San Miguel Resource Center: Fling & Like It Is

03 Feb San Miguel Resource Center: Fling & Like It Is

The 23nd annual Chocolate Lovers’ Fling, a fun-raiser for the San Miguel Resource Center and one of the best parties of the winter season in the Telluride region. The bash features chocolate treats by local chefs, a silent auction, music, dancing, and cash prizes for the Best Dressed, Best Couple, Best Individual. The Fling takes place at the Telluride Conference Center in Mountain Village on Saturday, February 10, 2018, 7:30 p.m. The goal is to raise funds to help stamp out interpersonal violence in the Telluride region; unrestricted funds from the Fling help make that goal possible. Tickets in advance, $55, ($60 at the door), available at Two Skirts in Telluride and online here. VIP tickets, $150, include private bar, lounge, and more.

The San Miguel Resource Center defines abuse as anything from a vague feeling something is wrong to battering and worse – much worse. Now celebrating 24 years of community service, the Resource Center empowers and advocates for individuals affected by domestic violence and sexual assault through intervention and supportive services, while promoting social change through prevention education and community awareness.

SMRC Client Services:

– 24 Hour Crisis Helpline & Crisis Intervention. 


Trained staff and advocates are available 24/7 to listen, lend support, provide resources, and respond in-person to emergencies.

– Emergency Shelter & Financial Assistance. 


Safe, temporary, and confidential safe-housing is available for victims/survivors of violence and their children. Emergency financial assistance and relocation assistance is available to those escaping dangerous situations.


- Personal & Legal Advocacy
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Help accessing government and community resources to become emotionally, financially and physically independent.

– Advocacy and accompaniment during court, medical and other appointments, as well as connection to legal professionals, is also available.

– Counseling. 

Short-term individual counseling for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. Long-term counseling references also available. Through our Therapy Assistance Fund, we partner with local therapists to provide therapy to survivors or witnesses of violence.

– Resources and Referrals
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Assistance in identifying additional services and support available within our community.

– Cultural Outreach Program provides culturally competent services to clients of all backgrounds.

• Culturally sensitive advocacy and education to survivors of domestic violence and sexual violence from all backgrounds.
• Monthly Latino families empowerment group called Familias Hispanas.
• Translation and interpretation to Spanish-speakers in their interactions with law enforcement, lawyers, counselors, and other service providers.
• Informed legal advocacy to clients who qualify for services under the Violence Against Women Act.
• Cultural competency training to advocates, service providers, and other community agencies.
• Library of educational resources for survivors who speak Spanish.

Prevention Education:

• Philosophy: Empower. Educate. Eliminate.
• Use a resilience-based curriculum, our co-ed Prevention Education team visits classrooms (preschool – 12th grade) throughout San Miguel County and the West End of Montrose County.
• Teach children and teens a wide range of important life skills to prevent violence and abuse. Interactive lessons on conflict resolution, frustration tolerance, bullying prevention, child abuse prevention, sexual assault prevention, healthy teen dating relationships and more, working to create the next generation of non-violence.

2017 Stats:

215 Clients Served Overall in 2017
129 Domestic Violence Survivors (+23 child witnesses of DV)
24 Sexual Assault Survivors (Adults and Children)
39 Survivors of Other Crimes
1277 In-person contacts with clients only
1689 Phone contacts with clients only
55 Hispanic Clients served
61 West End Clients Served
15 Adults (11 children) Safehoused (106 nights)
382 Youth-targeted DV Presentations
5 Youth-targeted Non-DV Presentations
17 Community Education DV Presentations
7 Community Education Non-DV Presentations
46 DV Community Awareness (Outreach) Events
18 Non-DV Community Awareness (Outreach) Events