Friends,

I stood on the Capitol steps last week with sexual assault survivors, advocates from across Pennsylvania, and my local rape crisis center, Pittsburgh Action Against Rape (PAAR). Together, we sent a clear message to Harrisburg: flat funding is failing survivors.

Survivors’ stories carry power — but they need us to carry them forward in the legislature. Let’s make sure Harrisburg hears them loud and clear. Will you donate now to stand with survivors?

Every day, rape crisis centers are being asked to do more with less — while 1 in 4 people in this country will experience sexual violence in their lifetime. That’s a public health crisis, and our government has a duty to respond.

But Pennsylvania hasn’t increased funding for rape crisis centers in five years. And we all know “flat funding” is just a quiet way of saying: you’re on your own.

I refuse to let survivors be left behind.

I’m fighting for an $8 million increase in state funding to ensure these life-saving services stay open, staffed, and available to every Pennsylvanian who needs them. If you believe survivors deserve more than empty promises, will you chip in $15 or more to power this fight?

Thank you for believing in this work and the people it serves. I won’t stop until Harrisburg listens.

– Senator Lindsey Williams