SAAPM Award Winners Announced
Frankfort, KY, April 30, 2024 – The Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs (KASAP) is proud to announce the recipients of the Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM) 2024 awards. These awards recognize individuals and organizations across the Commonwealth...
Bill would give Kentucky crime victims more compensation
Exciting news from the Kentucky State Legislative session! Positive bills are on the table to support survivors of violence. We are grateful to Senator Harper-Angel for her work on Senate Bill 319 to bolster support for victims of crime –...
Urgent – protect Kentucky’s sexual assault response
URGE CONGRESS TO HALT DRAMATIC CUTBACKS TO VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT FUNDING. Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) funding is crucial for Kentucky’s rape crisis centers to recruit and train advocates equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills to offer essential...
Statement on Violence in Israel and Gaza
The ongoing surge in violence-in Israel/Palestine is deeply impactful and distressing. Within the communities of Israel and the Gaza Strip, the immediate experience of violence and trauma is palpable. There has been a rise in reported gender-based and sexual violence in...
Keeping Kentucky’s Kids Safe
It’s Fall! Which, for Kentucky’s regional rape crisis centers (RCCs), means back to school-based prevention programming season! All across the Commonwealth, highly trained prevention educators employed at our RCCs are working with their local middle and high schools to implement...
Introducing Canvas
KASAP has launched a new, online learning platform! Canvas is used by the best universities and schools across the country, and KASAP will use it to host high-quality trainings for RCC staff and community partners. CURRENTLY on Canvas: Kentucky Legal...
Access Healing Council seeks new members
We are still searching for a few more Kentuckians (particularly in Western Kentucky) to join our Access Healing Council, a project to help Kentucky’s rape crisis centers expand access to historically marginalized groups. To learn more about the Access Healing...
Ampersand Update
The Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs, Inc. (KASAP) is the statewide coalition of the 13 rape crisis centers in the Commonwealth. We remain committed to serving all survivors and working toward the prevention of sexual violence. In response to community questions and...
Services in Bluegrass area
KASAP is working to ensure that services for victims of sexual violence will continue to be available in the Bluegrass area. More information coming shortly. Counties affected: Fayette, Woodford, Franklin, Scott, Harrison, Nicholas, Bourbon, Clark, Powell, Estill, Madison, Garrard, Lincoln,...