2014 Annual Report - Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual

What Are Victims
Experiencing?
As the statewide leader of the movement to end domestic and sexual
violence, the Vermont Network, in collaboration with its Member
Programs, is the collective voice for social change on behalf of
domestic and sexual violence survivors.
Network Member Programs
Served 6,957 Victims in 2014
73%
Our Global Goal
The Advocacy Program at
Umbrella
18%
6%
2014 Annual Report
Our Position Statement
The Vermont Network exists so that conditions are favorable for Member
Program success. Member Program success means survivors are
supported and empowered in getting their needs met and communities
are working toward eliminating domestic and sexual violence.
5%
Our Core Values
Sexual
Violence
Other
Family
Violence
Stalking
Learning — embracing creative and innovative practices.
Empowerment — committed to supporting and inspiring staff,
survivors, individuals and communities in the expression of
their own agency.
Network Member Programs Served
1,229 Victims of Sexual Violence
Rape: 54%
6%
13%
Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
13%
Child Sexual Abuse
Change — using our strength to advocate for social change.
Outcomes — striving to achieve the most good and the least harm
for the greatest number of survivors.
Women Helping Battered Women
Sexual Harassment
2% Sex Trafficking
24%
Holism — acknowledge all aspects of the lives of individuals,
including relationships to oppression.
Survivor Informed — guided by the voices and experiences
of all victims and survivors.
Note: Some victims
disclosed multiple
types of sexual
violence
4% Attemped Rape
Against Domestic
& Sexual Violence
Collaboration — informs our work and affords us the opportunity to
build capacity, maximize resources, and bring new paradigms into view.
Other types of sexual violence
Painting by Candy Barr
Intimate
Partner
Violence
Social Justice — valuing the dignity of every human being and
promoting human rights and cultural equity.
Safeline
Bethany Pombar
Prevention Specialist
Sarah Kenney
Associate Director of
Public Policy
Meg Copp Provost
Administrative Assistant
Michele Olvera
Supervising Attorney
Kelli Risitano
Legal Projects Coordinator
Joan Carson
SANE Clinical Coordinator
PAVE
Kira Krier & Kim Jordan
DIVAS Advocacy Coordinators
Rebecca Gurney
DIVAS Administrative
Coordinator
P.O. Box 405
Montpelier, VT 05601
802-223-1302
E-mail: vtnetwork@vtnetwork.org
Website: www.vtnetwork.org
Heather Holter
Vermont Council on Domestic
Violence Coordinator
Rebecca Thomforde Hauser
Batterer Accountability
Coordinator
Amy Torchia
Children’s Advocacy
Coordinator
Pat Worcester
Database Coordinator
Statewide Hotlines
Rutland County Women’s Network
& Shelter
Non-profit Org
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Sarah Kunz Robinson
Special Initiatives Coordinator
Dana Paull
Associate Director of Finance
Anne Smith
Training & Technical
Chani Waterhouse
Assistance Coordinator
Associate Director of
Member Program Support
Auburn Watersong
Economic Justice Specialist
Alex Bottinelli
Clearinghouse &
Resources Coordinator
Emily Blistein
SANE Program Coordinator
Vermont Network Against
Domestic and Sexual
Violence
Karen Tronsgard-Scott
Executive Director
Contractors
P.O. Box 405
Montpelier, VT 05601
Network Office Staff
1-800-489-7273
(for Sexual Assault)
1-800-228-7395
(for Domestic Violence)
2014 Vermont Network Highlights
Survivor Rights:
• The Network helped secure passage of a law to protect sexual
assault survivors who become pregnant as a result of the assault,
allowing victims to ask the court for sole parental rights to the child
and to deny parent-child contact for the perpetrator of the assault.
Anti-Poverty:
• The Network worked with allies on legislative issues related to
poverty, including changes to Reach Up (TANF) and Emergency
Housing supports to allow struggling Vermonters to keep more of
their income and savings as they work to achieve lasting financial
stability.
Capacity Building Through Training
Multi-Disciplinary
Sexual Assault Nurse
Examiners (SANE)
Other State
Agency Staff
Criminal and
Civil Justice Personnel
32.5%
8.3%
6.6%
10.6%
Guardians Ad Litem
11.4%
30.5%
Technical Assistance (TA)
• Deaf Vermonters Advocacy Services (DVAS)
provided support to 35 survivors of domestic
violence and 5 victims of child sexual abuse.
DV/SV Advocacy Organizations
• DIVAS, The Network’s program for
incarcerated women, provided education
+/or one-on-one support to 383 survivors
at the Chittenden Regional Facility and the
Tapestry program in Brattleboro.
Provided 2434 times
1557 TA Contacts
Social Service Providers
412 TA Contacts
Criminal and Civil Justice System Personnel
Vermont Network
2014 Financial Statement
215 TA Contacts
Revenue 2014
Health and Mental Health Care Providers
78 TA Contacts
The Network helps solve problems
and make systems work better for survivors
by providing information, resources
and consultation.
The Network:
• Published a Title IX and Act 1 guide
for student victims of harassment or
discrimination in school.
• Library loaned 730 resources to member
program advocates and state allies.
• Provided technical assistance in litigation
related to cases of sexual assault and
domestic violence.
20% Help with Economic Issues and Employment
11% Support for Parents
My local Network Program
was with me every step of
the way whether it was to
vent my emotions or help
me find a new career. If it
wasn’t for them I would still
be stuck in the same pattern.
I am now a college student
graduating in the spring
with an Associates and
moving on to my bachelors.
My children are happy and
our family is stable.
— A survivor
Economic Empowerment
47.61%
State
allocations:
$785,206
Moving expenses: $600
1.09%
Total: $1,649,206
Utilities:
$8,824
Expenses 2014
Specialized
Programming
Contracts*:
$332,065
Network
Personnel:
$649,128
39.36%
6.
04
%
$50,000 was
used to help
104 survivors
maintain or gain
stable housing
Rental
Assistance:
$19,809
Housing Snapshot
Security
Deposits:
$25,768
1%
.0
• 1969 persons received advocacy
for housing needs.
• 496 adults and 288 children
stayed in emergency shelter.
• Transitional housing was
provided to 67 adults and 62
children.
• Bednights in shelter were
28,942, and 20,775 in
transitional housing.
10.15%
Operations:
$167,387
22.79%
Support for Direct
Services: $375,890
Total: $1,649,206
*Specialized Programming Contracts include:
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program,
Supervised Visitation Program Coordination,
Prison Rape Elimination Act Coordination,
Domestic Violence Council, Batterer
Accountability, and Children’s Advocacy
• Consultation and training was provided to Vermont’s COPE
Parenting Program, a program designed to help children deal with
divorce, and specifically to enhance the program’s response to
domestic violence.
33%
Safety Planning
8.82%
7.56%
• PREA (Prison Rape Elimination Act) and Network staff collaborated
with the Dept. of Corrections to train their staff, inmates, and
contractors about inmates’ rights under PREA.
35%
Help with Legal Issues
The Network provided 36 trainings with 695 attendees
• 15 health care providers received Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner
(SANE) training and over 40 nurses received continuing education
regarding the care of victims of sexual violence.
42%
Crisis Intervention
5% Help with other Health Care Issues
43.57%
Outreach/
Training/
Education:
$124,736
60%
Information & Referral
2% Support During a Sexual Assault Forensic Exam
20.13%
• 50 Member Program advocates attended the annual All Network
Institute, Empowering Survivors With Mental Health and Substance
Addiction Needs.
66%
Emotional Support
6% Support Groups
Federal grants:
$718,566
Foundations
& Other:
$145,434
Advocacy Services Were Provided to
8,559 Individuals
36
Domestic and Sexual
Violence Advocates
Network’s Direct Service
Projects
46.85%
Firearms:
• The Network supported the legislation to create a statutory process
for the storage of firearms ordered to be relinquished under
protection orders. We hope that this provision will encourage
judges to take seriously the threat posed by abusers’ access to
firearms and order weapons to be relinquished.
Supporting Member Programs
and Statewide Partners
1
Public Policy for a Safer and
More Just Vermont
14 Member Programs Meeting
Survivors’ Needs
Advocates supported 572 survivors in the following activities
100%
Set financial goals
Used financial services and tools (i.e. matched savings)
58%
Created financial plan
Used financial curriculum
Worked on credit 24%
15%
Opened bank account
Painting by Candy Barr
This publication is available in large print upon request: library@vtnetwork.org
48%
72%
Now that I’ve moved myself and my
kids, it is my wish to strengthen my
credit foundation. This program
provides a renewed sense of direction
to someone, as myself, who is down and
out, feeling lost and confused.
— A survivor