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Contact Information
First Name*
Last Name*
Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code
Phone
Email

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Your Volunteering Interests
Supportive Volunteering Interests*
Indicate your PRIMARY interest. Supportive Volunteer roles require the completion of a three-hour training.
- Administrative Support
- Community Awareness & Outreach
- Child care
- None of the above
Other
Are you able to commit to a three-hour training?*
Support training is typically held in the evening and on Saturdays
- Yes
- No
- Maybe
Advocacy Volunteering Interests*
Indicate your PRIMARY interest. Advocacy volunteer roles require the completion of a 27-hour training.
- Hotline Advocate
- Court Advocate
- Community Advocate
- Other
Other
Are you able to commit to a 27-hour training?*
Advocacy training is typically held on weekday evenings.
- Yes
- No
- Maybe
Can you commit to a minimum of four hours per week for at least six months of volunteer time to HAWC?*
- Yes
- No
- Maybe
Are you bilingual or multilingual?*
- Yes
- No
Your other language
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- Haitian Creole
- Mandarin
- American Sign Language
- Other
Other language

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Your availability
What times are you typically available to volunteer? Please select all that apply.
- Morning: 8:00 am-1:00 pm
- Afternoon: 1:00 pm-5:30 pm
- Evening: 5:30 pm -11:00 pm
Monday
- Morning
- Afternoon
- Evening
Tuesday
- Morning
- Afternoon
- Evening
Wednesday
- Morning
- Afternoon
- Evening
Thursday
- Morning
- Afternoon
- Evening
Friday
- Morning
- Afternoon
- Evening
Saturday
- Morning
- Afternoon
- Evening
Sunday
- Morning
- Afternoon
- Evening
Do you require any work accommodations we can provide should you become a volunteer for us?

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Academic Information
Only complete this section if you are applying for an internship at HAWC.
School Name and Location
Graduation Date
MM slash DD slash YYYY
Field of Study
Degree obtained or working towards
My volunteering is to meet a school requirement
- True
- False
How many hours are you required to complete (and over what time period)?

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Your connection to domestic violence
An important part of HAWC's mission is to understand the impact of domestic violence on survivors and how the roles of oppression and privilege perpetuate cycles of abuse in our society. Please answer the following questions to the best of your ability.
How would you define domestic violence?
Why do you think partner abuse/domestic violence occurs?
How has domestic violence affected your life?
How would you define oppression?
How would you define privilege?
How would you define crisis intervention?
Is there anything else you would like to share with us?

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Reference
Please include name, phone number, and relationship to you.
Name
First Last
Phone
Relationship
Your status
Are you currently an active volunteer with HAWC?*
- Yes
- No
- I have completed training, been active, but I am not active right now
Name
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

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