Ability to Identify and Reach Underserved Populations By Type of VAWA Funded Agency
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Question
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Victim Service Programs
(n=42)
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Prosecution Services
(n=14)
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Law Enforcement Units
(n=6)
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Total
(n=62)
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Does your agency currently track cases by computer and/or paper methods?*
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1. Number of victims
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100%
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100%
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100%
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100%
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2. Number of victims representing underserved populations
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95%
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100%
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100%
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97%
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3. Category of underserved populations:
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geographic location
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98%
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93%
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100%
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98%
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racial/ethnic group
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98%
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86%
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100%
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95%
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non-English speaking
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88%
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86%
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83%
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87%
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age
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98%
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93%
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100%
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97%
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other special needs#
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85%
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71%
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83%
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82%
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4. Pleases indicate whether outreach to underserved populations is currently provided by your VAWA project or agency. Is the service provided directly by the VAWA project or agency or indirectly through referrals to other agencies?+
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Directly
100%
Indirectly
0%
Not provided
0%
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Directly
79%
Indirectly
22%
Not provided
0%
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Directly
67%
Indirectly
17%
Not provided
17%
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Directly
90%
Indirectly
8%
Not provided
2%
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5. How well are you able to describe the underserved populations in your service area? Refer to Question 12 of the Subgrant Award and Performance Report (SAPR) for a list of the underserved populations you identified in your service area.
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Not at all
0%
Barely
12%
Fairly well
50%
Very well
38%
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Not at all
0%
Barely
7%
Fairly well
64%
Very well
29%
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Not at all
0%
Barely
17%
Fairly well
83%
Very well
0%
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Not at all
0%
Barely
11%
Fairly well
57%
Very well
32%
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6. Does your agency have policies and procedures to periodically review the current and developing demographic trends for the geographic area it serves?
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24%
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29%
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17%
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24%
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* Wording of actual question changed to fit table format.
# Including mentally/emotionally challenged women, physically/medically challenged women, older women, migrant farm workers, lesbians, immigrants, women at risk (incarcerated, prostitutes, substance abusers, etc.).
+ May not equal 100% due to rounding.
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