Resilience
Jenna Andriano is an experienced legal advocacy intern at Rape Victim Advocates, holding this position since July 2013, while also working as a server at The Chicago Diner since November 2012. Previously, Jenna served as a Volunteer Programs Coordinator at Seattle Works from August 2011 to October 2012, where responsibilities included recruitment of volunteers, program development focused on reflection and community building, and creative problem solving using Salesforce. Jenna earned a Bachelor of Arts in Gender & Women's Studies and Political Science from the University of Illinois Chicago in 2011.
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Resilience
Resilience (formerly RVA) is an Illinois not-for-profit organization made up of many individuals with two primary goals: to assure that survivors of sexual assault are treated with dignity and compassion; and to affect changes in the way the legal system, medical institutions and society as a whole respond to survivors. Resilience focuses on both social service and social change. Through our presence in Chicago area emergency rooms, we provide nonjudgmental emotional support to victims of sexual violence, enabling them to become survivors. By providing basic legal and medical information, and referrals to other service organizations, we help the survivor make informed decisions. We also offer survivors continued support through telephone follow-up and our staff of counselors and legal advocates. Through these services, we enable survivors to regain control over their lives as quickly as possible. Through our work with the Chicago Police Department, the Cook County State's Attorney's Office and other area institutions, we strive to improve the treatment of survivors as a group in our society. Resilience offers three distinct program areas: Counseling (individual and group), Advocacy (legal and medical) and Education & Training.