Meet Suzanne! This past fall, Center for Domestic Peace (C4DP) nominated Suzanne Jansen for Volunteer of the Year at the Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership’s Heart of Marin award ceremony for her substantial contributions to C4DP’s Legal Systems Advocacy Program (LSAP). At the height of the pandemic and shelter-in-place, C4DP’s LSAP staff – which […]
Meet Shihuan! Shihuan Luo was born in southern China and came to the United States as a student in 2009. While studying at Sonoma State as an accounting major, she began looking for a job. Shihuan was drawn to C4DP’s mission and so she began her career as a part-time bookkeeper. After a month of […]
Ever wonder the direct impact of your support for Center for Domestic Peace? Watch the story of Rubi which highlights the transformation she made due to the support she received from us. Here is a real world example of how your financial investment in our work is helping to change one individual, one family, one […]
Partners Extraordinaire: Dominican University and the Beloved Dominican Sisters of San Rafael Work with C4DP Toward a World of Domestic Peace “We reverence and affirm the inherent dignity of each person. We will work for transformation of attitudes and systems that deprive any person of dignity.” These words sit at the heart of the longstanding […]
Staff Profile: Christina Schiffner Santschi, Grant Specialist & Data Manager Christina first discovered Center for Domestic Peace (C4DP) through a Craigslist ad online. She had just finished coursework at the University of California, Berkeley, pursuing a Ph.D. in Music History with a specialization in nineteenth-century Italian opera. Christina wanted to find a job that used […]
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary defines courage as the mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty. Courage has lifted many impacted by domestic violence to dig deep for strength to reach out, face fear and danger, and ask for help. For many, mustering the courage to call us is the hardest and […]