April is
Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) & Child Abuse Prevention Month (CAPM)
Wear Jeans on April 24th for Denim Day
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Denim Day is in honor of a young Italian woman who was raped by her driving instructor. He was convicted, but he appealed and the judges overturned the conviction. The judges decided that "...because the victim wore very, very tight jeans, she had to help him remove them, and by removing the jeans it was no longer rape, but consensual sex."
Denim Day was created as a message in protest of victim-blaming. We need to start by believing survivors and not blame them for the sexual assault that someone else committed against them. Join us in wearing jeans and consider making a donation to Hope House via Facebook or Paypal. Take a photo of yourself wearing jeans and post it on Facebook or Instagram with the reason why you're wearing jeans. Please tag us @hopehousescw. Thank you for your support! Does your business/organization want buttons or flyers for Denim Day? Click here to email us and request them today! |
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Other Date-Specific Events
- April 2: Wear Teal for the SAAM Day of Action. Please wear teal, the color of sexual assault awareness, to signal that you support survivors, and are a safe person to talk to if they need to reach out. Share photos on social media and tag @hopehousescw.
- April 4 & 18: Balanced Rock Winery's Benefactor Bingo for Hope House! Click here for more information.
- April 13: Learn how to prevent, recognize and react responsibly to child sexual abuse! Hope House is offering Darkness to Light's new Stewards of Children at Elroy United Methodist Church from 1-4pm. To learn more and to register to attend, please click here.
- April 13: Come join us on Saturday, April 13th from 10am-1pm at the Montello High School gym for Marquette County's Family Adventure Day. Enjoy some free, interactive family fun! Be sure to stop by Hope House’s booth to do a fun rock painting activity.
- April 16: Save the date! The 2nd annual Senior Fair will be from 10am-3pm at the Baraboo Civic Center gym - be sure to stop by the Hope House booth to learn about safe and healthy aging.
- April 17: Save the date! Fitz's on the Lake in Lodi is holding a dine-out event where 50% of the proceeds will go to Hope House.
- April 18: Learn how to prevent, recognize and react responsibly to child sexual abuse! Hope House is offering Darkness to Light's new Stewards of Children at the Columbia County Health & Human Services Building in Portage from 11:45am-2:30pm Lunch and sponsorship is provided by Prevention & Response Columbia County (PARCC). To learn more and to register to attend, please click here.
- April 20: Spring Into Wellness Natural Healing Expo at the Waddle Inn in Lodi from 10am-5pm will help raise funds for Hope House.
- April 27: Adams County Kids Day will be held Saturday, April 27 from 10am-2pm at Adams-Friendship High School. The event is free and features hands-on activities and live entertainment geared towards infants through 5th grade students and their families. Be sure to stop by Hope House’s booth to do a fun activity.
Month-Long Activities
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- Donation Drive: Hope House will be one of the beneficiaries of this incredible donation drive by Sexual Assault Prevention & Response (SAPR) of the WI National Guard. Big thanks to them for organizing this drive during Sexual Assault Awareness Month! Thanks also to the public libraries serving as donation drop off points! For more information, including wish lists and drop off locations, check on the flyers.
- #30DaysofSAAM on Instagram: Join Hope House in participating in the National Sexual Violence Resource Center’s #30daysofSAAM. Each day in April, they provide an open-ended prompt that participants respond to with a photo, collage, illustration, digital art, video, or other original content. You have a chance to win prizes every day you participate. Watch what Hope House posts on our Instagram page @hopehousescw.
- SAAM Resource Tables: Look for Hope House's Sexual Assault Awareness Month resource tables in our communities with lots of great information and materials you can take home! You'll find them at the UW-Platteville Baraboo/Sauk County, Madison College-Portage, Adams County Health & Human Services, Gundersen Moundview Hospital in Friendship, Marquette County & Adams County Courthouse-Victim Witness, these public libraries: Adams, Mauston, New Lisbon, Montello, Portage, Reedsburg, Wisconsin Dells
- Teal and blue sashes around trees will be in multiple locations in our service area. These sashes have signs attached to them that bring awareness of sexual assault and child abuse and of Hope House services. You'll find them at the Marquette Co. Courthouse, Adams-Friendship High School, Practical Cents in Adams, Adams County Community Center, and the Adams County Courthouse.
TV Graphics
Do you have TVs at your workplace, school, or church? Check out our variety of Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Child Abuse Prevention Month images in English and Spanish for you to download and use during the month of April!
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Bitmoji Classrooms
Sexual Assault Awareness Month bitmoji classroom for teens
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Child Abuse Prevention Month bitmoji classroom for parents and caregivers of kids and tweens
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Hope House's education team has updated our bitmoji classrooms for students, parents/guardians, school staff, and youth service providers to explore! Inspired by librarians and educators, we made two classrooms for April. If you're not familiar with bitmoji classrooms, each image you click on takes you to a different link - even the water bottle and colored pencils! We encourage you to share these classrooms on your websites or social media platforms!
- Sexual Assault Awareness Month bitmoji classroom with resources for teens, including supportive resources, self-care ideas, and YA books!
- Child Abuse Prevention Month bitmoji classroom with resources for parents/guardians and those that work with K-5 students, including supportive resources, self-care ideas, children’s picture books, and books for adults!
Resources
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The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)
The NSVRC is the go-to resource for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Check out their site for graphics, blog posts, the #30DaysofSAAM Instagram contest, coloring pages, and more. |
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Start By Believing
Is a public awareness campaign designed by End Violence Against Women International (EVAWI) to change the way we respond to rape and sexual assault in our communities. Check out their website to make your personal commitment and to view their many campaign resources, such as printed materials, articles, talking points, proclamations, brochures, and promotional materials. |
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Darkness to Light
Darkness to Light empowers adults to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse through awareness, education, and stigma reduction. Contact Hope House today to bring Darkness to Light's evidence-informed, award-winning Stewards of Children, child sexual abuse prevention training, to your school, church, daycare, summer camp, after-school program, foster parent or youth mentoring group, dance/gymnastics/sports center, hospital/clinic, library, or other youth-serving organization! |
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Stop It Now!Stop It Now! prevents the sexual abuse of children by mobilizing adults, families and communities to take actions that protect children before they are harmed. Educate yourself and your community by downloading their materials and read about ways to get involved with prevention efforts!
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The Child Welfare Information Gateway The Child Welfare Information Gateway's National Child Abuse Prevention Month website has their outreach toolkit, sample messages, graphics, and more! |
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Prevent Child Abuse Wisconsin Prevent Child Abuse Wisconsin builds community resources, provides training and public awareness, and carries out advocacy activities in order to strengthen child abuse prevention efforts in Wisconsin. Be sure to check out their 2024 Family Strengthening Month toolkit with online resources, training opportunities, social media tips, and more! |