{"id":78082,"date":"2015-01-08T10:10:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-08T08:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/78082\/victim-empowerment-volunteers-wanted\/"},"modified":"2015-01-08T09:59:52","modified_gmt":"2015-01-08T07:59:52","slug":"victim-empowerment-volunteers-wanted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/01\/08\/victim-empowerment-volunteers-wanted\/","title":{"rendered":"Victim empowerment volunteers wanted"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Germiston police are in the process of improving their Victim Empowerment Centre.<\/p>\n

There is a need to increase the number of volunteers who would be available to ensure an effective service is rendered to the community.<\/p>

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Victim empowerment contains the following four basic elements: emotional support; practical support; providing and receiving information and referral to professional support services.<\/p>\n

Training of volunteers has kindly been agreed to by Epworth Children\u2019s Village.<\/p>

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The training is planned for early this year and is expected to be on Saturday mornings for about eight weeks.<\/p>\n

A certificate will be issued upon successful completion of the course.<\/p>\n

Volunteers should be older than 21 years.<\/p>\n

They receive no payment or stipends.<\/p>\n

Volunteers must also take note that their volunteering will not lead to them being employed at either the police or Epworth.<\/p>\n

Vetting will occur before training occurs.<\/p>\n

Anyone who is interested in becoming a victim empowerment volunteer, or who is already trained, can contact Epworth on 011 827-5732.<\/p>\n

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