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FVLC PROGRAMSLegal ServicesFVLC provides family law attorney service in English and Spanish for domestic violence victims in Alameda County and can provide referrals for legal services in other jurisdictions. We can assist victims who speak any language through our confidential interpreter program. We assist domestic violence victims who are seeking the following services:
All FVLC legal services are offered on a sliding scale, based on a client’s income. No one will be turned away for a lack of funds. Legal Assistance for Victims (L.A.V.) ProgramThe L.A.V. Program provides on-site legal services to victims of family violence at places where victims are most likely to access emergency services, including local hospitals, community health clinics and battered women’s shelters. This program is funded by the federal Violence Against Women Grants Office. Successful collaboration among L.A.V. partners has resulted in broadening the net of safety services for all victims of family violence within our community, as well as heightening awareness of domestic violence among staff at area hospitals. Collaborative partners include:
Criminal Justice ProgramFVLC participates in collaborative programs with both the Berkeley and Oakland police departments in order to enhance victim safety and improve law enforcement response to family violence. These services are available free of charge to victims/survivors of domestic violence. FVLC advocates who work within the police departments provide:
Medical Sites ProgramThe goal of this program is to make FVLC’s services easily and immediately accessible to victims of domestic violence who visit local medical facilities for reasons related and unrelated to domestic violence. In addition to working directly with domestic violence victims at hospital facilities, FVLC provides domestic violence intake training to medical staff. FVLC staff educate doctors, nurses and social workers about how to recognize the signs of family violence and how to offer appropriate referrals without causing further distress to the victim. Participating hospitals include:
Overnight Emergency Response Team (ONERT)The ONERT program provides overnight and weekend support to domestic violence victims in Alameda County. In collaboration with Tri-Valley Haven for Women, A Safe Place, Building Futures with Women and Children and S.A.V.E. (Shelter Against Violent Environments), ONERT provides emergency assistance and advocacy to women and children in immediate danger of violence. The services available in this program include:
Relationship Abuse Prevention (R.A.P.) ProgramThe R.A.P. program is a violence prevention program that educates middle and high school youth as well as parents, educators, adolescent health care providers and youth service workers about the dynamics of domestic and dating violence. It explores the interrelated nature of violence in the home, in schools, in society and in the media. Youth are taught how to recognize the warning signs of an abusive relationship, how racism and sexism are linked to violent behavior, and how to resolve conflicts in a peaceful manner. Parents and educators learn how to become allies to youth as they increase their understanding on this issue. Health care providers learn ways to address this problem with their adolescent clients and how to provide support and assistance. For more detailed information see FVLC's R.A.P. Website > Domestic Violence Peer Support GroupsFVLC offers weekly peer support groups with a structured curriculum in English and Spanish for domestic violence survivors. Each group follows our curriculum, and gives women the opportunities to share their stories. Women in Prison Outreach ProgramApproximately 40 percent of female inmates in the federal prison system were victims of physical and/or sexual abuse prior to their incarceration, according to 1999 statistics from the U.S. Department of Justice. To reach this population, FVLC has implemented a program of domestic violence support groups for women incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institute in Dublin, California. These groups include discussions and activities, as well as opportunities for participants to share their stories and support each other. It is our goal that within this program, these women can use their time away from their abuser to better understand the violence they have experienced, and improve their self-esteem so that they will be able to foster healthy relationships upon their release. Safe at Home Confidential Address ProgramFVLC is a participating agency in the Safe at Home program. Safe at Home is a project of the California Secretary of State. The program is designed to protect women by providing a confidential address in the form of a P.O. Box to use when filling out any correspondence and/or applications that are public information. This will help keep the victim’s physical location as confidential as possible. FVLC has staff that are trained and certified to enroll victims of domestic violence in this program free of charge. Community OutreachStaff at FVLC are available to do presentations in the community for any size group. Topics of discussion may include:
CalWORKSFVLC, along with five other community agencies, created a CalWORKS Domestic Violence Collaborative. The collaborative’s objective is to provide complete domestic violence services to CalWORKS recipients or CalWORKS-eligible clients in Alameda County, including emergency shelter, legal services, and job-readiness training. The collaborative consists of the following agencies:
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