About Us
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Mission Statement
Mission: CONTACT of Huntington supports and advocates for survivors of sexual violence, stalking, and human trafficking and works to end victimization through prevention education throughout southwestern West Virginia.
Vision: CONTACT of Huntington envisions a community free from sexual violence.
Values: We recognize the courage, strength, and integrity required for survivors to overcome sexual violence, and we honor their bravery and resiliency by holding those as our organizational values.
All services are free and confidential.
Help Is Available 24/7
History
CONTACT Huntington, Inc. is a standalone 501c3 nonprofit organization.
It was formed on November 1, 1970, and since that time CONTACT has been through many changes. CONTACT Huntington, Inc. was originally a faith-based organization that offered callers a variety of services including a 24-hour Suicide Crisis helpline, a Parent’s Helpline, a Reassurance Line, and the Rape Crisis Counseling Team. For more than 30 years these programs flourished, providing callers with a friendly voice that was willing to listen and help.
In 1983 CONTACT joined West Virginia Rape Information and Services (FRIS) as one of nine rape crises center in the state. At that time all services to victims of sexual assault were provided by volunteers. In the spring of 2001, CONTACT became a Rape Crisis Center and most of the other programs were passed to other agencies.
No longer a faith-based organization, CONTACT now focuses on helping those who have been affected by sexual violence, stalking, or human trafficking and providing our community with prevention education information. The 24-hour hotline remains a central part of services offered by staff and trained volunteers. We also seek our goal of living in a community free from sexual violence by providing violence prevention education. Two full-time and two part-time prevention educators provide free classes and technical assistance throughout our six counties.
We rely on private donations, community grants, and some state and federal monies, to fund the services we offer in a six-county area of Western West Virginia: Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, Mingo, and Wayne.
CONTACT Offices
Our main office is in Huntington which serves Cabell County, an office in Wayne serves Wayne County, one in Point Pleasant serving Mason County, one in Logan serving Logan County, one in Hamlin serving Lincoln County, and one in Delbarton serving Mingo County.
CONTACT of Huntington is a member of West Virginia’s sexual assault coalition, the Foundation for Rape Information and Services (FRIS), and the West Virginia Nonprofit Association.