Organization Overview

Marin Abuse Women's Services (MAWS) was founded in 1977. The reason for why this organization was formed was because of the high levels of domestic violence that was taking place in Marin County. Trough all the effort and 29 years of hard work MAWS has developed programs that include three hot lines (women’s english ,women’s spanish, and men’s hot lines), emergency shelter programs, short- and long-term transitional housing, and women’s support groups, advocacy, legal referrals.
MAWS isn’t just a place for women , it also has programs for men that offers classes that teach males the process of becoming non-violent.

When there is a case MAWS usually takes the time to provide immediate safety for the women through programs, educate the community about the social and political roots of violence that is used as a tool of oppression and control of women, and one of the other ways that MAWS helps is by making it possible for the community to create innovative and dynamic solutions to end violence. Its a program that will do anything in its hands to make the community a safer place for women or man to live and grow up in.