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California Health Report: Ending Domestic Violence is a Group Effort

October 31, 2013 By Leah Bartos For two years, she had been trying — and failing — to get away from the violence and abuse. She worried not only about her own safety, but also the safety of her three young children. She wanted a divorce. She wanted custody. But despite her efforts, this resident…
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Lt. Gov. Helps Break Ground on New West County ‘Family Justice Center’

  Posted by Alex Gronke (Editor) , November 01, 2013 at 04:45 PM By Bay City News California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom joined police and local elected officials in Richmond this morning to break ground on a $1.8 million resource center for victims of sexual and domestic violence and their families. The new West Contra Costa Family Justice…
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West Contra Costa Family Justice Center breaks ground at new Richmond location

By Malaika Fraley Contra Costa Times   Read full article here. RICHMOND — Construction has begun on the future home of the West Contra Costa Family Justice Center, a haven for victims of domestic and sexual violence that officials hope will serve as a national model for violence prevention. “Even if you don’t want to…
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FJC Groundbreaking Celebration Friday 11/1/13

        Join the Family Justice Center and Partner Agencies for a groundbreaking celebration 5 years in the making!   Friday November 1, 2013 at 10am at 256 24th Street (at Macdonald) in Richmond, CA. RSVP to the Family Justice Center at (510) 965-4949 or ltoney@wccfjc.org Light refreshments will be provided. Host Committee:…
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WCCFJC now accepting applications for Bilingual Project Assistant position!

The WCCFJC is now accepting applications for a Bilingual Project Assitant. The Project Assistant will work as an integral member of the Family Justice Center team.  The Project Assistant will in many ways, be the face of the FJC, as they will be the first person potential clients, community members, partners, or volunteers will encounter. …
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WCCFJC now accepting applications for part-time Client Navigator

The WCCFJC is now accepting applications for a part-time Client Navigator to work with monolingual Spanish speaking families. The Client Navigator works as an integral member of the Family Justice Center team. Client Navigators review the full spectrum of services available to the victim and will assist in identifying services as needed as well as…
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Volunteer of the Month makes big impact at Camp HOPE

  The West Contra Costa Family Justice Center would like to honor Rita-Maria Alfaro as July 2013’s Volunteer of the Month. Rita began volunteering with us this summer for our Camp HOPE program. In addition to assisting with pre- and post-camp activities, she spent a week at an overnight camp with forty children who had…
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