Survivors Of Sexual Assault Are Often Left With Only A Hospital Gown. This Community Closet Clothes Them In Dignity

Survivors Of Sexual Assault Are Often Left With Only A Hospital Gown. This Community Closet Clothes Them In Dignity

Survivors Of Sexual Assault Are Often Left With Only A Hospital Gown. This Community Closet Clothes Them In Dignity When victims of sexual assault visit medical centers or police stations after being attacked, their clothes are often confiscated for DNA evidence, leaving already vulnerable people with nothing but a hospital gown and shoes.  In California, the Grateful Garment Project exists to restore a level of comfort and dignity in the immediate aftermath of these traumatic events.  The nonprofit has a closet full of donated clothing, toiletries, snacks, and other essentials that it gives to clients in their time of need.  Chanel Miller, author of the book “Know My Name,” and a survivor of campus assault, benefited from the resources of GGP after she was attacked at Stanford University.  She said she still has the sweatshirt she was given as a reminder that “there is good in the world.” “Even in your darkest, worst moments, there are people who are looking out for you,” she told San José…