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		Our mission is to provide effective and accessible services to individuals and families in Placer County who experience sexual assault and/or family violence; and to be a proactive and visible source of related intervention, education and prevention services to the community.
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board of directors events success stories in the news newsletter faq contact us	PEACE for Families began modestly in 1974 as a rape crisis hot line—a project of the Placer Awareness House, which provided substance abuse recovery services. While the hot line originated as the premise for a college term paper about the lack of services and support for rape victims, it quickly became a critical link for battered women in Placer County. For battered women, who had nowhere else to turn in the county, the hot line became a lifeline to safety. When project funding ended in 1977, a group of Auburn professional women decided the service was an important community resource that should be continued. Opening in old town Auburn as an all-volunteer agency in 1978, the Auburn Women’s Center was granted nonprofit status in 1982. The following year the organization changed its name to Placer Women’s Center to reflect its commitment to serve the entire county. Through the dedication of local women’s groups, churches and brave individuals, battered women found refuge in private homes that served as safe houses until the current shelter opened in 1985. In 1994 a new group, PEACE for Families, was established in Roseville to serve South Placer residents. Three years later the Roseville and Auburn groups merged to form a stronger entity to serve all of Placer County. In January 2001, the Board of Directors adopted the name PEACE for Families—Placer Extends A Caring Environment for Families—as a clear statement of the organization’s mission and goals. Over the years the organization’s services have expanded to meet ever-increasing needs. Today, PEACE for Families provides comprehensive services for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault throughout Placer County. The organization offers a full range of intervention services such as a 24-hour crisis line, sexual assault/domestic violence emergency response, counseling, emergency shelter for battered women and their children, and transitional housing. Education activities include community presentations and workshops on issues and prevention of domestic violence and sexual assault. Thanks to PEACE for Families, victims of domestic violence in Placer County have a safe place to go.