Volunteer Opportunities at The Women’s Center
Volunteers are the backbone of our organization and are essential to the day-to-day success of our many programs and services, which are offered free of charge. Volunteers provide key support to the staff and clients.
Volunteering is a wonderful way to support our cause to end domestic and sexual violence. There are many different ways people can donate their time and effort to the Women’s Center & its emergency shelter, Harbor House.
Women’s Center Volunteer Application: Vol Forms Web Site 3.18
General Maintenance & Repair
Assist with upkeep of the building and grounds.
Administrative Office Work
Assist us with mailings, spreadsheet maintenance, and computer support.
Community Awareness
Assist with creating and/or handing out awareness flyers and attending events.
Advocacy
Be involved in court support for survivors of domestic and sexual assault.
Fundraising
Assist with Women’s Center events, or host events for the Women’s Center, Inc. with your own organization.
Pak Ratz Thrift Shop
Sort and process donations, straighten and organize shelves, general cleaning and maintenance.
Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) and Domestic Violence Response Team (DVAT)
Provide crisis intervention and support services to survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence, including accompanying survivors to the hospital and interviews with law enforcement officers. Volunteers should possess active listening skills, empathy skills and be willing to advocate for victim rights. Volunteers should be able to complete a minimum of 32-40 hours for training. SART/DVAT volunteers carry the SART/DVAT pager for one week when they are on-call to respond to emergency situations. Volunteers participate in an on-call rotation. domestic and sexual assault.
Harbor House Assistance
Our services include crisis intervention, supportive advocacy services, a 24-hour help line, resource information and referrals, counseling, safety planning, legal advocacy and transportation assistance. Volunteers should possess active listening skills, empathy skills and be willing to advocate for victim rights. Volunteers should be able to complete a minimum of 32-40 hours for training.
We also use volunteers to assist us with:
- Answering crisis phones
- Providing shelter shift coverage
- Providing crisis intervention and supportive advocacy services to shelter residents
- Assisting with adult and/or weekly domestic violence support group
- Assisting with the youth program
- Providing childcare
- General Maintenance and repair