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Nonprofit Overview
Mission: Provide a structure in which the membership achieves mutual support, cooperation, and development for rape crisis programs across the state of kentucky through research, education and public advocacy.
Programs: Prevention: the association provides training and support for agencies and educators to continue and enhance their efforts to prevent sexual violence through integrated practices and the green dot method.
rape crisis centers: the association contracts with state and federal agencies and passes through funds to its member programs, kentucky's 13 regional rape crisis centers. These centers are required to provide an array of services to victims of sexual assault which include medical advocacy, legal advocacy, crisis counseling, and 24-hour hotline services.
coalition operations: the association provides technical assistance to rape crisis centers, advocates and other professionals for improvement in public policy and service to victims and works to increase public awareness regarding sexual violence and related issues. Kasap co-sponsors the annual ending sexual assault and domestic violence conference. Kasap monitors kentucky's 13 regional rape crisis centers for financial and programmatic compliance with contracts and state and federal law and regulation pertaining to the operation of rape crisis programs and evaluates the service delivery.