Coordination Capacity
Someone to hold the work together: the needs register, partner conversations, volunteer and intern coordination, and reporting.
Investment could help develop
Consistent partner discovery and follow-up
Volunteer and intern coordination
A maintained needs & capacity register
Regular public status updates
Not yet operating: No coordinator position is funded yet; all leadership is volunteer.
Working estimate: $45,000 — Part-time coordinator, about 20 hrs/week at $35/hr, plus payroll and employment costs.
Victim Advocacy & Local Hotline Response
Older victims of abuse may benefit from a trusted local, trauma-informed advocate and a local line that can answer with elder-abuse-specific preparation.
Investment could help develop
Elder-abuse orientation for a partner's advocates
Consultation and role design
Pilot planning and review
Not yet operating: No advocacy or hotline pathway operates through Elder Justice Fresno, and no partner has agreed to provide one.
Working estimate: $15,000 — Development and pilot planning with a capable partner.
Partner Needed
Pathway development
Emergency Placement Development
Some older adults cannot safely stay where they are, and the search for a safe setting often starts during the crisis.
Investment could help develop
Facility relationships before a crisis
Readiness reviews (Relationship → Readiness → Placement-ready)
Later, carefully governed help with transportation and short-term needs
Not yet operating: No facility is placement-ready yet. EJF does not place elders, reserve beds, or guarantee funding, and no stabilization fund is operating.
Working estimate: $10,000 — Relationship and readiness work with care and housing organizations.
Community Education
Families, professionals, and community members who can recognize abuse and respond early.
Investment could help develop
Senior center presentations
Care facility trainings
Fraud prevention workshops
Printed materials
Not yet operating: Some training topics are still in development.
Working estimate: $10,000 — Presentations, workshops, and materials.
Volunteer & Intern Development
Prepared people behind every pathway, with training before any sensitive role.
Investment could help develop
Volunteer onboarding
Training materials and guest instructors
A supervised community-capacity internship lane
Working estimate: $7,500 — Onboarding, materials, and supervision.
Future Phase
Pathway development
Restorative Elder & Family Practice
Some families want repair and accountability, when it is safe and voluntary for the older adult.
Investment could help develop
An elder-justice bridge for already-trained practitioners
Safety screening and process-fit design
A small, supervised pilot
Not yet operating: This is not yet a referral service; family mediation and restorative dialogue are not offered through Elder Justice Fresno.
Working estimate: $10,000 — Bridge training, safety screening design, and a small pilot.
Transportation & Access
Getting to appointments, services, and community life.
Investment could help develop
Mapping existing options
Partner development where gaps remain
Not yet operating: No transportation pathway operates through Elder Justice Fresno.
Shared Infrastructure
Simple tools that help people and partners see what exists and what is being built.
Investment could help develop
Public status pages and the needs register
Partner tools — only after a pathway has been worked through by people first
Support is for EASI's development work. It does not purchase a role in a pathway, a referral, or an endorsement, and prospective partners are not named here without their permission.