Women'S Bureau Inc

Filing Period

Jan 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012

Signed

Jul 30, 2013

Return Version

2012v2.0

Gross Receipts

$960,693

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

REACT (formerly The Rape Awareness Program (RAP)) began in 1981, and is the only multi-service program of its kind in northeast Indiana. The program includes a Rape Crisis Hotline providing services 24 hours/day, 7 days/week. Crisis Intervention Services provide emergency and brief intervention and on-going counseling to victims of sexual assault, childhood sexual abuse and domestic violence. REACT stresses prevention as well as treatment starting with radKids, a 10 hour comprehensive safety program for grade school students. Upon graduation, every radKID knows 3 things: no-one has the right to hurt me; I don't have the right to hurt anyone else; if someone hurts me, it's not my fault and I can tell. The sexual violence prevention program for middle and high school aged students, Assault Prevention for Teens (APT), educates young women and men about rape, and teaches techniques to avoid, recognize and react to dangerous situations. While other programs available address issues of self-respect, boundaries, power and healthy/unhealthy relationships APT is the only program that specifically addresses sexual assault prevention for teens, including the prevalence of sexual assault in the teen community, common myths about sexual assault, and Indiana sexual assault laws. Community Outreach is a growing component of REACT. Funding from VOCA and INCASA is allowing a part-time position to increase to full-time with a special focus on establishing an Engaging Men Task Force and Coaching Boys to Men, two educational efforts to involve men, coaches, and athletes in the fight to end violence against women through mentoring boys and modeling behavior. In 2012, more than 6,000 clients were served by REACT prevention and education programs. REACT currently uses two full time licensed mental health counselors to treat survivors of sexual assault and rape through counseling and therapy interventions in Allen, Steuben, Noble, LaGrange and DeKalb counties. The program director of REACT is also able to take clients for therapy when the Allen County clinician's case load is full.

Filer

EIN

35-1367133