Introducing Denim Week 2026: A New Chapter in a Global Movement This year, we are proud to launch something new. From April 27 through May 1, Respect Together, the Pennsylvania Coalition to Advance Respect (PCAR), and the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) are bringing communities across the country together for the first-ever Denim Week. […]
A Message from Our CEODear friends, As we head into Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) and mark the 25th anniversary of the National Sexual Violence Resource Center’s SAAM campaign, we are reminded of the power of awareness to spark action and the responsibility we all share to carry that momentum forward. This year, that momentum continues with the launch of Denim
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Respect Together’s Online Learning Campus is a central hub for education, skill-building, and professional growth. We’ve prioritized making our courses flexible and on-demand so that you can learn on your own timeline. Our courses are designed to support prevention and response efforts, with options catered to those new to the field as well as our highly-experienced colleagues and partners.
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This blog looks back at the missteps of America’s Next Top Model, how reality TV has and hasn’t progressed, and where we hope the reality TV landscape goes from here to protect everyone on set.
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The Respect Together family experienced a difficult loss. Maureen Powers, a powerhouse in the fields of women’s rights and racial equity, died January 4, 2026. She was 77. For decades, Maureen was a champion for justice, dignity, and safety for all survivors of sexual violence. She was the CEO of YWCA Lancaster from 1987 to her retirement in 2014 (27 years), where she led the organization with vision and heart, advancing
This April, Respect Together’s national division, the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC), is celebrating an incredible milestone: 25 years of the national Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) campaign. Since 2001, NSVRC has led the national SAAM campaign through creating free awareness-raising and prevention education materials to help communities across the country engage in Sexual
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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
Flat Funding Is a Cut — And Survivors Cannot Wait Read More »
“Every person that works at a rape crisis center makes a conscious choice to show up to work each day, believe survivors, and make their community a safer place. Resilience is a constant thread in their work and the lives of survivors. No matter what, these people do not give up. To me, being resilient
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While the Pennsylvania Coalition to Advance Respect (PCAR) continues to advocate fiercely for state funding, the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) is tracking a troubling national trend: widespread underfunding for victim services and prevention. Jennifer Grove, NSVRC’s Chief Operating Officer, has spent nearly three decades in this movement and says the financial strain
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For more than 50 years, Victims Resource Center has been a lifeline for survivors of sexual violence in Luzerne, Wyoming, and Carbon Counties. With three offices spread across a mix of urban and rural communities, the center has always promised that “when a survivor needs help, someone will answer.” But right now, that promise
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