JFCS Domestic Violence Services & Resources for women, children and families


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Jewish Family and Children's Services provides:

Information and referral for people who are in relationships where domestic violence is an issue.
Information and referral for people who want to volunteer in the area of domestic violence.
Support, counseling, and advocacy for families and individuals who have issues around domestic violence.

	One in five women will be abused by a partner at some point in their lives.
	Up to half of the homeless women and children living on the streets are homeless because they are running from a domestic violence situation.
	Almost one-third of the women who are treated in hospital emergency rooms are there because of injuries sustained during an altercation with their abuser. And, approximately one-third of the women who are murdered each year were killed by their abuser.
	Abuse in same-sex relationships occurs at the same rate as with the population at large.
	Domestic violence occurs in the Jewish community as frequently as in non-Jewish relationships. However, Jewish women tend to stay in abusive relationships 5-7 years longer than their non-Jewish counterparts.

Check out the JFCS Individuals & Couples Resource Library for links and articles related to domestic violence-especially our Domestic Violence Resources Guide which is a comprehensive list of Bay Area contacts and resources. To access the library, please click here.

Dream House is JFCS' transitional housing for women and children contending with domestic violence and/or homelessness. For information on the Dream House program, please click here.

For more information, please contact your local JFCS branch office or e-mail Lisa Caper at LisaC@jfcs.org.