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Through your support we can help the healing and restoring of hope possible. Here are special ways you can be a part of the Center for Survivors of Torture and War Trauma. Your financial giving allows us to continue by individual donations, monthly pledges, tribute gifts and planned giving. You can send a check or money order made out to:

Center for Survivors of Torture and War Trauma 1077 S. Newstead St.Louis, MO 63110

Even more simply, make a donation with your credit card through the click of the button below!

How Can I Volunteer?

Without volunteers participating in our mission we would not be able to provide healing services. There are many ways to give your time to the Center for Survivors of Torture and War Trauma. Below are diffent ways you can volunteer and support our:

Youth Services encompasses three programs that provide a safe and caring environment for youth members using theatre, dance, movement, music, physical activity, soccer, art, and writing to provide youth members with creative means to grow, learn, express, transform, find support, and heal.

International Play Ground - is a unique artistic program of music and theatre for youth that builds healing and self-confidence by engaging in a performing arts ensemble

• Group Retreats is a unique program for youth that allows individuals to strengthen their ability to self heal, receive the support others as group members, and build on their inner strengths through a series of gatherings lasting 4-8 hours each.

• Open Door After School Program is a special afterschool program geared towards refugee chidren and youth ages 5-18 years of age. Open Door gives youth a safe environment to create, share, express, and heal to build their self-confidence, learn conflict resolution skills, and strengthen their social skills.

Anyone who wants to volunteer for youth services should make sure to be registered with the Missouri Family Care Safety Registry. You can check to see if you are registered at https://webapp03.dhss.mo.gov/fcsrnet/.
If you are not registered, you can register yourself online at https://webapp01.dhss.mo.gov/FCSRWebRegistration/Welcome.aspx, there is a $10 on-line fee for this. $9.00 if they process via mail.

• Adult Mental Health Services encompasses three programs that focus on refugee adults who suffer from complex post traumatic stress disorder. Through mind/body integrative therapeutic approaches, these adults learn ways to become self empowered to minimize their trauma symptoms, build supports around them, and strengthen their ability to live a healthy and productive life.

• Individual Therapy uses multiple mind/body approaches to the healing process of a refugee experiencing severe post trauma symptoms. These approaches include a variety of evidenced based psychotherapies with trauma victims such as cognitive processing therapy, strength-based narrative, EMDR, and sensori-motor psychotherapy. In support of the psycotherapy, we integrate energy therapies, hypnotherapy, massage therapy, acupressure, and Feldenkrais.

• Group Therapy follows the same principles as the individual therapy but through a group dynamic that builds individual and group supports of one another.

• Adult Retreats a similar program to the youth retreats, the adult retreats teaches individuals to strengthen their ability to self heal, receive the support others as group members, and build on their inner strengths through a series of gatherings lasting 4-8 hours each.

  Please download a volunteer or student practicum application form and email it to Kristin Bulin at kristin(at) stlcenterforsurvivors.org. After receiving the completed application, the appropriate staff member will contact you to set up an interview and tour. Volunteer orientation and training dates will be provided at the interview.