VolunteersVolunteers are ordinary people who perform extraordinary work. It doesn’t take a great deal of time or sacrifice to make a difference in the life of another person. All it takes is the desire to reach out to others and a willingness to learn. At Women Helping Women, we recognize the importance of volunteers. Many of our key services depend upon dedicated volunteers. That’s why we provide thorough tra OpportunitiesWomen Helping Women offers various volunteer opportunities: Hospital Advocates: Volunteers who wish to respond to calls and provide hospital accompaniment to rape survivors during the evenings, weekends, or holidays. Court Advocates: Accompany survivors of domestic violence as they proceed through the court system. Volunteers are most often utilized to assist with arraignment court, which occurs Monday through Saturday and runs 8:45 am to approximately Noon. Hotline Advocates: Volunteers who wish to answer calls and provide crisis intervention on our 24-Hour Crisis Line may do so anytime Monday through Friday between the hours of 7 am and 5 pm. Education Advocates: Assist with programs given throughout Hamilton County and the Greater Cincinnati area. There will be opportunities to attend community fairs and programs to provide information to the public about our services. Administrative/Clerical Advocates: Are essential to organizing documentation, assisting with valuable reports for funders and supporting the administrative work of our small staff. These volunteers may not need to attend training.
TrainingOur agency offers a 40-hour training program two times a year, during evenings and weekends in April/May and August/September. Topics covered include: sexual assault, domestic violence, history of the agency, explanation of the agency's mission and services, crisis intervention, cultural sensitivity, personal safety, legal and mental health issues among others. Volunteers will learn the agency's policies and procedures for working with clients. There are specific instructions given on how to respond to a person in a crisis over the telephone as well as in person. In addition, the training provides information on court procedures that prepare the volunteer to provide in-court support and information to survivors. Fall Volunteer Training dates have been scheduled. Click the following links for more information. Click here to see Volunteer/After-Hour opportunities. Click here to see Internship opportunities. We are having a Non-Profit Support Training on May 30th from 9am-5pm. Click here for more information. Volunteer and Intern Application Form
Click here to view an Volunteer Application form in MS Word format. Print the form, complete it and mail to our office. Click here to view an Volunteer Intern Application in MS Word format. Print the form, complete it and mail to our office. Current Volunteers and After Hours AdvocatesFor your convineniece we've created links to frequently used documents for you to print out and use. Hospital Accompaniment Paperwork
For more information please contact our Volunteer Coordinator: (513) 977-5546
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