Volunteer Helpline and Hospital Advocates
ORGANIZATION: PAVSA (Program for Aid to Victims of Sexual Assault)
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PAVSA is seeking volunteers to maintain our 24-hour advocacy services. We are dedicated to the elimination of sexual violence in southern Saint Louis County through supporting victims, educating the community, and advocating for change. Our volunteers are critical to supporting victim-survivors in our community. They assist with facilitating our helpline and provide advocacy in the hospital setting during overnight and weekend hours.
For more information contact our Volunteer Coordinator Amanda at amanda@pavsa.org or complete our volunteer interest form here: https://forms.gle/RiBTjmkV8v5gocm7A
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About PAVSA (Program for Aid to Victims of Sexual Assault)
Location:
32 E 1ST ST STE 200, DULUTH, MN 55802, US
Mission Statement
PAVSA’s vision is the elimination of sexual violence in southern Saint Louis County. Our mission is supporting victim-survivors and their family and friends, educating and building awareness in the community, and advocating for social change in the systems that interact with victim-survivors. The following values guide our work: confidentiality, inclusivity, resiliency, and community-mindedness. All services are free, confidential, trauma-informed, and driven by victim-survivors’ choices.
Description
PAVSA provides a range of services at no cost to assist victim-survivors of sexual violence and their loved ones during their healing process. All PAVSA advocates have completed a mandatory 40-hour training, and their role is to share knowledge, offer options, and empower victim-survivors.
Our crisis services include a 24-hour helpline and hospital response. Since 2008, PAVSA has maintained a unique community-based Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program which provides specially-trained nurses to four (4) local hospitals responding to patients. PAVSA advocates accompany survivors during medical forensic exams, assist with filing protective orders and reporting to police and accompany victim-survivors to law enforcement interviews and court hearings. Additionally, our wellness services include counseling, support groups, and trauma-conscious yoga. Licensed professionals provide counseling services at no cost.
PAVSA also recognizes that many victim-survivors may not be able to come to us either through our helpline or in-person services and, since 2019, has expanded our presence within the court system, at drug and alcohol treatment centers, and at correctional facilities. This Project Coordinator conducts professional trainings, community education presentations, and psychoeducational groups to raise awareness about the effects of sexual trauma and PAVSA’s free and confidential services.
CAUSE AREAS
Advocacy & Human Rights,
Community,
Crisis Support
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
WHERE
32 East 1st StreetSuite 200Duluth, MN 55802
(46.78827 ,-92.09792 )
DATE POSTED
June 17, 2025
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- Following completion of our 40-Hour Training, volunteer shifts are available on weeknights from 4:30pm to 8:30am, and weekends from 8:30am to 8:30am the next day.