About volunteering
If interested in joining our volunteer team please fill out our Volunteer Application . For further information or questions, please contact our Watsonville office at (831) 722-4532 or our Santa Cruz office at (831) 425-4030.
We offer volunteer and internship opportunities for community members and students
Volunteer opportunities include:
- Crisis Line Volunteer: Provide peer counseling and referrals to callers.
- Volunteer Court Advocate: Accompany clients to court.
- Support Group Volunteer: Co-facilitate or facilitate support groups for survivors of domestic violence and/or sexual assault.
- Children/Youth Support Group Volunteer: Co-facilitate support group for child, youth or teen witnesses of domestic violence.
- Program Volunteer: Provide client services in the Shelter, Crisis Intervention or Children and Youth Programs.
- Community Education Volunteer: Assist with presentations and outreach events about domestic violence, sexual assault and agency services.
- Awareness Months (Sexual Assault-April; Domestic Violence-October): Assist with special awareness activities.
- Options to assist other programs in agency: Court accompaniment, support group, shelter, administration, prevention, outreach and child & youth programs
Requirements to Volunteer
Must complete 65-hour training & one-year volunteer service commitment
- 18 years of age or older
- Must complete criminal background check though LiveScan fingerprinting system
- A commitment to social justice & eliminating sexual assault and domestic violence
- Volunteer interested in direct services must complete 65-hour training & one-year volunteer service commitment
Resources
- Active Volunteers (requires login) – access forms you might need, such as Crisis Line Sheets and Volunteer Time Cards.
- Volunteer Application
