Hampshire College

Jessica Gifford x5743 or jgifford@hampshire.edu

The SOS Coordinator is a professional staff person who is a completely confidential resource for victims/survivors of sexual or relationship violence and their friends, partners, and allies.  The SOS Coordinator takes a position of empowering victims/survivors to make the decisions that are best for them in the aftermath of an assault, and will not pressure victims/survivors to pursue any particular course of action.

The role of the SOS Coordinator is:

• To provide emotional support to victims/survivors and those close to them.
• To provide information about on- and off-campus resources.
• To explain all of the options and resources available to victims/survivors.
• To advocate for victims/survivors' needs (housing, academic, etc).
• To support victims/survivors through any disciplinary or legal process they have chosen to pursue.
• To work with students on violence prevention programs on campus.
• To review campus sexual assault policy and practices and make recommendations for improvement.