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1 person is interested
Volunteer Case Manager
ORGANIZATION: Spokane Municipal Community Court - Case Management Program
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1 person is interested
Description
Case Managers connect with participants at court and help them navigate services and resources at court/throughout the week as needed. [In-person]
Duties
- Meet with participant assigned to you at Community Court to check-in with their progress on getting the services and resources essential to them.
- See how participants are doing: do they currently have access to food, shelter, mental health and medical care, and employment?
- Help participants get access to food/shelter/mental health and medical care/employment by speaking with the various community partners stationed at Community Court
- Reach out once a week via phone and/or in person to assigned participant to check-in with their progress.
- Determine the participant's preferred day and time for a mid-week check-in
- If participants have a phone, call them and check-in with their progress and assess their current needs
- If participants do not have a phone, visit them at what you determine to be their regular spot and check-in with their progress and assess their current needs (ex. going to their preferred shelter, going to House of Charity's free breakfast, reaching out to Hope Center to see if the participant has been staying there/using a bed there, etc.)
- Suggest avenues they can take to meet their needs for week
Scheduling
- We ask that volunteers commit to a minimum 3-4 months of volunteer service
- Community Court and Staff Meeting at the Spokane Public Library: Mondays from 9am-12pm
- Mid-week check-in: ~1-2 hours on a day of your choosing (determine best day/time/location with your assigned participant)
More opportunities with Spokane Municipal Community Court - Case Management Program
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Spokane Municipal Community Court - Case Management Program
Location:
906 W Main Ave, Spokane, WA 99201, US
Mission Statement
The volunteer Case Management Program is currently still in development and growing day-by-day. With your help, the program will allow clients to receive more individualized access to services provided through SMCC. While clients are guided by SMCC staff and service providers throughout their time at court, having case managers building connections with clients on a one-on-one basis will increase the likelihood of clients remaining on track to accomplish their goals. Through this program we hope to increase day-to-day communication with clients, offer consistent individualized guidance and encouragement, and grow our community partnership and outreach capacity.
Description
The Spokane Municipal Community Court (SMCC) is a therapeutic court established in 2013 aimed at connecting community members to organizations in the Spokane area to address root causes of low-level crime (namely lack of resources and poverty). The Court addresses these causes by providing resources to connect people living in poverty with options to help lift them out of poverty as well as aiming to increase public trust and confidence in the justice system.
SMCC connects clients to community resources to help them obtain needs such as housing, medical care, insurance, and much more. SMCC is not only open to those involved in the justice system, but also to the public at large. Clients are able to visit on Mondays to talk to service providers and the SMCC Team as they complete the community court program and/or seek services. Clients agree to participate in community court in order to improve their living conditions and avoid incarceration.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
906 West Main AvenueSpokane, WA 99201
DATE POSTED
July 10, 2023
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- There is no required time commitment but we would prefer that you commit to volunteering with us for at least 3-4 months.