Continuing Education Program for volunteers

I am writing with exciting news of the New Continuing Education Program for volunteers at the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center. In order to become volunteers you all completed 40 hours of training. I think this proves that you are all dedicated and excited to learn in order to best serve victims of sexual assault.

The Cleveland Rape Crisis Center would like to continue to offer you opportunities to learn and grow as an advocate. We will be holding trainings throughout the year on different topics that are relevant to your work as a Hotline and/or Face to Face Advocate. We will have experts come in and speak on a different topic every session.

The Continuing education program will also allow us time to notify you of changes as they occur to the program and to answer any questions you have about these changes. It also is meant to serve as a way for volunteers to socialize with each other.

I will continue to work to provide speakers that are interesting and relevant. I would love to hear from you with topics that you would like to learn more about.


All of the opportunities will be held at the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center, 526 Superior Ave.,1400, Cleveland, OH 44114.

Dates have been scheduled! Put them on your calendars.

Scheduled Continuing Education Dates
January 25th 6pm
Christy will be speaking from the Domestic Violence Center

February 11th 11am
“Cricket” will be speaking on the SANE program at hospitals

March 23rd 6pm
Steve will be speaking about services provided by 211 Cleveland

Additional Dates are scheduled
April 15th
May 17th
June 16th
July 21st
Aug. 31st
Sept. 20th
Oct. 20th
Nov. 18th

We will let you know more information as more speakers are booked for those dates.

Additional Speaker Ideas
Planned Parenthood
the Board of MRDD
Police Detectives
CRCC staff
LGBT Community Center
Nuro Scientist

Movie and a Discussion

Training Review Session


Please RSVP to Sarah so that we know how many people are coming and we can plan appropriately (hand outs, snacks, etc.), and let us know what speakers/ topics you would like to hear about.