stephanie simmons from the commission on the status of women. we welcome all of those partners who are here today. who would like to go next? please. >> good morning, supervisors. about 10 years ago, i started working at the nonprofit institute on aging as the director of the san francisco consortium for elder abuse prevention. i did one of the smartest things i had done. i asked beverly to go to lunch with me. later she told me about cathie baxter, and then i asked her to lunch. they're in, i think is the seed for but we have today, the first presentation of the climate -- family violence council's report on the status of family violence in san francisco. we all had a lot in common, working in nonprofits, not city agencies, and we are often dealing with victims. i am really happy to be here and feel their support and field support of all my brothers and sisters who work in family violence. bette davis once said that old age is not for sissies. she is right about so many things, and she was right about that. when you look at the status of family

stephanie simmons from the commission on the status of women. we welcome all of those partners who are here today. who would like to go next? please. >> good morning, supervisors. about 10 years ago, i started working at the nonprofit institute on aging as the director of the san francisco consortium for elder abuse prevention. i did one of the smartest things i had done. i asked beverly to go to lunch with me. later she told me about cathie baxter, and then i asked her to lunch. they're in, i think is