SNAP Mission Statement
Our most powerful tool is the
light of truth.
Through our actions, we bring
healing and justice.
The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) is a volunteer self-help
organization of survivors of clergy sexual abuse and their supporters.
We work to end the cycle of abuse in two ways:
| By supporting one another in personal healing; |
| By pursuing justice and institutional change by holding individual perpetrators responsible and the church accountable. |
Our most powerful tool is the light of truth. Through our stories and our actions, we bring healing and justice.
Specifically, we:
| Reach out to survivors, their families, and
supporters; |
| Build mechanisms to support our life-long journey of
personal healing including individual contact, peer counseling, support
groups, written and web-based information and materials; |
| Work through education and persuasion to change the structure and culture of abuse in the church and society at large; |