Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO CHALLENGE THE SOCIETAL ACCEPTANCE OF ALL FORMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, CASA STANDS UP TO SILENCE THROUGH ADVOCACY, PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND SUPPORT SERVICES. OUR VISION IS A SOCIETY FREE FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
TO CHALLENGE THE SOCIETAL ACCEPTANCE OF ALL FORMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
CASA'S RESIDENTIAL SERVICES INCLUDE THE EMERGENCY SHELTER THAT PROVIDES A SAFE REFUGE, CRISIS INTERVENTION AND ADVOCACY WHEN HOME IS NOT A SAFE PLACE. IN ADDITION, SHELTER PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE FOOD, CLOTHING, AND PERSONAL ITEMS. VICTORIA'S PLACE ST PETE PROVIDES SANCTUARY TO APPROXIMATELY 500 SURVIVORS ANNUALLY WITH APPROXIMATELY 45% OF THOSE BEING CHILDREN. A TOTAL OF 22,380 BED NIGHTS WERE PROVIDED FOR SURVIVORS. CRISIS HOTLINE ADVOCATES ANSWERED OVER 4,440 CALLS.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)IN ADDITION TO SHELTER SERVICES, CASA OUTREACH SERVICES REACHED OVER 1,300 SURVIVORS DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2020 THROUGH ITS VARIOUS PROGRAMS PROVIDING BASIC LIVING NEEDS, ADVOCACY, COUNSELING, ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES. CASA WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE PINELLAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CHILD PROTECTION INVESTIGATION DIVISION (CPID) TO INCREASE THE SAFETY OF ADULT AND CHILD VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HELPS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF OUT-OF-HOME CHILD PLACEMENTS DUE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE THROUGH THE CPID PROGRAM. DURING 2020, CPI STAFF PROVIDED 282 SAFETY PLANS, 96 ASSISTS TO APPLY FOR VICTIM COMPENSATION, 219 INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SESSIONS, AND ACCOMPANIED/ PROVIDED EMOTIONAL SUPPORT 444 TIMES FOR THE NON-OFFENDING PARENT IN OPEN CHILD ABUSE CASES. OVER 5,000 SERVICES WERE PROVIDED IN COURTHOUSE LOCATIONS BY JUSTICE ADVOCATES. THE FLORIDA BAR ASSOCIATION ATTORNEYS IN THE INJUNCTION FOR PROTECTION PROGRAM RECEIVED OVER 600 REFERRALS. THE PEACEMAKER PROGRAM PROVIDES HOLISTIC PEACE EDUCATION TO ALMOST 700 PRESCHOOLERS, ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL CHILDREN IN A WIDE VARIETY OF CLASSROOMS AND SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT PINELLAS COUNTY, NURTURING A SENSE OF PEACE AND JUSTICE DURING CRITICAL TIMES IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT. PEACEMAKERS ALSO PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS TO CONTINUE THE PROGRAM IN CLASSROOMS.SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO FOR ALL SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THEIR FAMILIES, REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, MILITARY STATUS, SEX, MARITAL STATUS, DISABILITY, IMMIGRATION STATUS, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT STATUS, RESIDENCY, LEGAL HISTORY, OR SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS. THIS INCLUDES MALE AND LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, INTERSEX, AND QUESTIONING (LGBTQ+) PERSONS. ABOUT 96% OF THE PERSONS SERVED CLAIM TO COME FROM PINELLAS COUNTY.CASA WORKS COLLECTIVELY TO DEVELOP A COORDINATED COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BY COLLABORATING WITH OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS, PUBLIC AGENCIES, PLANNING GROUPS AND FUNDING BODIES TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY EDUCATION, PREVENTION AND AWARENESS ON THE SUBJECT OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING. OVER 700 PERSONS IN THE COMMUNITY RECEIVED TRAINING REGARDING DOMESTIC AND/ OR DATING VIOLENCE. CASA ALSO CONDUCTS ON-GOING RESEARCH AND EVALUATION IN THE AREAS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING TO ENSURE A HIGH QUALITY OF SERVICE TO OUR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.
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 |
|---|
| Lariana Forsythe | CEO | 54.5 | $134,880 |
| Harry Linn | CFO (7/1/19-1/24/20) | 39 | $92,837 |
| Mindy Forey | CFO (7/9/19-CURRENT) | 39 | $47,327 |
| Kristen Mcgettigan | DIRECTOR (7/1/19-11/20/19) | 1 | $0 |
| Tricia Manning | DIRECTOR (7/1/19-5/28/20) | 1 | $0 |
| Sheila King | DIRECTOR (7/1/19-9/1/19) | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Hajek | DIRECTOR (10/23/19-11/10/19) | 1 | $0 |
| Kathleen Premo | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Justin Mcclain | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Brittany Maxey-Fisher | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Andrea Masterson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Hensley | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Patti Helton | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sam Heller | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Dawson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| David Danzig | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Renee Baker | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kristina Alspaw | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Debi Alberdi | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Gaelynn Thurman | PAST CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Nicholas Mcdevitt | VICE TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Rick Giglio | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Rachel Carpenter | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Linda Rendleman | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Patty Robinson | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
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