Rivers of Hope

Our Mission: Rivers of Hope strives to positively impact the dynamics of domestic violence, and to empower victims to move beyond survival through legal and general advocacy, education and interagency collaboration.
 

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Rivers of Hope has served communities in Sherburne and Wright as well as portions of adjoining counties since 1989.  Our focus is domestic violence, and our services are provided at no cost to individuals, schools and communities. 

Emotional Violence is using words to humiliate or intimidate a person..

Physical Violence is hurting a person's body or the things a person cares about.

Sexual violence is forced or coerced sexual touching.

Any sexual contact between an adult and a child is sexual violence.

Are you or could you be a victim?

Does your partner...

• Ask you to account for your time?

• Discourage or forbid you to spend time with other family or friends?

• Constantly criticize and belittle things you do?

• Blame you for everything that goes wrong?

• Control all finances and want you to account for the money that you spend?

• Humiliate you in front of others?

• Destroy your personal property?

• Prevent you from working or attending school?

• Threaten to harm you, your children, family friends or pets?

• Hit, punch, push,, slap kick or bit you or your children?

• Force you to perform sex acts against your will?

If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, you may be in an abusive relationship or at risk of becoming involved in an abusive relationship.  For more information call our Crisis Line.

 24/7 hours Crisis Line 763-295-3433

(Sherburne & Wright Counties)

Contact

Fax  763-295-6091      1-800-439-2642 Outside Metro Area

PO Box 511, Monticello, MN 55362

       E mail: Rivers of Hope Office

Site Updated 10 Oct 2008

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