Caroline Haas
Los Angeles,CA
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Access Center Case Manager
Safe Place For Youth
Venice, CA
06.2024 - Current
- Serves as one of two on-site case managers, overseeing a caseload of 50+ clients.
- Conducts needs assessments for youth ages 18-25, and develops personalized service plans regarding housing stability, employment, education, parenting, substance use and mental health support.
- Provides one-on-one case management utilizing trauma-informed, strengths-based, housing-first and harm reduction practices.
- Coordinates referrals and warm handoffs to shelters, transitional housing, permanent housing, counseling, legal aid, and employment programs.
- Develops enriching programs such as Walk Group, Annual Pride Event and Coffee with Outreach.
- Supports youth in crisis through de-escalation techniques and safety planning.
- Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to deliver comprehensive wraparound support.
- Maintains accurate and comprehensive documentation in case management systems (HMIS).
- Trains new staff on case management practices.
- Advocates for client needs during internal and external meetings.
- Advocated before the LA county board of supervisors to maintain TAY funding.
Arts Advocate
Arts For La
Los Angeles, CA
03.2024 - 06.2024
- Competitively selected to participate in program for developing and advancing arts advocacy initiatives for a four-month project.
- Advocated for equitable arts funding in LA through public comment and coalition engagement.
- Collaborated with local art advocates to develop campaigns centered on cultural equity.
- Mobilized communities by engaging in arts workshops and storytelling circles.
- Conducted research on arts funding and crafted grant proposals for projects.
Outreach and Engagement Support Worker
Safe Place For Youth
Venice, CA
08.2023 - 06.2024
- Responsible for engaging homeless youth located directly in the field and introducing them to our organization's essential services.
- Directly connects youth to transitional housing opportunities through the completion of referrals and networking with internal and external housing sites.
- Supports youth by providing transportation to assist in moving their vital belongings, attending job interviews, and medical and legal appointments.
- Coordinates group activities to promote social skills and positive interactions.
- Collaborates with community organizations to enhance client resources and services.
Wardrobe Assistant
Topanga productions
Santa Clarita, CA
02.2023 - 06.2023
- Excelled in high-pressure, fast-paced environment of a large-budget television production.
- Anticipated and prioritized daily needs for 13 department members.
- Managed wardrobe inventory, ensuring return and accountability for over 5,000 costumes.
- Collaborated with key customers to dress hundreds of background characters daily and realize designer's vision.
- Demonstrated resilience by consistently working 12-hour days over several months.
Wardrobe Assistant
Minim Productions
Los Angeles, CA
06.2022 - 02.2023
Intern
TheBridge2Hope
Amsterdam, NL
08.2019 - 12.2019
- Interned at Amsterdam based-organization that supports survivors of human trafficking and sexual exploitation.
- Met daily with survivors of human trafficking, attending to mental health and well-being.
- Assembled resources to access food, mental health facilities, health care, and housing in Amsterdam.
- Participated in team meetings to discuss program enhancements and client feedback.
- Thesis paper: “Human Trafficking in a Sex Positive Environment.” Researched how human trafficking thrives under the economics of tourism in Amsterdam's Red Light District.
Research Intern
Feminist Majority Foundation
Beverly Hills, CA
06.2019 - 08.2019
- Interned for the oldest feminist foundation in the U.S.
- Conducted research and compiled data on anti-abortion violence directed at health care patients and monitored anti-abortion literature and websites for the National Clinic Access Project.
- Researched on behalf of the Choices Campus Leadership Project and networked with college campus groups to bolster pro-choice advocacy and feminist work on those campuses.
- Compiled data for Policing NCWP Research (2019) to advocate for higher rates of female employment within San Francisco PD.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Gender, Sexuality, And Feminist Studies
Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH05-2021
High School Diploma - Music & Theatre
Orange County School of The Arts
Santa Ana06-2017
Timeline
Access Center Case Manager
Safe Place For Youth
06.2024 - Current
Arts Advocate
Arts For La
03.2024 - 06.2024
Outreach and Engagement Support Worker
Safe Place For Youth
08.2023 - 06.2024
Wardrobe Assistant
Topanga productions
02.2023 - 06.2023
Wardrobe Assistant
Minim Productions
06.2022 - 02.2023
Intern
TheBridge2Hope
08.2019 - 12.2019
Research Intern
Feminist Majority Foundation
06.2019 - 08.2019
Bachelor of Arts - Gender, Sexuality, And Feminist Studies
Oberlin College
High School Diploma - Music & Theatre
Orange County School of The Arts