Our 8-week long confidence building workshop's sole purpose is to encourage women to break unhealthy relational patterns. We do this through education and information about what abuse is in it's various forms, and what it looks like. We don't tell women what to do or how to think, but rather, we provide the necessary information to empower women to make their own choices. But what's most important here is that the choices are informed.
Some of the topics include: Healthy vs. Toxic Relationships, Self-Care (mental, physical and spiritual), The Cycle of Violence, Forgiveness and goal setting. This is a great workshop for women coming out of an abusive relationship or for someone currently in an abusive relationship. Women are free, and even encouraged, to bring moral support, meaning mother, sister, best friend, etc. We only ask that whomever you choose to bring that it be another woman. ALL GROUPS ARE FREE AND HELD ON ZOOM.
We believe that the awareness piece is the most important. Until we are aware and knowledgeable of these issues, we cannot effectively address them. Our workshops not only provide an awareness of both human trafficking and domestic violence, but they also emphasize effective frameworks in working with victims/survivors of these types of traumas. Workshops are great for those individuals working directly with victims and survivors; this would include, Social Workers, Counselors, Case Managers and direct service residential workers. However, workshops are truly for whomever is interested.
Contact us if you'd like for our Executive Director or one of our trained volunteers to come to your place of employment, church, community organization or school. Workshop topics include: Harm Reduction & Trauma Victims, Strength-Based Approach and Trauma Victims, Trauma Informed Care, Human Trafficking 101 , Domestic Violence 101 and Servant Leadership. Contact us if you're interested and for more details.
We're very proud of our newest program, CAP! The Court Accompaniment Program (CAP) is a comprehensive legal advocacy program for women who are coming out of abusive and/or sexually exploitative relationships. As a woman myself, Social Worker and someone who has been the indirect victim of domestic violence, I know all too well how important it is to have social support during these times. As the studies and stats will show, leaving an abusive relationship is the most dangerous time for a woman. In taking her control back and leaving a violent situation, she is more likely to receive threats, including death threats, and also more likely to be a victim of physical assault.
The first of its kind in Orange County, CAP provides help in preparing restraining orders, the transportation to and from the courthouse, victim’s rights education, and most importantly, the emotional support needed to follow-through. We will provide transports from any domestic violence, sex trafficking or homeless shelter/transitional living home. We will also provide pick-ups from sober living homes in the North Orange County area. CAP addresses domestic violence and sex trafficking, directly, by empowering women to make their own informed decisions. But CAP also enriches lives by providing a sense of security, safety, and hope for a fresh start.
If you are a woman, 18 and over, who'd like to get a Domestic Violence Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against your ex or current parnter/spouse or immeidate family member, you've come to the right place. HOOC trained Legal Advocates will complete the TRO for you, from beginning to end, thus taking the confusion out of the process for you.
Restraining orders can now, thankfully, be complered online. Therefore, we can complete the TRO for you while over the phone, making the process a lot easier. We not ony complete the TRO for you, but we also educate you regarding next steps, including having your partner served, upcoming hearings, and the overall court process as it pertains to your case.
We are Social Workers and/or Legal Advocates, not attorneys; therefore, if there are any questions you may have that goes outside of our area of expertise, we will gladly refer you to a legal clinic.
Give us a call if you need a TRO, or even if you only have questions about it. We'd be more than happy to assist.
HOOC has been successfully completing TRO's in Southern, CA for 3 years. We will now be providing the same restraining order service here in Franklin County Columbus very soon-----stay tuned!
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