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
Cleveland Rape Crisis Center to host “Surviving R. Kelly” & Beyond Community Event
January 29, 2019
Surviving R. Kelly & Beyond: Sexual Assault in the African American Community In the docuseries Surviving R. Kelly, survivors bravely came forward to share their experiences with the world. Survivors of rape and sexual abuse are speaking out about being preyed upon, groomed, victimized and even blamed for their victimization, even when others knew...continue
Cleveland Rape Crisis Center to Welcome Rena Romano as Keynote Speaker for Faces of Change Luncheon
January 24, 2019
On Wednesday, April 17, 2019, Rena Romano will share her story of survivorship in a keynote speech for Cleveland Rape Crisis Center’s Faces of Change Luncheon from 12:00-1:30 p.m. at the Hilton Cleveland Downtown, 100 Lakeside Ave. E., Cleveland, OH 44114. Click here to purchase tickets. Rena Romano is an author, keynote speaker and certified...continue