Northwest Center Against Sexual Assault (NWCASA) is committed to empowering survivors and ending sexual violence. Our free services include: individual, family, and group counseling for survivors and their loved ones; medical advocacy at hospital emergency rooms; legal advocacy at local police departments and courthouses; 24/7 confidential crisis intervention hotline; and professional training, sexual abuse prevention education, and community activism. Medical advocacy and crisis hotline are available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, and many services offered are available in both English and Spanish.

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Every contact to our 24/7 confidential crisis hotline is personal. Some people who reach out to us identify as survivors of sexual violence, some as concerned friends or family members, some as members of the community. We are here to offer support and provide resources when appropriate.

Cook County Hotline: 888-802-8890

McHenry Hotline: 800-892-8900

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Your gift to Northwest Center Against Sexual Assault is a gift of hope. You can help us continue to provide confidential support to every contact who needs us by making a donation today.

Northwest Center Against Sexual Assault, is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization and donations are tax-deductible.

“I’m not sure I’d still be here without the services available to me here.”

~ 39 Year Old
“I’m very impressed with my worker. She’s mature, competent, and responsive.”

~ 48 Year Old
“”It has helped me get over what I went through and to feel better and secure in myself.”

~ 13 Year Old
“I would not be where I am today without the wonderful people at Northwest CASA.”

~ 17 Year Old
“I have tools and abilities I never thought I would have to deal with regular life and to have a future.”

~ 48 Year Old