CADA Programs

Emergency Safety Shelter

P.O. Box 466

Mankato, MN 56002-0466

507-625-8688 Business

800-477-0466 Crisis

Keep Me Safe

Parenting Time Center

P.O Box 466

Mankato, MN 56002-0466

507-625-8688 Business

CADA of Blue Earth County

100 Stadium Court

Mankato, MN 56001

507-625-8688 Business

CADA of Le Sueur County

CADA of Nicollet County

322 S. Minnesota Ave

St. Peter, MN 56082

507-934-5583

CADA of Faribault County

P.O. Box 203

Blue Earth, MN 56013

507-526-5275 Business

CADA of Waseca County

P.O. Box 348

Waseca, MN 56093

507-835-7828 Business

CADA of Watonwan County

55 8th Street South

St. James, MN 56081

507-375-3040 Business

CADA of Brown County

P.O. Box 671

New Ulm, MN

507-233-6663 Business

CADA of Sibley County

P.O. Box 671

New Ulm, MN

507-233-6663 Business

Spring 2018

A Message from Our Executive Director Greetings, These days it seems easy to be overwhelmed by the countless causes to be involved in. Just look around and you’ll find any number of critical issues that desperately need more attention. What if there was a single cause that was so intimately connected to others that putting your energy into it would clearly impact not just one, but many of the issues you care so deeply about? Sound too good to be true? Let me tell you why it’s not… People are often surprised to learn how prevalent issues of domestic and sexual violence are. We often use numbers like 1 in 3 women or 1 in 33 men are affected. Even more, we can tell you that CADA has been around for 38 years and serves 2,500- 3,000 people EACH YEAR. But here’s something you probably haven’t heard before: domestic and sexual violence are deeply connected to almost every other major issue that people care about. Here are just a few examples: Education: A child who regularly experiences domestic violence at home is not only individually impacted, but the entire classroom performance is negatively affected. Economy: Domestic and sexual violence costs the U.S. economy $9.3 billion dollars per year! Mass Shootings: Upwards of 54% of mass shooters have a recorded history of domestic violence. Employment: Job performance is often detrimentally impacted for employees affected by domestic or sexual violence. In one study, 60% of domestic violence survivors reported losing their jobs. Homelessness: 57% of all homeless women report domestic violence as the immediate cause of their homelessness. Environment: Rates of sexual and domestic violence are skyrocketing in Native communities where extractive industries are taking place – harming both the environment and Native women at alarming rates. As the only domestic and sexual violence victim service agency in over 5,200 square miles, CADA’s programming offers safety and support to our clients through a 24-hour hotline for crisis intervention, support groups, individual therapy, legal advocacy, safety planning, hotel stays, emergency medical exams and incident reporting accompaniment, companion animal fostering, information and referrals, housing support, and both professional and community education. If you’re looking to make the most meaningful impact, I invite you to check out cadaMN.org for more information on how to get involved. I guarantee that the impacts our programs have are connected to the issues that matter to YOU. Check out this newsletter for more info. In Peace, Jason Mack Executive Director

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VOLUNTEER & INTERN SPOTLIGHT

“Volunteering is the ultimate exercise in democracy. You vote in elections once a year, but when you volunteer, you vote every day about the kind of community you want to live in.” – Marjorie Moore Along with countless other charities, nonprofits, and communities, CADA celebrated National Volunteer Week April 15 - 21. Each year, National Volunteer Week is an opportunity to celebrate the impact of volunteer service and the power of volunteers to build and grow stronger and healthier communities. CADA’s team of volunteers and interns has always been an impressive one, and this year was no exception. From April 2017 to March 2018, CADA had the honor to host 98 individual volunteers/interns, and 16 different groups of volunteers. CADA volunteers and interns served a total number of 5,677.75 hours throughout this time frame. That is the equivalent of almost two full-time employees and one part-time employee for the year. At CADA, we are constantly moved and honored to have the support from our community of volunteers and interns. Over the year, CADA’s volunteers and interns served in many different roles and assisted advocates with various tasks, such as:

Providing childcare during support group

Administrative tasks such as envelope stuffing and brochure folding

Assisting at special events

Completing research projects to enable CADA’s programs to grow and develop

Helping advocates move clients from shelter into their new homes

Organizing and managing donations

Attending court with clients and assisting clients in obtaining protective orders

Helping our shelter cook prepare meals for up to 29 individuals at a time

Using their expertise and unique skills to help our clients with haircuts, yoga groups, etc. In February and March, nine volunteers stepped up to help us get our volunteer call-out advocacy program back up and running. Volunteers are now on call (with advocates as backup) after hours and on weekends to assist and support individuals who experience domestic or sexual violence at hospitals and law enforcement centers. Without volunteers in the crisis call-out advocacy program, CADA staff is on call for weeks out of the year. “It has been a huge help to know that a volunteer is more than likely going to get called out before I will,” said Alex Henley, one of CADA’s Brown County community advocates and previous volunteer. “It just gives me a peace of mind, and helps with not cutting hours that could be used to help more clients.” CADA is always looking for volunteers and interns in each of our eight counties. If you would like to volunteer at CADA in any capacity, please visit cadamn.org, or contact Kristen Walters, CADA’s development support and volunteer coordinator at kristenw@cadamn.org or (507) 625-8688 ext. 124.

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HELP PLAN A PARTY FOR A GOOD CAUSE The CADA development committee is in the early phases of planning an exciting first annual gala to help raise funds for victim services. We are seeking committee members and/or board members with experience planning major fundraising events. Contact Jason Mack: jasonm@cadamn.org or (507) 625-8688 ext. 111.

WAYS TO GET INVOLVED

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PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT

Southern Minnesota Offender Education Program (SMOEP) Early in 2015, CADA was approached by the Blue Earth County Probation Office because of a community need for batterer intervention programming. Out of this request and collaboration came the Southern Minnesota Offender Education Program, otherwise known as SMOEP. SMOEP was up and running by November of 2015, and has since developed and grown into one of CADA’s main program areas. SMOEP connects with CADA’s mission, to provide safety and support to victims of domestic and sexual violence through education, advocacy and shelter because the program was created with two main goals in mind; enhancing the safety of victims of domestic violence by working with offenders and batterers themselves in order to facilitate a process of change and holding offenders accountable for the abuse and taking the blame off the victim.

The 27-week course is offered on an ongoing basis and is facilitated by professionals trained in the Domestic Abuse Intervention Program (DAIP)’s Creating a Process of Change for Men Who Batter (CPC) curriculum. This curriculum, combined with other programs, is a key part of the world renowned “Duluth Model.” The curriculum is based on an understanding of batterer’s behavior as being rooted in cultural and societal beliefs about male dominance and hierarchical relationships. In the case of an abusive relationship, men who use battering to maintain power and control stay at the top of the relationship hierarchy. Through skilled facilitation, participants are guided through the process of moving from relationships based on power and control to relationships based on equality. Facilitators engage batterers in a process of change that aims at helping them transform their core beliefs that lead them to batter. Currently, CADA has four program facilitators. Each session is co-facilitated by male and female facilitators. As a collaborative program, SMOEP facilitators work closely with probation, criminal justice professionals, and law enforcement. The program is now used by numerous counties in the region and is valued as a unique program because of the level of collaboration with criminal justice system partners. One program requirement is that participants must sign a release of information, which allows facilitators to work collaboratively with other agencies, such as probation. Working closely with probation allows facilitators to ensure the most appropriate level of programming for each individual and also helps to increase offender accountability. If you have questions about SMOEP, please contact the SMOEP coordinator at brittanyw@cadamn.org.

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Our shelter depends on community donations for hygiene, household and clothing items. Due to limited storage, we are particular about what we can accept. At this time, we are accepting donations for the following items.

Gift Cards (Target, Wal-mart, Payless, Hyvee, Cub Foods, Aldi)

Gas cards (Kwik Trip, Holiday, Casey’s)

Bus passes & tokens

Cab vouchers (WS Transportation, Kato Cab)

Pre-paid minute cards for Cell Phone

Hair brushes

Hairspray (full-size)

Hair grease

Body Lotion (full-size)

Maxi Pads

Powdered laundry detergent

Bath Towels

Body wash (full-size)

Shampoo & Conditioner (full-size)

Shaving gel/cream (full-size)

Disposable Razers

Hair products & accessories for ethnically-diverse hair

Makeup/Foundation for darker skin tones

Deodorant (full-size)

WAYS TO GIVE

With your gifts of financial support, CADA, was able to serve upwards of 2,430 victims 2017, by providing critical crisis intervention, support, advocacy, and

shelter services to survivors of domestic and sexual violence.

We accept financial donations the following ways:

If you wish to make a donation by check, please make the check out to CADA, Inc.

and mail it to: CADA, Inc., P.O. Box 466, Mankato, MN 56002

Give easily and securely online at cadamn.org and clicking on the DONATE button.

If you wish to make a cash donation, please call to get our physical address so you

can drop it off.

Again, we appreciate your continued support!

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Executive Director

Jason Mack

CADA Board of Directors Bob Sutter, Chair Megan Ploog, Vice Chair Penny Vought, Treasurer Emily Boyd, Secretary Candee Deichman Patty Paulson Lisa Chesley Julie Larkin-Spies Mary Iverson

Phone: 507-625-8688

Fax: 507-625-9431

www.cadaMN.org

P.O. Box 466

Mankato, MN 56002-0466

Committee Against Domestic Abuse, Inc. SPRING 2018

CADAsupport Committee Against Domestic Abuse SPRING 2018

CADA offers free support groups for women who are survivors of domestic & sexual assault:

Blue Earth County DV Support Group, Tuesdays, 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Blue Earth County Sexual Assault Support Group, Wednesdays, 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Faribault County DV Support Group: Wednesdays, 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Waseca County DV Support Group: Mondays, 5 p.m. to 6:30pm.

For more information, please call the appropriate office.