Community Action Stops Abuse Inc

TO CHALLENGE THE SOCIETAL ACCEPTANCE OF ALL FORMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

CASA'S RESIDENTIAL SERVICES INCLUDE THE EMERGENCY SHELTER THAT PROVIDES A SAFE REFUGE, CRISIS INTERVENTION AND ADVOCACY WHEN HOME IS NOT A SAFE PLACE. IN ADDITION, SHELTER PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE FOOD, CLOTHING, AND PERSONAL ITEMS. VICTORIA'S PLACE ST PETE PROVIDES SANCTUARY TO APPROXIMATELY 500 SURVIVORS ANNUALLY WITH APPROXIMATELY 43% OF THOSE BEING CHILDREN. A TOTAL OF 19,451 BED NIGHTS WERE PROVIDED FOR SURVIVORS. CRISIS HOTLINE ADVOCATES ANSWERED OVER 6,356 CALLS.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)IN ADDITION TO SHELTER SERVICES, CASA OUTREACH SERVICES REACHED OVER 830 SURVIVORS DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2021 THROUGH ITS VARIOUS PROGRAMS PROVIDING BASIC LIVING NEEDS, ADVOCACY, COUNSELING, ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES. CASA ALSO PROVIDES SPECIALIZED HOUSING SERVICES TO SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THEIR CHILDREN. NEARLY 300 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED TIME-LIMITED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND CASE MANAGEMENT TO OBTAIN INDEPENDENT HOUSING IN THE COMMUNITY. AN ADDITIONAL 23 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED THROUGH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, WHERE FAMILIES CAN STAY UP TO 24 MONTHS TO OVERCOME SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS TO THEIR INDEPENDENCE AND SAFETY. CASA WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE PINELLAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CHILD PROTECTION INVESTIGATION DIVISION (CPID) TO INCREASE THE SAFETY OF ADULT AND CHILD VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HELPS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF OUT-OF-HOME CHILD PLACEMENTS DUE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE THROUGH THE CPID PROGRAM. DURING FY 2021, CPI STAFF PROVIDED 1,083 SAFETY PLANS, 129 ASSISTS TO APPLY FOR VICTIM COMPENSATION, AND ACCOMPANIED/ PROVIDED EMOTIONAL SUPPORT 598 TIMES FOR THE NON-OFFENDING PARENT IN OPEN CHILD ABUSE CASES. OVER 7,500 SERVICES WERE PROVIDED IN COURTHOUSE LOCATIONS BY JUSTICE ADVOCATES. THE FLORIDA BAR ASSOCIATION ATTORNEYS IN THE INJUNCTION FOR PROTECTION PROGRAM RECEIVED 588 REFERRALS. THE PEACEMAKER PROGRAM PROVIDES HOLISTIC PEACE EDUCATION TO MORE THAN 1,000 PRESCHOOLERS, ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL CHILDREN IN A WIDE VARIETY OF CLASSROOMS AND SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT PINELLAS COUNTY, NURTURING A SENSE OF PEACE AND JUSTICE DURING CRITICAL TIMES IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT. PEACEMAKERS ALSO PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS TO CONTINUE THE PROGRAM IN CLASSROOMS.SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO FOR ALL SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THEIR FAMILIES, REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, MILITARY STATUS, SEX, MARITAL STATUS, DISABILITY, IMMIGRATION STATUS, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT STATUS, RESIDENCY, LEGAL HISTORY, OR SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS. THIS INCLUDES MALE AND LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, INTERSEX, AND QUESTIONING (LGBTQ+) PERSONS. ABOUT 97% OF THE PERSONS SERVED CLAIM TO COME FROM PINELLAS COUNTY.CASA WORKS COLLECTIVELY TO DEVELOP A COORDINATED COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BY COLLABORATING WITH OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS, PUBLIC AGENCIES, PLANNING GROUPS AND FUNDING BODIES TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY EDUCATION, PREVENTION AND AWARENESS ON THE SUBJECT OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING. OVER 900 PERSONS IN THE COMMUNITY RECEIVED TRAINING REGARDING DOMESTIC AND/ OR DATING VIOLENCE. CASA ALSO CONDUCTS ON-GOING RESEARCH AND EVALUATION IN THE AREAS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING TO ENSURE A HIGH QUALITY OF SERVICE TO OUR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

CASA'S RESIDENTIAL SERVICES INCLUDE THE EMERGENCY SHELTER THAT PROVIDES A SAFE REFUGE, CRISIS INTERVENTION AND ADVOCACY WHEN HOME IS NOT A SAFE PLACE. IN ADDITION, SHELTER PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE FOOD, CLOTHING, AND PERSONAL ITEMS. VICTORIA'S PLACE ST PETE PROVIDES SANCTUARY TO APPROXIMATELY 500 SURVIVORS ANNUALLY WITH APPROXIMATELY 43% OF THOSE BEING CHILDREN. A TOTAL OF 19,451 BED NIGHTS WERE PROVIDED FOR SURVIVORS. CRISIS HOTLINE ADVOCATES ANSWERED OVER 6,356 CALLS.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)IN ADDITION TO SHELTER SERVICES, CASA OUTREACH SERVICES REACHED OVER 830 SURVIVORS DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2021 THROUGH ITS VARIOUS PROGRAMS PROVIDING BASIC LIVING NEEDS, ADVOCACY, COUNSELING, ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES. CASA ALSO PROVIDES SPECIALIZED HOUSING SERVICES TO SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THEIR CHILDREN. NEARLY 300 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED TIME-LIMITED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND CASE MANAGEMENT TO OBTAIN INDEPENDENT HOUSING IN THE COMMUNITY. AN ADDITIONAL 23 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED THROUGH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, WHERE FAMILIES CAN STAY UP TO 24 MONTHS TO OVERCOME SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS TO THEIR INDEPENDENCE AND SAFETY. CASA WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE PINELLAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CHILD PROTECTION INVESTIGATION DIVISION (CPID) TO INCREASE THE SAFETY OF ADULT AND CHILD VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HELPS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF OUT-OF-HOME CHILD PLACEMENTS DUE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE THROUGH THE CPID PROGRAM. DURING FY 2021, CPI STAFF PROVIDED 1,083 SAFETY PLANS, 129 ASSISTS TO APPLY FOR VICTIM COMPENSATION, AND ACCOMPANIED/ PROVIDED EMOTIONAL SUPPORT 598 TIMES FOR THE NON-OFFENDING PARENT IN OPEN CHILD ABUSE CASES. OVER 7,500 SERVICES WERE PROVIDED IN COURTHOUSE LOCATIONS BY JUSTICE ADVOCATES. THE FLORIDA BAR ASSOCIATION ATTORNEYS IN THE INJUNCTION FOR PROTECTION PROGRAM RECEIVED 588 REFERRALS. THE PEACEMAKER PROGRAM PROVIDES HOLISTIC PEACE EDUCATION TO MORE THAN 1,000 PRESCHOOLERS, ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL CHILDREN IN A WIDE VARIETY OF CLASSROOMS AND SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT PINELLAS COUNTY, NURTURING A SENSE OF PEACE AND JUSTICE DURING CRITICAL TIMES IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT. PEACEMAKERS ALSO PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS TO CONTINUE THE PROGRAM IN CLASSROOMS.SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO FOR ALL SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THEIR FAMILIES, REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, MILITARY STATUS, SEX, MARITAL STATUS, DISABILITY, IMMIGRATION STATUS, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT STATUS, RESIDENCY, LEGAL HISTORY, OR SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS. THIS INCLUDES MALE AND LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, INTERSEX, AND QUESTIONING (LGBTQ+) PERSONS. ABOUT 97% OF THE PERSONS SERVED CLAIM TO COME FROM PINELLAS COUNTY.CASA WORKS COLLECTIVELY TO DEVELOP A COORDINATED COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BY COLLABORATING WITH OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS, PUBLIC AGENCIES, PLANNING GROUPS AND FUNDING BODIES TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY EDUCATION, PREVENTION AND AWARENESS ON THE SUBJECT OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING. OVER 900 PERSONS IN THE COMMUNITY RECEIVED TRAINING REGARDING DOMESTIC AND/ OR DATING VIOLENCE. CASA ALSO CONDUCTS ON-GOING RESEARCH AND EVALUATION IN THE AREAS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING TO ENSURE A HIGH QUALITY OF SERVICE TO OUR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.