Volunteers are essential to the services we offer, and we are always grateful to those individuals who donate their time to be part of the solution.
Our volunteers are made up of not only individuals, but also business, community and church groups. Training is provided.
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, please contact us.
We could use your help in many areas, whether you want to volunteer as an individual or as a group. This areas include sexual assault, peer advocacy, legal advocacy, children’s program, outreach program, and shelter program.
Also if your interest are more toward helping the agency rather than working directly with survivors there is an indirect service program. Training is provided.
Individual Volunteer Opportunities
Sexual Assault Volunteers
- Provide crisis counseling, information, referrals, legal options, and support to rape and sexual assault victims, their families and friends in the eleven counties Albion serves.
- Provide support on an on-call basis by telephone or in person at Albion, hospital emergency rooms or law enforcement agencies. Pagers are available
- Commitment of 32 hours per month. Volunteers are needed Monday-Friday, 4 p.m. - 8 a.m., and 24 hours a day on Saturday and Sunday. Each shift lasts for eight hours.
- Approximately 18 hours of training is required.
Peer Advocacy Volunteers
- Provide crisis counseling, information, referrals, and support to victims of domestic violence in Vanderburgh County.
- Provide support on an on-call basis by telephone or in person at Albion, Evansville Hospitals, medical facilities or law enforcement agencies. Pagers are available.
- Commitment of 32 hours per month. Volunteers are needed Monday-Friday 4p.m. to 8 a.m., and 24 hours a day on Saturday and Sunday.
- Volunteer advocates must live in Indiana and no more than 25 minutes from Evansville.
- Approximately 18 hours of training is required, including a ride-along with the Evansville Police Department.
Legal Advocacy Volunteers
- Explain legal processes and options to victims of
domestic violence living in shelter and in Vanderburgh County. - Provide emotional support and accompaniment to court
(civil or criminal proceedings), Prosecutors Office, Attorneys’ offices,
or law enforcement agencies. - Assist victims in filing protective orders.
- Volunteers are needed Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Approximately 15 hours of training is required.
Children’s Program Volunteers
- Assist the Child Advocate with children’s groups, field trips, family activities, and parties.
- Participate in reading stories, completing art projects and playing games.
- Provide positive role model for children living in shelter.
- Some childcare experience is needed.
- Criminal history background check is required.
- Volunteers are needed primarily during the day on weekdays and occasional evening hours.
- Training hours may vary according to activity. (4-20 hours of training is required.)
Outreach Program Volunteers
- Volunteers may complete on or several of the following activities in Crawford Dubois, Gibson, Harrison, Orange, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh, and Warrick Counties.
- Provide crisis counseling, information, referrals, and support to victims of domestic violence.
- Co-Facilitate women’s and children’s support groups.
- Distribute posters and pamphlets throughout our service area.
- Assist staff members in educational presentations in schools or other community organizations.
- Provide transportation to shelter and support groups for victims in counties outside Vanderburgh County.
- Volunteers are needed during the day and evening hours on weekdays and weekends.
- Training hours vary according to activity.
Residential Services Volunteers
- Answer crisis and business telephone lines.
- Engage in crisis counseling with shelter residents.
- Determine service eligibility of callers seeking shelter.
- volunteers are needed during the day and evening hours on weekdays and weekends.
- Training hours may vary (4-20 hrs.).