Board of Directors:
Chair: Lowell Richardson
Vice Chair: Patrick Reed
Secretary: Shirley Baudek
Finance: Mary Liz Adair
Board Members:
Millie Miller, Olga Cofas
Trustees:
Frank Shavlik, Judy Nystrom,
David Hemphill, Betty Meyer
Mission Statement: Estes Valley Victim Advocates is an agency committed to the intervention in and prevention of domestic violence, sexual assault and other crimes through advocacy, counseling, information, referrals, and education to the community.
Our History: Estes Valley Victim Advocates has been supporting the community of Estes Park and the surrounding area since 1988. In response to growing needs for services related to domestic violence, a group of eight volunteers sought out training so that they could address the problem. In March 1989, they began working as advocates with the help of Alternatives for Battered Women, a Loveland group.
A year later, Estes Valley advocates were ready to stand on their own, and a volunteer director coordinated the program from her home. The organization became more professional in the 1990s. It received a grant from the Town of Estes Park, all the materials needed to run an office, and a salaried program director who worked under the direction of the Estes Park Police Department.
In 1997, the program became incorporated as Estes Valley Victim Advocates, Inc. It began to serve the entire Estes Valley including Glen Haven, Allenspark and Drake.
Today, an Executive Director works with three part-time staff to provide the agency’s services. Volunteers are a critical part of the organization, which operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
All services are confidential and free of charge. Many of our clients would not receive services if they were required to pay due to their financial situations. We rely on individuals, foundations, the City, and other funders for the continuation of our services.
Estes Valley Victim Advocates provides advocacy, prevention, community education, free individual counseling and support groups to victims of crime (domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, burglary) and trauma (accidents, suicide survivors, unattended deaths). EVVA responds to individuals and to calls from the Estes Park Police Department, the Larimer County Sheriff’s Department, Estes Park Medical Center, Rocky Mountain National Park and other organizations that request our services.
