1	Project Overview Wellness Center Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Wellness Center Planning Team
2	Vision Statement The Leech Lake Ojibwe People reclaiming our healthy community through the values of traditional knowledge; cooperation and communication.
3	Project Goals A comprehensive campus of wellness related programs and facilities Treating Families not just Individuals Chemical Dependency Treatment Prevention for CD and Health Related Issues Health Programs and Clinics outside of the services of the Indian Health Service.
4	Facilities – Phase I Central Building Chemical Dependency Counseling Center Crisis Center Community Gathering Place Meeting Rooms Mental Health Counseling Center Human Services Administrative Offices Halfway House for Men and Women Treating those individuals who have previously gone through outpatient or inpatient programs and need additional structure.
5	Facilities – Phase II Women and Families Residential Facility Housing for Women and their children while mother is attending intensive outpatient chemical dependency treatment. Day care Health Division Administrative Offices Diabetes Programs Parental Programs Others
6	Facilities – Phase III Youth Residential (72 hour hold) Youth Center (focusing on chemical dependency issues) Elder’s Facility
7	Facilities – Phase IV- [think about in the future] Hospital/Clinic (IHS) Mental Health Facility Assisted Living Senior Housing
8	Sample Programs Standard Outpatient – 3 Days per week/? hours per day. Intensive Outpatient – 5 Days per week/6 hours per day. Mental Health Counseling Family Services Halfway House for Men and Women Spiritual Advise and Counseling Diabetes Prevention and Nutritional Counseling Life Skills Cultural Studies as related to health and wellness. Variety of Healthy Living Lectures
9	Basic Steps Choose or Set Aside Land Work out issues related to billing LLBO Insurance Decide on corporate structure (needs to be a non-profit for loan) Land and Buildings Owned by Non-Profit and leased to Leech Lake Entire Wellness Center set up as a separate non-profit Work with Architect for Preliminary Concept Drawings Choose Which Facilities to Build First Complete Business Plans Create Loan Package/Grant Applications Receive Funding Begin Site Development
10	Phase I Plan In Phase I we will build the Halfway-House (HWH). The HWH will be built with 20 Bedrooms, 10 on the Women’s Wing, and 10 on the Men’s Wing. To accommodate the immediate need for space for the Outpatient Chemical Dependency Program, they will co-occupy the HWH until the Central Council Center is completed. [As the HWH will not be filled to capacity immediately.]
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12	Paying for the Center Due to the Leech Lake Band’s financial situation, it is unable to pay for the new Wellness Center with Direct Funding. The programs in the Phase I buildings are all “billable” meaning we can bill state and federal programs for services offered. The preliminary financials indicate that the first two buildings can pay back a construction loan. We will also be applying for whatever grant funding is available. The programs in the Phase II and III Buildings are not “self-sustaining”. We will have to raise funds to complete these projects.
13	Time Lines We hope to apply for a line of credit by August 31^st, 2005. In order to do this we will need: Business Plans for each program in the buildings. An ordinance allowing for a Non-Profit organization to be created under the Leech Lake Band is passed. Articles and By-Laws for a Non-Profit that will hold the land and buildings of the Wellness Center; and a non-profit board are created and approved by the Tribal Council.
14	Time Lines (continued) If Line of Credit is applied for by August 31^st, we hope to have access to the funds by January, 2006 at which point we will: Go Out to bid for Architects April/May 2006 Break Ground, begin Engineering and layout work. Project Completion will depend on size of buildings and what they are constructed with. We estimate the HHW to be completed by 2006 (possibly 2007) and the Central Counseling Center to be completed by 2008.