The Women's Center of San Joaquin County

Hello Queer Stockton!

First of all, I just wanted to say that on behalf of the Women’s Center of San Joaquin County, I am so honored and ecstatic to be reaching out to the LGBT community concerning domestic violence and sexual assault issues.  My name is Monique, and I am a Sexual Assault Prevention Specialist for the Women’s Center.  For my first blog, I just wanted to give you a little history about the Women’s Center and the services we offer.

The Women’s Center of San Joaquin County is a non-profit organization (that means all of our services are for FREE) that was first established in 1976.  I do not want all of you to be fooled by the name “Women’s Center”, however, because in 1978, we saw our first male victim walk through our doors.

With that said, on to our services!  The Center’s primary mission as far as our services go is to provide a wide range of supportive, educational and crisis intervention services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.  The services are as follows:

• 24-hour sexual assault and domestic violence crisis helplines: DV (209) 465-4878; SA (209) 465-4997.
• Individual Peer Counseling by a certified domestic violence and sexual assault counselor in English, Spanish, South Asian and Southeast Asian languages.
• Support groups for battered women, sexual assault survivors, Adults Molested as Children, developmentally disabled victims, and teen victims of sexual assault.
• Our advocacy and accompaniment services include: 24-hour hospital response, accompaniment to law enforcement agencies and court hearings, temporary restraining order assistance, legal and justice system information, and information and referrals to other agencies.
• Women’s Center shelters are safe havens for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence.  We have two shelters at undisclosed locations in Stockton and Tracy, respectively.  Our shelters are for women and children only, however, we will put men in need of fleeing dangerous situations in motel/hotel rooms.
• The Prevention Education program provides sexual assault prevention education and teen dating violence education to people of all ages throughout San Joaquin County.  For more details or to schedule a presentation at your school, job or community organization, please contact (209) 941-2611.

I know this is a lot of information, but I just wanted to let you all know what the Women’s Center is all about and that we are here to serve you!  I look forward to all of your comments and future blogging.  Until next time, Queer Stockton!

Lots of Love,

Monique