Ways to help:

Volunteer

Attend Special Events

Donate

Join Mailing List

Invite a Speaker to Your Next Community Meeting or Group

Educate Yourself About the Effects of Domestic and Sexual Violence

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How You Can Volunteer:

In 1978, SARC grew out of the compassion, dedication, and the desire to achieve peace in the home thriving inside a group of volunteers. Nearly 3 decades later volunteers continue to be the critical element that makes SARC possible.

One SARC volunteer and companion put it best when she said, “As a SARC volunteer/companion, if I can get through to just one victim to let them know that what has happened to them is not their fault and that nothing that they did caused this act of violence, then I have done what I have been trained to do.  Sexual assault victims need support and guidance, and that is what SARC is about!”

Another volunteer stated, “If I can help just one person know that they are not alone and let them know that there is help and that SARC is a place they can go to for this help I know that I have done a really good thing.  It is such a pleasure to volunteer at SARC and to be able to make a difference.”

Just giving a few hours each month may provide the necessary intervention needed to save a life and end the cycle of violence. SARC Volunteer positions offer flexible schedules, and opportunities to work from home.

Volunteer opportunities include:

• Answering our 24 Hour Helpline - Your voice, on the phone,
  could be the first a victim hears, and the most important.
• Providing Hospital Accompaniment - Companions accompany victims
  of domestic or sexual violence at the hospital. (requires additional training)
• Professional Services – Whether you are a doctor, lawyer,
  accountant, dentist, veterinarian, or translator,
  we can put your special talents to work!
  All of your donated services are tax deductible.
• General Maintenance – We can use your expertise in plumbing,
  painting, landscaping, electrical work or assistance providing general fix-it repairs.
  Services may be tax deductible.
• Office and Fundraising Assistance - Dedicated volunteers help
  with special mailings, and other office assistance. During fundraisers,
  volunteers help setting up for and facilitating the event.
• Anything else you can think of - We are always looking for new ideas,
  including professional services.

Volunteers must complete an entire training session on the dynamics of domestic and sexual violence prior to having client contact. The next training will be held in September.

SARC recently introduced a new Helper position.  This opportunity allows you to volunteer without having direct client contact. Contact volunteers to sign-up or schedule a group orientation.

Volunteer Information Packet

For more information on volunteering CONTACT our Volunteer Coordinator.

Call SARC’s 24 Hour Helpline at
410-836-8430 for help.

“Trabajamos para terminar violencia doméstica y sexual, para ayudar a sus víctimas, y para crear a una sociedad libremente de abuso y de miedo.”

24 horas Helpline de la llamada SARC en
410-836-8430 para la ayuda.

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