2.2 Cleveland Rape Crisis Center
Services Provided
The Cleveland Rape Crisis Center has been able to add many programs to their overall services in order to further help sexual assault and rape victims.- Individual Counseling
- Group Counseling
- Support Groups
- Resources for Parents, Students, Teachers, and Staff
- Community Outreach and Training
- Victim Assistance
- 24-Hour Hotline Service
- Justice System Assistance (to help those seeking to pursue legal action)
- 24-Hour Hospital Support (provides trained volunteers who go to the hospital and help those in need of immediate counseling, support, or aid)
- Police Station Support
- Campus Services
- services located at Baldwin Wallace University, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland State University, and Cuyahoga Community College's Metro Campus
- Project STAR (Sex Trafficking Advocacy and Recovery)
- there is an individual 24-Hour hotline for victims of sex trafficking, as well as services to help facilitate recovery in these individuals
- Sexual Assault Response Team (SART)
- professionals who provide direct services such as "medical care, counseling, advocacy, and justice system assistance to individuals who have been sexually assaulted"
- the SART team includes "SANE Coordinators, the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center, the Sex Crimes/Child Abuse Unit, the County Prosecutors Office" etc.
- Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE)
- the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center provides information about the closest SANE units to victims, specifying which cater to pediatric cases, adult cases, or both
This is a map of the SANE units available in Cleveland. Yellow denotes a pediatric SANE unit, purple denotes a pediatric and adult SANE unit, and red denotes an adult SANE unit.
Support the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center
- Donations
- Sing Out!
- "Sing Out! is Cleveland Rape Crisis Center's biennial chorale benefit performance. Community members from across the region and representing a cross-section of our communist lend their voices to the Sing Out! Chorale."
- At the 2016 Sing Out! benefit, the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center was able to raise $466,000!
- Faces of Change Luncheon
- The Faces of Change Luncheon is a biennial benefit that encourages donors to come and listen to the stories of rape or sexual abuse victims that have been helped by the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center.
- Donate Cell Phones
- The Cleveland Rape Crisis Center collects used cell phones, iPads, and iPods for recycling, and makes upwards of $10,000 each year from these donations.
- AmazonSmile
- When shopping on Amazon.com users can select an organization under AmazonSmile that allows the selected organization to gain 0.5% of the purchase price.
Partners of the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center
- Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Board of Cuyahoga County
- Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) Accredited
- LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland
- Mental Health & Addiction Advocacy Coalition
- United Way
How can you get involved?
- Volunteer
- Hotline Advocacy
- Face-to-Face Advocacy
- Donate
- Spread the word!