The gift of your time.


Walnut Avenue would not be able to provide free and low-cost services to its community without your support.

Elibigility

  1. Be aged 18 or older.

  2. Pass a criminal background check. (Note: exceptions may be made for nonviolent crimes.)

  3. Physically live in California for at least half the year.

  4. A minimum of 3 years must pass between the date of your last service and the start of your volunteering, or since you last experienced domestic violence.

Background Checks

A criminal background check is required for all of our programs. Learn more about background checks on the written online orientation.

Advocacy Trainings

Some of our programs require you to complete additional training. We provide any training required by one of our volunteer programs, including the California state certification training for domestic violence advocacy/peer counseling.

The list of volunteer positions outlines what, if any, trainings are required by which programs.

“Non-Direct Service” Volunteering

If you are interested in participating on our Board of Directors, with development efforts to fundraise for our services, or other projects which do not involve our direct service programs, please contact us at info@wafwc.org for more information and you will be directed to the staff person who can best assist you.

Getting started.

1. Review the volunteer positions.

Decide which one you’re most interested in doing. If you want to do more than one, that’s great! Pick one to start with, and you can add other programs later on.

2. Review the online orientation.

Read the online orientation in its entirety. If you meet the basic eligibility requirements, you may then sign up for your first program using the links provided.

For Incoming & Current Volunteers

Equal Employment & Service Opportunity Statement

It is the policy of Walnut Avenue Family & Women’s Center to provide equal employment, volunteer opportunities and services (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, ancestry, color, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), family medical leave (requesting or approved for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act or the California Family Rights Act), disability (mental and physical, including HIV and AIDS), marital status including Domestic Partnership, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, veteran and/or military status, national origin, citizenship, race (including traits associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles), sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, domestic violence victim status and any other status protected by federal, state or local law.