Sing Out! 2018 Spotlight: Paul Clark
May 10 2018
“It’s a wonderful, respectful, joyful, hopeful community of music.” – Paul Clark, PNC, Sing Out! 2018 Co-Chair On May 24, over 100 local celebrity leaders will Sing Out! for survivors of rape and sexual abuse. This event raises critical funds to support Cleveland Rape Crisis Center’s life-saving services. Purchase tickets today!...continue
A Message from the Sing Out! Chairs
May 10, 2018
Friends of Cleveland Rape Crisis Center, As Chairs of Sing Out!, Kristen, Paul, Roy, and Laura, we would like to extend a personal invitation for you to join us at Severance Hall on Thursday, May 24. Please help us as we support this incredible organization that needs to raise critical funds to support the high...continue
Sing Out! 2018 Spotlight: Kristen Baird Adams
May 4, 2018
“It’s a celebration of hope and survival.” – Kristen Baird Adams, PNC, 2018 Sing Out! Event Co-Chair On May 24, over 100 local celebrity leaders will Sing Out! for survivors of rape and sexual abuse. This event raises critical funds to support Cleveland Rape Crisis Center’s life-saving services. Purchase tickets today!...continue
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month
March 29, 2018
Listen. Believe. Support. Sexual Assault Awareness Month is a national campaign to raise public awareness, send a message of support to survivors, and promote the prevention of sexual violence. Join us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram and help us share the message to Listen to, Believe, and Support survivors of rape and sexual abuse. For a...continue
Sexual Assault Awareness Month Calendar – April 2018
March 29, 2018
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month The following is a list of events taking place in Northeast Ohio during Sexual Assault Awareness Month which Cleveland Rape Crisis Center is either hosting, partnering to present, or participating in, to raise awareness about rape and sexual abuse in our community. Monday, April 2, 2018 Tri-C Metropolitan...continue
Watch: Sondra Miller – “I Am Evidence” (WKYC)
March 16, 2018
President & CEO Sondra Miller joins WKYC’s We The People to speak about untested rape kits in Cuyahoga County and the upcoming film I Am Evidence. This video was originally published by WKYC at http://www.wkyc.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/we-the-people/sondra-miller-i-am-evidence/95-529211052...continue
Human Trafficking is an Often-Invisible Community Problem (Star Beacon)
March 5, 2018
“JEFFERSON — ‘It happens here, and it happens in plain sight,’ Teresa Stafford, senior director of victim services and outreach at Cleveland Rape Crisis Center, said Thursday during the ‘Human Trafficking: Under the Radar in Our Community‘ training at Jefferson Area High School. “The seminar for counselors, social workers, law enforcement personnel and medical professionals...continue
Cleveland Sex Crimes Unit Faces Scrutiny (Cleveland.com)
March 3, 2018
“CLEVELAND, Ohio – In 2002, Cleveland officials announced a plan to turn around the police department’s troubled sex crimes unit. “The promises came weeks after The Plain Dealer reported on an internal investigation that showed years of mounting problems in the unit: uninvestigated cases, staggering workloads and supervisory lapses. “Department and city leaders pledged to staff the...continue