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103 people are interested
Remote Volunteer Opportunity: Hotline Advocate on Colorado's Human Trafficking Hotline
ORGANIZATION: Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking
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103 people are interested
Colorado’s 24/7 Human Trafficking Hotline is managed by the Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking and supported by Volunteer Hotline Advocates. Advocates are trained to handle a variety of call/text scenarios with a focus on connecting callers to the Hotline’s vetted list of resources and referral agencies around the state. Advocates are "on-call" during shifts they schedule according to their availability.
PLEASE NOTE: Advocates must be based in the state of Colorado in order to apply.
Approved advocate candidates receive 20 hours of up front training and 12 hours of continuing education to support callers and texters. Trainings are held twice per year, typically in spring and fall. The next advocate training will be held virtually via Zoom in April on the following dates:
Saturday & Sunday 4/12 & 3/13 (2025) 9am - 5pm
Tuesday & Thursday 4/15 & 4/17 (2025) 6pm - 8pm
Candidates must attend all sessions to participate and volunteers commit to one year of service to the hotline.
LCHT’s mission is to inform social change that eliminates human exploitation; our vision is the end of human trafficking. Our program areas include education, leadership development, research and training. Since 2005, LCHT has trained more than 30,000 community members, law enforcement, and social service providers, conducted two state-wide research projects and over 150 interns and community leaders have participated in our leadership development programs. Through our efforts, LCHT influences and shapes the anti-human trafficking movement at the local, state, regional, and national levels.
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About Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking
Location:
1031 33rd Street, Denver, CO 80205, US
Mission Statement
To inform social change that eliminates human exploitation.
Description
Organized responses to human trafficking are relatively new and the Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking (LCHT) has become a leader in this effort over the past 13 years. In 2005, our organization formed as a state chapter of the Polaris Project, a nationally recognized anti-trafficking organization. With the support of a small group of dedicated volunteers, we enhanced local anti-trafficking efforts by raising public awareness and facilitating professional trainings. In 2009, in order to establish our work at the forefront of Colorado's anti-trafficking movement, we transitioned to an independent 501(c)3 called the Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking. We deliberately chose to describe ourselves as a laboratory to reflect our understanding of the need to incorporate a mix of ideas, with input from multiple sectors, to adequately understand and address the problem. We now focus our work in multiple areas including research to inform coordinated state-wide efforts, training of those personnel in positions to detect and/or serve victims of trafficking, education to raise public awareness, oversight of Colorado’s human trafficking hotline, and development of future leaders in human rights fields.
CAUSE AREAS
Advocacy & Human Rights,
Community,
Crisis Support
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
WHERE
This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
January 6, 2025
SKILLS
- Crisis Intervention
- People Skills
- Problem Solving
- Relationship Building
- Verbal / Written Communication
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- self-determined, however, we encourage Advocates to take 2-4 Hotline/Textline shifts per month
- Quarterly Meetings for continuing education