Bar Association of San Francisco: Cooperative Restraining Order Clinic

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Program Information

Description updated: 8-30-09

Contact updated: 2016

Program approved for: BASW [ x ] MSW 1st Year [ x ]  MSW 2nd Year  [ x ]                                          

Parent Agency Name: Bar Association of San Francisco                          

Volunteer Legal Services Program     

Website:  www.probono.net/sf/volunteer/item.Cooperative_                                                                                                                

Agency Name:   Cooperative Restraining Order Clinic        

Agency/Program Address:                                                                                                  

3543 – 18th Street, Box #5                          

San Francisco CA  94110

Internship contact person:

Julie Rosenthal

Contact phone number:

415-865-9210

Contact e-mail:

jrosenthal@sfbar.org

County Agency is in:_San Francisco.

Program Description:

Each year, CROC provides direct emergency services to 900-1000 domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking victims, providing them with information on and assistance in emergency restraining orders and child custody, visitation, and support orders.

Clientele Served:

CROC’s clients are victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.  Many are in a state of crisis when they first contact our agency.  Most are low-income.

Most of our clients are people of color, and many are immigrants.

28% of our clients are non-English speakers or have limited English proficiency.  In the past year, we assisted non-English speaking clients in Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Japanese, Korean, Palestinian Arabic, and Portuguese.

 

Issues Program Addresses:

 

Domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking

Intern Assignments:

Internship duties include, but are not limited to:

  • Providing support, referrals, case management to individuals seeking services from CROC.
  • Answering the CROC hotline and screening for appointments
  • Providing intake support at CROC’s legal clinics
  • Providing accompaniment to court hearings
  • Supporting and expanding volunteer opportunities at CROC including increasing linguistic capacities
  • Attending meeting in the larger community to increase community collaborations and networking
  • Provide community education presentations about CROC’s services to the community
  • Assist with grant writing and development duties to support increased income generation

Intern Training & Educational Opportunities:

  • Weekly supervision
  • Access to in-service training at CROC’s member agencies and the Domestic Violence Consortium

Intern Benefits: (Include stipend, conferences, car, food, etc.)

None at this time.

Other Special Placement Procedures or Requirements (Including Dates of Internship, Special Application Forms and Deadlines):

  • 40 hour state certified domestic violence training required –or- Attendance at the next available training.
  • Interview with all CROC staff required prior to acceptance.
  • Excellent writing skills in English required.
  • Some flexibility with days and times of internship depending on program needs

Fluency in languages in addition to English highly desirable.

Keywords:

BASW, 1st-Year MSW, 2nd-Year MSW, case managment, community organizing, grant writing, legal services, domestic violence, sexual assault

 

 

Health & Safety
Address 
3543 18th Street, Box #5
San Francisco, CA 94103
United States
General Phone 
Program(s) 
Social Work
Organization type 
Focus Population(s)
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Additional site tags 
BASW, 1st-Year MSW, 2nd-Year MSW, case management, community organizing, grant writing, legal services, domestic violence, sexual assault