br />

I encourage you to tune in and stay<br />

informed on the Opioid Crisis in America.<br />

Estimates of 65,000 American lives lost in<br />

one year to addiction in 2015, the latest<br />

official statistics now available, are<br />

staggering. These numbers continued to<br />

climb in 2016 and 2017. We’ve put together<br />

a summary on Page 3 to help bring you up<br />

to speed on the latest findings as it relates to<br />

addiction and overdose deaths in America.<br />

While the seriousness of the crisis can<br />

be overwhelming, our organization stands<br />

strong, representing hope in the face of this<br />

very serious adversary. One precious life at<br />

a time, for over 26 years now, we’ve been in<br />

the trenches, fighting for the lives of men<br />

consumed by addiction. Eventually returning<br />

functioning, loving, healed, regenerated men<br />

back to their communities and families.<br />

I couldn’t be more proud of where we stand<br />

today as an organization. This issue of our<br />

newsmagazine highlights a few of our recent<br />

accomplishments and provides a glimpse of<br />

where we are headed.<br />

In other NLB News, you might have also<br />

heard that we are in the midst of a capital<br />

campaign to raise money for a complete<br />

renovation and expansion of our facilities, a<br />

first for NLB. I’m excited to share more about<br />

the “Do For One Campaign” in the near future!<br />

I assure you, we are armed and ready for<br />

the fight to save men from addiction. As a<br />

family member, donor or supporter of No<br />

Longer Bound, we need you now more than<br />

ever before. Thanks for tuning in, giving<br />

and caring.<br />

In Him,<br />

1<br />

Board of Directors<br />

Officers:<br />

Board Chair<br />

Chris Phillips<br />

VP Strategic Development /<br />

GPS Hospitality<br />

Secretary<br />

Phill Bettis<br />

Principal / Bettis Law Group<br />

Treasurer<br />

Mike Vandiver<br />

CFO / Pindrop Security<br />

Executive Director<br />

No Longer Bound<br />

Edward Bailey<br />

Board Members<br />

Jon Bennett<br />

CEO / Ministry Ventures<br />

Julie Brennan<br />

Publisher / Market Complete<br />

Chris Britton<br />

VP Division Manager / Brasfield & Gorie<br />

Russ Caso<br />

Director / KPIT<br />

Mike Harden<br />

Founder / No Longer Bound<br />

Hoovey McGuirt<br />

Senior Business Consultant , Field Operations<br />

Chick-fil-A<br />

Brian Richey<br />

Owner / Forte Data Systems<br />

Jim Shambo<br />

Agency Sales Lead / State Farm<br />

Advisory Board Members<br />

Tommy Bagwell<br />

Owner / American Proteins<br />

Cheryl Bachelder<br />

Former Chief Executive Officer /<br />

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen<br />

Bruce Deel<br />

Founder / City of Refuge<br />

Rand Harbert<br />

Executive Vice President /<br />

Chief Agency, Sales & Marketing Officer /<br />

State Farm<br />

Glen Jackson<br />

Co-Founder / Jackson Spalding<br />

Chip Patterson<br />

Entrepreneur<br />

Mark Riley<br />

Managing Partner / Urban Realty Partners


Thank You for Helping<br />

Us Save Lives<br />

2016 Revenue<br />

Snapshot<br />

Total Revenue<br />

$3,353,555<br />

Industry<br />

Revenue<br />

(NLB Thrift,<br />

NLB Furniture,<br />

Cars4Recovery,<br />

NLB Studios)<br />

$1,499,238<br />

Our mission of rescuing<br />

addicts, regenerating<br />

men and reconciling<br />

families would not be possible<br />

with the support of you… our<br />

donor community. We are so very<br />

grateful for your love, prayers and<br />

financial support.<br />

In addition to our exceptional<br />

donor base, our story is also one<br />

of partnership and operational<br />

excellence. Powered by a<br />

competent and committed Board<br />

of Directors, the financial health<br />

of our organization is strong and<br />

administrative costs are kept to a<br />

minimum.<br />

Operating with the “heart of<br />

a ministry and the brain of a<br />

business” we’ve created a healthy<br />

and diversified economic model<br />

to sustain our non-profit and to<br />

keep intake fees affordable for<br />

residents entering the program.<br />

Here are a few highlights...<br />

• Industry revenue and intake<br />

fees provide 73% of the revenue<br />

from attorneys, consultants, a<br />

professional event planner and<br />

other services for the residents in<br />

needed<br />

our program.<br />

to operate No Longer Bound.<br />

The other 27% is generated • Most of the food served at No<br />

through NLB fundraising events, Longer Bound comes from<br />

including our annual Banquet donations received from a<br />

and Golf Tournament, and number of food partners,<br />

private and corporate donations. including Georgia Mountain<br />

Food Bank, Atlanta Community<br />

• NLB operates in partnership<br />

Food Bank, Trader Joes, Kroger,<br />

with many in-kind donors, who<br />

Earth Fare, Starbucks, Chipotle,<br />

generously provide products<br />

Fagan’s Biscuit Barn, Dutch<br />

and services at no cost. We<br />

Monkey and others. We are so<br />

have a number of churches and<br />

very thankful for their generosity<br />

individual donors who graciously<br />

and support of our ministry!<br />

provide scholarships to residents<br />

unable to pay initial<br />

intake fees.<br />

• We continue to<br />

upgrade our operations<br />

and infrastructure<br />

excellence and have<br />

engaged CapinCrouse<br />

LLP, a highly regarded<br />

national CPA firm that<br />

specializes in nonprofit<br />

organizations,<br />

education, churches<br />

and denominations.<br />

• We have also benefited<br />

from donated<br />

professional services<br />

The Georgia Mountain Food Bank and Atlanta<br />

Community Food Bank are valuable partners,<br />

providing wholesome, nutritious donated food to<br />

No Longer Bound, so we in turn can provide healthy<br />

meals for residents in regeneration.<br />

Expenses<br />

In-kind<br />

Contributions<br />

(non-cash and<br />

contributed services)<br />

$608,345<br />

Fundraising<br />

Events<br />

(NLB Golf Tournament<br />

and Banquet)<br />

$383,276<br />

Private<br />

Donations<br />

$360,261<br />

Intake Fees<br />

$309,200<br />

Honor and<br />

Memorial Giving<br />

$13,235<br />

Marketing<br />

4.7%<br />

Management<br />

& General<br />

12.7%<br />

Regeneration<br />

Program<br />

82.7%<br />

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Addiction and its<br />

deadly scourge<br />

on America<br />

An addict’s world<br />

is a dark and desperate place.<br />

Consumed with thoughts of<br />

hopelessness, pursuit of drugs<br />

and alcohol, and often suicide,<br />

the road to recovery seems all<br />

but impossible for those who find<br />

themselves trapped in a deadly<br />

spiral of addiction.<br />

Addiction is becoming<br />

more prevalent and deadly, its<br />

tentacles now reaching across<br />

the suburbs and rural America.<br />

Synthetic opioids have also found<br />

their way into the illegal drug<br />

supply and are exponentially<br />

more potent than heroin. This<br />

deadly concoction of drugs,<br />

usually unknown to the user, is<br />

one of the factors triggering the<br />

sharp rise in heroin and opioidrelated<br />

deaths.<br />

Some sobering<br />

statics on addiction….<br />

and Prevention figures, heroin<br />

deaths alone surpassed gun<br />

homicides for the first time.<br />

More than 33,000 people<br />

died of opioid overdose, with<br />

another 20,000 dying from<br />

other drugs. A recent federal<br />

study found that prescription<br />

painkillers are now more widely<br />

used than tobacco.<br />

• The Heroin Triangle, a recent<br />

television report that aired in<br />

Metro Atlanta, revealed a more<br />

than 4,000% increase in heroinrelated<br />

deaths in the last five<br />

years in the northern suburbs<br />

of Atlanta.<br />

• More than 25 Georgians<br />

die each week - more than<br />

1,300 each year - from drug<br />

overdoses. This is about the<br />

same number of deaths in our<br />

state caused by automobile<br />

accidents.<br />

• A study released by the Surgeon<br />

General in November 2016<br />

reported that every $1 invested<br />

in viable treatment options for<br />

substance use disorders saves<br />

the community $4 in health care<br />

costs and $7 in criminal justice<br />

costs.<br />

One man at a time, No Longer<br />

Bound stands as a beacon of<br />

hope for those suffering with<br />

addiction. The work we do,<br />

however, would not be possible<br />

without the prayers and support<br />

of you, our donor and partner<br />

communities.<br />

Thank you for leaning in and<br />

being part of our story. On the<br />

pages of this issue, we’re excited<br />

to also share more about where<br />

we’re going in our pursuit to:<br />

rescue addicts, regenerate men<br />

and reconcile families.<br />

How are we, as<br />

an organization,<br />

reacting to the<br />

Opioid Crisis?<br />

Our Executive Director Edward<br />

Bailey explains…<br />

“The mission of No Longer<br />

Bound remains the same:<br />

Rescuing addicts, regenerating<br />

men and reconciling families.<br />

Our long-term win for people<br />

completing our program is<br />

lasting intimacy with God, self<br />

and others—this will always<br />

remain the same.<br />

What has changed is the<br />

deadliness of the drugs that we<br />

are now dealing with. Heroin and<br />

synthetic opioids have changed<br />

the trajectory of addiction<br />

because it has become so deadly<br />

for those using these drugs. The<br />

latest reports are that 142 people<br />

are dying EVERY DAY in the U.S.<br />

as a result of opioid overdoses,<br />

which equates to a loss of life<br />

equal to the 9/11 attacks every<br />

three weeks.<br />

• According to the Centers for<br />

Disease Control<br />

(CDC), the most<br />

recent data<br />

estimates that<br />

142 Americans<br />

die every day<br />

from a drug<br />

overdose.<br />

• In 2015, according<br />

to Centers for<br />

Disease Control<br />

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No Longer Bound was featured<br />

in “The Heroin Triangle” a ground<br />

breaking report on addiction by<br />

11Alive News.<br />

We, as a country, have got<br />

to do something to stop the<br />

devastation being caused to our<br />

loved ones and families<br />

as a result of addiction. At NLB,<br />

we are operating with more of a<br />

sense of urgency now—people<br />

simply aren’t getting second,<br />

third or fourth chances anymore.<br />

Our loved ones are dying from<br />

addiction at pandemic levels. It’s<br />

really so tragic and what keeps<br />

me up at night. “


Standing Proud<br />

2016 was the year<br />

that Tyler Harrison<br />

reclaimed his life.<br />

Before coming to No Longer<br />

Bound, Tyler was young,<br />

arrogant, reckless and living on<br />

the edge with two DUIs to his<br />

name and a failed attempt at<br />

college. A motorcycle accident in<br />

2015 nearly took his life, along<br />

with his heart and soul. But God<br />

had a different plan.<br />

“In middle school, I found<br />

pot, alcohol and became very<br />

rebellious,” said Tyler. “I tried to<br />

get away with whatever I could.”<br />

Tyler's motorcycle, almost unrecognizable,<br />

after his near fatal accident.<br />

He made it through public<br />

school but dropped out of college<br />

his first year after getting a DUI;<br />

a second DUI soon followed.<br />

His almost deadly motorcycle<br />

accident then occurred in 2015<br />

and would ultimately become his<br />

wake-up call.<br />

“I was going about 100 mph<br />

around a curve when I lost<br />

control of my bike and hit a<br />

guardrail,” said Tyler. “I was<br />

thrown 300 feet into the woods<br />

and broke everything from the<br />

waist down. Somehow my cell<br />

phone stayed in my pocket and I<br />

was able to call my girlfriend. All<br />

I was able to say was, ‘I’ve been<br />

in an accident, I’m in the woods, I<br />

need help.’ Somehow they were<br />

able to find me.”<br />

The next thing he recalls is<br />

waking up at Grady Hospital with<br />

his mom and sister standing over<br />

him. When they told him he’d lost<br />

his leg, he<br />

thought they<br />

were kidding;<br />

he could still<br />

feel his foot,<br />

even though<br />

it was no<br />

longer<br />

there.<br />

“In the<br />

beginning, I<br />

faked my way<br />

through it, acting like losing my<br />

leg didn’t bother me,” he said. “I<br />

made jokes to run away from the<br />

pain, to not feel it.”<br />

Tyler’s world continued to crash<br />

in around him as his best friend<br />

was in a motorcycle accident and<br />

coma. Tyler was then arrested<br />

for violating probation, reckless<br />

driving and<br />

suspected DUI<br />

related to his<br />

motorcycle<br />

accident and<br />

sent to jail. He<br />

spent two weeks in solitary<br />

confinement because of his<br />

ongoing medical condition. The<br />

judge gave him the option of<br />

rehab and he reluctantly chose<br />

No Longer Bound.<br />

“I honestly didn’t think I had a<br />

problem, even when I got here,”<br />

said Tyler. “I was months into<br />

the program before Bill Eubanks<br />

(NLB Program Director) finally<br />

got through to me… ‘If you keep<br />

drinking you’re going to kill<br />

yourself,’ he said. It was rough<br />

but it was what I needed to hear.”<br />

Tyler’s relationship with God<br />

was fractured and almost nonexistent.<br />

“I was mad at God for<br />

my accident, for taking my friend,<br />

Maria, for punishing me to stay<br />

here on earth with one leg. I<br />

wanted nothing to do with Him.”<br />

Through practice and<br />

perseverance, Tyler learned<br />

to walk again, eventually<br />

with skill and grace on his<br />

prosthetic leg. He also<br />

reconciled his relationships<br />

with his family and God.<br />

“I don’t look at myself as<br />

broken or being punished<br />

anymore,” said Tyler, “I look<br />

at myself now more as blessed.<br />

It’s a way for God to show me<br />

how strong I am every single day.<br />

It makes my story so much more<br />

powerful and will allow me to<br />

reach other people that normal<br />

people can’t reach.”<br />

Tyler graduated the NLB<br />

Regeneration Program in 2016.<br />

He now has a two-fold mission<br />

for his life: To<br />

help amputees<br />

and people with<br />

addiction.<br />

“NLB was the instrument of God’s grace for our son. When we finally were able to visit Tyler,<br />

we could see a change immediately. There was a peace and a resolve in him that showed in<br />

his attitude and behavior for the better. Not only does NLB rescue addicts and regenerate<br />

men, they also reconcile families by offering healing opportunities to restore trust and repair<br />

broken relationships. As he progressed through the program, we saw the amazing work of<br />

God through the men, volunteers and the families. We all are truly blessed<br />

to be a part of NLB. There is HOPE.” - Diane, Tyler’s Mom<br />

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Volunteers<br />

Bringing Hope<br />

leaning into our ministry<br />

through volunteerism:<br />

• Cheryl, who works in our DC<br />

most every Saturday, lost her<br />

boyfriend to a heroin overdose<br />

in April, 2016. Though the<br />

love of her life never made<br />

it to No Longer Bound, she’s<br />

found hope and healing for<br />

her broken heart, while serving<br />

others affected by addiction.<br />

• HGTV’s Chip Wade, a celebrity<br />

carpenter and expert wood<br />

craftsman, is a regular<br />

volunteer in the NLB<br />

Woodshop, providing<br />

coaching to our team<br />

on the usage of new<br />

tools and furniture<br />

making techniques;<br />

he has also hosted<br />

our team to his<br />

state-of-the-art<br />

workshop at his<br />

home!<br />

• Brian, a high level<br />

consultant, lends<br />

his expertise to the<br />

ongoing quality<br />

improvement of our<br />

program with survey<br />

design and analysis.<br />

for the No Longer Bound<br />

Banquet.<br />

• Flood Student Missions, a<br />

faith-based high school service<br />

organization with chapters<br />

throughout north Metro<br />

Atlanta, provides hundreds of<br />

volunteers each year to serve at<br />

No Longer Bound; the students<br />

have a chance to serve, interact<br />

with the residents and learn<br />

more about the devastating<br />

and potentially deadly effects of<br />

addiction.<br />

• As part of North<br />

Each month, over<br />

100 volunteers lend<br />

their hands and hearts to<br />

support the ministry of No<br />

Longer Bound. Volunteers of<br />

all ages, from middle school<br />

to retirement age, work side<br />

by side with residents, sorting<br />

and organizing donated items<br />

in the Thrift Distribution Center<br />

(DC), serving Sunday lunches<br />

to residents, helping with<br />

landscaping and maintenance<br />

on campus, donating welcome<br />

kits for residents with a new set<br />

of sheets, toiletry supplies and<br />

other items needed for the oneyear<br />

journey of regeneration<br />

and assisting with other<br />

important assignments. Here<br />

are a few examples of some of<br />

the individuals and organizations<br />

Point Community<br />

Church’s Be Rich initiative,<br />

over 200 volunteers will serve<br />

at No Longer Bound during<br />

November and December,<br />

providing meals for residents,<br />

decorating our campus and<br />

stores, and donating money<br />

for resident outings during<br />

Christmas week for those men<br />

unable to be with their families<br />

over the holidays.<br />

• Kelly, a professional event<br />

planner, donates her time and<br />

expertise to creating beautiful<br />

and memorable environments<br />

NLB Ambassadors<br />

The NLB Ambassadors were<br />

established in 2016, a group<br />

of high interest volunteers<br />

and donors, dedicated to<br />

furthering the mission of No<br />

Longer Bound. This group has<br />

been an amazing addition to<br />

our team, opening their homes<br />

and hosting residents and<br />

interns for dinner, holidays<br />

and recreational outings;<br />

serving as mentors; hosting<br />

our staff Christmas dinner;<br />

and providing assistance<br />

and marketing for the NLB<br />

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Golf Tournament and Banquet<br />

and so much more. We are<br />

thankful for their hearts and<br />

service to No Longer Bound!<br />

Our inaugural NLB Ambassador<br />

team includes: Mark and Kay<br />

Lewington, Brian and Trish<br />

Hutcherson, Mike and Dianne<br />

Hartley, David Goddard, Cheryl<br />

Hall and Debbie Polcari.<br />

Honor and Memorial<br />

Giving<br />

As a way to bring hope and<br />

light to the devastation of losing<br />

a loved one to addiction or to<br />

honor someone—either living or<br />

deceased--we ‘ve established the<br />

NLB Honor & Memorial Giving<br />

Program. We are humbled<br />

and so very thankful for the<br />

donations we’ve received to<br />

honor loved ones.<br />

NLB Newsmagazine<br />

News from No Longer<br />

Bound is now being delivered<br />

to our donors and volunteers<br />

three times a year through<br />

our NLB Newsmagazine. We<br />

hope you are finding hope<br />

and inspiration from this<br />

publication!<br />

NLB Golf<br />

Tournament<br />

Our 2017 NLB Golf Tournament<br />

at Windermere Golf Club was a<br />

big success, generating over<br />

$70,000 in operational revenue<br />

for No Longer Bound. Mark<br />

your calendars for the 2018 Golf<br />

Tournament: Monday, May 21st<br />

at Windermere Golf Club.<br />

NLB Banquet:<br />

Each year, the No Longer<br />

Bound Banquet provides<br />

operational revenue for our<br />

ministry and the chance to<br />

celebrate the fact that addiction<br />

can be overcome and families can<br />

be healed and reconciled.<br />

This year’s Banquet,<br />

held on September<br />

14th at the Forsyth<br />

Conference Center,<br />

was an extraordinary<br />

gathering of NLB<br />

families (current and<br />

alumni) and the donor<br />

community.<br />

“Family… Rooted<br />

in unconditional love” was the<br />

theme, as the conference center<br />

was transformed into an oasis<br />

of green, setting the stage<br />

for an outpouring of love and<br />

generosity for NLB. A full report<br />

will follow in the next edition of<br />

our newsmagazine. Here are a<br />

few photos from that memorable<br />

night…<br />

Our social media presence is growing!<br />

For ongoing updates, follow us on social media!<br />

Facebook.com @nolongerbound<br />

Instagram @nolongerbound1<br />

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NLB Programs<br />

The Heart of Our Ministry<br />

The NLB Programs<br />

team is responsible for the<br />

regeneration of each and every<br />

resident that comes through No<br />

Longer Bound. From the more<br />

than 50 calls received each day,<br />

through the intake process,<br />

countless hours of assignment<br />

prep and classroom instruction,<br />

culminating in graduation, our<br />

Programs staff is there every<br />

step of the way for the men and<br />

their families of NLB--providing<br />

counsel, guidance, information,<br />

encouragement, reprimands<br />

when necessary and most of all…<br />

love.<br />

2016 was another<br />

outstanding year<br />

for NLB Programs:<br />

• Residents: 91 served<br />

• Interns: 19 served<br />

• Family Members: 100 served<br />

• Alumni: 22 transitioned<br />

Recent Wins:<br />

• Developed customized NLB RCM<br />

(Resident Case Management)<br />

Software<br />

• Began implementation of NLB<br />

teacher training through<br />

The Academy for Addiction<br />

Professionals/CAC (Certified<br />

Addiction Counselor certification)<br />

• Began CARF (Commission on<br />

Accreditation of Rehabilitation<br />

Facilities) and Georgia state<br />

licensing processes for our<br />

facility<br />

• Provided residents with<br />

improved bedroom space<br />

• Added another position in<br />

the front office to improve<br />

communication with general<br />

information callers, individuals<br />

seeking help and families of<br />

current residents<br />

Looking Ahead:<br />

• This year we welcomed Dr.<br />

Josh Uptigrove to our team as<br />

Medical Director.<br />

• We look to graduate<br />

15 residents in the<br />

coming months.<br />

• So far this year, 80%<br />

of our residents<br />

who started the<br />

program are still<br />

with us, well above<br />

our standard 70%<br />

graduation rate.<br />

NLB Program<br />

Design<br />

Capturing and<br />

replicating<br />

regeneration<br />

The NLB Program Design<br />

team is responsible for capturing<br />

current process and practices<br />

for synthesizing a consistent<br />

regeneration process, evaluating<br />

and updating current process<br />

and practices effectiveness and<br />

developing an overall approach<br />

to addiction that will serve as<br />

a foundation for all future NLB<br />

curriculum. Program Design also<br />

oversees training and education<br />

for all NLB staff that facilitate in<br />

the Regeneration Program at<br />

NLB. This deeply intensive and<br />

detailed work is critical to our<br />

program, both now and for the<br />

future.<br />

Recent Wins:<br />

• Implemented weekly<br />

Regeneration training and<br />

education for staff. These<br />

sessions include training on<br />

NLB process and practices, as<br />

well as discussing specific cases<br />

as a group to help facilitate<br />

understanding of approaches<br />

and desired outcomes<br />

• Finished writing Part 1 of NLB<br />

Premise Ministry Handbook<br />

• Collected and organized all<br />

chapter specific content for<br />

our Regeneration Program<br />

Teacher’s Guides and began<br />

synthesizing lesson plans<br />

• We’ve added an intern who is<br />

helping design and implement<br />

a system to consistently survey<br />

graduates to assess outcomes<br />

and facilitate continuing<br />

improvement of our processes<br />

Looking<br />

Ahead:<br />

• We will be nearing<br />

completion of the Teacher’s<br />

Guides for the Regeneration<br />

Program and the NLB<br />

Premise Ministry Handbook<br />

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Alumni &<br />

Aftercare<br />

Strengthening<br />

foundations and<br />

making connections<br />

Successfully transitioning<br />

graduates and alumni back to<br />

society is the purpose of our NLB<br />

Aftercare team.<br />

Recent Wins:<br />

• Through relationships<br />

established with local and<br />

national businesses, we have a<br />

100% job placement rate for all<br />

residents who’ve requested job<br />

placement assistance<br />

• Helped connect NLB Interns into<br />

small groups at local churches in<br />

the area<br />

• Began utilizing volunteers<br />

relationally for the first time<br />

ever, with great success:<br />

• Mentors from the community<br />

are engaging, coaching and<br />

encouraging outgoing NLB<br />

graduates<br />

• Skilled professionals invest their<br />

time and energy into valuable<br />

teaching sessions for our<br />

Interns, providing mentorship<br />

and direction in financial<br />

literacy, resume writing, debt<br />

resolution and other valuable<br />

life skills.<br />

Looking Ahead:<br />

• Heightened emphasis for<br />

future NLB graduates during<br />

transitional phase as they<br />

prepare to return home and<br />

back into mainstream society<br />

through engagement with<br />

the recovery community (AA,<br />

Celebrate Recovery and other<br />

organizations)<br />

Family<br />

Recovery<br />

Classes<br />

Helping heal and<br />

support families<br />

On Sundays, the NLB campus<br />

transforms from a place of<br />

recovery for former addicts to<br />

that of families seeking healing.<br />

Family Recovery classes provide<br />

a special time for residents and<br />

their families to come together,<br />

reconnect and work through<br />

relational issues, while working<br />

toward reconciliation of the<br />

family.<br />

Recent Wins:<br />

• Moved Family Recovery classes<br />

back to NLB campus<br />

• Added additional teachers and<br />

facilitators<br />

• Compiled a recommended<br />

reading list for families<br />

• Launched a social media<br />

channel (NLB - We are Family!<br />

Facebook group) to provide<br />

ongoing information and<br />

outreach to family members<br />

• To help families orient to the<br />

program and their process<br />

as a family, we now have a<br />

welcome class for NLB families<br />

Looking Ahead:<br />

• Provide additional training for<br />

teachers<br />

• As classes grow, provide<br />

opportunity for input<br />

• Work on specific applications<br />

that can be utilized with the<br />

families for each class<br />

• Host Families invite Interns<br />

to their home once a month<br />

for dinner and meaningful<br />

conversation<br />

Results from a recent NLB alumni survey:<br />

“90% Graduate satisfaction overall with Program, 97% have found greater internal peace,<br />

90% can now experience intimacy with others, 94% consider themselves<br />

successful Graduates.”<br />

- Data based on survey designed and analyzed by outside, independent, objective and impartial<br />

consultant who has significant experience in this field.<br />

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NLB Industries<br />

Our four NLB industries generate 73% of our revenue, along with intake fees, and<br />

provide vocational training to prepare graduates for re-entry to the work force.<br />

NLB industries also provide a platform for us to bring the message of hope and<br />

regeneration and share it with others beyond the boundaries of our campus.<br />

With two locations, one in<br />

downtown Cumming and a second<br />

store in Woodstock, our NLB Thrift<br />

Stores continue to set the standard<br />

for upscale thrifting. Store patrons<br />

find abundant inventory of<br />

desirable products, great finds,<br />

spacious and beautiful interiors<br />

and outstanding customer service.<br />

None of this would be possible,<br />

however, without our generous<br />

NLB Thrift donors who make this<br />

industry possible!<br />

2016 Wins:<br />

• Opened second NLB Thrift<br />

Store in the Towne Lake area of<br />

Cherokee County<br />

• 26% increase in gross sales for<br />

Cumming location<br />

• Launched new website:<br />

www.nlbthrift.com<br />

• Over 100,000 items sold at the<br />

Cumming thrift store<br />

• Added two new vehicles to our<br />

fleet for donation pick-ups<br />

• Averaged more than 100<br />

donation pick-ups each month<br />

(over 30 each week)<br />

• New functional loading dock<br />

added to the Distribution Center<br />

(special thanks to Duncan Bailey<br />

and Thomas Concrete)<br />

Looking Ahead:<br />

• Plans will soon be underway to open a third NLB Thrift Store in<br />

metro Atlanta… we will be announcing the location and additional<br />

information as it becomes available... Stay tuned!<br />

“We're thankful to have the opportunity to give and hope that more people<br />

will support NLB with their resources...it is an admirable and worthy cause<br />

and a beacon of hope for so many." - Jeff Ridgway<br />

2016 Wins:<br />

• 40% increase in web development<br />

projects during 2016<br />

• Trained three men in the<br />

program to operate digital<br />

printing presses, use various<br />

design programs such as<br />

Photoshop, Indesign and much<br />

more.<br />

• We focused on adding a sales<br />

department dedicated to<br />

growing the business.<br />

NLB Studios continues to grow and diversify its base of business<br />

by offering new services and outstanding customer service.<br />

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“ For over two years, the talented team at NLB Studios has been providing us with<br />

custom design options and flawless print quality for all of our brand marketing<br />

and special event materials. They are our “go-to” team whenever we need creative<br />

ideas. Regardless of the size and budget, they are always receptive, responsive,<br />

and reliable in taking our ideas to the next level. You just can’t beat the creative<br />

solution, quality and value offered by NLB Studios!”<br />

– The Sherry and Maria Team


Craftsmanship with a Story<br />

NLB Furniture’s story is one of reclamation, both of reclaimed<br />

wood and of reclaimed lives, made by the craftsman of No Longer<br />

Bound. Instead of suffering in solitude, these same individuals have<br />

chosen to master a craft and embed their creativity in every piece of<br />

furniture we make, including custom farmhouse tables, barn doors<br />

and other beautifully designed pieces.<br />

2016 Wins:<br />

• We sold over $375,000 worth of<br />

handmade furniture that was<br />

created by the residents of No<br />

Longer Bound!<br />

Home Magazine telling the story<br />

of NLB Furniture<br />

• Established relationships with<br />

leading Atlanta designers<br />

Looking Ahead:<br />

Momentum from 2016 has<br />

continued into 2017. We<br />

have a dedicated marketing<br />

Hamilton Dilbeck is a new member<br />

of the NLB Furniture team, leading<br />

the NLB Woodshop team.<br />

• Increased purchased inventory<br />

sales by over 40%<br />

• Voted "Best of Atlanta" by<br />

• Launched new brand website:<br />

www.nlbfurniture.com<br />

• We’ve been a part of multiple<br />

coordinator who has enabled<br />

the word to spread about NLB<br />

to our community. We expect<br />

that this will continue and foot<br />

Atlanta Magazine as well as<br />

commercial projects, which will<br />

traffic and furniture orders will<br />

"Best of Forsyth" 2106 & 2017.<br />

open the door to significant<br />

only get larger. The best is yet<br />

We were published in Atlanta<br />

growth in furniture orders.<br />

to come!<br />

Overall Cars4Recovery had another<br />

outstanding year, including number of<br />

vehicles donated and income generated<br />

through the donation of vehicles.<br />

2016 Wins:<br />

• Record year for number of vehicles<br />

donated: 608<br />

• Actual income exceeded our goal by 30%,<br />

with gross income of $421,892<br />

• Reduced operating costs by putting NLB<br />

wrecker back on the road<br />

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2725 Pine Grove Road<br />

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The Thompson Family<br />

SAVE THE DATE<br />

Father and Son No Longer Bound<br />

THURSDAY OCTOBER 13 TH , 2016<br />

Each year at the No Longer Bound Banquet, we feature<br />

one man’s story SPONSORSHIP<br />

– from the brokenness of addiction, through<br />

regeneration INFORMATION<br />

at NLB, and eventual healing and reconciliation<br />

Email: Edward.Bailey@nolongerbound.com<br />

of the family. This year’s video actually focuses on two men,<br />

Website: www.nolongerbound.com/banquet<br />

John and Will Thompson, father and son who were both once<br />

consumed by TICKET addiction—their & EVENT picture perfect family almost<br />

INFORMATION<br />

broken beyond repair.<br />

Email: banquet@nolongerbound.com<br />

Website: www.nolongerbound.com/banquet<br />

Watch their inspiring story of family, love, faith and unconditional<br />

love first shared at the Banquet and now online at<br />

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