Sexual Assault Services Organization

Prevention education and outreach: saso's education programs span k-12, college, and adults. Saso utilizes unhushed curriculum for elementary, middle school, and high school prevention programs. In 2024, saso provided workshops for over 1,675 la plata county youth and 1,401 fort lewis college students and community members. Saso has increased its outreach programming, expanding our work to build relationships with underserved community members by partnering with local agencies serving native american; latinx; lgtbq; homeless; veterans; intellectual, developmental, and physical disabilities; youth; and elders. Saso recognizes that our underserved community members experience a much higher risk of sexual violence and stands to serve them with support and cultural respect in their healing. As a result, saso opened an office in 2020 to serve the southeast area of la plata county, including the southern ute reservation. In 2024, saso provided 151 cultural outreach programs to 2,754 community members on topics such as our latine symposium; collaborative talks with rainbow youth center, la plata youth services, companeros, 4 the children, etc. In 2024, saso provided over 137 community outreach meetings, workshops, and programs for 5,608 individuals.