🟣 NEW: Expanded Services for Human Trafficking Survivors

Thanks to a new grant from the Brewster West Foundation, Center for Domestic Peace has expanded specialized services for survivors of human trafficking, including advocacy, emergency shelter, therapy, legal support, and case management. This investment is helping us meet a growing need in our community while strengthening the continuum of care available to survivors experiencing both domestic violence and human trafficking. Read below to learn how survivors like Jane are finding safety, stability, and hope through these enhanced services.

Impact of Our Expanded Human Trafficking Services

Since July 2025, Center for Domestic Peace has provided comprehensive, trauma-informed support through our expanded human trafficking survivor program, helping survivors find safety, healing, and stability.

• 35 survivors of human trafficking received specialized services and support.
• 99 hotline calls from trafficking survivors or concerned community members were answered, providing crisis intervention, information, referrals, and safety planning.
• 398 safe shelter bed nights were provided to trafficking survivors seeking safety and stability.
• 67 legal advocacy sessions helped survivors understand their rights, navigate complex systems, and access legal protections.
•  37 case management sessions connected survivors with housing, benefits, healthcare, employment resources, and ongoing support.
• 35 therapy sessions provided survivors with trauma-informed counseling and emotional support on their healing journey.

"With safety, support, and specialized services, survivors can move from surviving to thriving."

Expanded Support for Human Trafficking Survivors: From Surviving to Thriving

When Jane arrived at Center for Domestic Peace's emergency shelter, she was recovering from a hospitalization caused by severe domestic violence. A survivor of both domestic violence and human trafficking, she had endured years of physical violence, coercive control, emotional abuse, stalking, trafficking, and ongoing threats to her safety. Multiple assaults left her with serious injuries and significant trauma.

Jane's experience highlights an important reality: domestic violence and human trafficking are often interconnected. Survivors of trafficking frequently experience coercive control, threats, isolation, manipulation, and violence similar to those experienced by survivors of domestic violence. Because of this overlap, survivors often need a comprehensive network of services that addresses both immediate safety concerns and long-term healing.

For Jane, the shelter was more than a safe place to stay. It was the beginning of a new chapter. While in shelter, she worked closely with advocates, attended support groups, participated in individual therapy, and accessed specialized resources designed to support survivors of both domestic violence and human trafficking. Together, these services helped her process trauma, strengthen healthy support systems, and build the confidence and skills needed to reclaim her independence.

Over time, Jane's resilience began to shine through. She remained actively engaged in services and steadily moved toward the goals she had set for herself. As her confidence grew, so did her sense of possibility for the future. Today, Jane has successfully transitioned into a community-based housing program where she continues to receive support while building a safer, more stable future. Her journey is a powerful reminder that with safety, support, and compassionate care, survivors can heal and thrive.



Jane's journey is deeply personal, but her story is not unique. As Center for Domestic Peace has expanded services for survivors of human trafficking, we have seen firsthand how comprehensive, trauma-informed support can help survivors move from crisis to safety, stability, and hope. Thanks to a new grant focused on serving survivors of human trafficking, we are reaching more people with specialized services and filling critical gaps in care for some of our community's most vulnerable survivors.

BECOME A SUSTAINER OF SAFETY

Safety isn't a one-time need.

For survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking, healing doesn't happen overnight. It takes time, support, and access to services that help individuals and families rebuild their lives.

Every day, Center for Domestic Peace provides emergency shelter, advocacy, counseling, legal support, housing services, prevention education, and trauma-informed care to survivors throughout Marin County. These services create pathways to safety, healing, and hope.

As we approach Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we're inviting our community to join our Sustainer of Safety Campaign. Our goal is to grow the number of monthly donors who provide reliable, year-round support for survivors and their children.

A monthly gift helps ensure that when someone reaches out for help, we can be there with shelter, advocacy, counseling, legal support, and the resources they need to move forward.



For as little as $25 per month, you can become a Sustainer of Safety.

Together, we can ensure survivors have access to the support they need not just in moments of crisis, but throughout their journey toward healing and independence.

Join the Sustainer of Safety Campaign Today

Make Your Monthly Gift Today

Because safety isn't needed just once. It's needed every day. ❤️

Your Support in Action this Summer

While emergency shelter, counseling, advocacy, housing support, and prevention education remain at the heart of our mission, creating opportunities for connection, celebration, and empowerment is also an important part of supporting survivors and building stronger communities. This summer, your generosity made all of the following possible:

Safety & Basic Needs

• All safety net services operated at capacity, ensuring survivors and families could access support when they needed it most.
• More than 300 donations of food, personal care items, and financial support helped meet immediate needs.
• Sixty children received backpacks filled with school supplies for the new school year. 

Healing & Connection

• Launched Seasons of Wisdom, a new empowerment group for women ages 55 and older in Marin City.
• Hosted a multicultural potluck for Transitional Housing Program participants.
• Celebrated Independence Day with families living in our Emergency Shelter. 

Prevention & Community Education

• More than 200 Dominican University students received prevention education.
• Participated in three National Night Out events across Marin County.
• Supported a local author event focused on resilience and empowerment. 

Strengthening Our Response

• Staff attended the National Network to End Domestic Violence Technology Safety Conference.
• Celebrated the dedication and impact of our team at our annual summer social. 

Because of your support, survivors and families found safety, healing, connection, and hope throughout the summer. 

Upcoming Events & Community Engagement

Community Education & Prevention

September 9

Resource Fair

College of Marin, Kentfield

September 16

Marin Senior Fair

9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Marin Center Exhibit Hall, San Rafael

September 17

Suicide Prevention Collaborative Meeting: Connection Saves Lives

734 A Street, San Rafael

September 21

Preventing Firearm Tragedies in Intimate Relationships

734 A Street, San Rafael

For more information about Community Education & Prevention events, program volunteer opportunities, community outreach, or partnership opportunities, please contact:

Alli Rios

 Community Education and Outreach Manager

  📧 arios@c4dp.org

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

October 6

2nd Annual Panel Discussion & Purple Ribbon Awards

6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

College of Marin, Center for Student Success (CSS), Kentfield

Join Center for Domestic Peace and College of Marin for an evening of learning, recognition, and action. This free community event features a prevention-focused panel discussion, recognition of our 2026 Purple Ribbon Award honorees, and opportunities to engage in the movement to end domestic violence. Suggested donation: $25–$50.



Register or Donate Click Here

Every Sunday in October

Bingo at Mog Asu Wine Bar

Tiburon | 4:00 – 6:30 p.m.

October 16

Día de los Muertos Community Event

734 A Street, San Rafael | 12:00 – 1:30 p.m.

October 21

BFF Night at Cavallo Point

601 Murray Cir., Sausalito

For more information about Domestic Violence Awareness Month events, sponsorship opportunities, or event participation, please contact:

Marla Hedlund

 Development & Community Relations Officer

 📧 mhedlund@c4dp.org

As we move into fall and Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we invite you to stay engaged. Join us at upcoming community events, follow us on social media, invite us to speak with your group, volunteer, or make a gift that helps sustain lifesaving services throughout the year.

How to Get Involved

• Make a one-time or monthly gift to support survivors’ immediate needs and sustain our services throughout the year.
• Donate dry food, personal care products, bedding, or gift cards for families in our shelter and housing programs.
•  Invite Center for Domestic Peace to speak at your organization, workplace, school, or community group.
• Volunteer your time or explore internship opportunities.
•  Follow us on social media and share our updates to help connect more people with support and resources.



Thank you for being part of this movement for safety, healing, justice, and peace.

In peace and partnership,

Tara Peterson 

Executive Director 

Mail check to Center for Domestic Peace

734 A Street, San Rafael, CA 94901

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