Vision, Mission, & Values
We build, connect, and lead across and within systems that intersect with gender-based violence to make a lasting impact and create change!
OUR IMPACT
- We build the capacity of our member programs to provide quality services, utilize best practices, and engage in policy advocacy and social change activities.
- We connect providers from diverse fields in order to provide more comprehensive and responsive services to survivors of violence and abuse. We connect our members and efforts to end gender-based violence with other efforts that promote gender, racial, economic, and social justice.
- We lead on policy and systems change efforts that improve responses to gender-based violence and promote safe, just communities for all, primarily at the city and county level.
“The Coalition is able to negotiate on policies and funding for the entire victim services community. This pulls the community together and keeps us from having internal competition for dollars, making the overall pie larger.”
Our Vision
Together we can create safe and just communities where all people thrive.
“The Coalition has a consistent vision that sees the broader intersections of gender-based violence in terms of people of color, the LGBTQ community and other ways in which people are marginalized and disenfranchised.”
Our Mission
To end gender-based violence and promote equitable relationships through collective action for social change.
“The Coalition has provided a loud and persistent voice for victims and survivors of gender-based violence in our communities.”
Our Values
“The Coalition provides leadership on intersectional approaches. They actively agitate for change within the system and their analysis around survivors is rooted in feminism.”
We Value Social Justice
We recognize that gender-based violence is rooted in oppression, and that poverty, inaccessibility, and lack of resources are major barriers to the self-determination of survivors. We work to change institutions that support the abuse of power between individuals and groups of people, and to undo interpersonal and institutionalized oppression. We work for social justice and the fair and equitable distribution of resources.
We Value Racial Justice
We acknowledge that racial injustice exists at every level of our society—from our individual biases to our policies and institutions. We understand that institutional racism puts people of color at increased risk for gender-based violence, creates additional barriers and harm to survivors of color, and dehumanizes us all. We work to eliminate the racial disparities that both fuel gender-based violence and intensify its negative effects, and to create a community that values and celebrates racial and ethnic diversity.
We Value Gender Justice
We believe that gender-based violence is underpinned by gender inequity, gendered stereotypes, and heterosexism, and is compounded by other forms of injustice. We work together to undo and redress gender-based violence to ensure that survivors of all genders are able to access support.
We Value Collaboration
We involve broad segments of our communities in taking a stand against gender-based violence and in supporting the dignity and respect of all survivors. We work to engage a cross-section of community leaders and value the advantages of diverse perspectives. We link our commitment to ending gender-based violence with other progressive movements for economic and social justice.
“When you work in direct service, it’s really great to know that someone is working on the bigger issues because the system can easily bog you down. The Coalition is bringing people together and building relationships in the community. It’s phenomenal.”
We Value Self-Determination
We support and expand the choices available to survivors of gender-based violence, including religious freedom, disability access, and reproductive choice. We work with our communities to protect the emotional, sexual, and physical safety of survivors.
We Value Survivor Perspectives
The perspectives of survivors are central in our work. We value survivor engagement to guide us in setting priorities and taking collective action for change.