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RCN closure leaves questions unanswered
Leftover funds may go to new center
By Carrie Dennett
Emerald Reporter
Last week’s closure of the
Rape Crisis Network created
questions about why the center
closed so suddenly, and what
the future holds for crisis ser
vices in I,ane County.
Brian Hoop. ASUO Universi
ty Affairs Coordinator, said the
groups that had funded the cri
sis center may set aside the
unallocated funds for a new cri
sis center if one is developed.
The center had six main li
n,inrial supporters, and (loop
said almost every one is in fa
vor of creating a new network
The Incidental Fee Commit
tee has already released to
ASUO the S11.7B6 that had
previously been allocated to the
center.
"Our funds are actually very
fluid compared to the other
groups'.'" Hoop said "They
may he looking to us to fund
some of the more immediate
needs.
While I lie I niversity t.oun
siding Center. W'hitehird Clinic
and other local groups are Irv
ing to provide temporarv ser
vices, long-term plans are be
ing made to create a new rape
i risis ( enter, with a target start
up date of July 1
'The larger issue that was
brought up was whether a new
service should stand alone
or under the umbrella nt a noth
er agenc \ for security," Hoop
said.
“There was concern that we
insure more accountability to
convince the community that
rape crisis services are reliable
and w ill be far-reac lung into
tile1 future,"' he said
The issue' of reliability is one
that prompted ASl'O to call for
an audit of the center's ser
vices. leading to a i bain of
events that ended with the net
work terminating its ser\ ic es to
the ASIJO
The ASUO's inquiries have
drawn both praise and criti
cism
"I've had people tell me that
thev were disappointed that we
did the review," said kirk Bai
lee , ASl!() co president
On the other hand. Hoop said
that several groups, sponsors
included. have thanked ASUO
for calling attention to some of
the problems within the crisis
center's organization
While a statement made by
the center's Iroard of directors
named the loss of ASUO funds
as a major contributor to the
closure, there is contention
"I don't believe that the loss
of ASUO funds was enough to
put (the center) in the position
where they had to close." Hai
ley said
"A lot of folks had lost confi
dence in RCN. and when a
group is under that much pres
sure. it's difficult to slay to
gether." he said
Kurt Umdre. a RUN volun
teer, said the loss of ASUO
funding did have some impact.
"If you start losing 10 percent
of your funds, you start to
close."
However, he said the ASUO
was just doing its job
I think llu' ASl'O s con
citrus were legitimate. hut I ills
agree with how the\ went
about it." 1 .and re Siiiil
' U e recei veil n n nterous
< nmplaints .ihonl i .tilers not he
mg able to get in touch with
KC\ and .it t till 11 \ talk with
someone, ’ Hailey said
Individuals would call the
( risis center (and leave a mes
say’ll), and would not get t idied
hack," he said "That does not
lend confidence
l.undre said the oillv silt h ill
stances lie knew of were when
a return phone runnhei was
left, or in i ase ol an emergent v
lie saul that lor months the
center's directors, Gerry Stan
lev and Nancy McDowell, had
been working the crisis line
and titling community educa
tion bv themselves
This situation was created
when lri volunteers were fired
last |une. leaving KGN with
new volunteers who had not
completed enough training to
work the crisis line themselves
This reliance on Stanley and
McDowell to perform many of
the funt turns that would nor
mally bill to volunteers created
some doubt about the orgam/a
lion's stability
"Do you have the staffing to
supply the level of services that
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questions posed, Hailey said
I .andre said that while the
sudden shortage of trained vol
unleers put additional stress on
Stanley and McDowell, the fir
ing was necessary for the net
work to survive
"Philosophically, t'.errs and
N.incv differed from the former
volunteers," ho said "They
felt they had to fire those vol
unteers because the organiza
tion would fidd sooner if they
did not "
Amy Lunch, who was lured
shortly liefore the lf> volunteers
were fired, agreed that it was a
diffii nit situation
“The organization has never
been stable since I've been
there." she said
With only Stanley and Me
Dowell being qualified to per
form many of center's func
tions it was diffic uIt lor them
to find time to train new volun
leers. Lunch said
In retrospect. Lunc h said she
realizes that the volunteers
were kept in the dark about
much ol the conflict with the
ASt'O
"It's real ddfic nil tor us veil
unteers Wt- heard about the
-.tuff with the ASt’O Ihree
months ago. and we never
heard about it after that." she
..lid
Lunc h also said the \olun
leers were never told of
ASl'O's rei|uest for materials
whic h tile KCN i hiimed were
confidential These materials
inc lulled a list of volunteers, fi
nancial records, locations of
community edui .ition presenta
tions. bylaws and |ob desi rip
lions.
"They never came to us and
asked if vve minded having our
names and addresses given to
the ASUG," Lunch said, add
ing that, to her knowledge,
only one volunteer would have
ohjiH ted to this request
The volunteers also were not
notified that the* network had
closed, instead finding out
through the media, or bv word
of mouth
"I’m very hurt. I'm very
sad." Lunch said "They were
supposed to hold a meeting to
discuss it with us "
"I think it was a mistake not
to call the volunteers." I^indre
said, adding that he under
stands whv no i alls were made.
Iiecaiise Stanley and McDowell
probably wen- preoccupied
with phvsicall\ c losing tlie
K( \ oilii es
both volunteers hope to see a
new rape I lisis line developed
Tin no longer resentful."
I line It said ' U hat I am is sad
that there is no longer a com
lliunitv service lor people who
w ere rapeil 01 abused
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