Greetings from Lower Valley Crisis and Support Services,
Our agency is in need of volunteers to help respond to crisis calls that come in after hours and on weekends. Once you complete the training, you can let us know what your availability to take calls. It can be once a month, a certain day of the week, etc.
The Lower Valley Crisis & Support Services (LVCSS) will be offering our volunteer core training for those wishing to make a difference in the community.
LVCSS is a non-profit, United Way agency serving Yakima County. We provide crisis services and education for community members on issues regarding sexual assault/abuse and domestic violence. The agency relies on community volunteers to help run its 24-hour hotline.
Volunteer advocates respond to calls on a 24-hour crisis hotline by providing emotional support, crisis intervention, referrals and information to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, as well as their non-offending family members.
All calls are dispatched to the volunteer’s home or cell phone through the agency’s answering service to keep their personal contact information confidential. Hospital advocates respond to sexual assault or domestic violence calls from our local hospitals and law enforcement agencies. This training is designed to give volunteers the tools they need to work with victims and their families. The training begins January 22nd through February 11th, 2018 at our agency. The entire 7 days of training must be completed in order to become a volunteer advocate.
The training dates and times are as follows:
Monday, January 22nd 5:00pm to 8:30pm
Wednesday, January 24th 5:00 to 8:30pm
Monday, January 29th 5:00pm to 8:30pm
Wednesday, January 31st 5:00pm to 8:30pm
Friday, February 9th 4:00pm to 8:00pm
Saturday, February 10th 8:30am to 4:00pm
Sunday, February 11th 8:30am to 12:00pm
For more information about volunteering, please contact us at 509-837-6689 or email lgarcia@lvcss.org<mailto:lgarcia@lvcss.org>.
