Rape Assistance & Awareness Program : Programs & Services : Introduction

Program Overview

RAAP's Victim Services Department provides services to both female and male survivors of rape and incest who are ages 13 and older. RAAP does not turn away individuals based on an inability to pay for services.

24-Hour Rape Crisis Hotlines
English, Spanish, Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Victim Advocacy
English, Spanish, secures medical treatment, legal support, job placement, housing and other services depending on client needs
Counseling for Rape and Incest Survivors
English, monolingual Spanish, teens, men--three offices serve metro-Denver counseling clients (central, southeast, north)
Education--Abuse Prevention Training
Full range of curricula for metro-Denver school children (middle school through college aged), administrators and parents
Education--Self-protection and Empowerment Training (SET)
Hands-on self-defense instruction for women and girls aged 9 and older
Community Canvass
Raises awareness and money by going door-to-door in metro-Denver neighborhoods

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Since its inception, RAAP has service over 425,000 people from the metro-Denver area. In 2009 RAAP served the following:

Counseling: approximately 200
Advocacy: approximately 800
Victim Services/Hotline: approximately 2,600
Prevention Education: approximately 1,400
Canvass/Community Outreach: 110,000

Since its inception, RAAP has been committed to filling gaps in existing services rather than a duplication of service. Through the connections in the community, we network and coordinate services. We have collaborative working relationships and formal interagency agreements with Denver Center for Crime Victims (DCCV), Asian-Pacific Development Center, and Arapahoe House. RAAP staff are involved in many community collaborative projects/relationships through which we network and coordinate services (Denver Sexual Assault Interagency Council (SAIC), 18th Judicial District Sexual Assault Interagency Task Force, Victim Services Network, Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CCASA), Colorado Organization for Victim Assistance(COVA).

	Programs & Services Introduction Program Overview RAAP's Victim Services Department provides services to both female and male survivors of rape and incest who are ages 13 and older. RAAP does not turn away individuals based on an inability to pay for services. 24-Hour Rape Crisis Hotlines English, Spanish, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Victim Advocacy English, Spanish, secures medical treatment, legal support, job placement, housing and other services depending on client needs Counseling for Rape and Incest Survivors English, monolingual Spanish, teens, men--three offices serve metro-Denver counseling clients (central, southeast, north) Education--Abuse Prevention Training Full range of curricula for metro-Denver school children (middle school through college aged), administrators and parents Education--Self-protection and Empowerment Training (SET) Hands-on self-defense instruction for women and girls aged 9 and older Community Canvass Raises awareness and money by going door-to-door in metro-Denver neighborhoods COMMUNITY SERVICE Since its inception, RAAP has service over 425,000 people from the metro-Denver area. In 2009 RAAP served the following: Counseling: approximately 200 Advocacy: approximately 800 Victim Services/Hotline: approximately 2,600 Prevention Education: approximately 1,400 Canvass/Community Outreach: 110,000 Since its inception, RAAP has been committed to filling gaps in existing services rather than a duplication of service. Through the connections in the community, we network and coordinate services. We have collaborative working relationships and formal interagency agreements with Denver Center for Crime Victims (DCCV), Asian-Pacific Development Center, and Arapahoe House. RAAP staff are involved in many community collaborative projects/relationships through which we network and coordinate services (Denver Sexual Assault Interagency Council (SAIC), 18th Judicial District Sexual Assault Interagency Task Force, Victim Services Network, Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CCASA), Colorado Organization for Victim Assistance(COVA).