Organizations Filed Purposes:
NEWS is dedicated to providing safety, hope, healing and empowerment for survivors of domestic and sexual abuse. Equally, NEWS is committed to promoting safe communities and social change through prevention, intervention, education, and advocacy.
Our emergency shelter is a safe, confidential house located in a residential neighborhood. It is a real home with a beautiful kitchen, private bedrooms and bathrooms, indoor and outdoor play areas for children, and a cozy family room where clients can relax or hold family meetings. Our staff is there around the clock to work with clients on individualized plans to find resources for a future free of violence. We also staff a 24-hour crisis line. During the fiscal year, 38 women and 42 children were provided safe, confidential shelter and supportive services at the emergency shelter for a total of 2,138 shelter days. 1,242 crisis line calls were received at the shelter by our domestic violence counselors. 1,297 women and 213 children attended peer support counseling sessions held both at our shelter and at other locations.
The Sexual Assault Victim Services (SAVS) Program is the Rape Crisis Center serving survivors of sexual abuse throughout Napa County. This program provides 24 hour immediate response by trained Rape Crisis Counselors for both adult and child survivors of sexual abuse and their family members. SAVS offers support and advocacy through the criminal justice process, assistance with filing for Victim of Crime Compensation, counseling and support groups. During the fiscal year, we rendered assistance to 247 clients and filed 93 Crime Compensation forms on behalf of clients.
The Transitional Housing Program assists clients in finding safe, affordable housing. Continued supportive services are also a part of this program. These services can last for up to two years. Many of our clients who find shelter in the Safe House, transition into apartments of their own. During the fiscal year we assisted 127 individuals with finding either temporary or permanent, affordable housing. There were 1,477 services provided to clients to help them with household establishment.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Tracy Lamb | Executive Dir. | 50 | $134,482 |
| Lance Spears | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
| Laura Valencia | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Plummer | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Heather Piazza | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Julianna Hart | President | 1 | $0 |
| Gail Silverman | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Danis Kreimeir | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Freund | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Oscar Ortiz | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Rosanna Mairera | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Danielle Schmitz | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Amy Herold | Director | 1 | $0 |
| June Ressler | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Marilyn O'Connell | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Sandra Sims | Vice President | 1 | $0 |
| Myles Davis | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Makowski | Director | 1 | $0 |
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