Volunteer Opportunities at the Women's Center
The Women's Center at Virginia Tech operates with a commitment to social justice by providing support, assistance, and educational programming. The Center also provides an opportunity for students to build useful skills, develop leadership skills, increase knowledge about women's issues, develop friendships, and help improve the community through a variety of different ways including: volunteering, service learning, work-study, and internships.
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Volunteer Opportunities
AWARE Club | Cornerstone | Health Advocates | IWiN | SAVES | Women's Month
- AWARE Club: The AWARE Team develops curriculum and facilitates educational programs for 6th, 7th and 8th grade girls at Blacksburg Middle School. Virginia Tech women lead discussions on topics such as healthy relationships, body image and self-esteem, as well as facilitate workshops and mentor young girls. Groups are formed early in the semester. AWARE is FULL and is no longer accepting applications for the 2009-10 year. E-mail wc.aware@vt.edu for additional information.
- Cornerstone: Cornerstone is a transitional housing program that consists of eight apartments and a community center funded by the Women's Resource Center of the New River Valley. Each semester, the Cornerstone team raises funds to decorate an apartment for a woman and her children who are leaving the shelter and beginning new lives free of domestic violence. E-mail wccornerstone@vt.edu for more information.
- Health Advocates:
This program is designed to meet the growing needs of Virginia
Tech women. In support of their sorority sisters, Health
Advocates undergo specialized training on a variety of issues
facing college women, such as disordered eating, depression,
sexual assault, dating violence, substance abuse and reproductive
health. Health Advocates provide education, emotional support,
advocacy services and referrals. For more information, e-mail
healthadvocates@vt.edu.
- International Women in Need (IWiN): This team is a non-profit, Women's Center staff advised, student organization that strives to alert the Virginia Tech community about ethnic crises internationally. IWiN strives to raise funds for and assist women in need around the world. This year the team is working to raise funds for the The Koriko Moyie Women's Group in the Ngeta Village in Kenya. Visit the CornMills for Kenya Blog to keep current on what is happening with the project.
- Sexual Assault
and Violence Education by Students (SAVES):
This peer education team strives to raise awareness of violence
against women through outreach and education. Members of
SAVES are trained to educate the Virginia Tech community
about important issues, including sexual assault, relationship
violence, cyberstalking and online harrassment. SAVES members
facilitate presentations to campus organizations, residence
halls and classes. For more information, e-mail SAVES@vt.edu.
- Women's Month in March: A non-profit community project funded by Virginia Tech, area organizations, student groups, local businesses and citizen's contributions, Women's Month programming is a university-wide series of events designed to recognize the accomplishments, concerns and diversity of womens' lives. Volunteers are needed to support Women's Month planning and programming throughout the month of March. For more information, e-mail womensmonth@vt.edu.
Volunteer Contributions
- The Women's Center recorded 1,324 total hours by 66 volunteers and collaborated with 6 student organizations during 2006-07.
- Value added to the Center is $14,564 (using average dollar value of volunteer time, $11.00/hour)