Serving women, men and children affected by domestic violence. FVPS operates the Battered Women and Children's Shelter of San Antonio and additional programs. Serving women, men and children affected by domestic violence. The mission of Family Violence Prevention Services, Inc. is to break the cycle of violence and to strengthen families by providing the necessary tools for self-sufficiency through delivery of emergency shelter, transitional housing, individual counseling and support groups, education, effective parenting education, and specialized intervention with youth and the elderly.