Commitment
Volunteers are required to commit to a minimum of 200 hours of Crisis Intervention work, consisting of a minimum of three four-hour shifts and one eight-hour overnight shift per month. Volunteers can be excepted from working overnight shifts for valid medical reasons.
Crisis Line Shift Schedule
The People In Need Crisis Line operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. We receive approximately 6,800 calls per year. Our lines are staffed by an average of 35 volunteer crisis line workers and 3 staff.
The Crisis Line operates on a daily schedule of basic shifts:
- 8:00 am to 12:00 noon
- 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm
- 4:00 to 8:00 pm
- 8:00 pm to 12:00 midnight
- 12:00 midnight to 8:00 am
Each volunteer commits to working a minimum of 3 four-hour shifts and 1 eight-hour overnight shift per month, scheduled at her/his convenience.