Resilience
Julia Cushing, LMSW, has extensive experience in social work with a focus on supporting vulnerable populations. Currently serving as a Permanent Supportive Housing Case Manager at YWCA of Metropolitan St. Louis, Julia assists women experiencing chronic homelessness and disabilities in securing housing services through comprehensive assessments and resource connections. Additionally, Julia works as a Sexual Violence Prevention Educator at Resilience, where curriculum development and teaching at Chicago Public Schools are key responsibilities. Previous roles include case management for young women at Alternatives For Girls, social work internships at Lasalle Language Academy and Catholic Charities, and a senior office assistant position at Marquette University's Office of Disability Services. Julia holds a Master’s degree from the University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work and a Bachelor’s degree in Social Welfare and Justice from Marquette University.
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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.