Overnight guest checking into ROOTS shelter with a volunteer

Overnight guest checking into ROOTS shelter with a volunteer

Welcome to ROOTS Volunteer Training

All incoming volunteers must complete our Volunteer Orientation training before their first shift. The Volunteer Orientation training is available online and can be completed at any time by clicking here.

Additionally, within three months of serving with ROOTS, all incoming volunteers must complete our required Anti-Oppression 101, ROPES of Youth Homelessness, and Conflict Response Trainings. Each of these trainings can be completed online at any time. Please see the details below. 

All online trainings are here. 

 
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Volunteer Orientation


This training provides all the information you need to start volunteering with ROOTS! It includes an overview of our shelter program and volunteer opportunities, information on guest demographics and engagement strategies, and an overview of our rules and policies. All incoming volunteers are required to complete this training before their first shift. 


 

Anti-Oppression 101

Anti-Oppression 101: This training challenges volunteers to look at the ways in which their social identities and positionalities impact how they perceive and interact with those experiencing homelessness. We have developed an online version of this training, which can be used to complete the training requirement. 

ROPES of Youth Homelessness

ROPES of Youth Homelessness: This training was created by the University District Service Providers Association specifically to help volunteers in this community learn about the causes and characteristics of youth homelessness, the nature of street life and culture, and tools for engaging these youth and young adults. We have developed an online version of this training, which can be used to complete the training requirement. 

Conflict Response

In this training you will learn to recognize the common physiological symptoms of conflict, the stages of  crisis, how to be more comfortable navigating them, and concrete tools (what to say, where to stand, etc) to support conflict resolution in the shelter space.