Community Of Resource & Resolution (CORR)

CORR is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide recovery resources for sexual assault survivors, perpetrators, families, and the greater community. CORR was founded by Caprice Haverty, Ph.D. in December 2008 after she had spent twenty years treating people with histories of sexual assault and recognizing the lack of ongoing community support.

CORR is one of few nonprofit support programs for those who have caused sexual harm. We offer several cost-free, monthly support groups where open dialogue, ongoing accountability, and continued involvement with paraprofessionals, professionals, peers, family members, friends, victims, and the community are provided. Attendees come together to share a meal, lend encouragement, problem solve, raise funds, and help one another with challenges such as employment, housing, and everyday accountability and responsibilities.

CORR’s main purpose is to help those who have caused sexual harm as they seek to support each other, their victims, their victim’s families, and to repair the damage of their harm. We help them to integrate with their families and victims through their commitment to do no harm, to offer amends where possible, and to support prevention by contributing to the eradication of sexual abuse. CORR provides treatment referrals and financial assistance to aid healing where necessary. We also support those who have not caused sexual harm but who feel they are at risk for doing so.

2023

A year in review

In 2023, CORR embarked on a journey of community engagement, organizing five impactful public events, and distributing over 150 mailings to local organizations. These efforts aimed to raise awareness of CORR and its mission among potential participants. We fostered connections with reentry teams, public defender offices, and various community-based organizations, strengthening our network and outreach.

Furthermore, CORR extended its support to the Tiny House home building project in Richmond, California, contributing to the construction of much-needed housing for homeless teens, many of whom have endured trauma. Led by our President, Bob Jones, CORR played a crucial role in the electrical aspect of the project, ensuring the creation of safe and nurturing living spaces with community amenities.

Our engagement with underserved communities during public events facilitated meaningful interactions, particularly with minorities and veterans, resulting in increased awareness and participation in our monthly support groups. As we step into 2024, we are encouraged by the growing recognition of our innovative programs among external agencies and organizations.

President’s Welcome

CORR has moved me personally

I spent my life believing: Men who commit sexual assault are bad people who will never change.  The discovery that my wife had been sexually abused by her father, hardened this belief.

In 2011, my wife was hired as an administrative assistant by Caprice Haverty, PhD, and Anna Weisberg, PhD, co-Executive Directors at A Step Forward, Inc. located in Northern California. A Step Forward’s mission is to support the prevention and eradication of sexual assault through the treatment of individuals impacted by sexual assault, a mission it has carried for more than thirty years. In 2008, A Step Forward created CORR (Community Of Resource & Resolution), the only non-profit program in existence offering free support groups for people with histories of sexual assault.

Alongside her time at A Step Forward, I watched my wife attend to the hard work of confronting her own history of abuse. In addition to the healing she discovered; she was able to access compassion for the men served at A Step Forward.

In 2016, I decided to attend a CORR community meeting with her. I wanted to meet the people she was encountering in these gatherings. Within a few meetings, my judgment began to shift. My pre-conceived notions were challenged. I could see that these people were remorseful and responsible. Moreover, I could see that their accountability was strengthened and supported by CORR.

I have not missed a community meeting since. I am so relieved and grateful to be able to see and feel the humanity in people with histories of committing sexual assault. It is my experience that those at CORR continue to deepen the work begun in treatment, changing themselves and supporting similar people. They are committed to preventing further sexual assault.

I am proud to be the board president of CORR, supporting people to do the right thing by their victims, their victim’s families, and the needs of the wider community I am honored to support.

Again, welcome to our website and please feel free to join us at a suitable CORR meeting.

Bob Jones – President, CORR Board of Directors