Features of the program might range from trainings and support groups to art projects and poetry slams. CARA's founders hope that their approach will be a more effective means of reaching new communities. While SRR was known for reaching out to underserved communities, it was not always successful. CARA is still in the planning stages, with its staff of four busy networking with other organizations and individuals in the communities they plan to serve. They hope to have the CATs assembled by the end of the summer.
Organizers say a notable gap exists in the area of free counseling.
Seattle Rape Relief sponsored a free support group for victims of sexual assault. CARA plans to provide a free support group facilitated by trained volunteers. And Home Alive, which stepped in to Seattle Rape Relief's shoes to organize the annual Take Back the Night march and rally last September, has decided against doing so this year. So far, no other group is organizing the march, according to Home Alive and CARA staff. Many also mourn the loss of Seattle Rape Relief's crisis line, which was staffed by volunteers who themselves were often survivors of sexual assault.