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Each year during the month of April, government agencies, community-based organizations, rape crisis centers, universities and individuals participate in Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention Month (SAAPM), a campaign to raise public awareness about sexual assault crimes and educate the community on how to prevent it.   “Sexual assault is a crime that significantly impacts the City of San Antonio. The Rape Crisis Center responds to 2 to 3 new assaults every day and 50 percent of those incidents are against minors,” says Miriam Elizondo, Executive Director of The Rape CrisisCenter.   In Texas, 1 in 5 men and 2 in 5 women will be sexually assaulted in their lifetime.  According to the U.S. Department of Justice Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) statistics for San Antonio, there were 1,190 sexual assaults reported to law enforcement.  Yet a 2015 statewide research report by the University of Texas at Austin shows that in Texas, only 9.2% of victims are reporting their assaults.   The Rape Crisis Center in San Antonio provides intervention, counseling, and advocacy services to children and adult victims of all forms of sexual violence, which impacts both men and women, domestic and foreign-born, regardless of status. The Center also provides these […]

Are you interested in learning more about what it takes to be an RCC volunteer? Join us for a 1-hour presentation where we discuss the different volunteer opportunities and the training process. The second hour we will fill out volunteer paperwork, including a background check and code of ethics. We will also conduct a short one-on-one interview at the end of the evening. Please either bring your completed volunteer application with you or email it to our Volunteer Coordinator, Stacey at sschwab@rapecrisis.com before attending. We will also make a copy of your driver's license and car insurance that evening. There is a $20 training fee that will be collected on the first day of training, not at orientation. If for some reason you can not pay the $20 for training please let Stacey know and we will be happy to work with you. We love our volunteers and know that we could not do this work with out you! Thank you for your interest and support.