Temporary Office Closure
March 12, 2020
Cleveland Rape Crisis Center’s offices are closed, and staff are working remotely to provide services for survivors. Please click here to read our latest services update (March 20, 2020.) For immediate assistance, please call or text our hotline, or chat 24/7 for information and support. 24/7 Crisis & Support Hotline Call or Text (216)...continue
Survivor Love Letter
February 14, 2020
#SurvivorLoveLetter is a social media campaign where survivors and their allies flood the internet with powerful messages of love and support for survivors of sexual violence. This year, Cleveland Rape Crisis Center staff created colorful messages to empower and lift up survivors in our community. Take a look at our messages below, and follow us...continue
Human Trafficking Awareness Month Calendar of Events
January 7, 2020
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month Cleveland Rape Crisis Center is proud to partner and participate in a variety of in-person and virtual events during the month of January 2020. Join us at one of these events, and learn what you can do to help spread awareness about the issue of Human Trafficking in our...continue
70+ students attend Forward: Empowering Young Men Event
December 20, 2019
More than 70 young men from various Cleveland Metropolitan School District schools attended Forward: Empowering Young Men, an event for young men in grades 9-12. Students learned about healthy relationships, healthy masculinity, and what it means to be a leader....continue
Take Action Today
November 8, 2019
Please contact your elected officials to support survivors of rape and sexual abuse in our community. Cleveland Rape Crisis Center is seeking funding to support its core services through the Cuyahoga County budget process. As the only organization providing comprehensive healing services for survivors of rape and sexual abuse in our community, Cleveland Rape Crisis...continue
10 years later: Promises of reform have not been kept following the Anthony Sowell murders
October 30, 2019
CLEVELAND — On Oct. 29, 2009, Cleveland police arrived at 12205 Seymour Avenue to serve an arrest warrant on Anthony Sowell. It was a list of charges that would soon grow. Sowell wasn’t home, but inside the home police found the remains of two decomposing bodies. The next day they found an additional...continue
Remembering the Imperial Avenue Victims
October 22, 2019
A decade after Cleveland’s Imperial Avenue tragedy, it’s not too late to enact change. When tragedy happens, it can be hard to find hope in the midst of grief, anger, loss and suffering. Sometimes, the best we can hope for is to learn from the past to prevent similar tragedies from happening in the future....continue
Sexual violence survivors deserve better from the Cleveland police department (Cleveland.com)
October 4, 2019
By Sondra Miller, President & CEO, Cleveland Rape Crisis Center, Guest Columnist, cleveland.com CLEVELAND — I believe you. These three simple words can transform the experiences of a rape survivor. I believe you. This simple statement has the ability to negate the shame and self-doubt that far too many survivors face when reporting their...continue