Home
Home
Contact Us
Jerusalem Rape Crisis Center
JRCC Projects

As well as constantly facilitating original initiatives and joint ventures, ongoing projects currently include the following:

 

    24-hour Crisis Line

    Staffed by over 100 dedicated volunteers, this round-the-clock hotline

    is the backbone of the Center activities. Receiving thousands of calls

    annually, the crisis line offers immediate and long-term support to

    victims of sexual violence and their families, as well as fielding

    inquiries from the police, legal, medical and welfare professionals. All 

    walks of life approach the Center for assistance: Young and old,

    religious and secular, Jewish, Muslim and Christian, new immigrants

    and longstanding residents. The JRCC additionally refers those who

    require further psychological or medical treatment to a large local

    professional network, with whom longstanding ties are upheld.

 

 

     Education Department

    Raising awareness of the many issues surrounding sexual violence,

    JRCC volunteers facilitate Outreach Workshops for the wider

    community, focusing on schools, youth groups, community centers,

    and at-risk cultural groups on the edges of Israeli society. This vibrant

    cadre of men and women additionally implement awareness groups in

    local corporate and professional settings, as well as within many

    diverse community frameworks who approach the JRCC for

    assistance.

    An awareness and empowerment program for Russian-Speaking

    Immigrants is also incorporated.

 

 

    Victim-Witness Assistance Program  

   This project serves as an invaluable supportive mechanism to the   

   callers who choose to file a criminal complaint against their attacker: a

   highly traumatic and arduous process. Project coordinators liaise with

   the police and the judiciary, closely following case progress, while

   JRCC volunteers accompany survivors throughout, from the hospital to

   the police station and law courts, offering emotional and practical

   support at all times.

 

 

   Survivor Support Groups

   Callers to the hotline who express a need for additional support can

   participate in one of the professionally supervised support groups run

   by the JRCC, which cater for the specific needs of rape victims and

   incest survivors, as well as tailored programs for people with

   cognitive disabilities and women with drug and alcohol addiction who

   have been abused. Groups for parents of victims and at-risk

   populations are also functional. The JRCC additionally offers a limited

   Subsidized Therapy Program for low-income callers to the hotline.

 

 


http://www.cyberserve.co.il