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Volunteer Recruitment and Retention

Connie Hammond, Volunteer Coordinator

Crisis Center, Scioto Paint Valley Mental Health Center

4449 S. R..159 Chillicothe, Ohio 45601

cshammond@adelplia.net

In today's world it is becoming a real challenge to fiend those community oriented people that are interested in volunteering. It is even more challenging to find those individuals who axe suited to work in the mental health field.

This workshop will highlight the volunteer program for the Crisis Center oŁ Scioto Paint Valley Mental Health Center. Our Crisis Center is a twenty-four hour service covering five counties in a rural Appalachian area. We provided intervention services to both telephone and walk-in clients. For twenty-two years our program has successfully staffed our center with paraprofessional volunteers.

In today's society it is becoming increasing difficult to located those persons who are suitable and willing to contribute their time to assist others. This session will, examine how agencies can. find resources within their own communities for potential volunteers. Screening individuals for volunteer positions will also be discussed. As well as what an agency needs to provide to maintain those volunteers already working within their organization.

We will also be inviting others to share their ideas of volunteer recruitment and retention during this workshop.