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Maitri Raises A Million Dollars At 2025 Fundraiser
Written by Shalini Kathuria Narang | India Currents | Saturday, April 12, 2025
“Often, it’s really a friend or a family member or even children, who can point out and maybe say, it’s time to do something.”
Maitri Gala In Palo Alto, CA raises $1 Million To Support Domestic Violence Survivors
Written by an India-West Staff Reporter | India West | Tuesday, April 8, 2025
“I am sure we can end domestic abuse in our community in the near future. Ours is a small community in the Silicon Valley, and let’s start with us.”
- Dr. Geetha Krishnamurthy | Maitri Board President
Maitri Gala raises $1 million to support domestic violence survivors
Written by Indica News Staff Reporter | Indica News | Friday, April 11, 2025
“Maitri is a nonprofit based in the San Francisco Bay Area that offers free and confidential services to South Asian individuals and families affected by domestic violence, emotional abuse, or cultural isolation.”
Maitri Provides Relief for South Asian Women Facing Abuse
Written by Gary Singh | Metro Silicon Valley | Wednesday, April 2, 2025
“We help them build careers because a lot of these women come with very good education from their home countries. So we do that. We have a scholarship program for them. If somebody wants to go and get a diploma, we provide them the money to go and get that done.”
- Dr. Geetha Krishnamurthy | Maitri Board President
Advocates Fear Fremont’s New Homelessness Ordinance Will Force Domestic Violence Victims to Stay With Abusers
Written by Viji Sundaram | San Francisco Public Press | Friday, March, 7, 2025
“City officials will reconsider a controversial provision that makes it a crime to help people living in public spaces.”
Funding Cuts Leave Domestic Violence Survivors Trapped with Their Abusers
Written by Tejeswi Pratima Dodda | Ms. Magazine | Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025
“A federal funding freeze on domestic violence programs threatens to shutter shelters, silence crisis lines, and leave survivors with nowhere to turn.”
Maitri’s art to inspire unity and justice on the Moon with LunARC’s historic mission
Written by Indica News | Indica News | Tuesday, Jan 14, 2025
Launched in partnership with LifeShip, LunARC’s historic art gallery will feature tens of thousands of submissions from over 40 countries, constituting a groundbreaking testament to inclusion and creativity.
South Asian groups work to break cultural, religious stigmas around domestic violence
Written by Richa Karmarkar | Religion News | Tuesday, April 30, 2024
In Sexual Assault Awareness Month, advocates hope to reshape the conversation around intimate partner violence within the diaspora.
Strong teamwork propels San Jose High’s robotics program to new heights
Written by Sal Pizarro | The Mercury News | Monday, March 11, 2024
San Jose High School is a storied institution, producing a wealth of community leaders and athletic championship teams in its 161-year history.
Listen to Her: Non-Profit Maitri Raises Over $600,000 at Annual Gala to Support Victims of Domestic Violence
Written by Shalini Kathuria Narang | American Kahani | Wednesday , March 6, 2024
The event was headlined by actress Nandita Das whose short film about rise in incidents of domestic violence during the pandemic, was screened.
Maitri Raises Over $600K For Domestic Abuse Survivors at Annual Gala
Written by Prachi Singh | India Currents | Friday, March 8, 2024
“There was an older gentleman… he came and he said that you are home breakers. You’re the one who makes divorces happen. And he said, what about men like me? Do you think that I don’t go through any problems?” she recalled. “I just quietly gave him the card and I said that we are only against violence. We are not against men.”
- Dr. Geetha Krishnamurthy | Maitri Board President
Maitri gala in San Francisco Bay Area raises $600k for domestic abuse victims
Written by Ritu Jha | Indica News | Saturday, March 9, 2024
“Numbers rising is a good thing, it means there is awareness. If everyone is quiet, you really don’t know what is happening, which was the case in the past.”
-Dr. Geetha Krishnamurthy | Maitri Board President
Headlined By Nandita Das, Maitri Celebrates 33 Years of Service
Written by India-West Staff Reporter | India West | Wednesday, March 6, 2024
The funds will fortify Maitri’s comprehensive services for survivors of domestic violence, aiding them in choosing a nonviolent future and rebuilding their lives without fear.
Bashing Patriarchy: Young boys fight against domestic violence in the South
Written by Mallika Barsaley | Clay Magazine | Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023
The protest was organised by Indian Ladies UK, a non-profit organisation, on 11th May 2023, at New Scotland Yard. Its purpose was to raise awareness about domestic violence victims within South Asian communities in London. Victims at the protest recalled their experiences of domestic violence.
Brutal Atrocity in Northeast India Highlights Vulnerabilities of Women Around the World
Written by Sunita Sohrabji | American Community Media | Friday, July 28, 2023
Two tribal women in the state of Manipur were stripped by a mob of men and paraded naked through their village. Both were sexually assaulted; the younger woman was gang-raped. Though the victims filed complaints with police and the National Commission on Women, no action was undertaken until a video went viral July 19, shocking India and its diaspora.
Maitri Annual Gala Raises Over $600,000 For Survivors of Domestic Violence
Written by Shalini Kathuria Narang | India Currents | Monday, March 13, 2023
Maitri celebrated 32 years of empowering South Asian survivors of domestic violence and abuse with a glittering and successful gala that raised over $600,000, on March 11, 2023, in Palo Alto, California.
Maitri Raises Over $600K At Its 2023 Gala
Written by India-West Reporter | India West | Wednesday, March 15, 2023
“Despite all the challenges of the pandemic, the volatility of the markets, and uncertainty in the world, our community once again came together to fund the critical work at Maitri. The pandemic has been a very difficult time for survivors: they lost jobs, have experienced more violence, and, in general, struggled more than usual. In FY22, the total number of clients helped increased by 28%.”
-Dr. Geetha Krishnamurthy | Maitri Board President
South Asian Domestic Violence Survivors in Silicon Valley Grapple With Covid-19 Lockdown
Written by Anahita Mukherji | The Wire | Friday, April 3, 2020
Social distancing during the novel coronavirus pandemic has seen a global spike in domestic violence. Accessing help can be particularly challenging for immigrant populations.
Maitri marks 25 years of helping domestic violence victims in the Bay Area
Written by Sal Pizarro | The Mercury News | Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Maitri Gala An Enchanting Mughal Evening Celebrates Another Year of Service
Written by NBC Bay Area | NBC Bay Area | Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017
Light sentence of ex-CEO in domestic violence case makes survivors feel voiceless
Written by Esther Peralez-Dieckmann and Rama Jalan | East Bay Times | Saturday, June 17, 2017
Time and time again, money and power override justice and accountability, particularly when it comes to gender-based violence. This was observed in last year’s lenient sentencing of Brock Turner after his Stanford sexual assault conviction. The reality has a chilling effect on victims coming forward to report violence or seek help.
History San Jose starts emergency relief fund after devastating fire
Written by Sal Pizarro | The Mercury Times | Saturday, March 18, 2023
History San Jose CEO Bill Schroh Jr. says the nonprofit started an emergency relief fund in the wake of last Sunday’s devastating fire, which destroyed the historic Nelson-DeLuz house and damaged two other buildings.