Supporting Membership Benefits

• Free Training!
WCSAP conducts a yearly training series that focuses on issues surrounding advocacy, service provision and management issues. For members, this series is offered for free! Members are offered priority space, on a first come first served basis. On average, in 2004-2005, full-members used nine training spaces per agency: a value of $585.00 per program !

• Reduced Fee for WCSAP Annual Conference
Last year, WCSAP 's conference provided over 35 workshops focused on the theme: FULL ACCESS: Advancing Beyond Barriers to End Sexual Violence. This year's conference (May 23rd - 25th) will focus on the theme: Ignite! Leadership, Connection & Rejuvenation. The Conference typically has five tracks: Advocacy Education, Prevention, Access, Legal Services and Clinical Treatment.

• Technical Assistance
WCSAP provides opportunities for extensive access to technical assistance and resource sharing. Last year WCSAP provided assistance regarding a variety of issues including prevention, community development, service provision, accreditation, community coordination, management and organizational development, educational resources, training, and curriculum development. This technical assistance can occur over the phone or on-site to help address the challenges that sexual assault programs face daily. Last year, WCSAP answered over 1,200 technical assistance calls, and were on-site with members over 40 times.

• Legislative Updates
WCSAP has an active public policy agenda, and a supportive membership puts you on the list to receive periodic legislative updates and materials. You will also be invited to attend WCSAP 's annual Lobby Day.

• Lending Library
As a member of WCSAP , programs have full checkout privileges for books, videos, and other media that the WCSAP library contains. Our library now contains over 6,400 articles, books, dissertations, prevention materials, and videos that pertain to sexual assault. The library also contains books on management, board development, and organizational issues.

• Connections
WCSAP 's newsletter which contains information about training opportunities, timely topics, regional updates, and other information that can enhance your efforts to promote sexual assault awareness in your community

• Research and Advocacy Digest
a quarterly publication from the coalition, which examines current sexual assault research and practice. Topics for this newsletter have included sibling sexual assault, male victimization, and sexual assault statistics.

• Partners in Social Change
A quarterly newsletter that discusses sexual assault prevention efforts and tools. Each issue includes discussions of social change approaches as well as publications and educational materials.

Your membership in the coalition is an essential part of Washington State 's response to sexual violence. WCSAP is committed to supporting programs and individuals that are working to end sexual assault and abuse. We sincerely hope you will be able to make a commitment to WCSAP and our mission.

Please join us in the movement to end sexual violence.

Please be aware that your membership dues are used to support the coalition's legislative efforts on behalf of victims and survivors of sexual violence.

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