Spindrift December 12, 2019

PROGRAM 

Was introduced by Secretary Richard Swinney, who presented Tracy Theodore, representing the Family Justice Center of Orange County. They are one of 17 agencies under one roof, paid for by the City of Anaheim, 150 Vermont Avenue. Tracy made the point that if you grow up in a family that has violence, it’s sort of a “way of life” and seems normal to those in such families. The Center serves survivors or domestic violence, child abuse, elder abuse, and sexual assault and they have an organized process for helping those deal with their specific situations. They not only “provide a safe welcoming environment where victims of domestic violence, child abuse, and sexual assault can get or support services” but they also “provide multi-disciplinary teams of detectives, victim advocates, prosecuting attorneys and other social service providers who work together to ensure client safety, help clients access needed services and provide support for the investigation and prosecution of criminal cases.”