Crisis Services Volunteer Opportunities
Ways to learn and grow while serving your community:
HELPline Worker
- Provide a trained and
caring response to crisis line calls.
- Mobilize sources of help
for persons at risk for suicide violence,
and sexual assault trauma
- Provide a calm presence
to persons overwhelmed by stress.
- Draw on agency database
to guide people in locating community resources to meet needs
HOPE Place Advocate
- Respond to telephone
crisis calls related to domestic violence.
- Provide guidance to
clients to ensure safety and end abuse.
- Carry out screening
procedures for admission to HOPE Place.
- Provide
referrals for counseling, legal assistance, and other needed services.
Domestic Violence First Responders
- Accompany police to
domestic violence calls .
- Reassure victims and
children that help is there for them.
- Arrange for admission of
clients to HOPE Place when safe shelter is
needed.
- Provide information and
referrals.
- Provide 911 bags to
children (includes stuffed animal and educational coloring book).
Rape Response Advocate
- Be present with rape
victims at time of crisis.
- Create a bond to facilitate further help.
- Let victims know they are not at fault and they are not alone.
- Provide each victim an
information packet and clothing to wear after forensic exam.
- Respond to needs of
victims of past sexual assault who are experiencing distress.
HELPline Gift Wrap Workers
- Volunteers are needed to
wrap gifts, to serve as weekly booth captains, to assist in scheduling
workers, and to deliver supplies for this fund-raising
event.
For more information and
to request a volunteer application, call
(256) 716-1000.
A 10-session training
class is
provided three times a year.
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