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25 people are interested
Parents Need Your Guidance!
ORGANIZATION: Family Help Center
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25 people are interested
The Family Help Center provides the only 24/7 Family Helpline in Buffalo, NY for families in crisis. Through the Helpline, callers are linked with appropriate interventions, including crisis home visits by our social workers at any time of the day or night The Helpline is free of charge to callers, and it can be a lifesaver for families.
Volunteers can answer the Helpline from anywhere once their training is complete. Please make a difference in the life of a child by offering a listening ear to parents who need your guidance!
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No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Family Help Center
Location:
60 DINGENS ST, BUFFALO, NY 14206, US
Mission Statement
The mission of the Family Help Center is to provide free support to families and safety to children when parenting gets tough, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Description
For over 40 years, the Family Help Center has provided services to families with children of all ages - the support they can't always get from families, neighbors, or even parents. Agency services include: 24-hour Parent Help Line and in-home crisis intervention, phone follow-up services, parent instructional groups with companion child care groups, child enrichment programs, intensive home based preventive services, mandated preventive services, child care and emergency respite care, advocacy and linkage, and community education. No fees are charged for these services. The Agency also has a full service day care center, the Family Help Center Daycare Center, licensed for 124 children.
Through our services, we work to stop the intergenerational cycle of violence, as statistics show that approximately 95% of parents who abuse/neglect their children were maltreated as children. As a nonprofit agency, we are dedicated to the prevention of child abuse and neglect in all its forms - physical, emotional, and sexual. We offer immediate assistance - with no application procedures, no eligibility requirements, and no waiting period. Perceived by families as being safe and non-threatening, the Agency is highly effective in engaging families resistant to traditional services.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
From your cell phone anywhere!Buffalo, NY 14206
DATE POSTED
September 12, 2019
SKILLS
- Child Welfare
- People Skills
- Crisis Counseling
- Verbal / Written Communication
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- One 5.5 hour shift per week for at least 6 months