STAR Advocacy Center will be the advocacy center to serve Graham and Greenlee counties where there currently has not been an advocacy center.
Once we have a location and are able to start our services agencies will no longer have to transport victims (child and adult) over 2 hours away to get them the help and services they need.
What STAR Advocacy Center will do:
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- Respond to and support officers and deputies on calls involving rape, sexual assault, and domestic violence
- Host victim and child interviews at our center
- Host SANE nurse exams at our center (rape and sexual assault victims exam to collect forensic evidence)
- Provide information on resources to victims and their families
- Advocate for victims
- Host training for agencies
- Train volunteers to become advocates
- Provide training for schools including preventative for younger ages and dating violence signs for older ages.
- Provide life coaching and counseling resources to victims and their families
- Host multidisciplinary meetings to help local agencies communicate and work together on cases
- Provide supervised visitations
- Become a neutral drop off/pick up location for custody exchange
And any other services we can help with in the community!
Currently we are in need of:
- Building location- house or large office space with bathrooms
- Funding- STAR Advocacy Center is a non-profit agency and is solely dependent on donations and grants.
- Volunteers
If you are able to help in any way please contact: JoDee Mason 928-322-8133 or email staradvocacycenter@gmail.com
