St. Croix Valley SART is a 501(c)3 non-profit, based in Hudson, Wisconsin, and with over twenty years of service. SART provides forensic exams and advocacy services to pediatric, adolescent, and adult victims of sexual assault in Barron, Pierce, Polk, Rusk, and St. Croix counties in Wisconsin, at either of its community-based exam sites in Hudson or Rice Lake, Wisconsin, or at the eleven partnering Emergency Departments in Western Wisconsin, as well as at Hope Coalition’s Outreach offices in Red Wing, Minnesota. Community outreach and education is offered to all middle, high school, and secondary educational institutions within our service areas as well as churches and community-based organizations.
All SART services are provided free of charge, and we rely on fundraising to help defray the costs of these services. On average, the cost of one forensic exam is $5,400.00. In the 2022- 2023 fiscal year, St Croix Valley SART served 103 victim-survivors. Of those, SART provided advocacy, information, and referrals through 1,130 interactions. In addition, SART staff was invited to 89 presentations, educating 3,397 middle and high school students and community members on topics such as healthy relationships and consent. SART also provided five suspect forensic exams of violent crime for law enforcement.
