Volunteer Application

Thank you for your interest in Turning Point. We welcome prospective volunteers from diverse backgrounds and experience, and hope you will consider joining in our work. Please fill out the online application and “submit” it with the button below. To apply by MAIL, please print this page, fill out and return to the address below. This application is confidential and will be read only by Turning Point staff.

Volunteer Application

Name*
First Last
Address
Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country
Phone
Home Work
Email*
Date of Birth
Place of Employment and/or Name of School
Previous Volunteer Experience
Please list the name of the organization and the approximate time frame.
Organization Time Frame
Organization Time Frame
Education and Special Training
Please list your level of education and any special training you have.
Education Training
May we identify ourselves as being from Turning Point when we call you?
- Yes—At Home
- Yes—At Work
What times are you interested in volunteering?
- I'm Flexible
- Evenings
- Daytime
- Weekends
- Weekdays
Other available times:
Do you have a car?
- Yes
- No
How did you hear about Turning Point?
Are you considering volunteering for course credit or to fulfill a class requirment?
- Yes
- No
Have you ever been convicted of a crime?
- Yes
- No
Do you have experience in any of the following areas?
CLERICAL SKILLS
- Typing
- Phone/Receptionist
- Mailings
- Filing
- Computers/Data Entry
MISCELLANEOUS SKILLS
- Sorting/Organizing
- Heavy Cleaning
- Pick-ups and Deliveries
- Light Cleaning
- Repairs
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
- Public Speaking
- Journalism
- Graphic Arts
- Web Design
- Public Relations
- Foreign Language
- Fundraising
- Sign Language
What other skills do you posses that would help us at Turning Point?
Please indicate the areas of service that interest you:
Area of interest and time requirement.
- Sexual Assault Advocate (First Response): 3 12-hour shifts per month
- Crisis Phone Counselor/Resident Advocate: 4 hours per week
- Children's Advocate: 4 hours per week
- Personal Protection Order Advocate: 4 hours per week
- Fundraising: negotiable
- Administrative/Clerical Work: negotiable
- Maintenance and Repair: negotiable
Would you be uncomfortable working with (check those that apply)
- Adult Women
- Adult Men
- Children/Adolescents
- Elderly People
- Homeless People
Other:
If you checked or indicated any above, please explain:
Being helpful in a crisis means:
Experience
Please describe any experience you've had working with people in crisis situations:
Volunteering at Turning Point
Sometimes Turning Point staff and/or volunteers are asked to perform tasks such as dishwashing, donation sorting, cleaning, clerical duties, etc. Ho do you feel about this?
Our Mission
Turning Point's mission is to provide programs and resources that enable victims/survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault to regain control of their lives. Is this a philosophy you can support?
- Yes
- No
Please Explain:
Expectations about volunteering
Please list 3 or more expectations or ideas that you have about volunteering at Turning Point:
Additional Comments:
Do you have additional thoughts, comments, or anything else you would like us to know?
References
Please list two (2) personal references (name and phone number) and one (1) business reference we can call (name, company and phone number)
PERSONAL REFERENCE 1
Name Phone
PERSONAL REFERENCE 2
Name Phone
BUSINESS REFERENCE
Name Company Phone
Signature Date

Opportunities for volunteers are provided without regard to religion, creed, race, national origin, age, sexual orientation or sex. The organization is not obligated to provide a placement, nor are you obligated to accept the position offered. By typing or signing in your name and date below you agree that the above information is accurate and correct to the best of your knowledge and give Turning Point your permission to contact the references you provided.
Thank you for taking the time to fill-out this application completely and honestly. Upon receipt we will notify you and schedule an interview near our next training date. Select the SUBMIT button below to send electronically.

TO MAIL IN APPLICATION: print page, fill out and return to:
Turning Point, Inc.
Attn: Volunteer Coordinator
P. O. Box 1123
Mt. Clemens, MI 48046
Office (586) 463-4430
Fax: (586) 463-1771
Email
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