2017-484-E Finance - Compass Center for Women and Families - Outside Agency Performance Agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID: E865EBC7-DCBB-4CE6-A224-13D663E29E12 EXHIBIT A PROVIDER'S OUTSIDE AGENCY APPLICATION Immediate response to calls through operation of a dedicated 24-hour domestic violence hotline All callers can expect to receive services from a compassionate, well-trained individual ready to offer emotional support, safety planning, resource information, and other available services. Direct crisis intervention and advocac services: Trained staff will accompany victims to criminal and civil court, provide assistance with obtaining domestic violence protective orders, help clients file for victims' compensation through the state, and help clients find emergency shelter and other needed resources. Support Groups: We offer a variety of 8-week support groups for adults affected by domestic violence. In addition, we offer monthly art-based healing groups and workshops. Access to emergency financial support: Most domestic violence victims are unable to leave abusive relationships without financial assistance to pay for expenses during the transition period when they are moving towards self-sufficiency. We provide limited financial assistance directly to victims of domestic violence in the form of gas cards, grocery cards, and transportation payments to assist with this transition. Assistance accessing safe shelter: While we do not have a physical shelter specific to victims of domestic violence, and there is very limited emergency shelter for women with families in Orange County, we do help victims identify other shelter options. We work with victims to get placed in shelters in other counties and coordinate with local hotels to provide emergency shelter to our clients for free or low cost (paid by Compass Center). The need for a cell phone to call 911: Many victims do not have the resources to purchase a cell phone (or an abusive partner may regulate use of a phone) or theirs has been destroyed or confiscated as part of the violence they are experiencing. We provide a cell phone that can contact 911 in order to expand safety options. e) Describe the community need or problem to be addressed in relation to the Chapel Hill Human Services Needs Assessment, Orange County BOCC Goals and Priorities Town of Cha el Hill Council Goals, Carrboro goals, or other community priorities (i.e. Council/Board Goals). Reference local data (using the provided links, i.e. Chapel Hill Human Services Needs Assessment) to support the need for this program. North Carolina ranked 24th in 2014 for its high number of women murdered by men, an FBI figure typically used to count domestic violence-related homicides (Violence Policy Center 2016). In 2016 Compass Center provided services to 1,324 domestic violence clients, a 13% increase in demand for domestic violence crisis services since the previous fiscal year. This follows increases we have seen over the past 4 years. Since FY 13-14, 72% more Spanish-speaking victims have sought services. Compass Center's work seeks to provide prevention education in our community, assistance for victims who have experienced domestic violence, and ongoing support to help empower victims who identify as survivors. We have worked to expand services to meet the needs of victims in our community from diverse backgrounds, including victims with limited English proficiency, LGBTQ victims, and men. Compass Center will be facing unique challenges in 2017-18 when trying to help clients access shelter because the Chatham County domestic violence shelter run by Family Violence Rape Crisis Center has now been closed indefinitely, and many of their other crisis services may not available due to loss of funding. This means that we will likely have increased costs related to placing people in hotels for safety until longer-term shelter can be found and necessitates increasing our efforts to engage local hoteliers to provide free or reduced cost hotel nights, and we anticipate some increases in crisis calls and other client service needs from Chatham. PROGRAM INFORMATION 1/30/2017 4:02:21 PM Page 1 5 of 4 8