Donation Drive for Victims of Sexual Assault & Abuse

for Franciscan Health Foundation's Center of Hope

May 1st - May 31st

ACCEPTING DONATIONS of new items of all sizes for men, women & children:

• Cotton underpants
• Sweatpants
• T-shirts
• Sweatshirts
• Blankets
• Stuffed Animals

Please turn in all donated items to the Chesterton Service Desk.

The Center of Hope's goal is to restore dignity, helping survivors through the healing process by providing trauma informed care and services. Donations are used for replacement clothing, care bags, stuffed animals and blankets for pediatric exams and more.

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WARNING: Triggering and shocking statistics below:

• 1 in 5 children have been molested at a point in their young lives
• 1 in 5 human traffic victims are children
• 8% of victims show up at a healthcare facility while being trafficked
• 1 in 6 women have been raped
• Only 20% of sexual assaults are reported to authorities

In 2022, 312 patients were served by the Center of Hope.

• Sexual assaults: 162

    Adult/Adolescent: 99

    Pediatrics: 63

• Domestic violence/intimate partner violence: 136
• Child Abuse: 14
• Human Trafficking: 2

Our Center of Hope locations offer sexual assault and rape victims prompt and undivided attention. Here, victims of sexual assault are actively treated in a quiet, compassionate and non-traumatic way.