DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO
CRISIS ASSISTANCE - VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
"It is not how much you do, but how much love you put in the doing."Mother Theresa
THE WOMEN'S CRISIS AND FAMILY OUTREACH CENTER
Providing programs and services for families in our community affected by domestic violence
email Jaime 303-688-1094 Fax 303-660-8889
Volunteers are essential in our rapidly expanding organization and contribute greatly to our success.
Assistance is currently needed in:
Community outreach
Fundraising
Events
Administrative support
Shelter and legal advocacy
Speaker's bureau
All volunteers are required to read the WCFOC Handbook and attend one quarterly orientation. Varying levels of training are required for each area.
www.thewomenscrisiscenter.org
DOUGLAS/ELBERT TASK FORCE
416 Jerry Street, CR email Kathy or 303-688-1114
We need more volunteers NOW than we have since our beginnings in 1984! ! !
The Task Force assisted a little more than 2,000 people in 1997 .
In 2005, we assisted over 11,000 DOUGLAS COUNTY people in need.....+ 550% in less than 10 years.
Volunteering is YOUR opportunity to make a difference.
Task Force could not operate without volunteers. Many more are needed to keep up with the ever-increasing need to assist our community.
WE promise YOU a challenging and rewarding experience.
Call us (303-688-1114) or email Kathy for more information and a volunteer application.
ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN (CASA)
Jayme Harper 303-328-2357 (o) 303-378-5537 (c)
Email CASA to volunteer
Volunteers are needed to become CASAs (Court Appointed Special Advocates).
CASA volunteers are community members who ease the overburdened child welfare system by volunteering to advocate for individual children affected by abuse and neglect. CASAs get to know these children and speak up for them in court, providing timely, pertinent information to insure that the child's best interests are served.
CASAs must be 21 years of age or older, and willing to commit 10 hours of their time each month for the duration of a case (12 - 18 months). Volunteers must attend 30 hours of training in order to be sworn in by the court to serve as a CASA.
A nonprofit agency, Community Alternatives, Inc. provides a continuum of programs and services designed to support the judicial system and uniquely serve the needs of victims, offenders and the community.
Volunteer Mediators are needed in CAI's FACE-to-FACE Program to:
*Contact each party to solicit voluntary cooperation
*Conduct one-on-one meetings with the parties to prepare for joint meeting
*Refer questions that you cannot answer to the staff
*Arrange and facilitate the joint meeting between clients
*Prepare the agreement listing each decision agreed upon in mediation
*Maintain accurate and thorough information in case files
FACE-to-FACE, CAI’s innovative restorative justice program, facilitates mediation and other dialogue opportunities between neighbors, parents and teens, victims and offenders, and other community members to resolve disputes and restore relationships.
The time commitment is for one year (10 - 12 cases) and monthly status/peer review meetings. CAI provides initial Volunteer Mediator training, as well as continuation training.
Community Alternatives, Inc.
Serving Parker Franktown and Elizabeth
PARKER TASK FORCE
and FOOD BANK
20118 East Mainstreet, Parker
The Task Force assisted a little more than 2,000 people in 1997 .
In 2005, we assisted over 11,000 DOUGLAS COUNTY people in need.....+ 550% in less than 10 years.
Volunteering is YOUR opportunity to make a difference.
Task Force could not operate without volunteers. Many more are needed to keep up with the ever-increasing need to assist our community.
WE promise YOU a challenging and rewarding experience.
Call us (303-688-1114) or email Kathy for more information and a volunteer application.
ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN (CASA)
Jayme Harper 303-328-2357 (o) 303-378-5537 (c) Email CASA to volunteer
Volunteers are needed to become CASAs (Court Appointed Special Advocates). CASA volunteers are community members who ease the overburdened child welfare system by volunteering to advocate for individual children affected by abuse and neglect. CASAs get to know these children and speak up for them in court, providing timely, pertinent information to insure that the child's best interests are served. CASAs must be 21 years of age or older, and willing to commit 10 hours of their time each month for the duration of a case (12 - 18 months). Volunteers must attend 30 hours of training in order to be sworn in by the court to serve as a CASA.
A nonprofit agency, Community Alternatives, Inc. provides a continuum of programs and services designed to support the judicial system and uniquely serve the needs of victims, offenders and the community.
Volunteer Mediators are needed in CAI's FACE-to-FACE Program to:
*Contact each party to solicit voluntary cooperation
*Conduct one-on-one meetings with the parties to prepare for joint meeting
*Refer questions that you cannot answer to the staff
*Arrange and facilitate the joint meeting between clients
*Prepare the agreement listing each decision agreed upon in mediation
*Maintain accurate and thorough information in case files
FACE-to-FACE, CAI’s innovative restorative justice program, facilitates mediation and other dialogue opportunities between neighbors, parents and teens, victims and offenders, and other community members to resolve disputes and restore relationships.
The time commitment is for one year (10 - 12 cases) and monthly status/peer review meetings. CAI provides initial Volunteer Mediator training, as well as continuation training.
Community Alternatives, Inc.
Serving Parker Franktown and Elizabeth
PARKER TASK FORCE
and FOOD BANK
20118 East Mainstreet, Parker
Erin Smith 303-805-0278 Email Parker Task Force and Food Bank
Open 10 - 12 every Saturday and 9 - 3 on the third Saturday of each month
Open 10 - 12 on every Tuesday and Friday
DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE VICTIM ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Patty Moschner 303-660-7561
We need volunteers to provide the following:
Crisis intervention & response
Resources & referrals
Victim's advocacy and Victim Rights' information
Grief support and referrals
We always need clerical assistance. We provide training for all these services. What we most need is YOU!
Douglas County Sheriff's Office
CASTLE ROCK VICTIMS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Carole Malezija 303-663-6100
On scene crisis response; resource referrals; follow-up support; court support; Protection Orders and Victims Compensation Fund assistance. Training is provided.
A Clerical and/or Administrative volunteer is a critical need.
Volunteer Services Manager 303-751-5772 Ext. 7246
4556 Castelton Court (north of the Christensen Justice Center) in Castle Rock!
Volunteers are very important people at the Dumb Friends League. As a private, non-profit animal shelter, we rely on the assistance of caring and hard-working volunteers in all our programs. The League receives nearly 27,000 lost, unwanted and abused pets, and helps tens of thousands of people and animals throughout the Denver metro area, and in Castle Rock. We provide shelter, food, veterinary care, love and attention for these animals.
We have volunteer opportunities for individuals 16 years and older, and for people that are willing to make a six-month commitment of approximately three hours per week.
There are many volunteer opportunities available; here are just a few:
Kennel Technician Assistant * work directly with the animals providing care and exercise
Adoption Information Specialist * greet visitors and answer questions about our adoption program
Receiving Assistant * assist staff with relinquished pets
Homes with Hearts Foster Parent * provide TLC in your home to special-needs animals
To volunteer, please provide us with a completed volunteer application. You may request one by calling 303-751-5772, Ext. 1933
or print out your own copy by going to our web site location at
"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." Ghandi
Rev. 1/07