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.
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Habla Español (Contact Barbara)

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

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 State Prison at Solano
Contact: Alex (Solano)
Contact: Kary (Davis)

Northern Sierra (Susanville, 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)
Contact: Joyce (Grass Valley)
Contact: Toby (Chico, Redding)

SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY/CENTRAL SIERRAS:

Fresno/Visalia intermittently 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 Substance Abuse Treatment Facility at Corcoran Community
Contact: Greg
Contact: Stephen (CCWF and VSPW)
Contact: Don (SATF)

Jamestown/Gold Country now preparing to return to regularly facilitating all levels of AVP workshops at Sierra Conservation Center and in the community
Contact: Margaret

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

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:
Los Angeles/Santa Monica facilitating all levels of AVP workshops in the community and regularly offering workshops at California Institution for Women in Chino
Contact: Joan at avpla3@gmail.com

Inland Valley (Redlands, Chino, San Bernardino, Riverside) ready to offer all levels of workshops in the community
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 intermittently 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 the following prisons
Contact: Gary (El Centro)
Contact: Vicki at 805/714-8374 (Blythe-Chuckawalla Valley State Prison)
Contact: Suzy (Ironwood State Prison)

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: John

See also Links and Take a Workshop