CVIC's programs work together toward building a violence-free community – one in which every child grows up in a nurturing environment, and where homes, schools and streets are safe.

Underlying our services is the belief that all individuals have the right to live in dignity as human beings, in freedom and with justice and peace; thus our services not only enable victims of violence to realize their full potential, they encourage our community to respect the rights of all individuals and work together toward systemic change to guard these rights.

Our approach is holistic and integrated, involving intervention, prevention and community collaboration.

• Intervention: We ensure safety, justice and healing through programs supporting adults and children impacted by violence.
• Prevention: We focus on core issues that contribute to violence in order to prevent violence for future generations. We offer counseling for children who have learned violence and treatment for batterers, and we spark new ways of thinking by providing community education and training.
• Collaboration: We contribute to societal change through collaborative work to improve our community's response to violence.

This comprehensive approach is carried out through five programs, providing direct services to over 2,000 and education and training to over 12,000 adults and children in 2007.

In this section

• Abuse and Rape Crisis Program – Encompassing our Light of Hope Shelter, Hope Transitional Housing, career counseling, Little Souls Children's Services and legal services, ARCP provides crisis and supportive services, refuge and housing support for disadvantaged adults and at-risk children impacted by family violence and sexual assault. ARCP served 1,165 individuals in 2007.
  
• Crime Victim Witness Program – CVWP provides court advocacy to victims of personal injury and property crimes, including assault, stalking, burglary and other crimes, serving 618 people in 2007.
  
• Prevention and Education Program – P&EP program provides education and training to raise awareness of and improve our response to violence, serving 12,487 people in 2007.
  
• Domestic Violence Offender Treatment Program – DVOTP prevents violence by providing group treatment for batterers and collaborating extensively with the criminal justice system, serving 145 individuals in 2007.
  
• Wishing Well Child Visitation Program – Wishing Well offers safe visitations and exchanges to ensure the safety of children at risk of abuse, serving 149 children and 218 adults in 2007.

• Special Projects –
• The Greater Grand Forks Domestic Violence Task Force's Coordinated Community Response (CCR) Project
• Domestic Violence Prevention Enhancement and Leadership Through Alliances (DELTA) Project