Apply To Be A CARE Peer Program Advocate or Educator

Campus Advocates Respond and Educate (CARE) 

to Stop Violence provides free, confidential advocacy and therapy services to primary and secondary survivors of sexual assault, relationship violence, stalking, and sexual harassment, while simultaneously empowering the campus community to prevent violence through educational presentations, events, and outreach activities.

CARE’S PEER PROGRAMS
CARE offers three peer programs:

Peer Advocacy
Peer Education
Peer Outreach

CARE to Stop Violence
APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2024-2025 CARE PEER PROGRAMS (ADVOCACY, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH) OPEN JANUARY 29TH 2024.

Current undergraduate students may apply. Applications accepted during the 2023-24 academic year are for admission to the program during the 2024-25 academic year. Peer Programs are for-credit, year-long courses. Students earn six credits total. Students are expected to commit to serve the entire academic year.

All Peer Program participants are required to attend a 40 hour training week before classes start in the fall semester (9am-5pm, August 19th-23rd).

Applications close March 15th, 2024.

• For questions regarding Peer Advocacy, please email Christina Jay at cjay1@umd.edu.

• For questions regarding Peer Education, please email Lucy Hebner at lhebner@umd.edu.

• For questions regarding Peer Outreach, please email Grace Fansler Boudreau at gfansler@umd.edu.

How To Apply:

Complete the application at go.umd.edu/carepeerapplication