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Ql/6st6nfca ^Mect• •• • • ' J <br />■•>■: \ • *. '•* <br />FEBRUARY 15, 1995 <br />TO: CITYOFORONO <br />RE: BLOCK GRANT FUT^IDING <br />AMOUNT: $1,800.00 <br />Recent changes in state statutes on domestic assault and abuse necessitates your police <br />department to develop a policy that will: 1) meet state law; 2) provide for uniform handling and <br />reporting of domestic abuse and assault cases, which should include a copy of all such cases be <br />faxed to Westonka Intervention; 3) dispose of cases in a way that will keep them from <br />reoccurring; 4) provide a body of language that can be modified to meet specific changes in <br />existing laws. As the law states, each city must align itself with a project for handling domestic <br />assault and abuse cases within their city. Research has demonstrated that arrest and incarceration <br />coupled with intervention was the most effective way of dealing with domestic abuse and assault <br />cases. As in the past, Westonka Intervention will continue to assist your police department to <br />provide the vehicle in which to handle those domestic abuse and assault cases. <br />Although 440 clients, have been served though Westonka Intervention, it must be remembered <br />when reviewing these statistics that ongoing support is a very necessary part of the program and <br />advocates may work with victims for several months. At present Westonka Intervention has 438 <br />files a large percentage of which remain open and active. With this support, our clients are <br />changing their situation and are living healthier lives. <br />• i * <br />i, <br />, • * <br />Working with local police departments, Westonka Intervention Project, Inc. serves the <br />communities of Mound, Mirmetrista, St. Bonifacius, Orono, Long Lake, Minnetonka Beach, <br />Spring Park, Maple Plain, and Independence. In the coming year we will be ^panding to serve <br />the remainder of the Lake Minnetonka Community. This community based non-profit <br />organization has been in existence since November of 1985 and consists of a board of thirteen <br />members and seventeen volunteers. <br />♦ •• •• * • <br />This request for CDBG Block Grant of $1,800.00 is made so that Westonka Intervention Project <br />can not only continue serve the above mentioned cities, but with the hopefiil approval of a shelter <br />in Orono, can expand to serve the entire Lake Minnetonka Community. <br />Sincerely yours. <br />Valerie J. Hessburg, Executive Director <br />472-2141 • P.O.BOX 34 • MOUND. MINNESOTA 55364