Because volunteers serve at our office and within the shelter, interacting directly with our clients, there is a rigorous training and onboarding process for all volunteers. We do this to help support you in your role and to ensure we always deliver trauma-informed and client-centered services to victims and survivors of domestic violence and/or Human Trafficking.

Volunteers are required to complete a total of 13 hours of training prior to starting in a volunteer role. This includes attending the 3-hour Domestic Violence Seminar (upcoming dates can be found here). After you have completed Domestic Violence Seminar, you then must attend New Entry Training. This training takes place across two days, 12pm-5pm each day. The upcoming dates for New Entry are:

• July 12 & July 13

Important! Please do not register for the New Entry training until you have completed an application and the interview process.

After completing Domestic Violence Seminar and New Entry, you will also receive on-the-job training specific to your role. This training takes place during your normal volunteer shift.

For more information regarding volunteering, contact Ginny Koole, gkoole@shmgr.org