There are two ways to become a volunteer with our agency.

1. Download and print the volunteer application and the volunteer job descriptions packet. Reviewthe volunteer job descriptions to determine which position(s) would be an appropriate fit for your skill set and the time you have available to commit to volunteering. Complete the application and mail to Women In Distress of Broward County, PO Box 676, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33302 or scan and e-mail to nleve@womenindistress.org

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2. Attend an upcoming 2-hour volunteer orientation to go over the volunteer job descriptions and complete the application. Upcoming dates are Wednesday, November 12th (10:00am - noon), Thursday, January 8th (6:00-8:00pm), Monday February 16th (10am - noon) and Tuesday March 31st (6:00-8:00 pm.) To sign up for one of these orientations please e-mail nleve@womenindistress.org .

Volunteer orientations are conducted at The Jim and Jan Moran Family Center 1153 S Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale. (northwest corner of Davie Blvd and Andrews Ave)

For A VOLUNTEER APPLICATION Click Here

For VOLUNTEER JOB DESCRIPTIONS Click Here

• Adopt A Shelter  
•  Anti-Violence Curriculum Facilitator
• Auxiliary Member
• Crisis line Operator - 36 hrs of training and background check req.
• Clerical/Administrative/Data Entry
• Courthouse Liaison -36 hrs of training and background check req.
• Donation Pcik-ups
• Front Desk Receptionist-36 hrs of training and background check req.
• Pantry Supplies
• Respite (child care) -36 hrs of training and background check req.
• Speakers' Bureau
• Special Projects
• Technology Volunteer
• Thrift store

If you would like to be involved with our agency but are unable to commit to a volunteer position at this time, please consider supporting our efforts by attending an upcoming Project Safe Tour.

Join us for this insider's tour of Women In Distress and hear from our President/CEO, board members, staff and survivors. Tours occur the 2nd Thursday of each month 11:30 am - 12:30 pm with an optional lunch to follow. RSVP is required at 954-332-3459 or kskidmore@womenindistress.org.

Women In Distress rolls out red carpet for volunteers

2008 Volunteer Appreciation

Women in Distress of Broward County, Inc. brought the glitz and glamour of Hollywood to the Jim & Jan Moran Family Center at “An Evening With the Stars,” which took place on Friday, April 11, 2008.

The event was held in the Janet A. Boyle Auditorium to honor the approximately 700 volunteers who saved the agency more than $430,000 through donated time, lending a hand with speaker’s bureau events, administrative tasks, special committees, child care, data entry, auxiliary groups, donated professional services, and much more.

More than 100 WID volunteers, staff members, and community supporters made red carpet arrivals at the event, which was sponsored by JM Family Enterprises, VISTA Healthplans, Sun-Sentinel, Southern Wine & Spirits, and North Broward Medical Center.

Throughout the evening, presenters from each department called their nominees up to the stage and presented them with a chocolate-covered Oscar statuette. The winners for each department were presented with their names on the volunteer recognition plaques that will be displayed in the second floor lobby of the Family Center.

The 2007 winners are as follows:

Volunteer of the Year: Fran Asaro

Administrative Volunteer of the Year:  Dorothy DeMay

Student Intern of the Year:  Donna Bivona

Advocacy Services Volunteer of the Year: Fran Asaro

Development Volunteer of the Year: Lois Herman

Pro Bono Services Volunteer of the Year: Alexander of Alexanders 

Shelter Services Volunteer of the Year: Patricia Minski

Social Change Volunteer of the Year: Allison Cagnetta

Speaker’s Bureau Volunteer of the Year: Vetra Harrison

Professionals Educating & Advocating Respect in Relationships (PEARR) Volunteer of the Year: Charlotte Sundquist

Women in Distress Auxiliary (WIDA) Volunteer of the Year: Betty Schultze

All of the volunteers attending the event received a silver coffee mug engraved with the WID logo in appreciation of their hard work.

“I never did this for any kind of acknowledgement. When you do something from your heart the acknowledgement is not important, but it is appreciated very much,” said Fran Asaro, 2007 Volunteer of the Year. “I thank you so much for honoring me in doing what truly feeds my soul.”

There is no excuse for abuse. Domestic violence hurts everyone.

Anyone who is or who believes that someone else might be in an abusive relationship may call the Women In Distress 24-Hour Crisis Line, 954-761-1133, or the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 800-500-1199.

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