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In FY 2007-08. 41 clients participated 7596 of clients who attend support group in support groups. On average, each ( and complete the written survey will client attended 5 times. We did not answer either "4/somewhat" or "5/very Meets Expectations consistently survey participants but the much" to the questions asking them how repeat attendance of many suggests well the group assisted them. that those participants found the group helpful. FY 2007-08 CHALLENGES • Please describe challenges your agency faced while trying to reach your program objectives, in FY 2007-08' How did you work to overcome these obstacles? (Ifno �haueogas existed, write d, �|aoae rite none.) Our biggest challenge in FY 2007-08 related to staff turnover. saw a complete turnover of staff during this past year due to various reasons. While we were able to continue to provide consistent services to our clients and to keep our hotline and other direct services opanationo/, some administrative tasks were not completed as new staff learned their jobs. 8peoificaUy, we were unable to continue to evaluate programs as we had hoped to do, nor were we able to do as much fundraising as we would have liked. During the time we were short-staffed, board members stepped in to do the work that needed to be done so that our services would not suffer and our clients' needs would be met. At this tinne, we are almost fully staffed again. We are in the midst of hiring a new Executive Director who we hope will be in place by December 2008. We did need to draw down our line of credit in 2007-3008 but have since completely repaid it. AGENCY BUDGET FY 05-06 FY 06-07 FY 07-08 FY 08~09 Actual Actual Actual Projected Total Agency Budget $324.936 $317.091 $322.564 $361.838 Orange County's Contribution $19,400 $19.400 $19,400 $19.400 • List specific initiatives Orange County's contribution supported within your agency during FY 2007- 08: Funding from Orange County in FY 2007-08 was used to support all four of FVPC's programs: Crisis Response Services Prognam, Court Services ProQnonn, Latino Services Program, and Community Education and Outreach Program. Funds supported the cost of running these programs including personnel expenses, rent and utility expenses, and supplies. NEW AGENCY INITIATIVES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000-09 • FVPC will enhance its comprehensive crisis response services for diverse victims of domestic abuse by creating a new position, Crisis Response Services Dinector, to coordinate all direct services and programs and work within the community to increase FVPC's capacity to expand our outreach and follow-up with clients. • FVPC has made it priority for the upcoming year to improve the process for evaluating programs and services to determine whether clients' needs are being met and whether services are having an impact. • FVPC will continue to explore how to best serve children who have witnessed domestic violence, and have or are currently living in homes where there is domestic violence. 43