General Opportunities

Volunteer Opportunities

Break the Cycle’s volunteers participate in a variety of projects, depending
on their interests, skills, and the needs of the organization. To partcipate, fill
out the volunteer contact form online
or on paper.

Listed below are some of our more popular volunteer opportunities:

General Opportunities

General Program-Related Research

Compile information on domestic violence – statistics, articles, etc. – and
expand your own knowledge of the issue.

Administrative Assistance

Help keep Break the Cycle running by writing letters, keeping up files,
assembling manuals, making copies, etc.

“Grunt Work Night”

Join Break the Cycle’s staff and volunteers for a fun afternoon and evening on the
second Tuesday of each month. Together we complete large group projects and
administrative tasks, such as data entry and filing.

Outreach

Solicit schools and organizations to host presentations of our curriculum.
Strengthen our relationships with other organizations that provide services for
our clients.

Education

Educate teens about domestic violence. Teach Break the Cycle’s education
program Dating and Domestic Violence 101: How You Can Identify Abuse
and staff information tables at community events.

Position Requires:

  • Participation in 2-hour training
  • Ongoing training and supervision
  • Daytime availability

Please contact our volunteer
coordinator
for information on the next education and outreach volunteer
training.

Special Events

From volunteer gatherings to our food and wine event, Savor the Season, Break
the Cycle has a host of special events that volunteers can help plan, design
and carry out.

Computer-Related Assistance

Break the Cycle has a number of projects for computer troubleshooters, network
administrators and web and graphic designers.

Internships

Break the Cycle takes interns seasonally for various positions. Below are descriptions of
our internship programs. These positions vary depending on interest and need. To view the
listing of available internships, click here.

Undergradute Intern Program

Undergraduate interns work primarily on administrative tasks to support our
development efforts and program services. Interns play a vital role in the
planning of fundraising events, and assist with our programs by conducting
research and outreach in the community. For more information, click over
to our position listing.

Position requires:

  • Current undergraduate enrollment
  • Resume and writing sample
  • Interview

Student Liasion Program

Undergraduate Student Liaisons act as representatives of Break the Cycle by
looking for outreach and education opportunities on campus, and creating
alliances between campus organizations that have an interest in domestic
violence issues.

Position requires:

  • Current undergraduate enrollment
  • Resume and writing sample
  • Interview

Legal Intern/Extern Program

Break the Cycle works with individual law students to design internships and
externships which serve the mutual needs and interests of the students and
the organization. Internships may involve legal research, court accompaniment,
paperwork preparation, education and outreach, and other related activities.
For more information, click over to our position listing.

Position requires:

  • Current enrollment in law school
  • Resume and writing sample
  • Interview

To participate fill out the volunteer contact form online or in
print.