Pastels is a community wide event in which artists, businesses and downtown Loveland come together to transform 5th Street into a spectacular sidewalk gallery. This is a free, family friendly, community wide sidewalk chalk art event designed to highlight the thriving Loveland arts community.

Every year ATV supporters come together to swing into action to help raise money for ATV. Golf players get a chance to test their skills to win great prizes from participating sponsors. There is a post-tournament celebration where players can network and learn more about ATV.

All of October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.  Domestic Violence Awareness Month evolved from the first Day of Unity observed in October, 1981 by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. The intent was and is to call on the public on a local, state and national level to advocate for victims and work toward ending violence against women and their children.

Join this fun, family-friendly event that serves to generate awareness about domestic violence in our community, plus raise funds for the critical services provided by Alternatives to Violence (ATV).

This FREE in-person and simultaneous virtual event will spotlight domestic violence and how to recognize it, followed by a panel of advocates from Alternatives to Violence who will answer questions.

April is Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Awareness Month!

Denim Day is held annually on the last Wednesday of April.

This day was created as a prevention and education campaign to bring awareness to one victim's experience. A 1999, court ruling convicting a man of sexual assault was overruled by a Supreme Court stating that "the woman was wearing jeans and they could not have come off without her help". Denim Day was created to honor and support that victim and many others, like this woman, who have experienced victim blaming. All day Alternatives to Violence, we will be wearing jeans and "denim day" pins and we encourage the community to do the same at their schools and places of work. By participating, we hope to send the message that we support victims of violent crimes and the many people who work in the field of victim services. Stop by ATV for a Denim Day pin and/or share our upcoming events through your organizations, Facebook and people who care. For further information contact Brittany ~ Sexual Assault Therapist @ 669.5150

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