Former Offender Speaker | MADD (Richfield, MN)

Your experience can help prevent someone else from making the same mistake.

As a Former Offender Speaker Volunteer with Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), you'll help educate court-ordered offenders by sharing your personal experience with impaired driving. By speaking honestly about the choices you made, the consequences you faced, and what you've learned, you can encourage others to make safer decisions and help prevent future impaired driving.

MADD's Victim Impact Panels are educational presentations for court-ordered offenders that combine prevention education with personal stories from individuals whose lives have been impacted by impaired driving. Former offender speakers offer a unique perspective on accountability, personal growth, and the lasting consequences of impaired driving.

What You'll Do

Working alongside MADD staff and fellow volunteers, you will:

• Share your personal experience with impaired driving in a respectful, educational setting.
• Encourage participants to reflect on their choices and the impact impaired driving has on individuals, families, and communities.
• Participate in Victim Impact Panels as part of a supportive volunteer team.
• Help create a respectful environment that promotes accountability, learning, and positive change.

Volunteer Details & Benefits

This opportunity is a great fit for individuals who are passionate about community education, public speaking, restorative justice, traffic safety, and helping others learn from lived experience.

As a volunteer, you will:

• Receive training, resources, and ongoing support from MADD staff.
• Build confidence in public speaking and storytelling.
• Join a community dedicated to preventing impaired driving and creating safer roads.
• Use your experience to educate others and encourage responsible decision-making.

Volunteer Requirements:

• Ages 18+
• No prior public speaking experience is required.
• Comfortable speaking with groups in an educational setting.
• Daytime and evening opportunities are available, depending on the panel schedule.
• Travel reimbursement is available.

Eligibility Requirements

To serve as a former offender speaker, volunteers must:

• Have no more than one impaired driving offense.
• Have an offense that did not involve a crash resulting in injury or loss of life.
• Have completed all court requirements, including probation.
• Meet MADD's volunteer eligibility guidelines. If speaking alongside victim survivors, participation is contingent upon the victim survivor's agreement.

If you're ready to use your experience to educate others, encourage accountability, and help prevent impaired driving, we'd be honored to welcome you to our volunteer team.

Ready to get started? Complete a short volunteer application to begin the onboarding process. Training and support are provided every step of the way. https://madd.org/volunteer/

After applying, interested volunteers will have a conversation with MADD staff to determine whether this role is the right fit for both the volunteer and the program.