SAAM is here!
April 1, 2020
by Robyn Guzik, Community Engagement Specialist
In the U.S., April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). The goals of SAAM are to increase public awareness about sexual violence and to educate communities on how to prevent it (NSVRC, 2020).
For many staff members who are on the Community Engagement team, April is also the month we look forward to the most! It has been such a joy to try and paint the county TEAL with all of our SAAM efforts.
For the last several years, MCRCC has partnered up with various community agencies,...
Call our legislators! COVID-19 Stimulus Package needs to include funding for rape crisis centers
March 31, 2020
Avoiding public spaces can reduce the spread of viruses, but for many adult and child sexual violence survivors, staying home isn't safe. In order to protect all people, survivors cannot be forgotten.
The COVID-19 stimulus package leaves out critical resources and policy changes specific for sexual assault programs like ours. We need your help to make sure...
A letter to the Class of 2020
March 30, 2020
by Lorelei Ahlemeyer, Campus Advocate
Dear Graduating Class of 2020,
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An Introduction to: Trauma Stewardship, An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others
March 26, 2020
by Lauren DaSilva, Deputy Director
Last summer, I was running around our Salinas office looking for the...
Survivors and Surviving
March 25, 2020
by Deborah Pembrook, Human Trafficking Outreach Manager
For the last few days, a moment from years ago has kept returning to me.
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Supporting Parents with Children at Home
March 25, 2020
By Rita Mora and Diana Beltran, Prevention Educators
Working remotely is something many of us have not been acquainted with. At least not under these unprecedented...
Program flyers are downloadable!
March 20, 2020
Calling all community partners, friends, and supporters!
Our downloadable and printable flyers detailing our different services are available here...
Financial Relief Available Now
March 19, 2020
by Deborah Pembrook, Human Trafficking Outreach Manager
With Monterey County under a stay-in-place order, so many survivors and other community members are asking if we are safe and secure. We want to help by providing clear and accurate help and connections to resources - including financial help that is available right now to anyone facing loss of work hours or jobs due to COVID-19.
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We're not going anywhere.
March 18, 2020
by Erin Ortiz, Community Engagement Specialist
Crisis intervention - it’s our specialty.
At Monterey County Rape Crisis Center, our staff and volunteers are highly trained to support people in times of crisis. Advocacy is our thing and we do it well. We are there every day for people who are seeking resources and healing.
However much we’d aspire to be, none of us are superhuman. Even if we know a thing or two about crisis intervention. The recent and rapid unfolding of events related to the novel coronavirus (...