The Office for Women & Domestic and Sexual Violence Services (OFWDSVS) serves residents of Fairfax County who have been affected by domestic and sexual violence, stalking, and human trafficking. OFWDSVS is a full-service program that supports victims of domestic and sexual violence creating safer lives, and also works with residents of Fairfax County who have been who have been physically, emotionally, or sexually abusive to a spouse, partner, child, parent, or other family member. OFWDSVS also conducts community outreach and education efforts to raise awareness and prevent domestic and sexual violence in Fairfax County.

Philosophy: Everyone has a right to live free of violence.

Vision: We envision a day when all forms of interpersonal violence and oppression are not tolerated and when individuals and families, no matter their situation, have access to and are welcomed into a wide variety of services that allows them to rebuild their lives on their own terms.

Mission: OFWDSVS advances our mission of preventing and ending domestic and sexual violence, stalking and human trafficking by fostering a community based on equality and mutual respect through prevention and intervention, community engagement and awareness, policy and advocacy.

Values:

• Collaboration. We strive to open doors to build relationships and engage the community in providing the highest quality of care and promoting social change.
• Compassion. We commit to providing empathetic, client-driven and trauma-informed services for our community.
• Courage. We support our clients and members of our community as they take difficult and courageous steps toward autonomy, accountability and responsibility.
• Equality. We promote human equality and use resources in ways that serve the public equitably; we respectfully challenge biases, attitudes and behaviors that contribute to inequality.
• Innovation. We foster an environment that embraces creativity and calculated risk-taking to advance our mission.
• Safety. We advocate for safety as a basic human right, which underscores every interaction with clients and the community, assuring confidential, accessible and affordable services to all.