On Sept. 7, 2011, a Porchlight client, Amy, bravely shared her story in an interview with WGN-TV. You can now see that story on this website, by clicking the tab called survivor stories.
Amy was assaulted after being drugged by someone she knew at her college - an all-too-familiar story. Amy moved us all with the incredible courage and grace she demonstrated throughout the telling of her story.
The WGN producer asked Amy if she had a message for other survivors. Amy said:
"There’s help for you. I understand why you have not said anything. But you have every right in the world to say something. And your voice needs to be heard. Because what happened to you should never have happened. And your power should never have been taken away.... More >>
Porchlight Counseling Services exists to help college sexual assault survivors achieve healing and wholeness and to create a world in which a person's life is not defined by the devastating experience of sexual assault.
We provide counseling, advocacy, and other services to college students, regardless of gender, who were sexually assaulted during college. We also provide services to adults who are no longer in college but who were assaulted while they were in college or graduate school.
Our goal is to provide high-quality, long-term counseling and services at no charge to the client. We aim to provide those services quickly in order to help the sexual assault survivor heal and get on with life.
If you or someone you know is in need of services or would simply like to talk about what happened, please call 773-750-7077.
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