Colorado’s
Alternatives to Violence Project
Our Mission
Empowering Nonviolence
Colorado’s Alternatives to Violence Project provides training in Colorado prisons and communities to deal with potentially violent situations in new and creative ways. Through our workshops, we empower people to lead nonviolent lives through effective communication, affirmation, respect for all, community building and cooperation.
Developed from the real-life experiences of prisoners and others, AVP facilitates the discovery of every person’s innate power to positively transform themselves and the world.
“If there is a thing as a miraculous change in an individual, I can truthfully say that it was during my involvement with AVP that I began to grow from a person filled with hate, anger, and despair into a person who believes he, too, is responsible for the protection, preservation, and enrichment of humanity.”
-A Colorado Inmate Participant
What We Do
We don’t lecture or preach. Our experiential workshops use the shared experiences of participants, interactive exercises, games and role plays to examine the ways in which we respond to situations where injustice, prejudice, frustration and anger can lead to aggressive behavior and violence.
Volunteer opportunities
If you’re interested in promoting alternatives to violence, and learning more about the work we’re doing, consider volunteering with us!
Make a Donation
We are a 501(3)c nonprofit sponsored by the Colorado Nonprofit Development Center. Help us transform the lives of people in Colorado’s prisons and communities.