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ORGANIZATION: Crime Victims Assistance Network (I-CAN) Foundation
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The Crime Victims Assistance Network, I-CAN, is seeking volunteers!
We are in need of kind, compassionate people to help with the following:
* Answer the I-CAN support line and provide peer counseling support
* Assist victims in completing and submitting Victim Compensation forms
* Provide victim support at parole hearings
* Provide outreach presentations
* Staff booths at fairs
* Create informational packets for victims
* Observe and gather information at parole hearings for educational purposes
We are gearing up for our next Volunteer Training and are currently accepting applications. All volunteers must complete our volunteer training.
For more information or to apply to volunteer, please respond to this notice.
I-CAN is a non-profit victim assistance program in Sacramento helping surviving family members of homicide victims, attempted murder, shootings, assaults, robbery, domestic violence, sexual assault, etc. Services we provide are counseling, assistance in filing for victim compensation funds, advocacy, accompaniment to parole hearings, general information, emotional support.
I-CAN is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, citizenship status, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, religious creed, political or religious affiliations, physical disability, mental disability, age, medical condition (cancer), marital status, veteran status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee and volunteer activities and general treatment during employment or volunteering with I-CAN.
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About Crime Victims Assistance Network (I-CAN) Foundation
Location:
1809 S St #101316, SACRAMENTO, CA 95811, US
Mission Statement
Mission: To support, educate and empower those impacted by crime. The Crime Victims Assistance Network (I-CAN) Foundation is a crime victims assistance organization based in California. We are here to help. The I-CAN Foundation provides services, free of charge, to victims of crime in Sacramento, throughout the state of California and across the country that include information, advocacy, accompaniment to parole hearings, and resources and referrals.
Description
I-CAN Volunteer Victim Advocates work to enhance the victim-centered approach embraced by the I-CAN Foundation. Advocates provide crisis intervention, peer counseling, emotional support, information and referrals to victims of crime and their loved ones. They may be asked to support a victim through the parole hearing process and accompaniment to court. In addition volunteers may be asked to assist the foundation in outreaching to the community and other organizations. Individuals interested in becoming a Volunteer Victim Advocate with the I-CAN Foundation must first successfully complete the I-CAN Victim Advocate training that covers a variety of subjects on victim services, with emphasis on crisis intervention and peer counseling. To apply email us for the Volunteer Application. Once your application is reviewed by our staff you will be called in for an in person interview. For more information, please call 916-273-3603 ext 28 during our business hours: Mon-Fri, 9:00am - 5:00pm; or email volunteer@ican-foundation.org
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1809 S Street Box 101316Sacramento, CA 95811
DATE POSTED
March 25, 2019
SKILLS
- Legal (General)
- Social Media / Blogging
- Verbal / Written Communication
- Crisis Counseling
- Community Outreach
- Advocacy
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 21
- Orientation or Training