Partners-Providers
How organizations can participate
Spanish and Mixteco interpreters are available to assist you. Find them at the Information/Welcome Tent.
Secular, nonpartisan, and non-profit organizations that can provide onsite services of value to the community may be eligible to participate in Swap Meet Justice/Justicia Tianguera. No products can be sold or advertised and all on-site services must be free.
Organizations that can provide Spanish-speaking representatives and who can accomplish tasks on-site that are usually done at offices, such as filling out applications, are given priority.
Participating organizations are provided with free tented space (equivalent of 10’x10’), a table, and 2 chairs. Morning coffee, snacks, and a taco lunch is provided to organization participants. There is access to electricity and a copier. Participants are expected to be at their booths from 9am to 3pm.To better serve the community, we expect all participants to network among the other providers present, and, when possible, to involve voluteers.
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Partner-Providers FAQs
Do returning partners need to RSVP?
Yes, we ask that you RSVP every time. You can do this by text or email ac@swapmeetjustice.org along with any revisions in space or equipment needs!
“How do I become a partner?”
Fill out our application: https://swapmeetjustice.org/how-to-participate/
“My client/friend/neighbor has a question NOW!”
Please have them check out our website at swapmeetjustice.org and/or contact (805) 616-2715.
What are the expectations for provider-partner services?
- We encourage organizations to provide as complete a service as they can to the community right there in their tents. If you have applications, forms or signup sheets, please bring them with you, either on paper or laptops, in lieu of asking a community member to complete them by themselves later online or requiring them to come to an office during the week to do the same thing.
- If a fairgoer must make an appointment by phone, please provide them with a name of a person who can assist them in their preferred language, along with their direct number and extension.
- All services, information and items provided at the fair must be completely free to the community and we don’t permit sales or fundraising. Giveaways of swag are popular and who doesn’t love one of those spinning wheels? Small gift cards have been given out for various things, like filling out Medi-Cal forms or participating in a survey.
Languages
Spanish is the predominant language, so having at least one bilingual staff member is essential. If you have single-language resource material, we estimate that +90% should be in Spanish. Mixtec languages and Tagalog are also spoken there. If you have no bilingual tent staff, we will try to team you up with a bilingual volunteer. Find Monica Salas at the citizenship tent to see if she has some bilingual teen volunteers. We have two professional Mixtec interpreters you can call over when necessary stationed at the Information Booth
Vehicle access and set-up time
- If you need a vehicle to drop off your equipment, there is a window between 6:00 – 7:30 am before swap meet personnel block all vehicular traffic at 7:30 am. (See the attached map below.) Otherwise, equipment needs to be brought in by hand.
- If your set-up includes a van or similar vehicle as a base for your services, tell me so I can leave space for it. For accompanying tents, see above.
- If you are lost or need assistance, we are always at the site at 6:00 am getting set up and are happy to assist you. Contact us by phone or text at (805) 368-4923.
Our Business Center
Our business center in the lobby of the gym can assist you with photocopying, printing, access to wifi (hotspots), and device recharging.
