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FirstLink Opportunities
Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities
Administrative Volunteers
Volunteers, 16 and older, assist staff with administrative duties which may include data entry, answering phones, making calls, copying , filing, and helping with bulk mailings.
Data Collectors
Visit or call nonprofit agencies, clubs/organizations, and support groups to obtain and update information about their services for FirstLink’s database.
Volunteers, 18 and older, are trained to answer information and referral, listening and support, and crisis intervention calls on FirstLink’s 24-hour HotLine (235-SEEK), Suicide Line (232-HELP), and crisis contract lines.
Commitment (minimum 1 yr. or 96 hours)
completion of initial 46 hr. training
2 or 3 hr. day and evening shifts available
Resource Center Volunteers
Volunteers, 16 years and older, will provide assistance in organizing and maintaining the FirstLink Resource Center.
Commitment (minimum 6 months)
flexible scheduling
training provided in part by Fargo Public Library staff
Internships
FirstLink also offers non-paid internships to college students in a number of areas, including marketing, speaker’s bureau, web design, and human service fields.
Benefits for Volunteers
Training, learning new skills, recommendations, flexible hours, recognition events, monthly newsletter, free parking. Also, medical research shows that volunteering contributes to your good health!
Short-Term Opportunities
Short-term opportunities include a periodic need for some task, a short-term need for specialized skills, or a need for help with a one-time-only event. Some of these can be done at home. Some can also be group placements.
Bulk Mailing Volunteer
(youth volunteers accepted)
Help with tasks that are part of a large mailing: folding, stuffing, labeling, sorting, etc.
Directory of Community Services Editor
Edit the Directory of Community Services to ensure clear, concise, and consistent agency descriptions. This work may be done at home.
Season of Hope Opportunities
Data Entry Volunteers
(October through December) Data entry of information from applications for clothing and toys for families in need.
Giving Tree Volunteers
(November through December) Work at a giving tree booth to recruit sponsors and answer questions about the Holiday Clearing Bureau services.
Gift Distribution Event
(December) Come one, come all, and help at this joyful two day celebration! Volunteers of all ages are welcome to assist in this event, where Holiday Clearing Bureau recipients receive their holiday gifts. This is a great family or group volunteer activity!
“You Name It” Volunteers
None of the above seems to fit? Work with us to identify and examine your skills and interests, likes and dislikes to determine what kind of volunteer opportunity fits you and where it might fit FirstLink. For example, serve on a special project.
If you have any questions or would like to volunteer, please contact FirstLink’s internal Volunteer Manager via E-Mail: cindyu@myfirstlink.org or please call (701)293-6462.
Linking People & Resources
24 hours a day!
701-293-6462, Phone
4357 13th Ave. S, Ste. 107L Fargo, ND 58103
Administration Offices
888-293-6462 Toll Free
P.O. Box 447 - Fargo, ND 58107-0447
701-235-2476, Fax
Season of Hope
701-293-6462
4357 13th Ave. S, Ste. 107L Fargo, ND 58103
24 Hour HOTLINE
235-7335
235-SEEK
232-4357
232-HELP
SUICIDE Line
701-293-6462
Volunteer Services
4357 13th Ave. S, Ste. 107L Fargo, ND 58103