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Multi-State Driver Needed | Transport Victims to Safety
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Description
Families to Freedom transports victims of domestic abuse to safety.
WHAT YOU GET:
Help Others - Do you have a heart for helping victims go from crisis to recovery after domestic abuse? This opportunity might be perfect for you! You will be helping victims flee to safety.
Have an Adventure - Travel across the lower 48 states on our dime! Have experiences you'll remember for a lifetime, and touch lives along the way.
Change Lives - Want to be directly involved in a life saving, life changing service? Our volunteers support victims in a direct, meaningful way! They assist in offering victims a fresh start in a safe place.
WHAT YOU DO:
+ Multi-State Road Warrior - Drive a new survivor to another state; this may take several hours or a few days, depending on the destination. Volunteers only ever pick up survivors in a verfied safe location.
WE NEED VOLUNTEERS WHO:
+Ages 21+.
+Have a good driving record.
+Can pass a background check.
+Have time to drive survivors of domestic violence from a safe pickup place in the Gulf Coast region to a family home or shelter far away.
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+You always choose to accept or decline a drive - No pressure!
+We arrange survivor pick-ups in a safe, public place - Usually in or near central Houston.
+Many of our survivors travel with children - We prepare car seats so you don't have to.
+There are no out-of-pocket expenses for our volunteers - Families to Freedom provides for the vehicle, fuel, food and other travel costs.
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How to Volunteer for This Opportunity
1) Fill out the application form at familiestofreedom.org/volunteer.
2) We contact you about scheduling an orientation phone call.
3) After orientation, we coordinate a time for you to complete training (either in-person or virtual, at your request).
4) You drive survivors to safety, and towards a new life.
