Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence

We are so grateful for the many people who support Next Door Solutions throughout the year.

Right now, we are low on gift cards, and the need is high. Gift cards go directly to survivors and families we are working with as they manage immediate needs like food, gas, clothing, and other essentials.

If you are able, please consider dropping off gift cards at NDS. WE love having cards for $25 and find Target, Safeway, and Walmart to be best.

Every card makes a real difference.

Thank you for showing up for survivors and their families.
Thanks so much!

We are excited to be hosting in partnership with SAVE, the upcoming Youth In Action Health Summit taking place on Saturday, May 30, 2026, from 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. at KIPP Navigate College Prep (3175 Marten Ave., San José, CA 95127).

This community event is open to all ages, and families are welcome! The summit is designed to bring together youth, families, and community organizations to build connections, increase access to resources, and support youth health and wellbeing through interactive and engaging activities.

The event will include:

• Workshops for middle school and high school youth on healthy relationships
• Resource fair featuring community organizations
• Food and giveaways
• Art activities
• Opportunities to earn volunteer hours
• And more!

The Youth In Action Health Summit is centered on uplifting youth voice, leadership, and community engagement while creating a fun and welcoming space for learning and connection.

We are excited to invite you to an upcoming training: Supporting Survivors in Perinatal Care: Intimate Partner Violence Training for Birthworkers.

Pregnancy and the postpartum period can increase vulnerability to intimate partner violence. Birth Workers are uniquely positioned to recognize signs, offer support, and connect clients to resources—safely and compassionately.

This training will provide practical tools and knowledge to better support perinatal survivors in your work.

Participants will learn how to:

Understand the dynamics of intimate partner violence and its impact on birthing people
Provide universal education in perinatal, birth, and postpartum settings
Apply practice-change strategies to better support survivors
Identify next steps and ongoing supports for implementation
Who should attend (Santa Clara County):
Doulas, midwives, lactation consultants, childbirth educators, perinatal health workers, and community birth companions.

Event Details:
📅 Date: May 13, 2026
⏰ Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 Location: SCFHP Office
6201 San Ignacio Ave.
San Jose, CA 95119

Register here:
https://forms.gle/HrjeDTPuAKhq1SES9

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out:
Erica Villa | 408-501-7567
[email protected]

JOINT STATEMENT:
Sí Se Puede Collective agencies, YWCA Golden Gate Silicon Valley, & Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence | On Truth, Accountability, and Standing with Survivors.

Join us for our annual fundraising blues and soul show! Tickets and sponsorships are available now!

Ticket link in bio or visit nextdoor.ejoinme.org/ggtb26

Tickets, sponsorships, and raffle links are live for the 14th Annual Girls Got The Blues! Come support Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence and the survivors and families we work with each day.

Sunday, March 8, 2026 at the San Jose Woman’s Club: an incredible afternoon of blues and soul with Lara Price and the Girls Got The Blues Band, plus opening set by Petrichor. This event will sell out.

We’d love to see our friends and supporters there. Get your tickets today.

Our annual fundraising blues and soul show is the best ticket in town. Lara Price and the Girls Got the Blues Band are back! And like last year, it will sell out. March 8th. Tickets, tables, and sponsorships are on sale now! Join us!

Get your tickets now! Link in bio
Or visit: Nextdoor.ejoinme.org/ggtb26

This year’s Winter Open House was a powerful reminder of how a community can support neighbors in need. More than 660 survivors and family members joined us in December for a day of warmth, joy, and care. Together, our community created a day sharing handmade blankets, scarves, and hats, more than 1,000 stuffed animals, and over 2,000 books for all ages. Guests visited with the animals and team from Animal Assisted Happiness, took photos with our wonderful Santa and Mrs. Claus, made ornaments and paper chains with Local 393 and Moms Demand Action, and enjoyed carnival games, a bounce house, a food pantry, and lunch from our friends at Medina’s.
We are deeply grateful to our sponsors and supporters — Wilson Sonsini, Madrone Ventures, The Radford Family Foundation, Stanford Health Care, Moms Demand Action, and Local 393 — as well as the 100+ volunteers and 120+ groups and individuals who donated books, gift cards, and stuffed animals. Many of you have volunteered, brought your families, decorated our space, or held drives for this event for years. We also want to thank our staff, board, and families for showing up in such a hands-on way to make the day happen. Whether you gave one item or thousands of dollars in gift cards, it all mattered. Thank you for showing survivors and their children that they are seen, valued, and supported.

"Sooner or later all the people of the world will have to discover a way to live together in peace, and thereby transform this pending cosmic elegy into a creative psalm of brotherhood." — Martin Luther King Jr.

In honor of Martin Luther King's birthday, our office will be closed Monday, January 19th 2026.