• 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.