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FROM: John Sweeten
County Administrator, r ,oma COUNTY
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DATE: February 28, 2006 �osTq_covrtt`� ��
SUBJECT: Safe Havens: Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange 47
Grant Program
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Administrator, or designee, to submit an application for $350,000
on behalf. of the County's Zero Tolerance for Domestic Violence Initiative to the Department of Justice,
Office on Violence Against Women for the "Safe Havens: Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Grant
Program."
BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S):
Studies have shown that the risk of violence is often greater for victims of domestic violence and their
children after separation from an abusive situation. The Zero Tolerance Access &Visitation (ZTAV)
program will target low-income families from West Contra Costa County. As one of the most economically
distressed areas in the County, this region maintains one of the highest rates of domestic violence and
crime and currently receives no visitation or exchange services. ZTAV will be used as a model for other
visitation programs in the County.
ZTAV is a collaborative of the Superior Court, STAND! Against Domestic Violence, Community Violence
Solutions, Bay Area Legal Aid, and the Zero Tolerance for Domestic Violence Initiative. ZTAV is a public-
private partnership that additionally includes participation from John F. Kennedy University, Familias
Unidas, the Probation Department, and the Richmond City and San Pablo City Police Departments.
ZTAV will advance the county's long-range goal to establish programs that promote the safety of victims
as well as their children; that hold perpetrators accountable; and that demonstrate effectiveness for
statewide and national significance in violence prevention.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: —YES SIGNATURE: +
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,—APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S): r
ACTION
OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN
AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ON MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Contact: Devorah Levine 335-1017
ATTESTED - -4 L� j � (2)
JOHN SWEE N,CLERK OF
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
cc:Devorah Levine,CAO n
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