- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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5 people are interested
Water Stop Volunteer at Oakland Running Festival
ORGANIZATION: CALICO Center
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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5 people are interested
Join Team CALICO volunteers at the CALICO water stop and provide welcome refreshment and encouragement to runners in the Oakland Running Festival.
By joining this team you are standing with a group of people dedicated to helping abused children and their families. You will be supporting Team CALICO runners, who are running to raise money for services for abused children and ther families, helping to raise community awareness about CALICO, and meeting fun people!
Click here to sign up: bit.ly/VolunteerTeamCALICO
ABOUT CALICO - Justice and healing for abused children.
With CALICO at the center of child-abuse investigations, professionals work together from the moment a report of abuse is made, with the needs of children at the forefront of their collaborative investigation. CALICO provides a safe place for the child to answer questions a single time from someone with specialized training to talk to children about abuse. The family also receives timely support, guidance and referrals to services. This multi-disciplinary team approach puts the priority on the safety and recovery of children and their families.
More opportunities with CALICO Center
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About CALICO Center
Location:
524 Estudillo Ave, San Leandro, CA 94577, US
Mission Statement
Since 1997, CALICO, the Child Abuse Listening, Interviewing and Coordination Center, has served as a multi--disciplinary hub of police officers, child welfare workers, and prosecutors that respond collaboratively to child abuse allegations, hear children’s testimonies, and link children and families with vital therapeutic, medical and legal support services in Alameda County.
Description
CALICO is the only multi-disciplinary interviewing center serving Alameda County. As part of a national movement of child advocacy centers, we ensure that children are not re-victimized by the very systems designed to protect them. We're an accredited member of the National Children's Alliance, an honor that demonstrates our high standards and proven record of effective investigation and response to suspected cases of child abuse.
CALICO serves children 2-17 years of age as well as a small number of developmentally delayed adults who were abused in Alameda County and provides family support services to their caregivers. In 2009, our clients were two-third girls and one-third boys. Approximately 74% disclosed sexual abuse and many were physically hurt, neglected, exploited as prostitutes, and/or exposed to violence in their homes and communities. The children we see are quite young: 40% were 2-6 years of age and another 40% were 7-12.
CALICO improves the quality of life of abused children and families in several important ways:
- First, we stop the immediate violence for both the child interviewed and other children to whom the abuser has access.
- Second, by coordinating the response of various agencies, we reduce further trauma to the child that would result from being part of multiple investigations.
- Third, by connecting abused children with therapeutic support, we can break the inter-generational cycle of violence and help a child onto a path of healthy adulthood.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
2330 BroadwayOakland, CA 94612
DATE POSTED
March 2, 2017
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
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