Dawson Place Child Advocacy Center 2/7/2018

Dawson Place CAC would apply the Everett Human Needs funds toward the management of the Dawson Place CAC operations, and the coordination of the county-wide Multidisciplinary Team meetings(MDTs). Program Components and Structure: Dawson Place is a single location where ALL the services for child abuse victims are available: medical and mental health care, forensic interviews, victim advocacy, protective services, law enforcement, and prosecution services. These services are provided at Dawson Place by: • Providence Intervention Center for Assault and Abuse (victim advocacy& medical) • Compass Health Child Advocacy Program (mental health therapy) • Child Protective Services (child safety monitoring and investigations) • Snohomish County Sheriffs Special Investigation Unit(child abuse cases) • Snohomish County Prosecutor's Special Assault Unit(child abuse/sexual assault cases) • Dawson Place Child Advocacy Center(child forensic interviews &service coordination) Housing all the services at one location promotes collaboration, facilitates access to services, and creates efficiencies that extend funding. A single location also diminishes the trauma for the children and families, and increases the likelihood that they follow through on appointments and ongoing therapy. Dawson Place owns the building, coordinates inter-agency services, performs child forensic interviews, manages the facility, raises funds, and conducts community outreach. Dawson Place and our five partner agencies employ 45-55 professionals dedicated to protecting and healing child abuse victims. Only 4.65 FTE are paid for by the$862K operations budget ending June 2018: Executive Director(.65 FTE), child interview specialists (2.0 FTE), office manager(0.8 FTE), office assistant(0.2 FTE), and Director of Development(1.0 FTE). Dawson Place is a small nonprofit located in Everett that guides a large force in Snohomish County. We leverage the staff and programs installed in our partner organizations and integrate their collective effort to maximize impact on our community. In fact, Dawson Place serves 20% of the child abuse victims in the State of Washington who are treated at the 15 accredited Child Advocacy Centers. Dawson Place helps families with abused children by providing a single child-focused location to stop the hurt, seek justice, and begin the healing process. Dawson Place Clientele: Target Population Dawson Place serves any child victim of felony level sexual assault, physical abuse, neglect,drug endangerment, and/or witness to violent crimes.We serve children aged 0-18 years of age,and can extend therapy to the age of twenty-two.Our Center provides ALL the core services available to child abuse victims and their non-offending family members in Snohomish County at no charge.Our Center has averaged 1,140 clients annually over the last five years;about 22 new kids per week. In 2017 we served 952 sexually or physically abused or neglected children; approximately 25%of those served are residents of Everett(238 children from Everett plus gardians/family members=714 residents served). How and when the service will be provided Dawson Place Child Advocacy Center is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM.Our emergency hotline is personed 24/7, and staff is available on call in case of weekend emergencies. By whom are services provided: