Intervention

How to respond during an incident

Personal Safety & Self-Defense Education

Learn how to protect yourself and keep those around you safe.

Credit: On Lok

APA Family Support Services

Description: Mental health counseling sessions for incident trauma, safety precaution workshops, and two community projects with other non-API communities.

Service Area: SF

Hours: M-F 9AM - 5PM

Language Capacity: English, Chinese

Contact:

Phone: (415) 617-0061

Email: info@apafss.org

Website: https://www.apafss.org/

Asians Are Strong

Description: Free self-defense workshops and community events for all ages.

Service Area: San Francisco

Language Capacity: English

Contact:

Website: https://asiansarestrong.org

Friends of Children with Special Needs

Description: Provided a series of Safety Empowerment trainings for individuals with special needs and their families to learn and practice strategies to protect themselves.

Service Area: South Bay

Language Capacity: English, Chinese

Contact:

Phone: 510-739-6900 (Fremont); 408-725-8000 (San Jose)

Email: administration@fcsn1996.org

Website: https://fcsn1996.org

Gum Moon Women's Residence/ Asian Women's Resource Center

Description: Self-defense workshops, mental health support groups, and distribution of self-defense kits for seniors and parents.

Service Area: SF

Language Capacity: Chinese, English

Contact:

Phone: 415-421-8827 (Chinatown); 415-221-5783 (Sunset/Richmond)

Email: gummoon@gummoon.org

Website: https://www.gummoon.org

Korean American Community Services

Description: Workshops for Korean seniors and families regarding safety issues, distributing personal safety alarms, and forums to educate community on how to stop hate crimes.

Service Area: SF

Language Capacity: Korean, English

Contact:

Phone: (408) 920-9733

Website: https://www.kacssv.org

Email: info@kacssv.org

Korean Community Center of the East Bay

Description: Videos and classes to teach seniors how to protect themselves and feel safer in public spaces. To learn more about our 8-week curriculum series for seniors, please contact us by phone.

Service Area: East Bay

Language Capacity: Korean, English, Cantonese, Mandarin

Contact:

Korean/English - (844) 828-2254

Chinese - (844) 828-5388

Website: https://kcceb.org/

Email: general@kcceb.org

Senior Street Smarts Videos: Korean, English, Cantonese, Mandarin

Southeast Asian Community Center

Description: Workshops and translated materials for Vietnamese seniors and the community on safety precautions, witness bystander information, and mental health support.

Service Area: SF

Hours: M-F 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Language Capacity: English, Vietnamese

Contact:

Phone: (415) 885-2743

Email: info@seaccusa.org

Website: http://www.seaccusa.org

Vietnamese American Community Center of the East Bay

Description: Refuge and resource for low-income, South-East Asians and other underrepresented immigrant communities in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Service Area: East Bay

Hours: M-F 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Language Capacity: English, Vietnamese

Contact:

Phone: 510-891-9999

Website: https://www.vacceb.net

Email:info@vacceb.org

Bystander Intervention Education/ Anti-Racism Training

Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus

Description: Presentations of Bystander Intervention Trainings to AAPI serving nonprofits.

Service Area: SF

Contact:

Phone number: (415) 896-1701

Website: https://www.advancingjustice-alc.org

Right To Be

Description: Free bystander intervention training as well as offering a de-escalation training adapted to support the AAPI community.

Language Capacity: English

Contact:

Email: training@ihollaback.org

Website: https://www.righttobe.org

Southeast Asian Community Center

Description: Workshops and translated materials for Vietnamese seniors and the community on safety precautions, witness bystander information, and mental health support.

Service Area: SF

Hours: M-F 8:00 - 5:00 pm.

Language Capacity: English, Vietnamese

Contact:

Phone: (415) 885-2743

Email: info@seaccusa.org

Website: https://www.seaccusa.org/