Volunteers

Children's Program Volunteer:

Volunteers will work with The Women's Safe House (TWSH) Children's Program in its efforts to create a positive experience and healing environment for the children at the shelter. While at the shelter, children are encouraged to express their feelings and work through their concerns and fears. Volunteers help provide a supportive and non-threatening environment allowing the opportunity for children to feel safe and accepted. Individuals may volunteer to lead the children in age appropriate activities, games, and crafts, provide educational tutoring/ homework assistance to school age children, or serve as mentors.

Outreach/ Donation Assistance Volunteer:

Volunteers will be responsible for picking-up donations of clothing, furniture, and household items to assist The Women's Safe House (TWSH) in meeting the needs of residents and outreach clients. Volunteers may also assist in the delivery of donated items to homes of outreach clients.

Facility Support Volunteer:

Volunteers will donate time and services for ongoing or one-time projects with the intent to enhance cleanliness and appearance of shelter facility and grounds to improve living conditions for residents of the shelter. Facility Support Volunteer services may include, but are not limited to, general cleaning, repair jobs, painting, sorting and organizing donations of clothes, food, and supplies, and yard work.

General Volunteer:

Volunteers will donate time and services for on-going or onetime projects with the intent to support and assist the residents and the staff of The Women's Safe House (TWSH). General Support Volunteer services may include, but are not limited to, clerical work, education (for residents and/or staff), decorating, Massage Therapy, exercise and/or fitness instruction, and the utilization of additional professional expertise or skills not included in the other volunteer job descriptions.

Crisis Hotline Volunteer:

Volunteers will answer incoming calls to the shelter, connect business calls to appropriate staff, provide crisis intervention, emotional support and education to crisis callers. CRISIS HOTLINE Volunteers educate crisis callers about the dynamics and effects of domestic violence, their legal rights to protection and safety, and how to access community resources. CRISIS HOTLINE Volunteers complete crisis-call intake forms and work with staff to determine eligibility and appropriateness for acceptance into the shelter.

The Women's Safe House Volunteer Program is certified by the United Way of Greater St. Louis.

To apply as a volunteer, please fill out the volunteer application form as well as the DFS child abuse/neglect screening form. Please send these forms to:

Volunteer Coordinator
The Women's Safe House
P.O. Box 63010
St. Louis, MO 63163

or

Call The Women's Safe House at 314-772-4535 and request to speak to the Volunteer Coordinator.

Thank you for your interest in volunteering in support of women and children in need.