Thanks for your interest in volunteering your time and talent!

There are many different and important ways that you can get involved at Ozone House. Whether you are interested in crisis intervention, or just want to help out around the house, we will work with you to develop a volunteer opportunity that matches your skills and interests.

Crisis Line Volunteer

Ozone House is always seeking compassionate volunteers to become Crisis Line counselors. Crisis Line volunteers listen and provide critical information, referrals, and crisis intervention to youth and families struggling with such issues as family conflict, runaway episodes, homelessness, suicide, abuse and neglect, domestic violence, sexual orientation and gender identity, and other crises.

Crisis Line Counselors complete a 40-hour training on two Wednesday evenings and two consecutive weekends. Once completed, volunteers commit to one 4-hour shift per week for 5+ months.

Become a Crisis Line Volunteer! Here's How:

1. Fill out the volunteer application. Return the application to Michelle Jones at mjones@ozonehouse.org. Click the link above to download our volunteer application.
2. Attend the volunteer orientation. Orientation is scheduled for two different dates: Tuesday, April 14 at 5pm OR Friday, April 17 at noon. Attendance is mandatory on one of these dates.
3. Get invited to training. After the orientation, you may be invited to continue on to the crisis line training if Ozone House seems like the right fit for you.
4. Get the training manual. Ozone House will supply bound manuals at a suggested donation of $10.
5. Attend the volunteer trainings! All of the training dates are mandatory and required for you to be eligible to volunteer on the crisis line. The dates and times for Spring 2009 training are as follows:

Wednesday, May 6th 6-9pm
Saturday, May 9th 9am-5pm
Sunday, May 10th 9am-5pm
Wednesday, May 13th 6pm-9pm
Saturday, May 16th 9am-5pm
Sunday, May 17th 9am-5pm

*Training dates are scheduled to take place at Ozone House located at 1705 Washtenaw, with some sessions at the Drop-In Center in Ypsilanti. These specifics will be discussed at orientation.

Project Volunteer

Can't make the Crisis Counselor time commitment but have talent to share? Perhaps you're a professional painter or a landscape designer. We are often looking for volunteers to share their expertise for one-time projects. Contact Maja Reed at mreed@ozonehouse.org or at (734) 662-2265 ext. 11 to discuss potential opportunities!

Youth Making an Impact (YMI)

YMI is a youth volunteer group organized through Ozone House. We are dedicated to creating opportunities for youth to contribute to our community. If you are under 18 and would like to get involved with YMI events, contact Colleen O'Brien at cobrien@ozonehouse.org.

Crisis Line volunteers
with Michelle, Crisis Line and Volunteer Coordinator & Caleb, Intake Coordinator