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The Center was developed as a safe haven for women and families in crisis, providing security and resources to ensure healing from sexual abuse and trauma. Since its founding, The Center has grown to provide education, counseling, and assistance programs that improve lives. We pride ourselves on putting the individual first in healing and growth, helping families stay together, ensuring all members of the family are heard and respected, shifting the pardigm of crisis intervention, ending generaional patterns of abuse and robust education and behavioral services.
Founded in 1979, The Center is recognized at the local, state, and national levels for its innovative programs, and its ability to provided essential services to families in need.
Science-based date on the impacts of children and trauma shows focusing on Next Generation behaviors is more effective than victim-centric services. Addressing the root cause from early life experience provides the opportunity to actually eliminate domestic violence.
The Center is a leader in a performance-driven approach that increases effectiveness and accountability. It measures the impact of each program to a new standard, The Theory of Change.
The Center's is highly qualify staff and elite board are intentional and direct in using what they have learned to programs that heal and improve lives for victims, families, and even perpetrators in El Dorado County.
