GET INVOLVED

Preventing domestic violence takes all members of our community. Hope & Safety Alliance embraces the engagement and support of community members. There are many ways to encourage and promote the safety, hope and healing of the courageous individuals surviving the trauma of intimate partner violence.

How would you like to engage and support the health and well being of survivors? Join us today!

VOLUNTEER

Your time and talent goes a long way to help a child, mentor a teen or provide support for individuals and families. Volunteers come from all walks of life, but share a common trait - wanting to help others. With training, you can work directly with survivors through the 24-hour crisis and support line, emergency shelter, and/or children services program. You can also provide assistance with the office or help coordinate donations. You can join our outreach team and staff tables at community events. Training and ongoing support is provided to every volunteer. There is approximately 40 hours of online and in person training for some of our programs. See below for more information on specific volunteer roles.

Outreach Volunteer

Do you love talking to people? Do you like the idea of representing the Hope & Safety Alliance to the public? Do you enjoy educating others? Then this might be a great position for you! Join the Education and Outreach Team and attend events in the community with the team.

We do outreach in a wide variety of settings, including community centers, parks, businesses and schools. We setup tables with activities and engage the public about services the Hope & Safety Alliance offers. Tasks include helping setup and take down booth/tables/activities, talk about the services available and educate the public on intimate partner violence.

Commitment is approximately 5 – 10 hours per month. Schedule is determined monthly, based on your availability. Come help us get the word out on Hope & Safety Alliance services and educate communities in Lane County. Click here for online form.

Programs & Family support volunteer

Join the Programs and Family Support Team. Volunteers help with food and supply boxes, collecting items from coats, shoes, back packs, blankets, culturally specific food, household, to safety items, as well as educational and toys for survivors and their families. Help the team receive amazing donated items from the community and local businesses.
Click here for online form.

Love to play with kids?

In person support groups and working with children is postponed due to pandemic.
Once available, we will offer volunteer opportunities to provide respite for parents when meeting with an advocate, and help create a safe, calm and comforting space for children and youth who have been affected by domestic violence. Volunteers will have the opportunity to teach children and youth important life skills, promote non-violent communication and play, be healthy role models, and let them know they are valuable and heard. When in person support groups begin again, staff and volunteers work together in the kitchen to prepare meals to serve to adults and their children during weekly meetings. Part of the fun in this program is planning crafts and activities to do with the children and youth and letting them just have some fun! Return again to view any updated status on this program.

ADMIN Volunteer

Like organizing, event planning, or administrative tasks? 

If so, volunteering with the Administrative and Development team might be the place for you.  As an admin volunteer, you will assist with incoming donations, filling paperwork, preparing for events/fundraising activities, or a variety of office-oriented tasks.

If you have a compassionate heart, cool head and a desire to serve, we would welcome you to the Admin Team!! Click here for the online form.

Crisis and support Line Volunteer

Working on the crisis and support line often means being someone’s first point of contact with Hope & Safety Alliance when they are in crisis or needing support and/or information. Oftentimes you may be the first person they’ve told their story to. This is a courageous step for them to take, so believing them is vitally important. Callers are most often survivors of intimate partner violence, stalking or sexual assault. Callers might also be concerned family members or friends, community partners or even law enforcement seeking assistance with a survivor.

On the crisis and support line our first priority never changes: which is to be fully present and listen with compassion. This is rewarding work requiring a genuine desire to be of service to those in need. Help us provide a lifeline for survivors and their families. Click here for the online form.

BE A CHANGEMAKER

You can be an ambassador for the safety, hope and healing of survivors of domestic violence. Here are few ideas:

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JOIN US

Become a Board member to assist the organization in making a difference in our community. Contact Us for more information.