It's stories like Carol Torresson's that bring a community to Walk a Mile in Her Shoes. 

"On September 9th, 2017, my then 20 year-old daughter became a victim of sexual assault and rape on her collge campus. She was one of the few brave, strong, and couragous young women who chose to say what happened to her, and to take a stand," said Walk a Mile in Her Shoes participant Carol Toresson. 

Her daughter was drugged at a college party, and her courage to come forward caused five friends to say the same thing happened to them. According to the organization Family Services, one in five women will be sexually assaulted in their lifetime. 

"It's just more and more, we're learning about how women are victims and needlessly so and visciously so, and we're here to, in solidarity with women, stop gender violence and domestic violence," said Family Services CEO Brian Doyle. 

Walk a Mile in Her Shoes encourages everyone to put on a pair of heels, or whatever kind of shoes they want, and walk together. The event raises money to support victims of sexual assault, gender violence, and domestic violence, but it also raises awareness about how prevalent this issue is. 

" I would march to the ends of the eart to let her know how proud I am of her. Her life was torn apart, she's had to switch schools, she's had to rediscover who she is as a person, because what happens to you and when it happens to you, it never goes away," said Torresson. 

Those at the event say it will take more than just fundraising to end violence and assault, that we need to change the way we think and act as a society. 

"I think what we can do is raise our children in a way that they know they'll have respectful relationships," said Doyle. 

Torresson says what happened last year broke her family, but it's important to turn the pain into purpose. 

"It's the least we could do. Walking isn't enough, but it's a start," said Torresson.