Human Options
- To Volunteer, Contact:
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Location:
5540 Trabuco Rd.#100Irvine, CA 92620
- Phone: (949) 747-5242
- Fax: (949) 737-5244
- Website: http://humanoptions.org/
- Email: info@humanoptions.org
Human Options provides safe haven and life changing programs to help abused women, their children and families rebuild their lives - and works with the community to break the cycle of domestic violence. We provide safety, healing, and a way forward from domestic violence for battered women and children who are in a dangerous situation due to an abusive relationship. Our services include: Emergency Shelter and Transitional Living, Children and Families Counseling Center, Community Education, and 40 Hr. State Mandated Advocate Training.
Legal Advocacy is one of many services we offer to our clients. Our legal advocates educate clients about the legal options available to them, and then work with them to safety plan and set goals. Once those goals are established, the advocates assist the clients in linking them with resources primarily to help them obtain restraining orders, U-Visa and VAWA applications, and more in depth information on family law matters.
- County(s) of Volunteer Opportunity: Orange
- Area of law: Elder Law, Family & Juvenile, Immigration & Naturalization, Restraining Orders
- Populations Served: Domestic Violence Victims
- Opportunities For: Interpreters, Law school clinic, Lawyers
- Need for non-English services: Spanish
- Hours for Pro Bono Opportunities: Flexible
- Malpractice insurance is provided for volunteers: No
- Training Provided: Yes
- Training Required: Yes
- CLE credit for trainings: No
- Training / Supervision Comments: We require and provide training around working with survivors of domestic violence training, but NOT the legal training required for an attorney to represent a client on a particular matter. If this type of training is needed, we can refer out to a training source, or if a large enough group is interested, coordinate a training with a local partner.
- CLE credit for pro bono: No
- Mentoring or supervision offered: Yes
- Volunteer lawyers need to meet a caseload or hours requirement: No
- Types of projects in need of Pro Bono help: Client counseling (e.g., brief advice), Litigation: Trial/Direct Representation
- Long Distance Opportunities: Conduct Research
- Other Long Distance Opportunities: Phone consultations for clients
- Volunteers may participate long-distance: Yes
