Domestic Violence Services 3/22/2021

ILL. EVERETT IIIIM WASHINGTON City of Everett Human Needs Grant January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 Exhibit A Program Summary Organization&Program: Domestic Violence Services:Children/Youth Program Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County is dedicated to ending domestic abuse by providing a wide range of trauma-informed services for victims and by facilitating social change. DVS's Children/Youth Program target population is children and youth from birth to 18 years of age who have been impacted by domestic violence,and their non-abusive parents.Direct services are currently provided to children and youth and their non-abusive parents residing at DVS's Emergency Shelter, Pivotal Point,and in the agency's Supportive Housing(transitional housing and rapid rehousing) program.Support groups for children and youth in the community are currently offered in Everett, Bothell, Lynnwood, Marysville,with a new group added in Monroe in 2018. DVS's Children/Youth Advocate conducts assessments of the children and youth entering DVS's shelter and,together with the accompanying parent,develops intervention plans to ensure that their needs are met.The advocate provides individual counseling and therapeutic activities in the shelter,both individually and in groups,and directly refers children and youth to childcare facilities and community resources as needed.The Supportive Housing Family Advocate visits children and youth in the supportive housing program at their apartments a minimum of once per week.Children's advocacy ensures that children and youth receive needed services and that they transition smoothly into new schools and neighborhoods.Both the Shelter Children/Youth Advocate and the Supportive Housing Family Advocate provide parenting education and support in group settings and one-on-one.They teach and model age appropriate non-physical discipline techniques. In-shelter services occur primarily in the day and early evenings;support group times include various day and evening times to accommodate different schedules. Therapeutic Services are provided by one full-time Children/Youth Advocate(Emergency Shelter),one full-time Family Advocate(Supportive Housing)and a half-time Children's Program Assistant. All children's services staff have training in child development,abuse/neglect,and domestic violence issues.Approximately 6-10 volunteers assist with the Children's Program,providing a total of over 200 volunteer hours per year.All direct service staff and volunteers have a minimum 20 hours initial training in domestic violence and advocacy-based counseling issues followed by 20 hours of continuing education every year. The Children/Youth Program objectives are: •Support and advocate for children and youth who have been impacted by domestic violence, • Lower the risk of future violent behavior and other effects of domestic violence for these children and youth, • Educate children,youth, parents,and professionals about ways to intervene in and prevent domestic violence. Funds will be used to provide comprehensive advocacy-based services for children and youth impacted by domestic violence and homelessness through a range of holistic, restorative activities geared to build resiliency and self-reliance