Family & Children's Law Center

04/22/2022

Interested in learning more about what services we provide, how to get assistance, and who we helped in 2022? Check out our April 2022 Newsletter.

04/15/2022

We've been busy! Over the last few months FACLC has seen an influx of low-income clients needing our services with a significant increase in domestic violence victims and unaccompanied minors. As always, our mission is to enable access to the courts and to provide safety to families and children in Marin.

03/29/2022

FACLC is hiring! Come join our amazing team and do incredible work that is truly making a difference in our community.

Family & Children's Law Center is now hiring for the position of Bilingual (Spanish) Family Law Attorney in San Rafael. Apply today.

03/17/2022

To continue our series on getting to know our FACLC team, I wanted to introduce myself. My name is Sandra Gonzalez and I am a Bilingual Legal Assistant at Family and Children’s Law Center.

I was born in Mexico and have lived in Novato for 30 years. I have a loving husband and 4 beautiful children, all being raised and taught in the same area where I grew up and call home. I have worked in many positions, continuously growing and giving back to our community. As a part of the Latino community, I know how scary it is to be confronted with legal terms and try and understand the process. I have experienced this fear firsthand. Here at FACLC, we help clients understand the process and not be afraid of the legal system. That is why I am so grateful to be working at FACLC. My co-workers are not only brilliant and strong women, but they have heart. I love working here because we are making a difference in someone’s life and allowing them to understand the process in their own language. I’m happy to say I am part of a community that gives me an opportunity to grow and helps make a difference.

03/14/2022

This is a major advancement for protecting women from domestic violence and sexual assault ― a tragedy faced by one in three women in this country.”

After years of ugly fights, lawmakers reauthorized the lifesaving law through 2027 and added new protections for Native women and LGBTQ people.

03/14/2022

FACLC is thrilled that Congress has reauthorized the Violence Against Women Act.

This life saving legislation also includes additional resources and protections for rural communities, LGBTQ survivors, and Native American women.

03/09/2022

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03/08/2022

Today is , a day when we celebrate how far we've come to advance the rights of women and reflect what work we need to continue to do in order to further women's equality.

03/04/2022

To continue our series in getting to know our FACLC team, I wanted to introduce myself. My name is Gabrielle Gaetani and I am a bilingual staff attorney at the Family and Children’s Law Center. I handle all of our Special Immigrant Juvenile Visa cases. Prior to working at FACLC, I worked with domestic violence survivors in San Francisco at La Casa de la Madres and I was an aide to U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer handling immigration issues. I earned my law degree from the and my bachelor’s degree in Social Welfare and Spanish from .

What I love about this work is being able to assist vulnerable immigrant youth in finding stable living environments and immigration status. I have worked at FACLC since 2011 and I am grateful for the supportive work environment and collaborative legal community.

03/01/2022

Today is the first day of Women's History Month! Our organization was founded in 1985 by a group of amazing women that continue to be leaders in our community. Their mission at the time was to provide low-income women the same access to legal services as their higher earning husbands.

While our mission has grown and changed over the years, we still embody the ideals of our founders, that people should have access to to legal services regardless of income or gender.

As an organization run by women, we very much celebrate this month and all our founders have strived to accomplish.
We continue to advocate for the rights of women and the LGBTQI+ community, especially in cases of domestic violence, where these communities continue to be victimized at much higher rates.

02/25/2022

To continue our series in getting to know the FACLC team, I wanted to introduce myself. My name is Adrea Tencer and I am thrilled to be working as a bilingual staff attorney at the Family and Children's Law Center. Prior to working at FACLC I represented domestic violence survivors in San Mateo County at CORA (Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse). I earned my law degree at UC Hastings Law and my bachelor’s degree in Molecular and Cell Biology at UC Berkeley. Additionally, I serve on the board of directors of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

What I love about this work is connecting with individuals who are in transition periods in their lives and helping them navigate the legal system. I feel fortunate to be part of this wonderful team here at FACLC. Having grown up in the Bay Area, I appreciate being able to serve this community by facilitating access to the legal system for low-income individuals.