Volunteer Application Form

Thank you applying to become a METRAC volunteer. Please fill out this form. It will be reviewed and you may be contacted to attend an interview to determine the best placement for you. If there is a match, you will participate in a training and orientation session (usually held once per year). This application is for screening purposes only.

Volunteer Availability and Commitment: METRAC’s office is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm. However, meetings, special events, and trainings are often held outside of normal hours of operation. We work with volunteers to determine the best day and time for their activities. Volunteers are expected to make at least an eight-month commitment to the organization.

Guiding Vision: METRAC is a community-based, not-for-profit organization dedicated to preventing and ending violence against women, youth, and children. We work from an anti-oppression, non-discriminatory framework. Volunteers should be open to and comfortable learning about and working within this framework during their training period and volunteer placement.

Note: METRAC welcomes applications from diverse people, especially members of historically marginalized communities. Unfortunately, METRAC’s office space is currently not wheelchair accessible.

General Information
*Name:		*Mailing address:
Email address:		*Phone number:

Specific Information
*Yes! I understand METRAC works to end violence and promote the right of diverse women, youth, and children to live free from violence, and I endorse this mission.
*I am (choose one): 16 years of age or older 19 years of age or older
*How did you hear about METRAC?
*Please outline your reasons for wanting to volunteer with METRAC.
*Please list your experience, skills, and/or special interests that might be useful to METRAC’s work and goals.
*What does the term violence against women mean to you?
*Please outline your understanding of the terms anti-oppression and systemic discrimination.
Please indicate what area(s) of METRAC you are most interested in? (Choose all that apply.) Board of Directors Fundraising Administration/office help Graphic design Multi-media (e.g. website, video) Committee and/or planning work Public education Special community events Research
With which communities do you identify (e.g. Filipino communities, People of Colour communities, Lesbian communities, Deaf communities, First Nations communities, youth communities, Muslim communities, Senior communities, etc.)?
What language(s) do you feel comfortable speaking and writing?
*Can you make the required 8-month commitment to volunteering at METRAC? Please explain.
*How much time are you able to commit (hours per day, hours per week, and hours per month)?
Which days would you be available to volunteer? (Choose all that apply.) Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Do you prefer to volunteer on (choose all that apply): Mornings Afternoons Evenings
Please give any additional information about yourself that you wish to share.

Contacts
*Please give us contact information for two people who can act as a references for you.
*Please give us contact information for someone who can act as an emergency contact.

Declaration
*I declare that all of the information on this form is true and complete to my knowledge.