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• Alexandra • • ■ Working to end domestic H and sexual violence. ouse April 30, 2010 Daniel Tesch, Interim City Manager City of Lino Lakes 600 Town Center Pky Lino Lakes, MN 55014 Dear Mr. Tesch: : 763 - 780 -2332 r `t : 763 - 780 -2330 763- 780 -9696 www.AlexandraHouse.org P.O. Box 4903.9 Blaine, MN 55449 -0039 V14\S vLi) Alexandra House respectfully requests that the City of Lino Lakes allocate $11,148.00 to support services provided to Lino Lakes residents by the Alexandra House Community Program. Each year, Alexandra House assists and supports Lino Lakes residents who are victims of domestic and sexual violence in multiple ways. Our services not only help them work through their immediate crisis and safety needs, but assist them in moving beyond the abuse to achieve long -term safety. Community Program services include safety planning, assistance in filing protection orders, legal representation during protection order proceedings, crime victim advocacy immediately following a domestic or sexual assault and throughout the criminal court process, advocacy and support provided to patients at Mercy and Unity Hospitals and clinics, support groups, legal clinics, information and referral services and follow -up /outreach services. In 2009 a total of 28,092 advocacy and support services were provided to victims of domestic and sexual violence by our Community Program. Of those services, Lino Lakes residents received 1,528 or 4% of total services. Attached please find a budget that details a three -year average of services provided to Lino Lakes residents, the total cost of providing those services, and the portion of those costs we are requesting the City of Lino Lakes financially support. Domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking are serious crimes that impact the public health and safety of every community in this country. Studies indicate that more than three million women in the United States become victims of domestic violence each year. Young women ages 16 -24 are disproportionately affected, as they experience the highest rates of relationship violence, according to a May 2001 Department of Justice report. On average, almost 500 women are raped or sexually assaulted each day in this country. In 2005, over 61,000 Minnesota residents were sexually assaulted.