Opportunities are currently available to join SVC's Board of Directors.
Please click on the links below to learn more about applying for a seat on SVC's volunteer Board:

1. Cover letter for interested applicants

2. Expectations for members of SVC Board of Directors

3. SVC Board Application

For more information or to submit your application, please contact Gail Emerson at gemerson@sexualviolencecenter.org or 612-871-5100 ext. 16

 

Spring 2008 Volunteer/Intern Training will begin

May 1st!  Click here to see a list of all  training dates.

Click here for a VOLUNTEER APPLICATION

Fax to:
(612) 871-1550

Or mail to:
SVC

Jude Foster
3757 Fremont Ave. N.
Minneapolis, MN
55412-2013
or
 Kathy Robinson
500 N. Pine St.
Suite 203
Chaska, MN
55318

 

SVC is committed to serving a diverse community. Interpreters are available for anyone with limited English skills.

Volunteer Opportunities at the Sexual Violence Center

Volunteers at the Sexual Violence Center provide crisis intervention, advocacy, resources and support to victim/survivors of sexual violence and their families and friends. Our volunteers also provide general administrative support.  Volunteers must be 18 years of age or older. Comprehensive, free training is provided for all volunteers who will be working with clients. The following opportunities are available in the Minneapolis and Chaska offices.

  • Crisis phone counselor.  SVC’s peer counselors offer support for sexual assault victims, their families and friends who call our crisis hotline. They also provide general information and referrals to clients and callers.
  • Crisis counselor. Our peer counselors offer individual counseling to clients, family members and friends, allowing victim/survivors to find their own path to healing and supporting them on that path. 
  • Advocate. Seeking medical assistance after an assault, reporting to police, going to court and working with social service agencies can be intimidating.  SVC advocates meet victims at these locations and others.  They provide information on the process or system the victim is about to enter, stand up for their rights in that system and provide counseling and support for the victim, their family and friends.
  • Support group facilitator. Support groups offer victims a place to heal in a safe, supportive environment with others who have experienced sexual violence.  SVC support group facilitators are there to guide the process and provide resources.
  • Community educator.  SVC volunteers work in teams to provide prevention education in schools, at community groups, faith communities or other locations. They also take turns staffing tables at fairs and other events where the general public is open to receiving information. Volunteers also attend Community Notifications meetings, held in the neighborhood where a Level 3 sex offender will be living.  Our role is to answer questions and let community members know SVC counselors are available.
  • Administrative volunteer. There are many opportunities to provide general administrative support to the agency such as mailings, copying, assistance at special events and general administrative tasks.