EVE adds Sexual Assault Services to its Mission

Ingham County, MI – EVE is excited to announce that we are expanding our services to include advocacy and counseling for victims of sexual violence. We see that sexual violence can be a part of an abusive relationship but we also see the need to have services for those who didn’t experience their traumas within a relationship. With 1 in 5 men, and nearly half of all women experiencing sexual assault in their lifetime we’re proud to join Michigan State University Sexual Assault Program, The Listening Ear, and The Firecracker Foundation in taking a stand against sexual violence by expanding the available resources for victims.

Resources will include advocacy and counseling as well as the continued services of our community education through our dating violence prevention workshops, personal protection order assistance, and our 24 Hour Crisis Line.

Founded in 1977, End Violent Encounters EVE (originally known as the Council Against Domestic Assault, or CADA) was Lansing’s first domestic violence program, providing a safe shelter for women and children experiencing domestic violence.

Today, EVE’s services have grown to provide support programs to EVE’s house resident’s and non-resident’s, including 24 Hour Crisis Support (517) 372-5572, shelter, advocacy, counseling, crisis intervention, personal protection order assistance, children’s programs, dating violence prevention and community education.

EVE’s services are client centered, confidential, free of charge and designed to empower survivors. Our programs use a nonjudgmental, supportive and strengths-based approach. Survivors of all racial, ethnic and religious backgrounds, gender identities and sexual orientations are welcome.

All staff and volunteers are trained to meet the special needs of survivors and their children. Counseling services are provided by masters and doctoral levels staff and interns in the social work, psychology and counseling fields. All interns are supervised by experienced staff on-site as well as faculty from area universities.

EVE’s services are dependent upon the generous help of volunteers, donations and the support of area businesses and organizations. For information about supporting EVE or to become a volunteer, call EVE’s Business Line at (517) 372-5572 or visit our website www.eveinc.org