We are always in need of new volunteers who are dedicated to assisting Victim Services staff as well as Victims and Survivors. There are victim services volunteer opportunities for all skill levels, from a few hours a month to 10 hours a week. There are activities that can be done at home, and out and about in your community. All of the activities that are listed below are dedicated to assisting those who have lost or have had loved ones harmed due to drunk and or drugged driving.
Community Awareness and Outreach: Contact or help staff connect with Police Stations, Hospitals, Courts, Counseling Centers, Schools, etc. to share information, do presentations, or have meetings about MADD’s Victim Services in hopes to gain support and referrals. Attend community fairs and/or events to spread awareness of MADD’s Victim Services.
Hotline: Provide effective and timely telephone and/or e-mail assistance to victims/survivors of impaired driving who contact MADD for services. Assess victims/survivors’ needs for emotional support, information, and referrals, implementing beneficial interventions based upon the assessment of needs. Provide connection between victims/survivors and MADD, ensuring continuum of service.
Peer Support: Assist other victims and survivors by building and nurturing relationships between or among peers that assist individuals along their journeys of grief, injury recovery and personal emotional, physical, and spiritual wellness. Be connected to victims and survivors with similar crashes to yours to assist and bring them comfort.
Staff Assistance: Help research drunk and drugged driving crashes and send search results to staff. Keep community resources up to date for victims and survivors. Help with research on ways to help spread awareness of MADD’s Victim Services.
Victim Advocate: Provide crisis intervention, emotional support, practical guidance, community resources. Provide advocacy to victims/survivors by assisting in the protection of victims/survivors’ rights, facilitating in the exercising of rights and providing education about the criminal and civil justice processes.
Want more information? Please contact Allison LaPlatt, allison.laplatt@madd.org or 248-528-1745 ext. 2653
This is the general information opportunity for our Victim Services Program. For more specifics, please see each Volunteer Need. Note: You cannot have ever received a DUI/OWI.
