April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). SAAM is a campaign to raise public awareness about sexual violence and educate communities on how to prevent it. This year’s theme is to Step Up to support survivors and believe their experiences.
Let's make a difference together:
Step UP
Count your steps daily or weekly as an individual or as a family to show support for survivors in our community!
Join Events
Send us your email and we will sign you up for announcements of events throughout the month.
Become a Partner
There are two easy ways to partner with YWCA McLean County Stepping Stones.
You can make sure survivors have access to the services and supports they need!
Become a Sponsor
Sponsoring our Trivia event helps raise awareness of the need in our community while promoting your business.
Step UP and add your steps!
When you add steps, you will entered into a prize drawing supported by local businesses! Your steps will be added to an overall counter and the top three Step Up contributors will also receive SAAM t-shirts and other YW gear!
Click the buttons below to report your steps each week, or sign up for our email reminder list to receive notifications about when to report your steps:
Join us for events!
1. First Friday Clothesline Project at the McLean County History Museum April 1st.
2. Trivia Night at CRAFTED Commons April 29th.
3. More events TBA!
Also, watch for Teal Chair Partners as they show support each Friday with Teal chairs!
In honor of survivors of sexual assault, The Clothesline Project will be on display Tuesday, April 19th, 2022 at the Illinois State University Quad, from 11-3. This event is free and open to the public. The collection, created by students over 25 years, provides a space for each person’s unique story of sexual assault and violence. Survivors are welcome to visit the clothesline project and create a shirt. YWCA McLean County Stepping Stones is working in collaboration with the department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, the Student Wellness Ambassadors Team (SWAT), Students Ending Rape Culture (SERC), and Health Promotion and Wellness to raise awareness and conversation to this important topic.
Become a Partner!
There are two easy ways to partner with YWCA McLean County Stepping Stones.
You can make sure survivors have access to the services and supports they need!
Become a Teal Chair Partner
- Contact Anne Taylor ataylor@ywcamclean.org
- A Teal Chair will be delivered to you
- Find a space for the chair. This space gives voice to survivors who are no longer with us, and it provides vital information to our community about the services and support that are available through Stepping Stones Counseling, Advocacy and Prevention Education.
- Display chairs in front of businesses each Friday to show solidarity in the desire to End the Violence and Initiate Change.
Join us for a Cup of Prevention
Use our coffee cup sleeves in your business or workspace to spread the word.
- Contact Alicia Whitworth awhitworth@ywcamclean.org
- Coffee cup sleeves will be delivered to you
- Use throughout the month of April, or as part of a Friday initiative to raise awareness.
Become a Sponsor!
Sponsoring our Trivia event helps raise awareness of the need in our community while promoting your business.
Join us for an evening of fun! "To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, contact Alicia Whitworth at: awhitworth@ywcamclean.org
Donations
Donations at any level are also vital to making sure that we are able to support survivors with counseling and advocacy free of charge. We appreciate all the time, talent, and treasure you contribute to make Stepping Stones to a safer community.