The Volunteer Process

The Family Crisis Center appreciates all of our volunteers!  In order to become a Family Crisis Center volunteer certain steps must be completed.

• Complete the appropriate volunteer application.
• Applications can be obtained by contacting Brooke Vaughan, Volunteer Coordinator, at (817) 558-7171 or gro.cjsisircylimaf@ofni
• Criminal Background Check - All crisis center employees and volunteers are subject to a criminal background checks.
• Once your application has been processed, our Volunteer Coordinator will contact you about upcoming orientations, and you'll be on your way to working with staff and other volunteers who are assisting victims of family violence and sexual assault transition to survivors.

The Family Crisis Center appreciates all of our volunteers!

In order to become a Family Crisis Center volunteer certain steps must be completed.

Complete the appropriate volunteer application.
Applications can be obtained by contacting Amy Lane, Volunteer Coordinator, at (817) 558-7171 or gro.cjsisircylimaf@ofni

Return the application form in person or mail to:
Family Crisis Center

Attn: Amy Lane

PO Box 43

Cleburne, Texas 76033

Criminal Background Check - All crisis center employees and volunteers are subject to a criminal background checks.Once your application has been processed, our Volunteer Coordinator will contact you about upcoming orientations, and you'll be on your way to working with staff and other volunteers who are assisting victims of family violence and sexual assault transition to survivors.

Orientation

The goal of orientation is to teach potential volunteers about the agency's structure, the programs and services offered, and to help them determine what volunteer opportunity best fits their schedule and interests. Once you have turned in your completed volunteer application, Amy will contact you about upcoming Orientation dates.

Training

Volunteer training is available to any potential volunteer who has completed an application and attended Orientation.  Training is specific to the duties you have requested or worked out with the Volunteer Coordinator.  No volunteer is asked to perform a task that they do not feel qualified for. 

The staff of the Family Crisis Center would like to take this opportunity to recognize Sharen Rotenberry.  Mrs.Rotenberry has been gratiously volunteering her time and talents with the crisis center for more than 17 years.  Her total number of volunteer hours exceeds 7,000!!! What a HUGE accomplishment.  During her time with the agency, Sharen has served as hotline support, provided peer counseling and resources for clients, organized paperwork, sorted donated items,  assisted in the organization and production of MULTIPLE fundraising efforts, and secured grant funding for the agency through the ENF (ELKS National Foundation).

Along the way, Sharen recruited the talents of her husband Cliff.  Cliff has provided maintenance and support volunteer hours as well.  Anytime we need them, they are here for us!  Having the Rotenberry Family on our side has proven invaluable in more ways than we can count.

Cliff and Sharen are active members in the Cleburne Elks Lodge.  Cliff currently serves as the Exaulted Ruler and Sharen serves as the Esquire. The Elks National Foundation has grant funding available to non-profit agencies and projects.  Three years ago, Sharen wrote a $10,000 grant to provide nutritious meals and snacks for our shelter center.  Due to Sharen's excellent record keeping and grant skills, the monies were awarded the MAXIMUM  number of THREE times to our agency.  

This allowed the organization to allocate funds previously set aside for groceries to other needs and programs.  Over the course of the last almost 3 years, Sharen and other lodge members have used their personal vehicles to go to the store and provide necessary groceries.  Can you say, "WOW!"

Many of us have formed deep personal friendships with Sharen over the years. There is really no true way to express to Sharen how much she means to each one of us so we will just say one BIG THANK YOU!!!!! Sharen, you are one awesome lady and we are proud you chose the crisis center all those years ago...