During the month of April, which is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the UMKC Women’s Center will be selling raffle tickets to benefit the UMKC Violence Prevention & Response Project. Tickets will be $1 each or six for $5and can be purchased at one of our Sexual Assault Awareness Month information tables throughout the month, or at the Women’s Center during the hours of 9 – 4. The drawing will be held on Thursday, April 30th and winners will be notified by email or phone.
Prizes include a one-year family membership to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, a Vera Bradley “Kensington” Travel Set, original framed art by a UMKC student, gift baskets from Three Dog Bakery, a Creative Coaching session, a book and CD gift set, and knitted hats from a UMKC student.
The UMKC Violence Prevention & Response Project provides anti-violence programs such as Take Back the Night, Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, and V-Day to the UMKC and Kansas City communities. The mission of the Violence Prevention and Response Project at the University of Missouri-Kansas City is to strengthen the University and community response to gender-based and sexual violence through victim support services, advocacy, training and education/outreach to the campus and community. In support of this mission, the VPR Project has the following goals:
- to unify campus resources through the coordination of existing services which address the issues of sexual violence,
- to provide a safe place, referrals and information to those affected by sexual violence;
- to assess campus needs for information and activities addressing sexual violence and;
- to participate in the creation and coordination of educational prevention programs about sexual violence.
The project is a collaboration between various campus and community offices.
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