SEMO-NASV receives grant to upgrade communications

A $2,000 SBC Foundation Excelerator Grant was recently awarded to SEMO Network Against Sexual Violence to upgrade communications and help the facility continue serving the needs of children and families in Southeast Missouri.

SEMO-NASV offers services to people of all ages and genders, regardless of when the offense occurred, including on-site certified sexual assault forensic exams provided by nurse examiners to sexually abused children. To avoid further trauma to children by multiple interviews, child victims are interviewed on videotape.

SBC Excelerator, the largest special grants program undertaken by the SBC Foundation, provides critical funding to organizations interested in more fully integrating technology into ongoing operations.

To qualify for an SBC Excelerator grant, an organization's major focus should address education, community development, health and human services, or arts and culture.