The following web sites provide information about domestic and sexual abuse, and community resources.
Victimizing Women: No Gun is Needed for Long-Lasting Harm
Article by Ann Emmerling in the August 24, 2009 issue of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09236/992811-109.stm
Presidential Proclamation - National Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Designating April 2010 as National Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/presidential-proclamation-national-sexual-assault-awareness-month
Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence (PCADV)
Includes a listing of domestic violence programs throughout Pennsylvania.
www.pcadv.org
Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape (PCAR)
Includes a listing of rape crisis programs throughout Pennsylvania.
www.pcar.org
National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)
Includes resources and information about sexual violence and links to related sites nationwide.
www.nsvrc.org
National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
Includes resources and information about domestic violence and links to related sites nationwide.
www.nrcdv.org
Family Violence Prevention Fund
For information on how to increase help for victims and to engage the public in stopping violence.
www.endabuse.org
Westmoreland County Homepage
For information about the Courts, the Victim/Witness Office, Domestic Relations and other county programs and services.
www.co.westmoreland.pa.us
Westmoreland Human Opportunities (WHO)
As Westmoreland County’s community action agency, WHO administers social service programs to alleviate and eliminate poverty conditions of the County's disadvantaged populations.
www.who-inc.org
United Way of Westmoreland County Resource Guide
http://www.unitedway4u.org/Resource_Guide.php
Report: The Status of Women in Westmoreland County http://www.unitedway4u.org/media/StatusWomenReportFINAL.pdf
Persad Center
Persad responds to the emotional needs of LGBT and HIV+ individuals and offers a variety of clinical programs and services.
www.persadcenter.org
Westmoreland County Transit Authority, bus/transit schedules
www.westmorelandtransit.com/information_center.html
Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission
The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission provides information about and investigates complaints about sexual harassment and other forms of discrimination.
www.phrc.state.pa.us
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission provides information about and investigates complaints about sexual harassment and other violations of federal equal employment opportunity laws.
www.eeoc.gov
Men Against Sexual Violence (MASV)
MASV is a forum designed to engage men and boys in actively working together with women to eliminate sexual violence.
www.menagainstsexualviolence.org
The HERO Project
The HERO Project, a child sexual abuse prevention initiative, began with a group of Westmoreland County organizations that have joined together to encourage the heroes in our community – parents, relatives, caregivers, and acquaintances – to intervene, protect children, and report suspicions of child sexual abuse.
www.hero-project.org