01 / COMMUNITY VOICE
Survivor-led family crisis servicesEmpowering Families.
Empowering Families.
Overcoming Crisis.
First Responders Family Services is a survivor-led family crisis provider. We liberate and recover victims of crisis, empowering individuals and families with strategies, resources, and support to overcome barriers to success.
Human TraffickingSafety, stabilization & opportunity
Domestic Violence & Human TraffickingSupport, advocacy & collaboration with all government agencies
Community InterventionTrust, alternatives & leadership
Our mission
Restoration begins with being seen, heard, and supported.
FRFS exists to help individuals and families navigate crisis with survivor-led strategies, practical resources, advocacy, and meaningful pathways toward stability.
Who We Are
A survivor-led approach rooted in dignity, trust, advocacy, and opportunity.
FRFS in action
Where mission meets community.
02 / COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
Building relationships, trust, and pathways toward restoration.
03 / SURVIVOR SUCCESS
Celebrating survivor growth and new pathways forward.
FRFS is grateful to partners who provide trafficking diversion education and survivor-centered support.
Special thanks to GEMS Uncovered
Thank you for providing trafficking diversion classes and helping create pathways from crisis toward hope, healing, and purpose.
Our services
Practical support.
Real pathways forward.
Our case management, outreach, intervention, and education efforts are designed to meet people where they are and connect them to safety, resources, education, employment, and community.
Human Trafficking & Survivor Assistance
- Emergency Shelter & Housing Placement
- CalVCB Compensation & Mainstream Benefits
- Trauma Counseling and Therapy
- Human Trafficking Awareness Campaigns
- Work with all government agencies
- Jobs, Trade Schools, and College Opportunities
- Transportation Assistance
- Temporary & Permanent Housing Placement
Community Intervention
- Trust-building and alternatives for active gang members
- Parole & probation requirement assistance
- DV, Anger Management, and Parenting Classes
- Union Jobs, Employment, College Prep & Trade Schools
- Leadership Development
- Peace talks between neighborhoods & school outreach
- Wraparound case management & supportive services
- Transportation and community activities
Domestic Violence
- Emergency Shelter & Housing Programs
- Victim Compensation & Benefits Assistance
- Trauma Counseling and Therapy
- High School Presentations & Awareness Campaigns
- Work with all government agencies
- Domestic Violence Housing Partnerships
- Jobs, Trade Schools, and College Opportunities
- Transportation Assistance
- Temporary & Permanent Housing Placement
Partnership with Local Schools
- Strategic partnerships for at-risk youth
- Referral flows for at-risk youth
- Awareness workshops for Human Trafficking, DV, Intervention & Substance Abuse
- Leadership Development & Mentorship
- Jobs, Trade Schools, and College Opportunities
- Outings and After-School Workshops
- Strong presence in partner school communities
FRFS leadership and community engagement rooted in lived experience, service, and restoration.
Founder & CEO
Leonard Rivas
A survivor, community leader, and crisis intervention specialist whose lived experience fuels FRFS's mission of hope, healing, and restoration.
Read Leonard's storyA survivor-led agency
“The greatest results are achieved when people have the tools, resources, support, and opportunity to move beyond crisis.”
FRFS holds to a high level of client service and professional standards while advocating for individuals and families affected by human trafficking, domestic violence, and community crisis.
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Support starts with connection.
For services, partnerships, referrals, community collaboration, or general inquiries, contact First Responders Family Services.