Hotline Volunteer: The Cottage is recruiting dedicated folks searching for an opportunity to offer immediate help to those affected by sexual assault. The Cottage has positions available for hotline volunteers. A hotline volunteer would be required to participate in specialized training and a criminal history check. A hotline volunteer would need to be able to commit to nights and weekends of their choice to be on call. The hotline volunteer will be able to answer the hotline wherever they may be with a cell phone provided from The Cottage to use while they are on call. Hotline volunteers may expect calls relating to sexual assault information and referrals along with the occasional crisis call. Hotline volunteers will be trained in how to handle these situations with confidence. If you feel that you are a person that can handle these issues and you have a desire to work with those affected by sexual assault then this is an opportunity for you.

Center Maintenance: If you have skills with physically maintaining a home or office building then The Cottage may occasionally need your assistance when maintenance is needed.

Garden and Yard up Keep: The Cottage has two gardens and a playground for the children that visit our center. We are looking for a few folks that are interested in helping us with the up keep of these gardens by watering, planting and pulling weeds. We also need help keeping our playground safe with regular maintenance, eliminating fire ants and pulling weeds. This project could be done on a bi-weekly basis.

Secretarial Work: The Cottage is always looking for folks that are interested in helping us with filing, composing letters and other secretarial type work. This work is usually on an as needed basis.

All volunteers have to complete a volunteer packet that includes a criminal back ground check and references. All volunteers are expected to maintain confidentiality of our clients at all costs.

Please contact Sarah Chatfield at 706-546-1133 Ext. 30 or sarah@northgeorgiacottage.org if any of these volunteer opportunities sound interesting to you.