Welcome to My Sister's House!
   

My Sister's House is the first and only non-profit organization to specifically identify
and address the unique needs of women and children impacted by domestic violence
in the Central Valley's highly diverse Asian and Pacific Islander community.

24-Hour Multilingual
Help Line:
(916) 428-3271
About Us
Vision and Mission

Vision Statement
My Sister's House seeks to eliminate domestic violence in the Asian and Pacific Islander community through family education, and by increasing the self-determination of Asian and Pacific Islander women.

Mission Statement
The mission of My Sister's House is to serve the needs of Asian and Pacific Islander women and children impacted by domestic violence by providing a culturally appropriate and responsive safe haven and community services.
Awards Received
  • 2009 Top Food and Shelter Award
  • 2009 Future 5 Award (Outstanding Non-profit - Sacramento Asian Chamber of Commerce)
  • 2008 Asian Bar Association of Sacramento Community Service Award
  • 2008 Soroptimists of South Sacramento Award
  • 2007 Philippine Fiesta Community Best Award
  • 2007 Uplifting Human Values Awards
  • 2006 Sacramento Housing Alliance Award
History of My Sister's House

Leadership
What We've Accomplished

Our 6-bed Safe Haven shelter opened in 2003. In seven years, we have:
  • Provided more than 12,262 bed nights of shelter to Asian & Pacific Islander women and children;
  • Responded to over 2600 calls to our 24-hour multilingual Help Line;
  • Served more than 400 domestic violence survivors of all ethnicities in our award-winning Women to Work program;
  • Made 200 presentations on domestic violence to local school, businesses, organizations, and places of worship and participated in more than 50 community fairs, educating more than 8000 people about domestic violence; and
  • Hosted 7 annual conferences to train over 250 service providers from communities across the Central Valley on cultural competency and working with battered immigrant women
Financial Information (PDF, Adobe Acrobat Required)