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April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month! While the need for awareness has been around forever, April has only been officially SAAM for 20 years. In 2000, the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) worked with organizations like SARA all over the country to coordinate efforts and our movement, and SAAM was ...
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Green Dot is a national initiative that focuses on preventing violence through bystander intervention. Green Dot teaches bystanders how they can step into a situation when they see signs that may lead to or indicate sexual assault, sexual harassment, child abuse, racial discrimination,...
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Dear Friends of SARA,
As Black History Month ends and Women’s History Month begins, I wanted to share with you the Combahee River Collective and the work of other Black women fighting aga...
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By Lindsay Detlie, LCSW
The therapy team at SARA is committed to providing trauma-informed therapy services with attention to each person’s individual experience and needs. We are able to offer long-term the...
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From Lexie Groves- Crisis Services Coordinator
COVID threw a curve ball at SARA that drastically changed the way we provided services. This includes the role of the Hotline Volunteer. While this position typically operates “virtually” (meaning volunteers don’...
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Blog Articles
- What is Outreach?
- Bystander Intervention: What Is It and Why Does It Matter?
- Why Long-Term Therapy?
- How You Can Help SARA Thrive
- Interpersonal Violence in LGBTQ+ Communities
- What is Prevention?
- Safe and Affordable Housing: A Framework for Justice for Sexual Violence Survivors
- Letter from the Director
- From the Outreach Team
- From the Prevention Team
- From the Direct Services Team
- Letter from the Director
- Webstore with new shirts!
- National Crime Victims' Rights Week
- Spotlight on Prevention
- What Trauma Informed Care Looks Like At SARA
- Letter from our Director
- Walk for SARA 2021
- Regarding the Shooting Deaths in Boulder
- Regarding the Shooting Deaths in Atlanta
- From the Outreach Team
- Green Dot & Gold Dot: Get Connected
- Our Therapeutic Services and Beliefs
- Letter from the Director - March
- From the Outreach Team
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| Fridays After Five Aug 13 2021 - Aug 13 2021 05:30PM - 08:00PM |
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About SARA
The mission of the Sexual Assault Resource Agency (SARA) is to eliminate sexual violence and its impact by providing education, advocacy and support to men, women and children. Our vision is a community free from sexual violence.
Communities Served
We are located in Charlottesville, Virginia and serve:
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Charlottesville, Virginia
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