Volunteering at Prudence Crandall Center

Volunteer Requirements

All volunteers who work directly with victims of domestic violence must receive at least 20 hours of appropriate training and become a Certified Battered Women's Counselor. Training sessions are offered by PCC twice during the year. To learn more about the next certification training session, call 860-225-5187, Extension 12.

Eligibility Requirements: -

• Must be 18 years of age
• Must complete application and interview process
• Must agree to confidentiality policy
• Must be compassionate, sensitive, and nonjudgmental
• Volunteers must model behaviors that are supportive and empowering for clients to make positive life choices and achieve self-sufficiency
• Must be emotionally and psychologically capable of performing volunteer duties.
  

Certification Training Application

All participants must complete an application. There is a $50 application fee to participate in Certification Training. $25 will be refunded after one year of service.

Click here to open the full packet in PDF format, 7 pages, then use Acrobat Reader's print functions to print the application. Right-click on the link to download the application to your computer.

You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to open and print the application. You may download the Acrobat Reader for free from Adobe.