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Provides free and confidential sexual assault/abuse and crime victim services to anyone that has been sexually assaulted/abused. Off-site/out-of-office services provided include trauma-informed services, counseling/therapy, legal advocacy, medical advocacy, social services and basic needs advocacy/case management, safety planning, 24/7 crisis helplines, and 24/7 crisis intervention at hospitals/law enforcement. Service plans based upon services client wants to receive.

Also provides community trainings in Professional settings and offers Information about Services.

Telehealth is provided for those that need, or would like it.

Services

Crime Victim Support
Adult Sexual Assault Prevention
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Sexual Assault Counseling
Child Sexual Assault Prevention
Provides prevention programs for school settings and general community education.
Provides education and training about sexual assault, abuse, and harassment to a wide variety of audiences. Child Assault Prevention Education Program provides age appropriate education to elementary aged students. Also provides education to children in public and private school districts, as well as specialized training to professional allies.
Provides prevention activities and training to help build effective prevention efforts in the community. School Based Prevention Programs: Kindergarten through 12th Grade: Body safety lessons are intended to teach valuable safety skills, in an age-appropriate format and fulfill the Erin's Law mandate. College: Preventionists are available to speak at college campuses - at club meetings, events, and during lectures. Student Advisory Committee: A student-led group that is committed to ending sexual violence and changing social norms within high schools. The committee is composed of students from different high school across the county who meet and plan social events for their peers to raise awareness about sexual harm. Committees are active in both Kankakee and Iroquois counties. Training for Educators: Body Safety Training: Provides training for educators who work with children from grades PreK to 3rd grade. Training will help fulfill the Erin's Law mandate. Participants learn tips and tricks on how to present an age-appropriate sexual abuse prevention lesson. All resources and materials required for these lessons will be provided to the schools. Mandated Reporter Training: Provides training that help educators better understand their responsibilities and protections as a mandated reporter while learning how to make an effective report of suspected child abuse/neglect. Signs and symptoms of sexual abuse will also be discussed. Community Based Prevention Programs: TruSelf Empowerment: Provides a program that recognizes the importance of planting seeds of empowerment at an early age to help diffuse many of the challenging issues girls will face during their teens years and beyond. Discussion topics include: health friendships and relationships, positive self-esteem and body image, healthy assertiveness, identifying goals and dreams, loving your "self" first, working with emotions, etc. Shine From Within: Helps high school-aged girls feel positive and empowered in developing their identity as successful young women. Equips young women with important life skills and provides a space for them to feel heard and valued without judgment. Discussion topics include: healthy relationship and forgiveness, positive self-esteem and resilience, healthy assertiveness, identifying goals and dreams, personal values, positive body image, social media, etc. Yoga for Healing: Series aimed at improving participants' relationships with their body and mind through gentle stretches, meditation, and attention to the present moment. Talking to Your Kids: Parents learn different strategies on how to talk to their child(ren) about topics such as appropriate touch, boundaries, body safety, etc. Parents also learn how to spot symptoms of sexual abuse and helpful ways to handle disclosures. Training for the Community: Community workshops are designed based on the needs and context of each group and are highly interactive to engage, stimulate, and challenge the participants. Clove Alliance has worked with middle and high school students, university students, parents, law enforcement, hospitality staff, sports teams, businesses, and the general public to provide training. Some workshop topics include: What is Consent, Healthy Relationships, Bystander Intervention, and Healthy Masculinity.

Provides abuse and crisis intervention services to those in need. Services include a crisis line available 24/7, advocacy for individuals, support groups for adults and children, shelter for victims of domestic violence or sexual assault and referrals to community supports.

Can also provide protection order application assistance and legal advocacy.

Services

Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Sexual Assault Shelters
Sexual Assault/Incest Support Groups
Child Sexual Assault Prevention
Domestic Violence Shelters
Adult Sexual Assault Prevention
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Dating Violence Prevention

Provides domestic abuse and sexual assault intervention services to those in need. Services include short term emergency shelter, support groups for adults and children affected by abuse, assistance with protection orders and referrals for financial and material assistance.

Services

Adult Sexual Assault Prevention
Domestic Violence Shelters
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Dating Violence Prevention
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Bullying Prevention
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Sexual Assault Shelters
Sexual Assault/Incest Support Groups
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Provides prevention programs for school settings and general community education.

Services

Child Sexual Assault Prevention
Adult Sexual Assault Prevention
School-based sexual violence prevention education workshops and small groups.
Provides educational programs and self-help parent support groups for the purpose of decreasing the occurrences of abuse and neglect.

Offers to teaches children how to distinguish between positive, healthy touching and inappropriate, unwanted touching.

Temporary emergency shelter for victims of domestic violence and accompanying children. Emergency needs such as food and clothing can be provided while in shelter, if needed.24 hour crisis line provides support, info and confidential emergency services available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Client advocacy is available to help support individuals through crisis, such as assistance in applying for Department of Health and Human Services economic assistance programs, finding a new place to live, or for emotional support and talking through options.

Legal advocacy provides assistance with filing domestic violence and harassment protection orders, legal referrals, help in finding legal representation, and court accompaniment.

Medical advocacy offers referrals and accompaniment as needed.

Bilingual advocacy provides immigration information for victims of domestic violence or sexual assault. To reach a Spanish-speaking advocate, contact the Spanish line or stop in at the Crete office to speak with a Spanish-speaking advocate.

Information and referrals provided regarding assistance outside of Hope Crisis Center.

Community education programs offered free of charge on topics such as: domestic violence, sexual assault, bullying, good touch/bad touch/secret touch, teen dating violence, date rape, violence in the media, sexting, domestic violence and the effects on children, sexual assault and the effect on children, and others.

Services

Adult Sexual Assault Prevention
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Dating Violence Prevention
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Child Sexual Assault Prevention
Bullying Prevention
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Sexual Assault Shelters
Domestic Violence Shelters

Provides free and confidential sexual assault/abuse and crime victim services to anyone that has been sexually assaulted/abused. Off-site/out-of-office services provided include trauma-informed services, counseling/therapy, legal advocacy, medical advocacy, social services and basic needs advocacy/case management, safety planning, 24/7 crisis helplines, and 24/7 crisis intervention at hospitals/law enforcement. Service plans based upon services client wants to receive.

Also provides community trainings in Professional settings and offers Information about Services.

Telehealth is provided for those that need, or would like it.

Services

Crime Victim Support
Adult Sexual Assault Prevention
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Sexual Assault Counseling
Child Sexual Assault Prevention

RSAC Prevention Educators are available to present professional trainings to organizations, companies, agencies, and schools. Educators have curriculum for many presentations but are open to new topics.

Professional Trainings Offered Regularly:

- RSAC Services & Referral

- How to Respond to Disclosure

- Childhood Abuse

- Typical Sexual Development vs. Red Flag Behavior

- Responding to Sexual Harassment

- Sexual Assault and Abuse

- Play Therapy and Sandtray Therapy

- Trauma and The Window of Tolerance

- Self Care: Boundaries for You and Your Client

Services

Child Sexual Assault Prevention
Personal Safety Education
Adult Sexual Assault Prevention
Child Abuse Prevention

Rape crisis center services are available via the hotline. Sexual assault program services include:

-- Crisis intervention

-- 24-hour response at medical facilities or police stations

-- Assistance and support with medical and legal procedures

-- Counseling for child and adult survivors of sexual assault

The YWCA also provides information and referral and extensive community education programs for:

-- Helping school children learn how to stay safe from abuse and how to report it

-- Helping schools work against bullying

-- Healthy Relationships groups for high school students

-- Providing professional training on sexual harassment, sexual assault issues, and many related topics

Services

Adult Sexual Assault Prevention
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Child Sexual Assault Prevention
Sexual Assault/Incest Support Groups
Protective/Restraining Orders
Sexual Assault Counseling
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services

Provides free training and education about sexual assault prevention to clients' faculty and/or students. Presentations on the following topics are provided to meet the needs of the group requesting services:

- Personal Safety: Children and teens learn important safety rules about home safety, good and bad strangers, good touch/bad touch, tricky people, and safety when traveling.

- Sexual Harassment (adapted to age level): Topics include "What is it", "What can I do to stop it", and "Sexual Harassment: It's Hurting People" (Grades 5-8).

- Bullying: K-1st "It's Not OK to Bully", 2nd-5th "I Was Just Kidding!", 6th-8th "Bullying 101", 8th-12th "Bullies and Harassment on Campus", Teachers and Staff "Strategies for Dealing with Bullies"

- Dating Violence and Healthy Relationships: Recognize warning signs of an unhealthy relationship.

- Sexual Assault and Abuse: Learn common myths, prevalence and effects of sexual assault.

- Mandated Reporting: Learn when to report and how to report.

- RAD Self Defense: Learn self defense skills. For boys and girls (5-11) and women ages 12 and up.

Services

Personal Safety Education
Adult Sexual Assault Prevention
Dating Violence Prevention
Child Sexual Assault Prevention
Self Defense Training
Age appropriate educational programs are available to students from preschool through college to help raise awareness of sexual violence. Programs intend to empower the youth of today. Prevention programs are available to community members interested in learning more about sexual violence. Programs are tailored to meet audience needs.Professional trainings are available to various service providers and professionals to increase knowledge of sexual violence and raise awareness of community resources. Programs include a wide array of topics such as personal body safety, sexual harassment, sexual assault, date rape drugs, and teen dating violence.

Services

Adult Sexual Assault Prevention
Child Sexual Assault Prevention
Sexual Harassment Prevention
Dating Violence Prevention
CAASE delivers thoughtful, innovative workshops that empower students in grades 9-12 to become active allies in ending sexual harm. The prevention workshops give students space to practice thinking critically about gender, rape culture, and the ways their own day-to-day decisions impact the world around them. They also help participants recognize the realities of the commercial sex trade and sex trafficking.

Services

Child Sexual Assault Prevention
Sexual Harassment Prevention
Prostitution Prevention

Provides free and confidential sexual assault/abuse and crime victim services to anyone that has been sexually assaulted/abused. Off-site/out-of-office services provided include trauma-informed services, counseling/therapy, legal advocacy, medical advocacy, social services and basic needs advocacy/case management, safety planning, 24/7 crisis helplines, and 24/7 crisis intervention at hospitals/law enforcement. Service plans based upon services client wants to receive.

Also provides community trainings in Professional settings and offers Information about Services.

Telehealth is provided for those that need, or would like it.

Services

Crime Victim Support
Adult Sexual Assault Prevention
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Sexual Assault Counseling
Child Sexual Assault Prevention

Temporary emergency shelter for victims of domestic violence and accompanying children. Emergency needs such as food and clothing can be provided while in shelter, if needed.24 hour crisis line provides support, info and confidential emergency services available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Client advocacy is available to help support individuals through crisis, such as assistance in applying for Department of Health and Human Services economic assistance programs, finding a new place to live, or for emotional support and talking through options.

Legal advocacy provides assistance with filing domestic violence and harassment protection orders, legal referrals, help in finding legal representation, and court accompaniment.

Medical advocacy offers referrals and accompaniment as needed.

Bilingual advocacy provides immigration information for victims of domestic violence or sexual assault. To reach a Spanish-speaking advocate, contact the Spanish line or stop in at the Crete office to speak with a Spanish-speaking advocate.

Information and referrals provided regarding assistance outside of Hope Crisis Center.

Community education programs offered free of charge on topics such as: domestic violence, sexual assault, bullying, good touch/bad touch/secret touch, teen dating violence, date rape, violence in the media, sexting, domestic violence and the effects on children, sexual assault and the effect on children, and others.

Services

Adult Sexual Assault Prevention
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Dating Violence Prevention
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Child Sexual Assault Prevention
Bullying Prevention
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Sexual Assault Shelters
Domestic Violence Shelters
Education and prevention programs related to violence.

Services

Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Adult Sexual Assault Prevention
Dating Violence Prevention

Temporary emergency shelter for victims of domestic violence and accompanying children. Emergency needs such as food and clothing can be provided while in shelter, if needed.24 hour crisis line provides support, info and confidential emergency services available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Client advocacy is available to help support individuals through crisis, such as assistance in applying for Department of Health and Human Services economic assistance programs, finding a new place to live, or for emotional support and talking through options.

Legal advocacy provides assistance with filing domestic violence and harassment protection orders, legal referrals, help in finding legal representation, and court accompaniment.

Medical advocacy offers referrals and accompaniment as needed.

Bilingual advocacy provides immigration information for victims of domestic violence or sexual assault. To reach a Spanish-speaking advocate, contact the Spanish line or stop in at the Crete office to speak with a Spanish-speaking advocate.

Information and referrals provided regarding assistance outside of Hope Crisis Center.

Community education programs offered free of charge on topics such as: domestic violence, sexual assault, bullying, good touch/bad touch/secret touch, teen dating violence, date rape, violence in the media, sexting, domestic violence and the effects on children, sexual assault and the effect on children, and others.

Services

Adult Sexual Assault Prevention
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Dating Violence Prevention
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Child Sexual Assault Prevention
Bullying Prevention
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Sexual Assault Shelters
Domestic Violence Shelters
Educates community members, students and professionals on how sexual abuse impacts victims. Provides training and programs on a variety of other topics to raise awareness about sexual abuse.

Services

Adult Sexual Assault Prevention
Child Sexual Assault Prevention

Provides domestic abuse and sexual assault intervention services to those in need. Services include short term emergency shelter, support groups for adults and children affected by abuse, assistance with protection orders and referrals for financial and material assistance.

Services

Adult Sexual Assault Prevention
Domestic Violence Shelters
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Dating Violence Prevention
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Bullying Prevention
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Sexual Assault Shelters
Sexual Assault/Incest Support Groups
Sexual Assault Hotlines

Provides free and confidential sexual assault/abuse and crime victim services to anyone that has been sexually assaulted/abused. Off-site/out-of-office services provided include trauma-informed services, counseling/therapy, legal advocacy, medical advocacy, social services and basic needs advocacy/case management, safety planning, 24/7 crisis helplines, and 24/7 crisis intervention at hospitals/law enforcement. Service plans based upon services client wants to receive.

Also provides community trainings in Professional settings and offers Information about Services.

Telehealth is provided for those that need, or would like it.

Services

Crime Victim Support
Adult Sexual Assault Prevention
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Sexual Assault Counseling
Child Sexual Assault Prevention
Sexual Assault & Family Emergencies (SAFE) is a sexual assault and rape crisis center. Services include: - 24-hour hotline. - Medical/legal advocacy. - Short and long term individual counseling and group therapy. - Educational programs for schools and the community on awareness, body safety, bullying, dating violence, and internet safety.

Services

Support Groups
Sexual Assault Counseling
Sexual Assault Prevention
Crisis Intervention Hotlines/Helplines
Bullying Prevention
Advocacy
Protective/Restraining Orders