...Peace Domestic Violence Agency HSM 270- Program Summary Yvonne Griffin March 13, 2011 Instructor Ms. Michelle Bishop Overview of the Program Peace Domestic Violence Agency provides several ways to enhance the effectiveness of domesticated situation, which serves victims of domestic violence. Their primary concerned is resulting from a strategic mission statement, consequential approach, which controls the professional intended goals. Primary Concerns: I.) The decreasing of suffering victims II.) Restoring of the victims individuality III.) Though direct care , supporter recovery Consequential Approach- I.) Challenge public beliefs and familiarity’s that continue or pardon violence in the community II.) Lower cause and effect of domestic violence through educational methods (PEACE, 2011 a.). Strategy and Mission Statement The town has seen increase duration within the last five years, especially they rumors of domestic violence youths and domestic situation, and spousal abuse incidents of road rage and child abuse. This project plan is to decrease these problems such as to endorse therapeutic services, and to empower the community of Portland. PEACE’s targeted population entail of youths, women and children of Portland whose lives has been intimidate and affected by domestic violence. PEACE has totally committed to this effort, especially to this group, that is facing distressing feelings and as a result of urgent needs, urgent...
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...Program Planning and Evaluation PEACE Domestic Violence Agency Program Planning and Evaluation Plan Introduction Program planning and evaluation are important to the grant writing process because it helps us lay out what the specific goals are for the program we are trying to fund. In this paper, we will do a comparative analysis of the planning and evaluation process and discuss how they relate to each other. Program evaluation is essential to the planning process because it is where we collect data which allows us to make necessary decisions about how the program should operate in order to achieve the best results in the most timely and cost effective way. Strategic planning can help identify the organizational goals to be achieved over a specific period of time and the resources needed to achieve those goals ( CDC's Evaluation Work Group ) The evaluation report will be useful to many parties involved with the program including core team members, grant organizations, and other social groups which use case study evaluations. Other benefits of program evaluations include: * Determining the impact of products and services on clients * Making program services more accessible and cost effective * Facilitating management of program staff members, including ensuring that they have the necessary knowledge to better serve our clients * The ability to access information from target areas in order to understand what their needs are, and what we can do to meet...
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...also discuss the goals and how they are measured.What are the measurement tools you would use? I chose to evaluate the Peace Domestic Violence Agency which is located in the Portland metropolitan area working with families affected by domestic abuse. Peace Domestic Violence Agency is a non-profit organization with in the major metropolitan of Portland. This agency is set up to help the abused, the family and the abuser. Peace’s mission states to reduce victims of trauma, empower survivors, and through direct services promote recovery. They also are committed through education to reduce sexual assault and domestic violence and to stop individual form condoning the behavior and stop making it the norm. According to the city of Portland domestic violence and youth violence assault and road rage have grown in the last five years. The National Foundation’s funding program strives to fulfill the following objectives. To help the young men, women, and children whose lives have been affected by violence whether domestic, or any other types. The National Foundation’s funding program strives to improve the quality of life in Portland through education and awareness of violence and to help individual who have been the abuser get education or rehabilitation if needed. The Target population that would be most impacted and valued by the PEACE Domestic Violence Agency would be women, children and other family members with-in the...
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...| Domestic Violence | | | Veronica Crews | DeVry University | | INTRODUCTION Do the problems with our economy have any effect on the increasing number of domestic violence reportings? Money problems are always a risk factor in relationships. Due to the downfall of job losses, the falling of the financial markets, and foreclosed homes, there has been more tension in homes. As a result, organizations that deal with domestic violence and substance abuse are bracing for more demand for their services, even as the recession is forcing some to cut budgets and lay off their own personnel. Although an economic downturn itself does not cause domestic violence, it can increase the factors that contribute to domestic violence and reduce victim's ability to leave. (Kalson, 2008). According to the National Network to End Domestic Violence 24-hour census, “the economic climate may give batterers additional leverage when using emotional and financial abuse to control their partners” (Feb. 2009). Domestic abuse occurs when one person in an intimate relationship or marriage tries to dominate and control the other person. Domestic abuse that includes physical violence is called domestic violence. Domestic violence and abuse are used for one purpose and one purpose only: to gain and maintain control over someone. The abuser doesn’t play fair. They use intimidation, fear, shame, and guilt to wear someone down and keep that person under his or her thumb. The abuser...
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...Needs to Know Are you or someone you know a victim of domestic violence and looking for a safe place? Domestic violence victims in Johnson City, TN are given access to services, such as a safe place, transportation, and food because it can improve the victim’s life. In the following pages, we will examine domestic violence, a local, domestic violence organization program, describe the process and benefits of the program for your local community members. What is Domestic Violence? “Domestic Violence is a violent confrontation between family or household members involving physical harm, sexual assault, or fear of physical harm”. Stewart, S. (1998, January 1). What is Domestic Violence? Retrieved January 31, 2015, from http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/domviol/what.htm. Women in the United States between the ages of fifteen (15) and forty-four (44) leading cause of injury is due to domestic violence. Victims of domestic violence have available help through local police departments and victim assistance programs. Safe Passage a Domestic Violence Shelter for Women and Children Safe Passage established in June of 1996 in Johnson City, Tennessee. The First Tennessee Human Resource Agency provides the Safe Passage facility through them. The shelter not only provides service to those in need within Johnson City and Washington County, but it services some of your surrounding areas. Safe Passage provides domestic violence victims a temporary safe, secure and confidential place...
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...What is domestic violence? Domestic violence is a pattern of behavior in a relationship that is used to gain or maintain power and control over the other partner. Domestic violence could occur between family members or household members involving physical harm or sexual assault. Domestic violence and abuse can happen to anyone regardless of gender or size. Some of the signs of domestic violence are feeling afraid of your partner, your partner yell or humiliate you, criticize you and put you down, have a bad and unpredictable temper, hurt you or threaten to hurt or kill your children or take them away, threaten to kill themselves if the woman leave them, force the woman or other partner to have sex with them and jealous or possessive. Also the person being abused may show some sign of low self-esteem, black eyes, being choked or kicked, making excuses for the abuser or maybe the person being abused may have a bruise on their face. The child that lives in an abusive home may have an aggressive behavior such as being the school bully or may even take that behavior to school or to the playground. In April 2007, The Court of Appeal made a judgment in AI (Pakistan vs. SSHD) that the domestic violent rule applies to the victims of domestic violence: “If the person has been allowed to enter or stay because of their relationship with a person who is present and the relationship has broken down because of domestic violence.” When the reference is made to “relationship”...
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...purpose of the plan that is to be submitted. (Yuen & Terao, 2003). If there is not a plan, it is virtually impossible for this agency to have a favorable grant proposal. (Yuen & Terao, 2003). Grant proposals are set to have logic when thinking and have some enthusiasm when it comes to the objective. (Yuen & Terao, 2003). According to Yuen & Terao, (2003), stated that a program planning process involves the development and use of activities, such as setting up goals, objectives, activities, and evaluation. Many are familiar with the usage of terms such as what, why, and how in making plans. (Yuen & Terao, 2003). The purpose of PEACE Domestic Violence Agency mission is to reduce victim trauma, empower survivors, and promote recovery through direct services. (Yuen & Terao, 2003). According to Yuen & Terao, (2003), stated that PEACE is committed to reducing the incidence of sexual assault and domestic violence through education and strives to challenge societal norms and beliefs that condone and perpetuate violence in the community. The community that our target population is in, is the city of Portland which is similar to many other communities that are in our country. (Yuen & Terao, 2003). This is a large metropolitan city, and the region has experienced increasing reports of domestic and youth violence, spousal and child abuse, assault, and incidents of road rage over the past 5 years. (Yuen & Terao,...
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...Evaluation Plan PEACE Domestic Violence Agency’s main purpose is to provide victim support and shelter, victim advocacy and education, and empower those who are directly or indirectly affected by domestic violence. To continue helping the many who suffer from domestic abuse, PEACE Domestic Violence Agency will develop an evaluation plan to assess the program services and the effects those program services have on participant’s lives. The purpose of the evaluation is so PEACE can either show means for improvement on provided program services or show means for eradicating the program service all together. The decision to eradicate a provided service or implement improvements is the primary purpose of the assessment. The evaluation plan that PEACE Domestic Violence Agency will employ is a project-wide evaluation with empowerment approach. This particular evaluation plan compliments the domestic violence program offered by the agency due to the amount of concentration put upon the purpose of the program and also provides a structured framework for the programs future success. A project-wide evaluation plan involves the program staff in the evaluation development and implementation process, thus enabling them to feel empowered. The first step in developing a project-wide evaluation plan is to “identify the answer to the big question,” (Yuen & Terao, 2003, p. 53) which in regards to PEACE Domestic Violence Agency is whether or not the cycle of domestic violence can be reduced and...
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...PROGRAM PLANNING AND GRANT PROPOSAL WRITING IN HUMAN SERVICES DAKIRA STARKS-WALKER February 24, 2013 PROGRAM PLANNING AND GRANT PROPOSAL WRITING IN HUMAN SERVICES Program Scenario Three PEACE Domestic Violence Agency A written grant proposal for PEACE Domestic Violence Agency would start with the purpose of the grant in which the purpose of this grant would be to write a proposal for funding to help support the needs of victims that are abuse and traumatize from some sort of violence. There is a need for therapy, recovery and some assistance that will lead to empowerment for survivors. When getting started to write a grant proposal all the research and information need to be organized. There are many of different areas that need to be covered when writing a grant proposal. The grant starts by identifying the programs critical needs within the program. The best way to write a grant proposal is to follow the steps of going from section to section. A grant proposal should provide details of your background, your contact information, why you need the grant, introduction of your project, your experience and how the project will help the community. I would ask for $100.000 for two years of service, which would help fund the program PEACE Domestic Violence Agency. Proposal Summary *Limit to one page *State the organization making the request and link organizational background to the proposal purpose *State your project purpose *Briefly state how your project...
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...Stakeholder Influences on Programs Paper Hannah Jones June 8, 2014 HSM/270 Christine Small Stakeholders can be defined as anyone that has an interest in or may be affected by a program and its efforts. Stakeholders can be broken up into three groups, primary, secondary and key stakeholders (Community Tool Box, 2013). Primary stakeholders are those who are directly affected by the organization and its efforts. These are represented as beneficiaries or targets of the efforts. Secondary stakeholders are those who indirectly affected by the organization and its efforts.” These might include individuals and organizations that live with, are close to, or care for the people in question, and those that offer services directly to them” (Community Tool Box, 2013).This is similar to third party type people that may have to assist in dealing with clients that are involved in a program. Key stakeholders are those who directly influence the program. This could be staff, managers, funder, government officials, ect (Community Tool Box, 2013). Stakeholder identification could also be broken up into five other categories of Clients, funders/authorizers, managers/enablers, producers/partners, and community (Johnson, 2011). However one chooses to identify the stakeholders is not as important as learning how they can affect a program and how to involve them in a satisfactory way. Stakeholders will likely expect to be involved and be informed. Benefactors and funders will appreciate being...
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...position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice. Institute for Law and Justice 1018 Duke Street Alexandria, Virginia Phone: 703-684-5300 Fax: 703-739-5533 E-Mail: ilj@ilj.org Lake County, California, Arrest Policies Project A Process Evaluation April 5, 2000 Prepared by Brenda K. Uekert, Ph.D. Prepared for Lake County, California National Institute of Justice Violence Against Women Office Introduction The Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies Program encourages jurisdictions to implement mandatory or pro-arrest policies as an effective domestic violence intervention that is part of a coordinated community response. Congress appropriated funds for the Arrest Program under the Violence Against Women Act (1994). The Program assumes that the arrest of a batterer will leverage the coercive and persuasive power of the criminal justice system to ensure victim safety and manage the behavior of abusive, violent offenders. Ensuring victim safety and offender accountability are the guiding principles underlying the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies. The Violence Against Women Act directs that the Arrest Program funds be used to • • • • •...
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...that is still highly persuasive. What are the best ways to address domestic violence? Victims should talk to family, friends, neighbors or co-workers about the domestic violence they experienced. It may be helpful to call a domestic violence hotline for information, referrals and support. Develop a Safety Plan When domestic violence occurs, it is helpful to have a plan to deal with an emergency or crisis. It is important for individuals to think about ways to provide a safer environment, both for themselves and their children. Victims should plan how to get out of their home quickly and safely, so they may do so if violence begins. This plan should consider very fine details such as where to keep keys, a purse and an extra set of clothes for a rapid departure. People may want to discuss code words for children or friends so they can call the police for help. It is important that children know how to use the phone to call the police or fire department. Figuring out where to go after leaving the home and how to obtain the greatest safety at work or school is also important. Refer below for a sample safety plan Get help It may be necessary for victims as well as friends, relatives or neighbors of victims to call the police for help. People should not be afraid to ask for immediate help; domestic violence is a crime. Sometimes calling the police may be enough to make the abuser think twice before using violence in the future. When someone calls the police, they are asking for...
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...will tell you if the programs missions and goals have been achieved or not. PEACE Domestic Violence agencies have a purpose, and the purpose of the Peace Domestic Violence Agency is helping provide the victims with support, shelter, advocacy and education. Giving the victims and those who are affected by domestic violence empowerment will also help them to break away from the abuse. There is a wide range of evaluations that can be used, and it would be best to do some research on the different types to see what works best for the agency or organization. The evaluation plan that would work best for the PEACE Domestic Violence Agency would be a project-wide evaluation with an empowerment approach. A project-wide evaluation will work with the agency's domestic violence program because it not only involves the victims it also involves the staff in the evaluation development and implementation processes. With PEACE being committed to reducing domestic violence and sexual assaults, they can do that by educating the victims and the community. Education will help make a difference in lowering the number of cases of sexual assaults and domestic violence in the community. When developing a project- wide evaluation plan one of the first things you would need to do is "identify the answer to the big question," (Yuen & Terao, 2003). 1. Can PEACE reduce the incidents of domestic and sexual violence? PEACE may also want to ask, Will education play a role in the...
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...Steps to Writing a Grant Proposal The PEACE Domestic Violence Agency is the scenario chosen by for the remainder of this course. The agency is based out of Portland, Oregon. Portland is a large metropolitan city. Throughout the last five years there have been an increase in reports of domestic and youth violence, spousal and child abuse, assault and road rage incidents. The Organization Mission The PEACE Domestic Violence Agency’s mission is to reduce victim trauma, empower survivors and promote recovery through direct services. PEACE is committed to reducing the incidence of sexual assault and domestic violence through education and strives to challenge societal norms and beliefs that condone and perpetuate violence in the community. Funding Opportunities The National Foundation has two grant programs that provide to not-for-profit agencies. There is a Small Grants Program that can offer one-time grants up to $5,000.00 to registered charities that have an annual budget that is under $500,000.00. There is also an Investor Program. The Investor Program is an innovative funding program that is designed to support up to six organizations under each of the objectives of the Supporting Families Program. This is with up to $150,000.00 per year for up to three years. Grant Proposal Steps. Grants could be written for the PEACE Domestic Violence Agency to assist with funding. While there are several issues within the Portland area, PEACE would benefit greatly from gaining more...
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...PEACE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGENCY I have chosen to work with the program scenario three, Peace Domestic Violence Agency. Yuen/Terao (2003) states, “Program planning is an organized process through which a set of coordinated activities or interventions is developed to address and facilitate change in some or all of the identified problems.” “Program Evaluation is the application of different social research designs in assessing the needs and results of programs.” In short, Program Planning and Program Evaluation is the process of assessing needs, organizing an effective ways and means to meet the needs, examining the process throughout, making sure that the end result brings about a change for the affected population targeted. These components are related in that they both address the need of the identified problems and according to Yuen/Terao (2003) which quotes Mika, 1996, they are not separate as much as program planning and evaluation, when planned properly can be integrated into an organized set of ongoing operations that promote and support each other. The example of how program planning and evaluation interrelate in the PEACE Domestic Violence Agency scenario begins with the organizing of a plan that will promote the well-being of young men, women, and affected. The targeted population is defined, and the areas to be addressed are defined, but the plan of execution needs to be defined. The objectives speak of helping those affected by domestic violence and reducing...
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