NORRISTOWNÂ â Recognizing April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the Victim Services Center of Montgomery County has a slate of virtual events all month long.
âFor me, the most important part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, I think, is to provide our residents of our community really crucial education, but also to remind them that thereâs a free center that can offer services to victims and significant others at no cost,â said Erin Milbourne, direct services supervisor for the Norristown-based nonprofit.
Jessica Carson, community education supervisor for Victim Services Center of Montgomery County, organized this monthâs programming, which aimed to start a dialogue and assist survivors.
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Chantay Love, of Every Murder Is Real Healing Center, speaks at the Olney Transportation Center, where a mass shooting occurred on Feb. 17, 2021. She joined local and state officials in calling for legislative and executive action to stop gun violence. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
When tragic events occur, it often falls to victim services organizations to help traumatized individuals pick up the pieces. And they step in to offer support to the broader community after horrifying incidents take place in public spaces, such as the mass shooting Feb. 17 at the Olney Transportation Center and the one just three days later at a bowling alley in Montgomery County.