"Over the past 10 years, VAWA has
allowed us to develop new initiatives while providing a nearly indispensable
foundation for our work," remarked Rumburg.
In FY 2003, 3. It honors those whose work has had particular national
impact.

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Senators
Joseph Biden (D-DE), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), and Arlen Specter (R-PA) introduced
the bill along with co-sponsors Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Mike DeWine (R-OH), Herb
Kohl (D-WI), Charles Grassley (R-IA), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), Barbara Boxer (D-
CA), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Charles Schumer (D-NY).

The funding has also allowed PCAR to
provide technical assistance to significantly strengthen the response to
victims of sexual violence in the U. Such services include emergency
assistance/shelter , counseling, advocacy, and assistance in negotiating the
criminal justice system, in addition to financial compensation for loss of
work and medical and funeral expenses resulting from crime victimization . Fact is,
we all are vulnerable; yet each of us can do something to preserve this
deserved right .

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Despite their unique circumstances, there is one
common denominator - innocent people have now become a statistic carrying a
new label .

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This funding is also allowing PCAR to develop a technical
assistance toolkit that will provide communities with information and
resources to assist them in developing and administering a Sexual Assault
Response Team in their community.."

Tillie Black Bear , for her lifetime commitment to helping victims of
sexual violence and her tireless work and leadership in promoting victim
services and safety.

Rape is a crime wherein the victim is forced into sexual activity against his or her will, in particular sexual penetration.

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"We thank Senators Biden, Hatch, Specter and their
co-sponsors for their commitment to ending violence against women and urge
Congress to strengthen and reauthorize VAWA. House of Representatives is expected to introduce their version
of VAWA in the coming days.
The NSVRC presented two different awards this year .

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S. To contact your local sexual
violence crisis center call (888) 772-PCAR.

Not from bankruptcy per se,
but from politics.

National and Community Organizations Focus on Raising Awareness of Sexual Violence During April and NSVRC Honors 20 Individuals with Awards

"
NSVRC also recognized three additional people with the Award for
Outstanding Effectiveness in Raising Awareness and Promoting Prevention of
Sexual Violence.

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Territories. Programs to support legal
assistance to sexual assault victims, rural funds to address the hidden
victims of sexual violence in rural areas, and campus-based programs are also
important programs contained in the bill. that of crime victim. Rodney Hammond, Director, Division of
Violence Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
said, "It is a time to engage communities around the issue of sexual violence
and raise awareness about its devastating effects.

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The bipartisan Senate bill includes improving the response of the criminal
justice and legal systems; reauthorizing critical programs and developing new
services that respond to evolving community needs; creating programs that
focus on violence prevention and intervention; developing a comprehensive
approach for assisting children, teens and young adults who experience
violence; creating solutions to prevent victims and their children from
becoming homeless; closing the gap in the delivery of health care to domestic
violence and sexual assault survivors; highlighting the needs of communities
of color; and providing funding for rape crisis centers and other agencies to
provide advocacy services to victims of sexual assault.
Yet, VOCA funding is on the brink of collapse.
(Awarded posthumously)

The NSVRC provides resources and information on sexual violence to rape
crisis centers, state, territory and tribal coalitions, allied organizations,
agencies, educators, media and the general public.

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Members of Congress Reassert Their Commitment to Ending Violence Against Women

It is an identity that brings with
it trepidation and intimidation, physical injury, and emotional trauma as they
view the world through a new lens, face new vulnerabilities and know new
realities. Physical injuries with
both short- and long-term consequences can result.

Linda E. Saltzman, Ph.org.

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"VAWA has achieved so much over the past 10 years to enhance justice and
community responses to violence against women," said Delilah Rumburg,
executive director, PCAR.
Marianne Winters, the award recipient in Massachusetts, shared her
thoughts about the award.D.

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Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape Lauds Bipartisan Group of Senators as They
Introduce the Violence Against Women Act 2005

WASHINGTON, Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape
(PCAR) thanked a bipartisan group of senators today for introducing
legislation to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).

At the same time, they enter the complex and frequently
overwhelming criminal justice system - as a witness in the case that the state
brings against the alleged criminal or as a bystander (in the event of a
murder victim).

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, One only needs to look at the
daily headlines in any newspaper across the country to comprehend the
magnitude of personal crimes committed against innocent persons, many of whom
are simply at the wrong place at the wrong time, minding their own business ,
simply doing the right thing. The
monies that fund VOCA do not come from taxpayers; instead, they are generated
from the collection of Federal criminal fines, forfeitures and special
assessments . We've had requests for SAAM
information and products from healthcare agencies, churches, the military , law
enforcement, and private companies. Although many awardees are advocates
and educators, award winners this year also include a judge from Indiana and a
police officer from Virginia. Together with our
friends in law enforcement, hospitals, social service agencies, faith
communities and advocacy groups, we are slowly but surely building communities
that will someday be free of violence .

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VAWA 2005 also continues the highly
successful Rape Prevention Education program that funds rape crisis centers
throughout the nation to educate communities with information on how to
prevent sexual violence and reduce the number of victims of this incredibly
traumatic crime. In Pennsylvania alone, there were more than
137,860 crime victims who received 359,406 direct service interventions ." The CDC "is working to
prevent sexual violence before it occurs. The Award for
Outstanding Advocacy and Community Working in Ending Sexual Violence was
presented to individuals in 17 states .

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The Violence Against Women Act of 2005 introduces the Sexual Assault
Services Act, the first funding that focuses exclusively on 24-hour emergency
and support services to victims of sexual violence .. Typically
during April advocates and educators conduct awareness-raising events and
activities . Televised on HBO, the documentary is entitled "A Rape
in a Small Town: The Florence Holway Story: America Undercover. Saltzman was a senior scientist with CDC's National Center
for Injury Prevention and Control.

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Crime occurs at any time of the day, in communities large and small, among
all races, genders, and socio-economic classes and no one is immune. ENOLA, Pa. She is a founder and current Director of the White
Buffalo Calf Woman Society in South Dakota, the first women's shelter in
Indian Country.

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Urge them to
reject the Administration's recommendation to rescind VOCA funding and, in
turn, preserve some semblance of justice for us all."
On the importance of SAAM, Dr.

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it is a
list that goes on and on.
And in the end, a new identity emerges .

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"Through reauthorization, Congress has the opportunity to continue
enhancing programs to not only meet the needs of survivors and their families,
but to prevent violence against women," said Rumburg.

It's More Than a Crisis; It's a Crime! According to PCAR

In any single moment across this county, lives will be ended by drunk
drivers, children will be tortured and abused, women will be raped and beaten,
loved ones will be murdered, others will be robbed and assaulted . "I 'm humbled and thankful for this honor, because
it signifies an awareness of the importance of the work that all of us do at
rape crisis centers and in local and state coalitions. The award winners are:

Florence Holway, for her tenacity in working for improvements in the
adjudication of rape cases, and her courage in sharing her story through
documentary film.

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PCAR is an organization working at the state and national levels to
prevent sexual violence. All you need to do is contact your federal legislators,
beginning with Senator Arlen Specter (202-224-4254), Senator Rick Santorum
(202-224-6324) or the state representative serving your area." He continued, "The impact
of sexual violence on an individual is life-changing. Dr.

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Initially passed and
signed into law by President Clinton in 1994 and reauthorized in 2000, VAWA is
a landmark piece of legislation that sought to improve criminal justice and
community-based responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
assault and stalking in the United States. Unless Congress reauthorizes VAWA,
it will expire on September 30 of this year.. Fact
is, no one deserves to be a crime victim, but every crime victim deserves to
have access to services that reduces the impact of traumatic victimization and
further gives them the tools and resources to move forward.
"This year, however," according to Karen Baker, Director of the NSVRC,
"you will see a more diverse group of organizations and agencies promoting
awareness and prevention of sexual violence.

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"
"VAWA funds have contributed significantly to the growth and development
of PCAR's mission," remarked Rumburg.8 million crime victims were recipients of VOCA-funded
assistance that enabled crucial interventions to help them heal from the
trauma of their insidious fate, while providing needed financial assistance to
minimize egregious expenses resulting from emergency room services, funeral
expenses, and loss of work."
Baker said that April is also a good time for us to recognize the
commitment and successes of individuals who work so tirelessly to eliminate
sexual violence, raise awareness, and help victims.nsvrc.

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The U. Since its inception in 1975, PCAR has been at the
forefront of the anti-sexual violence movement challenging public attitudes,
raising public awareness and effecting critical changes in public policy,
protocols and responses to sexual violence. Victim of Crime Act Funding to be Slashed; Victims Lose in the End

HARRISBURG, Pa.. Under the current Administration efforts are underway to
rescind the entire Fund at the end of FY 2006, diverting funds into other
areas that are not victim-related; leaving in its wake a path of crippling
destruction that will result in the loss of critical services for millions of
victims of crime nationwide and thousands upon thousands of victims in
Pennsylvania., The National Sexual Violence Resource
Center (NSVRC) announces that in April, Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM),
the nation witnesses a wide variety of awareness raising events. Traditionally, advocates have spoken out
about the importance of eliminating sexual violence, but now we see a greater
recognition that the task requires many communities, groups and allies to
succeed. Phone toll-free:
877-739-3895 or visit http://www.

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VAWA funding supports PCAR's efforts to coordinate victim services within
Pennsylvania as well as collaborate with other federal, state, and local
entities to respond to violence against women issues affecting their
jurisdictions .S.
Vital to their efforts to heal and negotiate the systems that stand ready
to acknowledge them is funding through the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) that
provides supportive services to minimize the impact of victimization upon the
victims of personal, often violent crimes.

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, for her commitment to preventing violence
against women, and promoting connections between research, policy and
advocacy.