1. MARJAREE MASON CENTER
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
BY: EMMA CAMPOS
SW 180 T/TH 2-3:15
PROFESSOR: KRIS CLARKE

2. MARJAREE MASON 1942-1978
MARJAREE MASON, A WELL KNOWN WOMAN IN THE
COMMUNITY OF FRESNO, CALIFORNIA, WAS RAPED
AND MURDERED ON NOV. 13,1978. HER DEATH WAS
A RESULT OF RELATIONSHIP VIOLENCE. WITH THE
APPROVAL OF HER PARENTS, MR. AND MRS. NEAL
MASON, THE MARJAREE MASON CENTER WAS NAMED
FOR HER.

3. ABOUT THE MARJAREE MASON
CENTER
THE MMC OPERATES ONE OF THE LARGEST
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERS IN
CALIFORNIA. IT IS THE ONLY DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE SHELTER IN FRESNO COUNTY.

4. ABOUT THE MMC
THE MARJAREE MASON CENTER IS A
NON-PROFIT AGENCY THAT OPERATES
THREE SHELTERS IN FRESNO COUNTY. THESE
SHELTERS ARE CONFIDENTIALLY LOCATED AND
HOUSE WOMEN AND CHILDREN VICTIMS OF
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

5. MARJAREE MASON CENTER
MISSION STATEMENT
TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS AND
THEIR CHILDREN TO MAKE
INFORMED CHOICES TO LIVE FREE OF
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

6. MMC CORE VALUES
• SAFETY IS THE HIGHEST PRIORITY
• TO UNDERSTAND THE UNIQUENESS OF ALL INDIVIUALS AND TREAT
THEM EACH WITH EMPATHY, KINDNESS, RESPECT,
PROFESSIONALISM, AND OPEN-MINDNESS
• TO PROVIDE CULTURALLY SENSITIVE AND LINGUISTICALLY
COMPETENT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
• TO INSURE PEACEFUL AND COMPASSIONATE CONFLICT
RESOLUTION
• TO ENTER EACH COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIP/PARTNERSHIP
WITH MUTUAL RESPECT AND TRUST
• TO FOSTER A POSITIVE AND CREATIVE LEARNING AND WORK
ENVIRONMENT
• TO BE FISCALLY AND OPERATIONALLY RESPONSIBLE

7. MMC VISION
THE MARJAREE MASON CENTER IS ASPIRING
TO DEVELOP A COORDINATED COMMUNITY
RESPONSE FOR FAMILIES IMPACTED BY
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WITH A PRIORITY GIVEN
TO VICTIMS AND THEIR CHILDREN.

8. MMC EMERGENCY SHELTER
• 24 HOUR OPERATION 365 DAYS A YEAR
• 24 HOUR CRISIS HOTLINE AND INTAKE
• 93 EMERGENCY BEDS FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN
• MEN ARE PROVIDED HOTEL VOUCHERS
• CHILDREN ENRICHMENT CENTER
• IN SHELTER CLASSES
• CASE MANAGEMENT
• SAFETY PLANNING
• EMERGENCY CLOTHING, FOOD, AND SUPPLIES
• EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION
• COMMUNITY RESOURCE AND REFERRAL

9. ADDITIONAL SERVICES MMC
OFFERS
• THERAPY
• LEGAL ADVOCACY
• BATTERERS INTERVENTION PROGRAM
• CLASSES AND GROUPS
• EDUCATION AND OUTREACH

10. 2009 SERVICE STATISTICS
• 793 WOMEN AND CHILDREN PROVIDED WITH
SHELTER: 27,421 NIGHTS OF EMERGENCY
SHELTER
• 14,448 NIGHTS OF TRANSITIONAL SHELTER
• 82,263 MEALS PROVIDED
• 1,344 CRISIS-HOTLINE CALLS FIELDED
• 5,870 COUNSELING SESSIONS
• 5,185 CASE MANAGEMENT/PEER –COUNSELING
SESSIONS
• 2,133 VICTIMS RECEIVED LEGAL ADVOCACY