Project Category:
Internship, Service, Other (Unpaid)
Weekly Hours:
8-10 hours per week
People Needed:
needs vary
Seeking:
Undergraduate Students, Staff, Alumni, Faculty, Graduate Students, No Preference, Friends and family
Volunteer Opportunity: Volunteer to answer CVAC's 24 hour crisis line. Our volunteers fill two vital roles for us here at CVAC. The role of the crisis line volunteer is to provide support and assistance to victims via the 24-hour agency crisis hotline. This includes listening, making appropriate referrals, providing crisis intervention, and dispatching victim advocates, while maintaining the highest levels of confidentiality. The role of the volunteer advocate is to provide support and assistance to victims as they move through the legal and/or medical process. Advocates respond to requests that are made by hospital staff and local police via the crisis line. Certification through New York State Department of Health lasting one year with low CE requirements to maintain.