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| As a nonprofit organization The Women's Center relies on volunteers from the community to facilitate programs and maintain the quality of services available. Volunteers provide outreach to women in our community. If you are interested in volunteering at The Women's Center, please browse the volunteer opportunities below. For a volunteer application or for more information, call our Volunteer & Operations Coordinator at 919-968-4610 or email volunteer@womenspace.org. You can also go to our volunteer application page, print it out, fill it on and send it to The Women's Center. Position:
First Response
Volunteer Duties: Act as a first contact to individuals who call or walk-in the Center. Provide information, support and community referrals to Triangle area women and sign clients up for programs and services. Commitment: 6 months minimum Skills Required: 6 hour training required and 6 hour observation.
Hours: Volunteers work one weekly shift of 3 hours. FRV trainings
are typically held in, September, January, and May. Position:
Volunteer Mentor, Teens Climb High Contact: Coordinator of Adolescent Programs, 919-968-4610 Duties:
Commitment: One year* Skills Required:
Hours: Mentors commit to the program
for one year* and spend a minimum of two hours a week with their
mentee. Additional volunteer opportunities are available with Teens Climb High throughout the year including after-school assistant, event volunteer, or program provider. Please contact Antoinette Greer for more information about these positions. Position: Media Literacy Volunteer, The M.A.G.I.C Project Contact: Director of Adolescent Programs, 919.968.4610 Duties: Volunteers are needed to help with curriculum development and marketing. In addition, there are some opportunities for volunteers to provide programming to middle and high school youth groups. Commitment: Varies Skills Required:
Hours: Varies Contact: Director of Communications and Career Development, 919-968-4610 Duties: To work one-on-one with clients with varying levels of need for career guidance and advice. Topics include: career exploration, resume writing, cover letters, job search strategies (including networking), interviewing, goal setting, etc. Also, volunteers have the opportunity to provide workshops on any career-related topic. Learn more about Career Programs. Commitment: 1 year Skills Required:
Hours: Minimum one appointment per week Contact: Director of Financial & Housing Programs, 919-968-4610 Duties: To provide one-on-one counseling sessions to clients regarding budgeting, credit, financial goal setting and related issues. In addition, financial counselors make referrals to resources in the community as necessary. Learn more about Community Financial Counseling. Commitment: 1 year Skills Required:
Hours: Minimum one appointment per week
Skills Required:
Hours: Varies. Position:
Clinical Program Facilitator Duties: To facilitate workshop or support group on a topic of your choice. Interested volunteers will be sent a program proposal form. See support groups currently offered. Commitment: Varies. Skills Required:
Hours: Varies.
Commitment: Members are asked to commit to at least one year. Committee meets as needed, usually once a month. Skills Required:
Hours: Varies. Position:
Art Show
Committee for
The Women's Center Annual Luncheon and Crafts Sale Duties: Varies with subcommittees. Subcommittees include Luncheon, Underwriting, Raffle, Program and Crafts. Commitment: Three months. Responsibilities: Vary by committee, but may include: Planning the
Luncheon Many one-time positions are also available if you are interested in volunteering to work at an event during the week of the art show. This year's Annual Luncheon and Crafts Sale will be Friday, March 2, 2007 from 10:30am to 2:30pm. (Click here for information about changes to our art show event this year.) Position:
Public Relations Committee
Commitment: Members are asked to commit to at least one year. Skills Required:
Hours: Committee meets once a month year-round. Members take on tasks throughout the year. Contact: Director of Communications and Career Development, 919-968-4610 Do you love putting together scrapbooks and photo albums? The Women's Center needs a volunteer to create an album to archive our history the last few years. Requirements: a great visual eye, creativity, enthusiasm, skilled at detailed work, and dependability. We'll provide the album, pages, and photos/news clips. You provide ideas and put it all together. Contact: Director of Communications and Career Development, 919-968-4610 Would you like to interview women and write up their stories? We need someone to write The Women's Center's herstory for the last five years. Next year, 2004, is The Women's Center's 25th anniversary. Our Herstory was written for the first twenty years of The Women's Center's existence. This volunteer will complete it from 1998 to present. You will interview past executive directors, past and present board members, volunteers and other people related to The Women's Center; research newspaper articles and Center publications; and then synthesize, consolidate and write up the most pertinent information from the research into the rest of our Herstory. Excellent writing skills and strong interviewing skills required.
Duties: Volunteers are needed to help staff our annual art show special event. Skills Required:
This year's Annual Luncheon and Crafts Sale will be Friday, March 2, 2007 from 10:30am to 2:30pm. (Click here for information about changes to our art show event this year.) If you are interested in working year-long on our art show, please click here for more information on our art show committee opportunities. Back to Home |
Services: Community
Financial Counseling New Choices... Strategies for Success (Career Programs) ______________ Herstory
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