Partners Against Violence Named a 2025 California Nonprofit of the Year by Assemblymember James C. Ramos — Honored for Second Year in a Row

San Bernardino – Partners Against Violence is proud to announce it has been selected as a 2025 California Nonprofit of the Year by Assemblymember James C. Ramos from the 45th Assembly District of California.

Partner's Against Violence is one of more than one hundred nonprofits that will be honored by their state senators and assemblymembers for their outstanding contributions to the communities they serve.

Partners Against Violence provides free of cost and confidential support services to survivors of sexual violence and their families through counseling, legal assistance, and access to vital resources. The organization also leads educational programs to raise awareness and prevent sexual violence, advocates for policy change, and engages communities in collective efforts to address and end violence. Through a comprehensive approach that includes education, advocacy, support services, and outreach, Partners Against Violence is committed to building safer, more resilient communities - "Partnering to build healthy relationships, families, communities, and generations free from violence."

"With humble gratitude, thank you Assemblyman James Ramos for recognition of Nonprofit of the Year. This award allows us to not only acknowledge our dedicated team of staff, volunteers and community partners but gives opportunity to appreciate the resilience of the survivors and the communities that we serve.  It inspires us to persevere as we continue in this work to raise levels of consciousness, to advocate and to pursue greater justice," said Cassandra Black, Associate Director of Operations.

"We are deeply honored and humbled to be recognized as Nonprofit of the Year by Assemblyman James Ramos. This award is not just a reflection of our team’s dedication, but a testament to the strength and resilience of the survivors we serve every day.  This recognition affirms the importance of our mission and the hard work of our staff, volunteers, and community partners who walk alongside survivors on their journey toward healing and justice," said Sara Shook, Associate Director of Programmatics.

“We are grateful for the work of Partner's Against Violence and want to extend our congratulations for this well deserved recognition,” said Geoff Green, CEO of the California Association of Nonprofits (CalNonprofits), the sponsor for this initiative. “Nonprofit provide critical services, advocate for our most vulnerable neighbors, and enrich the lives of all Californians. From the childcare program to the soccer team, from the art class to the health clinic, and from the community organizer to the animal shelter, nonprofits make our communities stronger”.

“Nonprofits are not just innovators and problem-solvers, but also a major economic force within the state,” said Green. According to “Causes Count,” a 2019 report commissioned by CalNonprofits, the nonprofit sector is the 4th largest industry in the state, employing more than 1.2 million people. Each year, California nonprofits generate more than $273 billion in revenue and bring in $40 billion in revenue from outside of California. The unpaid labor contributed by volunteers at nonprofits is equivalent to 330,000 full-time jobs every year.

Now in its tenth year, the California Nonprofit of the Year initiative provides the opportunity for each California state legislator to recognize a nonprofit organization doing outstanding work in their district. The program culminates with a celebratory luncheon at the Capitol on California Nonprofits Day, which this year is May 21. 

The program is sponsored by the CalNonprofits in partnership with the state Senate and Assembly Select Committees on the Nonprofit Sector. CalNonprofits, the leading policy voice for California’s nonprofit sector, focuses on advocacy, education, and research to build a more powerful and politically engaged nonprofit network across the state.

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Visit www.partnersagainstviolence.org to learn more and follow them on social media (@partnersagainstviolence).

Media Contact:

Cassandra Black and Sara Shook

Associate Executive Directors

(909) 885-8884