Volunteers are needed to work with survivors of sexual violence in emergency departments. Volunteers are required to commit to sharing 288 hours on-call with Resilience at a minimum of 24 hours per month. Our volunteers become a certified rape crisis counselor (after completing 60 hours of training) and will sign up to be on-call for at least two 12-hour shifts per month. Opportunities are available for people of all gender identities. The volunteer will provide crisis counseling, support, medical/legal advocacy, information and referrals to sexual assault survivors in any of our 16 contracted hospital emergency departments throughout Chicago. Volunteers must complete intensive 60-hour training to serve as a medical advocate volunteer/rape crisis counselor in the state of Illinois. Training sessions are held four times per year.

Please consult our website at www.ourresilience.org/get-involved/volunteer/ for more information about upcoming training dates and deadlines for applying to becoming a volunteer.

Due to rise of COVID-19 in our community, all of our trainings are now offered virtually. Volunteers are provided face masks, hand sanitizers and alcohol wipes in our to provide in-person services at our partner hospitals.

For more frequently asked questions, check out https://www.ourresilience.org/get-involved/volunteer/volunteering-faq/.