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Committee Against Domestic Abuse (CADA), Inc.
October 14, 2026
Amount Requested$10,000.00
Address100 Stadium Court
Mankato, Minnesota 56001
Kirby Hurd
Grants & Communications Manager
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- Engender Dignity, Respect and Equality
- Food and Housing Security
Proposal Information
Funds are Being Requested for:General Operating
Mission StatementCADA's mission is to provide safety and support to victims and survivors of domestic and sexual violence through education, advocacy, and shelter.
Amount Requested$10,000.00
Program Budget$10,000.00
Organizational Budget$2,531,707.00
Relationship to the Olseth Family FoundationYes
Summarize Your RequestThe purpose of this request is to help fund general operations of CADA, the only agency serving victims and survivors of domestic and sexual violence across a nine-county region in southern Minnesota. Our clients are people from all walks of life, most of whom have experienced complex trauma, violence, and abuse, and many who live in underfunded and under-resourced rural communities. We know that victims of abuse often experience overlapping traumas, including generational trauma and abuse. CADA provides critical services to victims of domestic and sexual violence; many of these services address basic needs, such as hunger, homelessness, and safety. Easing the burden presented by unmet basic needs assists victims in making difficult decisions for themselves and their families during or in the aftermath of a domestic or sexual violence incident.
CADA is also committed to meeting survivor needs through direct financial assistance, which contributes to a safer and more supportive community for adult and child victims of domestic and sexual violence. These funds give us the flexibility to assist victims in meeting their basic needs, securing or maintaining safe housing, and working toward stability - thus aligning with the Olseth Family Foundation's focus area of food and housing security.
Overview of the Grant Request
Population ServedCADA serves children and adult victims and survivors of domestic and sexual violence.
Geographic Area ServedCADA serves the nine counties of Region IX in southern Minnesota.
List Three Measurable Goals That This Funding Will Help You Achieve.In the next year of service to our communities, we anticipate:
1) Providing emergency safety shelter to 115 adults and children.
2) Providing information, resources, and referrals on our 24-hour helpline, which was accessed 423 times in 2025.
3) Providing supervised visits and exchanges to children and families in our Keep Me Safe program; 753 visits were provided to families in 2025.
How Will You Accomplish These Goals?We accomplish these goals within our three main programs: emergency safety shelter, community-based advocacy throughout our nine-county region, and supervised parenting visits and exchanges. Additionally, as a cornerstone of our mission, we offer community education about topics and issues related to violence prevention.
Our emergency shelter is an inclusive, family-friendly, and survivor-centered space for women and children seeking safety. In addition to providing advocacy services, CADA's shelter and community advocates help connect victims and survivors to further resources that would benefit their unique situations.
Keep Me Safe (KMS), CADA’s supervised parenting visit and exchange program, provides a safe and nurturing place for children to visit their non-custodial parents. CADA’s KMS is the only supervised parenting time center in the region with specialized training in intimate partner violence and is a central facet of many families’ safety plans.
CADA also provides support, information, service coordination, and referrals on our 24-hour helpline. As the only provider of programming for adult and child victims and survivors of domestic and sexual violence in our region, CADA helps communities effectively address issues of domestic and sexual violence, including intimate partner violence, sexual assault and rape, stalking, teen dating violence, child abuse, and sex trafficking.
Looking Forward, How Will You Measure These Goals?CADA staff use an internal database (Apricot by Bonterra) to systematically and consistently gather and record client information as well as track services provided to clients. Staff advocates enter data to the system, which is overseen by leadership staff. Management staff utilize the database to analyze data to establish trends and patterns, to identify gaps and areas for improvement, and to create reports to share quantitative information with funding partners and stakeholders.
Qualitative information is gathered largely through formal evaluation of our programs, which includes survey responses from program participants. In 2021, a consulting firm assisted CADA in building a tool to evaluate our own programs, beginning with shelter in 2023, community advocacy in 2024, and most recently, Keep Me Safe in 2025. This tool will be implemented regularly and updated as needed to assist us in measuring our impact and the success of our service goals.
Implementation Plan
Start Date01/01/2027
End Date12/31/2027
Describe Most Significant Collaborations With Other Organizations And Efforts.CADA has longstanding, successful partnerships with systems and service providers who frequently work with victims and survivors across our service area. CADA is a core member in several multi-disciplinary teams, including local Homeless Response Teams, Sexual Assault Response Teams, the Child and Family Advocacy Center of South-Central Minnesota, the local BBENCATT Safe Harbor Protocol Team, the Coalition to End Sexual Violence, and the Blue Earth County Blueprint for Safety. As an agency alone, we are limited in our abilities and capacity; thus, we must leverage and maximize the power of these partnerships to facilitate coordinated efforts toward systemic change. Additionally, working with these partners reinforces to all that domestic and sexual violence are community problems with community solutions.
We also have strong relationships with the state coalitions in our field, Violence Free Minnesota and the Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault. These coalitions inform our work by providing our organization with guidance, technical assistance, and a voice at state and legislative levels. They also offer us practical knowledge through empirical studies on victim and survivor needs, guidance on best practices, and information about national trends in our movement. In turn, our organization, along with member programs across the state, provide our coalitions with data and information to help shape legislative agendas and the direction of our movement.
Collaboration across these systems improves outcomes for survivors. When we work alongside housing agencies, mental health providers, healthcare systems, and employment providers, we are acknowledging that safety alone is not enough - survivors also need economic stability, access to health care, and employment and educational opportunities. When services are coordinated with a survivor and a team of support, survivors are more likely to achieve lasting independence rather than returning to unsafe environments.
What Is The Projected Timeline For The Proposed Activities?Funding from the Olseth Family Foundation will support our general operations during the next calendar year.
Supplemental Information
Board Members
Current Year Organizational Budget
Program Budget For Proposed Funding PeriodAudited Financials (if applicable)
Other EntriesApproval StatusUnapproved
Committee Against Domestic Abuse (CADA), Inc.
October 14, 2026
Amount Requested$10,000.00
100 Stadium Court
Mankato, Minnesota 56001
Kirby Hurd
Grants & Communications Manager
Email hidden; Javascript is required.
- Engender Dignity, Respect and Equality
- Food and Housing Security
General Operating
CADA's mission is to provide safety and support to victims and survivors of domestic and sexual violence through education, advocacy, and shelter.
$10,000.00
$10,000.00
$2,531,707.00
Yes
The purpose of this request is to help fund general operations of CADA, the only agency serving victims and survivors of domestic and sexual violence across a nine-county region in southern Minnesota. Our clients are people from all walks of life, most of whom have experienced complex trauma, violence, and abuse, and many who live in underfunded and under-resourced rural communities. We know that victims of abuse often experience overlapping traumas, including generational trauma and abuse. CADA provides critical services to victims of domestic and sexual violence; many of these services address basic needs, such as hunger, homelessness, and safety. Easing the burden presented by unmet basic needs assists victims in making difficult decisions for themselves and their families during or in the aftermath of a domestic or sexual violence incident.
CADA is also committed to meeting survivor needs through direct financial assistance, which contributes to a safer and more supportive community for adult and child victims of domestic and sexual violence. These funds give us the flexibility to assist victims in meeting their basic needs, securing or maintaining safe housing, and working toward stability - thus aligning with the Olseth Family Foundation's focus area of food and housing security.
CADA serves children and adult victims and survivors of domestic and sexual violence.
CADA serves the nine counties of Region IX in southern Minnesota.
In the next year of service to our communities, we anticipate:
1) Providing emergency safety shelter to 115 adults and children.
2) Providing information, resources, and referrals on our 24-hour helpline, which was accessed 423 times in 2025.
3) Providing supervised visits and exchanges to children and families in our Keep Me Safe program; 753 visits were provided to families in 2025.
We accomplish these goals within our three main programs: emergency safety shelter, community-based advocacy throughout our nine-county region, and supervised parenting visits and exchanges. Additionally, as a cornerstone of our mission, we offer community education about topics and issues related to violence prevention.
Our emergency shelter is an inclusive, family-friendly, and survivor-centered space for women and children seeking safety. In addition to providing advocacy services, CADA's shelter and community advocates help connect victims and survivors to further resources that would benefit their unique situations.
Keep Me Safe (KMS), CADA’s supervised parenting visit and exchange program, provides a safe and nurturing place for children to visit their non-custodial parents. CADA’s KMS is the only supervised parenting time center in the region with specialized training in intimate partner violence and is a central facet of many families’ safety plans.
CADA also provides support, information, service coordination, and referrals on our 24-hour helpline. As the only provider of programming for adult and child victims and survivors of domestic and sexual violence in our region, CADA helps communities effectively address issues of domestic and sexual violence, including intimate partner violence, sexual assault and rape, stalking, teen dating violence, child abuse, and sex trafficking.
CADA staff use an internal database (Apricot by Bonterra) to systematically and consistently gather and record client information as well as track services provided to clients. Staff advocates enter data to the system, which is overseen by leadership staff. Management staff utilize the database to analyze data to establish trends and patterns, to identify gaps and areas for improvement, and to create reports to share quantitative information with funding partners and stakeholders.
Qualitative information is gathered largely through formal evaluation of our programs, which includes survey responses from program participants. In 2021, a consulting firm assisted CADA in building a tool to evaluate our own programs, beginning with shelter in 2023, community advocacy in 2024, and most recently, Keep Me Safe in 2025. This tool will be implemented regularly and updated as needed to assist us in measuring our impact and the success of our service goals.
01/01/2027
12/31/2027
CADA has longstanding, successful partnerships with systems and service providers who frequently work with victims and survivors across our service area. CADA is a core member in several multi-disciplinary teams, including local Homeless Response Teams, Sexual Assault Response Teams, the Child and Family Advocacy Center of South-Central Minnesota, the local BBENCATT Safe Harbor Protocol Team, the Coalition to End Sexual Violence, and the Blue Earth County Blueprint for Safety. As an agency alone, we are limited in our abilities and capacity; thus, we must leverage and maximize the power of these partnerships to facilitate coordinated efforts toward systemic change. Additionally, working with these partners reinforces to all that domestic and sexual violence are community problems with community solutions.
We also have strong relationships with the state coalitions in our field, Violence Free Minnesota and the Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault. These coalitions inform our work by providing our organization with guidance, technical assistance, and a voice at state and legislative levels. They also offer us practical knowledge through empirical studies on victim and survivor needs, guidance on best practices, and information about national trends in our movement. In turn, our organization, along with member programs across the state, provide our coalitions with data and information to help shape legislative agendas and the direction of our movement.
Collaboration across these systems improves outcomes for survivors. When we work alongside housing agencies, mental health providers, healthcare systems, and employment providers, we are acknowledging that safety alone is not enough - survivors also need economic stability, access to health care, and employment and educational opportunities. When services are coordinated with a survivor and a team of support, survivors are more likely to achieve lasting independence rather than returning to unsafe environments.
Funding from the Olseth Family Foundation will support our general operations during the next calendar year.
Unapproved