Define Program/Issue: 
 
Given the current economic climate, it is 
 
necessary that government resources 
 
are used to maximum efficiency. The 
 
purpose of this analysis is to determine 
 
the overall effectiveness of the Domestic 
 
Violence (DV) Prevention and 
 
Intervention 
 
Program 
 
services 
 
contracted by the Center for Pan Asian 
 
Community Services (CPACS). 
 
Georgia Refugee Domestic Violence Program 
2008-2009 PROGRAM ANALYSIS 
Funded by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) 
Georgia Department of Human Services 
Division of Family & Children Services 
Refugee Programs Unit 
 
Description of Program: 
The State of Georgia Department of Human Services Refugee Programs Unit contracted with CPACS to provide domestic violence prevention and intervention services to refugees who have been living in the United States for less than five years. The service programs included: community education classes and intensive support groups for men and woman. Classes were provided to program participants with similar ethnic and cultural backgrounds and translation is provided. The Community Education classes were held in different refugee communities and provided on a one-time basis. These classes were provided to males and females together. The Intensive Women and Men's' support groups met weekly and required a total of 4 twohour sessions to complete. Separate classes were held for men and women, and the curriculum themes for both groups were gender based. Clinical psychologists and clinical social workers have developed the curriculum to model other DV programs. The sessions covered 3 types of violence: Emotional, verbal, physical. 
 
Methodology/Benchmarks: 
 
This analysis was comprised from the 
 
following sources: The Annual 
 
Comprehensive Monitoring Review, the 
 
Service 
 
Provision 
 
Guidelines 
 
Performance Expectations/ Outcomes 
 
and the Trimester Reports. 
 
Program Funds: 
 
Domestic Violence Program 
 
$35,000.00 
 
$30,000.00 
 
$25,000.00 
 
$20,000.00 
 
$15,000.00 
 
$10,000.00 
 
$5,000.00 
 
$0.00 Community Education 
Funds Allocated $32,760.00 Funds Expended $32,760.00 
 
Men's Group 
$20,880.00 $23,760.00 
 
Women's Grooup 
$26,280.00 $32,400.00 
 
Funds Allocated Funds Expended 
 
All Domestic Violence funds were spent by June 2009. Services in Men's Support and Women's Support Groups exceeded goals by $9,000.00. Total Social Service (SS) funds available for all contracts 09/30/08  09/29/09 equaled $1,876,155.00. Actual DV funds allocated and spent was $88,920.00, which was 4.7% of the total SS funding. 
 
Funds Expended 
 
36% 27% 
 
37% Community Education Men's Group Women's Grooup 
 
 Program Analysis: 
A total of 364 refugee men and women participated in a Community Education session, 66 men participated in the refugee Men's Support Group, and 90 women participated in the Women's Support Group. Actual # of refugees served in all 3 programs during this contract year = 520. Potential # of refugees that were eligible to receive these services for the past 3 years (program's inception) = 4,417. 
100% compliance was achieved of all contracted service provision requirements. Participants exceeded the DHS expectation/outcomes for all Domestic Violence Services. 
Marketing and "word of mouth" for provision of services had increased in the refugee community. The demand for the Women's Group and Community Education Programs has resulted in the expansion of the program into Gwinnett County. Four additional Bhutanese males and females have been trained on the support group and community education curriculum. The services provided are culturally and linguistically appropriate that help individuals leave their abusive environment in a safe manner. Although not funded by DHS, other services included counseling, information and referral, legal advocacy and emergency assistance. CPACS also conducts perpetrator counseling through their Family Violence Intervention Program. 
 
100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 
 
DV Program Pretest and Post-Test Score 
 
90.00% 
 
89.20% 
 
94.67% 
 
73% 
 
69.56% 
 
61.19% 
 
Pretest scores Post-test scores 
 
Community Educa tion 
 
Men's Support Group Women's Support Group 
 
Recommendations: 
The CPACS Domestic Violence Program has exceeded in all contract obligations for 2008 through 2009 contract year. In 2009, CPACS received an additional three year grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, called "Preventing Partner Violence in Immigrant Communities". This grant will support the evaluation of current program activities and examine both the individual project's effectiveness. Also, the project focuses on data collection and evaluation of current programs. Moreover, the quantitative and qualitative results show a continued need for the services. It is recommended that funding be continued for this program 
 
2008  2009 Domestic Violence Program Service Analysis 
 
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