Services
24 Hour Crisis
Line
CAVP
provides direct services including crisis intervention, information, and
referrals for LGBTQ victims of violence 24 hours a day through our crisis
line pager. We can also help arrange emergency needs such as food,
transportation, and emergency shelter for victims of violence.
Metro
Denver / Boulder: 303-852-5094
Statewide Tollfree: 1-888-557-4441
In
an immediate emergency, call 911
Extended Services and Case Management
For
LGBTQ people in need of further assistance, CAVP can help with court
accompaniment, system advocacy, and short and long term case management.
We identify and coordinate resources, as well as maintaining lists of
therapists, service agencies, and attorneys who have experience with LGBTQ
people and issues.
Part
time Community Advocate in Colorado Springs
We
know a community can only thrive when its citizens are safe,
involved, and united. This
begins with the partnering of like-minded folks and organizations.
That’s why the Pride Center of Colorado Springs and the Colorado
Anti-Violence Program have created a partnership. The Community Advocate, working through the Colorado
Anti-Violence Program and housed at the Pride Center, will be
networking and building relationships with local service providers,
organizations and individuals to offer crisis intervention,
referrals, and other services to LGBTQ people in Colorado Springs
and El Paso County. Cara Neri, the Community Advocate, can be
reached at 719-471-4429 or cara@YourPrideCenter.org.
The
Pride Center of Colorado Springs
Training
and Education
CAVP
helps train professionals who work with LGBTQ people and with victims of
violence to understand the experiences and needs of our community.
We
provide technical assistance and case-by-case consultation to law
enforcement, healthcare professionals, domestic violence and homeless
shelters, and service providers when individuals from the LGBTQ community
are the victims of violence.
CAVP also educates generally about cultural competency for service
providers and the dynamics of partner abuse and hate crimes. We
participate in cross-training with other service providers and agencies to
raise awareness in others and ourselves.
Prevention
and Outreach
CAVP
has developed a series of posters, pamphlets, palm cards, wallet cards,
bumper stickers, matchbooks and other tools to help us in our outreach
efforts. 
We poster in bars, speak at meetings of LGBTQ organizations, and sponsor
events that publicize the problem of violence within and against our
community.
As we continually educate the LGBTQ community about violence prevention,
safety issues, and resources, we raise community awareness that builds
support for survivors and accountability for perpetrators.