On May 28th, Compass Center was named 2015 Nonprofit of the Year! Thank you to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce and Triangle Community Foundation for recognizing us with this honor.

Thank you to our many partners and supporters for enabling us to continue growing our impact in this community. We have an amazing team of staff, interns and volunteers who work hard to help Compass Center deliver quality services. All services are now being provided from one central location at 210 Henderson St in Chapel Hill. Visit our website or stop by and see us for more information about accessing programs, becoming a volunteer, or supporting the organization in other ways. And stay tuned for more information about an exciting new collaborative partnership we are embarking on through our financial education and career counseling programs.

We also want to recognize the other finalists for the award: TABLE and The Walking Classroom Institute. Thank you for what you do to meet the needs of our community.

In April, Start Strong intern, Elizabeth Sager, offered a workshop on Healthy Romantic Relationships for 7 members of a local Girl Scout troop. The troop was interested in conducting a community service project to help educate their community about the things they learned in the workshop. Elizabeth helped facilitate their discussion on a potential community service project and they settled on a blog. Check it out here!

Our Court Advocacy Program is seeking Spanish-speaking Volunteer Court Advocates to complete the Fall 2015 advocate training. Court Advocates provide legal advocacy and assistance to victims involved in the criminal and/or civil court systems.

Requirements for this position include:

• Completion of 42-hour hotline training
• Additional court advocacy training and shadowing
• Must be available Thursdays at 8:30 a.m.
• Transportation to Orange County Courthouse in Hillsborough required
• Experience with justice system preferred, not required