Dennis Hart gives a summary of Iowa news of the past week.
ACCESS, the Assault Care Center Extending Shelter and Support, which was founded in February 45 years ago, is celebrating their 45th anniversary with a project they call Accessing Our History, a concerted effort to document the history of the organization. The project is being produced in partnership with KHOI, where oral history from people who have built and developed the support center for survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence.
Tess Cody, the Executive Director of ACCESS and Courtney Palmersheim, Development Coordinator and Producer for the AccessingOur History project describe this project and play clips of some comments made by advocates who have worked at ACCESS, speaking about what they learned about this work.
This is the first in a three-part series of Local Talk special programs celebrating ACCESS’ history. The next two installments will be on February 8 and 15 on Monday Local Talk shows at 7 AM on KHOI.
To call ACCESS for help:
Sexual Abuse Crisis Line: 515-292-5378 or Toll Free 800-203-3488
Domestic Violence Crisis Line: 515-292-0519 or Toll Free 855-983-4641
Housing/Sheltering Services Crisis Line: 515-292-0543 or Toll Free 855-696-2980
ACCESS Business Line: 515-292-0500.
