Volunteer Opportunities

Take a stand against violence and abuse by giving your time to participate in one of our programs - to help support the journey to peace.

Volunteers are the Heart of Bay Area Turning Point and contribute thousands of hours of service to the agency each year. Volunteers range from teenagers to senior citizens. Orientation sessions are held throughout the year for those who wish to share their time and talents in special projects, direct services and prevention activities.

Activities for Hands-On Participation

• Translators: For advocacy and to translate awareness materials. (Spanish, Russian, Vietnamese)
• Interpreters: To accommodate clients with hearing impairments and communicate using American Sign Language.
• BATP Resale Shop Assistants: Help operate the shop by accepting donations, sorting merchandise, pricing items and placing them in the store, assisting customers, ringing up sales on the cash register, and keep the shop orderly. Training is available. This can be a fun way to volunteer as an individual or a group.
• Clerical: Answer and direct incoming calls, greet and announce visitors and work on clerical projects as requested. Shifts are available 8:30am to 5:30pm Monday through Friday.
• Special Projects: Available to help with special projects such as fundraising events, food drives, and awareness events.
• Community Awareness: Staff tables at information fairs, post literature in the community, create/edit education and public relations materials, and/or speak to various groups about domestic violence and sexual assault.
• Cleaning Crew: Help keep the office building neat and clean! Volunteer to vacuum, dust, wipe down counters, and clean the bathrooms. Morning and afternoon shifts are available Monday through Friday.
• Maintenance Specialist: Help with light and general maintenance at the various buildings on Weekdays. (Flexible hours available.)
• Landscaping: Groups that enjoy working outside often volunteer to "beautify" our yards by weeding, tending the plants, mowing the grass, edging, fertilizing, etc.

Each volunteer will need to bring the following items to the orientation session:

• 2 forms of identification (1 pictured)
• 3 personal references including name, mailing address, telephone number, fax number and e-mail address. The three references must be of no relation to you and have been acquainted with you for at least 1 year
• $15.00 to cover the cost of a criminal background check. No previous charges of theft, fraud or assault.

If you are interested in volunteering or attending a volunteer orientation, please contact the Volunteer Coordinator by phone at (281) 338-7600 or e-mail at contactus@bayareaturningpoint.org

NOTE: It is the policy of BATP to not hire volunteer applicants who have received services from our agency within the previous 12 month period

Thank you for sharing our Vision:
Peace. Every Woman, Every Child, Every Man...Every day.

June 2010 Bi-Annual Food Drive

Our generous community did it again! The June 2010 food drive was the biggest yet bringing in over 31,000 lbs of food and $9,257.51 in cash and Kroger gift cards. A HUGE thank you to Star Toyota for sponsoring the bi-annual food drive for the 11th year and to Kroger for hosting over 200 volunteers at 8 various Kroger stores in the area.

Last year Bay Area Turning Point served 141,963 meals.  Thanks to the June and November food drives, our food expenses were approximately $15,000; this averages 10 ½ cents per meal per person!

We could not do it without all of the amazing volunteers who work so hard to make this event a huge success THANK YOU!

Volunteer Spotlight

In a time when many individuals are finding it more and more difficult to meet the needs of their own households, Bay Area Turning Point (BATP) has been blessed with the support of many local individuals and businesses.  BATP would like to recognize the employees of Boeing with special thanks to the Shared Services Group (SSG) for their contributions to our June food drive. Boeing donated 8,277 pounds of non-perishables, and SSG raised milk funds donating a total of 389 gallons of milk for the women and children residing in the shelter.

Ashley Howell, Chair for the food drive, organized SSG's efforts and with the assistance of Joseph Boulos of Kroger made it possible for SSG to purchase the milk from Kroger in advance so that BATP could pick up it up as needed.  On behalf of Boeing employees, Ms. Howell stated "we're happy to help support an organization that helps these women and children find their own way...BATP is a favorite of our organization because it is not just a charity, but a place of empowerment."

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