Provide shelter, advocacy, case management, and prevention services to families and individuals impacted by domestic violence.
Our Mission
South Valley Services mission is to provide safe shelter, advocacy, case management, and prevention services to men, women and children experiencing psychological, physical, emotional, economic or sexual abuse at home. We aim to empower individuals and communities through education to recognize their self-worth and to develop the necessary skills to reach their greatest potential, contributing to the collective well being of our community.
Our Vision
To end family violence, one survivor at a time.
At South Valley Services, we believe in the worth of all people equally. We also recognize that each individual’s personal experience and situation is unique yet reflective of society’s institutionalized attitudes and values. Interactions with our residents and our staff are based on the core value of understanding and accepting everyone’s own uniqueness. This philosophy and dedication to social justice makes South Valley Services stand out as a leader in the community. Our core values as an agency are social justice, self-determination, dignity, acceptance and empowerment for all.
To stop the systemic violence that survivors experience, including racial violence.
South Valley Services (SVS) is a multicultural, intersectional, feminist-based agency with the vision to stop violence in all forms, including racial violence. We also acknowledge that society has systematically been hierarchical in its service delivery models to those who need help. Our goal every day is to stop the systemic violence that survivors experience. We do this through survivor-defined services, maintaining intersectional practices, and supporting positive social change. We stand in solidarity with those in the fight to end racism as we acknowledge that the fight for equality IS the fight to end domestic violence. We know that through the combination of these actions we have seen and will continue to see better outcomes for survivors of abuse. We invite all to learn more about our services, practices, and most importantly to hear from the voices of those we serve that no one deserves to be abused, violence is unacceptable, and we all play a role in stopping it.
Our History
South Valley Services has served the community since 1998.
South Valley Services began as a grassroots effort in response to a growing need in our community. A group of professionals, community leaders, and citizens recognized that survivors of domestic violence were facing tremendous difficulty finding safe and accessible services. They concluded that a domestic violence shelter was of vital interest to the health and well-being of our community. As the result of a monumental community effort, South Valley Services opened on February 10, 1998, with the objective of providing a safe shelter, resource and referral services, and self-sufficiency programs for survivors of domestic violence. Programs at South Valley Services have developed to keep up with the most current research and best practices. Based on this research South Valley Services operates under a coordinated community response model which includes shelter and supportive services.
2018
- SVS receives the "Innovative Partnership Award" from the Housing Authority of Salt Lake City "For outstanding collaboration and commitment to helping create affordable housing in the community."
- South Valley Services (SVS) launches the first Domestic Violence Housing First (DVHF) Program in Utah. DVHF focuses on helping domestic violence survivors obtain safe and stable housing as quickly as possible and provides services to enable survivors to move forward with their lives.
- SVS partners with the Mexican Consult to provide services to refugees and victims of human trafficking.
- SVS partners with the Department of Health, the Department of Workforce Services, and the Department of Child and Family Services to provide training to their staff on domestic violence and provide case management services to domestic violence clients.
2017
- SVS launches the Financial Empowerment Program to help survivors climb out of debt and create a savings plan.
- SVS implements Kid's Club, an evidence-based program for children and their parents. The program includes collaborative children's therapy and advocacy program.
- SVS's Executive Director, Jennifer Campbell, receives the Director's Community Leadership Award from the FBI. This recognition is for her efforts to combat crime and violence and fostering collaborative relationships between law enforcement agencies and domestic violence service providers.
2016
- SVS partners with the Road Home Shelters to provide case management and therapy to domestic violence survivors residing in their shelter programs.
- SVS partners with Salt Lake County Library System to place Community Resource Centers (CRCs) in six library branches.
- SelectHealth recognizes SVS as one of the Top 25 Non-Profits in Salt Lake County.
2015
- SVS launches the Lethality Assessment Protocol (LAP). LAP brings together law enforcement and service providers to assess which domestic violence victims are in imminent danger.
2014
- SVS expands community outreach efforts to Riverton City and opens our second Community Resource Center.
- SVS announces a name change to "South Valley Services to End Family Violence," which better represents its mission and the full range of services available to domestic violence survivors.
2013
- SVS forms the West Jordan Domestic Violence Coalition, a partnership of private, public organizations, clergy, individuals, schools, media, and health care providers.
- SVS opens its first Community Outreach Center, a partnership with West Jordan City. Community Resource Centers offer education, community resources, outreach, mental health services, and case management.
- SVS creates the Children's Learning Center (CLC) hires a full-time CLC Advocate. The CLC offers in-house case management, safety planning, therapy, childcare, after-school programming, children's support groups, homework assistance groups, and activities specifically designed to help children who have witnessed domestic violence.
2010
- SVS receives the Family Awards for its excellence in serving diverse communities.
- SVS adds in-house therapy services for shelter residents.
2009
- SVS begins a weekly support group at the West Jordan Police department for children impacted by domestic violence.
2008
- SVS creates the first Spanish-language domestic violence coalition in the State of Utah, "Unidos por el Lenguaje/United by Language." The group is comprised of 20 community and government agencies. Later, this group will change its name to Latino Coalition Against Domestic Violence (CoLAVI).
2005
- SVS begins Spanish-language at the West Jordan Police Department.
