Campus Advocate

Free and confidential support for students and employees at GRC.

The Campus Advocate provides free confidential survivor centered services to anyone that has experienced dating/domestic violence, sexual assault, and/or stalking. As a confidential resource, the campus advocate has no responsibility to take action or report to the college. The Campus Advocate quickly connects survivors with: 

  • Safety Planning
  • Legal Advocacy
  • Emergency Shelter
  • Housing Search/Navigation
  • Specialized Mental Health Services
  • Support Groups
  • Children's Advocacy and Parenting Support
  • Community Referrals

The Campus Advocate is here to serve the entire campus community including: any student, regardless of how many credits they are taking, Full-time, Part-time, & Temporary staff, Faculty members (including Adjunct), and students/employees at branch locations.

Contact the campus advocate via confidential email at grcadvocate@dawnrising.org, call/text the campus advocate cell phone during business hours at 253-259-0932 or call DAWN's 24/7 helpline at 425-656-7867 and mention that you are a Green River College student or employee. If calling, please leave a voicemail if it is safe for you to do so and include whether it is safe for the advocate to call you back at your number--otherwise, advocates will not return your call.

An advocate from DAWN is available on the main campus at the Center for Transformational Wellness Office in SA 122 on Tuesdays from 8 am - 4 pm and at Kent Campus on Thursdays from 9 am - 5 pm (stop by the CTW desk across the skybridge to speak with Adria, a private meeting space is available).

If you would like more information about your rights and options, including the process of reporting a crime, you can download the Rights and Options document to a safe device.


Off-Campus Support Services

Mainstream Survivor Support Agencies in GRC Service Area:

Dating/Domestic Violence:

  • DAWN’s 24/7 helpline (425)-656-7867 - Indicate that you are a Green River student or employee when calling to get connected to GRC advocate
  • Crystal Judson Family Justice Center (Pierce County) – (253)-798-4166
  • Korean Women’s Association (Federal Way and Pierce County) – (253)-359-0470

Stalking (by a non-intimate partner):

  • VictimConnect – 1-855-484-2846
  • Stalking Prevention Awareness and Resource Center - stalkingawareness.org

Sexual Assault (by a non-intimate partner):

Culturally Specific Survivor Support Resources (most support sexual assault and domestic violence survivors):

  • Abused Deaf Women’s Advocacy Services – (206) 812-1001
  • Anti-Violence Project’s 24/7 Spanish/English hotline for LGBTQ survivors of violence – (212) 714-1141
  • API Chaya (serving Asian, South Asian, and Pacific Islander Survivors) – (206) 467-9976
  • Consejo Counseling and Referrals Service (serving Latino/a Survivors) – (206) 431-4880
  • Male Survivors - malesurvivor.org
  • Mi Centro's Family Support Advocacy program (serving Lationo/a survivors in Pierce County) - 253-572-7717
  • Muslimah's Against Abuse (Muslim/East-African survivors) - 206-434-5658
  • Northwest Family Life (Christian faith-based) - 866-427-4747
  • Puyallup Tribe of Indians – Community DV Advocacy Program (Do not need to be an enrolled member of Puyallup tribe to access) – Main Number/24 hour Hotline – (253) 680-5499
  • Refugee Women’s Alliance Domestic Violence Program – (206) 721-3846

For services in other areas of the state check out these sites:

Sexual Assault - https://www.wcsap.org/help/csap-by-city

Domestic Violence - https://wscadv.org/washington-domestic-violence-programs/