The BElieve in YOU Program at Sagesse provides peer support for individuals who are or have been engaged at the intersections of domestic violence and sex work. BElieve in YOU engages with people who have diverse experiences, thus we hold the continuum of sexual exchange from choice, circumstance, to coercion at the core of the program.

Volunteer Requirements:

• Individuals who identify as a woman
• Must be over the age of 18
• Must provide references and police check

Time commitment:

• 5 hours/week

BElieve in YOU Peer Support Facilitators will have the opportunity to co-facilitate: 

• 6 week self-esteem peer based group (Finding Our Voices)
• 14 week Intersections of domestic abuse and sex work peer based group (Growth Circle)

Apply today

Seeking volunteers with daytime or evening availability Monday-Friday for the following opportunities:

• Co-facilitate a 6 week self-esteem peer based group (Finding our Voices).
• Co-facilitate a 14 week domestic abuse peer based group (Growth Circle).

You can learn more about our peer based groups here.

Volunteer Requirements:

• Individuals who identify as a woman

• Must be over the age of 18

• Must provide references and police check

Time commitment:

• 5 hours/week

Apply today

Individual Support has two programs that fall under this category

• Drop-in style individual support: individual support peer facilitator will provide one-off in-person support for women identified individuals with lived experience in domestic violence
• Mentorship: mentors will be paired with a participant in our Moving on With Mentors Program for women-identified individuals with lived experience in domestic abuse.

You can learn more about our individual support programs here.

Volunteer Requirements:

• Individuals who identify as a woman

• Must be over the age of 18

• Must provide references and police check

Time commitment:

• 5 hours/week

Apply today