"History, despite its wrenching pain,
cannot be unlived, however if faced with courage
need not to be lived again."
-Maya Angelou

*Attention*

                         Beginning April 1st, 2010                                  "The Sunrise Center Against Sexual Abuse" will be in alliance with "Friends Against Abuse." 

"The Sunrise Center" will become "Friends Against Abuse" and will be located in the Friends Against Abuse Office at 407 4th Street (across from the Post Office).

The Sunrise Center is the rape and sexual assault crisis center located in Koochiching County, Minnesota. Confidential services are provided at no charge for sexual assault victims, their families, and other concerned persons.

Staff and volunteer advocates provide:

Mission Statement
The Sunrise Center Against Sexual Abuse provides services to primary and secondary victims of sexual assault including direct services to victims, educational services to law enforcement agencies, schools, hospitals, media and the public. The ultimate purpose of the Koochiching county Sexual Assault Program is the prevention of sexual assault and the support of its victims.

Sexual assault is an act of violence, not sex. It is a crime and the victim is never to blame.
At the Sunrise Center, we tackle this taboo subject head on.

The Sunrise Center Against Sexual Abuse provides services to primary and secondary victims of sexual assault including direct services to victims, educational services to law enforcement agencies, schools, hospitals, media and the public. The ultimate purpose of the Koochiching county Sexual Assault Program is the prevention of sexual assault and the support of its victims.