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We’re Here for You!

Mary Gray McPhailBy Mary McPhail Gray
NVW Board Chair

Have you been to the Storyteller theater this week?  It is the holiday season when the audiences become larger and new movies are pushed out by the industry to capture your attention.  We hope you all notice the new ad for Nonviolence Works while you are waiting for the previews!

We want you to know that we are here for you!  We often hear that many people do not know we have competent clinicians that service individuals, families and couples, in addition to our ongoing work with youth. We especially want you to know that we have clinicians skilled in service to our veterans, and we want you to help us spread that word.

Our website gives you an excellent overview of our programs and the deep strength of our staff.  There is also an online referral form for yourself or others for whom you wish to seek services. [Read more…] about We’re Here for You!

How We Support Changes in Adults

Mary Gray McPhailBy Mary McPhail Gray
NVW Board Chair

When clients come to us, they present concerns in the intake interview and in initial conversations with the clinicians. And the work to change takes courage and effort. Sometimes the presenting issues relate to violence and the need to learn better coping skills—to stop from acting in violence, to stop from triggering violence, and to recover from violent experiences. Whether happening in one’s own childhood or happening now in adulthood, relationship violence is a deeply traumatic experience. In the words of one survivor of violence who did not report it to any legal office, “I lost ten years of my life.”

Families may encourage silence, and victims fear retaliation and public disapproval against all family members.  The culture of Taos makes violence more acceptable than is healthy. When family cases are referred to the legal system and the courts make decisions for treatment, they often come to one of Nonviolence Works clinical programs. [Read more…] about How We Support Changes in Adults

Thank you!

Mary Gray McPhailBy Mary McPhail Gray
NVW Board Chair

Nonviolence Works wishes to thank all those serious shoppers who came on April Fool’s Day to buy at our first annual NVW Garage Sale.  We had a great time visiting with treasure seekers and were grateful for the opportunity to talk to about our work in community.  Special thanks to the repeat visitors who just couldn’t resist coming back!

The funds that we raised will enable us to enrich the curriculum offered in both our summer day camps.

Nonviolence Works will be present on Friday, April 14th. at the Taos Mesa Brewery Mother Ship at 6 p.m. to reach out and help you support some of your community members through our strong programs described below.

Youth Programs for the Summer

Our Familia y Mundo after-school program turns into a summer day camp housed at Ranchos Elementary School with a 9-3 schedule of individual and group therapy, arts and crafts, hiking, swimming and other outdoor activities and special community visits.  With donations, we can provide more high quality materials for art, give them more field trips and purchase better sports equipment. [Read more…] about Thank you!

Letter to Donors

Dear Donor,

Happy New Year!  We want to begin 2017 by thanking you for your support of Nonviolence Works last year, and by sharing some of our accomplishments that your generosity helped make possible.

Familia y Mundo (FYM), our after-school and summer therapeutic program that provides individual and group counseling, served 120 youth during 2016.  Now in its fifth year, and housed at Ranchos Elementary School through a cooperative arrangement with the Taos Municipal Schools, it provides youth with support and the opportunity to practice social and emotional skills in a safe environment. [Read more…] about Letter to Donors