SASHA Center

It is Feel Good, Heal Good Friday at SASHA Center. Look into the mirror of your heart and rediscover You! You are HER. Bloom on Sis!

It’s LIT Thursday at SASHA Center. Our group topic this evening is: “When Sisterhood Ends- Finding Your People”.

Join us at our Thursday weekly healing circle – Healing is LIT (Language is Therapy)! Discover the power of storytelling, art, and community in this unique weekly healing circle, held every Thursday, designed for African-American, self-identified experiencers of sexual assault and their supporters. Through the exploration of literature and the arts, we create a safe and inspiring space for connection, reflection, and healing.

What to Expect:
• Peer Support, Not Clinical Services: This is a peer-support group facilitated by trained individuals with shared experiences, providing a supportive and creative space in a non-clinical setting.
• Literature and Arts-Focused Discussions: Each session uses literature, poetry, and other art forms to ignite meaningful conversations and foster personal growth.

Who Can Join:
• Self-identified African-American women who have experienced sexual assault
• Support advocates for African-American experiencers of sexual assault

How to Participate:
Registration is required by 4 PM on the day of the group to ensure you receive the link on time. Sign up here: https://bit.ly/SCLIT2026.

Healing through creativity and connection is possible. Together, we illuminate paths to truth and transformation.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

Coordinated Community Response Committee

As the SASHA Center continues working to expand services and strengthen our community impact, interested community members are invited to participate in our Coordinated Community Response Committee.

This committee was created to bring together professionals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and community connections to help us identify opportunities for growth and engagement across the various communities we serve. Many of you have worked closely within different populations and neighborhoods throughout your careers, and your expertise would be invaluable as we work to expand SASHA Center services through community forums, outreach initiatives, and collaborative partnerships.

Our goal is to create meaningful conversations within the community that help us better understand needs, increase awareness of available resources, and identify additional ways SASHA Center can provide support and services.

Participation is completely voluntary. The committee will meet approximately four times throughout the year, and meetings will be held virtually, with the exception of the community forums we will coordinate and host together.

If you are interested in participating or would like additional information, please feel free to email [email protected]. Your knowledge, perspective, and commitment to community engagement could make a tremendous impact.

Thank you for your continued dedication and support.

Link to sign- up:

Coordinated Community Response Committee (CCRC) Role of Coordinated Community Response Committee (CCRC): The SASHA Center Coordinated Community Response Committee (CCRC) plays a critical role in advancing the organization’s mission to empower, support, and advocate for experiencers/survivors of sexual assault and intimate partner violence throu...

Today is our in person group at SASHA Center and you’re welcome to join us!
Our topic today is “Is The Mirror Your Friend or Nah”.

Step into a welcoming and supportive space designed to uplift and empower self-identified African-American women who have experienced sexual assault, along with their supporters. Held weekly, on Wednesdays, at Payne Pulliam Trade School, this healing circle is open to both students and local community residents, providing a space for connection, reflection, and growth.

What to Expect:
• Safe and Supportive Environment: A peer-support group offering encouragement and shared experiences in a confidential, non-clinical setting.
• Community-Focused Healing: Open to attendees of Payne Pulliam Trade School and residents from the surrounding community, creating a diverse and inclusive circle of support.
• Free and Accessible: There is no cost to participate, ensuring that healing resources remain available to all.
Participation Requirements:
• Open to self-identified African-American women who have experienced sexual assault and their supporters.
• Participants must sign a confidentiality agreement before joining to ensure privacy and trust within the group.

Join us as we share our stories, build resilience, and strengthen our community. Healing is possible, and together we soar.
Community residents must register prior to attending, by completing this form: https://bit.ly/SCSOAR26

Lead Facilitator: Kendra Ventour

Today is HIP (Healing Is Possible) Tuesday at SASHA Center. And we are wrapping up our “Understanding Church Hurt” Series today. Our topic is: “Protecting My Peace Without Guilt”.
Join us, every Tuesday, in a nurturing and empowering weekly virtual safe space designed to support healing for African-American women who have experienced sexual assault and those who stand alongside them as advocates and supporters.

Whether you’ve experienced sexual assault yourself or are here to provide encouragement and support, this peer-support group is for you.

What to Expect:
• Peer Support, Not Clinical Services: This is a peer group facilitated by trained individuals with shared experiences, providing understanding and encouragement in a non-clinical setting.
• Engaging Topics and Discussions: Each session offers unique topics and perspectives to guide you on your healing journey and build a sense of community and resilience.
Who Can Join:
• Self-identified African-American women who have experienced sexual assault
• Support advocates for African-American women who’ve experienced sexual assault

How to Participate:
Registration is required by 4 PM on the day of the group to ensure you receive the link on time. Sign up here: https://bit.ly/SCHIP2026.

Healing is possible, and you don’t have to do it alone. Together, we create a space for connection, strength, and renewal.

Hello Monday.
Today we remember…
Thank you 🙏🏾. -SASHA Center

It is Feel Good, Heal Good Friday at SASHA Center. And in case you have been too busy to pause, this is your sign. Be intentional today to smell the flowers literally and figuratively. There’s little reminders of joy all around you. Notice. And allow yourself to enjoy it.

Today our Healing is LIT at SASHA Center.
Join us at our Thursday weekly healing circle – Healing is LIT (Language is Therapy)! Discover the power of storytelling, art, and community in this unique weekly healing circle, held every Thursday, designed for African-American, self-identified experiencers of sexual assault and their supporters. Through the exploration of literature and the arts, we create a safe and inspiring space for connection, reflection, and healing.

Our topic of conversation is “The Life-stages of Our Circle”.

What to Expect:
• Peer Support, Not Clinical Services: This is a peer-support group facilitated by trained individuals with shared experiences, providing a supportive and creative space in a non-clinical setting.
• Literature and Arts-Focused Discussions: Each session uses literature, poetry, and other art forms to ignite meaningful conversations and foster personal growth.

Who Can Join:
• Self-identified African-American women who have experienced sexual assault
• Support advocates for African-American experiencers of sexual assault

How to Participate:
Registration is required by 4 PM on the day of the group to ensure you receive the link on time. Sign up here: https://bit.ly/SCLIT2026.

Healing through creativity and connection is possible. Together, we illuminate paths to truth and transformation.

Our In Person Group is today!! You’re welcome to come too, but you have to register. We’re discussing “The Power to Choose You Without Guilt or Shame” part 2.

Step into a welcoming and supportive space designed to uplift and empower self-identified African-American women who have experienced sexual assault, along with their supporters. Held weekly, on Wednesdays, at Payne Pulliam Trade School, this healing circle is open to both students and local community residents, providing a space for connection, reflection, and growth.

What to Expect:
• Safe and Supportive Environment: A peer-support group offering encouragement and shared experiences in a confidential, non-clinical setting.
• Community-Focused Healing: Open to attendees of Payne Pulliam Trade School and residents from the surrounding community, creating a diverse and inclusive circle of support.
• Free and Accessible: There is no cost to participate, ensuring that healing resources remain available to all.
Participation Requirements:
• Open to self-identified African-American women who have experienced sexual assault and their supporters.
• Participants must sign a confidentiality agreement before joining to ensure privacy and trust within the group.

Join us as we share our stories, build resilience, and strengthen our community. Healing is possible, and together we soar.
Community residents must register prior to attending, by completing this form: https://bit.ly/SCSOAR26

Lead Facilitator: Kendra Ventour

Healing deserves language, community, and culturally specific care.

Join SASHA Center’s Founder and Executive Director, Kalimah Johnson, for the upcoming Shea Butter Café conversation on culturally specific mental health support for Black women experiencing sexual assault. This important discussion will center healing, relationships, community care, and the realities Black women navigate while seeking support.

Whether you are a practitioner, advocate, student, survivor, experiencer, or community member, this space was created with us in mind. We invite you to come learn, reflect, and grow with us.

Thursday, May 28, 2026
3:00 PM ET
Virtual Event

Registration link in flyer.
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