Stand! For Families Free of Violence

stand! for families free of violence is committed to promoting safe and strong families. our approach to eliminating family violence is well-rounded and community-wide. in addition to providing a complete spectrum of prevention, intervention, and treatment programs, we also enlist the efforts of local residents, partners, and institutions, all of whom are striving with us to stop domestic violence and child abuse. stand! is a founding member of the "zero tolerance for domestic violence initiative", a cross-sector organization working for 10 years to help solve domestic violence, sexual assault and children exposed to violence. but we cannot achieve our mission without the help of every individual, every school, every faith community, every neighborhood, and every business. domestic violence and child abuse often co-occur in families. as the only comprehensive family violence reduction agency in contra costa county, stand! assists more than 10,000 clients annually by providing comprehen