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Volunteer Opportunities
"To the world you're just
one person but to one person you could mean the world."
-Author Unknown
Our agency
relies on volunteers to help us with a variety of tasks:
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Answer 24-hour crisis line
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Be a Volunteer Advocate
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Help with newsletter production
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Be a board member
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Clerical assistance
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Assist with educational/community presentations
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Man office and office phones if NHCC is short staffed.
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Help with public activities such as parades, fairs, etc.
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Court Watch
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Make program brochures; put together Sexual Assault, Abuse
Children, and General Crime Folders
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Distribute posters, brochures, folders, etc. throughout areas
served
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Assist with Supervised Visitation Program
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Co-facilitate groups (with appropriate qualifications)
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Help with activities at SMSU
As a volunteer
advocate, the following criteria must be met:
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An advocate must be at least 18 years old.
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And advocate must be willing to operate in a manner consistent
with the values and philosophy of the program as outlined in the
mission statement.
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An advocate must successfully complete an initial 50 hour
in-service training, and acquire 6 hours of continuing education
training thereafter.
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An advocate must have a valid driver’s license and be prepared
to meet victims at the ER/law enforcement agencies in each
county within our service area.
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An applicant must complete the volunteer application and all
corresponding forms.
The role of the advocate is to act as
a support person for the victim of crime by:
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Staffing the crisis line from 4pm through 9 am each weekday and
from 4pm Friday through 9am Monday on a rotating basis.
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Responding quickly, sensitively, and knowledgeably to crisis
calls.
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Supplying information to victims regarding options for legal,
medical actions, and law enforcement procedures.
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Accompanying victims through legal, medical and law enforcement
processes.
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Referring victims to appropriate agencies.
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Making a verbal report to NHCC staff when the office opens in
the morning.
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Making a written report of crisis calls in the log book.
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Recording victim information on the contact sheet.
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Empowering victims to help them take charge of their lives.
Click here to fill out an application
Call or e-mail us today and ask for the volunteer coordinator.
507-532-5764 or
volunteer@iw.net
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