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Victim
Services volunteers assist individual survivors and victims
of drunk driving through programs that offer support,
healing, and hope. Some of the Victim Services programs
are as follows:
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Candlelight
Vigil Coordinator – MADD Candlelight Vigils
may be conducted at any time during the year, but are
most often held in December and/or during National Crime
Victims’ Rights Week (annually in April). Vigil
coordinators help ensure that these programs achieve the
following objectives: to remember victims of alcohol-related
crashes and to support their families, to alert the public
about the reality of drunk driving and to express hope
for a less violent future for us all.
Yes, I’m Interested!
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Support
Group Facilitator – Support group facilitators
are responsible for providing direct victim services to
victims/survivors of impaired driving by providing group
coordination, gathering needed materials for support group
sessions, reviewing any applicable exercises, overseeing
pace and participation in support groups and offering
emotional support. Volunteer support group facilitators
do not conduct therapy or counseling during MADD support
groups.
Yes, I’m Interested!
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Victim
Impact Panel Coordinator – Victim Impact
Panels (VIPs) allow victims/survivors an opportunity to
heal by sharing their personal stories of bereavement,
injuries and loss with an audience of receptive participants.
Volunteer Victim Impact Panel coordinators play an important
part in helping to reduce future victimizations by helping
to ensure that VIPs educate participants about the hazards
of impaired driving and motivate participants to make
responsible decisions about drinking and driving in the
future.
Yes, I’m Interested!
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Victim
Advocate – (Note: A 40-hour training is required.)
Volunteer victim advocates are responsible for providing
victim services to victims/ survivors of impaired driving
who may be in need of crisis intervention, emotional support,
practical guidance, community referrals, court accompaniment
and support groups. Services are delivered in person,
by telephone and in writing.
Yes, I’m Interested!
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Additional
ways to help...
- Assist staff and victims with obtaining permission
for memorial marker placement at crash sites.
- Assist staff with creating and implementing events
during National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (annually
in April).
- Help with the creation of a quilt, scrapbook or
photo board to honor and commemorate injured and bereaved
victims.
- Serve as liaison with police departments to obtain
crash reports and other information important to each
victim’s case.
- Participate in health and safety fairs and help
educate the public regarding MADD’s free victim
services.
- Work with MADD staff to identify other victim services
needs.
Yes, I’m Interested!
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Criminal Background Check Requirement
To work as a volunteer in Victim Services or Youth
Programs, applicants must authorize and pass a Criminal Background
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