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Southern Crescent Sexual Assault Center offers a variety of services including a 24 hour crisis line, medical and legal accompaniment, counseling, and education.
Southern Crescent Sexual Assault Center offers support for anyone who has been raped, sexually assaulted, sexually harassed or sexually abused recently or in the past. Trained volunteer or staff counselors respond immediately to crisis calls, providing support to callers as well as referrals to community resources. These short-term counseling services are also available to family and friends of survivors.
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Education
Events
Understanding Sexual Assault.pdf
clergy SA and DV resources.pdf
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Make a Difference
Volunteers are essential to our efforts to assist sexual assault victims. Our volunteers respond to crisis calls, providing callers with support as well as referrals to community resources. This proves extremely useful to those utilizing our services. Also, volunteers offer support to a survivor who goes to the hospital after an assault. A volunteer can provide information to assist the survivor in making the best possible choices for themselves. You can make a lifelong impact by simply being there in a great time of need. Additionally, volunteers are needed to assist with prevention education insuring our message reaches all audiences. Volunteers may also participate in local health fairs and community events.If you have any questions about volunteering, please contact us at (770) 603-4045 or e-mail us at support_scsac.org.
How to Become a Volunteer
Interested in becoming a volunteer? Simply download the volunteer application or complete the online application. Print, complete and submit your application to us via e-mail, mail, or online:
Southern Crescent Sexual Assault Center
PO Box 1788
Jonesboro, GA 30237
Office: (770) 603-4045
Fax: (770) 477-4545
E-Mail: support_scsac.org
Volunteer Training
In an effort to prepare our volunteers to address the needs of our clients, we require completion of a series of training classes provided through the center. Classes are offered three times a year. To find out when the next sessions begin, refer to the Events section of our web site or call (770) 603-4045.
Program Services Coordinator-Part-time
The Program Services Coordinator will provide assistance with programs and services in the education department.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in psychology, sociology, public health, or related field.
Proficiency with social networking and website maintenance;
Excellent public relations and presentation skills;
Excellent writing and computer skills;
Ability to organize and maintain accurate records;
Ability to communicate clearly with all types of people.
Hours Required:
20 Hours per week, flexible.
Salary:
$10-$12/hour based on experience and qualifications.
Send resume with cover letter to cnew_scsac.org.
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Mail in a Donation
Please send your tax deductible donation to:
Southern Crescent Sexual Assualt
P.O. Box 1788
Become a Southern Crescent Partner
Pledge to give $10.00 (or more) per month for one year to help fight against sexual assualt
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Proceeds from all items benefit Southern Crescent Sexual Assault Center.
At Southern Crescent, our staff will be glad to assist you and support you during the healing process. Please feel free to contact us via telephone (770.603.4045) or email.
Keisha Tanner, Crisis Responder
Direct Line: 770.603.4045
Email: ktanner_scsac.org
Gayla Nobles, Executive Director
Direct Line: 678.479.5188
Email: gnobles_scsac.org
Monica Evans, Director of Victim Services
Direct Line: 678.479.5265 (Clayton Co.)
770-507-7772 (Henry Co.)
770.692.3353 (Spalding Co.)
770.692.3354 (Pike Co.)
Email: mevans_scsac.org
Cody Jean, Crisis Responder
Email: cjean _scsac.org
Corinne New, Director of Education
Direct Line: 678.479.5191
Email: cnew_scsac.org
Christy Palmer, Counseling Intern
Email: cpalmer_scsac.org
Tareze Sandifer, Prevention Educator
Direct Line: 678.479.5190
Email: tsandifer_scsac.org
Internet Privacy
Netscape:
Pull down Communicator menu, select History. On the History menu select Edit/Select All, and then Edit/Delete. On older versions of Netscape, Pull down Options menu, Select Network Options, Select Cache. Click on "Clear disk Cashe".
Internet Explorer:
Pull Down Tools menu, select Internet Options. On General Page, under Temporary Internet Files, click on Delete Files Under History click on Clear History.
AOL:
Pull down My AOL menu, select Preferences. Click on WWW icon. Then on General page, under Temporary Internet Files, click on "Delete Files". Under History click on "Clear History".
History:
If an abuser knows how to read your computer's history or cache file (automatically saved web pages and graphics), he or she may be able to see information you have viewed recently on the Internet. You can clear your history or empty your cache file in your browser's settings.
Email:
If an abusive partner can access your email account, he or she may be able to read your incoming and outgoing mail. Make sure your account is secure, and choose a password your partner or anyone else will not be able to guess. On AOL, a person can set up for copies of the incoming mail and outgoing mail to be retained on the hard disk, which anyone can read without knowing your password. Therefore, if you use AOL it will be most wise to set up an email account through a free email server like Hotmail or Yahoo. If you get threatened or harassing email messages, they can be printed and saved as evidence of the abuse. Plus, the messages may constitute a federal offense. For more information on this issue, contact your local United States Attorney's Office.
This information may not completely hide your tracks. Many browser types have features that display recently visited sites. The safest way to find information on the Internet would be at a local library, a friend's house, or at work.
Sexual Assault
Georgia Network to End Sexual Assault (GNESA)
Georgia Sex Offender Registry
Love is Respect
Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN)
National Sexual Violence Resource Center
Men Can Stop Rape
Men Stopping Violence
Child Abuse
Prevent Child Abuse Georgia
Clayton County Court Appoint Special Advocates (CASA)
Childrens Advocacy Centers of Georgia
Domestic Violence
Securus House (Clayton County Family Violence Shelter)
Haven House (Henry, Butts , Lamar, and Jasper County Family Violence Shelter)
Promise Place (Fayette, Spalding, Pike, and Upson County Family Violence Shelter)
Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Georgia Commission on Family Violence
Sexual Assault Statistics
•61% rapes or sexual assaults about 2 out of every 3 are not reported to the police (1999, NCVS).
•1 of every 6 American women have been the victims of an attempted or completed rape in their lifetime (1998, NIJC & CDC).
•1 in 3 women will be the victims of a sexual assault by their 18th birthday.About 3% of American men - about 1in 35 - have experienced an attempted or completed rape in their lifetime (1998, NIJC & CDC).
1 in 6 men will be the victims of sexual assault by their 18th birthday.
•Approximately 66% of rape victims know their assailant. Approximately 48% of victims are raped by a friend or acquaintance, 30% by a stranger, 16% by an intimate, 2% by a relative and 4% of cases, the relationship is unknown (2000, NCVS).
•93% of juvenile sexual assault victims knew their attacker: 34.2% were family members and 58.7% were acquaintances (2000, USDOJ).
•About 4 out of 10 sexual assaults take place in the victim's own home. 2 in 10 take place in the home of a friend, neighbor or relative. 1 in 10 takes place outside, away from home. About 1 in 12 takes place in a parking garage (1997, USDOJ).
•More than half of all rape or sexual assault incidents were reported by victims to have occurred within one mile of their own home or at their home (1997, USDOJ).
15% of victims are under age 12; 29% are age 12-17; 44% are under the age of 18; and 80% are under the age of 30 (1999, NCVS).
•Sexual assault affects everyone the youngest reported victim of sexual assault was 2 months old and the oldest was 98 years old (1991, Harlow).
•1 in 7 women will be raped by her husband (1992, NVC).
75% of male students and 55% of female students involved in date or acquaintance rape had been drinking or using drugs (1992, NVC).
•Ages 12-34 are the highest risk years. Risk peaks in the late teens. Girls 16-19 are four times more likely than the general population to be victims of rape, attempted rape or sexual assault (2000, NCVS).
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