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Volunteering with Women in Transition

Thank you for your interest in working with us at Women In Transition. Without the work of many dedicated volunteers, including Telephone Counseling Volunteers, Playcare Volunteers and Interns, we would not be able to provide services.

WIT provides on-going support to all active volunteers through regular staff supervision, newsletters, meetings, and refresher trainings. Volunteers and staff comprise WIT’s Sisterhood of Support, providing Volunteers with the opportunity to network with other women whose passion and empathy inspires them to work in domestic violence and substance abuse. We work hard to make volunteering at Women In Transition a personally and professionally enriching experience.

Telephone Counseling Volunteers

WIT’s LifeLine telephone counseling line provides supportive counseling and information and referral services to women and men who are endangered by domestic violence and/or substance abuse. WIT relies on a diverse and dedicated corps of Telephone Counseling Volunteers to staff the LifeLine Monday-Friday between 9am-5pm.

All prospective Telephone Counseling Volunteers must attend WIT’s 45-Hour Crisis Intervention Training. The classroom sessions, held in our Center City office, are usually scheduled twice a week for eight weeks.

WIT seeks Telephone Counseling Volunteers who are able to commit to two or three three-hour shifts a month (Monday-Friday 9am-5pm) for at least one year. WIT has the capability to send the Lifeline to Volunteers’ homes as long as they have a home or cell phone number that is “local” to the 215 area code (includes some 610 area codes). Please click here to download our Telephone Counseling Volunteer Form (PDF).

Playcare Volunteers

In order to make our services accessible to parents with young children, WIT offers on-site Playcare for children while their mothers or caretakers are in group or individual counseling sessions. To provide this essential service we need volunteers! Playcare Volunteers come in to WIT’s office at least one day a week during business hours to play with and coordinate activities for children who need supervision. 

Currently WIT is looking for a weekly Playcare Volunteer for Thursday mornings from 10 am – 2 pm. We are looking for someone to start immediately and this position will most likely go through the end of the fall. This position requires an interview and orientation.  Please click here to download our Playcare Volunteer Form (PDF).

If this position interests you and you have availability, please call Beth H. at 215-564-5301×116 or email ehutton@helpwomen.org 

All volunteers are required to complete a PA Child Abuse History  & Criminal Clearance background check.