FAMILY PEACE CENTER WASHINGTON COUNTY
Together, we are ending the cycles of violence and abuse.
Our mission is to work collaboratively with our community to provide a single location for prevention, intervention, healing and hope for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse in Washington County.
Our Reality
42%
of women experience
domestic violence
39%
of men experience
domestic violence
69%
of children grow up with
trauma in their homes
54%
of women experience
sexual assault
In Oregon, violence and abuse occur at higher rates than the national average—and the harm rarely happens in isolation. Domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, elder abuse, and exploitation are deeply interconnected, disrupting safety, health, stability, and opportunity for individuals, families, and entire communities.
These numbers tell us something critical: survivors are not the exception. They are our neighbors, coworkers, students, and families.
When violence occurs, survivors are often facing multiple, urgent needs at the same time—medical care, legal protection, housing instability, financial crisis, child safety concerns, and emotional trauma. Yet for decades, systems have asked survivors to navigate these challenges one door at a time—repeating their stories, reliving their trauma, and too often falling through the cracks.
A fragmented system cannot deliver safety, healing, or hope.
Our Solution
At the Family Peace Center, we bring 20+ partners together under one roof so survivors don’t have to navigate multiple systems or retell their trauma. Collaboration isn’t a feature—it’s the response that matches the reality of harm.
Because violence impacts every part of a survivor’s life, the response must be coordinated, comprehensive, and survivor-centered. By working together, we reduce barriers, eliminate silos, and ensure survivors can access the right support at the right time—without being retraumatized by the system meant to help them.
This collaborative model strengthens safety, expands access to care, supports children and families as a whole, and creates lasting pathways to healing and stability.
When survivors are supported, children are safer, families are stronger, and communities are healthier. Ending cycles of violence and abuse requires more than individual services—it requires collective action.
That is why the Family Peace Center exists.
This is what collaboration makes possible.
Now, Under One Roof, Survivors Can Access
All services are free, available to children, youth, adults, and elders, and offered in any language.
Together, we’ve created a new kind of Safety, Healing, and Hope: Peace.
