Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week
This week (7-13 February) is Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week. To mark this, we’re sharing facts all week on social media about RASASC and the services we provide:
- Our services aren’t just for women, we support anyone over the age of 13 across Surrey who has been raped, sexually abused or had an unwanted sexual experience.
- We will support you regardless of whether you go to the police. Whether you decide to report or not is your choice. We are here to support and advise you and help ensure your safety.
- We will support you if the rape or abuse was recent, non recent or childhood sexual abuse.
- 2022 marks our 30th birthday. We have 30 years of experience working with survivors of rape and sexual abuse.
- Our helpline staff and qualified counsellors are all specially trained volunteers
- Due to coronavirus we adapted all our services to operate remotely, ensuring we could still be there for those that need us.
- Did you know we offer support to families of survivors as well as the survivor themselves?
We support survivors of all genders over the age of 13 from across Surrey, who have been raped, sexually abused or have had an unwanted sexual experience. If you need to get in touch, visit our get support page for details of how to access our services.
You can find us on Facebook at @RASASCGuildford, and on Twitter at @HelpRASASC
Meet our team of 10 runners for the LLHM on 6 April!
RASASC are very disappointed by the Church vote against independent safeguarding measures.
We’re delighted at the adoption of all 20 recommendations from the final report of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse.
Thank you for all your generous donations to our 2024 Christmas Appeal
We’d like to take this opportunity to say a huge THANK YOU to all of our supporters, partners and volunteers for their ongoing support this year. Some of our key achievements in 2024 include: Delivering counselling to 934 people, supporting 1,248 ISVA clients and taking 1,094 calls on our helpline Securing a £110,000 three year grant from Children in Need for our Youth Counselling Service Speaking to over 450 secondary school pupils across Surrey in bespoke workshops and assemblies An incredible £31,000 raised through our Charity of the Year partnership with Burhill Golf Club Amazing supporter Kristen , who ran an incredible three half marathons in three consecutive days Attending Pride in Surrey , and talking to everyone there about what we do, including the Mayor of Guildford Being invited along to Freshers Week at The University of Surrey to chat with students and staff Hosting a visit by the Lord Lieutenant of Surrey who donated £6,000 towards our work Attending a charity golf day held by Surrey Golfbags Charity Golf Society, which raised an incredible £16,200 Being invited to be part of the panel for the Surrey Soroptimist’s conference ‘Is Surrey Safe for Women?’ Securing grants of £10,000 from NEXT towards our counselling services, and £500 from TKMaxx and Homesense Foundation Having an amazing team of 10 runners in the London Landmarks Half Marathon – including our own CEO Daisy - who raised a fantastic £5,000 between them Our very own Fundraising Manager Helen, who took on the Brighton and Hove Triathlon in September, and raised nearly £600 Receiving a donation from the High Sheriff of Surrey of £4,000 for our Youth Counselling work Being nominated by the Lord Lieutenant of Surrey for two tickets to the Christmas Carol Service at Westminster Abbey, which allowed us to treat two of our long serving staff and volunteers What an incredible year. We are always humbled and grateful for the lengths supporters go to to raise money to support our work with survivors of rape and sexual abuse across Surrey. None of this would be possible without your support, so thank you We'd like to wish all of our supporters, volunteers, staff and partners a happy and healthy new year, and we look forward to working with you more in 2025.
Our office is closed over Christmas. Here are details of support services if you need help
RASASC's X account will close on 6 December 2024
A huge thank you to all of our hardworking trustees this Trustees' Week
Our telephone helpline will be closing on Thursday, 12 December 2024
Thank you to the Golfbags Charity Golf Society, who raised an incredible £16,200 for RASASC!
