Criteria for Membership

Membership Types

 

 

Domestic and/or Sexual Violence Service Provider Organizational Voting Members

 

Eligibility – To be eligible for voting membership, organizations must:

  • Provide comprehensive domestic or sexual violence services to survivors as their primary purpose.
  • Operate its principal place of business in the State of Michigan.
  • Adhere to the Mission Statement and Purpose of the Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence.
  • Engage in comprehensive social change to end domestic or sexual violence.

 

Comprehensive Service Provider – An organization can either be a comprehensive sexual assault service provider, a comprehensive domestic violence service provider, or both. The organization must meet the criteria below for each category.

  • Sexual Assault – provides direct services and offers a 24-hour crisis hotline/response to survivors of sexual assault.
  • Domestic Violence – provides direct services, offers a 24-hour crisis hotline, and provides emergency shelter to survivors of domestic violence.
  • Direct Services – counseling, advocacy, and referrals with the primary focus being to help survivors with issues involving domestic and/or sexual violence.

Follow this link to apply for membership as a 2013 Organizational Voting Member.

 

Organizational Supporting Members

 

Organizational supporting members are groups and/or agencies that serve domestic or sexual violence survivors but do not meet the criteria of comprehensive service provider.

 

Eligibility – To be eligible for supporting membership at this level, organizations must:

  • Be interested in the issues of domestic and/or sexual violence.
  • Support the Mission Statement, Purpose and Philosophy of the Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence.

Follow this link to apply online for membership as an Organizational Supporting Member.

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Follow this link to apply by mail as an Organizational Supporting Member.

 

Individual Supporting Members

 

Eligibility – To be eligible for supporting membership at this level, individuals must:

  • Be interested in the issues of domestic or sexual violence.
  • Support the Mission Statement and Purpose of the Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence.

Follow this link to apply online for membership as an Individual Supporting Member.

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Follow this link to apply by mail as an Individual Supporting Member.