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WomenSV

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WomenSV (Women of Silicon Valley) offers support to women who are trapped in abusive relationships with people who use their power, status, wealth to control and coerce their partners.  We also provide professional trainings and public education on the impact of domestic violence in the affluent community. Our goal is to break the cycle of violence and prevent future generations from becoming victims or abusers.


A result of the accumulated wisdom of over thirty experts in the field of domestic violence, WomenSV is designed to address a gap in services for women in middle-to-upper income areas. Abusers in this population often have the money, power, and influence to make it very difficult for a woman to escape safely, get a fair settlement, and keep custody of their children.


To address these challenges, WomenSV’s mission statement involves education, training, and support.


WomenSV works to raise public awareness in the Bay Area and to educate professional providers in  legal, medical, and social services on the issue of domestic violence in affluent areas such as Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto, Saratoga, Cupertino, Los Gatos, Atherton,  Menlo Park, Burlingame, etc.. When it comes to domestic violence, whether it happens on a 5-acre estate or a one-bedroom apartment, the pain,  suffering, and trauma are the same. And abuse comes in  many different forms, including physical, sexual, emotional, verbal, spiritual, legal, and financial.


WomenSV also connects each domestic violence survivor in the Bay Area to resources so she realizes she is not alone and can begin to gather a strong network of support. If she decides to leave, she faces a powerful opponent. But with enough education, resources and support she can greatly increase her chances of getting free and of going on to create a healthier life for herself and her children.


And that’s how the healing, progress, and social change in our community will begin: one woman, one child, one family at a time.

WomenSV (Women of Silicon Valley) offers support to women who are trapped in abusive relationships with people who use their power, status, wealth to control and coerce their partners.  We also provide professional trainings and public…

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  • P.O. Box 3982, Los Altos, CA 94024, United States
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