RCS Fresno
Community Event One Billion Rising
Community Education at Fresno State
RCS Fresno will be presenting at Professor Christine Edmondson Community Service class. on Thursday at 10 am.
We will be discussing RCS Fresno services, what is sexual Assault, and the types of SA.
For any Questions please call RCS Fresno office at 559-497-2900
Neighborhood Market & Mobile Pantry Community Presentation at Veterans Memorial Hall Food Pantry
RCS Fresno will be at Veterans Memorial Hall Food Pantry in San Joaquin
For more information on Mobile Pantry Program, please CLICK HERE
For more information please contact RCS Fresno Firebaugh Office at 559-659-0232
Community Education at Peoples Church
RCS Fresno will be at Peoples Church providing a short presentation on RCS Fresno services. For more information please contact RCS Fresno at 559-497-2900
Neighborhood Market & Mobile Pantry Community Presentation
Tabling event at Mobile Pantry Distribution in Huron. Reaching out to the Migrant Community in the Huron area.
For more information please contact RCS Fresno, Firebaugh Office at 559-659-0232
For more information on Neighborhood Market Program, please CLICK HERE
Free Advocacy Training
Join us!
Free advocacy training by
Nancy K.D. Lemon
of the Family Violence Appellate Project
Parking is free. MCLE credit available. Seating is limited to 40 persons.
Please CLICK HERE for registration
Information provided is from the given flyer above
AGENDA
Check-in/Welcome (8:30-9:30am)
Workshop A (9:30-10:45am)
How to Help Domestic Violence Survivors Lay a Record for Appeal in Their Family Court Cases
- This training will cover what a trial court record is, why the record is important to a DV survivor’s ability to appeal if the family court makes the wrong decision, and how domestic violence advocates and other non-attorneys can help DV survivors prepare their cases for trial and lay a record for appeal without crossing into the territory of providing legal advice. The goal is to provide DV advocates with tools to help them support and work with their clients who are going through the family court process without a lawyer (for lay advocates).
Break (10:45-11:00am)
Workshop B (11:00am-12:30pm)
California’s Statutes Protecting Survivors of Domestic Violence & Their Children in Family Court, and the Science Behind Them
- While California has enacted several key statutes that are designed to protect survivors of domestic violence and their children in family court, these statutes are underutilized in trial courts and there are very few appellate decisions interpreting them. This training focuses on the content of the statutes and how they work together. It also describes the neuroscience and social science data that supports the emphasis of the statutes on preventing children’s further exposure to abuse and strengthening the child’s bond with the non-abusive parent. By grounding the statutes in this data, attorneys and advocates can better explain the importance of the statutes to bench officers and their clients and more effectively represent and support their abused clients who are parents (for lay advocates & attorneys).
Lunch (12:30-1:30pm)
Workshop C (1:30-2:45pm)
“How to Lay a Record for Appeal”
- This training covers the “Top 10” things that trial attorneys can do to make sure a domestic violence or family law case is positioned for a possible appeal. The goals of this training are not only to increase the number of cases available for possible appeal, but to enhance the trial court representation available to survivors of domestic violence. While the training is specific to DV and family law cases, attorneys practicing in other areas are welcome, and the training has broader application insofar as much of it covers civil procedure issues (for attorneys).
The following agencies pledge their support for increased advocacy on behalf of sexual violence survivors in the Central Valley:
Alliance Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault of Kern County; Calaveras Crisis Center; Center for Non-Violence Community of Tuolomne County; Central California Legal Services; Community Action Partnership of Madera County; Family Services of Tulare County; Family Violence Appellate Project; Haven Women’s Center of Stanislaus County; Kene Me-Wu American Indian Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Program; Kings Community Action Organization; Marjaree Mason Center; Mountain Crisis Center of Mariposa County; Operation Care of Amador County; Project First Step; RCS Fresno; The Resource Connection; Valley Crisis Center of Merced County; Wild Iris Family Counseling and Crisis Center of Inyo and Mono Counties; Women’s Center – High Desert; Women’s Center – Youth & Family Services
Community Outreach at Madison Elementary School: at a Head Start Program
RCS Fresno will be at presenting at Madison Elementary School: at a Head Start Program. The topics that will be covered: What is Sexual Assault, the types of SA, good and bad touch for children, Trauma, and RCS Services.
For more information please contact RCS Fresno office at 559-497-2900
In-service with Orange Cove PD
RCS Fresno will be at Orange Cove PD providing an in-service on Who RCS Fresno is and our services.
For any questions please contact RCS Fresno at 559-497-2900
Community Presentation at the Neighborhood Market Program at La Vina Church
RCS Fresno will be tabling at the Neighborhood Market Program taking place at La Vina Church in Kerman, CA.
For more information please contact RCS Fresno Office at 559-497-2900
For more information on Neighborhood Market Program, please CLICK HERE
Community Outreach at Consulate General of Mexico
RCS Fresno will be tabling at the Consulate of Mexico
Distributing brochures and presenting on RCS services to the public
For more information please contact RCS Fresno at 559-497-2900