NAESV Rape Crisis Centers Funding Survey 2015/2016

1. Rape Crisis Center Funding Needs Survey

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* 1. Name of your state (not name of rape crisis center):

State:

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* 2. Check all the areas your program experienced a decrease in funding during the current fiscal year.

Federal

State

Local

Private

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* 3. Check all the areas your program experienced an increase in funding during the current fiscal year.

Federal

State

Local

Private

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* 4. If you received an increase in federal funds, was the increase due in whole or in large part to the VOCA increase?

Yes

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* 5. If you answered yes to receiving a federal increase in VOCA, what unmet needs have you been able to address with the VOCA increase?

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* 6. Did your program experience an overall decrease in funding during this fiscal year?

Yes

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* 7. Has your center experienced a reduction in staffing in your center's current fiscal year (examples: layoffs, positions left vacant, positions eliminated)?

Yes

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* 8. If you answered yes to question No. 4, please answer the following below:

Number of positions laid off or eliminated (example: terminating an advocate's employment due to lack of/loss of funding)

Number of positions not filled (example: not hiring when an advocate leaves a position due to lack of/loss of funding)

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* 9. Have your center's hours of service decreased in any of the following areas? Check all services that apply.

hotline

shelter

medical advocacy

criminal justice advocacy

counseling services

support groups

public awareness/prevention education

professional education/institutional advocacy

information and referral

outreach

Other (please specify)

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* 10. If you currently have a waiting list for services, please answer which services have a waiting list?

hotline (waiting list defined as not immediately available 24/7)

medical advocacy (waiting list defined as service not immediately available 24/7)

criminal justice advocacy (waiting list defined as service not immediately available 24/7)

other legal services (waiting list defined as service not available within 1 week)

crisis intervention (defined as not being able to respond to the survivor within 24 hours)

counseling services (defined as not being able to schedule an appointment within one week)

trauma-informed therapy (defined as not being able to schedule an appointment within one month)

holistic healing services (defined as not being able assist survivor to receive service within one month)

support groups (defined as not being able to place the survivor in a support group within 2 weeks)

prevention education (defined as not being able to provide service within a month)

Other (please specify)

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* 11. If you have a waiting list for counseling, what is the:

Number of clients on the list?

Approximate length of wait for services in weeks?

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* 12. Has there been a recent change in law or policy that has impacted your ability to provide services?

Yes

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* 13. If you answered yes to question 10, please describe.

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* 14. What populations are underserved in your service area due to lack of funds at your center? Check all that apply.

Adult survivors

Military survivors

Campus survivors

Adolescent/Teen survivors

Elderly survivors/Nursing home residents

Survivors with disabilities

Homeless survivors

Survivors from communities of color

Male survivors

LGBTQ survivors

Survivors in prostitution

Trafficking survivors

other

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* 15. With current resources, how able are you to provide outreach and education about the availability of your services and prevention activities to underserved areas and populations in your coverage area?

Frequently (examples: speak at a wide variety of events in various culturally-specific and underserved communities, advocates from the center regularly spend time at various agencies that serve underserved populations, provide support groups in various community locations, reach a broad range of communities with in-depth prevention activities)

Sometimes (examples: occasionally share information about available services with various community groups, occasionally staff a table at various community events, occasionally reach out to a culturally-specific organization to talk about available services and prevention activities)

Rarely (examples: speak occasionally at community events when possible; respond when possible to assist survivors at off-site locations)

Never (respond only to survivors and prevention requests from those who actively seek services)

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* 16. Are all survivors in your service area able to access free services of the type they need (examples: counseling, support group, holistic healing services) to address their experience of sexual violence from your center or in your community?

Yes

Unsure

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* 17. How many full-time equivalent staff positions at your center currently provide sexual assault services? (If a staff person only spends a percentage of their time with sexual assault victims, please only include that percentage. Then round the total to the nearest FTE)

10 or more

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* 18. How many full-time equivalent staff positions are needed at your center to meet the demand for sexual assault services?

10 or more

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* 19. What is your center's average salary for direct service staff?

$20,000-$30,000

$30,000-$40,000

$40,000-$50,000

$50,000-$60,000

$60,000+

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* 20. Please share a success story of how a survivor was helped by receiving services at your program. Please share if this was a survivor from a local campus, military base, incarcerated, youth, or other population. If you want to anonymously share a story in a survivor's own words, please feel free to do so indicating that it is an account directly from a survivor.

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* 21. Please share a story about how limited resources at your center kept you from meeting the needs of a survivor or survivors such as a request for a group that you couldn't provide, an underserved community that needs and does not receive services, a survivor who had to deal with negative life consequences as a result of service limitations, etc.

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* 22. Do you have a Memorandum of Understanding with a campus, military base, and/or prison/jail/detention facility to provide services, prevention, and/or training?

Yes, campus

Yes, military base

Yes, prison/jail/detention facility

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* 23. If you answered yes to having an MOU in Q20, is payment for your services included in the MOU?

Yes, payment is included in campus MOU

Yes, payment is included in military base MOU

Yes, payment is included in prison/jail/detention facility MOU

No, payment is not included in our MOU(s)

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* 24. If you answered yes to having a funded MOU, please tell us the source of the funding and a few details.

If you answered yes to having an MOU with a campus (paid or unpaid) please send a copy to info@endsexualviolence.org

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* 1. Name of your state (not name of rape crisis center):

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* 2. Check all the areas your program experienced a decrease in funding during the current fiscal year.

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* 3. Check all the areas your program experienced an increase in funding during the current fiscal year.

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* 4. If you received an increase in federal funds, was the increase due in whole or in large part to the VOCA increase?

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* 5. If you answered yes to receiving a federal increase in VOCA, what unmet needs have you been able to address with the VOCA increase?

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* 6. Did your program experience an overall decrease in funding during this fiscal year?

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* 7. Has your center experienced a reduction in staffing in your center's current fiscal year (examples: layoffs, positions left vacant, positions eliminated)?

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* 8. If you answered yes to question No. 4, please answer the following below:

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* 9. Have your center's hours of service decreased in any of the following areas? Check all services that apply.

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* 10. If you currently have a waiting list for services, please answer which services have a waiting list?

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* 11. If you have a waiting list for counseling, what is the:

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* 12. Has there been a recent change in law or policy that has impacted your ability to provide services?

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* 13. If you answered yes to question 10, please describe.

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* 14. What populations are underserved in your service area due to lack of funds at your center? Check all that apply.

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* 15. With current resources, how able are you to provide outreach and education about the availability of your services and prevention activities to underserved areas and populations in your coverage area?

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* 16. Are all survivors in your service area able to access free services of the type they need (examples: counseling, support group, holistic healing services) to address their experience of sexual violence from your center or in your community?

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* 17. How many full-time equivalent staff positions at your center currently provide sexual assault services? (If a staff person only spends a percentage of their time with sexual assault victims, please only include that percentage. Then round the total to the nearest FTE)

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* 18. How many full-time equivalent staff positions are needed at your center to meet the demand for sexual assault services?

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* 19. What is your center's average salary for direct service staff?

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* 22. Do you have a Memorandum of Understanding with a campus, military base, and/or prison/jail/detention facility to provide services, prevention, and/or training?

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* 23. If you answered yes to having an MOU in Q20, is payment for your services included in the MOU?

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* 24. If you answered yes to having a funded MOU, please tell us the source of the funding and a few details.

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* 25. Please share any other information you'd like us to share with policy makers about working at a rape crisis center and supporting survivors.