Walnut Avenue Family & Women's Center

Organization Description

Walnut Avenue Women’s Center is a strength-based family resource center that has been serving the Santa Cruz community for over 80 years. The Walnut Avenue Women’s Center mission is to provide support and services so that women, children and families have the opportunities and the skills to thrive. Our family resource center includes the following four core programs: Early Childhood Education Center, Services for Survivors of Domestic Violence, Services for Children & Youth, and Family Support Services.

Program Information

CHHS student opportunities include:

  • Certification to provide crisis intervention and peer counseling service on a hotline for survivors of domestic violence + options for additional special projects related to intersectional gender justice.
  • Housing navigator - case management for survivors who are houseless due to domestic violence.
  • Facilitator in programming for Services for Children & Youth, e.g. Teen Group
  • Legal advocacy - providing in-person domestic violence support and legal information in court related to family law restraining orders

Interested individuals should contact Marjorie Coffey (they/them) at mcoffey@wafwc.org.

Health & Safety

By state law, several programs require the successful completion of the advocacy certification training, which is 40+ hours and offered twice a year beginning in April and October. More information on the training is available on our website at wafwc.org/training. Please contact Marjorie Coffey at mcoffey@wafwc.org to discuss scheduling and which programs require the training.

All of our volunteering programs require passing a background check. Having a criminal record is not a dealbreaker: please speak with the coordinator for more details and to address any concerns you may have.
Additional requirements and/or considerations
  • Background Check (e.g. fingerprinting/livescan, driving record)
  • Must be 18 or older
  • Pre-Placement Training
  • Fingerprinting
Address 
303 Walnut Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
United States
General Phone 
(831) 426-3062
Website:
http://www.wafwc.org
Student Contact 
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Program(s) 
CHHS
Organization type 
Human, Social, or Employment Services (Nonprofit)
Focus Population(s)
Adults, Children/Youth, Guardians/Parents, People Experiencing Homelessness, People Experiencing Material Poverty, People Impacted by Crime, Teens/Young Adults
Focus Area(s)
Advocacy and Human Rights, Education, Emergency Services & Public Safety, Equitable Economic & Workforce Development, Food & Housing Security, Health & Medicine
Additional Focus Area(s)
Legal Assistance, Skill Development, Safety Education, Behavioral Health, Family Planning Services, Neglect Prevention and Intervention, Patient Advocacy
Hours of operation 

Main office: M-F, 9am-5pm PT.

Remote volunteership may have different hours.

Additional site tags 
Social work, Community Health, Non Profit Administration, domestic violence, dating violence, foster youth, youth services
Maximum students 
5