Mary Ellen Stone, the executive director of the Renton-based King County Sexual Assault Resource Center, will receive the Ed Stout Memorial Award for Outstanding Victim Advocacy.

The award, given by the Congressional Victim’s Right’s Caucus, will be presented April 6 in Washington, D.C. Stone was nominated by Congressman Dave Reichert.

“I am humbled to be awarded this honor,” said Stone in a press release. “Our mission to give voice, create change and instill courage has never been more important or needed.”

She said she’s “proud of the work the dedicated staff of KCSARC does every day in our efforts to protect and advocate for victims of sexual assault.”

The mission of the U.S. Congressional Victims’ Rights Caucus, established in 2006 by Congressmen Ted Poe of Texas and Jim Costa of California, is to “elevate crime victim issues in Congress in a bipartisan manner without infringing on the rights of the accused, and represent and advocate before the Administration and within the U.S. Congress on behalf of crime victims and law enforcement officials.”

Yearly, the caucus sponsors awards in conjunction with National Crime Victims’ Rights Week to honor crime victims and those who serve them for outstanding efforts in victim advocacy, allied professional advocacy, public policy, and public awareness.

KCSARC is marking its 35th year, having served 150,000 victims of sexual assault throughout King County.