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9 people are interested
Outreach & Education Volunteer
ORGANIZATION: Healing Abuse Working for Change (HAWC)
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9 people are interested
Assist the Volunteer Coordinator and other staff members of the HAWC Outreach team in promoting the mission, values, and services of HAWC. Duties will include:
- Attending 1 meeting per month.
- Attending table events or presentations, as needed.
- Making phone calls to local businesses to offer HAWC presentations.
- Distributing HAWC flyers and business cards to local businesses and organizations.
- Representing HAWC within the North Shore community in a variety of settings.
- Daytime, evening, and weekend hours available depending on what presentations are requesed.
This opportunity can become as involved as you want it to be. There is a lot of flexibility in what we do for outreach, especially when volunteers staff the events, so we can go as big or as small as the outreach team wants to go! This is a new opportunity at HAWC and we want to make it something special.
Individuals are required to complete a 45-hour training prior to becoming part of the outreach team. Trainings take place in February, May/June, and September of each year.
**Bilingual Spanish Speakers are encouraged to apply!!**
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About Healing Abuse Working for Change (HAWC)
Location:
27 Congress Street, Suite 204, Salem, MA 01970, US
Mission Statement
The purpose of HAWC is to create social change by taking action against personal and societal patterns of violence and oppression. HAWC provides services and support to victims of domestic violence residing in 23 cities and towns in the Massachusetts Northshore in order that they may make informed, independent decisions about their futures.
Description
Since 1978, HAWC has offered free and confidential domestic violence programs and services from Saugus to Rockport.
HAWC has offices in Salem, Lynn, Gloucester, and Beverly. Services offered include:
- 24-hour hotline
- Emergency Shelter
- Hospital advocacy at North Shore Medical Center sites
- Advocacy in Beverly police departments
- Legal advocacy in fourdistrict court jurisdictions (Gloucester, Lynn, Peabody, and Salem) and Essex County Probate and Family Court
- Support groups
- Individual short term advocacy
- Prevention education in schools and the community
- Services for children who witness domestic abuse
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
27 Congress St. Suite 204Salem, MA 01970
DATE POSTED
December 6, 2018
SKILLS
- Public Speaking
- General Education
- Community Outreach
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 17
- Minimum of 5 hours per month