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Published 10/6/25 5:16PM

Volunteer Medical Advocate

Resilience of Chicago, IL
Hybrid, Volunteer must be in or near Chicago, IL
I Want to Volunteer

    • Details

    Available Times:
    Weekdays (daytime, evenings), Weekends (daytime, evenings)
    Time Commitment:
    Flexible
    Commitment Details:
    6 hour shifts, pick up when you want! Rough goal of 4 shifts per month.
    Recurrence:
    Recurring
    Volunteers Needed:
    100
    Cost:
    Fee Required: $75
    Cause Areas:
    Health & Medicine, Human Rights & Civil Liberties, Reproductive Health/Rights, Sexual Abuse & Human Trafficking, Victim Support
    Benefits:
    Training Provided, Academic Credit Available
    Participation Requirements:
    Background Check, Attend Orientation
    Age Requirement:
    18+

    Description

    Volunteer Medical Advocate

    Resilience’s Volunteer Medical Advocates are on-call to provide crisis support in emergency departments throughout Chicago. These advocates provide emotional support to survivors of sexual violence as well as information/resources regarding their medical and legal rights and options. With the survivor’s permission, advocates are expected to remain with the survivor throughout the medical examination and/or evidence collection in the hospital. Crisis support may also be provided to significant others of the survivor (parents, partners, friends, children, etc.).

    Resilience will arrange Ubers for advocates to and from all hospital calls so you do not need to worry about transportation. We can also reimburse for mileage and parking. We have built in support on and off call such as debriefs any time, monthly support group, wellness google drive, quarterly meet ups, refresher trainings, community building, and volunteer social groups.

    If the training fee is difficult to meet right now, please let us know as we offer sliding scale on a case by case basis.

    Location

    Hybrid
    Volunteer must be in or near Chicago, IL
    Associated Location

    Chicagoland Emergency Rooms (list here:https://www.ourresilience.org/what-you-need-to-know/faq/)

    Chicago, IL, USA

    How to Volunteer for This Opportunity

    Click the link to our website for more information and the link to apply! Once you apply, stay tuned for emails on upcoming orientation and training dates! If you have any questions, or trouble applying, please reach out to volunteer@ourresilience.org

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