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Volunteer with the Sexual Assault Center of the City of Alexandria!
ORGANIZATION: City of Alexandria Sexual Assault Center
Please visit the new page to apply.
- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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19 people are interested
Alexandria's Sexual Assault Center and Domestic Violence Program need your help! Be a volunteer hotline advocate! Volunteers accompany survivors to the hospital or police station and provide crisis intervention and resources over the phone to survivors of sexual assault and their loved ones and more. For sexual assault center inquiries, contact grace.brown@alexandriava.gov or call 703.746.3127. For domestic violence program inquiries, contact tania.brandt@alexandriava.gov or call 703.746.4911.
Volunteers are an integral part of the Sexual Assault Center. After a comprehensive 40-hour training course, volunteers may become advocates. Volunteers respond to the 24-hour hotline on evenings and weekends. They provide emotional support and information to assist victims in regaining control of their lives. Volunteers also accompany victims of sexual assault to the police department and/or hospital.
Requirements are:
- 21 years or older
- Have reliable transportation to INOVA Fairfax Hospital (not metro accessible)
- 40 hours of training plus 12 hours of shadow shift
- Commit to minimum of two 12-hour shifts per month
- Ability to work with numerous community response teams
- Ability to work calmly and independently at hospital
- Maintain confidentiality
- Background Check required.
If you are interested in more information about volunteering, call 703.746.3127 to speak to the volunteer coordinator. See the volunteer application.
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About City of Alexandria Sexual Assault Center
Location:
123 North Pitt Street Suite 225, Alexandria, VA 22314, US
Mission Statement
The Department of Community and Human Services provides effective and essential safety net services that measurably improve or maintain the quality of life for Alexandrians. Additionally, the programs overseen by the Alexandria Community Services Board provide compassionate and effective services that support self-determination, recovery and resiliency for Alexandria residents affected by mental illness, intellectual disabilities and substance abuse disorders.
Description
In August of 1975, the Alexandria Commission on the Status of Women established the Rape Victim Companion Program, which later became the Sexual Assault Response and Awareness Program, then in 2011, the Alexandria Sexual Assault Center. The program offers support to victims of sexual assault and their families and friends.
Trained volunteers and staff are available 24 hours a day to provide:
- crisis intervention and emotional support
- advocacy with medical, police, and court systems
- short-term individual and group counseling
- information and referrals
In addition to services for individuals, the staff is also available to provide trainings, information, and presentations to local schools and organizations.
The Sexual Assault Center offers services for:
- sexual assault (i.e. rape, attempted rape, fondling, indecent exposure, etc.) survivors and their family and friends
- sexual harassment and stalking victims
- women and men of any age, race, ethnicity, immigration status, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical ability, etc.
Many services are offered in both English and Spanish. Staff and volunteers use a confidential translation service to support survivors who speak many more languages.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
123 North Pitt StreetSuite 225Alexandria, VA 22314
DATE POSTED
April 23, 2024
SKILLS
- Crisis Intervention
- Counseling / Mental Health
- Crisis Counseling
- Law Enforcement
- Psychology
- Community Outreach
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 21
- Orientation or Training
- We ask that you take two 12 hour shifts a month (remotely taking hotline shifts) and that you stay onboard as a volunteer for a year or more.