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

2-1-1 Volunteer

• Answer calls to the new 2-1-1 community information system
• Make referrals from our community resources database.

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 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, call (256) 716-1000. Click here for a volunteer application you can fill out on your computer. Print it, and mail it to: Crisis Services of North Alabama, PO Box 368, Huntsville, AL 35804.

A 10-session training class is provided three times a year.

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