VOLUNTEER: Want to help survivors of relationship and sexual violence?
Want to help survivors of relationship and sexual violence? Want to help build Consent Culture on campus? Volunteer as a Peer Counselor/Advocate with the Rape Crisis/Anti-Violence Support Center.
*Be a Peer Counselor/Advocate at the Rape Crisis/Anti-Violence Support Center*
We are currently applications for Peer Counselor/Advocate volunteers. Graduate and undergraduate women are invited to volunteer to help survivors of sexual assault, abuse, and relationship violence as Peer Counselor/Advocates. Volunteers provide emotional support and crisis intervention services, as well as accompany survivors to the hospital, health services, the police, security, or other school officials as advocates.
Peer Counselor/Advocates receive training by professional psychologists, are certified as Rape Crisis Counselors by the State of New York, and gain valuable counseling experience. By offering support, accompaniment, and referrals to survivors and their supporters, you can make an incredible difference for many survivors in our community.
Applications for Peer Counselor/Advocates are currently being accepted. Training will be held on Fridays from 10-3, beginning on October 10th. You can download an application at www.health.columbia.edu. Or email Anna Tekippe at art2110 [AT] columbia.edu for more information.
The Rape Crisis/Anti-Violence Support Center is a program of SVPRP. Peer Counselors are available every night from 7-11pm, call 854-HELP. Peer Advocates are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, call 854-WALK.
