Mission Statement

The mission of RVAP is to provide free, confidential, trauma-informed advocacy to all affected by sexual violence and promote social change through prevention education.

About the Rape Victim Advocacy Program 

The Rape Victim Advocacy Program (RVAP) is a sexual assault victim advocate and prevention education agency that also hosts the Iowa Sexual Abuse Hotline. RVAP serves anyone impacted by sexual violence, survivors and/or their loved ones, in the following eastern Iowa counties: Cedar, Des Moines, Henry, Iowa, Johnson, Lee, Washington, and Van Buren.