Volunteer
There is a volunteer opportunity waiting for you!
Shelter:
- Assist with apartment search and moving.
- Staff crisis hotline on weeknights and weekends.
- Child care
- Transport clients to appointments.
- Share talents; such as job search assistance, resume
writing, nutrition/ cooking, home safety, makeover, hair,
fashion, coffee time.
Advocacy Office:
- Assist and assemble legal information regarding issues for
victims of domestic violence.
- Regularly track legislation and write legislators (with
approval of Director of Advocacy).
- Reception and clerical
Other Agency Opportunities:
- Assist with donations.
- Yard work, planting flowers, decorating and baking for
special holidays.
- Organize collections for food, personal items, cleaning
supplies, paper products, household items, clothes, etc.
- Administrative and clerical assistance.
- Newsletter Mailings
- Co-facilitate support group
- Assist with presentations for community programs
- Assist with fundraising events.
- Tabling events.
- Become a member of the Board of Directors.
‘Survivors Helping Survivors’ Program
Upon successful completion of the Shelter Residence Program,
clients (survivors) will be offered the opportunity to participate
in a “Survivor’s Helping Survivors” program at the SOS Shelter.
This program will offer the client the chance to volunteer time at
the Shelter in whatever capacity that staff determines appropriate.
Cultural Competence Mission Statement
The SOS Shelter, Inc. is committed to the achievement of racial,
ethnic and cultural diversity within its workplace, which will in
turn provide the delivery of culturally competent care to the
clients we serve. We strive to create an environment of
acceptance of individual differences as we understand that diversity
among our workforce contributes to a unified and interdependent team
that is aware and sensitive to the diverse values and needs of one
another as well as our clientele. This understanding and
acceptance allows the empowerment of individuals to develop in order
that each of us and each of the clients we serve can develop to
their fullest potential.
If you would like more information and to get involved,
please
call us at (607) 748-7453,
or email SOS Shelter Community Relations
Coordinator at
debl@sosshelter.org