Volunteer



Everyday, we rely on volunteers and philanthropists who are willing to share their time, experience, and finances to serve their community.


The Advocacy Center for Crime Victims and Children is supported by a network of volunteers who selflessly serve the community by donating their time to the Advocacy Center. We want you to be a part of this program and have several capacities where you can serve.

If you are interested in working with us, we’d like to hear from you. Below is a form that will help us get to know you and your strengths better so we can help find you a program where your talents will be best utilized. If you are ready to apply to be a volunteer, please consider downloading the application and returning it to the appropriate Advocacy Center program. Download the application!

Volunteer Opportunities

Advocacy Center for Crime Victims and Children

Hotline Advocate Volunteer opportunities consist of assisting with our 24 hour sexual assault and crisis hotline. Advocates answer the hotline after hours and on weekends, occasionally during business hours when available. Advocates also respond to both local hospitals when a victim of sexual assault presents for an exam. Each advocate is trained to assist the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) throughout the exam, as well as providing emotional support to the victim and their family during the hospital exam. Advocates are the agencies first contact with victim; therefore, appropriate, confident and trained advocates are vital to this process. ACCVC provides a 40 hour certified Sexual Assault Training Program, which prepares advocates in deal with victims in crisis or helping giving community resources.

Family Care Volunteers (FCV) welcome clients and their non-offending family members to the Advocacy Center for Crime Victims and Children. FCV appropriately interact with families to provide comfort and support while maintaining client confidentiality. FCV provide supervision for clients of the Center in a fun, child friendly playroom setting. In addition, FCV also provide supervision for clients while at counseling sessions, as well as play therapy support for our therapists. Orientation and training is required. FCV must be available during the week, usually between the hours of 9:00am to 5:00pm.

Administrative Team members are responsible for general office duties such as filing, copying, answering telephones and assisting visitors. Additional duties may apply, depending upon need. Orientation and training is required. Administrative Team members must be available during the week, usually between the hours of 9:00am to 5:00pm. Scheduled shifts of 3 or 4 hours, weekly or biweekly, are most beneficial to the Center.
Ambassadors are responsible for representing the Advocacy Center for Crime Victims and Children at health fairs

and various related events by distributing materials and answering questions about our services. Ambassadors can also deliver presentations to various civic groups on behalf of the Center in order to educate about child abuse and inform the community about the Center. Orientation and training is required. Opportunities for Ambassadors can be either during the week and/or on the weekends; day or evenings.

CAP Volunteers help plan and organize community events to raise awareness and promote prevention of child abuse including preparation for local awareness campaigns during April Child Abuse Prevention Month, Sexual Violence Awareness Month, and/or National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. Other prevention projects could include, but are not limited to, writing newspaper articles or preparing and distributing flyers/literature to doctor’s offices, businesses and schools. Orientation and training are required, as well as satisfactory completion of Stewards of Children’s Darkness to Light training. Opportunities for CAP Volunteers can be either during the week and/or weekends.
Community Partners assist the Center by supporting our efforts with special events in McLennan, Hill, Limestone, Freestone, Falls and Bosque counties. Partners seek opportunities for the Center to represented and participate at events in their local communities. Events and projects may include, but are certainly not limited to: wish list drive, fairs, parades and fundraising opportunities. Orientation is required. Participation as a Community Partner is on an as-needed basis. Volunteers interested in this opportunity can contact the Center to discuss opportunities to help our efforts in your local area.
Fundraising Friends volunteer their time by working on such committees as: live and silent auctions, decorating, entertainment, publicity, or sponsorships. If your time is limited, yet you want to help the Center raise much needed funds, please consider becoming a Friend.
Family Care Volunteers (FCV) welcome clients and their non-offending family members to the Advocacy Center for Crime Victims and Children. FCV appropriately interact with families to provide comfort and support while maintaining client confidentiality. FCV provide supervision for clients of the Center in a fun, child friendly playroom setting. In addition, FCV also provide supervision for clients while at counseling sessions, as well as play therapy support for our therapists. Orientation and training is required. FCV must be available during the week, usually between the hours of 9:00am to 5:00pm.

If you are interested in working with us, we’d like to hear from you.If you are ready to apply to be a volunteer, please consider downloading the application and returning it to the appropriate Advocacy Center program.

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Please return your completed application to the Advocacy Center for Crime Victims and Children. In addition, the completed Volunteer Application including criminal background check must be returned to the agency prior to volunteering. Due to the confidentiality and gravity of child abuse cases, we require Volunteers to be at least 18 years of age and that prospective volunteers be carefully screened through the application process.

The work is very rewarding and we look forward to meeting and working with those who want to give back to the community through our Center. Thank you for your interest and please feel free to call Barbara Wright, Executive Director, at 254-752-9330 ext. 110, should you have any questions regarding the ACCVC Volunteer Program.

Note: Volunteers are also welcome to participate in any program trainings offered to staff.

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