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Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteering with the Center
Volunteers help clients learn and practice valuable life skills and provide program support in a number of areas. Please contact Betsy Reznicek at betsy@cwitstl.org or complete the form below for more information. The best way to get to know Center for Women in Transition is to volunteer!
Become a Mentor!
For over 14 years Center for Women in Transition has been assisting women who have been incarcerated to successfully transition from the criminal justice system back into the community. Mentors work with women who are working to rebuild their lives. They must be women over the age of 25 and willing to commit a minimum of one hour per week for a period of one year and assist a woman develop healthy and productive goals.
Share your talents and passion!
Teach a class or give a presentation in an area of your interest. Do you love to cook, or garden? Are you a professional with experience that would be of use to the women we work with? Whether its tax preparation or scrapbooking share what you love with the Center.
Group opportunities
Donation Crew
Summary: We need ongoing volunteers to assist the Center in sorting and organizing our in-kind donations.
Time Commitment: 2 hours
Bridging Home
Support the Center by helping us share our mission! Invite 10 to 15 friends into your home for a light meal and a presentation by Center for Women in Transition staff. Help us spread the word out about our mission.
Time commitment: 1.5 hours
Special Event Volunteer
Help at our two annual fundraisers in April and December with registration, set up, clean up and other tasks as needed.
Time commitment: Varies
Lunch and Learn
Prepare lunch with women in our program and organize an afternoon of activities or workshops. Must be twenty-one years of age or older. Popular learning areas include gardening, computer skills, and arts & crafts.
Time Commitment: 3-4 hours
Ongoing Opportunities
Development Assistant
Provide assistance to the Center’s development office, including help with special events, managing donor records, sending donor acknowledgments, and running reports.
Time commitment: 2-4 hours, weekly
Garden Club Member
Share knowledge and a passion for gardening with Center clients in the transitional housing program.
Time commitment: 2-5 hours, weekly
Saturday Gathering Volunteer
Summary: Attend monthly Saturday Gatherings and assist with child care of mentees’ children.
Time commitment: 10:15am-12:15pm, 3rd Saturday of each month
Volunteer Office Assistant
Summary: Provide administrative assistance to the Center’s main office, including help with mass mailings, correspondence, filing, and answering the telephones.
Time commitment: 2-4 hours weekly
