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Type of
Victimization
Type of
Agency
Type of Service
Provided
Agency
City
ASIAN
AMERICAN
FOR
COMMUNITY
INDIVIDUAL
SAN
JOSE,
95128
Domestic Violence
Shelter
Assistance in Filing
Compensation Claims, Criminal
Justice Support Advocacy, Crisis
Counseling, Crisis Hotline
Counseling, Emergency
Financial Assistance,
Emergency Legal Advocacy,
Follow-up Contact, Group
Therapy, Information And
Referral , Personal Advocacy,
Shelter/Safe House, Telephone
Contacts , Therapy
ASIAN
SAN
AMERICAN
JOSE,
FOR
95128
COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT
Domestic Violence
Shelter
Assistance in Filing
Compensation Claims, Criminal
Justice Support Advocacy, Crisis
Counseling, Crisis Hotline
Counseling, Emergency
Financial Assistance,
Emergency Legal Advocacy,
Follow-up Contact, Group
Therapy, Information And
Referral , Personal Advocacy,
Shelter/Safe House, Telephone
Contacts , Therapy
SAN
JOSE,
95128
Domestic Violence
Shelter
Assistance in Filing
Compensation Claims, Criminal
Justice Support Advocacy, Crisis
Counseling, Crisis Hotline
Counseling, Emergency
Financial Assistance,
Emergency Legal Advocacy,
Follow-up Contact, Group
Therapy, Information And
Referral , Personal Advocacy,
Shelter/Safe House, Telephone
Contacts , Therapy
ASIAN
SAN
AMERICANS
JOSE,
FOR
95128
COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT
Domestic Violence
Shelter
Assistance in Filing
Compensation Claims, Criminal
Justice Support Advocacy, Crisis
Counseling, Crisis Hotline
Counseling, Emergency
Financial Assistance,
Emergency Legal Advocacy,
Follow-up Contact, Group
Therapy, Information And
Referral , Personal Advocacy,
Shelter/Safe House, Telephone
Contacts , Therapy
Domestic Violence
Shelter
Assistance in Filing
Compensation Claims, Criminal
Justice Support Advocacy, Crisis
Counseling, Crisis Hotline
Counseling, Emergency
Ph: 408-9752730
Ph: 408-9752730
ASIAN
AMERICANS
Ph: 408-4752730
Ph: 408-9752730
ASIAN
SAN
AMERICANS
JOSE,
FOR
95128
COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT
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Financial Assistance,
Emergency Legal Advocacy,
Follow-up Contact, Group
Therapy, Information And
Referral , Personal Advocacy,
Shelter/Safe House, Telephone
Contacts , Therapy
Ph: 408-9752730
COUNTY OF
SAN
SANTA CLARA JOSE,
95112
777 N FIRST
STREET SUITE
220
Ph: 408-2952656
Adult Sexual Assault, Adults
Molested As Children, Assault,
Child Physical Abuse, Child
Sexual Abuse, Domestic
Violence, DUI/DWI Crashes,
Elder Abuse, Non-Violent
Crimes, Robbery, Survivors Of
Homicide
Assistance in Filing
Compensation Claims, Criminal
Justice Support Advocacy, Crisis
Counseling, Emergency
Financial Assistance, Follow-up
Contact, Information And
Referral , Personal Advocacy,
Telephone Contacts
COUNTY OF
SAN
SANTA CLARA JOSE,
DISTRICT
95112
ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE
Assault, Child Physical Abuse,
Child Sexual Abuse, Domestic
Violence, DUI/DWI Crashes,
Non-Violent Crimes, Robbery,
Survivors Of Homicide
Assistance in Filing
Compensation Claims, Criminal
Justice Support Advocacy, Crisis
Counseling, Emergency
Financial Assistance, Follow-up
Contact, Information And
Referral , Personal Advocacy,
Telephone Contacts
777 N FIRST
STREET #220
Ph: 408-2952656
NEXT DOOR
SOLUTION TO
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE
SAN
JOSE,
95112
Domestic Violence
Shelter
Assistance in Filing
Compensation Claims, Criminal
Justice Support Advocacy, Crisis
Counseling, Crisis Hotline
Counseling, Emergency
Financial Assistance,
Emergency Legal Advocacy,
Follow-up Contact, Group
Therapy, Information And
Referral , Personal Advocacy,
Shelter/Safe House, Telephone
Contacts , Therapy
NEXT DOOR
SAN
SOLUTIONS
JOSE,
TO DOMESTIC 95112
VIOLENCE
Domestic Violence
Shelter
Assistance in Filing
Compensation Claims, Criminal
Justice Support Advocacy, Crisis
Counseling, Crisis Hotline
Counseling, Emergency
Financial Assistance, Follow-up
Contact, Group Therapy,
Information And Referral ,
Personal Advocacy, Shelter/Safe
House, Telephone Contacts ,
Therapy
Domestic Violence
Shelter
Assistance in Filing
Compensation Claims, Criminal
Justice Support Advocacy, Crisis
Counseling, Crisis Hotline
Counseling, Emergency
Financial Assistance,
Emergency Legal Advocacy,
Follow-up Contact, Group
Therapy, Information And
Referral , Personal Advocacy,
Ph: 408-2797575
Ph: 408-5017555
NEXT DOOR
SAN
SOLUTIONS
JOSE,
TO DOMESTIC 94201
VIOLENCE
Ph: 408-5017555
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Shelter/Safe House, Telephone
Contacts , Therapy
Vanished
Children's
Alliance
San
Jose,
95126
Child Abduction
NonProfit
Crisis Counseling, Crisis Hotline
Counseling, Crisis Prevention,
Follow-up Contact, Information
And Referral , Telephone
Contacts
Adult Sexual Assault, Adults
Molested As Children, Child
Sexual Abuse
Rape
Crisis
Assistance in Filing
Compensation Claims, Criminal
Justice Support Advocacy,
Information And Referral ,
Personal Advocacy, Telephone
Contacts
Adult Sexual Assault, Adults
Molested As Children, Child
Sexual Abuse
Rape
Crisis
Assistance in Filing
Compensation Claims, Criminal
Justice Support Advocacy, Crisis
Counseling, Crisis Hotline
Counseling, Follow-up Contact,
Group Therapy, Information And
Referral , Personal Advocacy,
Telephone Contacts
991 W. Hedding
St., Suite 101
Ph: 408-2961113
Ph:800-8264743
Fax:408-2961117
YWCA IN
SAN
SANTA CLARA JOSE,
COUNTY
95112
CENTRAL
Ph: 408-2954011
YWCA OF
SILICON
VALLEY
CENTRAL
SAN
JOSE,
95112
Ph: 408-2954011
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Resources & Referrals
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Emergency Protective Restraining Orders
24-hour victim counseling and referrals, battered women's shelters,
restraining orders
Legal advice and attorney referrals
Supervised visitation providers in Santa Clara County
Treatment programs for domestic violence batterers and victims
Legal forms and information
What Is the Modest Means Panel?
Can I get free legal services?
Limited scope representation (using a lawyer for just some parts of
your case)
Local legal aid links
Other links
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Other resources
Other counseling services
Resources for children
1. Emergency Protective Restraining Orders
If you need immediate protection -- at any time of the day or night,
including weekends and holidays, call your police department, or
call 911.
Ask the law enforcement agency that responds to your call for an
Emergency Protective Restraining Order.
Emergency Protective Restraining Orders are short term. To get a
restraining order that lasts longer, come to court or ask one of the
agencies below for help.
See our section on restraining orders.
2. 24-hour victim counseling and referrals, battered women's
shelters, restraining orders
Asian Women's
Home (AACI)
San Jose: English,
Cambodian,
Cantonese, Korean,
Lao-Mien, Laotian,
Mandarin, Tagalog,
Thai, Vietnamese. 24hour crisis line.
Asian Pacific
Located at 625 F.
Family Resource
Wool Creek Rd, San
Center
Jose.
(APFRC)(DFCS)
Community
Solutions
408/299-1501 or
408/946-0339
Court-referred
services:
Located in Morgan
408/846-4715
Hill. English, Spanish,
Office: 408/779La Isla Pacifica. 242113
hour crisis line.
Crisis: 408/6834118
Support groups for
Gilroy Family
victims of domestic
Resource Center violence. Located at
(DFCS)
8833 Monterey Rd.,
Gilroy, CA
MAITRI
Office: 408/9752730
Crisis: 408/9752739
Crisis line, counseling,
transitional housing.
Located in Sunnyvale
(English, South Asian
408/846-5000 or
408/441-5286
408/436-8393
(office)
408/436-8398 or
888/862-4874
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Languages)
(crisis line
staffed 9-1)
National
Domestic
Violence Hotline
Call any time
800/799-SAFE
Next Door
Central County:
English, Spanish,
Persian. 24-hour crisis
line. Transitional
housing for women
and children who are
victims of domestic
violence.
S.A.V.E.
Located in Fremont.
English, Spanish. 24hour crisis line.
Shelter services,
counseling, children's
program.
Office: 510/5742250
Crisis: 510/7946055
Located at 1257
Tasman Drive, Suite
Support Network C, Sunnyvale, CA
for Battered
94089; English,
Women
Spanish 24 hours;
Cantonese/Mandarin
weekdays.
Crisis: 800/5722782
Office: 408/5416100
Fax: 408/5411333
Office: 408/5017550
Crisis: 408/2792962 (toll-free
hotline:
800/799-SAFE)
Woman, Inc.
For updated
information on shelter 415/864-4722
vacancies. Spanish
Women's Crisis
Support
Located in Santa
Cruz. English,
Spanish. 24-hour
crisis line. Legal and
shelter services.
Office: 831/4254030
Crisis: 831/6853737
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4. Legal advice and attorney referrals
Asian Law
Alliance
184 E. Jackson Street,
San Jose, CA 95112
408/287-9710
Low -income - free.
Bay Area Legal
Divorce intake - referral
Aid
to Pro Bono. 2 W.
283-3700
(Community
Santa Clara St., San
Legal Services)
Jose
Department of
Human
408/299-2206
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Relations
Dependency
and Legal
Services
Appointed through
courts.
408/995-0442
East Palo Alto
Community
Law Project
1395 Bay Rd., E. Palo
Alto
650/853-1600
Immigrant
Assistance to victims of
415/288-9499
Legal Resource abuse from U.S.
ext. 546
Center
citizens
LawHelp.org
Helps low & moderate
income people find free
legal aid programs in
their communities, and
answers to questions
about their legal rights
Click on
California at the
website to locate
resources in this
state
Lawyer Referral
Santa Clara
Modest Means Panel &
County Bar
408/971-6822
Lawyer Referral
Association
Legal
Advocates for
Children and
Youth (LACY)
Located in San Jose.
Offers free legal and
related social services
408/293-4790
to children and youth
(under age 18) in Santa
Clara County.
Legal Aid
Society of
Santa Clara
County
480 N. First St. San
Jose CA 95103
408/998-5200
Northern Calif.
Senior Legal
Hotline
Legal advice,
assistance and
education for seniors
(located in
Sacramento)
800/222-1753
Palo Alto Bar
Association
405 Sherman Ave.
Palo Alto, CA 94306
650/326-8322
Pro Bono
Project
Using volunteers, offers
access to legal
representation in civil
disputes to low income 408/998-5298
people with cases in
Santa Clara County
Courts
Sacred Heart
Community
Services
Free legal assistance
(typically one afternoon
408/278-2160
a week) for such
matters as domestic
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violence and
immigration. Located at
1381 South First St.,
SJ.
Senior Adults
Legal
Assistance
English, Spanish
(SALA) - 60
years and older
408/295-5991
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6. Supervised visitation providers in Santa Clara County
The Supervised Visitation Provider list is a list of agencies known to
the court that provide supervised visitation.
The list includes the agency or provider location, charges, contact
information, special rules, languages spoken, and other related
information.
7. Treatment programs for domestic violence batterers and
victims
Asian Pacific
Family Resource
Center
(APFRC)(DFCS)
15-week support
group for victims of
domestic violence
(free). Located at
625 F. Wool Creek
Rd, San Jose.
408/299-1501 or
408/946-0339
Bata/Starr
Counseling
Associates
English only
408/450-8370
Center for Healthy
Development
English, Cantonese.
Gay men. Women's 408/985-8115
groups.
Individual, group
(Latino women's)
and family
counseling. Eng.,
CHAC (Community
Span., Mandarin
Health Awareness
650/965-2020
and Cantonese
Council)
(sliding fee).
Located at 711
Church St. Mt. View
CA
Community
Solutions
English, Spanish.
Women's groups.
408/8464715(court
referred
services)
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408/842-7138
(general)
408/683-4118
(crisis)
Domestic Violence
Counseling &
English. Women's
Intervention
groups.
Services
408/261-5890
Family Service
Mid-peninsula
English, Spanish.
Women's groups.
650/326-6576
Harbor Light
Counseling
English.
Heterosexual, Gay,
Lesbian. Women's
groups
408/297-3143
Lighthouse
English, Spanish.
Counseling Center Learning disabled.
408/264-5877
MAITRI
Referral Service for
South Asia women.
Located in
Sunnyvale
408/436-8393
(office)
408/436-8398 or
888/862-4874
(crisis line
staffed 9-1)
New Beginnings
English only
408/615-7865
Next Door
Solutions to
English, Spanish.
Domestic Violence
408/501-7550
Proyecto
Primavera
English, Spanish,
Vietnamese.
Women's groups.
408/278-9031
Santa Clara
County
Department of
Family and
Children's
Services
English, Spanish,
Tagalog. D.F.C.S.,
Juvenile Court
clients.
408/441-5682
Tino Esparza
Community
Counseling
Spanish. Women's
groups.
408/296-3998
Turning Point
Counseling &
Educational
Services
English, Spanish,
Cantonese.
Women's groups.
408/739-2171
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9. Legal forms and information
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Family
Form
Generator
You can also fill out (but not submit) your
forms on line using the EZLegalFile Family
Form Generator. You will be asked
questions, starting with your county.
Judicial
Council
The Judicial Council of California's website
has the forms you need for family law cases.
Download and print your PDF forms (using
Adobe Acrobat), fill them out, and then file
them with the Family Court. You may need
local forms, too. You can get these from this
site.
Law
Library
The County Law Library has most of the
resources you need. It is located at First and
Julian Streets, in downtown San Jose.
State
Codes
For the laws and codes related to your family
law case, go to the Legislative Information
website. (See also local and state rules and
forms.)
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11. What Is the Modest Means Panel?
If you are eligible (based on your income) the Modest Means Panel
can connect you with a lawyer who charges moderate fees.
You can call the Modest Means Panel to find a lawyer who can help
you with your case at:
(408) 971-6822.
Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Or, visit their website at:
www.sccba.com.
12. Can I get free legal services?
The National Legal Services Corporation (like, Legal Aid Society
and Legal Services Foundation) help low-income people who
qualify for free. They do not help people with criminal cases.
If you have been accused of a crime and need free help, talk to the
Public Defender's Office.
Or, when you first go to court, ask the judge to appoint the Public
Defender to your case.
For more information, contact the Public Defender's Office in Santa
Clara County at:
(408) 299-7700
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13. Limited Scope Representation
Limited Scope Representation (LSR) is a way that you can use a
lawyer to help you, so that the lawyer is helping with only certain
parts of your case, as you choose. For more information on how this
works, with examples and form links, see the Family Court's Limited
Scope Representation page.
14. Local legal aid links
These agencies may be able to help you with your case
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Legal Aid Society of Santa Clara County
BayArea Legal Aid
Sacred Heart Community Services
Free Volunteer Legal Services
California Rural Legal Assistance - Helps clients in Gilroy
and South County.
15. Other links
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Superior Court Self Service Office
Superior Court CourtMobile
Superior Court Restraining Order Help Center
Child Abuse Information (Santa Clara County)
Domestic Violence information at the California State Court
Self Help website
Legal Services Corporation - National list of legal services
programs and locater.
Legal Services of Northern California - California's website
for poverty law issues includes links to an long list of legal
referrals
Legal Aid Society - California website with "I-Can" program
(a self-help type program)
LawHelpCalifornia.org - helping low-income Californians
solve legal problems.
Public Interest Clearinghouse - California clearinghouse on
public interest issues.
Find Law - Free legal research on full range of legal issues.
16. Other Resources
Child Abuse and
Neglect Reporting
County Social
Services Child
Abuse Hotlines
(always call 911
in an
San Jose Area
408/299-2071
Gilroy/Morgan
Hill Area
10
emergency!)
408/683-0601
County Child
Abuse and
Neglect Hotline
web page
Palo Alto Area
650/493-1186
Child Abuse Council
of Santa Clara County
408/293-5450
District Attorney Child
Abduction Unit
408/792-2523
Elder Adult
Protective/Reporting
Center
For those 65
years old & over
Long-term care
Daytime hours
ombudsman for
Dependents or Elders After 5 P.M. (or
in Facilities
call local police)
Santa Clara County
Department of Child
Support Services
This office used
to be called the
District Attorney
Family Support
Division
408/928-3860
1/800/414-2002
408/944-0567
800/231-4024
408/503-5200
Toll free:
888/687-7500
Santa Clara County
District Attorney's
Office
408/299-3099
Mediation
services for
Superior Court Family
child custody
Court Services
and visitation
issues.
408/534-5760
Teen Parent Fact
Sheets
Different legal
topics of interest
to teen parents
and youth
Victim/Witness
Assistance Center
Counseling and
emergency
services
408/295-2656
including shelter,
transportation.
List of community
resources for minors
In the Probate
section of this
website
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18. Other counseling services
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DCARA
Counseling for the Deaf,
TTY 408/298-5443
408/298-6770
408/298-5443
EMQ
Children &
Family
Services
Children’s mental health
counseling services,
addiction education and
prevention. English,
Spanish, Vietnamese.
Located in Campbell.
408/379-3796
24 Hour Crisis
Hotline: 877/41CRISIS
Family
Services
English, Spanish,
Vietnamese
408/288-6205
Family
Services
MidPeninsula
English, Spanish
415/326-6576
Gay and
Lesbian
Information
and Referral
408/293-4525
Gilroy
Family
Resource
Center
(DFCS)
Support groups, parenting
408/846-5000 or
classes. Located at 8833
408/441-5286
Monterey Rd., Gilroy, CA
Nuestra
Casa
(DFCS)
Group counseling for
children exposed to
domestic violence.
Services free to residents
of Mayfair neighborhood.
1900 Alum Rock Ave.,
San Jose CA
Parental
Stress
Hotline
Santa Clara
County
Mental
Health
408/251-9491
408/279-8228
Click for the County's
online Mental Health
Professional Services
Directory to look up local
Family Court related
counseling and evaluation
services.
Teen and
Family
Counseling
Center
(TFCC)
Provides affordable
counseling services and
classes for teens and
families, individuals and
groups. Sliding scale fees
based on income.
Click for
website
Located at 307 Orchard
City Drive
Suite #206, Campbell, CA
408/370-9990
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95008
Teen Stress
Hotline
888/247-7717
Vanished
Children's
Alliance
408/296-1113
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20. Resources for Children
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The state (Judicial Council) website has an online booklet
for children, "What's Happening at Court" (English version;
Spanish version) - an activity book for children who are
going to court in California. (See the website for print/PDF
versions.)
Disclaimer: These organizations are not part of the Family Court. We
cannot endorse their products or services.
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