Resilience’s Sarah Layden on Supporting Survivors through the Kavanaugh Confirmation

Oct 5, 2018 | News, Press

Resilience’s Director of Programs and Public Policy Sarah Layden appeared on NPR affiliate station WBEZ to speak “about what you can do to emotionally protect yourself from the news and rhetoric surrounding the Kavanaugh hearings–and best ways to support...

Resilience responds to the comments from the President on Dr. Ford and sexual assault survivors

Oct 4, 2018 | News, Press

Resilience’s Director of Education & Training Lillian Cartwright and Between Friends Executive Director Yesenia Maldonado appeared on Chicago’s ABC Eyewitness News (WLS) to talk about President Trump’s speech mocking Dr. Christine Blasey...

Modern Luxury features Resilience’s Evening of Impact

Oct 1, 2018 | News, Press

Resilience’s Evening of Impact is featured in the October 2018 edition of Modern Luxury. Click the image below or here to pull up the full page of coverage!

TRAINING: Preventing Sexual Violence in Higher Education

Oct 1, 2018 | Events

Resilience (formerly RVA) is once again holding our annual training to help those working for higher education institutions and those involved in the Title IX complaint resolution processes fulfill their training obligations under Illinois law. We are holding our...

Light Up the Lakefront 2018 #DVAM

Sep 26, 2018 | Announcements

Support the beginning of Domestic Violence Awareness Month by attending partner Between Friends’ annual event, Light Up the Lakefront. #DVAM Monday, October 1, 7:00 pm North Avenue Beach 1600 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago...

We expect all survivors to be treated with dignity and respect, no exceptions.

Sep 21, 2018 | Announcements

The confirmation as a Supreme Court Justice is a lifelong appointment, which means one has lifelong privilege to interpret and uphold the laws of our country. A candidate that will potentially have this much impact on our nation should be vetted with the highest...

We will continue to march for your rights! Join Resilience for March to the Polls 2018!

Sep 21, 2018 | Announcements, News

Women’s March Chicago (WMC) will once again take over Grant Park on October 13, 2018 at 9am, and is calling for us to come together and march as the polls open for early voting in Illinois. As policies affecting the intersectionality of survivor identities continues...

Resilience Executive Director Erin Walton a Panelist for “The Role of Brand in the Nonprofit Sector”

Sep 11, 2018 | News

Erin Walton, Executive Director of Resilience, discussed our new brand, and how we were guided in the rebranding process by keeping in mind both our mission and the communities we serve, when she was a panelist for a roundtable dinner hosted by Prosper Strategies, on...

Newsletter: August 2018

Aug 28, 2018 | Newsletter

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Rebellious Magazine: Executive Director Erin Walton on Rebranding to Resilience

Aug 22, 2018 | Press

Rebellious Magazine spoke with Erin Walton, executive director of Resilience, to learn more about our name change. Below is an excerpt; read the full article here. It’s rare for an organization that has been around as long as Resilience to choose a new name. Was it a...