Gender-Based Violence Response Services

This strategy directs funding towards interventions that support people experiencing family/domestic violence and commercial sexual exploitation (CSE). It aims to help survivors meet their immediate safety needs and provides resources that aid them in their journey towards healing and stability. Oakland Unite Contact: Sara Serin-Christ

Family Violence Response includes a 24-hour hotline, legal advocacy, systems navigation, family support, andmental health services that support healing, stability, and socio-emotional strength.

• Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach – Thao Weldy
• Family Violence Law Center  – Erin Scott

Commercial Sexual Exploitation Response includes advocacy, resources, drop-in centers, and emergency housing that provide a temporary safe place for survivors to stabilize as well as peer support, systems navigation, and outreach.

• Covenant House (Dreamcatchers) – Amba Johnson
• Bay Area Women Against Rape (BAWAR) – Chiarra Duncan-Perry
• Motivating, Inspiring, Supporting, and Serving Sexually Exploited Youth (MISSSEY) – Destiny Webster