Commitment

 

STAND!'s Commitment to Our Volunteers

Volunteers are at the center of STAND! For Families Free of Violence. STAND! recognizes the needs and expectations of volunteers and the many barriers individuals must overcome to volunteer. We are committed to a supportive relationship with volunteers, which includes:

• assuring a placement that fits a volunteer's skills, interests, and expectations
• offering appropriate training
• providing support and supervision
• periodically evaluating goals and placement
• offering continued education for volunteers
• providing a positive environment for volunteers, staff, and those using our services
• maintaining a truly multicultural environment: where people from diverse backgrounds and experiences will be comfortable, where the voices that have traditionally been silenced in our society will be present; and where people from diverse communities will feel safe receiving services
• exploring continuously any individual and institutional oppression as it relates to violence.

STAND! For Families Free of Violence does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental handicap.

 

Volunteers' Commitment to STAND!

STAND! For Families Free of Violence requires that all volunteers respect the privacy and confidentiality of those we serve, as well as the confidentiality of STAND! For Families Free of Violence locations. STAND! For Families Free of Violence also expects volunteers to maintain the agency as a clean and sober environment, free of violence and discrimination. We request that volunteers completing the Domestic Violence Counselor Certification Training commit to at least one year of agency involvement and expect fulfillment of all shift obligations, or timely notification of an inability to do so. As an agency, STAND! For Families Free of Violence continues to work toward ending oppression in the form of sexism, racism, ageism, homophobia, and adultism and encourages volunteers to do the same.