Interested in volunteering?  Call the volunteer coordinator at 489-3798. We look forward to working with you - your interest in volunteering is greatly appreciated by Susan B. Anthony project staff & victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in Northwest Connecticut Hotline Volunteer Bilingual Volunteer Adult Support Group Co-Facilitator Family Violence Victim Advocate Assistant Childcare Volunteer Special Event Planning Assistant Community Education Volunteer Receptionist Volunteer Office Volunteer Transportation Volunteer STRIVE Volunteer Hotline Volunteer: As a hotline volunteer, you will answer the hotline providing information, crisis intervention counseling, shelter in-takes, and possible referrals to appropriate agencies. Completing the 40-hour volunteer training is a prerequisite for this position. Volunteers will begin by shadowing current staff members. Go to top Bilingual Volunteer: Bilingual Volunteers will assist in answering hotline calls, working in the shelter with non-English speaking clients, and translating written material. Responsibilities are essentially similar to that of a hotline volunteer with the additional requirement of speaking a language other than English (including American Sign Language). Additional responsibilities to include translating for Welfare to Work case management staff Friday mornings and as needed. Go to top Adult Support Group Co-Facilitator: Support Group Co-Facilitators may co-facilitate either sexual assault survivors support groups or domestic violence survivors support groups (H.E.A.R.T.). Depending on the nature of the group, the co-facilitator will be either the Adult Sexual Assault Victim Advocate or the Domestic Violence Victim Advocate. Hours for this position are primarily weekday evenings. Completing the 40-hour volunteer training is a prerequisite for this position as well as some shadowing of advocates and a demonstration of readiness to take on this level of responsibility. Go to top Family Violence Victim Advocate Assistant: The Family Violence Victim Advocate Assistant will work with the Family Violence Victim Advocate in criminal court, providing support and information to all victims of family violence crimes. The FVAA will work closely with lawyers, judges, and family relations to express the victim’s voice in court. Duties include contacting clients at court as well as via mail and telephone. Hours for this position are weekday mornings. Completing the 40-hour volunteer training and a demonstration of readiness to take on this level of responsibility are prerequisites for this position. Staff FVVA will screen for this volunteer position. Go to top Childcare Volunteer: Child care volunteers will provide care and supervision to children whose mothers may be living in shelter, transitional house, and/or attending a program or group offered by Susan B. Anthony Project. Hours may vary depending on specific needs but are generally in the late afternoons. The staff Child Advocate or Volunteer Coordinator will screen childcare volunteers. Go to top Special Event Planning Assistant: Special Event Planning Assistants assist in all aspects of pre-planning, on-site and follow up activities related to special event planning. These duties may include administration for advertising and mailing and other duties as assigned. Computer skills are a plus. The Director of Development will provide training to individuals interested in assisting in planning of the annual fund raising event held in the spring and other fund raising activities. Interested volunteers can also work with the Sexual Assault Awareness Month (April) Planning Committee and/or Domestic Violence Awareness Month (October) Planning Committee to plan the respective awareness months. Go to top Community Education Volunteer: Community education volunteers will assist the community educator with presentations in classroom, professional and summer camp settings. Responsibilities may include assisting in all aspects of preparation for speaking engagements, co-facilitation of teen groups, assisting in classroom presentations dealing with a range of topics, acting as a puppeteer in a “safe touch” puppet show, and/or sharing personal stories related to domestic violence and sexual assault with various community groups. Completing the 40-hour training for this position is not required, though it is highly recommended. Men are highly encouraged to participate as community education volunteers. Go to top Receptionist Volunteer: The receptionist volunteer will answer the office phone line the first Wednesday of every month from 1 – 2:30 while staff attends the monthly staff meeting. It is not necessary to complete the 40-hour training for this position. Go to top Office Volunteer: Office volunteers will provide a variety of services needed to assist the Susan B. Anthony Project. Responsibilities may include assisting in fund raising mailings, distributing and selling wreaths, shredding documents and other responsibilities as deemed helpful. Hours will be during the day; training not required for this position. Go to top Transportation Volunteer: The transportation volunteer will drive clients to appointments and to errands in the Susan B. Anthony van. Ideally, this volunteer will establish hours in which they can volunteer on a weekly basis. No training is required; a copy of the volunteer’s license and insurance card must be given to the administrative assistant. Go to top STRIVE (Seeking To Realize Independent Values & Esteem) Volunteer: STRIVE volunteers will work with STRIVE case manager to provide support and information to women in transition. Responsibilities may include developing resumes or work plans for clients, helping to develop resources and assisting with self-esteem groups or other informational workshops. Go to top The Susan B. Anthony welcomes any additional suggestions that you may have about specific projects you would like to work on or services that you could provide not on this list. Our training sessions are generally held in the autumn on evenings and weekends. Training may be more often depending on interest – please call us if you are interested in putting your name on a waiting list.