Pittsburgh Action Against Rape (PAAR)

Yesterday PAAR staff, Board members, survivors, advocates, and supporters stood alongside r**e crisis centers from across Pennsylvania with one clear message:

6 years. No increase. Survivors deserve better.

For six years, Pennsylvania’s 47 r**e crisis centers have been asked to do more with less while the demand for services continues to grow. Every day, advocates answer hotline calls, accompany survivors to hospitals and courtrooms, provide counseling, prevention education, and life-changing support in communities across the Commonwealth.

Survivors cannot wait any longer.

We are grateful to everyone who joined us at the Capitol to demand a state budget that reflects the realities facing survivors and the organizations that serve them.

Fund r**e crisis centers. Fund survivor services. Fund healing.

We're proud to celebrate one of our own!

Last week, PAAR's First Steps Supervisor, Jenny, presented at the 37th Annual Boston International Trauma Conference alongside Greg Siegle, PhD, and JoEllen Marsh, MPA. Their presentation explored the intersection of acute and chronic trauma and neurodivergence—an important and evolving area of trauma-informed care.

At PAAR, we're committed not only to serving survivors, but also to advancing conversations, research, and best practices that strengthen the support available to those impacted by trauma. We're grateful to have leaders like Jenny sharing their expertise on a national stage.

Congratulations, Jenny! 💙

💙 Survivors are not a line item. 💙

For six years, Pennsylvania's 47 r**e crisis centers have gone without a state funding increase while the need for services continues to grow. Every day, advocates answer hotline calls, accompany survivors to hospitals, support families through the legal system, provide counseling, prevention education, and help people rebuild their lives after trauma.

We are one network. One mission. Supporting survivors.

📢 Join advocates, survivors, community members, and allies from across the Commonwealth as we gather in Harrisburg to call for sustainable funding for r**e crisis services.

📍 Pennsylvania State Capitol Rotunda
📅 June 8, 2026
⏰ 2:00 PM

Because survivors deserve better.
Because healing cannot wait.
Because six years without an increase is six years too long.

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