Valley Crisis Center provides free confidential services to all victims of intimate partner abuse, sexual assault, and human trafficking and their children.
If you are unsure if our services are right for you, please call us on our 24-Hour Hotline at (209) 722-4357.
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month
April 2nd is the Sexual Assault Day of Action. Stand with survivors and show your support by wearing teal this day and tagging us on social media with #VCCMerced
Denim Day is April 24th, 2024. This year we’re having a limited run of Denim Day Buttons. Get yours starting April 1st. For more information, call (209) 725-7900.
Denim Day started in 1992 when the Italian Supreme Court overturned a rape conviction. They determined that because the victim, an 18 year old woman, was wearing jeans, she must have help her 45-year old driving instructor remove them, implying she gave consent on the sole basis that jeans are too tight to remove by force.
The next day, in an act of both protest and solidarity, the women of the Italian Parliament showed up wearing jeans.
This act inspired the California Senate and Assembly to do the same on the steps of the Capital in Sacramento.