How to Volunteer
The Winter volunteer training session begins on January 19, 2012. Click here to view the schedule.
Unpaid internships are available in a variety of departments! We offer direct service, education, criminal justice advocacy, children’s program, and fundraising/development internships. Call (360)671-5714 or email for more details.
Continue to the Volunteer Application
As a community-based, volunteer-supported agency, Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services of Whatcom County (DVSAS) offers a unique variety of volunteer and internship opportunities. Our volunteer are caring, compassionate, dedicated people interested in working with victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Volunteer advocates work in a variety of settings and provide crisis intervention, safety planning, legal advocacy and emotional support both in-person and over the phone. Most volunteers take about four shifts a month, depending on their schedule. Shifts are available both day and night and may involve answering the hotline at our downtown office, responding to pager calls from home, or working off-site in the criminal justice system. We appreciate our dedicated volunteers and will find a way to work around your schedule.
If would like to be a part of this training, continue to the volunteer application. Once you have submitted the application, a staff person will contact you to set up an interview time. If you prefer to fill out the application on paper, click here or please call (360)671-5714.
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