Women’s March on Portland Poster Making Party

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Come join us in making posters for the Women’s March on Portland, where our Executive Director, Erin Ellis, will be guest speaking!

Supplies will be provided
Food will be provided, with vegan and gluten free option available
All community members welcomed
Family friendly

Please RSVP on the Facebook event page linked here so that we can provide ample supplies and food. Questions? Speak to a SARC staff member at
503-626-9100.

Find details for the march itself linked here.

SARC offices will be closed 12/8/16 due to winter weather

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Due to the anticipated winter storm, SARC offices will be closed on Thursday, December 8th. Our 24-hour Support Line will be available, and staff who are scheduled to be in the office today will be checking voicemails and e-mails.

Do Right Sundays fundraiser for SARC by Dig A Pony!

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Every last Sunday of the month Dig A Pony partners with a different local nonprofit or community organization to highlight the work they’re doing in Portland and contribute 10% of daily sales to the group…It’s a simple way for them to do right in the city they love. Considering the recent developments in the 2016 Presidential Campaign, they thought it only right to partner this month with us! Thank you, Dig A Pony!

For more information about the event: visit the Do Right Sundays Event Page 

The night is always free to attend and is anchored by some favorite DJs, Deena Bee & Spark… They play throwback hip hop, R&B and electro and set the perfect laid back tone for the evening.

Dig A Pony is a warm and welcoming bar in the heart of Portland, Oregon. Putting a fresh take on an old space, they have one of the largest bar tops in town, DJs playing records every night, and an enticing and varied food and drink menu. Providing an inviting and friendly place for meeting old friends and making new ones.

Trauma-Informed Peer Clinical Consultation Group

Trauma-Informed Peer Clinical Consultation Group

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SARC’s Alder Program is starting a free, monthly, trauma-informed peer clinical consultation group for clinical providers who work with trauma survivors.

This group will meet monthly for:

  • case consultation
  • sharing of trauma-informed practice knowledge, concepts, ideas
  • vicarious trauma prevention
  • clinical peer support
  • ethics discussions
  • sharing resources and referral sources
  • discussing ways to increase trauma-informed care in our community

Beginning August 9th

2nd Tuesday of each month

9:30-11:30am

4900 SW Griffith Dr., Suite 103

This group is open to clinical providers who work with trauma survivors. We welcome clinicians who work with any trauma survivor population, but we will have a focus on interpersonal trauma work specifically.

For more information and to RSVP, please contact Mychelle Moritz at 503-626-9100 ext. 230 or mychellem@sarcoregon.org

SARC Resources

Friends and Family Group

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It is time to sign-up for the Alder Program’s Friends and Family Group summer session.

The Friends and Family group is a FREE 10-week psychoeducational group for partners, friends and family members of adults and teens who have experienced sexual assault at age 15 or older.

In this group participants will learn:

  • Information about sexual trauma, including: after effects of sexual trauma on the brain and body, how trauma memory is processed, how trauma survivors cope with sexual trauma and the losses that result from experiencing sexual trauma
  • How to provide helpful support to a person who has experienced sexual trauma, including: learning to use language that helps not hurts, how to validate effectively, how to help create a safe environment to promote healing
  • How to cope with your own feelings, including: learning how to cope with natural feelings that arise while being a support to a person healing from sexual trauma, self-care strategies

When: Thursday evenings beginning mid-June (exact start date TBD)

Where: The Sexual Assault Resource Center Alder Program: 4900 SW Griffith Dr., Suite 103 Beaverton, OR 97005

For more information or to sign up for the group, please contact Betsy Trumbull, LCSW at 971-708-5771 or via email: betsyt@sarcoregon.org

Slams for SAAM

Slams for SAAM

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In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), the Sexual Assault Resource Center invites you to an evening of slam and spoken word poetry by local artists. Join us in bringing voice to sexual assault awareness.

Saturday, April 30th, 6 PM – 8 PM

Solace & Fine Espresso 4655 SW Griffith Dr #160, Beaverton, OR 97005

This is a FREE event! Please RSVP on EventBrite by clicking the ‘GET TICKETS’ button

This event welcomes all persons of every gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnic background, socio-economic status, spiritual belief, age, body size or ability. Solace is an ADA accessible space that has gender-neutral bathrooms. Thank you for joining us and helping spread awareness!

Refreshments will be provided and drinks are available for purchase.

Support Line Announcement

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While SARC engages in agency-wide strategic planning our 24-hour line for all support, information, and referral calls will be temporarily transferred to our sister agency Portland Women’s Crisis Line (PWCL) for the next three months.

SARC will continue to maintain all in-person responses during this time.  Anyone is welcome to call us during business hours at 503-626-9100 for direct support.  Thank you for your understanding.

Thank you to PWCL for their help and support during this time.

Hope Unveiled

Hope Unveiled

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As part of Human Trafficking Awareness Month, the Sexual Assault Resource Center (SARC), invites you to an open house at our RYSE Resource Center.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 28TH 6:00-8:00 PM

IMAGO DEI COMMUNITY 1302 SE ANKENY ST. PORTLAND, OR 97214

The night will be filled with art and poetry from our amazing youth and young adults, unveiling their strengths, creativity, and talent. We are looking forward to opening our space to the community and giving a glimpse of what hope looks like at SARC. Refreshments will be provided.

SARC offices are closed 1/18/16

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SARC offices will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 18, 2016. Our support line services will be fully operating.

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”

We Are Open!

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All SARC offices are open today, Wednesday, January 6th. The roads still have some ice, so be careful if you are out and about today.