Women’s Program
Marcia Butler, Angela Ortiz, and Pam Collins saw a need for a battered women’s
program that consisted of shelter, medical services, vocational counseling, and therapy for family
and personal. They currently worked at the Department of Human Services; their general
manager wanted them to create a proposal and he would consider it further. However, the
general manager was not willing to relocate funds to fund the new needed program
If I were in the same situation as Marcia Butler, Angela Ortiz, and Pam Collins, I would
find a way to create the needed program. I would write a grant proposal, pass out flyers, have
fundraisers, and network with others who can find people who are willing to fund the program.
There are a lot of women who are battered in the world. Sometimes we tend to look at them and
wonder why they have allowed themselves to stay in an abusive situation for so long, but the
reason could be anything. This program would help more of those women who are afraid.
A grant being awarded to the Department of Human Services or the women’s shelter
seems to be most promising for solving the problem. The Department of Human Services and the
women’s shelter both have some of the services required for the new program. With the grant, it
will be possible for them to incorporate the other services needed to complete the new program.
To develop a comprehensive program, Marcia Butler, Angela Ortiz, and Pam Collins,
need to write a formal statement of purpose and goals for their program. They should see
specifically what services the DHS and women’s shelter provide separately and calculate how
much each additional service will cost to add. They should write a grant proposal for the
program and look for other ways to fund the program. Those are the steps I would take in this
situation.
