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Community member support is a vital component of DVRP. [Contribute]
With the generosity of individuals and businesses, we can offer vital services, expand our programs to meet community needs, and offer emergency supplies to assist survivors in times of hardship.
DVRP encourages interested individuals to become volunteers. As a volunteer, you can participate in any of our committees or use your specific skills, such as accounting or graphic design, to help with our work.
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Become a Counseling/Advocacy Volunteer |
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The Asian/Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Project (DVRP) is seeking a volunteer to research counseling methods currently utilized in Asian/Pacific Islander communities; connect with therapists/counselors in Washington, DC who provide services in Asian languages; and assist with the development of survivor support groups.
Desired Skills: Background in counseling or psychology with strong research, organizational, and communication skills (verbal, written and interpersonal). The ideal person for this position is someone who is detail-oriented and has the ability to work independently. Current graduate and undergraduate students are welcome to apply.
DVRP is a nonprofit organization that works to address and end domestic violence in Asian/Pacific Islander communities in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. We believe in providing culturally appropriate tools, support, and resources for survivors to make their own life choices.
Note: This is an unpaid position. Some of this work can be done remotely; however, the volunteer should be available for meetings with the Director of Programs and/or a Board Member.
Time Commitment: A time commitment of 5 hours per week is required.
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Join the Advocates Program |
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Are you interested in advocating on behalf of survivors of domestic violence? DVRP is currently hiring bilingual advocates!
Bilingual Advocates (BA) work with limited English proficient survivors, providing peer support, court accompaniment, interpretation/translation and referrals to social and legal services. BAs must be fluent in at least one other language and may be required to be available on an on-call basis during regular business hours (Mon-Fri 10am-6pm).
All advocates must attend a 55 hour training prior to starting and commit to serving for 1 year. Candidates who speak at least one of the following languages are highly preferred (but not required): Vietnamese, Mandarin, Indonesian, Bengali, Thai, Korean, Japanese, Sinhala
The Spring 2012 8-Day Advocates Program Training will be held on these dates (from 10am-5pm): March 31-April 1, April 14-15, April 21-22, April 28-29
Applicants must be able to attend all 8 days of training. To apply, please fill out an application form and submit to
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Join DVRP's Board of Directors |
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The Asian/Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Project (DVRP) is currently recruiting members for its Board of Directors. This is a great opportunity to develop management and leadership skills because the Board is extremely active in running this nonprofit organization headquartered in Washington DC.
Founded in 1996, DVRP seeks to address and prevent domestic violence in Asian and Pacific Islander (A/PI) communities in the DC metropolitan area. Board members engage in a variety of activities to assist the organization, including: developing strategic objectives, directing finances, grant writing, fundraising, drafting press statements, community outreach, and much more. All current members are full-time working professionals in the DC metro area and commit a significant amount of time to the functions of the Board(including monthly meetings).
Individuals with financial management, fundraising, grants, and contracts experience are strongly encouraged to apply. To submit an application, please email your resume and cover letter to
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Join the Community Outreach Program |
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Our community outreach volunteers assist in distributing brochures and educational materials to community and religious centers, hospitals, and universities; organizing speaking engagements for DVRP at local community organizations; representing DVRP at local A/PI cultural events and meetings; and developing relationships with local university student groups and local A/PI media.
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Get an Internship With Us |
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Internships are available year-round and provide unique opportunities to contribute to the development of DVRP’s services and programs. In the past, interns have been able to help with organizing and planning training programs, updating materials and resources, translating and editing materials, and many other tasks that contribute to the development of programs and services.
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In order to be up-to-date about issues related to domestic violence in the A/PI communities, you can sign up with our listserv.
We e-mail announcements that contain information about DVRP trainings, DVRP volunteer opportunities, local job announcements, and events in A/PI communities.
Being on our listserv is very useful--it allows you to know about our events and volunteer opportunities, and to keep up to date on other activities and news in local A/PI communities. To be added to our listserve, click here: http://eepurl.com/eQ2z2 |
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Offer Your Pro-Bono Services |
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You can volunteer with DVRP by offering professional skills in the form of pro-bono services. We welcome professional volunteers with skills in Legal services, Counseling, Evaluation, and others.
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DVRP needs your help!
DVRP's Advocates Program provides training for community members to become bilingual advocates for survivors of domestic violence. Bilingual advocates work one-on-one with survivors to provide peer support, information on legal, social service and health resources, translation and interpretation services, safety planning and risk assessment, and more. Bilingual advocates will be dedicating five full weekends to go through an intensive training starting April 24th. Please support DVRP's bilingual advocates in making a difference in the Asian Pacific American community.
DVRP's Community Outreach Program trains Community Outreach Volunteers to help spread the word about DVRP's services into the many difference API communities in DC/MD/VA. And every summer, DVRP holds a Community Leader's Institute designed for API leaders who want to learn more about domestic violence and become a resource in their community. With your help, we can effectively respond to domestic violence and create healthy and safe communities and families.
$100 will cover the cost of meals and training manuals for one participant in the Advocates Program.
$50 will cover the cost of meals for one participant over five weekends (9 days) of training in the Advocates Program.
$25 will cover the cost of meals and training manuals for one Community Outreach Volunteer or Community Leader's Institute participant.
To donate, click here or send a check payable to DVRP to our mailing address at P.O. Box 14268 Washington D.C. 20044. We thank you in advance for your kind contribution. There are other ways in which you can support DVRP’s work:
- Organize a fundraising activity.
- Make a monetary donation to DVRP;
- Connect DVRP with matching gift program;
- Offer corporate sponsorship for fundraising events;
- Donate grocery gift certificates;
- Become a board member, volunteer, advocate, or intern (hyperlink)
DVRP is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Your tax-deductible contributions greatly increase our capacity to meet the needs of individuals and communities affected by domestic violence.
Or, please send contributions to:
A/PI DVRP
P.O. Box 14268
Washington, D.C. 20044
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