2012 5k for 5charities
5th Judicial District 5k for Victims' Rights
5 Charities to benefit
All race proceeds benefit 5 Iowa charities that focus on crime victim aid and advocacy.
Children & Families of Iowa is a nonprofit organization dedicated to restoring hope, building futures and changing lives for Iowa’s families, making a difference for over 21,000 people across Iowa last year. Children & Families of Iowa provides hope, healing and help for victims of domestic violence. Services include safe shelter, outreach services, crisis support and community education. Children & Families of Iowa operates the largest domestic violence shelter in Iowa, the only such shelter in Polk County — and the statewide Iowa Domestic Violence Hotline. Last year, the shelter provided 13,222 nights of safe shelter and support.
Youth Emergency Services & Shelter meets the critical needs of the community by providing a continuum of quality programs designed to keep children safe and families together.
YESS provides safety, care and support for runaway, homeless, abused or troubled youth newborn through age 17. YESS has helped kids and parents be families since 1973. From its beginning as a small drop-in center for teens, YESS has grown into a well-established and highly regarded agency designed to keep children safe and families together. The range of YESS’ programs and services for children and families in times of crisis continues to be a vital safety-net in the community.
Iowa Department of Corrections Victim Advisory Council
- Expand victim outreach programs and services
- Assist judicial districts in providing victim services in community
- Corrections agencies and other related community agencies
- Enhance public awareness concerning victim rights and services through public education programs
- Assist other agencies in the development of victim education efforts and assist in cross-training programs with allied criminal justice and victim service professionals
- Develop legislative and Department proposals to enhance victim rights, services, and programs
Mid Iowa SART (Sexual Assault Response Team)
SART is an innovative, multidisciplinary team created for the purpose of providing quality, compassionate, consistent and on-going care to victims of sexual assault. Of the 146,000 women living in Polk County, nearly 46,000 have been sexually assaulted; it is estimated that one in three girls (33%) are sexually abused before age 18. Mid Iowa SART has served over 600 victims of sexual assault since its inception in February 2006, of which 96% were female and are examined and treated by Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs), registered nurses who have received specialized training in the collection of forensic evidence and loving care of survivors. On call 24/7, SANEs collaborate with Polk County Crisis and Advocacy Advocates, Law Enforcement, County Attorneys and all agencies involved in the care of the victim. SART is a community/Polk County partnership that exists with the support and funding of private donors and in kind donations of staff time from Polk County Crisis and Advocacy Services and Planned Parenthood of Greater Iowa for coordination of this program.
It’s not a pleasant topic but one that must be faced directly – child abuse. Protecting children is everyone’s responsibility.
“Victims of child abuse are either too young or too afraid to talk about the pain of abusive trauma. They need someone to help them start the process of healing. Our team at the Regional Child Protection Center gives abuse children a new hope for healing from abuse.”
~ Rizwan Shah , MD
That’s why professional in the child protection community and Blank Children’s Hospital are working together to protect children. The Regional Child Protection Center (RCPC) enables a multidisciplinary team of professionals to work together in the investigation, treatment and prosecution of child abuse in central Iowa.
