TRAM is looking for responsible adults and high school students who are willing to mentor school-aged children for one hour a week. We will intentionally match you with a child through our interview process to find a match that has similar interests as you. Site-based mentors meet with the mentee at their school or at…
TRAM is looking for volunteers to help after school on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 3 pm to 6 pm. After-School Program volunteers help assist the program directors and invest in the youth in the program. Volunteers help with homework, snack, crafts, games, and monitoring the classroom.
Assist teens with life skills development. Provide Tutoring.
Provide appropriate crisis intervention – empathetic listening and empowerment counseling. Provide appropriate referral information to callers about community agencies. Thoroughly document crisis/referral calls on appropriate forms. 40 hours of training required.
Provide supportive services to survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence. 40 hours of training required.
Child care for dependents of survivors during appointments, legal proceeding, job interviews, etc.
Our Shelter Pals work with the agency’s adoptable animals, socializing cats and walking dogs. HSSCM accepts volunteers of all ages; individuals must be 16 years or older to volunteer without a parent present. Individuals must fill out an application annually and attend an orientation prior to volunteering. Shelter Pals must commit to volunteer a minimum…
Best Friends receive special training to work more closely with shelter animals. Primary duties of HSSCM’s Best Friends include working one-on-one with shelter animals: Dogs – basic obedience commands, socialization, bathing, walking; Cats – holding, brushing, socialization, interactive play. Best Friends will work with staff members to review animal needs, and will report back on…
HSSCM often provides assistance to senior citizens through our Pet Therapy Program, which introduces some of our residents to individuals within nursing home communities. Pet Therapy Volunteers supervise animal interactions as well as engage nursing home residents in our animal welfare efforts. Individuals must have been a Shelter Pal volunteer for six months, be 18…
CASA volunteers get to know the child and speak to everyone involved in the child’s life, including their family members, teachers, attorneys, social workers, therapists, psychiatrists, and others, who are knowledgeable about the child’s history and/or current situation. The CASA volunteer may also review school records, social worker reports and other relevant documents pertaining to…