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ORGANIZATION: Center for Victims of Torture
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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4 people are interested
CVT community guides work closely with survivors who have begun participating in rehabilitative care at one of our healing centers. Survivors living in the United States have left their countries to escape torture and persecution, so in many cases, clients are learning a new culture, a new language and new skills for healing. Community guides act as an important bridge between the client and the new environment, helping them to become more independent. Successful community guides build a relationship with survivors and become a consistent presence in their lives.
This includes:
- Spend time with clients, listening and talking.
- Accompany clients to stores, libraries, pharmacies and other errands.
- Serve as family guides, connecting with a client’s family as well.
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About Center for Victims of Torture
Location:
2356 University Avenue West, Suite 430, St.Paul, MN 55114, US
Mission Statement
The mission of the Center for Victims of Torture is to heal the wounds of torture on individuals, their families and their communities and to end torture worldwide.
Description
CVT was founded in 1985 as a nongovernmental organization after the governor of Minnesota, Rudy Perpich, assembled a committee to recommend initiatives that would make a difference for human rights. The committee proposed creation of the United States’ first center for rehabilitative care for survivors of torture. The Center for Victims of Torture opened in St. Paul, with one counselor. Over the years, we grew geographically and programmatically, today offering culturally-competent and interdisciplinary care to survivors, along with initiatives to end torture, enhance the skills and resilience of human rights defenders and organizations, and to facilitate justice for survivors.
Great progress has been made in that time. Since CVT began our work, the United States ratified the Convention against Torture, passed the Torture Victims Relief Act, and filed a presidential executive order banning torture. In addition, tens of thousands of survivors found care and began rebuilding their lives after torture.
CAUSE AREAS
Advocacy & Human Rights,
Community,
Immigrants & Refugees
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
WHERE
2356 University Avenue WestSaint Paul, MN 55114
(44.963318 ,-93.19713 )
DATE POSTED
November 5, 2024
SKILLS
- Community Outreach
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Public Groups
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- Long-term: Six-month minimum commitment- up to 8-10 hours per month, Short-term: 3-5 total outings with client