DONATE NOW<\/a><\/p>\nThe Women\u2019s Center of Jacksonville is a nonprofit Jacksonville-based organization offering advocacy, support and education to women and men who have survived sexual assault. The Women\u2019s Center of Jacksonville provides survivors with forensic exams and evidence collection. The Women\u2019s Center of Jacksonville is the only certified rape crisis center in Duval, Baker and Nassau Counties in Florida. The Women\u2019s Center of Jacksonville provides 300 sexual assault survivors with forensic exams annually in Duval, Baker and Nassau counties. Statistics show one in six women in Florida have been raped and one in three women have survived some form of sexual violence, so Women\u2019s Center of Jacksonville expects the need for storage of evidence related to sexual assault to grow. The Women\u2019s Center of Jacksonville is facing a critical shortage of space to assist sexual assault victims and is in the process of purchasing a building to provide survivors with a safe, secure and comfortable place for assistance after sexual assault. Sexual assault is a life-changing event and many survivors are left with emotional wounds such as fear, shame and confusion and need a private place in which to undergo their forensic exam, speak to a counselor and learn about additional support opportunities. The new Women\u2019s Center of Jacksonville safe center will house two waiting rooms, two forensic exam rooms, two interview rooms, one counseling office, one permanent evidence room, one temporary evidence room, a nurse\u2019s office, a client meeting room and five staff offices. With this additional space, the Women\u2019s Center of Jacksonville expects to provide more forensic exams and more affordable counseling sessions and separate entrances for anonymity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Help Us Assure Rape Survivors, “You’re Safe Here” at the Women’s Center of Jacksonville HELP US TO ASSURE SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS ARE SAFE 1 in 3 women in Florida are raped* The Women’s Center of Jacksonville’s Rape Recovery Team helps many of these sexual assault survivors. LEARN HOW THE RAPE RECOVERY TEAM HELPS SURVIVORS Why […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"yoast_head":"\n
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