SOUTHEASTERN DIABETES EDUCATION SERVICES INC

The goal of Camp Seale Harris is life, health, and independence in diabetes self-care for children with diabetes. To meet this goal we have the following objectives:
1. We will provide accessible and effective diabetes education programs to children with diabetes and their families that improve their independence in self-care management, physical and mental health, thereby allowing them to reach their full potential.
2. We will never turn a child away from diabetes camp education due to family ability to pay.
3. We will obtain and manage financial resources necessary to fully fund service programs in each fiscal year.

Diabetes education and camping is expensive. To make our programs possible:
1. SDES operates with low overhead including four employees knowledgeable in diabetes education and camping programs to oversee volunteer committees who plan local diabetes camps and community programs.
2. SDES partners with health care providers to provide medical oversight and training by volunteering professional services.
3. We obtain donated medical supplies through grants from pharmaceutical manufacturers for program services.
4. We keep costs to program participants at less than 70% of actual costs, and additionally scholarship over 60% of participants, who pay little or nothing for services.
5. We fund costs of facilities, supplies, program services salaries through fund development efforts and receive approximately 82% of revenue from donations, and 18% from program fees.
6. We provide programs iin Alabama and northwest Florida where we can lease facilities, expect geographic accessibility and participation, and expect community funding support to meet need.
7. We recruit Board members, donors, and charitable organizations to join our mission.
8. We promote awareness of type 1 diabetes, the mission of Camp Seale Harris, and invite individuals to fund our mission to help children with diabetes live well while waiting for a cure.

SDES has successfully and continuously offered Camp Seale Harris for children and families with diabetes since our founding in 1949. By partnering with the region's trusted pediatric endocrinology providers for volunteer medical oversight, maintaining low revenue to expense ratio, and maintaining American Camping Association accreditation, we are able to meet our service and funding goals. SDES is the only regional organization offering diabetes camps and community programs to children with program locations in Alabama and Northwest Florida.

For the most recent program year, 85% of responding participants reported increased independence or knowledge in one or more critical diabetes care skills.
Children are learning how to better manage their diabetes through their participation in our diabetes education camping programs. This reduces stress on the family, school teacher and school nurse, childcare providers. Improved diabetes management has been proven to lower hospital admissions and costs, and to reduce long term health complications of diabetes.

See our Annual Report for full report of all outcomes measurements on our website at https://campsealeharris.org/about-us/financial/