AVP Colorado - Alternatives to Violence Project

AVP Colorado offers the Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) conflict resolution workshops in Colorado communities and prisons.

AVP began in 1975 in a New York prison at the request of long-term prisoners. A workshop was held for youth coming into conflict with the law. The success of this workshop quickly generated requests for more, and the program quickly spread to many other prisons. It soon became obvious that violence and the need for this training exists as much outside prison as within, and that everyone in all wal  ...