The Monterey County Rape Crisis Center (MCRCC) is a nonprofit agency whose mission is to provide ongoing advocacy, support, and healing for all victims and survivors of sexual assault, human trafficking, and child abuse; to prevent sexual violence in our community through education.
MCRCC believes sexual violence prevention is possible. Prevention work is a
foundational piece of our center and a key part of our mission to end
sexual violence. Our prevention work is research-informed,
evidence-based, and culturally relevant to best serve the
communities in Monterey County. MCRCC uses a public health
approach to our work, and focuses on promoting protective factors
that decrease the prevalence of sexual violence.
MCRCC provides age appropriate prevention education to students
from kindergarten through high school and college. The Child Abuse
Prevention Program (CAPP) brings safety information to students at
least three times throughout their K-6th grade education. Students
learn about safe touch, trusted adults, consent, and boundary setting. In high
school, students can elect to be a part of a prevention club, called the
Our Voice Club, to address harmful behaviors on campus and develop their skills as leaders in making their campus and community safer.
In 2024, MCRCC provided 1,001 survivors and significant others with
6,570 crisis intervention, advocacy, accompaniment and counseling. MCRCC facilitated 250 community outreach and awareness trainings
or events with 6,854 participants.
In the 2024-2025 school year, MCRCC taught 4,598 elementary students about personal safety, the four types of child abuse, and consent; and five high school groups participated in MCRCC’s year-long rape prevention education curriculum in the Our Voice Club.
MCRCC serves the entirety of Monterey County with offices located in downtown Monterey and downtown Salinas.
MCRCC strives to prevent sexual violence and support survivors of sexual assault, human trafficking, and child abuse in Monterey County. Ideally, our impact is that fewer people are harmed, that survivors are supported and live the fully realized lives that they chose for themsevles in the aftermath of a sexual assault - whether the assault happened yesterday ro fifty years ago.
I always felt heard by my therapist and looked forward to our sessions. She paid close attention to my body language and could pick up on my uneasiness which helped us to focus on that. We were able to work on my coping skills. I know that if I ever needed to come back to therapy MCRCC is here to support me and I reccomend their services to whomever might benefit.
- Anonymous Therapy Client, Monterey
