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        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: John Gioia, Supervisor Contra Costa County • Don Lau, Chairman, For Richmond • Bill Lindsay, City Manager, Richmond • Chris Magnus, Chief of Police, Richmond Police Department • Gayle McLaughlin, Mayor, City of Richmond • Bielle Moore, Community Affairs Manager, Richmond Sanitary Service    

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.  The Project Assistant will be responsible for efficiently and thoroughly screening all incoming clients, provide key administrative support to FJC team members and on-site partners, maintaining data tracking systems, and timely intra and external communications. For more information or to apply, please submit a cover letter and resume to info@wccfjc.org.  You can also visit Craigslist for the full job posting.

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 help guide victims’ access to these services, addressing both their continuing and longer-term needs.  The Client Navigator will maintain direct contact with the victims and non-offending family members for the purpose of helping them access and utilize the full range of services available. They will serve as a single point of contact on-site and off-site for all FJC partners working with the victim. For more information or to apply, please submit a cover letter and resume to info@wccfjc.org.

  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 witnessed family violence. Camp HOPE gave children the opportunity to reclaim their childhoods; Rita provided the perfect combination of fun, stability, and leadership to allow the campers to do exactly that. Rita has exhibited flexibility, responsibility, and a sense of humor during her time at the Family Justice Center. At Camp HOPE, Rita was in charge of a cabin of four girls. Not only did Rita excel at the logistical challenges that come with being in such a position, she did so with a smile on her face while helping ensure the campers were having a wonderful time. Whether she was helping to navigate a raft of campers down the river, walking next to a girl taking her first ride on a horse, or leading the way on the ropes course, Rita has been a valuable member of the Camp HOPE team. It is the goal of the West Contra Costa Family Justice Center to create new, violence-free futures for the families with whom we come into contact. With her hard work with Camp HOPE, Rita has helped us be able to work towards creating futures free of violence for these children. Thank you, Rita, for your service to the West Contra Costa Family Justice Center. We look forward to getting to work with you further!