Job Openings:

SASS Volunteer Program: for people who want to make a difference.

It is about:
offering crisis-response and long-term support to survivors of sexual assault and abuse—women and men, adults and children, and their partners, friends and families.

It is about:
dedication to empowerment, self-determination, cooperation, equal access to resources and services, a woman's right to reproductive choice, and recognizing and resisting oppression, discrimination and abuses of power.

It is about:
the movement to end sexual violence against women and children, and the right of all people to live free from the fear and reality of abuse, assault, battery and harassment.

Volunteer & Intern Opportunities
- Providing peer support to clients
- Answering the crisis line
- Leading a support group
- Staffing information booths
- Coordinating events
- Providing legal/medical advocacy
- Staffing the office
- Serving on the Board of Directors
- Facilitating presentations to community groups and students

Next volunteer training: Winter 2012

Registration packet Winter 2012   /  Paquete de enternamiento Invierno 2012

Dear Future Volunteer,

Our Direct Service Training puts sexual violence in a political and social context. It is required for all volunteers. The training will begin at 5:30 pm on Friday, January 20, 2012. A training schedule with other logistical details is included in the registration packet (see link above). You must complete all the trainings on the schedule before you can do direct service, and the first weekend must be completed before advancing. If you have any questions about anything, please feel free to call Laura at 541-484-9791 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to find out what you need to know.

Each new volunteer training is exciting for the current volunteers and staff because new volunteers (you!) bring new ideas, expertise and energy. The rewards of volunteering at SASS are many. You will have the opportunity to meet new people, to work with others towards a common goal, to acquire new skills, to offer services to survivors, and to network with other community agencies. In return SASS encourages initiative, dedication and responsibility on the part of the trainee/volunteer so that we may offer the best possible services to survivors and do the most effective work for social change. If you are willing to make an effort on behalf of yourself and others, you will find that you are very welcome here and that your work makes a difference.

We look forward to working with you at SASS!

Laura Campbell Mejia

Volunteer Program Coordinator & Crisis Line Supervisor Sexual Assault Support Services

Paquete de enternamiento Iniverno 2012

Querid@ Voluntari@ Potencial,

Nuestro entrenamiento para el servicio directo pone a la violencia sexual dentro del contexto político y social. Es un requisito para tod@s l@s voluntari@s. El entrenamiento comenzará a las 5:30 pm el viernes 20 de Enero del 2012. Estamos incluyendo un horario con los detalles logísticos en el paquete de registro que está disponible en el enlace que se encuentra en la parte superior de esta página. Debe de completar todos los entrenamientos en el horario antes de poder realizar servicio directo, todas las sesiones del primer fin de semana deben ser completadas antes de proseguir. Si tiene preguntas en relación a cualquier tema, por favor, siéntase libre de llamar al 484-9791 ext. 306 ó enviar un correo electrónico: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it para averiguar lo que desee saber.

Cada nuevo entrenamiento para voluntari@s es emocionante debido a l@s voluntari@s y personal actuales porque nuev@s voluntari@s (¡usted!) traen nuevas ideas, experiencia y energía. Son muchas las recompensas de ser voluntari@ de SASS. Tendrá la oportunidad de conocer a personas nuevas, trabajar con otr@s hacia una meta común, aprender nuevas habilidades, ofrecer servicios a sobrevivientes y crear redes con otras agencias de la comunidad. A cambio SASS fomenta iniciativa, dedicación y responsabilidad por parte de l@ voluntari@, de manera que podamos ofrecer los mejores servicios posibles a sobrevivientes y realizar el trabajo más efectivo para el cambio social. Si está dispuest@ a hacer un esfuerzo por usted y otros, encontrará que es bienvenid@ aquí y que su trabajo sí marca la diferencia

¡Esperamos poder trabajar con usted en SASS!

Laura Campbell Mejia

Coordinadora del Programa de Voluntari@s & Supervisora de la Línea de Crisis

Sexual Assault Support Services (SASS)

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