Agency Details:
Victim Support Team
The mission of the Victim Support Team is to create a rewarding and sustainable partnership between community volunteers and police, to address and prevent domestic violence. The Victim Support Team is committed to providing comprehensive, culturally relevant, and supportive services to domestic violence victims and their children.
Get Involved! Assist domestic violence victims in crisis. Seattle Police Department Victim Support Team volunteers assist domestic violence victims and their children at secured crime scenes throughout the city of Seattle during weekend hours.
Our next free 50-hour training starts October 4th. Upcoming Orientations for this Academy are on August 15th from 11:00am-1:00pm and September 10th from 6:30pm-8:30pm. Call Volunteer Supervisor for more information @ (206) 409-0780.
VST currently holds two Academies each year for new volunteers, in Fall and Spring.
Description:
Seattle Police Department’s Domestic Violence Victim Support Team (VST) program is a unique partnership between community members and police to address and prevent domestic violence. The program is designed to address the gap in services to domestic violence victims that exists between the time patrol officers respond to a 9-1-1 call and take a report, to the time advocates, detectives, and prosecutors make contact with the victim for follow up.
Community volunteers with VST provide crisis intervention, support, and resources to domestic violence victims and their children at secured crime scenes during the critical time following a domestic violence incident.Please visit our website for more information about the hours of operation and the basic requirements for becoming a volunteer.
History:
A first pilot of the Victim Support Team operated in Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct, from July to December 1997. Starting in May 1998, the Victim Support Team Program expanded to respond to domestic violence calls in both the East and South Precincts. In January 2002, the Victim Support Team expanded to the North and West Precincts, serving the entire city of Seattle. The VST Program currently has two staff members (the VST Volunteer Supervisor and the VST Program Manager), two JustServe AmeriCorps volunteers, and over 70 community volunteers. The VST Program is supervised by Seattle Police Department’s Domestic Violence Unit, and was developed through the collaborative efforts of the VST Criminal Justice System Planning Team and Community Advisory Board.
Contact people:
Main office number: (206) 409-0780Office fax number: (206) 684-0727
Address:
Web Site: http://www.cityofseattle.net/police/involved/volunteer/default.htm
Directions:
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Miscellaneous Information
| Liability |
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Yes
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| Does your organization welcome court-ordered community service volunteers? |
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No
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| Does your organization have volunteer positions for youth 12-18? |
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No
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| Last updated on June 22, 2009 |
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