Safe Place And Rape Crisis Center Inc

Counseling and advocacy outreach program participants receive a needs assessment, safety planning, crisis counseling, case management, advocacy and accompaniment, and information and referrals to other community services as needed. The counseling program is based on the crisis intervention model and consists of both individual and group sessions. Participants identify their options and explore their strengths and resources, advocacy services include action on behalf of survivors of sexual and domestic violence, or providing significant assistance to help them access services or information on their own. Accompaniment services include medical exams, appointments, interviews, trial and sentencing and other necessary appointments or services. All services are provided through a trauma informed approach, taking into account the histories of trauma and recognizing the presence of trauma symptoms and their impact on a survivor's life. Ifp project attorneys located at sparcc provide free legal services to help obtain injunctions for survivors of domestic violence, sexual violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Community education and professional training community education presentations are provided to schools, churches, clubs, businesses, and other organizations by staff. Sparcc provides a violence prevention education program in elementary schools, which teaches peaceful, constructive ways of dealing with emotions, managing anger, and handling stress and conflict, as well, sparcc offers acquaintance rape and teen dating violence prevention education to middle/high schools, colleges and universities in sarasota and desoto counties. Sparcc* provides continuing education to area law enforcement, health care personnel and other professionals/paraprofessionals on the subjects of domestic and sexual violence.

Treasure chest - a resale shop owned by sparcc that provides household, furniture and clothing assistance to victims of domestic and sexual violence free of charge.