Government funding for emergency shelters is being reduced.
Can you help?
Until domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking are eliminated in Placer County, we need help to ensure that victims have a safe place to escape their violent environments.
When you support Stand Up Placer, you are providing a safe space, therapy, life skills, legal advocacy, peace of mind and a lifeline for a brighter and safer future.
Will you help?
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Stand Up Placer provides the following services:
24/7 confidential Crisis Line - 1.800.575.5352 Emergency Safe House for survivors and their children Human Trafficking Services and Drop-In Center 24 hour Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) Individual crisis intervention services, therapy and advocacy DV/SA/HT Individual and Group Therapy, and Support Groups Legal Advocacy Rapid Re-Housing Food, clothing and personal necessities Translation services for non-English speakers Education and outreach, speaking engagements, training, panel discussions ... |
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Volunteers and the great work done by our volunteers is the lifeblood of our organization. Without your help we could not complete our mission.
There are many opportunities to get involved and in many different ways at Stand Up Placer.
These are just a few of the opportunities available to help:
- Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) Advocate
- Crisis Line Counselor
- Life Skills Instructors -
- Court Advocate
- Legal Support / Attorney / Paralegal
- Group Facilitator
- Child Play Specialist
- Community Outreach Presenter
- Event and Fundraising Associates
- Grant Writing
- Database Analyst
- Newsletter Contributor
- Thrift Store Associates
- Office Associates
- Maintenance and repair
If interested,
please call 530.823.6224 or email us here
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Check out our website at standupplacer.org for additional information and links to local and national providers.
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Check out the
job listings
on our website for new openings and opportunities. It is constantly being updated.
We are currently looking for Therapists, Crisis Counselors and Outreach Specialists.
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Our community has witnessed two domestic violence related incidents in the last 10 days.
 In the first incident in Roseville on July 3rd a man who shot his wife later turned himself in to law enforcement. His wife was rushed to hospital where she remains in hospital with critical gunshot injuries.
In the second incident a
woman was found shot to death about 12:45 a.m. on July 10, in her Auburn apartment, officers said.
Deputies searched for the assailant, who was found about 2:40 a.m. at the Newcastle Cemetery on Taylor Road. The gunman fired at deputies, who returned fire, but nobody was hit, officials said. The woman lies on the coroners slab at the morgue, while her children are being cared for by the appropriate authorities.
Our law enforcement officers and staff in Placer County do an awesome job. They are as well trained as any other force in the nation. Thanks to them most of us remain safe.
Sadly, the victim in this second case did not survive, and we need to do more toward prevention of domestic violence. What can you do to help?
Click here to like our Facebook page and help share awareness about domestic violence in the community.
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Representatives from Stand Up Placer have recently participated in a number of community outreach events and speaking engagements.
On June 21st we participated in the Elder Abuse Awareness Event in Auburn, where we met many people and shared information on services we have to offer our senior community.
 From June 20th to 22nd a group from our sexual assault team attended the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CALCASA) conference in Sacramento.
 Big thanks to South Placer Rotary Club for inviting Stand Up Placer to present information on the epidemics of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking in Placer County as well as the very important work being done at Stand Up Placer to serve survivors in our community.
 We were recently blessed by Zachary G who chose Stand Up Placer for his Eagle Scout project! Zachary organized the entire event and all the volunteers to build bike racks, garden boxes and paint our fire lane.
Support from the community makes this a better place for our survivors!!
It is important they know you care.
Thank you Zachary.
If you are interested in scheduling a presentation or review of our programs or want to help in some way then feel free to email the
development team.
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Our 6th Annual Stand Up & Run/Fun Walk 5K/10K event will be on October 1, 2016 in Roseville.
We would love to hear from you if interested in volunteering for this event.
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Program Updates
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Interesting Information:
Between July 1, 2015 and June 30, 2016 we answered 3,726 Crisis Line calls. We have highly trained Crisis Counselors answering the calls, but it is never an easy task.
At a cost of $43.00 per call that amounts to $160,218 in expenses.
So far in 2016 we have provided:
A total 12,874 services to 1,166 survivors - 179 male, 977 female, 9 unknown and 1 transgender.
For Domestic Violence (DV):
we provided 9,673 services to 990 survivors - 152 male, 828 female, 1 unknown and 1 transgender.
For Sexual Assault (SA):
we provided 3,525 services to 274 survivors - 38 male, 233 female and 3 unknown.
For Human Trafficking (HT):
we provided 892 services to 72 survivors - 10 male, 61 female, 1 unknown.
This is a 600% increase over the whole of 2015.
As of June 30, 2016 Stand Up Placer staff and volunteers have provided the following services to survivors:
4,952 Safe Bed Nights in the Safe House for 49 adults and 40 children.
This is a 36% increase over the same period last year.
6,700 Safe Bed Nights in the Rapid Re-Housing program for 18 adults and 27 children.
This is a 95% increase over the same period last year.
Our SART Team received a total of 22 Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) calls; 21 female, 1 male.
Our SART volunteers accompanied 20 females to SART exams for forensic evidence gathering.
Our crisis counselors received 1,580 Crisis Line calls; 284 from Law Enforcement officers.
Our Legal Advocates assisted 73 survivors with Temporary Restraining Orders (TRO's); 68 female, 5 male.
Our Legal Advocates accompanied 51 female survivors to court appearances.
Our Therapists provided 453 individual therapy sessions; 359 for DV survivors and 94 for SA survivors.
Our Child Therapists provided individual therapy to 132 children; 91 for DV survivors, 40 for SA survivors and 1 for an HT survivor.
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Success Stories
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Cherise was referred to Stand Up Placer by law enforcement; escaping a 20-year abusive relationship. When her abuser tried to kill her she escaped to the Safe House. This was in February 2015. She was quickly accepted through our intake process by a trained crisis counselor. She spent 90 days in the Safe House, receiving one-on-one counseling services, individual therapy, group therapy, legal advocacy, accompaniment to court, transportation, food, clothing, safety planning, and local partner services throughout her stay. Her therapist saw her regularly and provided a caring ear for her to express her thoughts, feelings and fears related to the trauma she had experienced. Cherise has a healthy thirst for understanding and knowledge about her inner experiences and has developed awareness, insight, self-acceptance and has learned to focus on her strengths.
Cherise achieved her goal of transitioning in to our Rapid Re-Housing program without vehicle transportation, a limited income, and minimal support system in place. She took advantage of all services provided her while in the Rapid Re-Housing program, including D.V. 101, co-dependency group therapy, D.V. support groups, financial, emotional, job readiness, and career development classes. Cherise found part time employment that has helped her augment her social security income and has been accepted for a second year in Rapid Re-Housing.
Cherise
has shown growth in many areas, her self-esteem has improved immensely and she has demonstrated great resiliency in bouncing back from a situation that left her with only the clothes on her back and the inherent courage to begin a new healthy and empowered life on her own.
Cherise is well on the way to self-sufficiency, but will always harbor the scars of her past. She has grown so much we hardly recognize this is the same person we first met in February 2015.
Thanks to Cherise for letting us share this story.
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Stand-Up Employees and Volunteers
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Congratulations to our Housing Manager Chivas Mays and Housing Advocate Jackie Romero for their award of a grant from California Office of Emergency Services to fund the Transitional Housing program.
This funding will help ensure survivors have a place to stay when they leave the Safe House and are waiting for more permanent housing and this in turn will help them stay independent and supported during their recovery.
Congratulat
ions Chivas and Jackie - you are doing a Stand Up job.
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Volunteer Updates
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We promised you a survey to gauge your interest in some new ideas we are considering. You should expect to see the survey in the next few days.
We encourage you all to please respond to the survey. we promise to analyze, compile and communicate your thoughts. Thank you in anticipation.
Volunteers Needed for Human Trafficking Drop-In Center.
We are currently looking for volunteers to staff our human trafficking drop-in center. We need volunteers to work the front desk and to also teach classes, such as job readiness, yoga, knitting, cooking, etc.- really anything related to self-care, educational attainment or job readiness.
Volunteers Needed for Stand Up and Run event.
We are looking for volunteers to help with the upcoming run, and many administrative duties, grant writers, communication specialists, website designers, database support, and community outreach.
Whether you have a lot of time to give or just a little, we need your help and support. We simply can't do it without you.
and find out how you can change a life.
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Recent Funding
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We were recently awarded Community Benefit Funds from the City of Roseville.
Thank You for supporting services for survivors of Domestic Violence in the community.
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Wish Lists
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Click on the Safe-House-Needs
button for a list of much needed items to support our Emergency Safe House
Click on the Drop-In Center Needs
button for items needed to set up our new human trafficking drop-in center in Roseville.
We are eager to open this great new facility to survivors of sex trafficking and we are in urgent need of the items on the list to get this off the ground. A grand opening will be coming very soon.
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Confidentiality and Privilege
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Survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking are guaranteed certain rights.
CIT certified staff and volunteers at Stand Up Placer hold privilege and are trained to ensure that all communication with a survivor is confidential and privileged.
Confidentiality: means that we will not discuss personal information with any third party. Confidential information is not always privileged, i.e. some information may be disclosed to funders, law enforcement and service partners.
Privilege: means that a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking holds a legal privilege to refuse to disclose and to further prevent disclosure of confidential communication between themselves and CIT certified staff and volunteers in criminal, civil or administrative proceedings. [See Cal. Evidence Code
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1035-1038, et seq.]
Waivers: There are opportunities for a victim to waive the privilege and there are mandatory reporting requirements that override privilege [in cases of child or elder harm, self harm, criticality to a criminal case]. More details are available by reference to the code or by calling us at Stand Up Placer on 1.800.575.5352.
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Remember, if you consider a
donation to Stand Up Placer you have chosen to save a life.
Sincerely,
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Saving lives by empowering survivors and educating communities to stand up to domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking"
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