Family Service Agency of Marin

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Family Service Agencyof Marin

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• The Marin FSA is a non-profit outpatient
  counseling agency. The FSA services Marin
  residents from Novato through Sausalito, as well
  as Point Reyes and Bolinas. The main office
  operates in San Rafael and there is a satellite
  office in Novato. The Marin FSA has been a vital
  part of the Marin Community for over 60 years.
• MISSION
• Through counseling, education and advocacy,
  strengthen the many forms of family life, promote
  the health and self sufficiency of family members
  of all ages and cultures, and champion freedom
  from abuse, violence, and poverty

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Programs

• The counseling services consist of six main
  programs
• Child, Adult and Family Counseling Program
• Substance Abuse Recovery Program
• Childhood Trauma Program
• Pregnancy Early Parenting Center
• Suicide Prevention Community Counseling
• School Based Counseling
• Multi-cultural Outreach
• Jeannette Prandi Childrens Center

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Child, Adult and Family Counseling Program

• Provides services to those struggling with
  relationship issues, depression, parenting
  difficulties, child behavior issues, life
  transitions, work challenges, and other mental
  health issues.

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Substance Abuse Recovery Program

• Provides services to those dealing with substance
  abuse and addiction and their family members.
  Services include individual and group treatment,
  as well as prevention services.

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Childhood Trauma Program

• Provides services to families suffering with the
  trauma of sexual abuse.
• Pregnancy and Early Parenting Center
• Provides comprehensive parent-child and family
  counseling, education, and support to families
  with children up to five years of age. They offer
  in-home mentoring, teen parent and postpartum
  support groups, case management, and 24-hour
  crisis services.

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Suicide Prevention Community Counseling

• Marin FSA offers the countys only suicide
  prevention crisis Hotline 24-hours a day, 7
  days a week. Services also include in-person
  grief counseling.

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School Based Counseling

• Provides mental health assessments and individual
  and group counseling at schools throughout Marin.
• Multi-Cultural Outreach
• Provides multicultural outreach and education in
  Marin's homes and schools.

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Jeannette Prandi Childrens Center

• Provides services to children who have been
  abused physically, sexually and mentally.
  Typically, these children come from homes in
  which CPS (Child Protective Services) has already
  intervened and are now under the umbrella of CPS.

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Marin FSA Staff

• The staff consists of 20 full time employees, 40
  interns and trainees and 130 volunteers.
• There are 21 trustees. Most trustees are referred
  by people on the board. Majority votes elect new
  trustees. Trustees terms are limited to two
  consecutive years of three year terms. One year
  must lapse prior to renewed eligibility.
• Each program has a director (a salaried employee)
  who is responsible for approving expenses,
  conducting interviews and overseeing the program.

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Interns and Trainees

• Interns have degrees.
• The process of selecting interns consists of the
  FSA sending invites to selected colleges. Some of
  these colleges include Dominican College, San
  Francisco State University, Sonoma State
  University, JFK University, California Institute
  of Integral Studies and University of San
  Francisco.
• The intern candidates apply and are interviewed
  by the trustees and if there is a fit, they are
  offered positions at FSA.
• Trainees are still in the process of achieving
  their degree, however there is a minimum
  required status that they have to achieve before
  they can be considered for trainee status.

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Compensation

• Three-quarters of the FSAs expenses are
  personnel costs, mainly salaries. Due to the
  limited budget, the FSA attempts to give other
  incentives to retain employees. Despite their
  efforts, there is often a high turnover rate for
  interns.
• Interns, trainees and volunteers are unpaid
  positions.
• After two years interns are eligible for a 1200
  stipend.
• To supplement their income, some employees rely
  on second jobs.
• FSA Benefits
• Medical Insurance (over half-time employees only)
• Dental
• Tax-deferred annuity, 403B
• Bonuses are factored into the budget, but not
  always possible
• Sick leave (available to salaried employees only)
• Vacation is on a sliding scale
• 15 days per year for first two years
• 21 days after two years

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• Therapists
• Hourly employees may or may not have a fixed
  schedule and are paid on client load variance.
  They can be paid two different rates based on
  schedule (day or night).
• Salaried employees generally have a fixed
  schedule based on a certain set number of hours
  per week.

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Revenue

• As a non-profit organization, the FSA relies
  mainly on grants, contributions and donations
  from the community. The remaining funding is
  derived from client fees and the FSAs
  fundraising efforts.
• Client payments
• Medi-cal, medi-care
• Private pay sliding scale from 2.00 to 95.00
  (average 35-40)
• Individual insurance
• Tour de Cuisine -Marin restaurants donate
  dinners, desserts and/or bottles of wine, which
  are raffled by FSA. The downside restaurants
  often charge the FSA 10-15 for their
  services.
• Government Contracts
• Proposition 36 funding

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Expenses

• Client salaries
• Benefits
• Rent
• Insurance
• General Operating Expenses

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Conclusion

• One of the major barriers Marin FSA confronts is
  the misconception that surrounds the Marin
  lifestyle. People often make a blanket
  generalization that Marin residents are wealthy
  and therefore there is no real need for
  non-profit organizations.
• Competitively, in this industry, there are paid
  internships available at other non-profit
  organizations. This factor makes it quite
  difficult to retain interns since the FSA offers
  only non-paid internships for the first two
  years.
• FSA regularly operates minimally in the black.
  The commitment and dedication of the Intern and
  Trainee Therapists, Volunteers and Trustees are
  vital to the FSA and its ability to continue to
  provide these valuable services to the community.