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Gender Based Violence Prevention & Education Programs
The Mayor's Office Housing and Community Development funds prevention & education programs for individuals and communities to learn about how to recognize, prevent, and respond to gender-based violence. Anyone looking to learn more about healthy relationships, domestic violence, and other forms of abuse at any age can benefit from these programs. Certain organizations have tailored programs for particular groups through school-based workshops, youth leadership development, and community outreach. Partner Community-Based Organizations promote safety, respect, and equity across all communities. These programs are culturally responsive, trauma-informed approaches that uplift those most impacted by violence.
Leadership development and community workshops
- APA Family Support Services
- Case management, support groups, workshops, outreach events
- Phone number: 415-617-0061
- Email: info@apafss.org
- Black Women Revolt Against Domestic Violence
- Case management, education, legal assistance, safety planning, youth domestic violence prevention services
- Phone number: 888-260-1498
- Email: info@blackwomenrevolt.org
- Community United Against Violence
- CUAV’s Prevention and Education project consists of trainings and workshops for survivors and community members.
- Phone number: 415-777-5500
- Email: info@cuav.org
- CUAV’s Prevention and Education project consists of trainings and workshops for survivors and community members.
- Community Youth Center-Young Asian Women Against Violence
- Offers free workshops, prevention, healthy relationships, self-esteem, and community advocacy.
- Phone number: 415-775-2636
- Email: yawav@cycsf.org
- El/la Para TransLatinas
- Workshops on violence prevention, including clients sharing their own stories in a Peer Based Storytelling format. Workshop themes include life skills, safety, emotional well-being, and economic independence.
- Phone number: 415-864-7278
- Email: info@ellaparatranslatinas.org
- Filipino Community Center- Babae Healthy Relationships Program
- Domestic Violence and Healthy Relationship events and workshops specifically geared towards young community members.
- Phone number 415-333-6267
- Email: info@filipinocc.org
- Homeless Children's Network
- Homeless Children's Network provides training, workshops, care coordination, case management, education, advocacy, and referrals to survivors of domestic violence and other forms of violence.
- Phone number: 415-437-3990
- Email: info@hcnkids.org
- Horizons Unlimited of San Francisco- Femmes Against Violence Program
- Horizons Unlimited supports case management, leadership development, and project-based learning.
- Phone number: 415-487-6700
- Email: info@horizons-sf.org
- La Casa De Las Madres
- Crisis response; support services; prevention and education; emergency shelter; drop-in-services; 24/7 crisis line; text line; counseling, case management, advocacy, support groups, resources/referrals, safety planning
- Contact information: Adult crisis line 877-503-1850 | Teen crisis line 877-923-0700 | Text line 415-200-3575 | Business line 415-503-0500
- Email: info@lacasa.org
- Lavender Youth Recreation and Information Center (LYRIC)
- The program staff also facilitate peer-led community-building groups in partnership with other community-based organizations, fostering healing and connection among survivors while reducing isolation and stigma.
- Address: 127 Collingwood St. San Francisco CA 94114
- Phone number: 415-703-6150
- Email: lyricinfo@lyric.org
- Mission Language and Vocational School (Latino Task Force)
- The Esperanza Program provides educational workshops on recognizing unhealthy relationships and gender based violence using a school site based model.
- Phone number:415-532-7275
- Email: sflatinotaskforce@gmail.com
- Mujeres Unidas y Activas (Sanando el Alma)
- MUA delivers peer-led, culturally appropriate prevention and intervention services to support survivors and women at risk of gender-based and family violence.
- Phone number: 415-621-8140
- Women in Dialogue
- This violence prevention program, includes education, training and public awareness for sex workers. Services include outreach and distribution of brochures and packets informing sex workers of available resources and protections.
- Phone number: 415-626-4114
- Email: info@idpws.net
Groups focused on the prevention of sexual exploitation
- Huckleberry Advocacy and Response Team (HART)
- Prevention education is offered to youth through workshops, which are focused on improving self-protection skills, healthy boundary understanding, and awareness of exploitation risks. Staff also provide training to service providers on identifying youth that are being exploited and those at risk of exploitation.
- Phone number:415-621-2929
- Email: hyp@huckleberryyouth.org
- Freedom Forward-The HYPE Center
- Workshops and onsite events youth who are at risk of sexual exploitation gain confidence and skills for safety and well-being. Service Provider training provided by Freedom Fwd is for community organizations, to enable staff to identify clients who have experienced, or are at risk of human trafficking or sexual exploitation.
- Phone number: 415-525-4438
- Email: info@freedom-forward.org
Additional Resources
Project Survive at City College of San Francisco
- Healthy relationship promotion and sexual violence prevention presentations for CCSF and SFUSD, Leadership and professional development; events and community-building; paid campus peer education jobs; a 16-unit Sexual Health Educator Certificate; resources and referrals for survivors in the CCSF community. Services and instruction are in English, but classroom presentations and handouts/curricula are offered in Spanish and Chinese.
- Phone number: 415-239-3899