Volunteers
Volunteering at Common Ground is a wonderful way to donate your time and show you care about the community in which you live. See below for opportunities to make a contribution. We also accept creative ideas about how you can be of assistance.
To down load a volunteer application click the following: Volunteer Application. For general volunteer inquiries please contact Nicole Pettibone at 248.451.3736.
Review volunteer opportunities below for more information.
Crisis & Resource Hotline and Teen 2 Teen Talk Line
Our 24-hour crisis line (1.800.231.1127) receives more than 45,000 calls annually representing a variety of crisis situations including: suicide, victimization, relationship problems, substance abuse, domestic violence, financial problems, and mental illness. Crisis line volunteers, 18-years or older, counsel callers and provide information and referrals from a database of more than 4,500 sources.
Our Teen 2 Teen Talk Line provides an outlet for local teens to talk anonymously and confidentially with a peer about issues they are facing. The line (1.800.231.1127) is available seven days per week, 24 hours per day. Volunteers, ages 16 – 24-years-old, counsel callers and provide information and referrals from a database of more than 4,500 sources.
For both the Crisis & Resource Hotline and the Teen 2 Teen Talk Line, volunteers receive more than 70-hours of professional training to prepare them for crisis calls. The training program, offered three times a year, includes in-depth sessions on domestic violence, sexual assault, mental illness, suicide, substance abuse, codependency and youth issues, as well as communication skills.
Once trained, volunteers are asked to work one weekly four-hour shift. For more information, prospective volunteers should attend a Volunteer Orientation, held the first Wednesday of every month from 7:30 – 8:30 p.m. at our administrative office or contact Cheryl Ross at 248.451.2614 or email her at cross@commongroundhelps.org.
Youth Residential Programs
Volunteers, 18-years or older, are needed in two of our youth residential programs to interact with residents, handle walk-ins, intakes, assist with group counseling, information requests, crisis calls and provide other assistance as needed.
Volunteers receive more than 15-hours of professional training to prepare them for work with the young people. The training program is offered three times a year. Once trained, volunteers are asked to work one weekly five-hour shift.
If you are interested in helping please complete and submit the volunteer application or contact Steve Overstreet at 248.451.2650. For more information about our residential programs download the following: Youth Residential Programs
Legal Clinic
Our Legal Clinic provides free consultations and informed recommendations without representation by volunteer licensed attorneys. Clinic hours are Tuesdays from 6:30 – 8 p.m. on a first-come, first-serve walk-in basis at our administrative office and Thursdays from 11am-1pm at the Oakland County Law Library.
Attorneys who wish to volunteer their services are asked to participate in the clinic once every four to six weeks.
If you are interested in helping please complete and submit the volunteer application or contact Holli Wallace at 248.451.3753.
Art in the Park
Common Ground’s 36th Art in the Park event will be held September 25-26, 2010, in downtown Birmingham. The fine art event features juried work by more than 190 artists, food, entertainment and a silent auction. During the weekend of the fair, many volunteers are needed to help bring this popular, annual event to life. If you are interested in helping please complete and submit the volunteer application. For more information about Art in the Park or to voluteer, contact Terra Leach at 248-451-3730 or email her at Tleach@commongroundhelps.org
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