Specialized care for survivors of sexual violence. Ready the moment someone reaches out.
When someone reaches out after sexual violence, what they need is specific. A trained advocate beside them at the hospital. Someone who can explain the legal process without pressure or judgment. A counselor who understands this particular harm. That kind of care does not happen by accident. It is built, trained, and kept ready, and your gift today is what keeps it that way.
For over 15 years, the Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center has been the place North Texas turns to. Survivors call a hotline, day or night, and reach a real person. They sit with counselors specifically trained in trauma related to sexual assault. They walk into a forensic exam or a police station with an advocate beside them, and they make their own decisions about what comes next.
“Survivors can come to DARCC and know that the therapist they’re speaking with is specifically trained in trauma related to sexual assault. I think that’s just huge.”
— Survivor Speakers Bureau member
Support at DARCC is not a one-time service. From the first call for as long as someone needs, DARCC walks alongside survivors. Advocates meet survivors at local hospitals at any hour. Counseling is available at no cost. Healing takes time, so we stay.
Early giving opens August 27. North Texas Giving Day is Thursday, September 17. 100% of your online gift goes to DARCC through the Communities Foundation of Texas.
When you give, you help keep this care ready, steady, and there for every survivor who reaches out.
DARCC’s mission is to engage and educate communities to prevent sexual violence and to support survivors and their loved ones as they heal and thrive.
Our vision is a world free from sexual violence.
At DARCC, we know that sexual violence does not discriminate. The survivors we serve with our wraparound services come from a variety of backgrounds and circumstances. But we also know that people of color are more vulnerable to inequitable treatment when they report crimes of sexual violence or seek support.
DARCC’s culturally competent staff, advocates, and volunteers are dedicated to making sure each and every survivor has access to the resources they need on their journey toward healing. We are intentional in how we meet the unique needs of our clients by connecting them with compassionate professionals who are sensitive to cultural differences, languages, and social norms. This requires a commitment to ensuring that our staff, board, and volunteers are diverse and representative of the community of survivors that seek help from DARCC.
As an example of our efforts to meet the unique socio-emotional needs of those we serve, we currently offer group therapy sessions for LGBTQI and Spanish-speaking survivors to help each person find support in a community that understands what they are going through as they heal from the trauma of sexual violence. We are also developing a group therapy session for Black female survivors of sexual assault to begin this fall.
DARCC compassionately serves survivors of all ages and cultural backgrounds, as well as every race, gender identity, and sexual orientation. This work is critical to advancing equity in North Texas.
Organization name
Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center
Tax id (EIN)
26-1233346
Causes
Domestic/Family Violence & Advocacy
Operating Budget
$1,000,000 - $2,999,999
Counties Served
Dallas
BIPOC Leadership
Neither/None
Address
2801 Swiss Avneue