Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month 2024

Youth Resource Fair Saturday February 17th at Maple Hall in San Pablo!

1 in 3 Podcast

1 in 3 is a youth led podcast that discusses the ins and outs of Teen Dating Violence. Bay Area students talk about how abuse shows up in young relationships, why it might be hard to leave an abusive relationship, where other teens can find help, and much, much more.

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STAND! requires all persons entering the premises to abide by the following requirements:

• Complete a health screening • Encouraged to wear a face mask while inside the building

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Through presentations and trainings with community groups, corporations, local businesses, government agencies, and individuals, STAND! educates our community about the causes, effects, and signs of domestic violence and child abuse.

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Celebrating Pride

Celebrating Pride

Pride is a time to celebrate queer joy, to proudly and colorfully take up space, to proclaim that love wins, and that our LGBTQIA+ community is US, has always been here and will continue to grow and thrive.

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Abuse in Lesbian Relationships

Abuse in Lesbian Relationships

The thing about showcasing abuse in media is that well-portrayed relationships can be incredibly important to survivors who see themselves from a new perspective and may feel less alone. The tricky part is that these relationships can so easily be glamorized and suddenly have the opposite effect on viewers.

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The Glamorization Of Abuse in Euphoria

The Glamorization Of Abuse in Euphoria

“When Nate Jacobs smacked Maddy in Euphoria, it really put it into the perspective of what teens can face on an everyday basis in a relationship and how this abuse not only affects the people in the relationships but the people in their lives,” said Anonymous High School Senior.

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Welcoming Survivors for 45 years…

Welcoming Survivors for 45 years…

At STAND!, our shelters welcome survivors and their children at all times of the day and night, every day of the year – we provide a simple but cozy room for them that confirms that we see them and we welcome them. We can only do this with the support of the community and are asking you today to help us prepare a place for an exhausted and frightened survivor in the coming year, by donating today.

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Are you In It to End It?

Are you In It to End It?

3rd annual In It to End It challenge starts July 1, 2022 Join the virtual fundraiser benefitting the Bay Against Abuse Coalition STAND! For Families Free of Violence, along with four other nonprofit shelter-based domestic violence service providers from around the Bay...

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