The Alachua County Crisis Center is seeking volunteers to become counselors for its Crisis Line.
These volunteers play a pivotal and can impact the lives of fellow community members, while learning life-enhancing communication skills. Volunteers will learn active listening, crisis intervention, suicide prevention, community disaster response and more.
The next training class begins on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. After the initial session, training continues for eight weeks on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. There is no fee for training, and applicants do not need to possess any specific degrees or certification. Training is held online and can be done remotely. After training is complete, the Crisis Center asks for a commitment of 24 shifts (each shift is 4 hours long).
Visit the Crisis Center How to Volunteer website.
For more information, contact Alachua County Crisis Center Training Coordinator Kevin Sosa at 352-264-6781.
