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Event & In-Office Volunteer

Volunteer Projects November 24, 2021 0Comments

Outreach/Events Signs of HOPE has made it our goal to increase our community engagement efforts, and volunteers are a huge part of that. Volunteers helping with events will table on the organization’s behalf, handing out information and speaking with the public about our programs and services. Volunteers must also be prepared to help someone who discloses having experienced abuse and provide the services they need. Must be comfortable with public speaking. Shifts are on a first come first served basis when a request is submitted. Must be 18 years or…

Anti-Human Trafficking RISE Volunteer

Volunteer Projects November 24, 2021 0Comments

RISE Hotline Our human trafficking hotline operates 24/7 which requires the support of volunteers. Volunteers answer this hotline during Signs of HOPE business hours, after hours, on weekends, and on holidays. Calls to this hotline come directly from law enforcement or other crime service agencies. This is not a public-facing hotline. Volunteers working on this project will also gain experience in the field responding alongside law enforcement to crime scenes or to locations where a human trafficking victim has been identified. Volunteers will help the client with immediate crisis…

Sexual Assault Crisis Hotline + Hospital Volunteer

Volunteer Projects November 24, 2021 0Comments

Phone Hotline Our phone hotline operates 24/7 which requires the support of volunteers. Volunteers answer this hotline after Signs of HOPE business hours, on weekends, and on holidays. Calls can range from questions from the public to a client in immediate crisis and needing support. Volunteers working on this project will also gain experience in the field responding to the hospital to be with the client as they go through the Sexual Assualt Nurse Examiner (SANE) exam. A typical volunteer shift on this hotline is a regular, scheduled 4-hour…

SOH – Bilingual Youth and Family Advocate

Careers November 4, 2021 0Comments

JOB TITLE: Bilingual Youth and Family Advocate Reports To: Director of Advocacy FLSA: Full Time, Non-Exempt Effective: July 21, 2022 SUMMARY: This position is responsible for the provision of client services, including hospital accompaniment, school accompaniment, police report accompaniment, court accompaniment, and coordination and integration of Signs of HOPE services, for children, youth, parents, and family members impacted by sexual violence. This position supports victims that Signs of HOPE may have served through crisis response services, as well as victims identified and referred through The Embracing Project, Southern Nevada Children’s…

The Texas Abortion Ban and the Need for Federal Protections for Victims

Blog October 27, 2021 0Comments

Earlier this month, the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals restored the Texas ban on abortions after six weeks. Dr. Alan Braid of San Antonio is already facing multiple lawsuits under the “bounty hunting” provision of the ban, which allows any private citizen to sue a person who in some way assists or facilitates a patient’s access to abortion services to the tune of $10,000. This law is troubling enough even before noting the lack of exceptions for rape or incest. But this law doesn’t just leave out victims of…

Men Can Stop Toxic Masculinity

Blog September 29, 2021 0Comments

Toxic masculinity is a definition of manhood that is based on the idea that men need to be dominant and violent. This version of manhood dictates that there is such a thing as a “real man” and that he is physically powerful, sexually aggressive, and shows his worth by dominating others. This “real man” suppresses his emotions, has a homophobic aversion to emotional connection and physical affection with other men, and rejects anything remotely “feminine” as weak and inferior. He views gender as a stark binary, women as sexual objects,…

Using Technology Wisely To Improve Accessibility

Blog July 28, 2021 0Comments

There’s no doubt that technology is a double-edged sword. It can be a convenient and effective tool for expanding access to services. But unless digital systems are applied thoughtfully, interacting with them can quickly become frustrating and dehumanizing. Signs of Hope turned to technology during the pandemic to provide the community with a way to use our services while protecting everyone’s physical safety. The result is that our services became more accessible than they ever had been before for people who encountered barriers to visiting our center in person. Those…

The 2021 Legislative Session

Blog June 28, 2021 0Comments

After a legislative session that felt particularly demanding as it juggled the impact of the pandemic in addition to a regular slate of concerns, here are just a few pieces of legislation that passed which are relevant to our work here at Signs of Hope. AB30 This piece of legislation expanded the purpose of the Account for Aid for Victims of Domestic Violence. Previously, funds from this account could only be awarded to non-profit organizations that exclusively served victims of Domestic Violence. Now, organizations that serve victims of sexual violence…

Racism, Sexism, and the Hypersexualization of Asian Women

Blog May 27, 2021 0Comments

The Atlanta shooting earlier this year resulted from an intersection of racism, sexism, and anti-sex-worker stigma that is not new to women of Asian descent. Historically in the US, racism and sexism have always intersected to create the hypersexualization of Women of Color. Sexualization is another way of saying sexual objectification, in which a person or group of people is treated as a sexual object instead of a person. When we talk about hypersexualization in this context, we are identifying the ways in which this dehumanizing objectification disproportionately affects Women…

Why Art Therapy?

Blog April 28, 2021 0Comments

In addition to one-on-one counseling and group support, Signs of Hope provides a variety of therapeutic modalities that can support the healing process. These include yoga, the holistic healing workshop series, and art therapy. Art therapy is used for survivors of all kinds of trauma, but why is it helpful? Art therapy provides survivors with a way to express themselves, process their emotions, and examine their experience of abuse or assault. Creating art allows survivors to express things that they’re not able to put into words. It can also create…

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