El propósito de este plan comunitario es ofrecer a los programas de asalto sexual de California un
marco para pensar en cómo podemos trabajar más eficazmente con los socios de la comunidad,
tanto de manera tradicional como inovadora. No se trata de una receta sobre cómo hacer el trabajo
– usted es el experto en su propia agencia y su propia comunidad. Más bien, ofrecemos una serie
de consideraciones y preguntas para reimaginar su trabajo como esencial para las necesidades de su
comunidad. Para apoyar sus esfuerzos, ofrecemos una recopilación de recursos y actividades junto
con herramientas prácticas.

The purpose of this Community Blueprint is to offer California’s sexual assault programs a
framework for thinking about how we can work most effectively with community partners
in both traditional and inventive ways. It is not a prescription for how to do the work – you
are the expert on your own agency and your own community. Rather, we offer a series
of considerations and questions to reimagine your work as essential to your community’s
needs. To support your efforts, we provide a compilation of resources and activities
along with practical tools.

In 1999 ValorUS (formerly the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault, hereinafter “VALOR”) released the first Support for Survivors guide. Two decades have passed, and within that time our movement to end sexual violence has transformed. Perspectives of sexual violence have changed and the voice of our movement to end sexual violence has grown; we’ve recognized the need to center equity and reach communities at the margins in order to support all survivors, especially the most vulnerable.

This Guide contains teaching points to be covered for each topic of the 40-hour
minimum training requirement for sexual assault victim counselors. Offering
standardized training topics with suggested teaching points achieves consistency
for Rape Crisis Centers throughout the State of California and allows Centers the
flexibility of tailoring training to the unique needs of their community.

This booklet describes how to use action research in Close to Home’s community organizing approach.

This booklet offers an overview of Close to Home’s philosophy and practice for domestic and sexual violence prevention.

This booklet offers lessons learned from using Close to Home’s community organizing approach.