Volunteer Opportunities

Looking for a rewarding way to give back to your community? Interested in becoming part of an integral team dedicated to helping women and children living with abuse? The Shelter offers many volunteer opportunities for those in the community interested in helping with this important issue. Volunteer opportunities include:
- Answering the 24-hour hotline
- Assisting with the staffing of the emergency shelter
- Facilitating children’s programs
- Helping with special events and fundraisers
- Interpretation services for the Spanish-speaking community
- Providing a pet-safe home for victim’s pets
- Taking items to the recycling center
- Helping organize donation items and transporting them to the residential facility
- Organize a donation drive of Shelter Wish List items
All volunteers must complete some level of training. The Shelter offers a full volunteer training session three times a year and also provides individual training on an as-needed basis. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, please contact our This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by phone at (434) 963-4676.
Other ways you can help include making a tax-deductible donation to the Shelter or purchasing support materials that raise funds for the Shelter. Monetary donations can be made by check and sent to: Shelter for Help in Emergency, P.O. Box 1013, Charlottesville, VA 22902. For online donations, click here.