Area II Programs

Area 2: Northwestern Illinois

Family Resources, Rock Island
An Illinois Health Cares Grantee

Phone: (309) 797-6534
Fax: (563) 326-2313
E-mail: bmoreno@famres.org
Website: http://www.famres.org

Family Resources’ Rape/Sexual Assault Counseling and Advocacy Program has provided service to the Quad Cities for almost 30 years, providing primary intervention and community education services, a 24-hour crisis line, and advocacy training and deployment to local hospitals. With funding from IVPA, Family Resources looks to strengthen connections between R/SACAP and the local medical community in order to increase awareness and response of health professionals to signs of sexual assault, and broaden the scope of prevention education to include more schools and professional institutions.

Child Abuse Council, Moline
A Safe From the Start Grantee

Phone: (309) 757-1265
Fax: (309) 757-1266
Email: michaelt@childabuseqc.org
Website: http://www.childabuseqc.org

The Child Abuse Council’s Safe From the Start program has operated in Rock Island County since July of 2003. The program provides direct service to children and families impacted by violence in their lives. The Children’s Trauma Services Supervisor oversees the Safe From the Start Case Coordinator and a number of contractual therapists. The Case Coordinator provides therapy for children and the non-offending caregiver in addition to case management. The contractual therapists utilize various therapeutic interventions including play therapy. The Child Abuse Council also convenes the Safe From the Start coalition which brings together local service providers and stakeholders with the goal of improving services for children and families by bringing awareness to the issue of children’s exposure to violence. In addition to providing direct service and heading the coalition, the Safe From the Start program at Child Abuse Council conducts extensive public awareness activities that increase community knowledge about the effects of childhood exposure to violence.