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.
Victim Assistance services for survivors as they report to law enforcement, or consider legal options, are available to survivors via teleservices by computer, smartphone, or phone.
Our hotline continues to provide support and information to survivors 24 hours a day, 7 days a week via phone, text and online chat.
To make an appointment for any service, contact the hotline 24/7: Call or Text (216) 619-6192 or (440) 423-2020, or chat online at www.clevelandrapecrisis.org/chat.
Sexual violence doesn’t stop during times of crisis, and the most vulnerable among us are facing even greater challenges to meet their needs.
Survivors of rape and sexual abuse in our community need help more than ever before, and we are committed to providing innovative solutions to ensure survivors can access critical services during this challenging time.
To survivors: we are here for you, and you can count on us to listen, offer emotional support, and help you find the resources you need to recover and heal.
Sincerely,
Sondra Miller President & CEO
Ofreciendo servicios en forma distante, virtual y/o via telefónica para víctimas de violación y abuso sexual
Las oficinas de Cleveland Rape Crisis Center permanecerán cerradas hasta nuevo aviso. Sin embargo, nuestro personal continúa trabajando de manera distante, virtual y/o via telefónica ofreciendo servicios importantes en este momento de crisis:
Los/las clientes pueden acceder ahora a los servicios de psicoterapia(consejería) individual* de forma virtual a través de videoconferencia y/o por teléfono.
Los servicios legales de asistencia a víctimas* que responden/colaboran con la policía y/o necesitan ayuda para navegar el sistema de justicia están disponibles por medio de videoconferencia o por teléfono.
Nuestra línea de asistencia para crisis (en inglés) continúa ofreciendo apoyo e información para las víctimas, las 24 horas del día, los 7 días de la semana por vía telefónica, mensaje de texto o chat en línea.
La violencia sexual no se detiene durante tiempos de crisis. Las personas más vulnerables de hecho, enfrentan mayores desafíos para satisfacer sus necesidades básicas.
Actualmente en nuestra comunidad, las víctimas de violación y abuso sexual necesitan más ayuda que nunca antes. Nosotros estamos comprometidos a brindar soluciones innovadoras para garantizar que las víctimas puedan acceder los servicios críticos y de emergencia durante esta etapa tan difícil.
A las víctimas: estamos aquí para ti y puedes contar con nosotros para que te escuchemos, ofrezcamos apoyo emocional y te ayudemos a encontrar los recursos que necesites para recuperarte y sanar.
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 few temporary shifts to some of our services to minimize the risk of virus transmission.
Our offices are currently closed. Our employees are working remotely to continue to provide essential support to survivors of rape and sexual abuse in our community.
Hotline: Our hotline services will remain open during this time, and survivors, their loved ones and members of the community are welcome to call, text or chat online 24/7.
Counseling, Victim Assistance, and Case Management: Clients with scheduled appointments will be contacted individually by their service provider to reschedule. We encourage survivors who are looking to begin services to request an appointment online, or call the hotline at 216-619-6192, and our team will explore your individual needs with you.
We will continue to monitor information and guidance from our state and local governments during this time.
If you have any questions about our services during this time, please call the hotline at (216) 619-6192.
Call or Text (216) 619-6192 or (440) 423-2020 or chat online, any time.
#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 on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to see more.
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 community.
Saturday, January 18, 2020, 10-11 am Stop Human Trafficking Organized by Sigma Gamma Rho Inc., in partnership with Cleveland Rape Crisis Center Location: Fatima Family Center 6600 Lexington Avenue, Cleveland OH 44103
Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 6-9pm Ambassador Training Workshop Location: Cleveland Rape Crisis Center Main Office The Halle Building, 1228 Euclid Avenue, Suite 200, Cleveland, OH 44115
Wednesday, January 29, 2020, 4-6pm Human Trafficking Awareness Month Event Organized by The Collaborative to End Human Trafficking, in partnership with Regional Transit Authority (RTA) Location: Stokes-Windermere Station, 14232 Euclid Avenue, East Cleveland
Cleveland Rape Crisis Center provides specialized victim assistance, counseling, case management, professional training, and a 24-hour hotline to survivors of sex trafficking in Northeast Ohio.
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.
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 Center’s services are more in demand than ever before.
Please send an email to your Cuyahoga County Council member and Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish today, asking them to support Cleveland Rape Crisis Center.
Cleveland Rape Crisis Center is important to Cuyahoga County residents. They provide critical services to victims during their time of greatest need. Please support their mission and work.
Please help sustain the services of Cleveland Rape Crisis Center in Cuyahoga County. Far too many women, children and men in our community need their help.
Survivors of rape and sexual abuse need your help! Please support the mission and work of Cleveland Rape Crisis Center to ensure that survivors in Cuyahoga County can continue to access the healing services they need.
Cleveland Rape Crisis Center helped me when I needed it the most. Please prioritize support for Cleveland Rape Crisis Center so that others may receive their services as well.
Sample Social Media Posts
Please fund Cleveland Rape Crisis Center’s critical services for survivors of rape and sexual abuse in our community.
Far too many women, children and men in our community need help from Cleveland Rape Crisis Center. Please help sustain their services in Cuyahoga County.
Please support the work of Cleveland Rape Crisis Center so that survivors of rape and sexual abuse in our community can access the healing services they need.
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 three. The number would eventually grow to 11.
“Tonia Carmichael, Nancy Cobbs, Tishana Culver, Crystal Dozier, Telacia Fortson, Amelda Hunter, Leshanda Long, Michelle Mason, Kim Yvette Smith, Diane Turner, and Janice Webb were not just cases, victims or names, they were mothers, daughters, sisters and cousins,” Sondra Miller, President & CEO of Cleveland’s Rape Crisis Center, wrote in remembrance of the Imperial Avenue victims. “They left behind families and friends who loved them—who still mourn them.”
Miller, reflecting on this 10th anniversary, said she hopes this serves as a reminder that there were promises made to the community when the city convened the Special Commission on Missing Persons and Sex Crimes Investigations to make recommendations about how to improve response in the hopes that a tragedy like this would never happen again.
“After some initial momentum, the efforts of these groups and their related recommendations were largely forgotten,” she wrote. “Public attention moved to other areas of concern. The city failed to dedicate additional resources to sex crimes investigations, and rape survivors continue to face an inadequate response when they report crimes.”
“This is especially concerning because we know that women and children are the most vulnerable to rape and sexual abuse, as are people of color, those who live in poverty and those who suffer from addiction or mental illness. These same factors seem to make it more likely for our criminal justice system to re-victimize survivors by not believing them, not fully investigating their cases and not helping them find a path to healing and justice.”
Miller shared her thoughts with Cleveland City Council’s Safety Committee last week while appearing to speak on behalf of a grant the city received that will add a second full-time employee from the rape crisis center to work with police.
