By: Sara Tienda, Community Based Services Manager February was Teen Dating Violence Awareness & Prevention Month, and to empower our community, on February 10th we hosted our 9th annual “Love
By: Arezoo Shahbazi Roa, Prevention & Community Education Director One in every three teenagers will experience physical, sexual, or emotional abuse in a romantic relationship. Unfortunately, due to a lack
By: CEO Maricela Rios-Faust As we look back on the past year, we remain grateful to each of you, our community of caring individuals and partners, for your steadfast commitment
By: CEO Maricela Rios-Faust During this time of year, we take the time to reflect on what we’re thankful for as an organization. We know firsthand that any journey to
By: Sara Behmerwohld, Esq., COO It’s impossible to discuss domestic violence without acknowledging its close connection to housing instability. A recent study conducted by the California Partnership to End Domestic
Aurora was a stay-at-home mom taking care of her four children and struggling to find stable housing. Before becoming a stay-at-home mom, she worked to support her family but quit
By Jaquelin Ortiz Martinez, Interim Prevention & Community Education Coordinator One can experience an abusive or toxic relationship without even realizing it, especially if they’re wearing metaphorical rose-colored glasses. In
By: Maricela Rios-Faust, CEO of Human Options As caring individuals, we often think it would be easy to spot an abusive partner from a mile away and identify a victim
Taylor recently immigrated from Japan to the US in search of a better life with more opportunities. In pursuit of her dreams, Taylor wasted no time. She dedicated herself to
By: Arezoo Shahbazi Roa, Prevention & Community Education Director When we think about relationship violence and what it looks like, our experience and learnings associate it with physical as the
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