With the conclusion of our 2024 election season, Community Beyond Violence reaffirms our commitment to a future free of interpersonal violence, where everyone in our community lives in a culture of safety and personal dignity.

For over 45 years, CBV has worked to heal the trauma of sexual assault and domestic violence by providing crisis intervention, safety, advocacy and education to survivors and our community. Our work has overcome many barriers and endured through the strength and resilience of the survivors who founded it. Community Beyond Violence remains centered on survivors, and we are committed to continuing this work together. We provide safe and secure housing for people escaping violence, including people of all political stripes. Our confidential 24-hour Crisis Line at (530) 272-3467 and our Client Service Center serves every facet of our community. Our dedicated team provides meaningful support without judgment or assumptions of where survivors are in their process, and they are guided by individual goals identified by survivors themselves.

Community Beyond Violence is fortunate to have deeply embedded relationships with law enforcement, healthcare providers, and so many other community service providers who are partners in our community’s coordinated response to domestic violence and sexual assault.

CBV remains steadfast in our commitment to justice for all survivors, accountability for perpetrators, and a community free from violence in all its forms. We stand in solidarity with survivors of color, LGBTQ+ survivors, immigrant survivors, unhoused survivors, survivors with disabilities, and all those living at these and other intersections.

We believe in lifting the voices of survivors, in our movement’s resilience, and in the strength of survivors. It is crucial that we listen to survivors, believe them, and stand with them as we fight for equity and respect for all. As we continue this essential work, we face significant challenges. Funding cuts continue to strain programs and advocates across our nation, including Community Beyond Violence, leaving survivors with fewer options for support.

Following this election, as with any, CBV will closely monitor the outlook for our vital services and funding. The solutions to these challenges must transcend party lines—we cannot do this work alone. Now is the time to care for ourselves and each other as we build the world we want to see here in Nevada County.

Be part of the change in Nevada County. Support CBV by volunteering with us, making a donation to sustain our services, or sharing our confidential 24-hour Crisis Line (530) 272-3467) with those who might need it.

To learn more about CBV, visit: www.cbv.org Together, we can build a safer community for all.