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How Can You Help?

Volunteer to be a phone and hospital advocate!

La Piñon advocates participate in 40 hours of training and choose their shifts on a monthly basis. Shifts are from 6-10 hours. We plan training events 2 times a year. La Piñon does not discriminate against any person on the basis of religion, sex, color, national origin, age, disability or sexual orientation. Call for our current schedule.

Advocate Job Description (Level 2)

  • Responsible to Executive Director/Advocate Coordinator 
  • Provide information and referral, emotional support and service linkage 
  • Kid Talk, a warm-line for children (additional training required) 
  • SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner) and Face-to-Face Crisis Intervention: 
  • Meet victim at SANE Unit for an exam or Face-to-Face which would be case specific 
  • Provide emotional support for victim and family 
  • Provide information to victim and family concerning services available to them 
  • Provide information concerning law enforcement and the legal process 
    Serve as an advocate for the victim with law enforcement & the medical community 
  • Aid the community educator in presentations or outreach events concerning agency services and sexual assault myths, statistics, prevention, discussion and awareness issues 
  • Participate in agency fundraisers 
  • Must be 18 year of age or older 
  • Ability to work with diverse individuals and groups 
  • Ability to be caring , supportive and non-judgmental 
  • Ability to work in a client driven environment 
  • Ability to part of a first response team 
  • Must have access to a car 
  • Four on-call shifts per month (shifts range from 6-10 hours). 
  • Commitment for at least 1 year of on-call service, Kid Talk advocacy, and/or Prevention and Outreach participation, OR 6 months for Internships 
  • Successfully complete a 40 hour training on sexual assault issues and first response for Crisis Intervention 
  • Successfully complete the Kid Talk training on child and teen issues 
  • Personal and professional growth and experience (resume builder) 
  • Experience in crisis intervention and crisis coordination 
  • Experience in community education & increased knowledge in sexual assault issues 
  • Experience working with law enforcement, other social services agencies, medical community, the Third Judicial District and others. 

If you are interested in becoming a victim advocate, please contact us.

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Our Main Office Location
850 N Motel Blvd, Suite B
Las Cruces, New Mexico
88007
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122 S Gold Ave, Suite E
Deming, New Mexico
88030
411 E Third Ave, Building #1
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
87901
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Monday-Thursday: 3 PM – 10 PM
Friday: 3 PM – Midnight
Saturday: 10 AM – Midnight
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