We work to identify perpetrators and remove them from positions of authority and trust in institutions. By exposing those who cause harm, we ensure they can no longer endanger children and vulnerable people.
We equip facilitators to lead peer-run support groups where survivors can find community and understanding. Through public witness and truth-telling, we empower survivors to break the silence and end cycles of abuse.
We push to reform archaic, predator-friendly laws that allow abuse and cover-ups to continue. By changing these laws, SNAP breaks cycles of trauma to ensure the next generation is protected.
We hold institutions accountable for enabling abuse and shielding those responsible for it. We dismantle structures that harbor predators and conceal the truth from the public.
Our stories, whether covered by major international outlets or local newspapers, have the power to inspire survivors to come forward, seek support, and demand justice. We recognize the profound impact the media has in seeking the truth and shining a light on abuse. When the truth is told, society is changed.
The Church of England has scrambled to defend the incoming Archbishop of Canterbury’s safeguarding record amid ongoing complaints from an “abuse” victim. The Rt Rev Dame Sarah Mullally is the Bishop of London and is set to legally become the 106th – and first female – Archbishop of Canterbury at … Continue reading Church Defends Archbishop of Canterbury’s Record over Abuse Scandals
LANSING (MI) Native News Online [Grand Rapids, MI] December 19, 2025 By Levi Rickert Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel on Thursday announced the launch of a statewide criminal investigation into Indian boarding schools and related institutions that once operated in Michigan. The Department of Attorney General will work to identify, … Continue reading Michigan Attorney General Opens Criminal Investigation into Indian Boarding Schools
“Bishop Hicks is unfit to oversee the settlement of abuse claims in New York,” the survivors network said in a statement following Thursday’s announcement. “Survivors do not trust him, and for good reason. His record of stonewalling, secrecy, and betrayal is the kind of behavior that has kept the Catholic abuse crisis going for decades.”
Since 1988, SNAP has empowered tens of thousands of survivors around the world to connect with one another, speak the truth, and mobilize society to confront abuse in religious institutions. Coming forward takes tremendous courage, but no survivor has to stand alone – our strength has always been in our community.
