Break the cycle of domestic violence

Domestic violence is everywhere. It impacts adults, children, extended families, and entire communities. In fact, 58% of Californians have been affected by domestic violence, either as a survivor, as a person who caused harm, or through a close friend or family member.

Breaking the cycle of domestic violence requires working across generations to prevent childhood exposure, while also strengthening prevention and healing.

Rooted in harmful gender norms, racism, and income inequality, domestic violence is a societal issue we can collectively work to prevent.

To break this multigenerational cycle, we focus on directly addressing its root causes.

Promoting healing and addressing root causes to end domestic violence

Our work to break the cycle of domestic violence involves working with community leaders and innovators to drive toward healing and prevention.

“Survivors, families and communities affected by domestic violence should be directly engaged in building solutions that prevent it across generations. It ensures equitable solutions promote healing and go beyond what is needed to survive, providing pathways for people and families to thrive.”
—Lucia Corral Peña, Chief Program Director

Creating impact through systems change

A photograph of a whiteboard centering on the word Healing framed in a heart

Solutions that enable a whole family to heal break the cycle of violence for future generations. These solutions work to include children exposed to violence and the person who causes harm.

Through organizations such as California Partnership to End Domestic Violence and ValorUS, the Foundation promotes policies that increase gender and racial justice. By advocating for the priorities and needs of survivors, families, and communities of color, our partners recently helped secure $15 million in new state funds for prevention and early intervention services, and $100 million supporting services for domestic violence survivors, victims of sexual violence and other crime.

Grantees

Grantee	Year	Grant Amount	Region
Jenesse Center Inc	2024	$500,000	Los Angeles
The UCLA Foundation	2024	$100,000	Los Angeles
ValorUS	2024	$250,000	Statewide
Homeboy Industries	2024	$200,000	Los Angeles
Tides Center	2024	$150,000	Statewide
CalMatters	2024	$100,000	Central
DeafHope	2023	$700,000	Statewide
Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth	2023	$700,000	San Francisco Bay Area
East Los Angeles Womens Center	2023	$700,000	Los Angeles
Healing Together	2023	$600,000	Statewide
Success Stories Program	2023	$100,000	Statewide
Community Justice Center	2023	$100,000	Central
Jenesse Center Inc	2023	$500,000	Statewide
California Children and Families Foundation Inc	2023	$125,000	Statewide
Sierra Health Foundation Center for Health Program Management	2022	$864,000	Statewide
Futures Without Violence	2022	$600,000	San Francisco Bay Area
NATIONAL NETWORK TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INC	2022	$430,000	National
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc	2022	$400,000	National
Regents of the University of California at Berkeley	2022	$326,000	San Francisco Bay Area
California Partnership to End Domestic Violence	2022	$850,000	Statewide