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Navigator Swostika By The Nepali Association Of Northern California

As you may or may not know, May is dedicated to mental health awareness. On Sunday May 7, 2023, the Nepali Association of Northern California(NANC) hosted a seminar at the Sonesta Hotel in Emeryville. This event was supported by the Non-Resident Nepali Association and Society of American Nepalese Nurses. The seminar, “Mental Health Wellness,” consisted of an open discussion of experts that included Sergeant Kristopher Tong of the Richmond police department, Roxanne Belloti LCSW, Dr. Shristi Shah Psy.D., and psychologist Dr. Shadhana Bhandary Adhikari. During the event, the NANC recognized Kristopher Tong, Roxanne Bellotti, and Family Justice Center’s Swostika Timalsina for their positive and impactful work in the community. A huge congratulations to everyone recognized for their hard work. Swostika also commented on this achievement by stating “I would like to take a moment to acknowledge all of your support and partnership in serving our community. You all motivate me every single day. Thank you.” Thank you Swostika, and all those involved! Again, congratulations! Also, if you are experiencing any form of interpersonal or domestic violence and wish to be connected with one of our wonderful navigators please click here to find the nearest center to you! We will be able to help connect you to a variety of services from legal consultation, mental health resources, and more!

Family Justice Center Navigator Karina Recognized For Making A Difference

This week was the National Victim’s Rights Week and to celebrate it the District Attorney’s office recognized 7 candidates within Contra Costa County for having an impact within the community for victim’s rights. We were proud to be notified that one of our own navigators, Karina, was among those recognized for the category of making a difference within the community. Since Karina started, she has been a bright light, leading with her huge heart and always giving her best. Karina has taken on many projects and has done so with grace and a huge smile. While working with clients, she is able to make a huge difference to them by listening to their situation and assisting them with any difficulties they’re experiencing by connecting them with a variety of resources. Whoever she works with, she appears to go above and beyond! Held outside near the courthouse in Martinez, victim witness advocates, law enforcement, district attorneys, county employees, and community members were present to see and listen to Karina who gave a passionate and moving remarks at the event. The Family Justice Center is fortunate to have such great team members who are committed to our clients and demonstrate empathy and support for them. Thank you for all your hard work and congratulations Karina! If you are experiencing any form of interpersonal or domestic violence and wish to be connected with one of our wonderful navigators please click here to find the nearest center to you!

Contra Costa Launches First Trauma Recovery Center for Victims of Violent Crimes

Richmond, CA —  The Contra Costa Family Justice Center (“the Center”), a one stop resource Center for people affected by domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, elder abuse, and child abuse, will launch the new Contra Costa Trauma Recovery Center (CC TRC) starting July 1st, 2021. https://eastcountytoday.net/contra-costa-launches-first-trauma-recovery-center-for-victims-of-violent-crimes/

Lawyers for Family Justice Making a Difference for Survivors of Interpersonal Violence

March 2018 Lawyers for Family Justice Making a Difference for Survivors of Interpersonal Violence “The Contra Costa Family Justice Center is an invaluable one-stop center for families affected by domestic violence, sexual assault, elder abuse, child abuse, and human trafficking. In 2017, the Family Justice Center served 2,440 survivors of interpersonal violence. Over 80% of Family Justice Center clients have at least one pressing legal need.  

2017 Women of Impact

Richmond’s Women of Impact

Good Neighbors by Faith Barnidge: Plan ahead for holiday volunteering

Helen Putnam Award The League of California Cities recently presented the Concord City Council with the Helen Putnam Award of Excellence for their collaboration with the Central Family Justice Center. The league selects one California city in each of 12 categories to recognize each year. The Family Justice Center is a one-stop, multiagency facility for children, youth and adults affected by domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, elder abuse and human trafficking. Professionals from the criminal justice field, civil, legal, advocacy, health and mental health systems provide comprehensive services for clients at their offices at 2151 Salvio St., Suite 201, in Concord. Opening in 2015, the center assisted 575 clients, 80 percent of whom had experienced domestic violence. Clients can access the broad spectrum of essential services because of the multiple agencies located on-site. For more information regarding the Central Family Justice Center, call 925-521-6366, or visit www.cocofamilyjustice.org.

Susun Kim Named Contra Costa County Prosecutor’s Association Champion for Justice of 2016! 

Susun Kim, Executive Director of the Contra Costa Family Justice Alliance was honored as the Contra Costa County Prosecutor’s Association Champion for Justice of 2016!   

Supervisor John Gioia Lists Family Justice Center as Public Safety Accomplishment for Contra Costa County

Improving the lives of Contra Costans – Working Together As we enter 2016, I’m excited to build on the momentum of Contra Costa County’s accomplishments last year, highlighted below. I’m proud to have worked alongside so many other great people, from community groups, business, labor, and government, to improve the quality of life in our County, and look forward to continuing our partnerships. I believe our accomplishments demonstrate the positive role that government can play in making our community a better place to live. Here are a few highlights: We improved the health of Contra Costa residents   More County residents than ever are now covered by health insurance because of our successful local Medi-Cal expansion effort under the Affordable Care Act. Nearly one-fifth of County residents (that’s nearly 200,000 people) are enrolled in our Contra Costa Health Plan and a majority of them are being cared for in our own hospital and clinics. We expanded health and dental care for youth by partnering with Kennedy High in Richmond to open a community health clinic at the school. The County now helps run more than 40 school-based health centers We saved lives of County residents who suffered heart attacks. Last year, the American Heart Association nationally recognized our Emergency Medical Services Agency for its work in optimizing the care of heart-attack patients during transport to the hospital, and in emergency rooms. We expanded healthcare to undocumented families by partnering with local hospitals and community clinics to establish a preventative healthcare plan for undocumented families. We improved public safety in our County We improved ambulance response times by approving an innovative public-private partnership between the Contra Costa Fire District and AMR to provide high quality emergency ambulance service to most County residents (including West County). This will speed ambulance response time, reduce service duplication, and allow us to obtain new federal funding. We opened two Family Justice Centers (in Richmond and Concord) to provide vital one-stop services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, and elder abuse. We expanded services to the formerly incarcerated to help them get stable housing and employment, which reduces the likelihood of criminal recidivism and improves community safety. We helped open a one-stop Reentry Success Center in Richmond and created housing opportunities in Central and East County. We broke ground on an urban educational farm in North Richmond. We are improving opportunities for youth to lead healthy, safe and successful lives by partnering with non-profit Urban Tilth to develop an innovative urban educational farm. We made our County a more sustainable place to live We made it easier for residents of unincorporated areas to finance energy and water conservation improvements by establishing a Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program. We’re hiring a new County Sustainability Coordinator to help lead our sustainability initiatives and pursue new funding to expand those efforts. We approved a Climate Action Plan identifying how the County will achieve its greenhouse gas reduction targets while supporting public health, energy efficiency, water conservation, and air quality goals. These efforts will result in lower energy bills and enhance our quality of life. We are studying Community Choice Energy to enable us to receive more of our electricity from renewables like wind and solar. We supported clean technology by passing a law to require electric vehicle charging stations in new multi-family and commercial developments, and purchasing electric vehicles for the County fleet. We supported our most vulnerable families We helped low-income families become more self-sufficient by expanding pre-school opportunities for children and making assistance to buy healthy foods available in three rather than 30 days, to those with immediate food needs. We helped families affected by mental illness by implementing Laura’s Law to provide assisted outpatient treatment to individuals with serious mental illness, and by further integrating our mental health, substance abuse and homeless services. We honored and supported our Veterans by helping, through our Veterans Service Office, nearly 6,000 veterans access $24 million in well-deserved and life-changing benefits. We protected the taxpayer and the County’s fiscal health We approved a structurally balanced budget of over $3 billion while exercising strong financial management. We maintained the County’s AAA credit rating (the highest possible) enabling us to restructure debt and save taxpayers 4 ½ million dollars. We supported the hard work of our County employees We concluded labor negotiations providing well-deserved wage increases and reduced health care costs for most of our county employees after they made sacrifices during lean years of financial challenge. I’m looking forward to continuing to serve Contra Costa residents and am always open to your ideas or suggestions. Please send an email to John_Gioia@bos.cccounty.us with any thoughts or concerns. Sincerely, John John Gioia Supervisor, District One Contra Costa County 11780 San Pablo Avenue, Suite D El Cerrito, CA  94530 510-231-8686 Phone 510-374-3429 Fax  John_Gioia@bos.cccounty.us www.cocobos.org/gioia

Family Justice Center Opens at New Location

After breaking ground in 2013, the West Contra Costa Family Justice Center held its grand opening this month at 256 24th Street. In the first year at its new location, the center is expected to help an estimated 2,000 survivors of domestic violence, family violence, elder abuse and human trafficking. The center moved from its temporary location at Richmond Police Department’s substation at Hilltop Mall, where it had operated since 2011. Mayor Tom Butt, who spoke at the opening reception, said the center was the first… Read More  

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