Executive Director’s Report for June
2006
Pending Grant Applications:
Tobacco Settlement Monies: To expand prevention education
programs $50,000/ year for 3 years. A decision
is expected in June.
Ukiah Natural Foods:
To pay for half the cost of re-roofing the Shelter ($4,900). A decision is expected by July 15.
FESG (Federal Emergency Shelter Grant): To support shelter operations, mainly staffing
and maintenance $50,000/year for 2 year.
Decision is expected in September.
Finance:
The LOC in
the amount of $50,000 was activated in early June because of delayed payments
from OES. They were completing a system
“upgrade” that will hopefully result in quicker payment in the future. The good news is that last year we had to
activate it much earlier in the year due to our
late billing.
Staffing Update:
The coast
bilingual counselor position recruitment continues.
An accounts
payable position is being sought to fill behind Lark. The balance of his tasks will be completed by
existing staff while an analysis of future needs is completed.
Heidi Marshall has agreed to staff
the Point Arena half time beginning in July.
Redwood
Coast
Medical Services will continue to partner with us by providing space,
equipment, and a new AmeriCorps member beginning in September.
Recent Program Activities:
The shelter
has been sporadically busy but overall, we have had fewer families occupying it
in recent months. This drop is
consistent with centers throughout
Prevention
Education presentations are winding down with the summer break coming. The number of presentations increased
significantly this year compared to last year.
One highlight was the Willits High program that supported a group of
girls through their recovery from rape and into taking positive action to create
an assembly about date rape for their school.
They recruited a cross-section of students for the presentation.
Program Focus for 2006/07:
Intervention
services (counseling, court support, shelter, and transition assistance) supporting
victims of domestic violence and sexual assault and abuse are the ongoing foundation
of Project Sanctuary’s work. While this
fundamental work continues, increased attention will focus on expanding prevention
services in order to further our mission “to end domestic violence and sexual abuse in our community”. This includes new programs to engage boys and
young men to take up the cause, increased outreach to community college
students, and initiating human trafficking community education and
intervention.