Meet Lisa, our new Finance and Operations Director! We are thrilled to welcome Lisa as she is the first person to hold this position at SPAN. Lisa will be responsible…
We are beyond proud of our Counseling Director, Tsunemi Maehara, for winning the Bluebell Award for Excellence in Advocacy. Tsunemi has dedicated 20 years to SPAN, supporting survivors of domestic…
Dear Friends, “I didn’t tell anyone what I was going through. I was ashamed and scared.” Leaha’s husband tracked her down the first time she fled. This time would be…
On Saturday, October 8th, SPAN headed out for our Fall Seasonal Walk with a group of Latine survivors of domestic violence. The group was led by Harpiar Kaur, Spanish Bilingual…
This summer, SPAN had the privilege of working with a former client, Leaha Silvas, and her family to create a video sharing her story. Leaha was a victim of domestic…
Alice entered SPAN’s Emergency Shelter Program in January 2014 and became a Transitional Housing client in April 2014. She moved in with three of her children. Her eldest has autism…
Jasmine was referred to SPAN through our Domestic Abuse Response Team (DART). Police provided a referral to the DART program following their response to an incident of domestic violence at…
Cecilia connected with SPAN through our Tri-city Latina Group and received individual counseling through our Outreach Counseling Program. Cecilia moved into our Transitional Housing Program in April of 2012 with…
Nicole and her two sons were originally clients of SPAN’s Emergency Shelter Program. She was interviewed for the Moving To Work Program and placed on our waitlist until an opening…
Heather was a sophomore in high school when she met Richard. When they first started dating, Richard was kind, charming and adoring. He was also very attractive and popular. After…