Denim Day 2020: Let’s Talk About Consent!

Written by: Lyn Staack, Youth Education Coordinator This Wednesday, April 29, is Denim Day. Denim Day is a global annual event which asks people to wear denim as a way to spark discussion about sexual consent.   This year the Advocacy Center and our ACTion volunteers are asking people to find creative ways to spark conversations…

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Intimacy During COVID-19

Intimacy During COVID-19 Written by: Katrina Clark, Youth Educator Note: This post was originally written for #WeekendWisdom, a collaboration with the Community Coalition for Healthy Youth in Tompkins County.  While many are quick to associate intimacy with sex, or some form of physical exchange between romantic partners, intimacy is not exclusively physical. In fact, we…

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Agency Update (4.9.20)

Survivors Need Our Help– And We Need Yours! Message from our Executive Director, Heather Campbell We know that abuse is not going to stop during this crisis. If anything, it’s expected to increase as more people find themselves isolated with their abusers and kids are not in school where school staff are mandated to report…

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