Volunteers Needed!
Have you ever wished you could help survivors? You CAN, and it's EASIER than you think! LaFASA is looking for volunteers who can help with our chat and text Helpline and it's ALL VIRTUAL! Click the hearts to a link with more information.
Free, confidential, and anonymous emotional and resource support is available for survivors and their loved ones statewide by text, chat or phone.
LaFASA staff have varied office schedules, however they are consistently checking phone messages and emails.
For advocacy, counseling and recommendations, contact your local sexual assault program or contact our Helpline.
Survival (sur - viv - al) noun – continuing to exist, especially in spite of danger or hardship
Survivors are strong, resilient, and brave, but they cannot fight their battles alone. Survivors of sexual assault have endured unspeakable hardship and live with a wide array of dangers on a daily basis. LaFASA, Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault, is the coalition agency that serves statewide sexual assault crisis centers through education, professional training, technical assistance, and community engagement resulting in safer, healthier, stronger, and better-informed communities throughout Louisiana. LaFASA also provides advocacy and legal services directly to survivors and cultivates prevention in our communities.
Our Mission
LaFASA is committed to empowering survivors, engaging advocates, and changing systems and social norms to end sexual violence in Louisiana.
Did you know that...
Every 68
Seconds
an American is sexually assaulted.
81% of Women
& 43% of Men
experience some form of sexual harassment and/or assault in their lifetime.
Only
36%
of rape and sexual assaults are reported to the police
47% of
Trans/non-binary
people have experienced a form of sexual violence.
LaFASA envisions a world free of all forms of oppression that enable rape culture and sexual violence
Our Values
We must center the voices of survivors in our work. We promote autonomy and self-determination, and support a survivor's informed decisions.