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Thank you for your interest in working with us at Women In Transition (WIT). WIT simply would not be able to provide these services without the work of many dedicated volunteers, including
Telephone Counseling Volunteers, Playcare Volunteers and Interns.
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.
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 during weekends and on holidays.
All prospective Telephone Counseling Volunteers must attend WIT’s 45-Hour Crisis Intervention Training
The Training is offered two times a year in the Spring and Fall. The classroom sessions, held in our Center City office, are usually scheduled twice a week in the evenings
from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. for eight weeks.
WIT seeks Telephone Counseling Volunteers who are able to commit to two six-hour shifts a month on the weekends 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].
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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.
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. The hours of greatest need for Playcare Volunteers are 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. during Monday through Thursday.
Internships provide the opportunity for college students or graduates to work directly with either the Counseling Team or with the Community Education and Training (CEAT) Team.
Please call Amanda Innes at WIT at (215) 564-5301 extention 118 before applying if you're interested in an internship, to check on
availability.
Counseling Interns, who serve for a full two-semester term, provide direct services to clients by staffing the Lifeline and assisting with support groups and intake appointments.
Counseling interns are required to participate in WIT’s 45-hour Crisis Intervention Training program, which is offered in the Fall semester. The classroom sessions, held in our Center City office,
are usually scheduled twice a week in the evenings from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. for eight weeks.
CEAT Interns serve a one-semester or summer term during which they assist the Community Education and Training team with the development of
educational and resource materials, and represent WIT at a variety of community education events.
To obtain an application to become a Volunteer or Intern, please call (215) 564-5301 extension 118,
e-mail volunteers@womenintransitioninc.org,
or download the appropriate application (Telephone Counselor Volunteer, Playcare Volunteer, or Intern) in *.PDF format below.
If you contact WIT by phone or email, please include the following information:
Your name
Your address (including street address, city, state and zip)
Both a daytime and an evening phone number
Your e-mail address
The Volunteer or Intern opportunity you are interested in
Whether or not you have a child abuse clearance
Whether or not you have ever received services at WIT, and when
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