As the month of April starts, WOAR and other rape crisis centers will honor Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). This year marks the 20th anniversary of SAAM and we continue to support survivors each and every day of the year. It’s critical that we make the most of this month, to rally and connect virtually.

Last April and the year that followed brought about historic change, social and emotional impact, and a "new normal" to our everyday. As we continue to figure out the way forward together, we are hopeful.

WOAR is honoring this anniversary of SAAM with new a project that requires your help to ensure we meet the needs of our beloved Philadelphia community. We are also looking to build our teams to provide more support to more survivors. Finally, we prepared a range of virtual events throughout the month to engage the community, raise awareness, and educate the public all from a safe distance.

Today we launch our Citywide Assessment Survey!

Our first priority is the community we serve. This survey is an opportunity to learn from you what we can do to better our services and support victims/survivors of sexual violence.

Please click here for more information.

Speakers to include: Mayor Jim Kenney, Azucena Ugarte (Office of Domestic Violence Strategies), and Jovida Hill (Office of Engagement for Women).

Join us for our inaugural Sing Out Loud - Singing for Survival concert fundraiser on Thursday, April 22. This is a virtual, family friendly event from your home benefiting a dire need within the community — services and preventative education for children and adults who have experienced sexual violence. 

Sponsor, donate, and buy tickets for our largest fundraiser by visiting here.

For your convenience, WOAR has created a SAAM 2021 Calendar on our website that includes details and links to all of our hosted and community partner events. Please make sure to visit that page and our social media to stay up-to-date throughout the month of April.

From all of us here at WOAR, I want to thank you for all of the support you’ve given us. Survivors depend on us, #WOARRIOR. If you can and compelled to, consider making a gift to WOAR to support our programs and services. The road ahead is long but with hope and progress, together we will end sexual violence.

We wish you an empowering and transformative Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

In solidarity,