January 2023 Rachel Brooks

Rachel came to the CCVLP with a proposition to start a new, weekly clinic specifically assisting pro se individuals with lay guardian and conservator reports.

Why do you volunteer with the CCVLP?

I have a goal - and I am not perfect, but this is a goal - of helping our legal system handle the tremendous need in the area of guardianship and conservatorship, to assist lay people who are doing the real labor of caring for loved ones with disabilities, and to hopefully help people seek out alternatives to guardianship or conservatorship, such as supported decision making.

Some words from staff about Rachel:

"Rachel is a FORCE. Not only did she come to us with a plan to volunteer weekly to fill this need that she had identified, but by doing so she has totally revamped our guardianship program and injected us with her contagious enthusiasm. Watching her work is amazing, she has so much knowledge and gusto and is able to get an entire report done in her two-hour clinic. She is really going above and beyond for us, our clients, and our community. It's hard to put our gratitude into words!"

"The manner in which Rachel speaks with CCVLP clients is so full of compassion and understanding. Her 'bed-side-manner', if you will, is just amazing; clients leave her appointments feeling cared for and listened to, which is truly invaluable."

January 2023 Attorney Volunteers:

Samantha Balmes, Josh Bean, Rachel Brooks, Conor Buie, Chelsey Butchard, Gideon Caron, Mark Carter, Ed Dawson, Chelsie Elliott, Peter Fels, Philip Foster, Moloy Good, Marlene Hansen, Jess Hardy, Lincoln Harvey, Scott Horenstein, Jennifer Joslin, Jeff Keddie, Juliet Laycoe, Beatrice Lucas, Jeffrey Peterson, Mercedes Riggs, Amber Rushbanks, Anna Vujovic, Marisa Nelson, Michelle Prosser, and thank you to support staff at Stahancyk, Kent & Hook.

If you ' re interested in volunteering, email mia@ccvlp.org

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