About NAESV

The National Alliance to End Sexual Violence (NAESV) utilizes a comprehensive grassroots communication network to shape national policy related to sexual violence and victims’ needs, ensure funding for rape crisis programs and sexual assault coalitions, and provide expertise to governments, businesses and non-profit organizations addressing sexual violence in all of its forms. NAESV advocates on behalf of the victim/survivors—women, children and men—who have needlessly suffered the serious trauma of sexual violence and envisions a world free from sexual violence.

Who are NAESV's Allies?
The leadership of the NAESV maintains relationships with allied national level anti-violence organizations including the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, National Organization of Sisters of Color Ending Sexual Violence, Arte Sana, National Network to End Domestic Violence, National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, National Center for Victims of Crime, Rape Abuse Incest National Network, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the U. S. Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women.

What are NAESV's Priorities?
Priorities for Fiscal Year 2009 include full funding for the Violence Against Women Act of 2005, which includes funding ($50M) for the newly created Sexual Assault Services Program (SASP) and increased funding for the Rape Prevention and Education Program and Rural Services Program; full funding for the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA); preservation of the Victim of Crime Act (VOCA) fund; and the rape crisis set-aside and funding of the Preventive Health and Human Services Block Grant.

Help Bring National Awareness to the Issue of Sexual Assault

NAESV provides a critical voice for sexual assault advocates in Washington, D.C. In 2008, NAESV has been a key player in securing federal funding for the Sexual Assault Services Program which provides valuable funding to the rape crisis centers as well as state and territorial sexual assault coalitions which assist victims. NAESV staff have also successfully fought off attempts to raid another important funding source for victim services - the Victims of Crime Act - and worked to make sure that provisions in the Violence Against Women Act of 2005 address the needs of sexual assault survivors.

This success is owed entirely to the generosity of those who have made donations to NAESV. Please Act Now and fill out this donation form to support the needs of sexual assault advocates across the country.