Since 1971, Sure Helpline Center has been an integral part of the community, providing critical outreach to disadvantaged communities like farmworkers, senior citizens, non-English speakers, young adults and others in need of preventative education and information on such diverse topics as healthy relationships, domestic violence awareness, sexual assault awareness, and more.

Over the years, Sure Helpline has given back to the community by having a major presence at most community events and health fairs and has long been known for its defining events, such as the annual Sure Helpline Holiday Toy Drive and Walk A Mile in Her Shoes, where members of the community don red high heels and march for domestic violence awareness.

• 1 in 3 women and 1 in 6 men will be sexually assaulted in their lifetime.
• College ages women are more likely to be sexually assaulted
• Every 2 minutes a woman in the US is sexually assaulted
• Every 2 minutes a woman in the US is sexually assaulted
• Every 2 minutes a woman in the US is sexually assaulted

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MYTH: Women provoke rape by the way they dress or the way they flirt.

FACT: There is no correlation between who is raped and the clothes they are wearing or their flirtatious behavior at the time. A man might rationalize his actions by pointing to the woman's behavior, but that is an excuse rather than a reason. Rape is all about power and control rather than a matter of sex.

MYTH: Strangers commit rapes at night in dark alleys

FACT: In approximately 3 out of 4 rapes, the survivor knew the person who raped them. Men rape women in broad daylight. Often, survivors trust the person who subsequently rape them.