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July 24, 2008 <br />Gordon Heitke, City Administrator <br />City of Lino Lakes <br />600 Town Center Pky <br />Lino Lakes, MN 55014 <br />Dear Mr. Heitke: <br />Alexandra House respectfully requests that the City of Lino Lakes <br />allocate $9,997.00 for services provided to Lino Lakes residents by the <br />Alexandra House Community Program. In 2007, a total of 23,218 <br />advocacy and support services were provided to Anoka County victims of <br />domestic violence by our Community Program. Of those services, Lino <br />Lakes residents received 957. This is an 89% increase from the previous <br />year. I have included a budget that details the services provided to Lino <br />Lakes residents, the total cost of providing those services, and the portion <br />of those costs we are requesting the City of Lino Lakes financially <br />support. <br />Community Program services include: assistance in filing protection <br />orders, accompaniment and legal representation during subsequent <br />hearings, crime victim advocacy immediately following a domestic <br />assault and throughout the criminal court process, follow -up provided to <br />patients at Mercy and Unity Hospitals and clinics, support groups, legal <br />clinics, safety planning, information and referral services. <br />Domestic violence is a serious crime that impacts the public health and <br />safety of every community in this country. The negative consequences of <br />domestic violence reach beyond family and friends into the workplace <br />and to society as a whole. In 2003, the Centers for Disease Control and <br />Prevention reported that health - related costs of domestic violence <br />exceeded $5.8 billion each year in the United States. <br />• <br />• <br />• <br />