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Staff Report for a City of San Leandro City Council Resolution to Approve the Staff Recommendation on the Establishment of New Domestic Violence Programming (to establish a new domestic violence program using American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding in the amount of $200,000)
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the staff recommendation to establish a new domestic violence program. The funding is for one fiscal year at a total appropriation of $200,000. The appropriation is included in the ARPA Budget that was approved by the City Council on November 1, 2021.
BACKGROUND
The City of San Leandro's Human Services Gap Analysis identified the need for domestic and intimate partner violence services. Domestic violence-related calls for assistance in San Leandro have fluctuated in recent years, from a high of 334 in 2011 to a low of 249 in 2006. In Alameda County, San Leandro hospitals are amongst the highest to receive domestic violence related hospital visits. The contrast between police and public health data is reflective of the fact that many victims of domestic violence do not call the police and end up in hospital emergency departments. The proposed domestic violence program will be a new partnership between the community-based organizations Family Violence Law Center (FVLC), Building Futures with Women and Children (BFWC), and Safe Alternatives from Violent Environments (SAVE).
Currently, the City's Community Assistance Program (CAP) funds a nonprofit to follow-up with domestic violence victims reported to the police department. Over the course of fiscal year 2020-2021, CAP attempted to connect with and serve a total of 201 survivors. Of that total, 142 (70%) were successfully contacted for services.
FVLC, BFWC, and SAVE propose to hire and/or increase capacity of existing staff who can focus on conducting outreach to locate and provide supportive services for domestic and sexual assault survivors in ...
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