| New Beginnings sexual assault support services offers FREE & CONFIDENTIAL crisis & long term therapy services to survivors, their family & friends, of sexual assault, child sexual abuse, regardless if their traumatic experience was today or decades ago. In maintaining our mission of "Helping Men, Women, & Children rise above sexual victimization," our agency is the community leader in providing both preventative & informational programs for persons from Pre-School through Senior Citizens. All programs offered are free of charge. In 1978 a grass roots effort to provide advocacy for rape victims in the Daviess County area began. Citizens Against Rape was staffed by volunteers and manned a crisis line. It was funded by small fund raising campaigns until in 1982 when Rape Victim Services received money from the Owensboro City Commission and became an autonomous program under the Spouse Abuse Shelter. By 1985, Rape Victim Services was funded by the United Way, the Daviess County Fiscal Court, and the City of Owensboro. In 1988, when the state and federal governments began providing funds for this agency, Rape Victim Services was declared an independent agency. From there, Rape Victim Services began to blossom, as it began hiring paid staff, branched out to have an office in Henderson and Ohio Counties as well as a home base in Owensboro. In 2000, Rape Victim Services changed its business name to New Beginnings Sexual Assault Support Services. Today, New Beginnings serves a seven-county region, has a staff of eight and is growing with each year. Green River Regional Rape Victim Services, Inc., doing business as New Beginnings sexual assault support services is a non-profit 501 (c) 3 entity as defined by the Internal Revenue Service. We rely on both community support & volunteers to expand the reach of our programs to all of those in needs of our services. Contributions to this agency can qualify as a tax deduction for the donor. We rely on fundraisers, public & private grants, donations, United Way contributions, as well as federal, state, and local support. As a member of the KY Association for Sexual Assault Programs, we are one of the 13 rape crisis centers across the state of Kentucky. For more information regarding any of our programs or services, please do not hesitate to call us at 926-7273. |
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