Today CAPSA, The Dell Loy Hansen Family Foundation and Altabank planned on hosting a CELEBRATION and ANNOUNCEMENT media event. Although we had to cancel this event due to COVID-19, we still wanted to share the news and celebrate at a distance.
SAFE HOMES – CAPSA’S HOUSING PROGRAM
For individuals and families escaping abuse, a safe home is important to the healing process; this is why CAPSA offers multiple housing programs for our clients. The primary program combines rent subsidies with educational workgroups and case management. Families find housing in our community and are able to remain in this program for up to two years as they work towards independence.
Many clients may not qualify for community based housing because of lack of job history, credit damage by abuse or other reasons; therefore, in 2015, CAPSA built Independence Place, a nine home neighborhood. This is the only neighborhood owned by a nonprofit domestic violence service center in Utah. This neighborhood provides a safety net for families who struggle to secure housing. Families in Independence Place participate in the same transitional housing program and can also stay in these homes for up to two years.
CELEBRATION – HOME AND FAMILY SPONSORS
CAPSA’s transitional housing program averages over 30 families – the average annual rent subsidies are $6,000 per family per year. Working with Altabank, CAPSA created a home and family sponsorship program in which organizations and donors sponsor a home and family by covering this annual housing cost.
Altabank was our first sponsor and their vision has led to the following sponsors:
We want to thank all of our sponsors for their support of CAPSA and Safe Homes.
When we started this program, our goal was to obtain nine sponsors; we reached that goal earlier this year. This program now generates more than $50,000 per year supporting CAPSA’s housing program and other core services.
Although you may have already seen the media’s coverage on the opening of the fourplex, we had planned to announce it at this event. This fourplex is CAPSA’s newest extension to our transitional housing program.
The Dell Loy Hansen Family Foundation purchased a fourplex earlier this year for CAPSA’s exclusive use for our transitional housing program. The property was in need of major repairs, so the Real Salt Lake (RSL) Foundation donated $60,000 to completely renovate these homes. They were scheduled to be completed in late April.
However, due to the COVID-19 public crisis, CAPSA needed more emergency shelter space to accommodate the social distancing precautions and increased demand for shelter. In response to the crisis concerns, the RSL Foundation worked with the contractors on this project to finalize and open these units almost a month early.
During this crisis, CAPSA will utilize these units for a combination of emergency shelter and transitional housing.
Lastly, CAPSA is excited to announce that we are in the process of building a second neighborhood called Independence Way. We plan to finish this project later this year.
The need for affordable housing is essential in helping our clients. CAPSA had the opportunity to purchase a planned neighborhood development which includes an existing triplex and five building lots. The total cost for this project is $1.8 million. We are excited to report that this project is 100 percent funded.
We want to highlight the major contributors to this project:
We also had several individual donors that contributed to Independence Way.
Thank you to everyone who supported this project to ensure safe homes for our clients.
We wish we could have shared and celebrated the announcements of these amazing projects with you in person. It is only because of your support that we’re able to accomplish this work – thank you!
https://www.capsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Featured-Image2b.jpg4611100Maddie Sotohttps://www.capsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/capsaLogo.pngMaddie Soto2020-04-05 07:36:182023-05-26 12:15:15Housing CELEBRATION and ANNOUNCEMENT
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, when we as a community and as a nation take time to learn and better understand the problem of sexual assault and how we can make our communities safer.
One of the best things all of us can do for survivors is to take the time to learn what services are available for them and understand how to help. So, if someone has been raped or sexually assaulted, here are some of CAPSA’s services which would likely be helpful.
CAPSA offers services for survivors of rape and sexual assault. All CAPSA’s services are free, confidential, and designed to support survivors as they overcome the emotional, physical, and economic barriers to healing.
Sexual Assault Response Team
CAPSA’s Sexual Assault Response Team is a team of Advocates, available 24-hours a day for survivors of sexual assault and rape receiving a sexual assault forensic exam at the Cache Valley Hospital. Response Team Advocates ensure the process runs smooth and keeps the needs of the survivor at the forefront.
Assistance Filing for Protective Orders
CAPSA’s Advocates provide assistance to survivors wishing to file for a Protective Order, a useful tool for ensuring safety. Protective Orders provide a legal defense and require abusers maintain distance.
Therapy
CAPSA provides therapy for survivors of sexual assault and rape to ensure they have the tools and support to overcome the emotional stress of trauma. CAPSA’s Therapy has no time constraints, meaning whether you experienced your abuse last week or as a child, the service is available.
Therapy is also available for secondary survivors of rape and sexual assault, because taking care of someone in crisis is not easy and can be emotionally taxing for those providing support as well.
Sexual Assault Awareness Month provides an opportunity to spread awareness and ensure we as a community are meeting the needs of survivors. Particularly in times of crisis, it is good and necessary for communities to pull together and know how to protect and support one another.
If you have experienced rape or sexual assault, or if you are struggling to support someone who has, you are not alone. Call CAPSA at 435-753-2500 to find out how we can help.
I want to start by thanking the entire community for an outpouring of support. As a CAPSA supporter, you recognize how domestic violence and sexual abuse support services are even more critical during a public crisis.
While many nonprofits have reduced services during this public crisis, CAPSA has been ramping up services. I’d like to provide you an update on how.
INCREASED NEED FOR CAPSA
During a public crisis, there is an increased need for CAPSA’s domestic violence and rape support services. With social distancing, many victims are now trapped with their abusers, and increased fear and anxiety often trigger escalated abuse.
Here are some national news reports that demonstrate these concerns:
CAPSA is committed to providing all of our core support services while ensuring the safety of our staff – this is true now more than ever. CAPSA’s core services include casework, safety planning, rape exam advocacy, protective order support, legal reporting assistance, clinical therapy and emergency shelter.
How we provide services has and will change some, but the resources, expertise and support CAPSA provides will continue.
USING TECHNOLOGY
In the last two weeks, CAPSA has implemented technology and created procedures to move all casework and clinical therapy to phone and online sessions. CAPSA is utilizing Microsoft Teams to provide encrypted video conferences which meet Tier-D security standards and are protected by the same level of confidentiality as face-to-face meetings.
We have been in contact will all current clients, and the transition to online meetings has been smooth.
Most new clients initiate contact with CAPSA through our 24/7 support phone line at 435-753-2500. During these calls, we assess their safety and start providing case management; the only difference is their follow-up casework will be online or via phone. If we determine they are in immediate danger and emergency shelter is needed, our emergency shelter is still open, though we are established additional processes shared below.
RAPE EXAM ADVOCACY
One exception to moving services online is rape exam advocacy.
We will continue to send a caseworker to the hospital for all rape exams to ensure the client’s rights are honored and to connect them with CAPSA’s services. Follow-up services increase x1,000 when we connect with the individual before the rape exam. Cache Valley Hospital will provide the appropriate protective gear when we are on site.
SHELTER PROCEDURES
In regards to our emergency shelter, we are setting up quarantine and distancing processes. This is a significant undertaking as we operate a homeless shelter for domestic violence survivors.
Currently, our emergency shelter is full; as clients move out we will reduce the maximum number of shelter clients from 32 to 16 to increase distancing and reduce shared common space, including shared bathrooms. We are currently working on other off-site shelter options to increase capacity back to 32 individuals; here is an early story: https://www.facebook.com/172756986111825/posts/2761754623878702/?d=n More to come soon.
All new shelter clients will be placed in a hotel for up to seven days for isolation and observation of symptoms prior to allowing them in our onsite shelter. While at the hotel, if they start showing symptoms, they will maintain isolation for an additional 14 days. After this quarantine period, if we have the space, we will move clients into the shelter.
This isolation protocol has already been put to use, as we have placed a new shelter client in a hotel room for quarantine. This will be expensive, but we feel it is necessary to keep our staff and other clients safe and healthy. This is the type of initiative you support when you donate to CAPSA.
ASK FOR HELP
I would ask you and our community to help share CAPSA’s message and donate to ensure core programs remain available to those needing assistance.
A simple method to share CAPSA’s message is to follow CAPSA on Facebook and to like, share and comment on our posts. There are people in your social network that need to view this message.
You can also help by donating to CAPSA. You can make a donation online at www.capsa.org/donate or by mail at PO Box 3617, Logan UT 84323.
You can also create a Facebook Fundraiser for CAPSA and encourage your friends and family to donate; Facebook fundraisers are easy to set up at www.FB.com/pg/CAPSAservices/fundraisers.
Thank you for your continued support. We cannot do this work without you and need your support now more than ever.
Jill Anderson
CAPSA | Executive Director
https://www.capsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/90721929_2761873317200166_4798609205672017920_o.jpg400960Maddie Sotohttps://www.capsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/capsaLogo.pngMaddie Soto2020-03-25 11:32:552020-11-10 14:24:24COVID-19 Update from Jill
Housing CELEBRATION and ANNOUNCEMENT
Today CAPSA, The Dell Loy Hansen Family Foundation and Altabank planned on hosting a CELEBRATION and ANNOUNCEMENT media event. Although we had to cancel this event due to COVID-19, we still wanted to share the news and celebrate at a distance.
SAFE HOMES – CAPSA’S HOUSING PROGRAM
For individuals and families escaping abuse, a safe home is important to the healing process; this is why CAPSA offers multiple housing programs for our clients. The primary program combines rent subsidies with educational workgroups and case management. Families find housing in our community and are able to remain in this program for up to two years as they work towards independence.
Many clients may not qualify for community based housing because of lack of job history, credit damage by abuse or other reasons; therefore, in 2015, CAPSA built Independence Place, a nine home neighborhood. This is the only neighborhood owned by a nonprofit domestic violence service center in Utah. This neighborhood provides a safety net for families who struggle to secure housing. Families in Independence Place participate in the same transitional housing program and can also stay in these homes for up to two years.
CELEBRATION – HOME AND FAMILY SPONSORS
CAPSA’s transitional housing program averages over 30 families – the average annual rent subsidies are $6,000 per family per year. Working with Altabank, CAPSA created a home and family sponsorship program in which organizations and donors sponsor a home and family by covering this annual housing cost.
Altabank was our first sponsor and their vision has led to the following sponsors:
We want to thank all of our sponsors for their support of CAPSA and Safe Homes.
When we started this program, our goal was to obtain nine sponsors; we reached that goal earlier this year. This program now generates more than $50,000 per year supporting CAPSA’s housing program and other core services.
You can learn more about home sponsorship at: https://www.capsa.org/home-sponsor
ANNOUNCEMENT – FOURPLEX
Although you may have already seen the media’s coverage on the opening of the fourplex, we had planned to announce it at this event. This fourplex is CAPSA’s newest extension to our transitional housing program.
The Dell Loy Hansen Family Foundation purchased a fourplex earlier this year for CAPSA’s exclusive use for our transitional housing program. The property was in need of major repairs, so the Real Salt Lake (RSL) Foundation donated $60,000 to completely renovate these homes. They were scheduled to be completed in late April.
However, due to the COVID-19 public crisis, CAPSA needed more emergency shelter space to accommodate the social distancing precautions and increased demand for shelter. In response to the crisis concerns, the RSL Foundation worked with the contractors on this project to finalize and open these units almost a month early.
During this crisis, CAPSA will utilize these units for a combination of emergency shelter and transitional housing.
You can read more from:
Cache Valley Daily | HJ NEWS | KSL | ABC 4 | SL Tribune
Video of the progress
ANNOUNCEMENT – INDEPENDENCE WAY
Lastly, CAPSA is excited to announce that we are in the process of building a second neighborhood called Independence Way. We plan to finish this project later this year.
The need for affordable housing is essential in helping our clients. CAPSA had the opportunity to purchase a planned neighborhood development which includes an existing triplex and five building lots. The total cost for this project is $1.8 million. We are excited to report that this project is 100 percent funded.
We want to highlight the major contributors to this project:
We also had several individual donors that contributed to Independence Way.
Thank you to everyone who supported this project to ensure safe homes for our clients.
These homes will also be available for sponsorship. Learn more at: https://www.capsa.org/home-sponsor
We wish we could have shared and celebrated the announcements of these amazing projects with you in person. It is only because of your support that we’re able to accomplish this work – thank you!
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, when we as a community and as a nation take time to learn and better understand the problem of sexual assault and how we can make our communities safer.
One of the best things all of us can do for survivors is to take the time to learn what services are available for them and understand how to help. So, if someone has been raped or sexually assaulted, here are some of CAPSA’s services which would likely be helpful.
CAPSA offers services for survivors of rape and sexual assault. All CAPSA’s services are free, confidential, and designed to support survivors as they overcome the emotional, physical, and economic barriers to healing.
Sexual Assault Response Team
CAPSA’s Sexual Assault Response Team is a team of Advocates, available 24-hours a day for survivors of sexual assault and rape receiving a sexual assault forensic exam at the Cache Valley Hospital. Response Team Advocates ensure the process runs smooth and keeps the needs of the survivor at the forefront.
Assistance Filing for Protective Orders
CAPSA’s Advocates provide assistance to survivors wishing to file for a Protective Order, a useful tool for ensuring safety. Protective Orders provide a legal defense and require abusers maintain distance.
Therapy
CAPSA provides therapy for survivors of sexual assault and rape to ensure they have the tools and support to overcome the emotional stress of trauma. CAPSA’s Therapy has no time constraints, meaning whether you experienced your abuse last week or as a child, the service is available.
Therapy is also available for secondary survivors of rape and sexual assault, because taking care of someone in crisis is not easy and can be emotionally taxing for those providing support as well.
Sexual Assault Awareness Month provides an opportunity to spread awareness and ensure we as a community are meeting the needs of survivors. Particularly in times of crisis, it is good and necessary for communities to pull together and know how to protect and support one another.
If you have experienced rape or sexual assault, or if you are struggling to support someone who has, you are not alone. Call CAPSA at 435-753-2500 to find out how we can help.
COVID-19 Update from Jill
I want to start by thanking the entire community for an outpouring of support. As a CAPSA supporter, you recognize how domestic violence and sexual abuse support services are even more critical during a public crisis.
While many nonprofits have reduced services during this public crisis, CAPSA has been ramping up services. I’d like to provide you an update on how.
INCREASED NEED FOR CAPSA
During a public crisis, there is an increased need for CAPSA’s domestic violence and rape support services. With social distancing, many victims are now trapped with their abusers, and increased fear and anxiety often trigger escalated abuse.
Here are some national news reports that demonstrate these concerns:
TIME – https://time.com/580…/coronavirus-domestic-violence-victims/
USA Today – https://www.usatoday.com/…/coronavirus-domestic…/5067349002/
ABC News – https://abcnews.go.com/…/isolation-families-coronavi…/story…
CAPSA is committed to providing all of our core support services while ensuring the safety of our staff – this is true now more than ever. CAPSA’s core services include casework, safety planning, rape exam advocacy, protective order support, legal reporting assistance, clinical therapy and emergency shelter.
How we provide services has and will change some, but the resources, expertise and support CAPSA provides will continue.
USING TECHNOLOGY
In the last two weeks, CAPSA has implemented technology and created procedures to move all casework and clinical therapy to phone and online sessions. CAPSA is utilizing Microsoft Teams to provide encrypted video conferences which meet Tier-D security standards and are protected by the same level of confidentiality as face-to-face meetings.
We have been in contact will all current clients, and the transition to online meetings has been smooth.
Most new clients initiate contact with CAPSA through our 24/7 support phone line at 435-753-2500. During these calls, we assess their safety and start providing case management; the only difference is their follow-up casework will be online or via phone. If we determine they are in immediate danger and emergency shelter is needed, our emergency shelter is still open, though we are established additional processes shared below.
RAPE EXAM ADVOCACY
One exception to moving services online is rape exam advocacy.
We will continue to send a caseworker to the hospital for all rape exams to ensure the client’s rights are honored and to connect them with CAPSA’s services. Follow-up services increase x1,000 when we connect with the individual before the rape exam. Cache Valley Hospital will provide the appropriate protective gear when we are on site.
SHELTER PROCEDURES
In regards to our emergency shelter, we are setting up quarantine and distancing processes. This is a significant undertaking as we operate a homeless shelter for domestic violence survivors.
Currently, our emergency shelter is full; as clients move out we will reduce the maximum number of shelter clients from 32 to 16 to increase distancing and reduce shared common space, including shared bathrooms. We are currently working on other off-site shelter options to increase capacity back to 32 individuals; here is an early story: https://www.facebook.com/172756986111825/posts/2761754623878702/?d=n More to come soon.
All new shelter clients will be placed in a hotel for up to seven days for isolation and observation of symptoms prior to allowing them in our onsite shelter. While at the hotel, if they start showing symptoms, they will maintain isolation for an additional 14 days. After this quarantine period, if we have the space, we will move clients into the shelter.
This isolation protocol has already been put to use, as we have placed a new shelter client in a hotel room for quarantine. This will be expensive, but we feel it is necessary to keep our staff and other clients safe and healthy. This is the type of initiative you support when you donate to CAPSA.
ASK FOR HELP
I would ask you and our community to help share CAPSA’s message and donate to ensure core programs remain available to those needing assistance.
A simple method to share CAPSA’s message is to follow CAPSA on Facebook and to like, share and comment on our posts. There are people in your social network that need to view this message.
You can also help by donating to CAPSA. You can make a donation online at www.capsa.org/donate or by mail at PO Box 3617, Logan UT 84323.
You can also create a Facebook Fundraiser for CAPSA and encourage your friends and family to donate; Facebook fundraisers are easy to set up at www.FB.com/pg/CAPSAservices/fundraisers.
Thank you for your continued support. We cannot do this work without you and need your support now more than ever.
Jill Anderson
CAPSA | Executive Director