The Awareness Center believes ALL survivors of sex crimes should be given yellow ribbons to wear proudly.



Survivors of sexual violence (as adults and/or as a child) are just as deserving of a yellow ribbon as the men and women of our armed forces, who have been held captive as hostages or prisoners of war.



Survivors of sexual violence have been forced to learn how to survive, being held captive not by foreigners, but mostly by their own family members, teachers, camp counselors, coaches babysitters, rabbis, cantors or other trusted authority figures.



For these reasons ALL survivors of sexual violence should be seen as heroes!