Volunteer
The work of our volunteers is essential to the Sexual Assault Centre of Brant. If you are passionate about our cause and want to support the centre, volunteering is a great way to learn, make friends, and give back to the community.
Volunteers are the heart of our organization and there are many ways to get involved with this valuable and important work:
Crisis & Support Work - Answer calls on our 24-hour crisis line, accompany survivors of sexual violence to the hospital, police, and courts
Public Outreach - Become a public educator so you can provide further training for the community and your workplace about topics related to sexual and gendered violence
Assisting with Community Events - Help to organize and attend relevant events, marches, rallies, and protests on behalf of SAC Brant
Fundraising - Help to develop resources, assist with preparation, organization, and advertising for one of our fundraising campaigns
Essential Services - Provide childcare, housing support, and other essential services to help survivors of sexual violence
We are currently recruiting volunteers to be trained as crisis & support workers.
Our crisis workers answer calls on our 24-hour crisis line and provide immediate emotional support, safety planning, self-care, and referrals. Volunteers are also trained to accompany survivors of sexual violence to the hospital, police, and courts.
We offer comprehensive training for our volunteers which covers topics including but not limited to feminism and anti-sexism, anti-oppression/anti-discrimination, adult sexual assault, childhood sexual abuse and incest, self-harm, supportive listening, suicide, myths, crisis intervention, medical and legal information.
Training for this important and valuable work is free. Before beginning volunteer training, we ask that you be 18 years of age or older, that you submit a volunteer application, and that you complete a 1-hour interview. Upon successful completion of training, we ask that folks commit to being a part of the SAC Brant team for a 1-year period.
If you are interested in taking part in our next crisis line volunteer training, please fill out the volunteer application and include it in an email to our Crisis Line Coordinator, Kal Ing at kal@sacbrant.ca