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Standing with Survivors – Kimberly Hurst at Avalon Healing Center

26,000 sexual assault and trafficking survivors.  That’s how many people Avalon Healing Center has provided free and immediate lifesaving services for in the almost 20 years since opening our doors in January of 2006. One third alone having been children! As the Founder and Executive Director of Avalon, formerly known as the Wayne County Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner’s Program, I …

Celebrate Pride Month

  Dear Avalon Healing Center Supporter, At Avalon Healing Center, we believe every survivor deserves to be heard, seen, and supported—without exception. Sexual violence affects people of all identities, but LGBTQ+ survivors often face unique layers of trauma. They experience higher rates of sexual assault, and yet, many are silenced by systems that ignore, misunderstand, or discriminate against them. Shame, …