General Volunteer Opportunities
During HRI's last fiscal year we provided legal or social services in over more than 420 cases. With our small staff, HRI's ability to offer superior service to this high volume of clients would not be possible without the generous gifts of time and resources we receive from our local community. We are truly grateful for this support, and would love to have you join us, too! Many people from various backgrounds contact us on a regular basis, asking how they can volunteer. The thing we hear most often is: "I'm not an attorney, so I know there's nothing I can do to help." This is not true. HRI began by using the pro bono model to provide cost-effective free legal services. We have since expanded our volunteer program and we now utilize volunteers from various fields of expertise.
In fact, HRI is dependent upon volunteers like you to assist our clients and our organization in a variety of ways. Volunteers have assisted HRI with many different projects such as event planning, fundraising, country conditions research, human resources, finance, and creative writing. HRI also offers a mentoring program and a volunteer interpreter/translator program. We hold information training sessions quarterly for new volunteers. If you would like to volunteer as a mentor or interpreter/translator, please attend one of our upcoming trainings.
In addition, HRI is in the process of creating a new educational series for our clients and would appreciate volunteers to serve as speakers. We will discuss topics such as budgeting, home purchasing, and leadership. If you have suggestions about discussion topics and/or would be willing to lead one of our sessions, please contact Bonner Allen. Or if you have a different area of expertise and would like to discuss how you can contribute to HRI's mission, please contact Kimberly Rafalski. HRI offers volunteer opportunities in a variety of forms suited to fit many lifestyles. We also encourage volunteers to provide their own ideas about ways in which you feel you may be able to best help our clients. A few options have been listed below. Office Support in: If you would like to volunteer, but just do not know where to begin, please contact HRI to set up an appointment. We can learn more about you and see where your talents could best benefit HRI's mission. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please contact Kimberly Rafalski, HRI's (214) 273-4337. Before volunteering each volunteer must complete HRI's Online Application Form, sign a confidentiality agreement, and complete a criminal background check request. If you have any further questions about these opportunities, please contact Stephanie Rodriguez.
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