University Park, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 26, 2015. Leaders of Governors State University and YWCA Metropolitan Chicago will sign a “Memo of Understanding” (MOU) to provide advocacy, training and education services regarding sexual assault. The document will be signed during a Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) kickoff program at Governors State Tuesday, March 31 at 4:30 p.m. in Engbretson Hall, B1200.
The YWCA CEO Dorri C. McWhorter will speak as well as Illinois State Senator Toi Hutchinson (D)-40th and University Park Mayor Vivian E. Covington will also be in attendance and will address the forward thinking by GSU and the community on Title IX issues.
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago is the largest provider of comprehensive assault services in the State of Illinois without cost to the client. Twenty-four hours a day and 7 days a week, YWCA runs and operates the Rape Crisis Hotline in the Chicago Metropolitan area, DuPage County and the South Suburbs. For assistance call the YWCA Rape Crisis hotline at 708-748-5672.
For more information, contact Emily Petkus at 708-235-7334 or Amanda Evans (YWCA) at 708-754-0486. Governors State University is located at 1 University Parkway, University Park, IL.
Source: www.govst.edu
