DATE: May 12, 2026
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Sanja Bugay, Director, Department of Social Services
SUBJECT: Marjaree Mason Center Annual Report for Domestic Violence Fund
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Accept the Marjaree Mason Center Annual Report for the period of October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will allow Marjaree Mason Center, Inc. (MMC) to submit the annual report to your Board in accordance with Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC) ?18300. This provision requires an annual report be submitted by the domestic violence shelter-based program receiving funding from the Domestic Violence Fund (DVF) to the County Board of Supervisors. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no viable alternative action. Not approving the recommended action will result in non-compliance of WIC ?18300.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action.
DISCUSSION:
The Domestic Violence Fund (DVF) for Fresno County was established in accordance with WIC ?18305 for domestic violence shelter-based programs, using income from marriage license fees, court ordered debt revenue, and fines and fees imposed by the courts for domestic violence cases. The WIC ?18300 stipulates that any agency receiving DVF funding prepares an annual report that details the total number of persons requesting services, the number of persons served based on the service they were provided, and a description of the social and economic characteristics of persons receiving services. The current report covers the period of October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025.
On August 5, 2025, the Department of Social Services (DSS) through County Purchasing published a Request For Statement of Qualifications (RFSQ) 26-005 in search of other potential agencies that provide Domestic Violence Shelter-based Programs (DVSP) that meet the requirements of the WIC ?18293 and 18294. The only resp...
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