Local AVP Groups in California

AVP/California is actively launching prison programs in towns throughout California. Though your local group may presently not be listed here,
it may be in the process of being developed in your area.
Contact 800/905-6765 or email Pat or George to find out
where new groups are forming.

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA:
North Bay-Santa Rosa facilitating all levels of workshops in community and prisons in
northern California
Contact: 707/220-8269 or Ann

Bay Bridge Council: East-Bay-Oakland/Berkeley/San Francisco facilitating all levels of workshops in community, prisons throughout California, as well as San Francisco Jail
Contact: Toby

Santa Cruz-Salinas facilitating workshops in the Soledad CTF prison and Salinas Valley State Prison
Contact: 831/726-2093 Linda

Vacaville ready to regularly facilitate all levels of AVP workshops in the community, presently offering all levels at California Medical Facility and Solano State Prison
Contact: Judy for CMF, Alex for Solano

Susanville (Grass Valley, Redding, Chico) regularly facilitating all levels of AVP workshops in High Desert State Prison and California Correctional Center, as well as the local community
Contact: Ann (prisons), Toby (community)

SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY:

San Joaquin Valley/Fresno/Visalia offering all levels of community workshops and exploring all kinds of involvement, presently facilitating workshops in Valley State Prison for Women, Central California Women's Facility, and SATF Corcoran
Contact: Greg

Sacramento area facilitating all levels of workshops in community as well as the Vacaville prisons
Contact: Barb

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:
Los Angeles/Santa Monica/Claremont facilitating all levelsof AVP workshops in the community and regularly supporting California Correctional Institution at Tehachapi. One facilitator regularly supporting Centinela State Prison and Chuckawalla Valley State Prison workshops. Providing some support for Corcoran CSATF.
Contact: Joan at avpla3@gmail.com

Central Coast (Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo counties) monthly facilitating all levels of AVP workshops for men at California Men’s Colony prison in San Luis Obispo and in the community
Contact: Percy (Ventura); George (San Luis), Pat (Santa Barbara)

Antelope Valley (Lancaster/Palmdale) offering all levels of AVP workshops (including youth workshops) in the community and California Correctional Institution at Tehachapi.
Contact: Diana or Doug
http://www.avpav.org

Desert (Palm Springs area) ready to offer all levels of AVP workshops in the community, presently all levels of workshops in prisons in El Centro (Centinela State Prison) and Blythe (Chuckawalla Valley State Prison, Ironwood State Prison)
Contact: avppat@earthlink.net

San Diego Hands of Peace
Offering workshops in the community and at R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility. Some facilitators supporting Centinela State Prison workshops
Contact: Gail

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