History of Renew

Renew began in 1981 when a Vista volunteer assigned to the Cortez area found that the primary problem that many of the women with whom she was working were facing was domestic  violence. Out of this woman's concern grew an all-volunteer advocacy program to address the needs of the victims of domestic violence. Through local contributions and grants from Colorado Victims of Crime Act funds and local Victims and Law Enforcement dollars Renew provides a 24 hour hotline manned by trained volunteers and offers free counseling to domestic violence victims and to children from violent homes. This counseling is the best preventative to the repeated victimization of adults and to halt the intergenerational cycle in which the children are likely to become involved.
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History of Renew Renew began in 1981 when a Vista volunteer assigned to the Cortez area found that the primary problem that many of the women with whom she was working were facing was domestic  violence. Out of this woman's concern grew an all-volunteer advocacy program to address the needs of the victims of domestic violence. Through local contributions and grants from Colorado Victims of Crime Act funds and local Victims and Law Enforcement dollars Renew provides a 24 hour hotline manned by trained volunteers and offers free counseling to domestic violence victims and to children from violent homes. This counseling is the best preventative to the repeated victimization of adults and to halt the intergenerational cycle in which the children are likely to become involved. In 1992, VOCA (which funds the coordinator position and some office costs) requested that we respond to sexual assault victims also with out advocacy and 24 hour hotline since there was no "rape crisis response" closer than Durango. Consequently, since the Spring of 1992, we have responded to these calls also.