Rhonda Runyan-Babarik Honored for her Service at KCSARC! On May 21st, Rhonda was the winner and recipient of a $2,700 training scholarship from the Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs (WCSAP) in the name of Shanette Green. This training scholarship was established to continue the development of support staff within sexual assault programs in Washington State.

KCSARC’s 2009 Enumclaw Breakfast was a great success! On Wednesday, April 29th, the Enumclaw High School Commons was filled with over 140 KCSARC supporters! With the support of the event sponsors, table captains, guests, committee and wonderful speakers, we have raised a grand total of $19,373 to date! It was an amazing event, with great energy, proving yet again what a wonderful community Enumclaw is!

President Obama is the first President to proclaim April as National Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Sexual Assault Awareness Month is an annual event in Washington State, and a time for individuals and communities to come together to raise awareness and take action against sexual assault.

KCSARC celebrated its 20th Anniversary Kids are Our Business Breakfast on Tuesday, February 24th. This is a significant milestone in our 32 years serving King County, and the event was a wonderful success. Together, KCSARC friends and supporters have helped raised over $322,500 for the Seattle Breakfast!

The KCSARC Professional Development Series is pleased to offer the presentation: "Helping Children Overcome the Impacts of Domestic Violence", with presenter Lynn Fainsilber Katz, Ph.D . The training will be held on June 5th, 2009 at the KCSARC offices in Renton.

Margo Myers, longtime news anchor at both KOMO 4 and KIRO 7, has been a long-term supporter of KCSARC and its “Kids are Our Business” Seattle Breakfast. In February, she served as emcee of the event for the seventh year!  Margo’s career as a journalist and reporter has heightened her sense of crimes against children.

The Archdiocese of Seattle, the Inter-faith Group, and King County Sexual Assault Resource Center Symposium held on on January 28, 2009 was a huge success! Learn more about the event and view materials from the Symposium...

Quota International of Kent Valley presenting King County Sexual Assault Resource Center (KCSARC) Executive Director, Mary Ellen Stone, with a check for $5,800 from Quota’s 18th Annual Dinner Auction in 2008.

KCSARCs Adolescent Male Outreach Project (AMOP) helps male youth learn, incorporate, and share behaviors and skills that prevent and reduce interpersonal violence, and help other males take responsibility for their sexual health. This youth-directed program relies on each participant to create outreach and education based on what he believes will be the most effective within his peer group.

Children of parents who participated in KCSARCs Dando Voz Parent Education group for the prevention of sexual abuse. Niños de los padres que participaron en el grupo de educación para la prevención del abuso sexual Read More...

El Rey 1360 Radio Station featured an on-air presentation by KCSARC therapists to highlight and spread awareness about our Dando Voz program. The program provided information to the Spanish-speaking community about grooming, sex offender behavior, how parents can talk to their children about safety skills, and information on resources that are available to children and families.

A Healing Celebration Therapy Groups for Adult Women Survivors of Child Sexual Assault KCSARC is offering a 13-week, free, structured, closed-ended group for women 21 years of age and older who are survivors of child sexual assault. An initial interview/assessment is required to ensure the compatability of the group format with the survivors clinical needs. We are enrolling participants NOW for our Next Group!