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Be a Voice for
Your Community

Support takes many shapes. Find ways to get involved with fundraising, advocacy, partnership and many other opportunities to facilitate healing and begin to empower survivors on their journey.

TRAININGS

40-Hour Domestic Violence Advocate Training

Offered biannually in the Spring and Fall, this relationship violence training is ideal for those seeking employment or volunteer experience with a relationship violence organization in California. All hotline volunteers are mandated by the State of California to complete this series before being eligible to volunteer. Upon completion you will receive a certification as mandated by California Evidence Code Section 1037.1.

Join us for our virtual 40-Hour Domestic Violence Advocate Training in March 2025! Click for flyer. REGISTER HERE

For information on upcoming trainings, please contact our Prevention Education department at preventioneducation@humanoptions.org

VOLUNTEER

Due to the confidential nature of our work, volunteer opportunities are focused on emergency hotline volunteers, teen volunteers, and/or attorneys interested in providing pro bono legal services in the areas of Family Law and Immigration.

Awareness Campaigns

Through a variety of awareness programs, we engage the community in activities focused on the many different issues associated with relationship violence.

CAREERS

Job Opportunities

At Human Options, we are committed to a supportive work environment where employees care deeply about making positive changes in the lives of our clients—and each other. Join a team of people dedicated to breaking the cycle of relationship violence by fostering a community of health and support for survivors of trauma.

Our Stories

The team at Human Options is dedicated to the mission of helping prevent relationship violence. Together, we’ll continue working towards creating a society where every person in Orange County lives a life free from fear.

Healing is at the heart of what we do. It takes courage, perseverance, and a strong support system. We are humbled to share these lived experiences as told by survivors to empower others on their journey. There is no one that knows this better than survivors – and that is why we share their empowering stories.

40 Hour Domestic Violence Advocate Training (DVAT)

Looking to work with domestic violence survivors or just expand your knowledge? Register for Human Options’ 40-hour state-mandated workshop! Offered biannually in the Spring and Fall, this domestic violence series is ideal for those seeking employment or volunteer experience with a domestic violence organization in California. Emergency hotline volunteers help answer calls to our 24-hour […]

Hoag OC Marathon – Run with Purpose

OC Fair & Event Center 88 Fair Dr, Costa Mesa, CA, United States

Join Team Human Options at the Hoag OC Marathon! Run, Fundraise, and Make a Difference for Survivors of Relationship Violence We are thrilled to announce that Human Options will be participating as a beneficiary in the Hoag OC Marathon! This is an incredible opportunity for our supporters to join us in raising funds for our […]

Serious Fun Gala 2025

Balboa Bay Resort 1221 West Coast Hwy, Newport Beach, CA

  Please join the Human Options community for a night of disco-themed Serious Fun. Our annual gala celebrates the work that we do for survivors of relationship violence in Orange County and those who make it all possible.   Become a Sponsor   About Our DOVE Honoree   Thanks to Our Sponsors! Diamond Sponsors Knobbe […]

Interested in sponsoring an event?
We’d love to talk.

Email us at info@humanoptions.org

SUPPORT HUMAN OPTIONS

Your generosity creates more options, more resources, more services, and hope to address the complex needs of relationship violence survivors.

Be a Voice for
Your Community

Support takes many shapes. Find ways to get involved with fundraising, advocacy partnership and many other opportunities to strengthen healing and begin to empower survivors on their journey.