Direct Service

              Direct service volunteers work with the staff as a team to provide services to women and children served               through CAWC’s programs. Volunteers provide significant support to our children’s programs at both the Humboldt               Park Outreach Program (HPOP) and the Greenhouse shelter program. In addition, volunteers at the Greenhouse               shelter provide assistance to shelter residents, respond to hotline and other calls, and help with facility oversight.

              Volunteering directly with women and child survivors requires some special understanding of the dynamics of               family abuse. Our direct service volunteers are required to complete a 40 hour Domestic Violence Training               program which we provide for volunteers making an initial commitment minimum time commitment of 4 hours a               week for at least 6 months. We offer this training three times per year (fall, winter and spring). Each training               session occurs over seven Saturdays (usually consecutive).

              The next training program will begin in September of 2008. For more information call CAWC's Volunteer and               Education Coordinator at 773.489.9081 ext. 22