why does UCASA need your donation?
We joke regularly in our office that if we could feature puppies and kittens on our marketing materials and grant applications we’d have no problem getting the majority’s attention and raising money. Rape, though, doesn’t have the same appeal.

Few people will deny that rape is a terrible crime, though many prefer that a crime so intimate remain “unspeakable.” In this country, we vote, we act, and we speak with our checkbooks. We can silence an issue by not giving it financial support. If the organizations and individuals who educate, investigate, and advocate in response to rape are silenced, some people will be relieved and others will assume sexual violence is, really, not a big deal. Denial is our greatest obstacle to fundraising.

doesn't the government fund UCASA?
We cannot depend on government assistance. The amount of federal funding to UCASA in 2003 is 31% less than in 2002, 11% less than in 2001, and 17% less than in 2000. The State of Utah general fund does not support services or programs for victims of sexual assault.