Volunteer Advocates support staff advocates in providing direct support to survivors of sexual trauma.
Volunteer Advocates provide free, confidential, and trauma-informed services to hotline callers under supervision of staff advocates, connecting survivors to resources within our organization such as therapy referrals, peer support groups, court advocacy, Title IX support, and general counseling, as well as outside community resources which best suit their needs.
Training consists of 40 hours spread over the course of 5-6 weeks with weekly in-person sessions to provide valuable information about sexual trauma, counseling skills, and crisis intervention.
- Monthly check-ins for updates, case sharing, and ongoing education.
- Advocates must be 18 years or older.
- Advocates must have access to a car and a phone with a voicemail.
- We ask all volunteers commit to one year of service upon completion of training.
The STA Care Center is proud to support survivors of all backgrounds through a volunteer base critical to our history operating in Lawrence. Our services extend past Douglas County and into Franklin and Jefferson Counties with offices in Ottawa and Oskaloosa to meet the needs of survivors located in each of these communities.
In an effort to more closely represent our community in our advocacy team, we encourage men, Spanish language speakers, people with disabilities, Indigenous peoples & people of color, LGBTQIA+ people, and survivors of sexual trauma to apply.
Please submit your interest through the Google Form found here: https://forms.gle/gFZwds3i8NkGxQ3P8
Or on our website: https://www.stacarecenter.org/volunteer
If you have any questions, please reach out to our Volunteer Coordinator Cade Dennis at volunteercoordinator@stacarecenter.org.
