Title
Community Support Services Department Position
Action
ACTION:
Authorize an additional position in the General Grant Fund (G001) within Community Support Services Department, Prevention & Intervention Services Division: 1 Case Coordinator to provide support services for survivors of domestic violence (annual market rate is $46,126)
Staff Contact: Stacy M. Lowry, Community Support Services Department Director
Presentation: No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
Community Support Services received funding from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women for the Justice for Families Program to support victims of domestic violence.
The grant-funded Case Coordinator position will serve as the court liaison and will be based in the District Attorney’s Office and Courts. This position will support victims with navigating the criminal court system. Due to findings of a community needs assessment highlighting court support as a gap area for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, and sexual assault, the focus of this grant project is shifting to that identified need. Funding will also be used to provide interpreting services for non-English speaking victims who are trying to navigate civil or criminal court as week as pro bono civil legal assistance to domestic violence victims. The time frame for the position is December 2024 - September 2026, with the possibility of a few months' extension if approved by the funder and if grant funds remain.
PROCUREMENT BACKGROUND:
N/A
POLICY IMPACT:
N/A
FISCAL IMPACT:
Grant funds supporting this position were approved by Board Action #23-0046