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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:	March 31, 2020

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Costa

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Subject:

Department of Justice Office of Violence Against Women Grant

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/31/2020

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Elaine burres 608-4960

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: March 31, 2020
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, on behalf of the Alliance to End Abuse to apply for and accept grant funding in an amount of $500,000 from from the Department of Justice Office of Violence Against Women to Prevent and Respond to Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Against Children and Youth Program for the period of October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2023.

FISCAL IMPACT:

County to receive an amount not to exceed $500,000 from the Department of Justice Office of Violence Against Women. Funding is 100% Federal (CFDA No. 16.888), with no required County match.

BACKGROUND:

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

The goal of the Office of Violence Against Women (OVW) Grants to Prevent and Respond to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Against Children and Youth Program (CY Program) is to support comprehensive, community-based efforts to develop or expand prevention, intervention, treatment, and response strategies to address the needs of children and youth impacted by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The OVW grant will allow the Alliance to End Abuse, and partners, to coordinate, create and pilot prevention curriculum at East County high schools that will better allow students and school staff to prevent and respond to domestic violence and sexual assault. Curriculum will focus on bystander intervention and creating environments that prevent violence.

This grant funding will be used to increase efforts to combat stalking, sexual assault and domestic violence, including the intersection of stalking and/or cyberstalking with teen dating violence. EHSD’s Alliance to End Abuse will partner with STAND! For Families Free of Violence, Community Violence Solutions, and/or other contracted partners to deliver the education, outreach and awareness activities outlined in the proposal application to the DOJ Office of Violence Against Women. Additional partners may be identified and added as needed.

Pros and cons of request:

Pros:

Develops and implements strategies that focus on the inclusion and engagement of male adults as role models and public influencers in prevention efforts including primary prevention strategies and activities that address sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and sex trafficking;
Focuses on the role of bystander intervention and bystander response;
Highlights a public health approach to violence – works on changing the upstream influences and environments that allow and even foster environments for violence;
Develops and supports peer-led and youth driven curriculum for prevention.

Cons:

Sustainability of program funding beyond end of grant term, September 30, 2023.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Without funding, the Alliance will continue to face an increasing number of vulnerable clients and victims of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking and/or sex trafficking – including those who are high risk for victimization and perpetration. Without funding, we continue to put more money into intervention efforts, without investing in prevention efforts.