Crisis Hotline Volunteer Training Begins on Tue., Sep. 15, 9:30am and 7:00pm, weekly through Dec.

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Starting Tuesday, September 15 , 2015 through December 2015, CONTACT will offer free training courses for prospective volunteers. A one hour, no obligation, orientation session will be held on September 15 at 9:30am and 7:00pm at the Pennington United Methodist Church, 60 South Main Street, Pennington. There is a choice of morning and evening courses which teach compassionate listening skills, telephone crisis intervention, suicide prevention and much more. Representatives from community programs are speakers on a variety of topics. Taking this course is a great way to become a better listener and help other people at the same time.

Fall 2015 Class (#83) will meet weekly as follows:
Starts Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Morning Series 9:30am-12:30pm or Evening Series 7:00pm-10:00pm
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training: Saturday, November 21 and Sunday, November 22
Pennington United Methodist Church --- 60 South Main Street Pennington, NJ 08534

Classes are open to anyone age 18 or older who is motivated to help others. References are required before actual volunteer work begins. Upon satisfactory completion of training, each trainee is expected to volunteer at least 100 hours in the first year to qualify for free training. The course is free with the understanding that the trainee must volunteer 100 hours within one year of completing the course. Please note: Deposit for crisis line training is $150, which is fully reimbursable after 100 hours of service within the first year. For those who wish to take the training for personal growth, without the obligation to volunteer, the fee for the course is $150.00.

For more information and registration, visit http://www.contactofmercer.org/VolunteerOpportunities.html