The Barbara Kettle Gundlach
Shelter is committed to
ending all forms of violence
in personal relationships
and within the community.
The Barbara Kettle Gundlach
Shelter recognizes that
violence in the home is a
significant crime impacting
the whole community’s health
and well being. The
volunteer program at the
Shelter Home is a rewarding
experience.
A volunteer at the shelter
helps many women and
children each year by being
an empathetic listener and
support person. The training
is a 16 hour program. The
initial 5 hours are spent
with the Coordinator of
Volunteer Services and
covers the Dynamics of
Domestic Violence, Empathy
Training, and the policies
of the shelter. Three more
hours are spent with the
Coordinator of Volunteer
Services to learn forms and
paperwork. The remaining 8
hours are spent observing
other volunteers. Once the
training is completed,
volunteers can sign up for
shifts of 3 or 4 hours that
fit their schedule. The
schedule is made on a
monthly basis with the
volunteers selecting the
shifts they can work.
Listed below are the jobs
that are available to
volunteers.
-
Crisis Phone –
Answering the crisis and
business phones
-
Listening –
Being an empathetic
listener and support
person to victims
-
Cleaning –
Basic household cleaning
can be done by a
volunteer, if they wish
-
Child Care –
Child care is provided
once a week during the
evening support group
Training is provided in
Empathy and Crisis
Intervention and is offered
at various times throughout
the year. For more
information and an
application, please call
(906) 337-5632
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If you are interested in
contributing monetarily to
the effort to end domestic
violence, the Barbara Kettle
Gundlach Shelter has
established a campaign
called Friends of the
Shelter. You are able to
donate to this fund at any
time. You may also request
to be put on the shelter's
mailing list and receive our
Newsletter, "Off the Beaten
Path".
There is also a recently
established Endowment Fund.
This fund is essential in
providing for the long-term
life of the Shelter. For
more information on how you
can contribute through these
funds, please contact us at:
Barbara Kettle
Gundlach Shelter Home
P.O. Box 8
Calumet, MI 49913
(906) 337-5632
Consider becoming a BKG
Shelter Home Board Member.
The Shelter Board works
closely with the Executive
Director to determine policy
and oversee the Shelter's
legal, financial and ethical
activities. The Board is
very active and involved in
many activities; for
example, organizing
community awareness events,
fundraising, publishing a
quarterly newsletter, budget
planning, and website
development, to name a few.
Please contact the Shelter
for more information about
how you can become
involved.
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