SARC Volunteer Opportunities
- 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.
How to Start Volunteering
Volunteers must complete SARC's Basic Crisis Training in its entirety. For more information on volunteering contact our Volunteer Coordinator and take a look at our volunteer information packet.
Volunteering at SARC
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.