BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION
LET'S END SEXUAL ASSAULT & FAMILY VIOLENCE
Community Violence Solutions provides support services to child and adult victims of sexual assault and their families.
DO YOU NEED HELP?
Our crisis hotline is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Call 1-800-670-7273
Please join us on May 20 at 5:30 p.m. for Cooking for a Cause, a live Zoom cooking class led by accomplished local chef Enrico Filippelli. Chef Filippelli is a formally trained chef and principal of Cerri Catering located in San Rafael, California. His culinary focus is maximizing fresh ingredients in internationally inspired recipes.
In this 60 minute cooking class, you will learn how to make Coconut Curried Shrimp (with vegetarian modifications for those who need or prefer a meatless option). Shopping lists will be provided to all participants in advance of the event so you can cook along with Chef Filippelli.
Tickets are only $25 and all proceeds will go towards Community Violence Solutions and the valuable work it continues to do for survivors of sexual assault and human trafficking. All participants will also be entered to win one of two baskets of cooking supplies and tasty treats, each valued at $75.
Grab an apron, pour a glass of wine, and join us on May 20 to support CVS!
8 Week Support Group
For Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Online
Group meets online Mondays, 6:30-8pm
starting March 22, 2021.
Open to all who identify as female.
Call 707-515-0874 for more info.
There is no fee for joining this group.
Funded by California Office of Emergency Services.
For more information please call 707-515-0874
Online Support Group for Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse and Sexual Assault
The online support group for adult/older teen (17 and up) survivors of childhood sexual abuse and sexual assault will meet on Mondays, 6:30-8pm, for 8 weeks. This is an English-speaking group and is open to all who identify as female. There is no fee for the group. This is a psychoeducation group so each week, we will focus on different topics such as safety, repercussions of the abuse, understanding trauma, addressing our anger and learning self-forgiveness and self-compassion. We will explore these topics through journaling/responding to questions, group reflection, artmaking, and psychoeducation. Each session will begin with group-building activities and end with learning a self-soothing tool. We will meet online via Zoom. If you are interested in joining this group, please call Cindy at 707-515-0874 to do an intake in order to determine whether or not the group is a good fit for you.
Become a State Certified Sexual Assault Counselor
Online (hybrid) Training STARTING on
Aug. 18, 2020
To sign up contact Veronica Ramon Boutelle, Victim Services Program Manager at vboutelle@cvsolutions.org
Rape & Sexual Assault
According to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, one in five women and one in seven men will be a victim of sexual assault in their lifetime.
Child Abuse
According to the CDC, a report of child abuse is made every 10 seconds and 4 to 7 children die from child abuse every day in the US due to abuse or neglect.
Stalking
Persons aged 18-24 years experience the highest rate of stalking. One in 6 women and one in 19 men in the United States have experienced stalking during their lifetime.
Human Trafficking
According to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, 1 in 6 endangered runaways reported to them were likely sex trafficking victims.
What We Do
Community Violence Solutions (CVS) is dedicated to working in partnership with the community to end sexual assault and family violence through prevention, crisis services, and treatment. Formerly called Rape Crisis Center, CVS was founded by the Greater Richmond Interfaith Program in 1974 and incorporated as a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization in 1977.
Since then, CVS has expanded its services to all of Contra Costa and Marin Counties. Community Violence Solutions is a non-profit agency that relies on your financial donations and that depends on the efforts of dozens of community volunteers.
DO YOU NEED HELP?
Our crisis hotline is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Call 1-800-670-7273
Help Us Fight Human Trafficking & Sexual Assault
Make A Donation
Help Us Stop Sexual Assault and Human Trafficking in Our Communities
Our Support Services
Rape Crisis Center
Community Violence Solutions’ Rape Crisis Center responds to nearly 2000 requests for help each year. Staff and trained volunteers are on call to provide support both by phone and in-person, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Prevention Services
Community Violence Solutions provides prevention and outreach services throughout Contra Costa and Marin Counties to raise awareness of the issue of sexual violence and to teach risk reduction strategies.
Sexual Assault Response Team
SART, Community Violence Solutions’ Sexual Assault Response Team, provides a pool of specially trained on-call sexual assault nurse examiners to respond to the special needs of sexual assault victims.
Anti-Trafficking Project
Community Violence Solutions’ Rape Crisis Center is a collaborating partner in the county-wide Anti Trafficking project. Helping adults, children, teens exposed to the sex industry and labor exploitation.
Children's Interview Center
The Children’s Interview Center of Contra Costa, a program of Community Violence Solutions, provides a variety of specialized services to children who have been sexually abused and their non-offending family members.
Differential Response Team
CVS is a service provider for “Path II”, or Differential Response, cases in West Contra Costa County, and receives referrals from Children and Family Services (CFS) to provide intensive case management services under this program.
