Welcome to the Rape Crisis Center
Serving Dane County since 1973, the Rape Crisis Center (RCC) provides services to the survivors (and their family and friends) of all forms of sexual violence, including recent sexual assault, past sexual assault, incest (past or present), sexual harassment, and sexual exploitation.
These services are provided free of charge and include crisis intervention and support (24 hour Crisis Line and on-call Advocate/Counselors) short-term counseling, support groups, medical/legal advocacy and accompaniment, community education, and Chimera Self- Defense Designed for Women. RCC serves women, children, and men.
On You may have heard that the 2012 Sexual Assault Victim Services (SAVS) program funding statewide was slashed more than 40%. For RCC, this meant a cut of over $37,000 from the amount we needed to continue our work. Across the state, public outcry has led the Governor to restore some of the funding, leaving us with a 30% cut - better, of course, but still a devastating blow.
The Board and staff remain committed to maintaining all of the RCC's programs, including the outreach and education work that this grant helped fund. For more details, click here:
SAVS is the only source of state funds for sexual assault victim service providers, and it's essential that Governor Walker (govgeneral@wisconsin.gov, 608-266-1212), Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen (vanhollenjb@doj.state.wi.us, 608-266-1221), Rep. Robin Vos (Rep.Vos@legis.wisconsin.gov or 608-266-9171), Sen. Alberta Darling (Sen.Darling@legis.wisconsin.gov or 608-266-5830) hear from Wisconsin residents that these cuts do not reflect the values of the voters.
Please send an email or call to let them know that you support this essential funding for rape victims in Wisconsin! If you can send a copy to RCCDirector@tds.net, we'd really appreciate knowing about your actions!
If you have ideas or suggestions, please also feel free to share them with Executive Director Kelly Anderson at the email address above. And if you are able to make a donation now to support this essential component of the Rape Crisis Center's work, please click here:
Drop-In Support Group 2012
A sexual assault survivor group will be held every
Tuesday beginning February 7th and continuing through May 8th (no group April 3) from 5:30-7:00pm. The group is held at the Campus Women's Center in the Memorial Union on the 4th floor (800 Langdon Street, Madison, WI 53706).
New! Topic Nights: February 28 (navigating strong emotions), March 27 (relaxation techniques and coping with anxiety), & April 24 (boundaries and assertiveness skills).
If attendance is low group will be cancelled.
Questions? Please call our 24-hour crisis line at 251-RAPE.
Sponsored by Rape Crisis Center and Campus Women's Center.
Bring in your old cell phones!
Donated cell phones are sent to a recycling program and in return, RCC receives money to support our free services.
You can drop off your old cell phone or organize a cell phone drop box and bring the phones in to RCC's main office at 2801 Coho Street, Suite 301.
2010 Annual Report
December 2011 Newsletter
CLOSINGS AND CANCELLATIONS
For information about closings and cancellations please call our business office at (608) 251-5126 and press mailbox 35.
Amy & Amy Designs
RCC is thrilled to recommend the design work of Amy Carani, who over the past year has volunteered to create our Java Jive and Un-Run materials as well as the SAAM poster. Her creativity speaks for itself, and we can attest to her professionalism and conscientiousness. Amy is a joy to work with, and our only concern is that she might get too busy to volunteer for RCC!
