A minimum of four hours per month with a youth for one year. Training is provided by Family ReEntry adn the Connecticut Department of Corrections. Mentors must be screened and approved by the agency and Department of Corrections and have no criminal record. Duties include making phone calls to match volunteers and families to waiting list parents and volunteers. Take case notes and work on match evaluations.
Hours are flexible.
Volunteers must have excellent and clear written and communication skills and be organized and reliable. This agency provides services to the Valley towns of Ansonia, Derby, Oxford, Seymour and Shelton. The Connecticut Women's Consortium in New Haven needs three volunteers to do data entry at their New Haven location. Volunteer must provide own transportation. Call the Volunteer Action Center for more information regarding each of the above listed.