SAHARA is a grassroots community building organization, where we believe that our services are compassion and empowerment in action. The impact that SAHARA has had on the South Asian community, can be seen in the numbers below:
From January – April 2019, SAHARA has provided:
- 1,051 Hours of social services, psychotherapy, immigration help, public benefits, citizenship help, and referrals were provided to 173 victims
- 659 Nights of shelter and security provided to victims
- 285 older Adults attended SAHARA’s Senior Wellness Events
- 21 Elders sought victim services through SAHARA
- 37 Local Events providing visibility of SAHARA’s services
SAHARA’s goal is to serve the growing community of South Asians in Southern California by providing them with services, information, referrals, skills development and other culturally sensitive support services needed to meet the unique challenges they face and also to deal with the personal crises of survivors of domestic violence.”