ACCESSing Our History

What Is ACCESSing our history?

At it's core, ACCESSing Our History is a story telling project. In 1976, ACCESS was founded as a rape crisis center. In the 45 years that we've been serving survivors, we've changed quite a bit. From expanding our reach to four additional counties to adding services like 24/7 help lines and a shelter for victims and their families to stay at, we're constantly reassessing how we provide services in order to serve survivors as best as we can.

 ACCESSing Our History aims to hear and highlight the stories of past staff, volunteers, interns and board members in hopes of recording and documenting our history to live on forever but also to celebrate all those that helped us get here. 

We hope you are excited to dive into 45 years of ACCESS history with us!  

More ACCESSing Our History stories can be listened to on our YouTube Channel!

KHOI Radio Series

We partnered with KHOI (89.1FM) to dive into the interviews and stories we've been collecting. We also pulled in additional voices to reflect on the clips and on ACCESS history. Listen to them by clicking the links below!

• Monday, February 1st: What does it mean to be an advocate at ACCESS? 
• Monday, February 8th: The story of how ACCESS was founded
• Monday, February 15th: Why ACCESS is an important part of our community

Ways To Be Involved 

• Donate to the ACCESSing Our History campaign! Funds raised during this campaign will help us continue to grow and serve survivors for the next 45 years!

• Tell your story!
  • Have you been involved in ACCESS history over the years? We'd love to hear from you. Email tess@assaultcarecenter.org to set up a time to tell us about your experience with ACCESS. 
• Tell your friends and family about us!