Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault

TO END SEXUAL ASSAULT VIOLENCE AND TO ALLEVIATE THE SUFFERING OF SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS.

ICASA ALLOCATED 99% OF VOCA (VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT) FUNDS TO ITS 30 LOCAL MEMBER SEXUAL ASSAULT CRISIS CENTERS TO PROVIDE 24-HOUR HOTLINE, 24-HOUR ACCESS TO IN-PERSON MEDICAL ADVOCACY, CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADVOCACY, COUNSELING, PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, INFORMATION AND REFERRAL AND INSTITUTIONAL ADVOCACY.

DHS- GENERAL REVENUE: ICASA ALLOCATED 87% OF GENERAL REVENUE FUNDS TO ITS 30 LOCAL RAPE CRISIS CENTERS TO SUPPORT THE CRISIS RESPONSE INCLUDING COUNSELING AND ADVOCACY SERVICES TO VICTIMS AND PREVENTION EDUCATION SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY. THESE 29 RAPE CRISIS CENTERS AND THEIR VARIOUS SATELLITE OFFICES PROVIDE RESPONSE SERVICES IN 85 ILLINOIS COUNTIES. THE SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO 98% OF THE STATE'S RESIDENTS. NINE PERCENT (9%) OF THE FUNDS SUPPORT THE ADMINISTRATIVE, TRAINING INSTITUTE AND THE COMMUNICATIONS FUNCTIONS OF THE COALITION WHERE 12 STAFF: PREPARE APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDS AND SUBMIT REQUIRED FINANCIAL AND PROGRAMMATIC REPORTS, MONITOR 29 SUBCONTRACTORS FOR CONTRACT COMPLIANCE, SERVICE STANDARDS AND FISCAL MANAGEMENT; PLAN AND CONDUCT ANNUAL TRAININGS INCLUDING ONE STATEWIDE CONFERENCE, THREE 40-HOUR CRISIS INTERVENTION TRAININGS, TWO 20-HOUR COUNSELOR TRAININGS AND TWO 30-HOUR CHILD COUNSELOR TRAININGS AND TWELVE WEBINARS, PLUS OTHER TRAINING EVENTS ATTENDED BY RAPE CRISIS WORKERS AND OTHER HUMAN SERVICE WORKERS; PRODUCE AND DISTRIBUTE PUBLICATIONS (9 TITLES - 7 IN TWO LANGUAGES - WITH APPROXIMATELY 120,000 BROCHURES DISTRIBUTED PER YEAR) TO AID SURVIVORS AND SIGNIFICANT OTHERS AND TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE; MANAGE A WEBSITE AS A TOOL FOR VICTIMS (TO LOCATE SERVICES AND RESOURCES), RAPE CRISIS WORKERS (ICASA SERVICE STANDARDS, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, TRAINING ANNOUNCEMENTS, LIBRARY, GRANT APPLICATIONS, ETC.) AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC (INFORMATION, ICASA LIBRARY, BROCHURE REQUESTS).

ICASA ALLOCATED OVER 97% OF ITS VAWA (VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT) RAPE PREVENTION EDUCATION FUNDS TO ITS LOCAL SEXUAL ASSAULT CRISIS CENTERS TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH RAPE PREVENTION EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS. PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOCUS ON YOUTH AND ADULT AUDIENCES IN A VARIETY OF VENUES: PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS (K-12), AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, COLLEGES, CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, YOUTH GROUPS, PLACES OF FAITH AND OTHERS. KEY MESSAGES INCLUDE RISK REDUCTIONS, MALE ACCOUNTABILITY, BYSTANDER INTERVENTION AND THE NECESSITY TO CHANGE SOCIAL NORMS.