Interested in volunteering for Albany County? The Albany County Crime Victim and Sexual Violence Center (CVSVC) utilizes volunteers as court advocates and sexual assault crisis hotline counselors.
Volunteers complete a training program which prepares them for crime victim advocacy in the Albany County local courts or on the 24-hour sexual assault crisis hotline.
Court Advocate volunteers complete a total of fifty hours of online training to become an Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) certified Crime Victim Advocate.
Sexual Assault Crisis Hotline volunteers become certified by the NYS Department of Health as Rape Crisis Counselors after a 35-hour training course and, provide advocacy and support to sexual assault victims on the phone and in Albany County hospital emergency departments and police stations.
Learn more about how you can help
Do you have the time to be a superhero? Learn more about this important volunteer opportunity and how you can help!
Sexual Assault Hotline Program
Court Advocate Program