How DARCC Leads During Sexual Assault Awareness Month
“This care does not happen by accident. It is built, trained, and sustained.”
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, a time to publicly affirm what our community relies on every day: specialized, prepared care for survivors of sexual violence.
At Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center (DARCC), survivor-centered response is not reactive. It is structured, trained, and ready. Our advocates are prepared. Our prevention educators are equipped. Our crisis response is steady. Survivors deserve care that can be found when it’s needed most.
Throughout April 2026, we invite our community to move beyond awareness and into engaged support. When you show up, learn, give, and participate, you help sustain the infrastructure that keeps this care accessible and reliable.
If this care is purpose-built and steady, it requires steady support.
City of Dallas Proclamation 2026
Date and time to be determined
Each year, the City of Dallas formally recognizes Sexual Assault Awareness Month through an official proclamation affirming our shared commitment to prevention, survivor support, and accountability.
This public recognition reflects something important: sexual violence response requires infrastructure, education, and coordinated community effort. DARCC is proud to be part of the steady system survivors rely on.
Details for the 2026 proclamation will be shared once available.
Community Volunteer Day
April 10, 2026 | 9:00 AM
Community Volunteer Day is a hands-on opportunity to support the infrastructure behind survivor-centered care. Volunteers assist with projects that strengthen DARCC’s programs and help keep specialized response prepared and ready.
Show up through service. Volunteer alongside DARCC staff and help sustain the systems survivors rely on.
Click here to sign up to volunteer.
Dallas shines teal for survivors.
9th Annual Community Breakfast
April 24, 2026 | 8:30 AM
The DARCC Community Breakfast brings together individuals who believe showing up matters.
This annual gathering highlights how specialized training, rapid response, prevention education, and survivor advocacy work together to create care that is prepared and reliable. When you attend, you help strengthen the systems survivors depend on.
Join us to learn, connect, and help sustain the response and prevention work that keeps our community ready.
Click here to register
Lunch and Learn
April 29, 2026 | 12:00 PM
DARCC’s Lunch and Learn webinar is a free, virtual educational session designed to deepen understanding and encourage community responsibility. Learn how engaged attention leads to meaningful change. Join DARCC’s Lunch and Learn to deepen your understanding of sexual violence prevention and survivor support.
A guest speaker will be announced soon so click here to save your spot today.
Denim Day 2026
April 29, 2026 | All Day
Denim Day is a visible act of advocacy that challenges victim-blaming and harmful myths about sexual violence.
By wearing denim, you signal belief in survivors and a commitment to accountability. Awareness becomes action when communities choose to show up visibly and consistently.
Wear denim. Show support. Stand steady.
For one day in April, spaces across Dallas shine teal in recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Turning Downtown Teal makes survivor support visible, reminding our community that prepared, trained care is here.
Details for 2026 are coming soon.