Volunteer

Volunteers are the very heart of STAND! For Families Free of Violence. In fact STAND! For Families Free of Violence was founded in 1977 by volunteers who operated a crisis line out of a utility room in a volunteer's home. Since then our dedicated volunteers have made STAND! For Families Free of Violence one of the leading family violence agencies in California.

To extend our capacity to deliver family violence services and to keep true to our mission, STAND! For Families Free of Violence is a place where volunteers not only DO the very important work of providing services to those affected by family violence and child abuse, but they also help plan and shape the work of the agency. At STAND! For Families Free of Violence, volunteers are empowered and encouraged to grow, give, and learn.

STAND! For Families Free of Violence has several opportunities for volunteering, depending on skills, expectations, availability, and level of commitment. Recognizing the changing climate of volunteering, STAND! For Families Free of Violence provides flexibility, strong organization, and supportive leadership in both traditional and non-traditional volunteer positions.

For more information, call 925.603.0175.

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STAND!'s Commitment
Volunteers' Commitment
Volunteer Application
Training

STAND!'s Commitment

Volunteers are the center of STAND! For Families Free of Violence. STAND! For Families Free of Violence recognizes the needs and expectations of volunteers and the many barriers individuals must overcome to volunteer. We are committed to a supportive relationship with volunteers, which includes:

• assuring a placement that fits a volunteer's skills, interests, and expectations;
• offering appropriate training;
• providing support and supervision;
• periodically evaluating goals and placement;
• offering continued education for volunteers;
• providing a positive environment for volunteers, staff, and those using our services;
• maintaining a truly multicultural environment: where people from diverse backgrounds and experiences will be comfortable, where the voices that have traditionally been silenced in our society will be present; and where people from diverse communities will feel safe receiving services;
• exploring continuously any individual and institutional oppression as it relates to violence.

STAND! For Families Free of Violence does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental handicap.

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Volunteers' Commitment

STAND! For Families Free of Violence requires that all volunteers respect the privacy and confidentiality of those we serve, as well as the confidentiality of STAND! For Families Free of Violence locations. STAND! For Families Free of Violence also expects volunteers to maintain the agency as a clean and sober environment, free of violence and discrimination. We request that volunteers completing the Domestic Violence Counselor Certification Training commit to at least one year of agency involvement and expect fulfillment of all shift obligations, or timely notification of an inability to do so. As an agency, STAND! Against Domestic Violence continues to work toward ending oppression in the form of sexism, racism, ageism, homophobia, and adultism and encourages volunteers to do the same.

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Volunteer Application

To apply as a volunteer or to be put on our volunteer training mailing list, print and complete this form and mail to:
STAND! For Families Free of Violence
Attn: Volunteer Coordinator
1410 Danzig Plaza, 2nd floor
Concord, CA 94520

Volunteer Packet

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Training

For more information, call 925.603.0175.

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“Being a STAND! For Families Free of Violence volunteer taught me a lot about what it means to make a difference. It can be difficult work, but it can also be tremendously rewarding. And you quickly realize that the work is bigger than any of us, but that brings us together.”
Mary, a STAND! For Families Free of Violence volunteer

“The staff at STAND! For Families Free of Violence really value what I do. I feel like I?m an important part of the effort. And the more I learn about violence, the more I want to do something to stop it.”
A STAND! For Families Free of Violence volunteer

“We feel that what we do fills in the void in children's lives. Young kids are the future of our government, business and community, as such all kids are OUR kids.”
A couple that served as STAND! For Families Free of Violence volunteers

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