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1 PROGRAM OVERVIEW RAPE CRISIS PROGRAM Components: , , , , , , , During the past year, the 84 Rape Crisis Program grant recipients were impacted by the economic downturn and extreme fluctuations in funding from public and private sources. However, most Centers were able to sustain the same level of service provision as in the previous year due in large part to the commitment of the professionals and volunteers who serve the needs of sexual assault survivors. Additionally, a comparison of 2007/08 and 2008/09 data shows an 18% increase in Community Education efforts and a 13% increase in the provision of Accompaniment services during sexual assault forensic medical examinations. This program, pursuant to California Penal Code , funds rape crisis centers to provide comprehensive services to sexual assault victims as they deal with the emotional trauma resulting from such an assault and as they progress through the criminal justice system. These services include: 24-hour crisis line services; accompaniment (forensic medical exams, law enforcement, district attorneys); in-person and group counseling; support during criminal justice proceedings; participation in local Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) efforts; and Community Education presentations about sexual assault and the center s services. FUNDS AWARDED Fiscal Year Types of Funding Total Funding FY 2008/09 State General Fund FY 2008 $ 45,000 State Victim/Witness Assistance (VWA) Funds FY 2008 $ 3,670,000 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) FFY 2008 $ 7,966,641 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) FFY 2006 $ 68,682 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) FFY 2008 $ 1,647,057 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) FFY 2006 $ 33,766 FY 2009/10 State General Fund FY 2009 $ 45,000 FY 2010/11 State Victim/Witness Assistance (VWA) Funds FY 2009 $ 3,670,000 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) FFY 2009 $ 9,319,208 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) FFY 2007 $ 419,876 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) FFY 2009 $ 1,545,476 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) FFY 2007 $ 604 Sexual Assault Services Program (SASP) FFY 2009 $ 616,454 Unknown RC Program

2 2008/09 PEFORMANCE STATISTICS 28,855 Crisis Intervention Services. 15,183 Follow-up Services. 8,339 In-person Counseling Services. 9,859 Accompaniment Services. 11,389 Advocacy Services. 6,357 Community Education Presentations to 150,627 attendees. 7,205 Accompaniment to sexual assault forensic medical examinations. 2009/10 PERFORMANCE STATISTICS 2010/11 PERFORMANCE STATISTICS RC Program

3 PROGRAM OVERVIEW SEXUAL ASSAULT TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Components: , , , This program funds the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CALCASA) to provide critical training for Cal EMA-funded rape crisis centers throughout the state. Training and technical assistance is provided on issues such as organizational development, program planning, non-profit management, employee rights, information systems, fund development, and other issues related to the provision of services to sexual assault survivors. Founded in 1980, CALCASA provides leadership, vision, resources, referrals, training and technical assistance to the 84 Cal EMA-funded rape crisis centers. Centers can request individual technical assistance on a variety of subjects and receive a response tailored to meet their agency s specific needs. The Sexual Assault Training and Technical Assistance Program is pursuant to the Violence Against Women Act Services*Training*Officers* Prosecutors* Program. CALCASA has undertaken numerous successful projects, including: Strategic Forum Report: A Vision to End Sexual Violence; California Campus Blueprint to Address Sexual Assault; the My Strength Campaign to engage young men in ending sexual violence; a Rape Prevention Resource Center; an extensive Resource Library; an annual research compendium on sexual assault; and curriculum and manual development. CALCASA s annual Leadership Conference was attended by 140 participants. This event included an intensive plenary session on sexual violence and day-long training institutes on advocacy and intervention, cultural competency, management, and prevention. Other trainings during the year included a Volunteer Manager s Institute, and training on working with Native American Communities and Survivors. FUNDS AWARDED Fiscal Year Types of Funding Total Funding FY 2008/09 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) FFY 2008 $ 120,000 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) FFY 2007 $ 60,000 FY 2009/10 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) FFY 2009 $ 173,506 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) FFY 2007 $ 65,000 FY 2010/11 Unknown 2008/09 PERFORMANCE STATISTICS 276 Responses to requests for technical assistance. 24 Rape crisis centers that were provided specific technical assistance. 42 Requests for materials and general information. 20 Requests for research, synthesis, advice, and consultation. 255 Requests for information and referrals from rape crisis centers, various organizations and individuals via fax, , and telephone. TE Program

4 3 Quarterly CalCASA newsletter electronically distributed to the state s rape crisis centers. 211 Number of representatives from OES rape crisis centers that attended the 2006 Statewide Leadership Conference and Annual meeting of Member Rape Crisis Centers and Rape Prevention Programs. 39 Meetings coordinated, hosted or participated by the CALCASA Council, regional and special caucuses during the reporting period. 2009/10 PERFORMANCE STATISTICS 2010/11 PERFORMANCE STATISTICS TE Program

5 PROGRAM OVERVIEW VICTIM/WITNESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Component: , , , , The Victim/Witness (V/W) Assistance Program is designed to provide comprehensive services to assist victims/witnesses of all types of violent crime pursuant to California Penal Code in each of California s 58 counties. Of the 58 Victim/Witness Assistance Centers, 47 projects are in District Attorney s Offices, 7 in Probation Departments, 4 in community-based organizations, and one in a county office. These services include crisis intervention, emergency assistance, resource and referral assistance, direct counseling, victim of crime claims, property return, orientation to the criminal justice system, court escort, training for criminal justice agencies, public presentations, case status/disposition, notification of family, friends, and employers, and restitution. Pursuant to the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) statistical information requirements, it is important to note only the numbers of victims served are reported and the number of services counted once. For example, while a court accompaniment may occur 10 times during the course of a trial, VOCA counts that as one court accompaniment therefore services provided to victims are significantly underrepresented in the following statistical information. FUNDS AWARDED Fiscal Year Types of Funding Total Funding FY 2008/09 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) FFY 2008 $ 6,715,393 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) FFY 2007 $ 416,563 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) FFY 2006 $ 542,185 Victim/Witness Assistance (VWA) FFY 2008 $ 10,811,513 FY 2009/10 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) FFY 2009 $ 8,206,693 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) FFY 2008 $ 497,876 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) FFY 2007 $ 94,625 Victim/Witness Assistance (VWA) FFY 2009 $ 10,811,513 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) FFY 2009 $ 374,906 FY 2010/11 Unknown 2008/09 PERFORMANCE STATISTICS 161,882 New victims of crime served*. 6,712 New witnesses of crime served*. 71,509 Crisis intervention services, in-person or telephone contact, provided to victims of crime. 6,635 Victims provided emergency assistance services, in response to a victim s immediate needs as a result of their victimization. VW Program

6 47,793 Resource and referral assistance services provided to victims, based on the victim s request or victim advocate s assessment. 1,788 Direct counseling services, in person or by telephone, provided to a crime victim. V/W Center staff makes referrals, if necessary, to other appropriate resources for client(s) having professional counseling needs. Direct Counseling/Therapy refers to intensive professional psychological and/or psychiatric treatment for individuals, couples and family members related to counseling to provide emotional support in crisis arising from the occurrence of crime. This includes the evaluation of mental health needs, as well as the actual psychotherapy. 99,203 Victims assisted in filing crime victim compensation claims. 102,932 Advocacy, support, and orientation to the criminal justice system provided to victims. 26,102 Victims provided information on the case and/or support/escort during court appearances or interviews with law enforcement and prosecution. 597 Presentations and training courses conducted for criminal justice agencies on V/W Center resources and the rights and needs of victims. 994 Public presentations and publicity provided by V/W Centers promoting awareness of available services for crime victims. 104,474 Victims provided case status/case disposition, upon request, as their case progressed through the criminal justice system. 5,172 Notification of family/friends provided by V/W Centers, upon request by victim, of the occurrence of a crime and the victim s condition as a result of the crime. 702 Employer notification/intervention services provided by V/W Centers, upon request from a victim. 23,478 Assistance given, upon the request of the victim, in obtaining restitution for the victim through the criminal justice system (imposition of the sentence). * New statistics for 2008/09 FY. 2009/10 PERFORMANCE STATISTICS 2010/11 PERFORMANCE STATISTICS VW Program

7 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Components: , , , , , , PROGRAM OVERVIEW The Statewide Domestic Violence Assistance Program (DVAP) has two components: 1) It is designed to provide local assistance to existing domestic violence (DV) service providers throughout the state. This support is used to maintain and/or expand services to victims of DV and their children, and is based on need as demonstrated by prior service statistics, local crime statistics, economic demographics, current and projected population figures, and geographic and cultural factors. 2) It provides support for the development and establishment of DV services to unserved, and underserved populations, including, but not limited to, rural areas, non-english speaking individuals, persons of color, and various geographical areas without services. Projects funded are mandated by California Penal Code , to adhere to 13 objectives: Twenty-four hour crisis hotlines; Counseling; Business centers; Emergency safe homes or shelters for victims and families; Emergency food and/or clothing; Emergency response to calls from law enforcement; Hospital emergency room protocol and assistance; Emergency transportation to shelter/other safe locations; Supportive peer counseling; Counseling for the children of victims; Court and social service advocacy for victims; Legal assistance with temporary restraining orders and other protective and/or custody orders, devices, and custody disputes; and Community resource and referral for victims, and household establishment assistance. FUNDS AWARDED Fiscal Year Types of Funding Total Funding FY 2008/09 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) FFY 2008 $ 7,008,222 Family Violence Prevention Services Act (FVPSA) FFY 2008 $ 5,574,875 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) FFY 2008 $ 733,891 State General Fund FY 2008 $ 2,456,980 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) FFY 2006 $ 136,069 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) FFY 2007 $ 17,873 FY 2009/10 State Funds SBX $ 12,485,040 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) FFY 2009 $ 6,906,260 Program 50 Criminal Justice Programs DVAP Program

8 FY 2010/11 Family Violence Prevention Services Act (FVPSA) FFY 2009 $ 5,783,060 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) FFY 2009 $ 642,760 State General Fund FY 2009 $ 2,452,104 Unknown 2008/09 PERFORMANCE STATISTICS The program provides financial and technical assistance to local domestic violence centers in implementing all of the following services: Twenty-four hour crisis hotlines 87,402 Twenty-four hour crisis line calls received. Counseling 36,708 Number of new DV victims that received individual counseling services. 20,557 Number of new DV victims that received group counseling services. Business Centers 78,298 Information and referral calls received at the Business Center. Emergency safe homes or shelters for victims and families 15,259 Number of DV victims and their children provided emergency shelter. Emergency food and clothing 16,676 Number of DV victims and their children provided emergency food and clothing. Emergency response to calls from law enforcement 17,653 Number of responses to emergency calls from law enforcement. Hospital emergency room protocol and assistance 2,108 Number of DV victims referred from the Emergency Room. 1,947 Number of DV Advocates responding to Emergency Room calls. Emergency transportation 6,565 Number of DV victims provided emergency transportation. Program 50 Criminal Justice Programs DVAP Program

9 Counseling for children 7,418 Number of children of DV victims that received counseling services. Court and social service advocacy 28,798 Number of DV victims provided court and social service advocacy. Legal assistance with temporary restraining orders, devices, and custody disputes 22,089 Number of DV victims provided legal assistance. Multi Disciplinary Meetings 6,315 Number of DV victims receiving community resource and referrals. Household establishment assistance 7,004 Number of DV victims provided with household establishment assistance. 2009/10 PERFORMANCE STATISTICS 2010/11 PERFORMANCE STATISTICS Program 50 Criminal Justice Programs DVAP Program