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When you donate to RAIV, you make a new reality possible for people impacted by domestic violence (DV); a reality where cycles of domestic violence can be broken and personal transformation toward healthier relationships can happen in safety and community.
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Testimonials
Our mission is to support victims/survivors of domestic violence, the people responsible for the harm caused by such intimate violence, as well as the friends and family members impacted, as they seek to heal the trauma and suffering caused by domestic violence. People affected by this kind of harm rarely heal from the impact of intimate violence through the criminal legal system response. RAIV helps fill the gap by providing restorative, community-based Circles, held by RAIV-trained volunteers.
Domestic violence (DV) is one of the most pervasive, under-addressed public health crises in the U.S. The dominant response relies on a criminal legal system that survivors often avoid. Current system interventions are not designed for deep healing or prevention.
People affected by this kind of harm rarely heal from the impact of intimate violence through the criminal legal system response. RAIV helps fill the gap by providing restorative, community-based Circles, held by RAIV-trained volunteers.
Unlike counseling, crisis interventions, or models that focus on dialogue between parties, RAIV centers individual healing through community-based Circles of Support and Accountability. Core Members (the individuals requesting a Circle) are matched with a small, trained volunteer group that holds space for truth-telling, listening, reflection, and skill-building based on practices and principles of restorative justice.
Whether someone has caused harm or been harmed or both, RAIV supports them in reclaiming dignity and agency, building healthier relationships, and disrupting cycles of violence.
One Core Member has gone from "no contact" to becoming a full-time dad with the help of RAIV.
An early pilot participant described RAIV as "the first place I've felt safe enough to speak the truth out loud."
Organization name
Restorative Approaches to Intimate Violence (RAIV)
other names
RAIV
2024
Tax id (EIN)
33-2261201
Category
Public & Societal Benefit, Human Services
Organization Size
Small Organization
Address
912 PRATT STBoulder County, CO, US
Denver, CO, US