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Apply to Be a BARCC Volunteer

Thank you for your commitment to ending sexual violence through healing and social change! Volunteering at BARCC is a rewarding experience that brings all those involved into contact with the incredible resilience of survivors and our community.

Please fill out our short application below. It takes most volunteers 15 minutes or less to complete, and a BARCC team member will be in touch with you soon. We schedule interviews one month before trainings begin. Items marked with a red star are required; all other items are optional.

You can also fill this form out in hard copy, please download the PDF, print, fill out, and mail to BARCC, Attn: Megan Mulcahy, 99 Bishop Allen Drive, Cambridge, MA 02139.

If you have any questions about this application, please e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or call our volunteer services manager at 617-649-1273.

Direct service volunteer application form

Guidelines for knowing if it is the right time for you to become a BARCC direct service volunteer

We find that volunteers are most successful in this work when they have taken time to address and process how they are personally connected to the issue of sexual violence so that they can then support the healing of others and give back to the community.

Please check each box to confirm you have read it. If you have questions or concern about any of the guidelines, you can e-mail volunteer [at] barcc.org or fill out the text box below the list.

Your contact information

Logistics

Please note, you must be able to attend all sessions of a particular 40-hour rape crisis counselor training to be considered for that training session.

BARCC requires a nine month minimum commitment for volunteers, starting immediately after training. Please consider your plans for the coming year (e.g., applying to school, moving, etc.).

Each program requires volunteers to:

  • Attend two monthly meetings for ongoing training, support and supervision, held in the evenings with both virtual and in person options.
  • Sign up for at minimum, one weekly shift, between 3-8 hours long. Volunteers with weekday daytime, weekend, and overnight availability are given preference!

Please be sure to read the descriptions of all of our volunteer opportunities. A volunteer can only participate in one program at a time. Please let us know which direct service program you are most interested in volunteering with. If you are interested in more than one program, please rank them.

Our mission is to end sexual violence. We empower survivors of sexual violence to heal and provide education and advocacy for social change to prevent sexual violence.