STAND! For Families Free of Violence leads the community in ending domestic violence and child abuse and rebuilding lives.

STAND! For Families Free of Violence is committed to promoting safe and strong families. Our approach to eliminating family violence is well-rounded and community-wide. In addition to providing a complete spectrum of prevention, intervention, and treatment programs, we also enlist the efforts of local residents, partners, and institutions, all of whom are striving with us to stop domestic violence and child abuse.

STAND! is a founding member of the "Zero Tolerance for Domestic Violence Initiative", a cross-sector organization working for 10 years to help solve domestic violence, sexual assault and children exposed to violence. But we cannot achieve our mission without the help of every individual, every school, every faith community, every neighborhood, and every business.

Domestic violence and child abuse often co-occur in families. As the only comprehensive family violence reduction agency in Contra Costa County, STAND! assists more than 10,000 clients annually by providing comprehensive prevention, intervention, and treatment services to end the cycle of violence and child abuse.

In an effort to reach - as early as possible - individuals impacted by domestic violence and child abuse, STAND! delivers children's therapy, childcare, and children's educational programs to abused children and those affected by domestic violence. STAND! also trains legal and law enforcement personnel, human services professionals, educators and health care providers.

Drawing from the best practices in the field, we address critical community needs by focusing on results and accountability. Through planning and adherence to sound fiscal management principles, we do our best to prevent funding fluctuations from affecting the programs and services we provide to our fragile families. As a key component of our community's safety net, STAND! is committed to creating and implementing an action plan for strengthening the safety net in Contra Costa County. (The safety net is defined as food, shelter, access to healthcare, and child and family safety.) We strive to exemplify trust and transparency - both internally and within our communities.

In carrying out our mission, we are guided by the following values:

Family violence is a complex issue which needs to be addressed on many levels.

Our work is centered on the needs of our clients. We treat each client with dignity and respect.

We maintain confidentiality to the greatest extent possible.

The physical and emotional safety of all is a priority.

We strive to provide culturally, ethnically and socially sensitive services.

We depend on each other, and the community, to achieve our mission.

Skilled and knowledgeable staff members are critical to our success.

Volunteers are an integral part of STAND! and the work that we do.

We accept shared responsibility for the well-being of the organization as a whole.

We are committed to the prudent management of our resources.