About our Founder
Name: Gayle Crabtree
Married: John W. Crabtree
Co-Founder: of Hope For Healing.Org
Faith affiliation: United Methodist Church
Recognitions and Awards:
Founder Gayle Crabtree or the Hope for Healing.Org website
2002 National Daily Point of Light - Points of Light Foundation
As part of this designation she received recognition from, President George Bush and President George W. Bush (among others)
The website began in 1995 and was originally named the Rape Recovery Help and Info Page. In 2001, it was renamed Hope for Healing.Org which is also the organization's nonprofit name. Since the beginning, the website has received the following honors.
Please note: Many of the companies referenced below are no longer in business. Hope for Healing.Org has survived the dot.com boom the dot.com bust and everything in-between.
For an up to date list of recognitions follow her blog.
Here is a partial list of recognitions. Many of these date back to 2000 or earlier.
Yahoo Cool Site
Terrashare Valuable Resource Award
Geocities “A” List
Golden Web Award
Awebpage.Com Award of Excellence
Wolf Pack Award by Officer Barron of the Jacksonville, FL Police Dept.
PC Online News Outstanding Website Award
Hot Springs Spa Community Leader of The Month July 1998 (Geocities)
Featured Lady of The Heart Designation 1997
Hoping For A Safer World Award 1997
Phenomenal Women Of The Web 1998
Best Of The Web 1998
Written about in:
Copshock -by Allen R. Cates, United States
Backpacking with God -by Dee Tobin, Australia
Computers for All- Scandavian Computer Magazine
Featured Homepage Internet Research Project Phd. Dissertation
Local News Media Include:
2010 KnoxNews.com
2010 Associated Content.Com
2009 Associated Content.Com
2008 WBIR
2007 United Methodist COSROW Publication - The Flyer
2002 WRAL
2002 The Oxford Public Ledger
2002 The Daily Dispatch
2002 Ricki Lake Show
At one time or another the Rape Recovery Help and Info Page either is or
has been linked to from many other pages including but not limited to:
Office of Victims of Crime US DOJ.Gov
SCRIBD.com
South Carolina Victims’ Assistance
Kathy Copley, Victims’ Advocate Campbellsville, KY
University of Illinois at Springfield
Office for Victims’ of Crime
US Dept of Justice Office for Victims of Crime
US Coast Guard Work/Life Program
Texas Dept. Of Criminal Justice Office of Victim Assistance
Sexual Assault Links Virginia Tech.
Connecticut Women’s Consortium
Burlington Vermont Police Department
Indiana Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Maryland State Bar Association
Institute for Law and Justice Alexandria, Va
Mass. Dept. Of Corrections
Women’s Coalition of St. Croix
Mental Health Matters.Com
University of Memphis
Northeastern State University
North Carolina Wesleyan College
Cornell University
American Pictures