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Lori's Place, Sierra Vista Police to host Faith in Blue Oct. 10 to highlight local sexual-assault and domestic-violence services
Summary
Lori's Place, a Cochise County nonprofit that provides forensic exams and peer support to sexual-assault and domestic-violence survivors, will host the Faith in Blue event Oct. 10 with Sierra Vista police and community partners.
Representatives from Lori’s Place and the Sierra Vista Police Department asked the community Friday to attend Faith in Blue, a free awareness and fundraising event on Oct. 10 at Lori’s Place that will spotlight local services for sexual-assault and domestic-violence survivors.
"Lori's Place is the only organization in Cochise County that is able and certified to do those types of exams," Michelle, a Lori’s Place representative, told KWCD, referring to post-assault forensic medical exams. She described forensic medical exams, strangulation exams using specialized imaging (the organization’s “cortex flow camera”), forensic interviews and on-site mental-health and peer-support services.
Organizers said Faith in Blue will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 10 at Lori’s Place, 214 East Tacoma Street, Sierra Vista. The event is free and open to the public; sponsors including the American Legion Off-Road Riders and Smokin’ Joe’s are donating food for the event.
Michelle and other Lori's Place staff said the center’s services reduce the need to transport victims to Tucson for exams and help law enforcement gather evidence such as latent bruising from strangulation — injuries that may be invisible to the eye but identifiable with the center’s imaging equipment.
Lori's Place representatives asked the public to consider donations (including new clothing items in women’s medium and large sizes) and corporate sponsorships; they described a “200 club” donor program and a webpage with giving options at lauriesplaceaz.org. Organizers also said the event will include survivor speakers and tours of the facility.
The Sierra Vista Police Department corporal who introduced the guests encouraged listeners to attend and hear survivor stories to better understand the services Lori’s Place provides.
