About Volunteer

Volunteering for CONTACT Helpline brings the satisfaction of making a difference in the lives of others in your community. The needs for emotional and financial support in the community grow each year.

As a CONTACT volunteer, you can provide listening support to those in isolation or distress. You have access to a database of thousands of local agencies and programs; you can connect callers to sources of assistance, empowering them to seek solutions to their problems.

Training is held several time a year at varying locations throughout the region. The valuable training consists of 8 sessions of classroom training and 5 sessions of practical experience. Training start dates are subject to change.