Summary: Stakeholders Influences Assignment

Stakeholders Influences Assignment

HSM/270
August 15, 2013

Human service programs depend on funding to provide service to countless individuals in a community. There are so many variables that are necessary to ensure the program will function correctly and efficiently. Stakeholders are a part and a major contributor on how the program will proceed. Stakeholders are a person, group, or an organization that has in impact on the operations of an agency or a human resources program. They can be involved during evaluation process to examine the data collected. This can then in turn assist the stakeholders to come up with ideas, which would then influence board members as to how the agency or program should change to make
The human service program that is currently in development is the Border Basic Needs Agency. The agency is will target women victims of sexual and domestic violence to attend to specific needs and allow them to begin to restructure their lives. Many times victims of sexual and domestic violence are forced to be separated from their loved ones, and have limited access to basic needs. This could include shelter, food, clothing, and job placement services. There are several agencies that help with treatment and education, but our service will be geared to getting victims back to some sense of normalcy. When families are ripped apart by sexual and family violence, they are at times left without anything because of the situation they were placed into. Our agency will provide shelters or foster homes to those left without a place to stay. They will also be provided with food, clothing and job placement
The National Resource Center on Domestic Violence would be able to provide advice and resources that would make the program successful. Their mission is to promote a social change and end gender-based violence, by providing information, support systems. They will assist organizations, communities, and individuals to build a strong support system to deal with domestic violence issues. They can provide technical assistance and training personal to help with anti-domestic violence procedures. The National Resource Center also has specialized resource materials such as fact sheets, special collections, research papers, and training materials to support domestic violence intervention. ("National Resource Center On Domestic Violence", 2012). The guidance and expertise would provide a strong foundation for the Border Basic needs Agency. There assistance would also help guide the agency to funding opportunities. A possible stakeholder and grant provider is the Avon Foundation for Women. Parts of their requirements are to be a U.S. based operation or developing family justice center or agency. The Avon Foundation for Women has assisted with more than 4 million dollars and has helped support nearly 75 coordinators. They also believe that separating victims from the violence to achieve independent economic stability. Their contribution would be to increase the numbers of clients who receive