2021 Community Stakeholder Survey

Greetings Community Member!

AWAIC has been providing services since 1977 to assist and shelter victims of domestic violence. AWAIC’s mission is the provide domestic violence safe shelter, intervention, and prevention to the citizens of Anchorage. We value you as a community member who can provide feedback that will be helpful in analyzing the effectiveness of the services that AWAIC provides to our community.

AWAIC is doing this community survey to gain a better understanding of how AWAIC impacts your lives and the community. Your answers will be confidential and only aggregate data will be used to help AWAIC improve services for the community. This survey should take between 8 and 10 minutes.

Thank you for supporting AWAIC’s mission and we appreciate the time you take to complete this survey.

Warm regards,
Suzi Pearson
Executive Director
AWAIC

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* 1. Do you know someone who is, or has been, a victim of domestic violence or have you been a victim of domestic violence?

Yes

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* 2. Do you know someone who is, or has been, a victim of sexual assault or have you been a victim of sexual assault?

Yes

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* 3. Please indicate the primary role In which you have interacted with AWAIC during the past year.

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* 4. Please estimate the number of contacts you have had with AWAIC during the past year.

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* 5. Overall, how familiar are you with AWAIC services?

Extremely familiar

Very familiar

Somewhat familiar

Not so familiar

Not at all familiar

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* 6. Specifically, how familiar are you with the following AWAIC services?

	Extremely Familiar	Very Familiar	Somewhat Familiar	Not so Familiar	Not at all Familiar
Emergency Shelter	Emergency Shelter Extremely Familiar	Emergency Shelter Very Familiar	Emergency Shelter Somewhat Familiar	Emergency Shelter Not so Familiar	Emergency Shelter Not at all Familiar
24/7 Crisis Line	24/7 Crisis Line Extremely Familiar	24/7 Crisis Line Very Familiar	24/7 Crisis Line Somewhat Familiar	24/7 Crisis Line Not so Familiar	24/7 Crisis Line Not at all Familiar
Crisis Intervention Services	Crisis Intervention Services Extremely Familiar	Crisis Intervention Services Very Familiar	Crisis Intervention Services Somewhat Familiar	Crisis Intervention Services Not so Familiar	Crisis Intervention Services Not at all Familiar
Advocacy Services	Advocacy Services Extremely Familiar	Advocacy Services Very Familiar	Advocacy Services Somewhat Familiar	Advocacy Services Not so Familiar	Advocacy Services Not at all Familiar
Information & Referrals	Information & Referrals Extremely Familiar	Information & Referrals Very Familiar	Information & Referrals Somewhat Familiar	Information & Referrals Not so Familiar	Information & Referrals Not at all Familiar
Support Groups	Support Groups Extremely Familiar	Support Groups Very Familiar	Support Groups Somewhat Familiar	Support Groups Not so Familiar	Support Groups Not at all Familiar
Education Groups	Education Groups Extremely Familiar	Education Groups Very Familiar	Education Groups Somewhat Familiar	Education Groups Not so Familiar	Education Groups Not at all Familiar
Children's Groups	Children's Groups Extremely Familiar	Children's Groups Very Familiar	Children's Groups Somewhat Familiar	Children's Groups Not so Familiar	Children's Groups Not at all Familiar
Legal Assistance	Legal Assistance Extremely Familiar	Legal Assistance Very Familiar	Legal Assistance Somewhat Familiar	Legal Assistance Not so Familiar	Legal Assistance Not at all Familiar
Housing Assistance	Housing Assistance Extremely Familiar	Housing Assistance Very Familiar	Housing Assistance Somewhat Familiar	Housing Assistance Not so Familiar	Housing Assistance Not at all Familiar
Services for Male Victims	Services for Male Victims Extremely Familiar	Services for Male Victims Very Familiar	Services for Male Victims Somewhat Familiar	Services for Male Victims Not so Familiar	Services for Male Victims Not at all Familiar
School Presentations	School Presentations Extremely Familiar	School Presentations Very Familiar	School Presentations Somewhat Familiar	School Presentations Not so Familiar	School Presentations Not at all Familiar
Community Education	Community Education Extremely Familiar	Community Education Very Familiar	Community Education Somewhat Familiar	Community Education Not so Familiar	Community Education Not at all Familiar
Collaborating with Other Agencies	Collaborating with Other Agencies Extremely Familiar	Collaborating with Other Agencies Very Familiar	Collaborating with Other Agencies Somewhat Familiar	Collaborating with Other Agencies Not so Familiar	Collaborating with Other Agencies Not at all Familiar
Prevention and Outreach	Prevention and Outreach Extremely Familiar	Prevention and Outreach Very Familiar	Prevention and Outreach Somewhat Familiar	Prevention and Outreach Not so Familiar	Prevention and Outreach Not at all Familiar

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* 7. Which of the following AWAIC services have you had contact with, either on behalf of yourself, friend, client, or other during the past year?

	Myself	Friend or Family	Client	Other
Emergency Shelter	Emergency Shelter Myself	Emergency Shelter Friend or Family	Emergency Shelter Client	Emergency Shelter Other
24/7 Crisis Line	24/7 Crisis Line Myself	24/7 Crisis Line Friend or Family	24/7 Crisis Line Client	24/7 Crisis Line Other
Crisis Intervention Services	Crisis Intervention Services Myself	Crisis Intervention Services Friend or Family	Crisis Intervention Services Client	Crisis Intervention Services Other
Advocacy Services	Advocacy Services Myself	Advocacy Services Friend or Family	Advocacy Services Client	Advocacy Services Other
Information & Referrals	Information & Referrals Myself	Information & Referrals Friend or Family	Information & Referrals Client	Information & Referrals Other
Support Groups	Support Groups Myself	Support Groups Friend or Family	Support Groups Client	Support Groups Other
Education Groups	Education Groups Myself	Education Groups Friend or Family	Education Groups Client	Education Groups Other
Children's Groups	Children's Groups Myself	Children's Groups Friend or Family	Children's Groups Client	Children's Groups Other
Legal Assistance	Legal Assistance Myself	Legal Assistance Friend or Family	Legal Assistance Client	Legal Assistance Other
Housing Assistance	Housing Assistance Myself	Housing Assistance Friend or Family	Housing Assistance Client	Housing Assistance Other
Services for Male Victims	Services for Male Victims Myself	Services for Male Victims Friend or Family	Services for Male Victims Client	Services for Male Victims Other
School Presentations	School Presentations Myself	School Presentations Friend or Family	School Presentations Client	School Presentations Other
Community Education	Community Education Myself	Community Education Friend or Family	Community Education Client	Community Education Other
Collaborating with Other Agencies	Collaborating with Other Agencies Myself	Collaborating with Other Agencies Friend or Family	Collaborating with Other Agencies Client	Collaborating with Other Agencies Other
Prevention and Outreach	Prevention and Outreach Myself	Prevention and Outreach Friend or Family	Prevention and Outreach Client	Prevention and Outreach Other

Other (please specify)

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* 8. How important to the community are the following AWAIC services?

	Critical	Very Important	Important	Somewhat Important	Unimportant
Emergency Shelter	Emergency Shelter Critical	Emergency Shelter Very Important	Emergency Shelter Important	Emergency Shelter Somewhat Important	Emergency Shelter Unimportant
24/7 Crisis Line	24/7 Crisis Line Critical	24/7 Crisis Line Very Important	24/7 Crisis Line Important	24/7 Crisis Line Somewhat Important	24/7 Crisis Line Unimportant
Crisis Intervention Services	Crisis Intervention Services Critical	Crisis Intervention Services Very Important	Crisis Intervention Services Important	Crisis Intervention Services Somewhat Important	Crisis Intervention Services Unimportant
Advocacy Services	Advocacy Services Critical	Advocacy Services Very Important	Advocacy Services Important	Advocacy Services Somewhat Important	Advocacy Services Unimportant
Information & Referrals	Information & Referrals Critical	Information & Referrals Very Important	Information & Referrals Important	Information & Referrals Somewhat Important	Information & Referrals Unimportant
Support Groups	Support Groups Critical	Support Groups Very Important	Support Groups Important	Support Groups Somewhat Important	Support Groups Unimportant
Education Groups	Education Groups Critical	Education Groups Very Important	Education Groups Important	Education Groups Somewhat Important	Education Groups Unimportant
Children's Groups	Children's Groups Critical	Children's Groups Very Important	Children's Groups Important	Children's Groups Somewhat Important	Children's Groups Unimportant
Legal Assistance	Legal Assistance Critical	Legal Assistance Very Important	Legal Assistance Important	Legal Assistance Somewhat Important	Legal Assistance Unimportant
Housing Assistance	Housing Assistance Critical	Housing Assistance Very Important	Housing Assistance Important	Housing Assistance Somewhat Important	Housing Assistance Unimportant
Services for Male Victims	Services for Male Victims Critical	Services for Male Victims Very Important	Services for Male Victims Important	Services for Male Victims Somewhat Important	Services for Male Victims Unimportant
School Presentations	School Presentations Critical	School Presentations Very Important	School Presentations Important	School Presentations Somewhat Important	School Presentations Unimportant
Community Education	Community Education Critical	Community Education Very Important	Community Education Important	Community Education Somewhat Important	Community Education Unimportant
Collaborating with Other Agencies	Collaborating with Other Agencies Critical	Collaborating with Other Agencies Very Important	Collaborating with Other Agencies Important	Collaborating with Other Agencies Somewhat Important	Collaborating with Other Agencies Unimportant
Prevention and Outreach	Prevention and Outreach Critical	Prevention and Outreach Very Important	Prevention and Outreach Important	Prevention and Outreach Somewhat Important	Prevention and Outreach Unimportant

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* 9. Are there services AWAIC does not currently offer, but should consider providing to meet community need?

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* 10. How effective is AWAIC at communicating with the community about its services?

Extremely effective

Very effective

Somewhat effective

Not so effective

Not at all effective

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* 11. In the past, how have you found out about AWAIC's resources, services, and/or events?

	Yes	No
AWAIC's Website	AWAIC's Website Yes	AWAIC's Website No
AWAIC's Facebook Page or Posts	AWAIC's Facebook Page or Posts Yes	AWAIC's Facebook Page or Posts No
Other Social Media	Other Social Media Yes	Other Social Media No
Newsletter (electronic)	Newsletter (electronic) Yes	Newsletter (electronic) No
Emailed Information	Emailed Information Yes	Emailed Information No
Health Fair	Health Fair Yes	Health Fair No
Newspaper	Newspaper Yes	Newspaper No
TV	TV Yes	TV No
Community Event	Community Event Yes	Community Event No
Education Event	Education Event Yes	Education Event No
From a Friend or Colleague	From a Friend or Colleague Yes	From a Friend or Colleague No
Other	Other Yes	Other No

Other (please specify)

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* 12. AWAIC also provides prevention and outreach programs. Please let us know the programs that you are aware of:

Boys and Male Engagement

Anchorage Alliance for Violence Prevention

School presentations on healthy relationships

Community outreach

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* 13. Please rate the effectiveness of AWAIC services:

Extremely effective

Very effective

Somewhat effective

Not so effective

Not at all effective

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* 14. Please rate the quality of your interactions with AWAIC staff during the past year:

Very high quality

* 1. Do you know someone who is, or has been, a victim of domestic violence or have you been a victim of domestic violence?

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* 2. Do you know someone who is, or has been, a victim of sexual assault or have you been a victim of sexual assault?

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* 3. Please indicate the primary role In which you have interacted with AWAIC during the past year.

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* 4. Please estimate the number of contacts you have had with AWAIC during the past year.

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* 5. Overall, how familiar are you with AWAIC services?

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* 6. Specifically, how familiar are you with the following AWAIC services?

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* 7. Which of the following AWAIC services have you had contact with, either on behalf of yourself, friend, client, or other during the past year?

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* 8. How important to the community are the following AWAIC services?

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* 9. Are there services AWAIC does not currently offer, but should consider providing to meet community need?

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* 10. How effective is AWAIC at communicating with the community about its services?

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* 11. In the past, how have you found out about AWAIC's resources, services, and/or events?

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* 12. AWAIC also provides prevention and outreach programs. Please let us know the programs that you are aware of:

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* 13. Please rate the effectiveness of AWAIC services:

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* 14. Please rate the quality of your interactions with AWAIC staff during the past year:

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* 15. Please respond to the following questions:Domestic violence is a problem in Anchorage.

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* 16. Sexual assault is a problem in Anchorage.

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* 17. Child abuse and neglect is a problem in Anchorage.

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* 18. Stalking is a problem in Anchoarage.

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* 19. Teen dating violence is a problem in Anchorage.

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* 20. In closing, do you have any suggestions for ways that AWAIC could better serve the community?

* 15. Please respond to the following questions:

Domestic violence is a problem in Anchorage.