Services We Provide

24-Hour Hotline  541-754-0110 or 800-927-0197

• Help for victims/survivors/concerned persons
• Crisis intervention
• Hospital advocacy, 24-hour hospital accompaniment for victims of sexual assault
• Support and listening
• Information and referral for other community services
• Legal/court advocacy, information about restraining orders and other legal options

24-Hour Emergency Shelter  541-754-0110 or 800-927-0197

• A confidential safe haven for battered women, men, and children
• Food, clothing, and all necessities provided
• Transportation to shelter by arrangement
• Children, family, parenting services
• One-on-one peer support and information referral
• Advocacy, assistance with medical, legal, and social service agencies
• Case management

Support Groups  541-758-0219

A variety of support groups, including those for sexual assault survivors and domestic violence survivors, meet in Linn and Benton counties. Call for current information about ongoing groups.

Educating to End Violence

Plain Talk Personal Safety Education
For K-6th Grade
Through role-plays and guided group discussion during 30 minute presentations in individual classrooms, the Plain Talk: Personal Safety Educationhighlights a child’s rights: to be Safe, Confident, and Free to Make Choices and to seek the support of a trusted adult whenever they are frightened, confused, or worried. The Plain Talk Personal Safety Education Program includes professional seminars for educators on mandatory reporting of child abuse, and parent education sessions to help reduce children’s risk of abuse. This highly regarded program increases the efforts of parents, educators, and other concerned adults to lessen children’s vulnerability to abuse and neglect.

Taking Action Against Dating Violence (TAADV)
For middle and high school students
This three day curriculum examines gender roles and stereotypes, provides information about sexual assault, and builds students’ understanding of the differences between healthy and unhealthy relationships. Small and large group discussion, video clips, and inter-active exercises engage student’s and encourage their participation and sharing of ideas. This well received program inspires students to apply the knowledge they have gained to make a difference in their school community.

In Her Shoes: Living with Domestic Violence
For adult or senior high-school audiences
This interactive simulation increases participants’ awareness and understanding of what victims of domestic violence face as they attempt to flee violence. Participants walk ‘in her shoes’ as they repeat the same steps and encounter the same barriers that a victim herself has experienced when leaving an abusive partner. This program has a profound impact on participants and emphasizes that all members of a community have a role to play if we are to end domestic violence. In Her Shoes is designed for a group of 20 to 30 participants, with 1½ to 2 hours needed to complete the inter-active simulation, and allow for discussion, questions and answers.

Call the Center Against Rape and Domestic Violence to learn more about our education to end violence and to schedule a presentation for your school or community group.