Domestic Violence Information and Referral Center (DVIRC) A collaborative, interactive website for domestic violence agencies.

What is the DVIRC? The DVIRC is a collaborative effort of the Domestic Violence Agencies in the 9 Bay Area counties. Mission: As an online interactive community network, the Domestic Violence Information and Referral Center (DVIRC) provides a safe space for member Bay Area domestic violence service providers to share, network, and access updated information so that effective and appropriate resources and referrals can be offered to domestic violence survivors.

DVIRC Participating Agencies Alameda County A Safe Place, Oakland Family Violence Law Center, Oakland Shalom Bayit, Oakland Narika, Berkeley Safe Alternatives to Violent Environment (SAVE), Fremont Emergency Shelter Program, Hayward San Francisco County Arab Cultural and Community Center (ACCC), San Francisco Asian Women’s Resource Center/Gum Moon Women’s Residence, San Francisco Asian Women’s Shelter, San Francisco Bay Area Legal Aid, San Francisco Community United Against Violence, San Francisco Donaldina Cameron House, San Francisco Jewish Family and Children’s Services – Dream House, San Francisco Legal Aid Society - Employment Law Center, San Francisco Riley Center – Saint Vincent de Paul Society, San Francisco San Francisco Department on the Status of Women, San Francisco San Francisco Sherriff’s Department; Survivor Empowerment Program, San Francisco Volunteer Legal Services Program/BASF, San Francisco WOMAN, Inc., San Francisco San Mateo County Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse (CORA), San Mateo Santa Clara County Asian Americans for Community Involvement, San Jose Maitri, San Jose Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence, San Jose Support Network For Battered Women, YWCA, San Jose

The project was developed by WOMAN, Inc. and Force by Design. It is funded by The Women’s Foundation of California, The Verizon Foundation and Blue Shield of California.

Who can be a member: Only those agencies considered Domestic Violence (DV) agencies will be given access to the DVIRC to ensure confidentiality of information shared on the website. A Domestic Violence (DV) agency is any organization covered by the California Codes Evidence Code that provides confidentiality privilege between DV agencies and their clients.

Find Resources: Allows advocates to search for resources through drop down menu filters and a general search capability.

Find Resources: Agency Page On the Agency Page advocates will find information regarding the Agency’s name, mission, and website.

Find Resources: Service Location Page A Service Location represents a physical location where the Agency provides services to the community. The Service Location Page provides contact information.

Find Resources: Service Detail Page Each Service Location has one or more services. The Service Details Page provides the specifics of that service.

Resources Found On DVIRC  Advocacy  Aids Resources  Batterer Resources  Child Care  Child Care during Support Groups  Children Resources  Counseling  Disability  DV Advocacy  DV Case management  DV Crisis Line  DV Crisis Peer Counseling  DV Outreach  DV Programs (not Shelters)  DV Restraining Orders  DV Shelters  DV Support Groups  DV Therapy  DV Training  Educational Workshops  Employment Services  Family Peer Counseling  Financial Aid /Financial Guidance  Food/ Clothing  Health Services  Homeless Shelters  Housing  Housing - Evictions  Housing - Information Lines  Housing - Rent Assistance  Housing - Trans., Hous. for Homl Fmls  Immigrant Resources  Legal Services  LGBTQ  Medical Services  Mental Health  Motels  National Resources  Other Crisis/Information Lines  Parenting Skills  Peer Counseling  Peer Support Groups  Pet Care & Shelters  Law Enforcement/Criminal Justice  Safe House  Senior Resources  Sexual Assault/Rape  Sex work/Trafficking  Social Services  Substance Abuse Resources  Support Groups  Teen/ Youth Resources  Sex Work/Trafficking  Transitional Housing(Confidential)  Transitional Housing(Non - Confidential)  Transportation  Victim Services  Other Crisis/Information Lines  Volunteer Opportunity

Find Resources: The Map View easily allows advocates to locate resources for a client in their preferred geographic location.

Find Resources: The Print View allows advocates to print the contact information for referral services to be handed to clients.

Reports: Four reports are generated for data gathering purposes: 1)Received Referrals 2)Referrals Made 3)Available Beds 4) Waiting List

Community: Allows the Domestic Violence Network to create a shared calendar of events in the DV community, access best practices, training resources, and other information and materials.

Get Ideas: Advocates can post ideas that can begin a conversation.

Get Answers: Advocates can post questions they need answered. This is a good way to organize the question and answers interchange without flooding you with s.

Reference Documents: Advocates can upload documents into libraries to share with other agencies and searchable feature allows users to enter keywords to support searching and selecting of the proper library for documents. Libraries currently on DVIRC (more can be created)

DVIRC Contact Information To learn more, contact Mariya Taher (415) ext 325