The YWCA support services and housing departments provide an integrated continuum of crisis response and prevention services for sexual assault, domestic violence and human trafficking survivors, with 24-hour crisis lines and crisis intervention, shelter, transitional, and supportive housing programming, counseling, advocacy, legal services, and community education. YWCA ggsv believes that gender inequality, racism, and violence are mutually compounding and fueled by untreated trauma, unconscious beliefs, and systemic inequality. The mission framework of YWCA ggsv allows for the adoption of capacity building and systems change approaches to eliminate racism and empower women, as well as provide needed crisis intervention services. To ensure systems change, YWCA ggsv provides prevention and community education to change societal and cultural norms; advocates with policy makers and influencers; and engages with community partners to ensure collective impact. The provision of a quality, integrated multi-service offers a safe, welcoming environment where individuals and survivors can receive critical services that provide the tools to establish violence-free relationships and safe living environments. Services include: a 24-hour toll-free bilingual (english/spanish) crisis hotline and crisis intervention services; counseling and therapy; legal advocacy services; emergency shelter; rapid re-housing services; services for children; case management; and community education and training. These vital services reduce the number of santa clara county women and children living in danger of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking.

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