Victims Empowerment Support Team VEST

05/29/2026

05/13/2026

04/21/2026

Tonia Lediju is the former head of the San Francisco Housing Authority and a member of the Vallejo City Council.

04/18/2026

This week, VEST has been on the ground from City Council meeting to the Glen Cove Community, Victim Services meeting, and in strategic meetings with to address domestic violence programming needs.

Domestic violence in Vallejo has increased by 34%. In Glen Cove alone, there are an average of 2 1/2
calls to Vallejo PD every day.

This is more than numbers, this is our community.

Now is the time for a Coordinated Community Response (CCR). It takes all of us standing together to stop the cycle of violence.

Thank you to our city leaders, , , and for your leadership and partnership. Thank you to and for joining our conversation.

VEST is here. Free, confidential support is available for survivors at any stage.
Whether you’re still in the relationship, planning to leave, or have already left.

You are not alone. We are here for you. 💜

04/17/2026

More than ever, California needs to fund core shelter, counseling, and other services that victims and survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, child abuse, and human trafficking depend on. Thank you to , , , and for proposing $100 million in victim services funding in the coming year’s budget. , we urge you to do the right thing and include $100M in the May Revise.

03/08/2026

Happy International Women’s Day! 💜

Today we celebrate the strength, resilience, and brilliance of women everywhere.

A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture, and transform. She is a force of nature—gentle like the rain, fierce like the storm, and steady like the Earth.

At VEST we honor the courage of women who rise, heal, lead, and uplift others every single day. Your voices matter. Your stories matter. Your power matters.

Happy Women’s Day! ✨
StrongerTogether

03/08/2026

Happy International Women’s Day! 💜

Today we celebrate the strength, resilience, and brilliance of women everywhere.

A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture, and transform. She is a force of nature, gentle like the rain, fierce like the storm, and steady like the Earth.

At VEST we honor the courage of women who rise, heal, lead, and uplift others every single day. Your voices matter. Your stories matter. Your power matters.

Happy Women’s Day💜

03/05/2026

Our very own volunteer, Miss California , will be hosting a Mat Pilates class in honor of International Women’s Day! This is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate women, wellness, and community.

Sunday March 8th • 1:45 - 3:30
Urban Bliss Dance
Studio Vacaville, CA
🧘🏽‍♀️ Mat Pilates Session
⏱ 75 minutes
💲 $35 per person
* Bring Your Own Mat

VEST will also be tabling at the event. Let’s come together to move, empower, and uplift one another. We hope to see you there!

02/28/2026

As we close out Black History Month, we don’t close the mission. ✊🏾🖤

Black history is not just something we celebrate in February, it’s something we live, protect, and build every single day.

In June 2025, VEST made a strategic decision to move to Vallejo in response to the rise in domestic violence cases impacting our community. That move wasn’t just about location, it was about commitment. It was about showing up where the need is greatest.

Since the moment we arrived in Vallejo, we have been welcomed with open arms. We want to extend a heartfelt thank you to our community leaders , our new location partners, and every organization that has supported our mission. Your collaboration, trust, and shared commitment to safety and healing have meant everything.

We continue to conduct community needs assessments: listening intentionally, identifying gaps, and eliminating barriers to ensure vulnerable populations have true access to advocacy, resources, and protection. Access is power. Safety is power. Community is power.

Black history teaches us resilience. It teaches us collaboration. It teaches us that when we come together, we create change that lasts beyond a moment.

So as this month ends, let’s keep the momentum.
Let’s keep building.
Let’s keep collaborating.
Let’s keep protecting our families.
Let’s keep choosing community.

Because Black history is happening right now, through service, through leadership, and through love in action. 🖤

02/26/2026

Such an incredible day at the Shared Safety Expungement Resource Fair here in Vallejo!

Over 200 community members showed up and truly tapped into the life-changing resources available right here in our city. From expungement support to safety resources, today was about access, opportunity, and second chances.

It was powerful to see organizations standing side by side, collaborating and united by one common goal, showing up for our community. This is what shared safety looks like. This is what restoration looks like. This is what community strong looks like.

We don’t just talk about change! W show up for it!

Thank you to every community leader, volunteer, and organization that poured into Vallejo today. When we come together, we create pathways forward👏🏽
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