Sexual Assault Resource and Counseling Center

What Sexual Assault Resource and Counseling Center does

SARCC is a private nonprofit organization founded in 1983 and headquartered in Pennsylvania, operating as the primary rape crisis center for Lebanon and Schuylkill Counties. Its mission is to prevent sexual violence and promote healing for survivors, delivered through two physical offices (Lebanon at 615 Cumberland St; Pottsville at 17 Westwood Ctr) and a comprehensive, free, and confidential service continuum that includes a 24/7 crisis hotline (570-628-2965 for Schuylkill, 717-272-5308 for Lebanon), counseling and trauma therapy (EMDR, TF-CBT, IFS), medical and legal advocacy and accompaniment, prevention education programs (Care for Kids, We Care Elementary, Safety, Healthy Relationships Project, Project SELFIE), support groups, and the Healing at Home permanent supported housing program with named sites Clarissa's House and Micah's House. The organization also runs the Connected Together Initiative (Lebanon County) and an LGBTQ+ Drop In Center, and reaches all 13 school districts in Schuylkill County for prevention education. Services are delivered at no cost to survivors regardless of language, county of residence, or ability to pay, with bilingual (English/Spanish) staff and professional interpretation for additional languages.

As a nonprofit, SARCC does not sell products or charge for services; its revenue model is a hybrid of donations and fundraising (including the annual Thriver Walk and Monte Carlo fundraiser), United Way contributions in both counties (which unlock additional state-level grant eligibility), and state and federal victim services grants channeled through the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. Over 40% of services are funded through victim services funding enabled by United Way contributions, and 96% of donations flow directly to services. Strategic partners include Community Health Council, Empower The Mind, Domestic Violence Intervention, the Schuylkill County Mental Health Office, the Tamaqua Area Community Partnership, Waldman Law Group, Towne and Country Real Estate, the Prysmian Group, Just Detention International, Prevent Child Abuse Vermont, and Pittsburgh Action Against Rape. Leadership is provided by CEO Ali Perrotto and a Board of Directors including Vice Chair Mikaela Gavaletz, with operational teams led by counselors, prevention specialists, and the Connected Together Coordinator. The organization's core technology consists of evidence-based clinical and prevention curricula delivered by trained human professionals; there is no proprietary technology platform, AI component, or software product in its stack.

Name

Sexual Assault Resource and Counseling Center

Legal name

Sexual Assault Resource and Counseling Center

Website

https://sarccheals.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SARCC is a Pennsylvania-based nonprofit founded in 1983 that provides free sexual violence prevention and survivor support services — including a 24/7 crisis hotline, counseling, trauma therapy, advocacy, prevention education, and supported housing — to residents of Lebanon and Schuylkill Counties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sexual Assault Support and Crisis Intervention Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Justice, At-Risk Youth & Violence Prevention Nonprofits (BPAGADAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG)

Keywords

• Sexual assault services
• Crisis intervention
• Trauma therapy
• Survivor advocacy
• Violence prevention education

Headquarters

HQ city

Pottsville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: SARCC operates as a nonprofit organization relying primarily on donations from individuals, community members, and supporters. The organization hosts fundraising events including the annual Thriver Walk and Monte Carlo fundraiser.
2. United Way Funding: SARCC receives United Way funding in both Lebanon and Schuylkill counties. United Way contributions are critical as they make SARCC eligible for additional state-level victim services grants.
3. State and Federal Victim Services Grants: State and federal grants for victim services. SARCC provides over 40% of services through victim services funding. Pennsylvania rape crisis centers receive state funding through the PA Commission on Crime and Delinquency.
4. Program Services (Free to Clients): All direct services to survivors are provided at no-cost to clients including counseling, therapy, crisis support, advocacy, and housing. Services are free and confidential.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

SARCC is a nonprofit rape crisis center providing free, confidential services to survivors of sexual violence in Lebanon and Schuylkill counties, Pennsylvania. Core offerings include a 24/7 crisis hotline, no-cost counseling and trauma therapy (EMDR, TF-CBT, IFS), medical and legal advocacy, evidence-based prevention education programs, and supported housing through the Healing at Home Project. The organization also operates an LGBTQ+ Drop In Center and provides bilingual services.

Product overview

SARCC offers a comprehensive suite of sexual assault support services across Lebanon and Schuylkill Counties, Pennsylvania. The organization provides a 24-hour crisis hotline, no-cost counseling and trauma therapy (including EMDR and TF-CBT), advocacy services for medical and legal accompaniment, and evidence-based prevention education programs (Care for Kids, Healthy Relationships Project, Project SELFIE). SARCC also operates the Healing at Home Project, providing supported housing for survivors, and maintains an LGBTQ+ Drop In Center. All services are provided at no cost to community members and are available in multiple languages through bilingual staff and professional interpretation services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Healing at Home Project: Permanent supported housing program providing subsidized rental assistance and case management services for sexual violence and human trafficking survivors in Schuylkill County.
• Connected Together Initiative
• Clarissa's House
• Micah's House

Products and services

• 24-Hour Support Hotline

Quantifiable outcome

• 17,000+ people reached with prevention education annually
• +4 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Schuylkill County Human Trafficking Response TeamcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 April 2025Collaborative partner in the Healing at Home housing project providing permanent supported housing solutions for trafficking and violence survivors in Schuylkill County
• Schuylkill County Mental Health Office and Service Access ManagementcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 April 2025Government partner collaborating on the Healing at Home project to provide mental health support and service access for survivors
• The Tamaqua Area Community PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 April 2025Community partner instrumental in developing and implementing the Healing at Home housing initiative; Micah Gursky serves as Director of this partnership
• Waldman Law GroupsupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 9 April 2025Legal partner supporting the Healing at Home project and housing initiative for survivors
• Towne and Country Real EstatesupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 April 2025Real estate partner helping identify and secure housing properties for the Healing at Home survivor housing program
• The Prysmian GroupsupportingGTM or Marketing Partner · 9 April 2025Corporate sponsor for Sexual Assault Awareness Month events including the Healing at Home ribbon cutting ceremony
• Just Detention InternationalsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 October 2022Participates in the Words of Hope project distributing cards for community members to send warm wishes to incarcerated survivors of sexual violence
• Community Health CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2020Lead partner in the Connected Together Initiative providing free mobile trauma therapy and implementing the Communities That Care violence prevention model in Lebanon County
• Empower The MindcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2020Mental health provider contracted to provide free mobile trauma therapy services under the Connected Together grant; owned by Dr. Martha Thompson
• Domestic Violence InterventioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2020Partner in the Connected Together Initiative working to enhance trauma-informed community practices and violence prevention in Lebanon County
• Prevent Child Abuse VermontcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvider of evidence-based prevention curricula used by SARCC including Care for Kids, We Care Elementary, Safety, and Healthy Relationships Project
• Pittsburgh Action Against Rape (PAAR)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloped Parents in the Know curriculum used by SARCC for parent and caregiver prevention education programs

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• A Way Out PA: Pennsylvania-based anti-sexual violence advocacy and survivor support organization with a comparable mission focus on prevention, survivor advocacy, and community education.

Direct peers

• Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape (PCAR): Statewide coalition of Pennsylvania rape crisis centers including SARCC. Operates the training, technical assistance, and prevention infrastructure that member centers like SARCC rely on for service delivery.
• Pittsburgh Action Against Rape (PAAR): Pennsylvania-based rape crisis center providing 24-hour hotline, counseling, advocacy, and prevention education. Directly comparable as a peer PA rape crisis center; SARCC even uses PAAR-developed Parents in the Know curriculum.
• Domestic Violence Intervention (DVI): Lebanon County-based partner of SARCC in the Connected Together Initiative; provides domestic violence intervention services with overlapping survivor support and prevention programming.

Broad incumbents

• National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN): National umbrella organization operating the largest sexual assault hotline in the US and supporting a network of affiliate providers; SARCC's 24-hour hotline and service model aligns with RAINN's affiliate network.

Others

• Pennsylvania Coalition to Advance Respect (PCC): Pennsylvania statewide initiative focused on sexual violence prevention through community-based and evidence-based programs — an enabling/thematic peer whose prevention frameworks SARCC engages with.

Regional players

• Victim Resource Center of the Finger Lakes: Regional sexual assault and crime victim services provider in upstate New York with similar hotline, counseling, advocacy, and prevention education model operating in a comparable rural county footprint.
• YWCA Greater Harrisburg: Regional YWCA providing sexual violence and domestic violence services in south-central Pennsylvania, operating in adjacent geographies with overlapping victim services and prevention programming.
• RCC Family Violence Prevention: Pennsylvania regional domestic and sexual violence service provider offering counseling, advocacy, and prevention education — comparable service mix and free-service nonprofit model.
• Safe Berks: Berks County, PA-based organization providing sexual assault and domestic violence services, advocacy, and prevention education — a comparable regional crisis center serving a neighboring PA county.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sarcc
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/sarccheals
• Facebookfacebook.com/sarccheals
• Instagraminstagram.com/sarccheals
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sarccpa

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Profiles7 records

Funding overview

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