- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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1 person is interested
LA RED Support
ORGANIZATION: UNIDOS AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INC
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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1 person is interested
-Looking for an opportunity to gain first hand experience working with people in crisis?
-Interested in building expertise for careers in healthcare, advocacy, or counseling?
-Want to receive formal training about working with Spanish speaking, immigrant communities?
-Ready to use your language skills to connect and help people in Dane County?
Become a volunteer for UNIDOS’ 24/7 help-line LA RED!
LA RED is the ONLY 24/7 Spanish Language help line in Dane County. It is intended to provide support to victims and survivors of Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence from the Latinx, Immigrant, and LGBT+ communities.... Three times a year UNIDOS is offering a fourteen hour training program. After the training you will be eligible to volunteer from the convenience of your home (We provide a cell-phone you can take with you for each 5:30PM-8:30AM shift).
Requirements:
-Proficient in Spanish
-18 years of age
-Complete application, phone interview, and in-person interview
-Commit to at least 2 shifts per month for one year
Interested long-term volunteers email our bilingual volunteer coordinator Manuel Cerda at Volunteerc@unidoswi.org or call our office at 608-256-9195.
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About UNIDOS AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INC
Location:
6180 Verona Rd, Fitchburg, WI 53719, US
Mission Statement
UNIDOS exists to empower the community to break the cycle of domestic violence, end sexual assault and promote healthy family systems.
Description
UNIDOS was started in 1996 as a group of volunteers committed to helping Latinx survivors of domestic violence access local services. The organization started as a result of social action research conducted with migrant farm worker communities in central WI between 1994 and 1996.
This early research indicated that, although domestic violence (DV) was a serious problem within the Latino migrant and immigrant community, local DV services did not have the resources to work with this group of abused women. Staff from local agencies needed assistance to learn about Latino culture and how the problem of domestic violence was uniquely experience by our community. To that end, UNIDOS has become a leader around the states as a resource for training and technical assistance to a variety of agencies around the state working with abused Latinas. In 2001, UNIDOS Against Domestic Violence become a 501c3, not-for-profit agency.
Today, UNIDOS works providing direct service in Dane, and surrounding Counties. However, we also provide statewide education and technical assistance to colleagues and professionals who wish to improve their services to Latinos in Wisconsin. We receive funding from the Department of Children and Families (DCF), the Department of Justice (DOJ), Dane County and the City of Madison, in addition to private donations. We are a proud member of Community Shares Wisconsin.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
2005 W Beltline Hwy Suit 206MadisonMadison, WI 53713
DATE POSTED
December 6, 2018
SKILLS
- Crisis Intervention
- Mental Health
- Spanish
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 2 shifts per month, "overnight"