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2022-2023 GRANT FUNDING FOR HIGH IMPACT DE&I PROJECTS
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PART 1: APPLICANT INFORMATION
Lumina Alliance
1979
N/A
953370729
Lumina Alliance 501c3 EIN Letter.pdf 36.09KB
Jennifer Adams
5,500,000
California Governor's Office of Emergency Services, Office on Violence Against Women, County of San
Luis Obispo
Lumina Alliance's mission is to empower those impacted by sexual and intimate partner violence through
innovative advocacy, healing, and prevention programs.
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David Juhnke
ORG Chart 8.30.2022.pdf 336.56KB
Kaitlin Goodpaster
Organization M ailing Addre ss:*
Phone :*
E-mail:*
Brie fly de scribe your organization’s mission, primary activ itie s, and ope rating structure s.
De scribe the community(ie s) your organization supports.
Name of DE&I Proje ct *
Est. numbe r of pe ople se rv e d through this proje ct:*
City
San Luis Obispo
State / Province / Region
CA
Postal / Zip Code
93405
Country
USA
Street Address
P.O. Box 125
Address Line 2
805-781-6400
grants@luminaalliance.org
Lumina Alliance's mission is to empower those impacted by sexual and intimate partner violence through
innovative advocacy, healing, and prevention programs. Lumina Alliance supports survivors of intimate
partner violence (IPV) and sexual assault (SA), serving clientele from throughout San Luis Obispo County.
Lumina provides a 24/7 Crisis and Information telephone line for those seeking support after an IPV or
sexual assault experience. Our agency operates three emergency shelters (located in Paso Robles,
Atascadero, and San Luis Obispo) and ten transitional housing units for survivors escaping IPV or SA.
Additionally, survivors receive crisis intervention support through Lumina Alliance’s wide scope of
comprehensive support services. Our medical, legal, and advocacy departments provide overlapping
services including and not limited to assistance filing temporary restraining orders (TROs), case
management, and referrals for individual and group therapy. Staff members of our Advocacy Department
accompany survivors during Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) exams, court hearings, medical
appointments, and law enforcement interviews. Advocates also provide life skills training, food access,
childcare, emergency financial assistance, and assist clients in establishing permanent housing. Lumina
Alliance also implements violence prevention programming throughout the community in an effort to stop
violence before it begins. Our Education and Prevention Team implements strategies and communicates
with the public to increase knowledge of healthy relationship dynamics through CHYA compliant sex
education and to mobilize community members to join the movement to end sexual and intimate partner
violence through Close to Home.
Please be specif ic in the population and geographic area.
LA supports survivors of SA and IPV and their loved ones in SLO County. Historically, marginalized
communities are at a greater risk for experiencing SA and/or IPV. A large percentage of our clients identify
with marginalized groups and face barriers to accessing services for SA and IPV. Over 50% of survivors
seeking our services are monolingual Spanish speakers, or identify as Hispanic or Latine. Further,
members of the LGBTQ+ community and people who are incarcerated experience sexual violence at
disproportionately higher rates than their counterparts. Our organization regularly partners with service
organizations and community-based entities, including the Gala Pride & Diversity Center, the Promotores
Collaborative, and Restorative Partners, to address the needs of our community’s marginalized
populations. We recognize that members of these underserved groups are more vulnerable to SA and IPV.
Thus, our services are tailored to the unique needs of these individuals; are informed by the
intersectionality of oppression, discrimination, and trauma; and proactively address barriers to services
that exist within our community.
PART 2: PROJECT INFORMATION
Lumina Alliance Survivor Advisory Board
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Est. numbe r of SLO CITY RESIDENTS se rv e d through this proje ct *
Total Proje ct Cost:*
AM OUNT OF CITY FUNDING REQUESTED:*
De scribe your propose d proje ct or program.
De scribe the community the proje ct will support.
De scribe the e quity gaps and community ne e ds this proje ct will addre ss.
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30,000
30,000
Specify w hat the requested f unds w ill be used f or, the need for this project, the number of people impacted. Include a project plan, if available.
Lumina Alliance (LA) will create an incentive-based Survivor Advisory Board, through which we will receive
feedback from former clients and survivors in the community to inform current LA policies, practices, and
programming. In the first 3 months of the grant period, LA will conduct targeted outreach to the City of San
Luis Obispo in an effort to recruit between 7 and 10 survivors to participate on the board. Over the next 6
months, advisory board members will receive training and professional development on their new roles and
responsibilities and best practices in the field. As well, members will partner with dedicated staff to conduct
community needs assessments, surveys, and focus groups to identify gaps in service and programming
needs, as well as other opportunities for agency growth. During the final 3 months of the grant period,
board members will consolidate findings and make recommendations for LA policy and programmatic
improvements, in addition to new project proposals to better serve survivors and prevent SA and IPV in the
City of San Luis Obispo and throughout the county.
Throughout the grant period, advisory board members will receive monetary stipends funded through this
grant, as aligned with best practices in the field and LA’s Diversity Equity & Inclusion efforts.
Outreach for this program will be supported by Close to Home, a Community Action Team and mobilization
effort composed of adult and youth volunteers and designed to prevent violence in the City of San Luis
Obispo. This program is LA’s community-based primary prevention initiative funded by the California
Department of Public health. Volunteers will conduct outreach within their communities and promote this
program via their various social media pages. Outreach will also be combined with Close to Home
boothing, recruitment, and community presentations.
Specify the population, location of services provided, and any other identif iers your proposed project w ill support.
The City of SLO leads the County in reported rapes and sexual violence (SV). In 2017, the San Luis
Obispo Police Department (SLOPD) recorded 38 reported rapes in comparison to 21 reported rapes in
2016, and 104 reported instances of sexual assault, including rape, during May 2017 alone. County. The
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) 2020 report on domestic violence in California
showed that 34.9% of women and 31.1% of men in California “experience intimate partner physical
violence, intimate partner sexual violence, and/or intimate partner stalking in their lifetime.” The City of San
Luis Obispo reflects these statistics and Lumina Alliance experienced an increase in requests for services
during the COVID-19 pandemic.
While ultimately this initiative will serve survivors through the entire county, LA will target Advisory Board
recruitment efforts in the City of SLO in partnership with Close to Home, and survivors residing within the
City of SLO will primarily benefit.
In the table below briefly list 2-3 methods of evaluation and indicators of success or
measurable outcomes.
M e thods of Ev aluation Indicators of Succe ss / M e asurable Outcome s
In the chart below, identify any partnerships/collaborations that are supporting this
project, and their roles.
Name of Partne r Activ ity/Se rv ice The y Prov ide for This Proje ct
Prov ide the time line for this propose d proje ct.
SA and IPV survivors are at an emotional, social, and economic disadvantage with regard to their ability to
be active members in the community. Our goal at LA is to bridge equity gaps and address the needs of
survivors in the community, a goal which will be bolstered by a Survivor Advisory Board. Since LA is the
only organization in the community providing the aforementioned services to local SA and IPV survivors,
we are consistently working to improve the way we provide services and the services themselves. Thus, we
will be better equipped to address equity gaps such as language, cultural, and socio-economic barriers to
service among marginalized groups that are already at an increased risk for experiencing SA and IPV. LA
will partner with advisory board members to create systemic change that more holistically serves all
survivors with diverse and intersectional identities in the City of SLO and the county.
Close to Home focuses on addressing the root causes of violence by promoting safety, accessibility, and
equity on a local-level, and by being community-informed through surveys, one-on-ones, kitchen table
conversations, community mapping, and interactions with community members at events, thus making sure
those efforts are community-driven. Collaborating with Close to Home on outreach will help recruit advisory
board members who are community experts due to their experience as community members, and will
amplify voices who might not be heard otherwise, as it will help reach potential board members who might
be missed by other outreach efforts. Close to Home has members from various San Luis Obispo County
cities of various demographics, which lends itself to Close to Home’s scope being intersectional, holistic,
and wide reaching.
Example : # of BIPOC serving on public boards, committees
Anonymous surveys of survivors exiting our
programs
Example: 10% increase by end of 2021
80-58% will report the LA services improved sense
of safety, self-sufficiency, and that services were
culturally competent
Example : # of BIPOC serving on public boards, committees
One-on-One interviews between our People &
Culture Department and survivors interested in
participating
Example: 10% increase by end of 2021
Increased participation in Survivor Advisory Board
in first year
Example : # of BIPOC serving on public boards, committees
Voluntary focus groups
Example: 10% increase by end of 2021
75% of respondents will report qualitative and
quantitative data regarding improved service
accessibility
Example: ABC Business
Close to Home
Example: Free Use of Space f or Weekend Classes
Conducting outreach and recruitment, needs
assessments and focus groups
Example: ABC Business
Dr. Joy Pederson
Example: Free Use of Space f or Weekend Classes
DEI Consultation
De scribe your plan for sustainability be yond the City’s one -ye ar award funding, if applicable .
Using the table below, please provide a broadly-itemized budget for your project,
including the source of any matching funds.
Ite m De scription *Total Cost *Amount Prov ide d by
City Funds *
Amount of Othe r
Funds and Source of
Funding *
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2
3
4
5
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*During application review , you may be asked for f urther f inancial information or f or proof of any matching f unds
De scribe the plan for promoting this proje ct within the City of San Luis Obispo.
Lumina Alliance (LA) will create an incentive-based Survivor Advisory Board, through which we will receive
feedback from former clients and survivors in the community to inform current LA policies, practices, and
programming. In the first 3 months of the grant period, LA will conduct targeted outreach to the City of San
Luis Obispo in an effort to recruit between 7 and 10 survivors to participate on the board. Over the next 6
months, advisory board members will receive training and professional development on their new roles and
responsibilities and best practices in the field. As well, members will partner with dedicated staff to conduct
community needs assessments, surveys, and focus groups to identify gaps in service and programming
needs, as well as other opportunities for agency growth. During the final 3 months of the grant period,
board members will consolidate findings and make recommendations for LA policy and programmatic
improvements, in addition to new project proposals to better serve survivors and prevent SA and IPV in the
City of San Luis Obispo and throughout the county.
We are equipped to sustain the Survivor Advisory Board beyond the City’s one-year funding as we can
provide matching funds beyond the awarded amount, should our project be granted. Diversity, Equity, and
Inclusion is a core component of Lumina Alliance’s 5-year Strategic Plan and we currently prioritize DEI
within our organization's internal structure. LA successfully implements staff-led committees to review
existing policies and protocols in an effort to meet our diversity, equity and inclusion goals - including a
Racial Justice Committee - as well as to sustain a culture that puts people first (an LA Core Value). LA’s
administration has developed a robust internal and external communications plan and roadmap to achieve
our strategic goals. Our Chief Executive Officer is especially dedicated to materializing the plan.
PART 3: PROJECT COST / BUDGET
Outreach/Recruitment 4,000.00$3,500.00$500.00$
Meeting Materials 3,000.00$2,500.00$500.00$
Stipends 18,000.00$18,000.00$0.00$
Prevention Manager (0.05
FTE)
2,704.00$2,000.00$704.00$
Prevention Coordinator (0.05
FTE)
2,184.00$1,000.00$1,184.00$
Training Coordinator (0.05
FTE)
2,184.00$1,000.00$1,184.00$
Volunteer Manager (0.05
FTE)
1,622.00$1,000.00$622.00$
PART 4: AWARENESS AND VISIBILITY
How will you highlight the City's support of your proje ct?
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Lumina Alliance has three business offices, one of which is located in the City of San Luis Obispo and will
operate as the center for the project.
The efforts of the Survivor Advisory Board will address the community of San Luis Obispo as a whole. Our
agency already has a robust support base in the community. LA and Close to Home have partnerships
with community agencies such as Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obsipo (CAPSLO), Safer, the
Cal Poly on-campus resource for sexual assault and IPV, and GALA Pride and Diversity Center. All of
these agencies intersect with the work LA does and will therefore bolster community support and response
to the Survivor Advisory Board. Close to Home has an intergenerational volunteer team which will expand
efforts to both adults and youth. With the involvement of youth, we hope to bring adolescents' perspective
into the conversation and reach will expand to local schools and families.
We anticipate targeting current and potential supporters through Close 2 Home mobilization efforts,
newsletters, social media and using traditional media to broaden the scope of our reach.
Highlighting the city’s support of the Survivor Advisory Board is an integral component in maintaining and
garnering continued community support. This will be accomplished through multiple avenues that will reach
a wide range of communities in San Luis Obispo. Some of these efforts will include highlighting the
Survivor Advisory Board's efforts and accomplishments in the Lumina Alliance Community newsletter and
instagram page. Close to Home will supplement and further expand this reach through their consistent
outreach and presence in the community. Close to Home will promote the city’s support through social
media posts on Close to Home’s Instagram and Facebook page, newsletter (subscriber #), during Close to
Home run community events, and during boothing opportunities at local farmers markets and businesses.
Close to Home will also help to highlight the City’s support of this project as they do outreach and
recruiting for the Survivor Advisory Board. This will include social media posts on Close to Home’s
Instagram and Facebook, Close to Home newsletters, and by highlighting this project and the City’s
support during our community activities. Close to Home frequently booths at Farmers’ Market, outside of
businesses, at local events, and more, providing plenty of opportunity for bringing attention to the City’s
support of this project.
PART 5: CERTIFICATION
Jane Pomeroy
Chief Communications Officer
8/31/2022
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