October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month PURPLE LIGHT NIGHTS Latina Safehouse Let a light shine on your porch or business from October 1-31st Remember those who lost their lives Support the survivors Bring hope to those still being abused “Domestic Violence Has NO Place In Our Community” Lights available at the Purple Light Nights Kick-Off The Kick-Off Program will include guest speakers from the community Featuring Master of Ceremonies Jesse Ogas Live Music with DJ Danny Valenzuela… Continue Reading Purple Light Nights Kick-Off

Join Violence Free Colorado and other programs around Colorado this Sunday, October 25th, at 5pm for a statewide movie night IN YOUR OWN HOME. That's right! You can interact with folks from around the state from the comfort of your couch. Choose a movie, invite some friends, pop some popcorn, and hop on Twitter or FB to share your thoughts! Use #DVAMColorado. We've even got Bingo Cards you can use.‬ In fact, you can play #DVAMColorado… Continue Reading Statewide At Home Movie Night

Join us for this wonderful event to benefit Violence Free Colorado. Get your picture taken with Santa and Mrs. Claus! Enjoy wonderful entertainment! Shop from over 60 creative vendors and visit our personally selected direct sale booths! It will be a wonderful day for the whole family!

More info on this month's topic to come! Each month of 2015, you are invited to join Violence Free Colorado staff and experts from advocacy organizations around the state for a Brown Bag conversation!  We hope you’ll join us! For more information, please contact Beth Collins: ecollins(at)violencefreeco.org

National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233

National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233

Keeping it Simple: Promising Practices in Shelter Rule Reduction Shelter rules and guidelines… a topic frequently revisited and yet can seem continuously difficult to manage. As noted in the VAWnet ‘Conflict Resolution Tools for Domestic Violence Shelter Staff’, “Shelter advocates themselves may feel that the lines between structures and rules designed originally to be protective and those that are unnecessarily restrictive have become blurred. Fortunately, an increasing number of domestic violence programs have initiated internal critiques… Continue Reading Violence Free Colorado’s Brown Bag Series #12