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January 13, 2016
Re: Viridiana Sanchez Alvez
To Whom in May oncern,
Thi! le""er i! "o con#irm "ha" Viridiana Sanchez Alvez received
!ervice! a" "he $a"e%ay
en"er on January 13, 2016& Viridiana a''lied #or a
re!"rainin( order and %ill )e
re"urnin( "omorro% "o !ee a *ud(e& Ty'ically, *u!" a''lyin(
#or and receivin( a re!"rainin(order i! an all day 'roce!!&
+a'er! mu!" )e com'le"ed in "he mornin(, 'ar"ici'an"! %ai" "o
!ee "he *ud(e in "he early a#"ernoon )u" are no" (iven an e-ac"
"ime )ecau!e i" i! u' "o "he
*ud(e a! "o %hen "o revie% "he a''lica"ion!., and #inally, mu!"
%ai" #or "heir co'ie! "ore"urn in "he la"e a#"ernoon "y'ically
around /:30 '&m&.& The 'roce!! i! in"en!e and
drainin( a! %ell a! "imecon!umin(& Ty'ically, on "he day
"ha" a 'ar"ici'an" a''lie! #or a
re!"rainin( order "here i! very li""le "ime le#" over "o e-'lore
and revie% our o"her!ervice!& reuen"ly, 'ar"ici'an"! re"urn #or
!everal vi!i"! over "he cour!e o# a %ee or "en
day! in order "o acce!! !ervice! nece!!arily "o achieve !a#e"y
and !"a)ili"y& The!e !ervice!
may include advocacy !ervice! #rom a dome!"ic violence 'ro(ram
a! a re!ul" o# dome!"ic
violence, coun!elin( rela"ed "o an e-'erience o# dome!"ic
violence4 and (uidance %i"h!a#e"y 'lannin( or o"her ac"ion! "o
increa!e !a#e"y #rom #u"ure dome!"ic violence,
includin( "em'orary or 'ermanen" re!iden"ial reloca"ion&
A! you no%, 5re(on la% allo%! em'loyee! "o "ae un'aid "ime o##
"o deal %i"h i!!ue!
ari!in( #rom )ein( a vic"im o# dome!"ic a)u!e& or e-am'le,
em'loyer! are reuired "o
allo% #or rea!ona)le "ime o## "o !ee le(al or la% en#orcemen"
a!!i!"ance, "o !ee medical"rea"men" or "o recover #rom in*urie!,
and "o reloca"e or "ae !"e'! "o !ecure an e-i!"in(
home& our human re!ource! de'ar"men" liely ha! addi"ional
in#orma"ion re(ardin(
reuiremen"! o# "he la%&
We a''recia"e and a''laud your !u''or" o# Viridiana %hile !he
%or! "hrou(h a com'le-
!i"ua"ion& +lea!e do no" he!i"a"e "o con"ac" "he $a"e%ay
en"er i# you need any addi"ionalin#orma"ion&
Sincerely,
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Gateway Center for Domestic Violence Services is a drop-in center
for victims of domestic violence and their children administered by
the City of Portland in
partnership with Multnomah County and a variety of public and
private partners. wide variety of services are offered at the
Gateway Center by more than !"
different a#encies in one convenient$ comfortable$ and home-li%e
sett in#.
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