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OUR STORY
In 1981, members of the Brazos County District Attorney’s Office began to discuss the need for services for survivors of sexual assault. From these conversations, three individuals, Justice of the Peace Carolyn Hensarling, District Attorney Travis B. Bryan, III, and Assistant District Attorney Carolyn Ruffino, founded the Brazos County Rape Crisis Center, Inc., a non-profit, private corporation.
In 1982, the Center began to train volunteers and officially opened the doors for services in October of 1983. Since that time, the Center has trained over 1,000 volunteers, established strong community partnerships, conducted training and educational workshops, and assisted thousands of survivors with crisis intervention services.
In 2008, the organization rebranded to the Sexual Assault Resource Center or SARC and began serving the entire Brazos Valley region including Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison, Robertson, and Washington Counties.
SARC continues to expand its services and access for survivors of sexual violence and works to end sexual violence in our seven-county region through our education and prevention work.
OUR LEADERSHIP
Team
Our Board of Directors
Pamela Smits
Board President
Lieutenant Kathryn Reiter
Treasurer
Mike Reilly
Vice President
Chief Eric Buske
Secretary
Laurie Charles
James Edge
Tara Emerson
Chief Deputy Paul Martinez
Katherine Moore
District Attorney Jarvis Parsons
Kyndra Reed Shackelford
Assistant Chief Kary Shaffer
Karla Castillo Stumpf
Impacts and Reports
In 2021, the Sexual Assault Resource Center served 387 survivors of sexual violence and their loved ones. Our volunteers and staff accompanied 105 survivors to the hospital, police station and courthouse. Those same volunteers donated 9,255 hours in 2021 to answer crisis calls and support survivors. SARC provided a hand to hold, a shoulder to cry on, a place to heal. Our work in advocacy, counseling, and crisis intervention is vital to the healing journey for survivors.
Thank you for being a part of the change!
Lindsey LeBlanc,
Executive Director
Served
387
Survivors & Their Loved Ones
Answered over
1,129
Crisis Calls
Volunteers accompanied
105
Survivors to the Hospital
Provided
125
Survivors Legal Advocacy
Volunteers donated
9,255
Hours in 2021
Provided
2,789
Hours of Counseling
Employment Opportunities
Open positions are posted regularly on Indeed.
Internship Program
Internships are available to undergraduate students who are studying Psychology, Social Work, Education, Public Health, Business, Marketing/Communications, Political Science, or affiliated degree. We offer internships to graduate students in Social Work or Counseling. SARC only accepts students who are currently involved in school. We offer internships for all semesters.
All interns must complete a 40-hour training for Sexual Assault Advocates through the Office of the Attorney General provided by the Sexual Assault Resource Center.
How to Apply:
Interested students must submit a volunteer application and their resume along with any requirements of your program.
