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The Missing Link in Reentry
[widget id=”display_username-7″] TACT (Teambuilding, Attitude, Conflict and Transformation) staff-development training utilizing AVP-adapted workshops. Read the article below from Corrections Today, March/April 2018. By John Shuford, AVP Facilitator and Correctional Training Coordinator II in the Department of Prisons at the North Carolina Department of Public Safety.  Beyond Security; Creating Safer Prisons utilizing AVP-adapted workshops. […]
Farewell Rudy Cypser
Rudy Cypser, one of the elders of AVP, passed away on February 16 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Rudy was 94 years old and had been married to his wife, Betty for nearly 70 years. After taking the AVP training in 1984, Rudy and Betty became key leaders in Westchester. They faithfully coordinated […]
2017 Annual Gathering VIDEOS
Spread the Word: #MYAVPLIFE
Hello AVPers! As we all know, there is a lot of violence being spread through social media these days and AVP can be a big strong active presence on line – creating a positive, non-violent atmosphere. Will you help us? Join our campaign for creative non-violence today! AVP-USA is launching a #myavplife campaign. We’re asking every AVP facilitator to […]
OJ Simpson lauds AVP
O.J. Simpson was just granted parole from Lovelock Correctional Center in Nevada where AVP offers workshops. Â We recognise that OJ carries a lot of negative baggage around how lots of folks perceive him. Â However, that’s precisely the point: Â We feel that there is something of good in each one of us, no matter what our […]
Bylaws Changes IN PLACE!
AVP-USA BYLAWS  CHANGES What’s going on with the Bylaws?? The Bylaws were amended at the Annual National Gathering in Boston, utilizing the feedback you’ve provided and lengthly (5 hour) discussion at the business meeting. Explanation of  Changes:  Explore Changes Permanent Bylaws/Policies Repository:  Bylaws & Policy POLICY Compensation: At the Business Meeting, there also […]
AVP in Bakersfield
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Veterans in Pierce County Jail
[cs_content][cs_element_section _id=”1″][cs_element_row _id=”2″][cs_element_column _id=”3″][cs_text _order=”0″] Pierce County Jail workshop teaches alternatives to violence, has veteran dropping beats BY ALEXIS KRELL The News Tribune Tacoma, WA February 18, 2017 [email protected] The Army veteran beatboxes and the gang member raps. A few weeks ago, Carl Hogan and Edward De Anda wouldn’t have been dropping beats together. But […]
Denver Keynote Talk on Re-entry
Denver Annual Gathering (2016) Re-Entry Keynote Talk Featured speaker, Lisa Calderon, the director of the Community Re-Entry Project, an initiative of the City of Denver’s Crime Prevention and Control Commission, will speak to the theme of the conference, ” Envisioning Alternatives to Violence – From Retribution to Restoration.” Lisa holds a Master’s degree, law degree, […]