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| Last updated on November 19, 2008 |
Sexual Assault Support Services is a non-profit agency which provides a hotline, crisis intervention and support services to victims/survivors of sexual assault and childhood sexual abuse and their non-offending parents, partners, and friends.
Description:
Sexual Assault Support Services provides a 24-hour hotline for anyone affected by sexual assault or is concerned about someone who is, 24-hour accompaniments and support for victims/survivors of sexual violence at the hospital emergency room or police stations, legal advocacy for victims/survivors involved in the criminal justice system- both at police stations and throughout court proceedings. SASS also provides a referral network including community services of interest to sexual assault survivors and local therapists who work with surviors. The agency also offers various types of support groups. SASS provides an education/prevention program for school systems, teaching personal body safety for children grades K-12 and also the community, presenting to religious, social, political, professional, services, abd other organizations interested in learning more about sexual assault in our community. SASS serves both Rockingham and Strafford counties in New Hampshire and southern York Maine counties.
History:
SASS has been serving survivors of sexual violence since 1979 when we became a non-profit agency serving rape victims in Rockingham, Strafford, and southern York counties. The program began with a 24-hour rape crisis hotline and one-part time staff who trained volunteer advocates to accompany victims at hospital emergency rooms, police investigations, and court appointments. To this day, these services remain central to our agency. Today, the agency's services are provided by 6 full-time staff, 7 part-time staff and over 80 dedicated volunteers. Our services have greatly expanded over the years in making a difference in the lives of survivors of sexual violence.
Contact person: Kathy Beebe, Executive Director, (phone), (email)
Office fax number: (603)430-4017
Address:
Web Site: http://www.sassnh.org
Directions:
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From the south and west:
Travel I-95 to Portsmouth traffic circle exit(from west take Rt. 4 to traffic circle). Take Rt.1 North out of the circle (this exit is between the Holiday Inn and the State Liquor Store). Travel. . . (more)
Nearest Bus Stop: Coast Bus-Market Square Bus Stop, 10 min minute walk |
Miscellaneous Information
| Name of Executive Director (or equivalent) if not listed above: |
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Kathy Beebe
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| Is your organization a Health and Human Service agency? |
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Yes
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User Reflections
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Overall Experience 
Great
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I volunteer as an after hours hotline advocate on nights and weekends three times a month from home. It has been great! It is a good balance between putting the skills I've learned in school to use and all the new skills I have learned though SASS training to offer support to individuals who call the hotline. Everyone I volunteer with are very nice and the employees of the agency are supportive and ready to answer any questions I have. It has been an extremely rewarding experience to be able to help others in the way that I do. It is an experience I will never forget.
posted on December 13, 2006 |
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