What is a rape crisis center? Rape crisis centers exist to provide comprehensive services to victims of sexual assault and their families, and to conduct sexual assault prevention and education programs for all (About, n.d.). Background/HistoryRape Crisis centers came into play in the early 1970s. The rape crisis movement as well as the feminist movement played an important role in the rape crisis center coming into force. These centers have helped so many people since they opened before husbands could sexually assault their wives without consequences. These rape crisis centers started as volunteer groups to help people in need. They still help people in need, but not all workers are considered volunteers anymore. Organizational StructureSince rape crisis centers are owned by different people and are non-profit, there is no overall organizational structure. The most common structural organizations have an executive director who is the overall boss and runs everything. They are important because they make sure everything goes well and have the final say on everything that happens at the center. If the center is large enough, there may be an assistant general manager who assists with everything they need, but most centers do not have one. Most centers have a staff coordinator, which is important because they coordinate the staff they need to operate the center. They coordinate all the training the staff needs and make sure they are certified in all the areas they need to be certified in. There is also a volunteer coordinator who does the same thing as the coordinator or staff only for volunteers. Many centers have an attorney. This person has a medical treatment section in the middle of the paper, so they may need special equipment and need to budget for it. Utilities are essential, so they definitely need to be budgeted to ensure there is enough money to pay for utilities or the facility will be closed. Finally, emergency money is optional and is used in the event that the agency wants to have an emergency fund to support one of the other areas in times of need or if a client needs it. There is no fixed amount for this and it will not harm the agency, it is useful if money is needed somewhere. Works Cited About Us - The Rape Crisis Center. (nd). The Rape Crisis Center. Retrieved from http://www.rapecrisis.com/about-us/ Statistics | RAIN | National Network on Rape, Abuse and Incest. (January 1, 2009). Statistics | RAINN | National Network on Rape, Abuse and Incest. Retrieved from http://www.rainn.org/statistics