WCC Staff Services
Staffs a telephone line with trained volunteers
Trained volunteers treat callers with respect, and offer a listening ear to resolve callers’ issues by referring to community agencies and organizations, in areas such as:
Counseling
Employment
Legal Issues
Education
Healthcare
Childcare
Housing.
Family Law matters
Sponsors a legal clinic for self-represented litigants
Through the Family Law Project, monthly divorce clinics are offered for litigants who will be representing themselves in court in family law matters. At the clinics, volunteer attorneys provide one-on-one legal advice to participants. Clinics are held the 4th Tuesday of each month a 5:30 PM. Reservations are required. $40 donation.
Conducts monthly divorce workshops
Non-legal divorce advice on the practical aspects of dealing with divorce and other family law issues, is offered at monthly educational workshops, Dealing With Divorce. Workshops are held the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7 PM. $10 donation.
Collaborates with Real F.A.C.T.S. (Forum on Abused Children and “The System”)
Real F.A.C.T.S. is a grass roots advocacy group seeking to raise public awareness and interest in issues facing abused children and their caretakers within the county’s child welfare systems and the courts in order to bring about positive change.
Courtwatches
Trained volunteers observe and document family law cases, sometimes randomly, sometimes upon request, during the mornings at the County Courthouse in San Luis Obispo. Courtwatching can be a moral support for someone in pro per (self-represented). It helps document cases and build a rapport with the courts with which we can advocate for change. Being a witness to what goes on in this arena can have an effect on the outcome of the case.
Provides Supervised Visitation for non-custodial parents following divorce
“Building Enduring Ties That Enrich Relationships” (BETTER)
WCC provides non-custodial parents with a trained community volunteer monitor on a sliding scale fee basis to meet court requirements for supervised visitation after divorce. Call 544-9313 for more information and to sign up.
Produces the Women’s Press
The Women’s Press is a bi-monthly newspaper by, for, and about women in San Luis Obispo County. An all-volunteer staff offers articles on issues of special concern to women. The paper is a forum for creative writing, and includes a listing of volunteer opportunities and workshop and program information from local nonprofits that serve women. To view recent issues, visit womenspress-slo.org.