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CADA Programs
Emergency Safety Shelter
P.O. Box 466
Mankato, MN 56002-0466
507-625-8688 Business
800-477-0466 Crisis
Keep Me Safe
Parenting Time Center
P.O Box 466
Mankato, MN 56002-0466
507-625-8688 Business
CADA of Blue Earth County
CADA of Nicollet County
100 Stadium Court
Mankato, MN 56001
507-625-8688 Business
CADA of Faribault County
P.O. Box 203
Blue Earth, MN 56013
507-526-5275 Business
CADA of Waseca County
CADA of LeSueur County
P.O. Box 348
Waseca, MN 56093
507-835-7828 Business
CADA of Watonwan County
55 8th Street South
St. James, MN 56081
507-375-3040 Business
CADA of Brown County
P.O. Box 671
New Ulm, MN
507-233-6663
CADA of Sibley County
P.O. Box 671
New Ulm, MN
507-299-6000
Spring-Summer 2015
A Message from CADA’s Executive Director
Happy Anniversary and thanks for a year of learning, foundation building and inspiring hope. CADA is: continuing to build on a 35 year old foundation, learning new things about the victims and communities it serves, and inspiring a great deal of hope. CADA has exceptional staff and as we draw from the experience and know-how of an increasingly diverse staff, we are becoming more effective accomplishing our mission to: provide safety and support to victims and survivors of domestic and sexual violence through education, advocacy and shelter, through a culturally competent and trauma-informed lens.
We have had numerous firsts this past year: welcomed a computer lab into our shelter co-sponsored by Lowes and Verizon, increased community presentations by 50% and professional presentations by 75%, began an update of our shelter kitchen, restructured organizationally, hosted our first annual CADAkids Victim-Witness Conference, paved the way for creating sustainability with our educational outreach and numerous others. We have also received the organization’s first grant from the Bremer Foundation. We are learning and growing as we go. Sheila M. Kelly is quoted as saying “The first time you do the impossible it takes a little longer.” Coupled with our mission is a goal to normalize conversations about the impact that violence has on community outcomes. This is possible as we strengthen relationships with schools, law enforcement, Health and Human Services agencies, churches, businesses and other systems practitioners. Thanks for your partnership.
Renita
www.cadaMN.orgwww.cadaMN.orgwww.cadaMN.org
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CADA Did you know? Fruit Grows in the Valley
Did you know that in October of 2012 CADA’s funding from the Office of Justice Programs decreased $175,929? This forced our entire organization to do more with less and to use reserve funds that had an impact on staffing: we lost one position and reduced another. Despite this, we continued to provide direct services to our constituency in eight counties, but had to prioritize and delay needed refinements in other areas. From this experience we’ve recognized that the services that we offer to victims come at great cost to those providing those services. Knowing this, we are expanding organizational conversations about compassion fatigue, secondary trauma and encouraging self-care. At our April Board meeting we began preliminary conversations related to the development of a research facet of CADA’s work. Current and future funding relies on evidence-based practices and CADA is positioning itself to use data it collects as a normal part of its work to inform the fields of domestic and sexual violence, trafficking and culturally competent trauma-informed services. In May, we were invited to be included on a Headwaters Foundation Community Innovation Grant and received an Otto Bremer Community Foundation grant for $170,000 over two years. This assists us in making needed repairs on heating and cooling systems and much needed staffing support. This fits in line with our strategic direction and is full of promise.
Committee Against Domestic Abuse SPRING-SUMMER 2015
Get Involved!
kids
Child Victim Witnesses For years the response to children witnessing violence focused on their resilience. New developments in neuroscience suggest we should be doing more than relying on resilience. Did you know that it is more expensive to support a child after exposure to violence than it is to prevent exposure in the first place? We believe children don’t just witness violence and science agrees. They are victimized by witnessing violence against and between caregivers. Intimate partner violence exposure is said to be at least as detrimental as physical abuse. Responding to child maltreatment costs the state of Minnesota over $15 billion in a calendar year? Yes, $15 billion, and according to the Attorney General’s Office, the negative effects on victim-witnesses follows many children well into adulthood. When we know better, we should do better. We all have to do our
part: get informed and get involved! www.cadaMN.org
The CADAkids Campaign will soon allow partners standing with CADA for kids to purchase note cards,
figurine cut outs (available in Summer 2015) to display in yards, foyers etc. and other artifacts.
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Fathers Matter
CADA knows that fathers matter, and we are saying thanks to dads in our eight county service area who are mindful of the impact they have in creating healthy and happy families. Current research connects unexpected links between fathers and children. For example, positive changes occur in men when they are “expecting” and research suggests that fathers effect their children’s language development. Additionally, relationship with a child can influence a father’s health. We know that families come in a variety of forms. For America’s traditional family, breaks in attachment caused by a mother’s victimization have some of the longest lingering negative impacts on families experiencing domestic and sexual violence.
There are numerous reasons fathers are absent from families, and when they are absent because of violence the impacts on children and families are devastating. The clearest evidence that fathers matter may be seen in the realities associated with children and communities with high rates of absentee fathers. CADA understands the value and importance of fathers in healthy relationships with their families. Our Keep Me Safe Parenting Time Center provides a safe place for non-custodial fathers to visit their children and monitors visits and exchanges for behaviors that put children and former partners at risk.
Evidence points to fathers being an important part of families. It is important for dads to model behavior that includes displaying respect and having courageous conversations with their sons about valuing women. This amounts to being a part the solution to ending violence against women. No one has a perfect dad, but at CADA we want to stir up an invitation for absent dads to get involved, and for dads who weren’t involved in their children’s early development to know it’s never too late to do "daddy-ing" over. Men and fathers being respectful to women has a tremendous ability to impact gendered violence. CADA invites fathers to be a part of the solution, because they really matter.
Renita Robinson, Executive Director
Fathers: You can share
an idea, or picture of how
you create a healthy family
on CADA’s Facebook page.
#fathersinspirehope
Thank you to All Over
Media for supporting
CADA with marketing and
designing the Fathers
Can End Violence
campaign picture.
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CADAlearn provides professional development opportunities over the lunch hour. These sessions
are geared towards professionals that may be working with victims or child victim-witnesses of
domestic violence and sexual violence. Sessions will be held over the lunch hour so attendants
are encouraged to bring their lunches while consuming great information. Continuing Education
Credits are available. If you are interested in attending or would like more information, please
email [email protected] or call at (507)625-8688 Ext. 100.
CADAlearn
Lunch and Learns
1st Annual Ride to Stop the Cycle Motorcycle Ride and Mini-Carnival Verizon Wireless Call Center-2000 Technology Drive, Mankato
Saturday, June 6, 2015 This CADAkids event is a fundraising event intended to bring awareness to the general public about CADA’s services and to encourage bikers in our region to get involved in “interrupting the cycle.” The average domestic violence victim returns to an abusive relationship seven times before leaving for good. The period of leaving is the deadliest time for a victim and children attempting to leave an abusive relationship. Riders involved in this event can raise support that will interrupt this cycle and provide needed funds for safety planning, relocation, education and supporting survivors’ shift to the other side of the abuse. Mini-Carnival from 9am-1pm at the Verizon Wireless Call Center at 2000 Technology Drive, Mankato Motorcycle Ride: 10am departure from Verizon Wireless Call Center. Riding to New Ulm and back on Highway 14. $35 for one rider or $45 for two riders on one motorcycle. Register online at www.cadaMN.org or at the event!
CADA's Lunch and Learns, seminars, and conferences are sponsored by Eventis.
March 2015 - August 2015
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MAY Mental Health Awareness Month
Compassion Fatigue Training A training for CADA Staff Presented by Deirdre Keys, Battered Women’s Legal Advocacy project
The Intersection of Substance Abuse, Trauma, and Mental Health Lunch and Learn On May 29th, we welcomed professionals from the field to
discuss the intersections of substance abuse, trauma and mental health. The panel was led by a facilitator who
answered questions prepared for the panelists about why
victims of violence or trauma might use substances to cope, how trauma impacts mental health, and how professionals
can better serve clients with the knowledge that these three topics intersect. Thank you to Laura Pape from
Wellcome Manor Family Services, Norma Henderson from
House of Hope, Inc., and Sara Neidecker-Schoo from CADA for a spirited discussion!
JUNE
Ride to Stop the Cycle Motorcycle ride and mini-carnival 2000 Technology Drive, Mankato June 6, 2015 Mini-carnival: 9am-1pm Verizon Wireless Call Center Motorcycle Ride: 10am departure from Verizon Wireless Call Center. Riding to New Ulm and back on Highway 14. $35 for one rider or $45 for two riders on one motorcycle.
Father’s Matter Lunch and Learn Date: TBD Check back at www.cadaMN.org
CADAcalendar Committee Against Domestic Abuse SPRING-SUMMER 2015
JULY See www.cadaMN.org for upcoming events
Internship Applications Contact Bridget, Volunteer Coordinator [email protected]
Supporting Low-Resourced Populations Through Financial Empowerment Education Lunch and Learn Kristen Walters, Transitional Support Advocate Date: TBD
AUGUST
See www.cadaMN.org for upcoming events
Internship Applications Due Contact Bridget, Volunteer Coordinator [email protected]
The Intersections of Violence/Trauma and Homelessness Lunch and Learn Kristen Walters, Transitional Support Advocate Date: TBD
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Child Protection Services
50 Billion Dollars What could you do with $50 Billion? Conservative estimates indicate the combined costs of domestic and sexual violence and child maltreatment are beyond $50 Billion annually. These costs include lost wages, medical costs and costs in the criminal justice arena related to domestic and sexual violence and repairing the damage caused by child maltreatment. Concern about the welfare of children is all over the news, current child protection legislation sponsored by Senator Kathy Sheran aims to shift child protection’s focus from working with families to protecting children.
CADA invites you to engage in conversations about the community implications associated with the social, cultural and financial costs of violence exposure and victimization. For centuries children in homes with interparental violence were dismissed as witnesses, while recent brain research amongst care givers suggests traumatic victimization that may last long into adulthood if unaddressed. There needs to be a reframe of the sentiment that children are merely passively “witnessing” violence and sound an urgent alarm about necessary interventions. Below are statistics that verify that every member of our community has a stake in this issue.
Renita Robinson,
Executive Director
Children and Family Services Minnesota’s Child Welfare Report 2013
Report to the 2014 Minnesota Legislature
http://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/children-and-families/services/child-protection/resources/index.jsp
2013 Numbers
Blue
Earth Brown
Faribault/
Martin Le Sueur Nicollet
Total # of
Maltreatment
Reports 193 171 281 20 78
Family Assessments 19 151 169 18 66
Investigation Alleged 48 26 116 2 13
Investigation
Determined 33 15 68 1 6
2013 Numbers Sibley Waseca Watonwan
8 County
Region
Minnesota
Totals
Total # of
Maltreatment Reports 90 61 45 939 25297
Family Assessments 64 28 33 548 18467
Investigation Alleged 28 34 12 279 7640
Investigation
Determined 17 31 6 177 4183
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Committee Against Domestic Abuse SPRING-SUMMER 2015 Renita Robinson,
Executive Director
Kristen Walters, Transitional Support Advocate
Safe at Home
On May 28, 2015, CADA’s Transitional Support Advocate, Kristen Walters, was recognized for her work with survivors at the Safe at Home Recognition Luncheon in St. Paul, MN. Safe at Home is Minnesota’s address confidentiality program designed for Minnesotans who want to keep their physical address confidential due to safety concerns including domestic and sexual violence. Safe at Home trains Application Assistants to make referrals to the program, and assist individuals and families enrolling in the program. Safe at Home has assisted approximately 5,000 Minnesotans since it began in 2007.
The Secretary of State, Steve Simon, recognized six organizations and 18 employees from those organizations for their partnership with Safe at Home. Kristen, a Safe at Home Application Assistant, was nominated and honored with the Application Assistant People’s Choice Award by CADA’s Outreach Team Lead, Erika Boyer-Kern.
CADA is excited to continue our partnership with Safe at Home and help as many families and individuals as possible find safety and stability through the program. One Safe at Home participant said, “This program has rescued me and my three year-old daughter from a life of running away.” At CADA, we are grateful and honored to be a part of such important work.
Did you know?
CADA offers all its services in its five satellite offices located in the cities of Blue Earth, St. James, New Ulm, Gaylord, Waseca (with referrals to the Mankato office for shelter and parenting time services)
and provides the same services in eight counties: Blue Earth, Nicolette, Watonwan, Le Sueur, Sibley, Brown,
Faribault, Waseca.
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CADAcorps Are you interested in
volunteering at CADA?
We are looking for volunteers to assist
with crisis call out advocacy to victims
in need at hospitals and law
enforcement centers, assisting
advocates in our outreach offices, pet
fosterers for the CADApets program,
and administrative tasks.
Please contact Bridget at
[email protected] or visit:
www.cadaMN.org
VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT Alicia Ray, Shelter and VCCOA
Alicia volunteers in our shelter and has been a
Volunteer Crisis Call Out Advocate since January 2015. Originally from St. James, Alicia currently resides in Coon Rapids.
She is a junior at Minnesota State University, Mankato, seeking a double degree in Social Work and American Indian Studies. Her
hobbies include traveling, reading, and spending time with her children.
Katie Arett- Blue Earth/Nicollet Outreach, *VCCOA McKenzie Drexler- Blue Earth/Nicollet Outreach,
Brown/Sibley Outreach, VCCOA Kinsey Fitzloff- Children’s Program, VCCOA
Sid’Reshia Floyd- Children’s Program Angi Francis and Miley- Therapy Dog Team
Ashley Geurtz- Shelter, VCCOA Julia Hamann- Shelter, VCCOA
Courtney Hemmingsen- Children’s Program Hanan Jamali- Shelter, Blue Earth/Nicollet County
Talisha Mattson- Shelter Sarah McDonald- Shelter, VCCOA
Kourtney McNallan- Shelter, VCCOA Alyssa Mielke- Shelter
Kelsey Ogren- Waseca/Le Sueur Outreach Patty Paulson- Shelter, Brown/Sibley Outreach, Research
Alicia Ray- Shelter, VCCOA Jeremy Redlien- VCCOA
Raé Rolloff- Brown/Sibley Outreach, VCCOA Anna Schwingler- Sexual Violence Program Paula Skala- Children’s Program, VCCOA Kendra Van Rossum- Children’s Program
Tracy Zimmerman- Administrative *VCCOA = Volunteer Crisis Call Out Advocate
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Katie Arett Marisa Webb Blue Earth County Program Coordinator Child and Family Advocate
Sadie Arch Jason Mack Shelter Relief Advocate CADA Community Liaison
New Staff
Committee Against Domestic Abuse SPRING-SUMMER 2015
OFFICE SPOTLIGHT St. James office serving Watonwan County
Shirley Knudson, Program Coordinator CADA of Watonwan County was CADA’s first grant funded satellite
office opening as Mujeres Unidas in St. James in 1993. This
office was opened in an effort for CADA to better serve battered
women and their children in the rural areas. Due to the large
Latino population in Watonwan County, Mujeres Unidas/Women
United offered services in English and Spanish. This office created
a foundation on which the other five outreach offices would later
be built.
In 1994, CADA added the Watonwan County Sexual Assault
Services program. In 1995, Los Ninos was created as a program
specifically designed for children who had been victims or
witnesses of domestic/sexual violence. The three programs
became known as Victim Services. Due to on-going budget cuts,
the Los Ninos program was dropped in 2005 and in 2009, the
office became known as CADA of Watonwan County.
Shirley Knudson, a native of St. James, became an advocate for
the Watonwan County office in July 1996. In the past few
months, CADA has been focusing on offering more community
education to the public. CADA has presented information on
domestic and sexual violence through Lunch & Learns, and was
also involved with the planning and presenting of the “Sexual
Exploitation and Trafficking of Youth” training in Watonwan
County in May.
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CADA’s Quarterly Donors
CADA is especially grateful for its breadth of support from individuals, faith/community organizations and
public and private grantors. Your generous contributions of dollars, time, and essential basic needs bear
witness to our partnership in providing safety, promoting justice, and preventing harm. Thank you!
Corporate Financial Donors
Individual Financial Donors
In Kind Donors
A.M. Exchange Club
Bethany Lutheran College
Bethany WELCA
Blethen, Gage, & Krause Pllp
Church Of St. Joseph the Worker Men's Club
Citizens Bank Minnesota
City of Mankato
Crossview Covenant
First Presbyterian Church
Gustavus Adolphus College
Kiwanis Holiday Lights
Ladies Tourist Club Gfwc
Lake Crystal United Fund
Madelia Community Chest
MRCI Worksource
Peace United Church of Christ
Scheels
School Sisters of Notre Dame
Southwest Crisis Center
St. James Community Fund, Inc
St. Paul Lutheran Church
St. Pauls United Church of Christ - Womens Guild
Trinity Lutheran Welca
United Fund of Vernon Center Village
United Way of the Brown County Area
Rita & Richard Bebler
Gene Biewen
Larry And Patsy Blaufuss
James And Joanne Decker
Rosemarie DiCristo
Nate & Lori Gardner
Rebecca Henry
Yurie Hong
Al Kluever
Darwin & Jodi Kuhlers
Rebecca Lamkin
Jon And Jeanne Logelin
Donna Penny
Anonymous
Linda Berkland
Birthright
Marissa Bolte
Amy Brien
Chipotle
First Congregational United Church of Christ
First Lutheran Church Of Waldorf
First Presbyterian Church of Lake Crystal
Bob Fisher
Food Not Bombs
Catarina Fritz
Ken Haugen
Ron Hauser
Herbergers
Hilltop Meet Market
Mary Horwath
Shawn Irwin
Jessica Jerney
Janet Kiehm
Mayo Clinic
Midwest Dental
Barb & Dave Muellerleile
Amber Murilla
Kyra Olson
Once Upon A Child
New Star Sales and Service, Inc.
Panera Bread
Janessa Piersiak
Leigh Pomeroy
Select Comfort Store
Megan Sheeran
St. Peters Lutheran
Sharktooth Networks
Bethany Storjahann
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Tandem Bagels
Darlene Tellijohn
Susan Terry
Trinity Lutheran Church
Verizon Wireless
Sharon Vogelsang
Jerry and Rochelle Wegman
Sue Westman
Chris Wollmith
Katie Arett
McKenzie Drexler
Kinsey Fittzloff
Sid'Reshia Floyd
Angi Francis
Ashley Geurtz
Julia Hamann
Courtney Hemmingsen
Hanan Jamali
Talisha Mattson
Sarah McDonald
Kourtney McNallan
Alyssa Mielke
Kelsey Ogren
Patricia Paulson
Alicia Ray
Jeremy Redlien
Rae Rolloff
Anna Schwingler
Paula Skala
Kendra Van Rossum
Tracy Zimmerman
Volunteers and Interns
Paper Free in 2015
Please visit our website www.cadaMN.org
to sign up for electronic copies
of our quarterly newsletter
Contact Kristen at 507-625-8688 ext. 106
to donate your gently used furniture.
See page 12 for more Wish List items.
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Executive Director
Renita Robinson
CADA Board of Directors
Al Kluever
Vickie Apel
Deanna Henderson
Mary Bliesmer
Marie McVenes
Bob Sutter
Penny Vought
Jill Baker
Don Ebel
Sara Sinnard
Chris Boyer
Candee Deichman
Phone: 507-625-8688
Fax: 507-625-9431
www.cadaMN.org
P.O. Box 466
Mankato, MN 56002-0466
Committee Against Domestic Abuse, Inc.
Deodorant
Hair conditioner
Chapstick
Toothbrushes (adult & children)
Brushes
Ethnic hair products (pink lotion, etc.)
Baby hygiene products
Size 4 & 5 diapers
Pregnancy tests
Yoga/sweat pants – all sizes
Socks and underwear – all sizes
Twin size sheet sets
Sets of towels
Powder laundry detergent
Gently used furniture (sofas, tables, dressers, etc.)
Beds (mattress, box spring, frame)
Flat screen TVs
Kitchen appliances
Dish sets
Pots and pans sets
Trash cans
Vacuum cleaners
Please call Lindsay at 507-625-8688 Ext. 100 or email at [email protected] if you have any questions, or to have your donation preapproved.
CADA Wish List
At this time, CADA is in need of the following items:
Spring-Summer 2015