October 2011NewsCleveland Rape Crisis Center

Supporting Survivors. Promoting Prevention. Creating Change.

Dear Friends:

The air is getting cooler, the leaves are turning color and the winds of change are blowing.

Change is a part of everything we do at Cleveland Rape Crisis Center and this season is no different. From helping survivors thrive after sexual trauma has changed their lives to pushing for change in social and cultural norms that support sexual violence, change is something we strive for in all aspects of our work.

This fall, the Center will be welcoming the Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence (OAESV) to Cleveland, creating local jobs and statewide change. OAESV is a statewide coalition of rape crisis service providers and will be co-located in CRCC’s offices in the Leader Building in downtown Cleveland. Read more about this partnership inside.

This fall, CRCC also will be expanding services into Geauga County. Beginning soon, a CRCC therapist will be accepting appointments in the offices of WomenSafe, Inc. in Chardon.

And finally, we continue our “Faces of Change” marketing campaign, designed to put a face on the issue of sexual violence by featuring survivors, volunteers, donors and friends who are all working to change the way our community responds to sexual violence.

You, too, can be a Face of Change, by donating your time, talent or treasure to the Center. Thank you to each person who has already joined.

Sincerely,

Megan O’BryanChief Executive Officer

INSIDE:

• Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence updates• New expansion to Geauga County• Camp Create photos• Power of Prevention – Youth 360

Sondra Miller and Megan O’BryanNational Center for Victims of Crime ConferenceWashington, DC

National Sexual Assault Conference Baltimore, MD

Where in the World is CRCC?

Cleveland Rape Crisis Center team members have been traveling the country to share their expertise with others. Special thanks to these individuals for leading innovation in the field of sexual assault intervention and prevention.

Dan ClarkInternational Association of Chiefs of Police National Law Enforcement Leadership Institute on Violence Against Women Kansas City, Mo. and Seattle, WA IACP Annual ConferenceChicago, IL

Claire CampbellNational Sexual Assault ConferenceBaltimore, MD

Alex LeslieGeorgia Network to End Sexual AssaultGustavus Adolphus College, Saint Peter, MN

Contributor to the Scenarios USA curriculum: What’s the Real Deal about Gender, Power and Relationships?

Spotlight on The George Gund Foundation In 1974, when Cleveland Rape Crisis Center existed only as a crisis hotline answered by four volunteers, The George Gund Founda-tion made an early investment, awarding the Center one of its very first grants. That grant allowed CRCC to hire professional staff and grows its services. Today, CRCC helps more than 20,000 people per year with continued support from The George Gund Foundation.

The Center is grateful to the Board and staff of The George Gund Foundation for recognizing the need for social and policy change in our community and awarding a two-year grant to CRCC for this purpose.

Thank you to The George Gund Foundation for making this important work possible.

A little help from our friends...Friends for Change is Cleveland Rape Crisis Center’s newest initiative and we want you to get involved! Are you looking for opportunities to expand your network of colleagues? Want a chance to get involved in the work of the Center or to teach others about your commitment to our mission? Host a Friends for Change event! CRCC provides the venue, invitations, food, drinks and materials; you provide the guests! For more information, contact Sarah Trimble at 216-619-6194 ext. 107.

A special thanks to those who have already hosted a Friends for Change event:Ilah AdkinsJudy BodenhamerCheryl FilippouJulie HarrisKate HubbenJoan RosenthalSonia Winner

CRCC President/CEO, Megan O’Bryan (center), with Friends for Change guests Suzanne Saganich (left) and Michelle Sheehan (right)

Friends for Change host, Julie Harris (left) with Suzanne Saganich

CampCreateCleveland Rape Crisis Center welcomed many children to Camp Create this summer for fun, food and friendship. A week-long day camp hosted at Lakewood Park, Camp Create provides a safe space for children who have witnessed or experienced violence, teaching new, healthy ways to cope with their life experiences.

The camp is led by therapists, educators and advocates from CRCC and the Domestic Violence and Child Advocacy Center and is specifically designed for children ages 7-12. There is no cost for children to attend.

Changing the Way Children Cope with Violence

Camp Create participants get ready for their scavenger hunt!

Above: Campers create art projects that enable them to express themselves in a safe and healthy way.

For more information about how you can get involved with Camp Create, call Claire at 216-619-6194 x101.

This season, we salute Ohio Rep. Nickie Antonio for re-introducing the Ohio Prevention First Act (OPFA), H.B. 281.

Among other things, this law would ensure that sexual assault victims have access to emergency contraception and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases in all hospital emergency rooms.

Cleveland Rape Crisis Center calls on Ohio’s lawmakers to vote favorably for this incredibly important legislation.

Rep. Nickie Antonio

Lawmakers who Make a Difference

Left: Movement is incorporated as an expressive therapy into the campers’ daily activities.

Creating a Healthier OhioCRCC Partnering with Statewide Organization to Strengthen Rape Crisis Services across Ohio

Many rape crisis programs across Ohio have recently closed. Many Ohio counties had no rape crisis services to begin with, leaving more than 100,000 sexual violence survivors in our state with nowhere to call for help.

“This is simply unacceptable,” said CRCC’s Megan O’Bryan.

For years, Cleveland Rape Crisis Center has been working with stakeholders to build a strong statewide coalition of rape crisis service providers to address this gap and strengthen the programs that have survived the economic downturn and are thriving. This summer, the Center took an even larger role in bringing this vision to reality.

CRCC signed a management services contract with the Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence (OAESV). Megan O’Bryan became the CEO of both CRCC and OAESV, although both organizations will maintain separate 501c3s, Boards of Directors, brands, missions and staff. The organizations will share office space, equipment and services, such as accounting and technology.

“This arrangement allows the statewide coalition to focus on its core work of supporting rape crisis programs throughout Ohio while leveraging the existing organizational infrastructure of CRCC, “ said O’Bryan.

OAESV is re-locating to Cleveland from Columbus, although its new staff members – Statewide Director Katie Hanna and Outreach Manager Kara Porter – will spend a large percentage of time traveling around the State.

“Strengthening the statewide coalition dedicated to the intervention and prevention of sexual violence is paramount to creating a healthy future for Ohioans”, says OAESV’s Katie Hanna. “With CRCC’s leadership and support, OAESV has the opportunity to thrive. Through outreach across all corners of the state in rural, urban and suburban communities, the impact will be far reaching. “

For more information, visit www.oaesv.org.

Katie Hanna, OAESV Statewide Director

Cleveland Rape Crisis Center2011 Board of Directors

Peter A. DeMarco, President

Ilah M. AdkinsKim Bixenstine

Judy BodenhamerWilliam T. DominickElizabeth Z. Golish

Magda GomezAndres Gonzalez

Ayesha Bell HardawayKate Hubben

Sue KrantzLinda Krause

Amanda MartinsekMartin McGann

G. Christopher MeyerJohn Mueller

Laurie Muller-GirardLeslie PastelDan PetrovElena RayLisa Rose

Jennifer SpielvogelNancy Terrill

Mary Beth Thoburn

Meet Rosa, CRCC’s new Spanish-speaking Advocate. Rosa Beltre joined CRCC as a Spanish-speaking advocate and is assisting with outreach to Latina survivors. To reach Rosa and learn more about services available for Spanish-speaking individuals, call 216-619-6194 x 147.

Hola!

We get by with a little help from our Friends…Thank you, CRCC Volunteers!Volunteers make all the difference and make it possible for CRCC to provide free services to sexual assault survivors, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

These dedicated individuals answer more than 3,000 calls on the 24-hour rape crisis and support line, assist more than 900 people in need of advocacy at hospitals and police departments and provide support, information and resources to survivors, their friends and family members and area professionals. Special event and administrative volunteers donate hundreds of hours of support for fundraising and front office needs.

We extend our deepest gratitude and appreciation to our volunteers. Not only are you making a difference in the lives of those you help, but you also play an integral role in the movement to end sexual violence.

Shelley AdelmanSharon AlexanderValerie AndersonRichard BackmanRick BackmanChioke BarkariDaniel BarneyTricia BarneySarah BartholomewLisa BergKimberlee BizupJanet BoehlerCatherine CampbellJillian CarrollBrittany CastleMenaka ChandurkarLauren ChapmanAmy ChmielewskiJackeline ColanJoseph ColanLatreshia CurtisErin DavisKelly DavisKelsey DeForestJoe DeliberoDon DemmingJaclyn DentinoJessica DentzerGwen DillinghamDeanne Dixon

Heidi DobranAndrew DrellishakJulie DrellishakRosy EbelH. Marie EdwardsKirsten EichelmanNidaa FalwehLinda FerrisPatrick FlemingRachel FlorianoJoseph FriedlanderKelly FriedlanderStanley FriedlanderMatthew FritzJay GardenerAseem GargAngela GlasscoMary GlasscoChelsea GrahamKayla GrayRobert GreenRobert GunnKattie HagerJennifer HailesEmily HanavanJohn HanigoskyErika HarperMona HassanKelsey HawkeNedra Hawkins

Jessica HeilmanEileen HitchFran HoggLaura HuberA.Marie HughleyAngela IlgMarqell JacksonDeb JohnsMichael JohnsKenley JonesLaToya JonesVerla JonesMelissa KeechJacqueline KeeneAnne KellerEmmett KellerMadeleine KellerBridget KentAaron KleinChristopher KnothEmma KnothRyan KnottsSarah KostickDiane KraynikIrene LinkDiane LondermilkRachel MacksonAmanda MaggiottoLauren MalineAllen Mallory

Candice MarkleCandace MartinConstance MashAndrew MathayMandie McCarthyBrian McDonoughMegan McGawG. Christopher MeyerEric MillerGreg MinotasJackie MinotasMaria MirandaAlexis MitchellPeter MorrisonHolly MoyseenkoTom MugridgeJennifer NelsonDebbie NicholsonJeff NicholsonLaura NicholsonNathan NoblettStephen O’BryanAnthony OhlrichHeather OhlrichMadeleine OxleyJessica PaineLisa PaladinRobert PerryHalle PetersChristopher Peterson

Sheronda PetersonAbigail PinkJamie PodmorePaul PorterCarol PrusakAdnan QureshiLarry RaberBrandy RatliffDomer RichterErin RobertsNatalia RodasJoan RosenthalMeral SayirHolly SchafferMichael ScurAngela ShuckahoseeCarli SidotiElyse SikorskiHannah SingermanRenee SlawDiane SmithJackie SmithJennifer SpielvogelEd SpirkoAngel StigallHenry StroudKatherine SweeneyNancy TerrillFatima Thompson

Ruth ThomsonVictoria ThrasherCharles ToblaKathleen ToderickBen TrimbleHeather TrippRebecca TunTwyla TurnerDoug Van AukenRobert VillarrealSharon WascoMichael WasonDavid WeissSteve WeixelErin WendellCharnita WestryKevin WinklerJustin WithrowElaine WolanStacy ZelenkaSabrina Zimmerman

*Each and every volunteer is special to us. If we have inadvertently made a mistake, please report it to 216-619-6194.

Later this fall, sexual assault survivors in Geauga County will have access to therapeutic services much closer to home. A CRCC therapist will be accepting appointments at WomenSafe, Inc.’s The Green House, a domestic violence shelter at 12041 Ravenna Road in Chardon.

Women, men and children who have experienced any form of sexual violence at any point in their life are eligible for services. Just like CRCC services in Cuyahoga County, there is no cost or insurance required.

This expansion is possible because of a new partnership with WomenSafe, Inc. and funding provided by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office through the Victims of Crime Act.

For more information or to make an appointment, call 216-619-6194 x 141.

Learning to Cope, Closer to HomeCRCC Expanding Services to Geauga County in Partnership with WomenSafe, Inc.

Interested in becoming a volunteer? For more information, go to www.clevelandrapecrisis.org or call Wendy at 216-619-6194 ext. 119.

CRCC is proud to announce the young people selected to participate in Youth 360 for the 2011-12 school year. Youth 360 participants spend one Saturday each month learning how to become activists and cham-pions for sexual violence awareness and prevention in their schools and faith-based communities.

New this year, CRCC will convene two groups of Youth 360 participants – Members and Leaders. Members are participating for the first year. Leaders are participating for the second year.

Members (Year 1):

Gabriel Baznik, Solon HSKayla Belcher, John Marshall HSCaroline Carulas, Hathaway Brown SchoolImari Dixon, John Hay HSErin Fischer, Brecksville HSDenzel Gregory, Warrensville Heights HSDean Hodges, Lincoln West HSJulianna Minich, Saint Joseph AcademyAnfernee Myers, Midpark HSAutumn Nalls, John Hay HSIsaiah Polk, Walsh Jesuit HSAmber Richardson, Cleveland Heights HSStephanie Santiago, Garfield Heights HSJasmyn Shumate, Shaker Heights HSEmma Snape, Shaker Heights HSNiasha Whitfield, Hathaway Brown School

William BeverlyJanet L. BoehlerElisabeth BohlanderKim K. CharlestonCity of ParmaAnthony P. CorraoDeaconess Community FoundationDaniel W DombekBrittany ErvinEva L. and Joseph M. Bruening FoundationMary Dorothy The Giant Eagle FoundationFernando Robert GreenlandAnne M. GreitzerEmily Hanavan Celaine HarringtonJames and Gale Jacobsohn

Thank you CRCC donors!Donations and grants make the work of Cleveland Rape Crisis Center possible. With your contribution, CRCC provides therapy, prevention education and direct advocacy services to our neighbors, family members and colleagues living throughout Northeast Ohio, all free of charge. Give now and join the growing list of donors who are making a difference. Thank you!

Leaders (Year 2):

Gregory Broadwater, St. Martin de Porres HSLauren Brooks, St. Joseph AcademyChanda Bynum, Cleveland School of the ArtsRonald “Andrew” Mosley, Charles F. Brush HSCaroline Pallotta, St. Joseph AcademyAlexis Rutland, Shaker HSArissa Scott, Charles F. Brush HSLuana Turovskaya, Beachwood HSKevante Weakley, Walsh Jesuit High SchoolWill Webb, John Hay Early CollegeAsha Whitfield, Hathaway Brown SchoolAmelia Williams, Cleveland Heights HS

Fran and Sidney LaskyEllen and Stephen LazarusMonica Levine LacksDenis and Annette LynchBarbara MahnenMannion & Gray Co., L.P.A.James McAuleyBarbara MegeryEllen MinadeoJeffery MlakarAnne PitstickKate PophalNicole J. QuathamerRedSeal Electric Co.Dale E ReedWilliam ReichardBrian RootJudith Rosenthal

Todd Kwait and Carol Rosenthal KwaitCasey SchroederPauline SilvermanRita StaniszewskiAmy SwansonTracy TuroffJames Lasher and Kara Vlach-LasherLeslie YerkesAmanda YohoAndrew J. Zolyak

*It is important that we correctly recognize the contributions of our generous donors. If you notice an error, please report it to 216-619-6194.

For more information on how you can become a part of this extraordinary group of contributors, please contact Sarah at 216-619-6194 ext. 107.

The Children are Our Future: Teach them Well and Let them Lead the Way!

An independent evaluation confirms that Youth 360 members increase their knowledge about sexual violence and positively impact attitudes about vio-lence prevention. Alex Leslie, preven-tion specialist at CRCC and creator of the program, has been included in state and national discussions about innova-tive practices in primary prevention of sexual violence.

Look for more great stories about how these young people are creating change in our community!

Youth 360 participants work in small groups to analyze the portrayal of women in advertisements.

“To the world you may be one person, but to one person

you may be the world.”

Be a Face of Change!Sexual violence permeates our society and our lives, yet it often remains hidden. Help us put a “face” on the issue of sexual violence. Be a “face” of change. Make a donation to CRCC. Visit www.clevelandrapecrisis.org to learn more.

“We cannot change the past, but we can provide survivors with the tools to shape their future.”

— Claire Campbell Child & Family TherapistCleveland Rape Crisis Center

Social Change via Social Media!Like CRCC on Facebook: Search for “CRCC – Strength. Compassion. Hope.”

Follow us on Twitter: @clevelandrcc

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