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 over Zoom on the following dates / times:

• Wednesday, September 27^th from 9am to 12pm
• Friday, September 29^th from 9am to 12pm
• Wednesday, October 4^th from 9am to 12pm
• Friday, October 6^th from 9am to 12pm
• Wednesday, October 11^th from 9am to 12pm
• Friday, October 13^th from 9am to 12pm
• Wednesday, October 18^th from 9am to 12pm
• Friday, October 20^th from 9am to 12pm
• Wednesday, October 25^th from 9am to 12pm
• Friday, October 27^th from 9am to 12pm
• Wednesday, November 1^st from 9am to 12pm
• Friday, November 3^rd from 9am to 12pm
• Wednesday, November 8 from 9am to 12pm
• Friday, November 10^th – no class – offices closed in observance of Veterans Day
• Wednesday, November 15^th from 9am to 12pm
• Friday, November 17^th from 9am to 12pm

If you are interested in participating in this opportunity, you must be 18 years of age or older, complete a volunteer interview prior to being accepted to the training, and pass background checks prior to volunteering. Interviews must be completed by 4:30pm on Friday, September 22^nd.  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.