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The Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault is made up of 30 rape crisis center located across Illinois. The centers offer counseling, advocacy and education.
State of Illinois
Joined December 2012
For too long, services for survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence have been underfunded, leading to long wait times and staff burnout. Last week, I met with advocates from @ICASA_endrape and @ILCADV to talk about ways we can improve access to these critical
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Today we participated in @ILPartnersForHS "Living Wages, Thriving Communities" Advocacy Day! #ThankYou @StateRepWEST @LaPointefor19 & Sen. Karina Villa for your dedication to fairly funding the health & human services workforce! #LivingWageIL #OneMissionOneVoice
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Twenty-four-hour hotlines, counseling services and rape prevention programming are all in jeopardy if the U.S. government halts federal funding. Please join us in asking your federal Representative and Senators to act to stop the funding freeze. https://t.co/GhqGTQQKPP
fastdemocracy.com
Rape crisis center funding remains in jeopardy! A memorandum issued Monday by the Federal Office of Management and Budget announced a pause in “all activities related to the obligation or disbursem...
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Here is a Fast Democracy link, which will send an email message to the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget (GOMB) expressing gratitude for the current funding and requesting $20 million for sexual assault services again in FY26. https://t.co/0HZg2rGjOF
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We are so grateful that the General Assembly included $20 million for “grants to provide assistance to Sexual Assault Victims and for Sexual Assault Prevention Activities” in the FY25 budget bill and that the Governor signed it into law.
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#MarsysLawTurns10: @MarsysLawforIL ensures that crime victims have comprehensive, meaningful & enforceable rights, as well remedies when these rights are violated. ICADV is proud to have stood with with @ICASA_endrape in establishing & implementing these protections in our state.
#MarsysLawTurns10: Celebrating 10 years of Marsy’s Law, marking a major shift in legal focus on victims' rights. Over the decade, Marsy’s Law has been key in advocating for victims, providing support, and empowering them in the judicial process. 💜 https://t.co/PfmEKnhz9J
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Member sessions this week included a panel discussion w/ ICADV Interim CEO Sarah Conlon, @ICASA_endrape CEO Carrie Ward & Children's Advocacy Center of IL Executive Director, Kim Mangiaracino. #ThankYou both for joining us! #OneMissionOneVoice #BeTheGood #StrongerTogether
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Thank you to @GovPritzker for signing the FY25 budget into law! This budget includes $20M for @ICASA_endrape centers to maintain services for survivors of sexual assault throughout the state. #twill
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chicagotribune.com
Employees at the state’s 31 rape crisis centers are struggling under the weight of crushing workloads — pressures that intensified in recent months, advocates say, after a key source of federal fun…
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👏 Mutual Ground would like to congratulate Carlos Lechuga for receiving ICASA's 2024 Moxie Award! Thank you, Carlos, for your time and dedication to Mutual Ground's mission! 💚 CONGRATULATIONS! #MutualGround #WheretheHealingBegins #ICASA #ICASAMoxieAward
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📚Our T&TA Coordinator, Aries Ñuño, and Volunteer, Jumai Olumo lead a training session “FGM/C 101- Building a Better Understanding” on May 22nd for rape crisis center staff, counselors, advocates, preventionists, and management/leaders at the @ICASA_endrape statewide conference.
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Thanks to everyone who has participated in this week’s Virtual Day of Action! So far, 426 people have sent messages to the Governor and Lt. Governor. The budget is being negotiated right now, so let’s try to get that number to 500 by the end of the day! https://t.co/KTtcCtsbOw
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ICASA’s Executive Branch Virtual Day of Action is today! The focus of this outreach is making sure the Governor & Lt. Governor know there is statewide support for ICASA’s request for $20 million in General Revenue Funds (GRF) for SA crisis services https://t.co/KTtcCtrDYY
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TODAY is the day to reach out to the Governor and Lt. Governor to encourage support for the funding increase! So far, 175 messages each have been sent to the Governor and Lt. Governor using the Fast Democracy link: https://t.co/KTtcCtrDYY
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Here is a new Fast Democracy link, which will send messages to the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget and the Lt. Governor’s Office: https://t.co/KTtcCtrDYY Join us by being one of the first to participate and by sharing the opportunity with your networks. Please act now!
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ICASA’s Executive Branch Virtual Day of Action is tomorrow, May 22. The focus of this outreach is making sure the Governor and Lt. Governor know there is statewide support for ICASA’s request for $20 million in General Revenue Funds for SA services. https://t.co/KTtcCtrDYY
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Our goal is to have at least 1,000 messages sent to Illinois legislators about ICASA’s request for $20 million in General Revenue Funding for sexual assault crisis services. Here is the link to our Fast Democracy email campaign: https://t.co/wIUzwdRPtE
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ICASA is using a Fast Democracy form, which will allow you to put in an address and easily send email messages to your legislators – completing the form takes a minute or two. Please act now! https://t.co/wIUzwdRPtE
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Our goal is to have more than 1,000 emails sent to Illinois lawmakers supporting ICASA’s request for $20 million in General Revenue Funds (GRF) for sexual assault crisis services. Please act now! https://t.co/wIUzwdRPtE
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ICASA’s Virtual Day of Action for State Funding is today! Please take action! https://t.co/wIUzwdRPtE
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