Volunteers Needed for Lorain County Rape Crisis

-Kathleen Whaley, Executive Secretary, The Nord Center 

Lorain County Rape Crisis

Volunteer Training Program

September 20, 2010 – October 20, 2010

 Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:30pm – 9:00pm

No experience necessary! We provide the skills you need to successfully fulfill your role as a Rape Crisis Advocate. Without volunteers, we would not be able to provide essential services to survivors of sexual assault and to those who support them, on a 24 hour basis at absolutely no cost.

Volunteer Opportunities:

Outreach Advocate: Must have transportation to our Sexual Assault Care Unit to support the survivor, in person, through the nurse’s interview and collection of evidence.

Hotline Advocate: When a phone call from a survivor is received after hours by our 24-hour Nord Center Emergency Crisis Line, the advocate returns the call to the survivor and helps them through their crisis and supports them over the phone.

Volunteer Requirements:

à        Our 40 hour training is required for anyone interested in volunteering.

à        A commitment to one or more shifts a month is needed.

à        Hotline Volunteers need access to a phone during their shift.

à        Outreach Volunteers are required to have transportation during their shift.

à        Attendance at quarterly review and training meetings are mandatory.

Our training program is held two evenings a week, lasts 6 weeks and totals 40 hours. Lorain County Rape Crisis is a Registered Training Program of the Ohio Advocate Network that insures programs provide quality advocacy and supportive services to those victimized by crime through the establishment of uniform minimum standards for pre-service training and continued education. Lorain County Rape Crisis is a program of The Nord Center.

If interested, please contact our Volunteer Liaison at     (440) 282-2315 or e-mail lcrc@nordcenter.org.

Lorain County Rape Crisis is a program of the Nord Center.

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