April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Every April, the Center for Women and Families teams up with Canyon Creek Women's Crisis Center to plan out our advocacy for Sexual Assault Awareness month. This is one of our biggest months for advocacy, and one of the most important. We work with a community who fall into the age range with the highest risk of sexual assault (80% under age 30, rainn.org/statistics) so this issue is one that is close to home for our community. We work on raising awareness for the issue, gathering support for entities whose focus is supporting survivors, and we advocate to change the culture that exists around sexual assault. 68% of sexual assaults are not reported; this could be due to shame, fear or feeling lost and alone. Together, we work on challenging those stereotypes and assumptions, and encourage people to know where resources are for themselves and their loved ones. Some really wonderful events and projects are coming up this month! Check out the flyer below!