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

Browse Search

DocuSign Envelope ID: E865EBC7-DCBB-4CE6-A224-13D663E29E12 EXHIBIT A.. ... ..... ..................... PROVIDER'S OUTSIDE mm' TSIDE AGENCY APPLICATION outlining marketing for the month the previous December, and then meet monthly to coordinate plans. Domestic Violence Awareness Month: October is national Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Staff, community partners and volunteers begin planning events, constructing a community calendar, and outlining marketing for the month the previous July/August, and then meet monthly to coordinate plans. Volunteer Training Compass Center conducts in-depth volunteer trainings for our Information and Referral and Community Educator volunteers. Information and Referral volunteers complete a 17 hour training plus shadowing shifts which is offered in the fall and spring. Community Educators complete 24 hours of training plus shadowing presentation. This training is offered once per year. In order to increase efficiency in volunteer training, several nights of training are combined for all of our volunteer positions for content areas they all need. i) Why is funding this program a good investment for the community? How does funding this program add value to the community? (250 words OR LESS) According to the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, 1.5 million teens experience domestic violence each year in our country, and yet research finds that 3 out of 4 parents do not speak with their children about domestic violence. One in three girls in the US is a victim of physical, emotional or verbal abuse from a dating partner, a figure that far exceeds rates of other types of youth violence (National Council on Crime and Delinquency Focus). Prevention education funds are scarce, and the Start Strong program represents an important opportunity to help prevent violence before it starts and provide support for young people already experiencing domestic violence in a relationship or at home. Educating our community as a whole is also an important part of our impact on our community, helping employers, faith-based groups and others to provide support to victims in our community. Event series like Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Women's History Month help expand our community's knowledge about women's issues and gender-based violence, as well as helping community members connect with resources. Compass Center's Information and Referral program provides consistent, wide-ranging information for callers and in-house clients about local, free/low-cost community resources. Staff and volunteers also administer our Diaper Bank services; Compass Center is the only Orange County community partner site, and this service is open to any Orange County resident in need. Compass Center is proud of the trainings we provide for our volunteers. We work with over 200 volunteers each year enabling us to serve thousands of community members annually. We offer continuing education events for many of our programs as well as initial trainings for new volunteers so that they can continue to grow in their skills. j) Describe what would happen if requested funding is not awarded at all or if a reduced allocation is recommended. Since the majority of the cost of these programs is personnel expenses to deliver services and train and supervise volunteers, if this funding was reduced we would likely not be able to continue having a Johnson Service Corps intern position and possibly would be in a situation of reducing our current force. Last year Compass Center committed to adding a Johnson Service Corps intern to oversee our information and referral line, freeing up permanent staff from providing direct staff support to volunteers and clients and adding PROGRAM INFORMATION 1/30/2017 4:02:21 PM IP a 3 5 o 4