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RCSGL provides education, counseling and outreach services to the following communities:

Acton
Dracut
Tewksbury
Billerica
Groton
Westford
Boxborough
Dunstable
Tyngsboro
Carlisle
Littleton
Wilmington
Chelmsford
Lowell

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Voices of Survivors

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Dear Survivor:


As a volunteer for Rape Crisis and a survivor I am going to start by saying........

-NO ONE ASKS TO BE RAPED

-NO ONE ASKS TO BE VIOLENTLY SEXUALLY ASSAULTED

-NO ONE ASKS FOR THEIR TRUST IN PEOPLE TO BE SHATTERED.

I do not care if you wore six inch heals and a two inch mini shirt, you said no. I don't care if you were drinking. You did not give your consent. From a survivors eyes, I'll tell you the quicker you reach out for help, receive counseling, the quicker you'll recover. When I started letting go of some of the guilt & shame I was carrying around with me for years was the start of my recovery. My support system was there for me. We all worked together. I did not feel lost, alone, and at fault, this was the start of me taking back my life. You can too. I tell you to reach out and take back your life, its huge in your recovery.

Thanks for listening......