Mar 22, 2019 | Announcements
Resilience is excited to share that we have partnered with Illinois Advocate Masonic Medical Center to provide services to survivors of sexual violence. Our advocates have already begun providing crisis intervention, emotional support, legal and medical advocacy, and...
Mar 15, 2019 | Announcements
Resilience has partnered with Legal Assistance Foundation (LAF), Chicago’s largest provider of free, comprehensive civil legal aid, in an effort to assure survivors have access to civil attorneys who can provide support on legal matters that have arisen from sexual...
Mar 12, 2019 | Announcements, News
In January we asked the Chicago 2019 Mayoral candidates about their plans to address gender-based violence in Chicago. An updated version focusing on questionnaire answers from Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle is now available. The guide was compiled by the Chicago...
Mar 12, 2019 | Announcements, News, Press
At a press conference on Thursday, March 8, Director of Advocacy Services Mariá Balata, together with other representatives of local organizations that make up the Status of Women and Girls Working Group, joined the Office of the City Clerk in announcing...
Mar 12, 2019 | Announcements
Support HB 3550! “It’s never too early to begin educating about consent. Education on consent fosters compassion, empathy, accountability, and respect for others’ boundaries. It provides a framework for helping young people understand that the choices they make,...
Mar 11, 2019 | Announcements
ACTION ALERT: Call Your Members of Congress and Ask Them to Support H.R.1585, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019! March 8, 2019 Please forward widely! House Judiciary Crime subcommittee Chairwoman Karen Bass (D-CA-37) and Representative Brian...
Mar 7, 2019 | Announcements
We invite our supporters to listen to this hearing, which took place this morning, and we urge all members of Congress to join us in strong bipartisan support for this bill.
Feb 22, 2019 | Announcements, Articles, News
In an op-ed published by the Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation, Executive Director Erin Walton, together with the other Executive Directors for the founding agencies of the Chicago Prevention Alliance (CPA), wrote about sexual violence against youth and the...
Feb 19, 2019 | Announcements, Press, Video
In a video interview published on Faith on the Journey, Prevention Educator Emma Gonzalez discusses the prevalence of sexual violence, rape myths affecting youth, and how adults can model consent for youth and prevent sexual...
Feb 19, 2019 | Announcements
Resilience has partnered with Legal Assistance Foundation (LAF), Chicago’s largest provider of free, comprehensive civil legal aid, in an effort to assure survivors have access to civil attorneys who can provide support on legal matters that have arisen from sexual...
