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Volunteer Opportunities Join us in providing needed services to survivors of abuse! 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.
- Sexual Assault Response Team Volunteer: Accompany sexual assault survivors to forensic exam and law enforcement interview. Requires additional 1-day Advocate Training.
- 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 about domestic violence, sexual assault and agency services.
- Awareness Months (Sexual Assault-April; Domestic Violence-May): Assist with special awareness activities.
To provide direct services to clients, you must have completed our 60-Hour Training, which qualifies you as a State-Certified Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Peer Counselor; and have a criminal background check through the LiveScan fingerprinting system. Use the link below to complete an application to become a volunteer with WCS~DdM. Please print it and fax to 722-4990, or mail it to us at Volunteer Program, 233 East Lake Avenue, Watsonville, CA 95076.
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60-Hr Training
Our next training for State-Certified Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Peer Counselors is scheduled for September 11th through October 20th, 2010.
Apply
Click Here for an application to our Volunteer Program. Please PRINT AND MAIL to Attn: Volunteer Program 233 E. Lake Avenue, Watsonville CA 95076
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