Beginning in 2015, Tompkins County was awarded funding to become a Safe Harbour County by New York State. This meant that we were provided resources to begin the process of formally developing a coordinated response, raising community awareness, and educating community members around the issue of sex trafficking of youth, referred to as the Commercial…
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The Adult Survivors Act: What to Know!
Beginning on November 24th, 2022, the Adult Survivors Act (ASA) went into effect in NYS. The ASA is a law that provides a 1 year “look back window” for adults that were sexually assaulted or raped to file a civil suit against their assaulter or an institution that protected them if they are past the…
Read OnJoin Us for Child Abuse Prevention & Sexual Assault Awareness Month!
This April, the Advocacy Center will once again be recognizing Sexual Assault Awareness & Child Abuse Prevention Month. We hope you will join us in a series of events taking place throughout Tompkins County to show your support to survivors as well as learn how to assist in preventing these forms of violence. Read more below…
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