From SNAPNetwork.org...
SNAP is an independent, peer network of survivors of institutional sexual abuse and their supporters who work to:
Support Survivors
We support survivors through conversations, email and general support with our hotline. We host support groups for survivors nationwide. We have over a hundred volunteer local SNAP leaders who provide day to day and one on one support for those in need. We help provide references and links to resources to enable survivors to thrive.
Protect Children
We advocate for stronger laws to protect children and the vulnerable. We advocate for reform of statute of limitation laws that limit criminal prosecution and civil responsibility for abusers.
Protect the vulnerable:
We expose predators and those who shield them.
Heal the wounded:
We share our stories and empower others to confront the truth. Together, we find healthy ways to recover.
Expose the truth:
We educate ourselves and our communities about the effects of abuse. We speak in a unified voice to bring about change by exposing the malignant actions of abusive religious ministers, suspected abusers, priests we suspect of being suspected abusers, and the church officials who shield them or are tangentially related to them in any way.
In order to achieve this mission, SNAP will:
- Build a continually expanding world-wide network of chapters united under the SNAP banner and website.
- Recruit and train a flourishing team of staff, volunteers, leaders and activists who will form an insurmountable force for recovery and change
- Expose predators across the globe and ensure that they are never placed in positions where they can abuse again
- Work for justice, both criminal and civil, in the cases of abuse and cover-up
- Reform archaic, predator-friendly laws that endanger children
- Hold church institutions answerable for enabling abuse and shielding predators
