Welcome friends, supporters, clients, volunteers, fellow
advocates, and community members. Thank you for your
interest in the Women’s Center of San Joaquin County.
For the more than three decades, the Women’s Center has
been the lifeline to help and hope for
thousands of victims of domestic violence and sexual
assault. The agency now reaches over 30,000 women,
children, and men in San Joaquin County each year.
The Women’s Center is the sole certified provider
of services for victims of domestic violence and
sexual assault in San Joaquin County, and operates the only
undisclosed emergency shelters for battered women and their
children.
The agency also provides prevention education
and community outreach to numerous
local schools, businesses and organizations, to prevent more
people from becoming victims and to help stop the violence.
The Women’s Center is driven by its mission
to provide a wide range of supportive, educational
and crisis intervention services to victims of domestic
violence and sexual assault, enabling them to regain control
of their lives.
Please visit us again soon for information on current
activities and events!
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By the Numbers
Every 46 seconds a woman is raped in the
United States
Every 7 seconds a woman is beaten.
80% of all women that are murdered are
murdered by their batterers.
Battering is the single major cause of
injury to women, exceeding rapes, muggings, and even auto
accidents.
In one-half of spouse-abusing families,
the children are battered as well.
1 out of 3 girls and 1 out of 7 boys will
be sexually assaulted by their 18th birthday.
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