Welcome to W.O.M.A.N., Inc.
Women Organized to Make Abuse Nonexistent, Inc. (W.O.M.A.N., Inc.) has operated since 1978 as a community-based, multi-service agency, serving survivors of domestic violence in San Francisco and the larger Bay Area.
Click below for more information about W.O.M.A.N., Inc. and the services we offer.
We offer both on-going individual therapy and family therapy for survivors with their children. Therapy services are offered in English and Spanish. See what people are saying about W.O.M.A.N., Inc. Support W.O.M.A.N., Inc. today. We provide a 24-hour support line for counseling, safety planning, and referrals for needed resources. GRUPO DE APOYO EN ESPAÑOL: Construyendo herramientas tras la vivencia de Violencia Doméstica Attend a peer support group where survivors are invited to explore their feelings, receive and offer support.
24-Hour Support Line
We provide a 24-hour support line for counseling, safety planning, and referrals for needed resources.
Therapy
We offer both on-going individual therapy and family therapy for survivors with their children. Therapy services are offered in English and Spanish.
Support Our Work
Volunteer and financial support are integral to our ability to provide services. Learn more about how you can help make a difference in the lives of survivors and children in your community.
Domestic Violence Information and Referral Center (DVIRC)
Domestic violence agencies please check out our online Domestic Violence Information and Referral Center (DVIRC), a collaborative project of agencies in the Bay Area.
Community Education
We provide presentations to groups, organizations, schools and workplaces on a variety of topics related to domestic violence. We are committed to the power of community education and would love to come and speak to your group or organization.
What People are Saying About W.O.M.A.N., Inc.
“We open the DVIRC each morning and use the resource to assist callers and other agencies for information.” "W.O.M.A.N., Inc. works with the survivor to help them reach their goals in creating lives free of violence. The staff working there are incredibly dedicated to this cause and you couldn't find a more compassionate and hard-working group." "What makes W.O.M.A.N., Inc. so unique and special is their focus on empowerment for women...To me, this made W.O.M.A.N Inc incredibly revolutionary because it didn't help just eliminate violence, but rather worked to restore agency, dignity and strength." "This agency is unique in the services it provides, and I wish there were more like it out in our communities." "W.O.M.A.N., Inc. is a life-saving organization that has led the way toward safety and healing for many years. We are so lucky to have their great staff and volunteers working on this issue 24/7!!!" "W.O.M.A.N., Inc. has served the community for 30 years. Amazing how they havehelped shift the awareness of the community in their services and outreach. Keep going!" "I truly believe San Francisco is the great city that it is directly because of the work that WOMAN Inc has done and will continue to do for us all." "W.O.M.A.N., Inc. is a key partner in preventing and ending violence against women." “As [our] helpline is the one shop stop for resources within the agency, we have included training on how to use DVIRC website to our Helpline training. So when anybody in the agency needs information DVIRC can provide, Helpline staff provide them the relevant information." “I really appreciate this wonderful project which requires a lot of coordination around different community stakeholders and tech part. Thanks so much for initiating it!”