Activities
All of our activities are guided by the Interrupt, Predict, and Organize for a Safer San Francisco Initiative. Our office, together with other parts of the City and County of San Francisco, is responsible for implementing the policies and vision of the initiative.
The Mayor’s Office of Violence Prevention Services:
- Coordinates the San Francisco Public Safety Cluster, a citywide interagency forum that works on major policy and planning related to public safety. One example of public safety issue that the San Francisco Public Safety Cluster works on is gun violence.
- Coordinates the Street Violence Response Team: a collaboration between city departments, community, and faith-based organizations. The team works to ensure that individuals impacted by street violence receive immediate, comprehensive, and well-coordinated services and support.
- Leads the IPO Employment Program, a program which is a collaboration between over a dozen city departments and community-based organizations. The program helps young people from neighborhoods impacted by street violence find long-term employment opportunities.
- Oversees the Street Violence Intervention Program (SVIP), a street outreach and crisis response program.
City Partners
The Mayor's Office of Violence Prevention Services partners with the Adult Probation Department, Department of Child Support Services, Department of Children, Youth and Their Families, Department of Public Health, Department of Public Works, District Attorney's Office, Human Services Agency, Juvenile Probation Department, Mayor’s Office of Violence Prevention Services, Office of Economic and Workforce Development, Office of the Public Defender, Public Utilities Commission, Recreation and Parks Department, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, San Francisco Police Department, and San Francisco Public Library.
People
Diana Oliva-Aroche, MPH Senior Advisor and Director of Violence Prevention Services
Diana Oliva-Aroche is a Senior Advisor and Director of the Mayor’s Office of Violence Prevention Services. She provides policy recommendations related to public safety and violence prevention. As Director, Diana has worked to make the city’s approach to addressing street and family violence more comprehensive, taking into account the importance of coordination and a public health framework. Before taking on her role as a Senior Advisor and Director of this office, Mrs. Oliva-Aroche worked for the Department of Children, Youth, and Their Families as the Planning and Policy Manager for Violence Prevention and led several non-profits in the Bay Area.
tel:(415) 554-6141
email:diana.oliva-aroche@sfgov.org
Lili Gamero, MPA Deputy Director of Violence Prevention Services
Lili Gamero provides policy recommendations related to public safety and violence prevention. Before taking on her role as the Deputy Director of this office, Ms. Gamero worked for the District Attorney's Victim Services Division.
tel:(415) 554-4793
email:lili.gamero@sfgov.org
About This Site
This site was built in partnership with the San Francisco Business Portal, the City’s primary online business resource, which was developed by the Department of Technology and Office of Economic and Workforce Development with design by Tomorrow Partners.
The IPO Employment Program short film was produced by Club Soda Productions.
