UPCOMING EVENTS

Sexual Assault Awareness Month all month | Learn More

Training Active Bystanders

Tuesday, April 17 | Contact us for details

The Kodiak Women's Show Friday & Saturday, April 19 & 20 | Learn More

KWRCC Board of Directors Meeting

Saturday, April 27th at 4pm. Guests Are Welcome | Contact Us to attend

Adult Mental Health First Aid

Thursday, May 9, 8:30am-5pm | Learn More

Youth Mental Health First Aid

Friday, May 10, 9am-4:30pm | Learn More

Sexual Assault Awareness Month

According to the 2020 Alaska Victimization Survey, more than 40% of women in Alaska are sexually assaulted at some point in their lives. When expanded to include coerced and unwanted sexual activity, the numbers jump up to more than 75%. Many victims don't get the support they need, and no one should have to deal with this alone. KWRCC can help. Call the Kodiak Crisis Line anonymously for confidential support anytime.

Choose Respect March

Once again, our community stepped up and marched out to show that Kodiak Chooses Respect. We just want to say Thank You to everyone who marched, made signs, shared in the social media challenge, and otherwise supported the message that the people of Kodiak do not tolerate sexual or domestic violence. We want to thank Java Flats, Harborside Coffee, and Safeway for donating delicious snacks, and we are especially grateful for our partners at the Kodiak Area Native Association, Sun'aq Tribe of Kodiak, Public Health, the Kodiak Island Borough School District, the Kodiak Police Department, and the Alaska State Troopers for making this event possible.

April is Sexual Assault

Awareness Month

Learn the stats!

There is a social context that surrounds sexual violence. Social norms that promote violence, using power over others, unhealthy concepts about masculinity, the subjugation of women, and silence about violence and abuse contribute to the occurrence of sexual violence.

from Alaska Native Women's Resource Center

Sexual assault continues to escalate throughout this country and the hardest hit continue to be Indigenous women and girls. Results from the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, issued by the Center for Disease Control (CDC), states that 21% of women reported completed or attempted rape sometime in the their lifetime. 43% of these report that the rape or attempted rape first occurred when they were between the ages of 11 and 17 and 38% between the ages of 18 and 24. This survey concludes that 20.8 million women and girls reported a rape or attempted rape before their 25th birthday.

April 22nd is Earth Day!

As we work to create a culture of respect so all people can enjoy a life free from domestic violence and sexual assault, we also have to make sure to include respecting our environment. How we do anything is how we do everything! Treating our surroundings with care and respect is part of how we treat one another.

How can you take the time to show respect this Earth Day?

Click here for ideas to celebrate!