Offering Services Remotely
March 20, 2020
Offering Telehealth Services for Survivors of Rape and Sexual Abuse Español abajo. Cleveland Rape Crisis Center’s offices will remain closed until further notice, and our staff members are working remotely and continuing to provide critical services during this time: Beginning March 23, clients can access individual counseling via telehealth services by computer, smartphone, or phone....continue
Services Update
March 13, 2020
Update: Please read our latest services update here (March 20, 2020.) Cleveland Rape Crisis Center Services Update Cleveland Rape Crisis Center’s first priority is the health and safety of our clients and employees. As a result of the guidance issued by the Governor and the Ohio Department of Health, we are making a...continue
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