Volunteer

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with us.

Without the support of volunteers from a variety of backgrounds, abilities, talents, and time availability, we would be unable to advance our mission to end violence in our community. By having individuals who are passionate about being a part of the solution, you help us reach individuals we may not have otherwise due to limited staffing and funding.

Valley Crisis Center has a long history of encouraging volunteers to contribute to our success.

Levels of Volunteering

A Crisis Advocate is a volunteer who has completed our required 80 Hour DV/SA Training (40 Hours for DV, 40 Hours for SA) and holds the same level of client-advocate privilege as paid staff.

A Crisis Advocate can support with the following:

  • Peer Counseling
  • Support Group
  • Legal Help with a Restraining Order
  • Court Advocacy/Accompaniment
  • Transportation
  • On-Scene Crisis Response
  • The 24-Hour Crisis Hotline
  • Back Up
  • Shelter & Transitional Housing Needs
  • Office support – Client Intake & Assessments, Hotlines, Reception
  • Data Entry

For a Crisis Advocate to work with survivors of Human Trafficking, an additional 40-Hour training is required.

A Service Volunteer is someone who has not completed the training necessary to become a Crisis Advocate but still provides much needed non-client based support.

A Service Volunteer can support with the following:

  • Outreach – Presentations, Tabling, Etc.
  • Fundraising
  • Donation Screening & Organizing
  • Social Media
  • Supply Runs

A Member of the Friends of VCC is someone who may or may not have the training required to be a Crisis Advocate but is on our event and fundraiser planning team. 

Requirements

Valley Crisis Center’s has the following requirements for all levels of volunteering: 

  • Must be 18 Years or Older
  • Must pass a Background Check
    • No violent convictions

Crisis Advocate

Service Volunteer/Friends of VCC

In addition to the requirements above, a Crisis Advocate must have:

  • A Valid Drivers License and 5 years of driving experience (to be able to transport clients)
  • Must complete the state required 40 Hour Domestic Violence Training
    • This is required to work with intimate partner survivors.
  • Must complete the state required 40 Hour Sexual Assault Training
    • This is required to work with sexual assault survivors
  • Optional: Must complete the state required 40 Hour Human Trafficking Training
    • This is required to work with human trafficking survivors

In addition to the above, a Service Volunteer must have:

  • A Valid Drivers License and 5 years of driving experience (to use company vehicles)
  • Training on VCC 101, DV 101, SA 101 and HT 101

For information on the requirements for the Friends of VCC, head here.

To Apply to be a Crisis Advocate or Service Volunteer:

Please download this application and submit it with your resume to:

Upcoming DV/SA Advocate Trainings:

Valley Crisis Center, in partnership with Mountain Crisis Services, hosts two DV/SA Advocate Trainings a year. If there are none listed below, please check back later.

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