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Center for Domestic Peace C4DP mobilizes individuals & communities to transform our world so DV no longer exists.

Center for Domestic Peace was founded in 1977 by a group of visionary women operating under the name Marin Abused Womenโ€™s Services (MAWS). Since then, we have helped thousands of women, children, and men to end the violence and to achieve safe, productive lives. MAWS started as a volunteer effort with women being sent to private homes for safety. Over the years, we have grown to provide a wide array of services, which include:

- 24/7 English & Spanish & Youth hotlines
- Safety planning
- Emergency shelter
-Transitional housing
-Drop-in support groups
- Domestic violence response teams
- Information and referrals
-Advocacy, court accompaniment, and referrals
-Group therapy for survivor parents and their children
-Classes and training for men and women to learn how to stop their violence
- Community education and prevention programs for youth and adults
- Technical assistance and training for local, state, and national groups
- Policy development

To better reflect the wide range of our current and future work, in October 2010 we adopted a new name โ€“ Center for Domestic Peace โ€“ where MAWS continues to find its home. Center for Domestic Peace has accomplished amazing things since 1977 and is known as a leader in the field of domestic violence prevention.

๐ŸŽ‰ ๐๐ˆ๐๐†๐Ž, ๐–๐ˆ๐๐„ & ๐‚๐Ž๐Œ๐Œ๐”๐๐ˆ๐“๐˜ ๐“๐‡๐ˆ๐’ ๐’๐”๐๐ƒ๐€๐˜! ๐ŸŽ‰Grab your friends and join us at ๐Œ๐จ๐  ๐€๐ฌ๐ฎ ๐–๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐๐š๐ซ & ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฉ ๐ข๐ง ๐“๐ข๐›๐ฎ๐ซ๐จ๐ง for a...
10/24/2026

๐ŸŽ‰ ๐๐ˆ๐๐†๐Ž, ๐–๐ˆ๐๐„ & ๐‚๐Ž๐Œ๐Œ๐”๐๐ˆ๐“๐˜ ๐“๐‡๐ˆ๐’ ๐’๐”๐๐ƒ๐€๐˜! ๐ŸŽ‰

Grab your friends and join us at ๐Œ๐จ๐  ๐€๐ฌ๐ฎ ๐–๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐๐š๐ซ & ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฉ ๐ข๐ง ๐“๐ข๐›๐ฎ๐ซ๐จ๐ง for a fun afternoon of ๐‘ฉ๐‘ฐ๐‘ต๐‘ฎ๐‘ถ in celebration of Domestic Violence Awareness Month! TOMORROW, Sunday October 25 is our last night. If you haven't gone yet, don't miss out on all the fun for a good cause!

๐Ÿท Sip, snack, play & connect
๐ŸŽ‰ Bring your friends!
๐Ÿ’œ And best of allโ€”your participation benefits Center for Domestic Peace and our work to support survivors and build safer communities.

Date/Time: THIS SUNDAY, October 25, 4pm until 6pm
Place: Mog Asu W**e Bar, 1 Blackfield Drive, Suite 14, Tiburon at the Cove Shopping Center
๐Ÿ“ž Reservations recommended: 415-264-8292

๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐›๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ. ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ž, ๐ฅ๐š๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ฌ, ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ฒ. ๐‹๐ž๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž! ๐Ÿ’œ

#๐Œ๐จ๐ ๐€๐ฌ๐ฎ๐–๐ข๐ง๐ž๐๐š๐ซ

Today is the ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐•๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก (๐ƒ๐•๐€๐Œ) ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐†๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ , a national day to invest in the people and places t...
10/22/2026

Today is the ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐•๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก (๐ƒ๐•๐€๐Œ) ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐†๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ , a national day to invest in the people and places that make safety and healing possible for survivors.

Every survivor deserves support that meets them where they are. That might be a voice on the phone at 2 a.m., a safe place to stay, help thinking through options, or someone who simply listens and believes them. Your gift makes that support available, free and on each survivor's own terms, right here in Marin.

When you give to Center for Domestic Peace, you're helping ensure that survivors and their families have access to choices, dignity, and a path forward that they define for themselves.

๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ณ๐ž. ๐๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐š๐ญ: ๐ก๐ญ๐ญ๐ฉ๐ฌ://๐œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ž.๐จ๐ซ๐ /๐๐จ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ž/

If giving isn't possible for you right now, sharing this post is a meaningful way to stand with survivors too.

๐€๐ง๐ ๐ข๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ, ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’/๐Ÿ• ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“-๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’-๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”, ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ'๐ซ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐๐ฒ.

Center for Domestic Peace Calls for Accountability and Responsible Media Coverage Following Marin County Domestic Violen...
10/20/2026

Center for Domestic Peace Calls for Accountability and Responsible Media Coverage Following Marin County Domestic Violence Homicides. Recent Bay Area killings underscore the need to recognize domestic violence, address warning signs, and strengthen institutional responses to survivor safety.

Press Release: As Marin County continues to grieve the deaths of Ann Mannix and her 24-year-old daughter, Katherine โ€œKatieโ€ Mannix, Center for Domestic Peace (C4DP) is calling for greater public awareness, responsible media reporting, and meaningful institutional accountability in responding to domestic violence homicide.

On October 11, authorities responded to a shooting in Marin County's Strawberry community. Investigators reported that retired San Francisco Police Sergeant Kevin Mannix is suspected of fatally shooting his wife, retired Deputy Chief Ann Mannix, and their adult daughter before taking his own life.

The killings have devastated family members, friends, colleagues, and the broader community while renewing important conversations about how domestic violence is recognized, reported, and prevented.

โ€œWhen we describe these tragedies only as shootings or murder-suicides, we risk overlooking the domestic violence that is central to understanding what happened,โ€ said Tara Peterson, Executive Director of Center for Domestic Peace. โ€œThe language we use matters. It shapes how communities understand violence, where we place responsibility, and whether we recognize opportunities for prevention.โ€

Read the full release here: https://centerfordomesticpeace.org/calls-for-accountability-and-responsible-media/

One of our amazing community members, ๐‘๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ž ๐„๐ข๐ฌ๐ž๐ง, just couldnโ€™t pass up the opportunity to help make Halloween extra s...
10/19/2026

One of our amazing community members, ๐‘๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ž ๐„๐ข๐ฌ๐ž๐ง, just couldnโ€™t pass up the opportunity to help make Halloween extra special for families in our shelter!

Her and her husband went out and purchased festive decorations, candy, and all kinds of Halloween goodies to help create a fun and welcoming celebration for the children and adults we serve. Thanks to their generosity, our shelter is ready for some spooky fun, sweet treats, and lots of smiles.

๐“๐ก๐š๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž๐ฅ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐‡๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ง. ๐–๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ง๐ž๐ข๐ ๐ก๐›๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ!

๐Ÿ’œ Honoring the Courage of Survivors During Domestic Violence Awareness MonthWe are incredibly proud of our very own Tiff...
10/17/2026

๐Ÿ’œ Honoring the Courage of Survivors During Domestic Violence Awareness Month

We are incredibly proud of our very own Tiffany Nemo, a member of Center for Domestic Peace's team, who will be sharing her survivor testimony this Sunday at First Missionary Baptist Churchโ€™s Worship in Purple service.

Sharing oneโ€™s story takes courage, and when survivors choose to use their voices, they remind us of the power of healing, hope, and resilience.

We are grateful to Tiffany for her willingness to share her journey and help bring greater awareness to domestic violence.

Please join us in supporting Tiffany and this meaningful gathering.

๐Ÿ’œ Sunday, October 18, 2026 | 10:30 AM
First Missionary Baptist Church
501 Drake Avenue, Sausalito

Stand with Survivors. End Domestic Violence.

๐Ÿ’œ Thank You for Joining Us at the 2nd Annual Purple Ribbon Panel & Awards Ceremony ๐Ÿ’œOn October 6th, Center for Domestic ...
10/17/2026

๐Ÿ’œ Thank You for Joining Us at the 2nd Annual Purple Ribbon Panel & Awards Ceremony ๐Ÿ’œ

On October 6th, Center for Domestic Peace and College of Marin brought together survivors, advocates, healthcare professionals, public servants, students, and community members for a powerful and timely conversation about domestic violence homicide prevention.

Our panel, ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐‘๐ข๐ฌ๐ค ๐ˆ๐ง๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ: ๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐–๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐ž ๐–๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐•๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž, explored the realities of escalating risk, survivor safety, fi***rm access, and opportunities for earlier intervention. ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ ๐ž๐๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐›๐ž ๐š ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ.

A heartfelt thank you to our incredible panelists for sharing their expertise, insight, and commitment to creating safer communities:

๐Ÿ’œ Meghan Kehoe, Center for Domestic Peace
๐Ÿ’œ Pelli Anderson, Marin Gun Safety Collaborative
๐Ÿ’œ Kari A. Cordero, RN, SANE-SART
๐Ÿ’œ Pamรฉla Michelle Tate, Ph.D., Black Women Revolt

Thank you for helping us deepen understanding, inspire action, and reinforce a critical truth: responsibility for abuse rests with the person causing harm. Survivors deserve support, information, safety, and respect for their choices every step of the way.

Hereโ€™s a look back at some of the moments that made the day so special.

๐ŸŽฅ Rachel Moutรณn Photography: https://rachelmoutonphotography.pixieset.com/c4dp-2ndannualpaneldiscussionandribbonawards2026/

Together, we can recognize warning signs, strengthen our response to violence, and build a community where everyone can live free from abuse.

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๐Ÿ’œ Celebrating Our 2026 Purple Ribbon Award Recipients ๐Ÿ’œ At our 2nd Annual Purple Ribbon Awards Ceremony, we were proud t...
10/15/2026

๐Ÿ’œ Celebrating Our 2026 Purple Ribbon Award Recipients ๐Ÿ’œ

At our 2nd Annual Purple Ribbon Awards Ceremony, we were proud to recognize outstanding partners whose leadership, advocacy, and collaboration help create safer communities and stronger support systems for survivors throughout Marin County.

These remarkable leaders and organizations embody the spirit of partnership, prevention, and community care. Through their dedication and collaboration, survivors have greater access to resources, support, and pathways to safety.

Please join us in congratulating our 2026 honorees:

๐Ÿ† Champion for Change / Prevention Leadership Award
Jon Deras, Canal Alliance

๐Ÿ† CCR Partner Award
Haley Mears, Children and Family Services

๐Ÿ† Law Enforcement Partnership Award
Lieutenant Ronda Cordero, San Rafael Police Department

๐Ÿ† Community Impact Award
Kaiser Permanente: Accepted on behalf of the organization by Dr. Armika Berkeley

We are deeply grateful for their commitment to advancing our shared vision of a community free from domestic violence.

Hereโ€™s a look back at some of the moments that made the day so special.

๐ŸŽฅ Rachel Moutรณn Photography: https://rachelmoutonphotography.pixieset.com/c4dp-2ndannualpaneldiscussionandribbonawards2026/

Together, we are building a future of Safety, Justice, and Hope. ๐Ÿ’œ

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