• Thank you to everyone who joined RVA at our 2010 Visionary Awards: Vision. Art. Healing. on Thursday, June 24 at the Newberry Library.  A special thanks to Gail Stern, Christian Murphy, Davina Stewart and Misty DeBerry for their amazing perfomances at the event.  If you were unable to join us but would like to support our work, please consider making a donation.  Please check back soon for a link to photos from the event. 

• Join Team RVA in a Marathon - Fundraise for a great cause! Please join Team RVA in the Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon and the Bank of America Chicago Marathon.  If you’ve already registered or plan on running in a different marathon, you can still join Team RVA and gain all the benefits of being part of our team. Please send your race confirmation ID# or marathon details to development@rapevictimadvocates.org.

• Click here to make a gift to RVA today!  You can help RVA remain a signficant resource for survivors of sexual violence here in Chicago by making a tax-deductible gift online.

• Next 56-hour Volunteer Training in June  - RVA will hold 3 volunteer trainings in 2010.  All volunteers who complete our training will be certified as Rape Crisis Counselors, in accordance with the Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault.  If interested in volunteering, please review the responsibilities and fax a completed application to 312-443-9602 or mail it to volunteer@rapevictimadvocates.org.
  • Training Dates & Deadlines
  • An overview of responsibilities for volunteer medical advocates 
  • Our volunteer application
  • A list of the 12 hospitals where RVA provides 24-hour crisis intervention 
  • More information on our training >>> 

• Interested in an internship at RVA?  Please see the intern descriptions and application for more information about internships with our Advocacy, Counseling, Education & Training and Development programs.  

• Counseling Groups - Incest Survivors Support Group and Adult Sexual Assault Survivors Support Group are held several times a year.  All of RVA's counseling services are free of charge and confidential. Please contact our director of counseling at 312.443.9603, extension 30 for more information about upcoming groups. 

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