Cleveland Rape Crisis Center & WomenSafe Collaborate to Open New Office on Mentor Avenue
April 09 2019
Specialized Services will Help Women, Children and Men Recover from Abuse Cleveland Rape Crisis Center has opened a new office at 8334 Mentor Avenue in the City of Mentor, thanks to funding from the Ohio Attorney General’s Office that was announced in October. WomenSafe, an organization dedicated to providing emergency shelter and resources to survivors...continue
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month
March 28 2019
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. Cleveland Rape Crisis Center’s 2019 Sexual Assault Awareness Month theme is “Your Voice Has Power. Tu Voz Tiene Poder.” We can all use our voices to support survivors,...continue
Sexual Assault Awareness Month Calendar of Events
March 26 2019
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. March 26, 2019 John Carroll...continue
More than 6,000 Cleveland police reports getting another look
March 11 2019
CLEVELAND — Authorities began looking at back-logged rape kits in Cuyahoga County. Some of the police reports connected to those cases have raised red flags, so now, more than 6,000 victim statements are receiving another look. The language officers use to describe their interactions could unknowingly influence an investigation’s outcome. “Sometimes they’re just using language...continue
Cleveland Rape Crisis Center to Open New Office at Shaker Square, Cleveland this Summer
March 04 2019
This summer, Cleveland Rape Crisis Center plans to open a new office at Shaker Square on the east side of Cleveland, thanks to funding from the Ohio Attorney General’s Office that was announced last fall. The new location is intended to make comprehensive healing services for survivors or rape, sexual abuse and sex trafficking more...continue
45 Years of Supporting Survivors
February 10, 2019
This month marks 45 years since the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center’s hotline answered its first call. We discuss what’s changed over the last 4.5 decades — and the ongoing fight to change our culture to prevent sexual violence from happening in the first place. Ohio’s college graduates carry some of the heaviest student loan burdens...continue
President & CEO Sondra Miller to Speak at The City Club of Cleveland on April 5
February 6, 2019
Start By Believing: Why Preventing Sexual Violence Starts With Listening to Survivors From the rise of the #MeToo movement to allegations against high-profile celebrities, public officials, priests and powerful business executives, sexual violence has never been more prominent in our national headlines. In the midst of these news stories, an unprecedented volume of local survivors...continue
Forty-Five Years of Supporting Survivors
February 4, 2019
Cleveland Rape Crisis Center’s Crisis & Support Hotline received its first call forty-five years ago today, on February 4, 1974. The hotline was founded in response to Cleveland’s long-standing need for services to assist survivors of sexual assault. A 1976 grant allowed Cleveland Rape Crisis Center to begin expanding services and hire four full-time staff...continue