• Save the Date: Saturday, September 25 for RVA's 2nd Annual Yogathon. For a second year, RVA is partnering with lululemon athletica and local yoga studios to raise funds for the vital and free support services we offer rape victims across Chicago.  There's less than 6 weeks until RVA's 2nd Annual Yogathon on Saturday, September 25.  We've doubled the number of yoga classes over last year and are striving to have twice as many friends of RVA participate.  We need your help to reach our goal and make our yogathon a success!  Download the Yogathon schedule with studio addresses here.   

• Click here to make a gift to RVA today!  You can help RVA remain a signficant resource for survivors of sexual violence here in Chicago by making a tax-deductible gift online.

• Next 56-hour Volunteer Training in October 2010  - RVA will hold 3 volunteer trainings in 2010.  All volunteers who complete our training will be certified as Rape Crisis Counselors, in accordance with the Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault.  If interested in volunteering, please review the responsibilities and fax a completed application to 312-443-9602 or email it to volunteer@rapevictimadvocates.org.
  • Training Dates & Deadlines
  • An overview of responsibilities for volunteer medical advocates 
  • Our volunteer application
  • A list of the 12 hospitals where RVA provides 24-hour crisis intervention 
  • More information on our training >>> 

• Interested in an internship at RVA?  Please see the intern descriptions and application for more information about internships with our Advocacy, Counseling, Education & Training and Development programs.  

• Join Team RVA in a Marathon - Fundraise for a great cause! Please join Team RVA in the  Bank of America Chicago Marathon.  If you’ve already registered or plan on running in a different marathon, you can still join Team RVA and gain all the benefits of being part of our team. Please send your race confirmation ID# or marathon details to development@rapevictimadvocates.org.

• Counseling Groups - Incest Survivors Support Group and Adult Sexual Assault Survivors Support Group are held several times a year.  All of RVA's counseling services are free of charge and confidential. Please contact our director of counseling at 312.443.9603, extension 30 for more information about upcoming groups. 

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