Req.#10452
RESOLUTIONNO. 36485
1 BY REQUEST OF DEPUTY MAYOR LADENBURG AND COUNCIL
2 MEMBER TALBERT
3 WHEREAS the City is committed to addressing the issue of domestic
4 violence in our community, and
5 WHEREAS centralizing services to domestic violence victims and their
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families will enhance the community's response to domestic violence, and
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8 WHEREAS the City of Tacoma and Pierce County are partnering to
9 create a combined agency, the Tacoma-Pierce County Family Justice Center
10 ("Family Justice Center"), to centralize services to domestic violence victims
I 1 and their families, and
1 2 WHEREAS the Family Justice Center concept is based on a model in
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San Diego that provides victims of domestic violence with a "one-stop"
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opportunity to obtain a wide array of services and support from social service
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16 and governmental agencies in one central location, and
1 7 WHEREAS staff from the City Attorney's Office, Tacoma Police
18 Department, General Services Department, and Human Rights and Human
19 Services Department have been involved in the development of the Family
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Justice Center since its inception, and
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22 WHEREAS the Family Justice Center will be comprised of two groups of
23 partners, governmental/criminal justice partners and non-governmental/community
24 partners, and
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WHEREAS the Family Justice Center will provide access to many
services including law enforcement, prosecution, non-profit victim agencies,
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3 civil legal advocates, faith-based programs, counseling providers, translation
4 services, and others in one location, and
5 WHERES an interlocal agreement between the City ...
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