Center Advocacy Network (CAN)

The Center Advocacy Network (CAN) provides confidential, compassionate support for individuals and families impacted by interpersonal violence. Our advocates offer education, resources, referrals, and system navigation assistance to help survivors and their loved ones access the support they need.

Whether assisting with protection orders, connecting clients to community resources, navigating medical or legal systems, or supporting family members and partners, CAN is committed to helping people move forward with dignity, safety, and confidence.

Services

Victim Advocacy Services

CAN supports individuals impacted by domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, and other forms of interpersonal violence. Our advocates provide emotional support, safety planning, referrals, and assistance navigating healthcare, legal, and social service systems while ensuring every interaction remains survivor-centered, confidential, and non-judgmental.

Become a Certified Advocate

40-Hour Victim Advocacy Training

Our nationally accredited 40-Hour Victim Advocacy Training prepares advocates to provide trauma-informed, survivor-centered support through a health equity lens that centers LGBTQ+ lived experiences.

Accredited through the National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA), the program combines classroom instruction with insights from local experts in healthcare, law enforcement, courts, anti-trafficking programs, and community advocacy organizations.

Training Topics
Participants gain practical knowledge in trauma-informed care, motivational interviewing, confidentiality and ethics, LGBTQ+ advocacy, suicide prevention, human trafficking, stalking, protective orders, systems navigation, and other key areas essential to supporting survivors.

Training Process

Becoming a CAN Advocate

Becoming a CAN advocate starts with an application, completion of the 40-hour training, a background check, and advocate shadowing. Volunteers commit to 8–10 hours per month for eight months while gaining hands-on experience supporting survivors and strengthening our community.

CAN APPLICATION

LGBTQ+ Community Trainings

Cultural Humility & LGBTQ+ Community Trainings

CAN provides cultural humility and LGBTQ+ competency trainings for organizations, schools, healthcare providers, businesses, and community groups. These trainings help participants build a deeper understanding of LGBTQ+ experiences while developing practical skills for inclusive communication, trauma-informed engagement, and culturally responsive support.

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Advocacy, Education, and Support for Survivors

Center Advocacy Network (CAN)

Victim Advocacy Services

40-Hour Victim Advocacy Training

Becoming a CAN Advocate

Cultural Humility & LGBTQ+ Community Trainings

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