Author name: Joyce Lukima

From Awareness to Action: Thank You, Pennsylvania

Every April, communities across Pennsylvania join PCAR to come together to recognize Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). It is a time to raise awareness, support survivors, and recommit ourselves to building safer communities. But after this year’s SAAM came to a close, I find myself feeling something beyond awareness. I feel gratitude. Gratitude for every […]

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Flat Funding Is a Cut — And Survivors Cannot Wait 

When survivors reach out for help, they are taking one of the bravest steps of their lives. They are choosing healing. They are choosing safety. They are trusting that someone will be there to answer.  But this year’s proposed Pennsylvania state budget sends a different message.  A $0 increase is unacceptable.  For years, rape crisis centers across our Commonwealth

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