Are you ordinary enough to be a Samaritan?

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You don't have to be extraordinary (though we think our volunteers are), to become a Samaritan!

If friends or family have said you're a good listener, then volunteering on our Crisis Line may be a perfect fit! Our volunteers are not therapists or counselors, but are dedicated and compassionate people who are looking for fulfillment. They are retired educators, stay at home mothers and fathers, coders, social workers, students, cashiers- and every one in between!

Volunteers are remote-based until further notice and can choose, when safe, to come into the center or continue to answer calls at home. You will undergo comprehensive training that will teach you skills you'll use to help the thousands of people who call into our lines each year looking for non-judgmental listening. We'll cover everything you'll need to know in order to answer the phones, including learning about depression and suicide, and how active listening techniques will help you connect with and help our callers. You'll do a shadow shift or two with an experienced volunteer and we'll be there every step of the way!

Volunteers sign up online for shifts-take a shift every week or just once a month-it's a flexible schedule. Snowbird? Don't worry-we have several who fly down to Florida each year and answer calls from sunny Florida.

We also have a Senior Outreach Program module in the training which gives you the option of volunteering with our unique program of pairing trained volunteers with seniors for a weekly telephone chat.