• New Grant from Puget Sound Energy Foundation

    on 01/10/2022

    We received a new grant from Puget Sound Energy Foundation in the amount of $2,500 for the Assault Survivor Kits program. Jenni Baldwin was the grant writer.

    -Submitted by Kathleen Friedrich, Grant Writing Chair 2021-22

  • New Grant from Eastside Community Aid Thrift Shop for ASK

    on 12/31/2021

    A new Grant was received from Eastside Community Aid Thrift Shop for the Assault Survival Kit Program in the amount of $2,000.

    -Submitted by Kathleen Friedrich, Grant Writing Chair 2021-22 12/23/21

  • Comments From a Grateful Community

    on 08/11/2021

    “Even though I didn’t need clothes, getting clean underwear and being able to clean up before my police interview was so nice.”
    – Survivor from St. Michael Medical Center in Bremerton

    “Wow my patient felt so good being able to get out of those dirty clothes into sweats that were clean.”
    – SANE nurse from St. Michael Medical Center in Bremerton

    “My patient wasn’t going to give me her clothes (that probably had the suspects DNA on them) until I showed her that we had sweats, undies, and hygiene products for her.”
    -SANE nurse from Bremerton

    “Without the assault survivor kits provided to area hospitals by the Assistance League of the Eastside, survivors of sexual assault would not have underwear and other clothing needed to be taken as evidence during the exam. Going through a terribly traumatic experience like a sexual assault is hard enough, let alone going to an ER for an examination, having to repeat the details of the trauma to others during the exam and then having clothing taken away to be kept as evidence. The assault survivor kits are immeasurably helpful to sexual assault survivors in that they can leave after the examination in the ER with appropriate clothing and retain some level of dignity when they leave. Swedish Medical Center is grateful for this service and without it, we would not be able to fully provide to survivors the care and compassion they so greatly deserve.”
    -SANE nurse quote from Swedish

    “Thank you for giving me clothes and stuff to clean up…

  • Thank you card from Providence Sexual Assault Center

    on 07/15/2021

    The ASK Committee has received a card expressing thanks from the Providence Sexual Assault Center.

    -Submitted by Liz Merker, MD Violence Team 2021-22

    7/14/21

  • Additional Grant Received from Eastside Community Aid Thrift Shop

    on 05/13/2021

    A new grant in the amount of $500 was received from the Eastside Community Aid Thrift Shop for the Assault Survivor Kits program. This is in addition to a $500 grant received earlier in this fiscal year.

    –Submitted by Kathy Friedrich, Grant Writing Chair 2020-21

  • Thank you letter from St. Anne Emergency Room

    on 03/23/2021

    Text reads:

    Thank you so much for your Assault Survivor Kits. This really helps our patients. We have many patients in the community who are poor, homeless and have psychiatric problems. They are often assaulted. They arrive with lost and dirty clothes. They truly appreciate the clothes you provide. Having clean underwear and socks makes them very happy! You make a difference. -Sincerely, Debby Beason RN, BSN St. Anne Emergency Department

    -Submitted by Liz Merker, Correspondence Secretary 2020-21

  • Generous Donation to Help Assault Survivors

    on 02/24/2021

    A big thank you goes out to TOMBOYX for their donation of high-quality underwear for adults and children!

    Seattle-based company TOMBOYX, a high-quality apparel company, donated 120 pairs of their adult-sized underwear for Assault Survivor Kits. Additionally, the employees of the company personally purchased 200 pairs of child-sized underwear for young assault survivors.

    -submitted by Tere Kaulfus, ASK Co-Chair 2020-21

  • Grant Received from Eastside Community Aid Thrift Shop

    on 12/28/2020

    A new $500.00 grant was received from the Eastside Community Aid Thrift Shop for the Assault Survival Kit Program. Grant Writer was Nancy Hambacher. Congratulations to Nancy and the Grant Writing Team for obtaining this grant.

    -Submitted by Kathy Friedrich, Grant Writing Chair 2020-21

  • The work of supporting assault survivors goes on!

    on 10/27/2020

    To avoid working in the close confines of the warehouse, our ASK volunteers are assembling kits at home.

    -Submitted by Tere Kaulfus, ASK Co-Chair 2020-21

  • ASK delivers a large order to Harborview in Seattle

    on 08/19/2020

    ASK members, Toni Treppa and Pat Reimer, delivered a large order to Harborview on Friday August 14th. Orders hadn’t been fulfilled for quite some time, potentially due to some changes due to Covid-19. It is great that our Assistance League of the Eastside Philanthropic programs are making the necessary changes in order to fulfill orders and stay safe while doing so. Teams are wearing facial coverings and physically distancing while working in the warehouse, and always wearing their masks while in contact with our hospital partners.

    Anecdotally from several hospitals, we are hearing that sexual assaults outside the home are down during the Covid-19 pandemic, while intimate partner assaults and domestic violence are on the rise. We are continuing our mission to help as many survivors as we can during this challenging time.

    -Submitted by Kendra Valentine 8/18