Volunteer Training

Are you a good listener? Are you comfortable talking on the phone?

Do you have a passion for helping others?

If you answered yes to these questions, we have an opportunity that may be perfect for you!

Family Violence Project (FVP) has an ongoing need for volunteer advocates to help answer our 24-hour helpline for those affected by domestic violence. As a volunteer advocate on the helpline, you will make a difference in people’s lives by volunteering from the comfort of your home. Do you worry that you won’t know what to say? FVP offers a free training (the Core Advocacy, Intervention, Response and Ethics Training) to help prepare you for this role; also, a staff person will be available to assist you by phone while you are volunteering. Throughout the training, participants will learn about the complex issue of domestic violence, the services of Family Violence Project, and how to talk with callers and help them create safety plans. Although successful completion of the training is required for this volunteer role, no other experience is necessary.

The next 45-hour volunteer training will be held via Zoom on the following dates / times:

• · Monday, January 6th from 8:30am to 11:30am
• · Wednesday, January 8th from 5:30pm to 8:30pm
• · Monday, January 13th from 8:30am to 11:30am
• · Wednesday, January 15th from 5:30pm to 8:30pm
• · Monday, January 20th ~ holiday / no training
• · Wednesday, January 22nd from 5:30pm to 8:30pm
• · Monday, January 27th from 8:30am to 11:30am
• · Wednesday, January 29th from 5:30pm to 8:30pm
• · Monday, February 3rd from 8:30am to 11:30am
• · Wednesday, February 5th from 5:30pm to 8:30pm
• · Monday, February 10th from 8:30am to 11:30am
• · Wednesday, February 12th from 5:30pm to 8:30pm
• · Monday, February 17th from 8:30am to 11:30am
• · Wednesday, February 19th from 5:30pm to 8:30pm
• · Monday, February 24th from 8:30am to 11:30am
• · Wednesday, February 26th from 5:30pm to 8:30pm

If you are interested in participating in this opportunity, you must be 18 years of age or older,

complete a volunteer interview and pass background checks. Interviews must be completed by 4:30pm on Friday December 20th, 2024. While the training itself is free of charge, we ask for a $25 donation (to help cover the cost of background checks) from those who are financially able to provide it; the inability to donate will not prevent a person from participating!

For more information, contact Jaime at [email protected] or 207-623-8637 x302.