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Reach Counseling Volunteer Advocate

Reach Counseling is a sexual assault service provider for children and adults that offers culturally responsive outreach, prevention education, victim advocacy, trauma counseling and sex offender treatment. As an anti-violence agency, we strive to heal lives and transform communities.
All volunteers must be over 18 and should have compassion and empathy for others. We offer a number of volunteer opportunities that may be of interest that are listed below: https://lawrenceu-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/abbasz_lawrence_edu/EYHR4nkvkWJBqCBQ9mn5RLYBvxD59Dc4itNAvYSsjGotag?e=jeWa9B

 

Volunteer Advocacy

Reach Counseling provides crisis intervention and emotional support 24/7 to survivors of sexual abuse and their friends/family with the help of Volunteer Advocates. Volunteer Advocates are on call nights, weekends, and holidays when the Reach office is closed.

Volunteer Advocates are trained to provide emotional support, crisis intervention, information and resources to survivors of sexual abuse and assault in Winnebago County. Advocates provide these services over the phone or in person at a local hospital. Advocates work alongside medical and legal professionals to ensure survivors are supported while navigating these processes, reducing further trauma and re-victimization while tending to a survivor’s emotional needs.

Location: 1509 S Commercial St, Neenah, WI 54956

Volunteers must fill out a volunteer application and background check beforehand!

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Abigail Geyer

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Blue & White Spirit Week

Ready to get crafty for a good cause? Kick off homecoming spirit week and join the CCE on Monday, October 28 to make tie blankets, dog toys, hygiene kits, and painted kindness rocks! The blankets, toys, and kits will be given out to people in need, and the kindness rocks will be placed throughout Downtown Appleton to spread positivity and cheer!

There will also be handouts and prizes!

Where: Warch Third Floor

When: 11:00am – 2:00pm

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Abigail Geyer

VITAL Tutoring Program

Would you like to help kids in the Appleton Area strengthen their academic skills? The Volunteers in Tutoring at Lawrence (VITAL) program serves K12 students in the Appleton Area School District. Subject areas range from elementary math to AP English!

We are committed to ensuring that all tutors and tutees have productive and academically effective sessions. Completion of Youth Protection Training and a background check is required for all volunteers. VITAL fully commits to providing families with the support necessary to further their students’ academic success. Tutors are expected to commit to 1-2 hours per week during the academic year.

Click the link below to apply!

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Abigail Geyer

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First of Many Program

Are you interested in supporting first-generation college students in their junior year of high school as they began to research and apply to colleges? We need passionate students who are willing to reflect on their own experiences and guide high-school students as they navigate the application process, financial aid, and more!

First of Many includes both the Appleton Area School District (AASD) and the Kaukauna Area School District (KASD), which involves a total of four public high schools. We have a service shuttle and Valley Transit resources for transportation, and it would include a commitment of one term (one session per week during the school day).
This form (linked below) is to see how many LU students are interested in mentoring. Once we begin revising the curriculum and collaborating with the districts (late fall), we will reach out to each student who has completed the form to make an official commitment to the program.

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Abigail Geyer

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B.A.B.E.S. Inc. Child Abuse Prevention Program – General Volunteer

About

NOTE: Students will need to arrange their own transportation or reserve the Service Shuttle for this opportunity. Students will also need to set up an orientation with the Executive Director upon registering.

Volunteers are needed for the following:

Daily – meal prep, children’s activities, and cleaning

Weekly – sanitizing toys, deep cleaning, children’s activities, and arts/crafts prep

Seasonal – shovel snow and salting (emergency exits and sidewalks)

Annual – carpet cleaning

*additional opportunities will be posted separately

Current Hours:

Tuesday – Thursday, 11:30 am – 6:30 pm

Requirements

Wondering if you should register to volunteer? Based on the CDC guidelines, we are asking you the following questions:

  1. Have you been exposed to someone who has been diagnosed with COVID-19? See the CDC’s risk assessment guidance.
  2. Do you have symptoms consistent with COVID-19? Symptoms can include a cough or shortness of breath or at least two of the following: Fever, Chills, Repeated shaking with chills, Muscle pain, Headache, Sore throat, New loss of taste or smell. See the CDC’s symptom information.

If you answered “yes” to any of those questions, we ask you not to register. We are doing all we can to align with best practices and keep our community healthy.

  • Background check
  • Training

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Dakota

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