Volunteers Needed For Rape Crisis Center For DuPage County

DUPAGE COUNTY, IL — The YWCA, which is the Rape Crisis Center for DuPage County, is looking for volunteers. According to a release, the organization is looking for volunteers to meet with sexual assault survivors at hospitals across DuPage County or at DuPage County police departments.

Volunteers offer support for survivors through the shocks of their trauma, according to the organization. Advocates get to make their own schedules and are only required to volunteer 24 hours per month.

According to the organization, volunteers were called out for 165 medical cases last year. Volunteers would need to cover at least two twelve hour on-call shifts a month, during which time they are free to go about their normal lives, but if they receive a call, they need to be able to be at the hospital within an hour.

The organization said it is particular need of volunteers who are available for evenings and/or weekends, or those who are bilingual. Volunteers need to give at least a year commitment.

The next training is spread out over evenings and weekends in January 2018.

The organization responds to Elmhurst Hospital, Edward Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital, Glen Oaks Hospital, Central DuPage Hospital and Hinsdale Hospital, as well as all of the police departments through DuPage County.

Image via YWCA.