American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers - Southern California Chapter

The Southern California Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyer supported the following organizations in 2009:

Kid's Turn San Diego: Kid's Turn is the only program in San Diego county working with the whole family to achieve a child centered and healthy divorce. Its programs are known throughout the United States and have been in San Diego since 1996. It is a low cost solution for families experiencing the pain of divorce or separation. While many of Kids= Turn families are court ordered, a growing number of families are taking Kid's Turn workshops because of the recommendation of an attorney, teacher and counselor or because of their own desire to make this traumatic life change as healthy for their families as possible.
Center for Community Solutions in San Diego: Since 1969, the Center for Community Solutions has been creating safe and healthy communities with a core emphasis on the treatment and prevention of sexual assault and relationship violence.
San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program: This program is one of San Diego's premier public interest not for profit law firms serving more than 6,000 indigent and disadvantaged county residents each year. Since its inception in July, 1983, San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program has been encouraging, facilitating and enabling the volunteer participation of attorneys, law students and other advocates in service of the most vulnerable members of the San Diego community.
Hannah's House at Real Solutions Center for Children in San Diego: Hannah's House insures that children are able to maintain a healthy relationship with both parents preserving the child's self-esteem and preventing future mental/emotional/physical health problems. Access to court ordered visitation for young children with a parent is often an issue of delayed or unavailable justice for parents and children. Hannah's House exists to provide these vulnerable children with a future full of promise to help children during the transition of divorce and separation.
Vista Hill Parent Care Family Recovery Center in San Diego: Vista Hill recently celebrated its 50th anniversary of serving San Diego county families struggling with substance abuse, domestic violence, mental illness and related issues. In 1993, in recognition of the growing crisis of drug addicted new borns, Vista Hill committed to serving San Diego=s regions most at risk families. Since that time, the Vista Hill Parent Care Family Recovery Center has provided substance abuse recovery and parenting services to pregnant and parenting women; fathers/partners; newborn infants and young children in East San Diego county and nearby regions. The majority of parent care families are involved in either the Family Court or juvenile court dependency system and are often referred by these courts.
Human Options Orange County: This is a battered women's shelter founded in 1981. It provides outreach help and runs two housing facilities, provides extensive counseling and helps residents obtain legal help. This is a well run organization dedicated to preserving the sanctity of the family home.
Levitt & Quinn Center in Los Angeles County: This center is devoted to providing attorneys to represent low and moderate income families with family law issues in the court system.
The Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law in Los Angeles County: The center protects victims of domestic violence and promotes the well being of children living in poverty. This center also provides free family law assistance and legal education to the public.
Haven Hills, Inc. in Los Angeles County: Provides safety and support to victims of domestic violence while working to break the cycle of abuse. Haven Hills offers shelter, crisis intervention, counseling, advocacy. Haven Hills endeavors to increase community awareness of domestic violence issues and bring about societal change through education and public policy advocacy.