The mission of Bay Area Women Against Rape is to empower, support, intervene on behalf of, and advocate for sexual assault survivors and their significant others. Bay Area Women Against Rape also strives to provide education to the community at large in an effort to increase its awareness of and sensitivity to sexual assault issues.

Description:
Bay Area Women Against Rape provides a 24-hour sexual assault Hotline, and liaison/escort to police departments, hospitals, and courtrooms. Bay Area Women Against Rape also provides individual counseling for survivors and significant others, information, referrals, written materials, bibliographies, community educational speakings, neighborhood organizing, and the Victim Offender Reconciliation Program (VORG).

History:
Bay Area Women Against Rape is the nation's first rape crisis center. BAWAR started in 1971 to provide 24-hour comprehensive services for survivors of sexual assault and their significant others.

Contact person: Howard Bloom, Advocate Training Coordinator, (phone), (email)
Office fax number: (510) 430-2579

Address:

470 27th Street (Alameda County Family Justice Center) Oakland, CA 94612 (See a map)

Web Site: None specified

Directions:

Take Highway 880 North Take the BROADWAY exit toward DOWNTOWN Take the ramp toward ALAMEDA Merge onto BROADWAY Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto TELEGRAPH AVE. Turn RIGHT onto 27TH. . . (more)   Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: 19th Street BART Station,   Walk distance (in minutes): 20 mins.   Nearest Bus Stop: 40, 43, or 51, 5 mins. minute walk