SERVING NEW YORK'S LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER & HIV-AFFECTED COMMUNITIES
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Become an AVP Volunteer
AVP is always in need of volunteers, for special events, as well as for longer-term participation in our various programs. If you are interested, simply fill out our Volunteer Information Form.
Volunteer Hotline Trainings in 2010
Our next 40-hour training schedule is as follows:
- Saturday, September 11th 10am-5:30pm
- Sunday, September 12th 10am-5:30pm
- Wednesday, September 15th 6pm-9pm
- Wednesday, September 22nd 6pm-9pm
- Wednesday, September 29th 6pm-9pm
- Saturday, October 2nd 10am-5:30pm
- Sunday, October 3rd10am-5:30pm
Upon successful completion, volunteers will be New York State Department of Health Certified Rape Crisis Counselors. We ask that volunteers make a year-long commitment to volunteer with AVP once a month, if possible. For more information, please contact the Community Organizing and Public Advocacy Administrative Assistant/Volunteer Recruiter, at 212-714-1184 x19.
Click here to download a flyer to share with friends and community members and organizations!
All classes are held at the Anti-Violence Project 240 West 35th Street, Suite 200 between 7th and 8th Avenues.
Training Topics Include:
- Violence in L/G/B/T Community
- Police and the Criminal Justice System
- Crisis intervention
- Domestic Violence
- Bias and Pick up Crimes
- Rape and Sexual Assault
- Transgender Related Violence
- HIV - Related Violence
- Suicide
If you are interested in becoming an AVP volunteer or participating in the Volunteer Hotline Training, please download and complete our Volunteer Information form, available as a Microsoft Word document or as an Acrobat PDF file. Click your desired format, fill out the form and email, mail or fax it back to AVP.
Volunteer Information Form:
Word format [.doc] | Acrobat format [.pdf]
For more information regarding the Volunteer Hotline Training, please contact the Community Organizing and Public Advocacy Administrative Assistant/Volunteer Recruiter, at 212-714-1184 x19.
If you are interested in joining AVP's Volunteer Team, please contact the Community Organizing and Public Advocacy Administrative Assistant/Volunteer Recruiter, at 212-714-1184 x19. Volunteer Opportunities Include:
- Pride Month Plannning
- Outreach
- Safe Bar Project
- Library Project
- Administrative Volunteering
- Data entry
- Research
- Youth Initiative