As the Rape Crisis Centre for Leeds we are a feminist organisation supporting cis and trans women and girls in Leeds who have been affected by sexual violence at any time in their lives.
Read MoreYou can reach us through our freephone, text, email and face to face listening support services, and we also provide advocacy and counselling services.
Read More“You’re all amazing, you never judge me, you listen and you give me time and space and that’s all I need… thank you for picking up the phone today.”
Read MoreMondays 6pm to 8pm*
Tuesdays 8pm to 11pm
Wednesdays 6pm to 8pm*
Thursdays 8pm to 11pm
Fridays 6pm to 8pm
Sundays 2pm to 5pm*
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*Face to face emotional support sessions also available
There are a number of ways you can support us through volunteering – become a helpline volunteer answering calls and adminstering the day to day running of the helpline, or behind the scenes through governance, admin, marketing and fundraising.
VolunteerWe rely entirely on donations and a small amount of grant funding to provide our vital service to the women and girls of Leeds – any financial support you can give is very welcome.
Donate NowSome self-care tips on how to take time out when affected by media coverage of sexual violence.
Read MoreAdvice and guidance on your next steps and choices. There is no time limit on which to report a rape or sexual assault to the police.
Read MoreInformation on how our services can be accessed by women who require an interpreter.
Read MoreWe are delighted to have been selected in the top three charities for Sainsbury’s Local Headingley North Lane store ‘Charity of the Year’. This is now open to public vote and you can vote for SARSVL here at the Sainsbury’s website. Voting is open 11th-24th June. If we were the Charity of the Year in a
Read MoreOffice Co-ordinator – £20,666 p.a. 35 hours per week This is a new post at SARSVL and will be the lead for office co-ordination and administration for all functions of the organisation, including managing referrals into our frontline services. Fundraising Co-ordinator –£17,091 p.a. (actual) 21 hours per week This post at SARSVL will develop
Read MoreSexual harassment, violence and abuse is everywhere in the media. In today’s hyper connected world, it can be difficult to take a healthy ‘time out’ when we need to. Overhearing or being included in casual conversations initiated by media coverage can be equally difficult to navigate. Justyna wrote up some simple, but oh so effective,
Read MoreThis survey will help us find out what difference our support has made to you since you were in contact with us. Your feedback will help us to improve our services, report to our funders and fundraise in the future.
take our quick surveyYour call should be answered immediately during our opening times, unless we’re on another call. If we’re closed or on another call you can leave us a message and we’ll call you back.