Help Center Volunteers
GIVE BACK WITH PASSION. VOLUNTEER AT THE HELP CENTER.
Help Center has been assisting the residents of our community since 1971. Our volunteers are people who genuinely care about their fellow human beings… people like YOU!
YOU GIVE… Caring, compassionate support to people who have an immediate need.
YOU GET… Incredible fulfillment and enhanced communication skills you will use throughout your life.
Our volunteers represent a wide range of diversity and backgrounds. What they share in common is the willingness to help others. To volunteer, you need have no previous training or experience. Training is provided in all areas.
Volunteer Opportunities
Crisis Intervention and Referral Specialist (Crisis Line Volunteer)
The goal of the Crisis Intervention and Referral Specialist is to use active listening skills to bring about a positive change in the emotional state of the caller from the time initial contact is made to the time the call is concluded. Callers seeking information or referral will experience increased awareness of the resources that are available in the community as a result of calling the Help Center hotline.
Download full volunteer description and qualifications
Volunteer Training:
For the Crisis Line Volunteers, we generally hold trainings twice a year, once in the fall and once in the spring. You can apply at any time, however!
Please view the details of our Volunteer Training Program to understand the time commitment and training involved to become a Crisis Line Volunteer. After completing our training program, volunteers are asked to commit to 6-9 months of weekly 4-hour shifts.
Telecare
This is a service whereby we make daily telephone calls to elderly or disabled individuals who are basically home-bound and alone. For some, we are their only contact with the outside world and it gives us great joy to provide this for them. Once you are successfully trained, there is even an option to do this from home! Must be available from 8 AM-11 AM one day a week.
Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors oversee the Help Center, Hearts & Homes, in addition to Sacks Thrift (two local thrift stores that benefit the Help Center). To inquire if we have any board member openings, please email: info@bozemanhelpcenter.org
Committees
Volunteer your Professional Services
If you have skills or services that you think may be of use to the Help Center, please consider donating your time and energy to us! We are currently looking for professionals in carpentry, painting, and general shelter maintenance and upkeep. If you would like your service to be “on call” such as computer help, electrical problems, snow removal, roofing, plumbing etc., please let us know.
What our current volunteers say about their experience:
"I felt drawn to The Help Center in 2006 after a lifetime of wondering why people always felt compelled to tell me their troubles. I always thought I must have had some gift. When I read in the newspaper that the Help Center was looking for volunteers, I applied, knowing that if they would have me, I had found a home. Four years later, I still enter the Help Center, wondering if this is the night I will make a difference in a life. The things I have learned from the Help Center staff have been applied to my life over and over again."
"Volunteering at the Help Center is very rewarding. I have been volunteering about 10 years and always look forward to my volunteer shift. The staff is a wonderful group with a big heart. I admire how they are always are reaching for new ideas to reach the heart of people. The staff and volunteers are a big family, working together."
Help Center has been assisting the residents of our community since 1971. Our volunteers are people who genuinely care about their fellow human beings… people like YOU!
YOU GIVE… Caring, compassionate support to people who have an immediate need.
YOU GET… Incredible fulfillment and enhanced communication skills you will use throughout your life.
Our volunteers represent a wide range of diversity and backgrounds. What they share in common is the willingness to help others. To volunteer, you need have no previous training or experience. Training is provided in all areas.
Volunteer Opportunities
Crisis Intervention and Referral Specialist (Crisis Line Volunteer)
The goal of the Crisis Intervention and Referral Specialist is to use active listening skills to bring about a positive change in the emotional state of the caller from the time initial contact is made to the time the call is concluded. Callers seeking information or referral will experience increased awareness of the resources that are available in the community as a result of calling the Help Center hotline.
Download full volunteer description and qualifications
Volunteer Training:
For the Crisis Line Volunteers, we generally hold trainings twice a year, once in the fall and once in the spring. You can apply at any time, however!
Please view the details of our Volunteer Training Program to understand the time commitment and training involved to become a Crisis Line Volunteer. After completing our training program, volunteers are asked to commit to 6-9 months of weekly 4-hour shifts.
Telecare
This is a service whereby we make daily telephone calls to elderly or disabled individuals who are basically home-bound and alone. For some, we are their only contact with the outside world and it gives us great joy to provide this for them. Once you are successfully trained, there is even an option to do this from home! Must be available from 8 AM-11 AM one day a week.
Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors oversee the Help Center, Hearts & Homes, in addition to Sacks Thrift (two local thrift stores that benefit the Help Center). To inquire if we have any board member openings, please email: info@bozemanhelpcenter.org
Committees
- Finance Committee
- Run for Your Life Committee
- Fundraising/Marketing Committee
Volunteer your Professional Services
If you have skills or services that you think may be of use to the Help Center, please consider donating your time and energy to us! We are currently looking for professionals in carpentry, painting, and general shelter maintenance and upkeep. If you would like your service to be “on call” such as computer help, electrical problems, snow removal, roofing, plumbing etc., please let us know.
What our current volunteers say about their experience:
"I felt drawn to The Help Center in 2006 after a lifetime of wondering why people always felt compelled to tell me their troubles. I always thought I must have had some gift. When I read in the newspaper that the Help Center was looking for volunteers, I applied, knowing that if they would have me, I had found a home. Four years later, I still enter the Help Center, wondering if this is the night I will make a difference in a life. The things I have learned from the Help Center staff have been applied to my life over and over again."
"Volunteering at the Help Center is very rewarding. I have been volunteering about 10 years and always look forward to my volunteer shift. The staff is a wonderful group with a big heart. I admire how they are always are reaching for new ideas to reach the heart of people. The staff and volunteers are a big family, working together."
