Volunteer AND INTERN Opportunities

Battered Women's Shelter of Summit and Medina Counties

• Health Fair and Speaker's Bureau volunteers needed to educate the community about agency services, domestic abuse and sexual assault issues.
• Assist with delivery of donations (as needed).
• Fundraising volunteers needed in late winter to assist Resource Coordinator with our annual Reverse Raffle.
• Assist with newsletters, bulk mailings, and special projects (as needed).
• Child care volunteer needed at Community Outreach to supervise children while Step 3 mothers participate in workshops and educational programs.

• Crisis hotline volunteers are needed.
• Answer business lines, do light clerical work, and let clients in/out of the shelter.
• Assist the Youth Advocate with holiday activities, birthday parties, and field trips for the children.
• Assist Youth Advocate with parent and child intakes.
• Supervise children while mothers attend support group, house meeting, and parenting support group in the shelter.
• Movers needed to assist with large item donations (as needed).
• Organizer needed to assist the Facility Coordinator with inventory management and household projects.
• Handy person needed to make small repairs.
• Special skills are welcome, and may be discussed with the Volunteer Coordinator.
• Provide parenting classes for residents.

• Answer business lines, let clients in/out of the shelter, and assist with light clerical work.
• Assist Youth Advocate with holiday activities, birthday parties, and field trips for the children.
• Assist Youth Advocate with parent and child intakes.
• Supervise children while mothers attend support group, house meeting and parenting support group in the shelter.
• Movers needed to assist with large item donations (as needed).
• Organizer needed to assist the Facility Coordinator with inventory management and building upkeep projects.
• Handy person needed to make small repairs.
• Special skills are welcome and may be discussed with the Volunteer Coordinator.
• Provide parenting classes for residents.

• Volunteers needed Monday through Friday, business hours only.
• Provide support to survivors of domestic violence, stalking, and sexual assault throughout the legal process.
• Provide information about the justice system to victims seeking to exercise their rights.
• Help clients complete and file paperwork.
• Follow cases, check court dockets, and track outcomes.
• Respond to phone calls.

• Light clerical work sending out thank you letters to donors, obtaining police reports, and photocopying and making brochures.
• Answer phones, light filing, and data entry.
• Pick up and deliver donations (as needed).

Medina Shelter

• Assist hotline and business lines and let clients in/out of the shelter.
• Assist with seasonal lawn mowing, leaf raking and snow removal.
• Organizer needed to assist the Facility Coordinator with inventory management and building upkeep projects.
• Assist the Youth Advocate with holiday activities, birthday parties, and field trips for the children.
• Assist the Youth Advocate with youth programming, and provide child care during support group, house meeting and parenting support group.
• Pick up and deliver donations (as needed).
• Answer crisis hotline.
  
• Provide parenting classes for residents.
  

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer or intern with our organization, please view Getting Started.

Brittney Humphrey

759 West Market Street

Akron, OH 44303

330-374-0740 x 206

BrittneyH@scmcbws.org