Stepping Up! to benefit YWCA Stepping Stones

Overview

Stepping Stones, the YWCA Sexual Assault Services Program, provides free and confidential support services to sexual assault survivors and their loved ones. Those who seek Stepping Stones' services receive the information they need in order to make their own educated decisions about what to do next.

Fully trained advocates are on-call 24 hours a day by contacting the PATH Crisis Line at 827-4005. The advocate’s role is to provide support to survivors and their family and friends, regardless of whether the assault occurred recently or years ago. Stepping Stones can provide aid over the phone or in person at local hospitals and police stations.

Stepping Stones' services include:

Free and confidential counseling to adult and adolescent survivors of sexual assault as well as family and friends.
Support groups for survivors.
Education programs for community groups and students.
Assistance for the sexual assault survivor in requesting a Civil No Contact Order from the court that orders the perpetrator to “stay away.”
40-hour training for anyone interested in becoming a trained volunteer.

Stepping Stones staff

For more information about Stepping Stones, please contact us at (309) 662-0461:

Yadira Ruiz, Director, ext. 272
Marilyn Voorhees, Medical/Legal Advocate, ext. 249
Kimberley Boyd, Prevention Educator, ext. 235
Nicole Kirstein, Crisis Advocate/Counselor, ext 247
Senna Adjabeng, Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator, ext. 302
Valerie Parker, Therapist, (309) 831-5511