Volunteering

Weekly Time Commitment: 30 min - 4 hours

Court watching is one of the most important and least labor intensive volunteer roles that w have. We would like to have court watchers within driving distance to EVERY city in the United States. The role is simple you either go to the courthouse or log into the Zoom hearing when our clients are in court. The reason is two fold. First it is support for the client it helps to know you are not alone especially during some of the most emotional days in our clients lives. Second the more eyes we have on the Judge, GALs, and Attorneys the more difficult it is to be cavalier to the letter of the law. With Covid this role is typically something that can be done from the comfort of home or while you are at work multitasking.

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Many of our clients are ordered to take parenting classes by the court. Often times they simply receive the mandate but no additional information on how to proceed or what kind of classes are available. We could use your help with providing information about where and when these types of classes are available and any potential costs to help guide our clients to completing these steps. If you are a qualified instructor let us know if you can provide training for these Parents as well.

Along with the mandates often times these classes can help a newly single parent that finds themselves in a situation where they don't fully understand how to manage to tasks that their former partner may have managed to. This only helps to make parents more comfortable and secure in the knowledge that they can take care of their children alone.

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At times our clients find themselves tuck between a rock and a hard place after the courts determine the amount of child support they must pay. With the remaining finances they sometimes struggle to be able to afford a place of their own or a home that is suitable for children. Perhaps you know of some resources in your area that can help offset some of these costs or have insight that can help pave the way for our clients to acquire better living situations for them and their children. Sometimes the need is a simple as locating a suitable place for them to have their kids for the small amount of time they are allowed visitation. Helps us ensure the comfortability and safety of our clients children during these important moments.

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The client case manager role is by far the most important and involved volunteer opportunity that we have. Our Client Case Managers own the end to end process with our clients. You will work with the client to identify their needs and uncover opportunities to assist them in every aspect of the process. You will work with our other volunteers to provide much needed services and may even help them with the legal requirements and resources needed to litigate their case especially if they are forced to go Pro Se. While a legal background can be helpful in this role it is by no means a requirement as we have many lawyers and paralegals that are willing to provide guidance for you and the client. f you truly have a passion for equal parenting rights and the rights of children to benefit from two loving parents in their lives then this is the role for you.

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Do you have experience helping people uncover their hidden potential? Maybe you know how to help clean up and write targeted resumes and help prep people for interviews. Sometimes all it takes is an opportunity to better ones financial situation or work life balance to change the perspective of the courts and provide an opportunity for equal and shared parenting time. This is an opportunity to change our clients entire future and the greatest part about that is you can work this role around your schedule as these services can be provided from home with a computer and an internet connection.

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Many of our clients can only afford to have legal representation for a limited time. Especially after the courts start charging outrageous child support amounts and repeated delays and continuances they eventually have to fight for their rights alone. Being a Pro Se litigant stakes the deck against you from the start. So if you have legal knowledge or experience as a Pro Se litigant you could provide just the guidance a parent needs to even the odds in court. You could do his in one on one conversations or as a sounding board. We even have volunteers that do recorded video trainings that we can archive and provide as needed to many clients. This is a great way to help someone avoid costly pitfalls and irrep able damage to their case.

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How many of you have that section at the back of their closet filled with nice clothes that you no longer wear or don't fit? Free up some space in your home and help a parent make a good impression in a job interview or in court. Donate those clothes and let us put them to good use. Sometimes all it takes is a change in perspective to change the outcome of a case.

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Simply put we are hoping to have a roster of people that have been or are going through the same issues. We would like to set up an open chat forum or even an open voice line during set times where alienated parents can come together and be the voice of strength for someone who is struggling to make it through the day. No degree or fancy head shrinking just real support from real people that understand. can you be available for an IM conversation or a phone call when someone just needs to talk to someone who understands?

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Are you a mental health professional? Do you have the time or resources to help people that cant afford help or have trouble getting over the stigma of asking for it? Depression in men is at an all time high and the suicide rates for men are absolutely unbelievable. Add the additional trauma of not seeing your kids or having their minds poisoned against you and its easy to understand why so many men give up. We need people and ideas on how we can make it easy and comfortable to talk to someone that can help. We know how hard it is just to get in to see a therapist even when you are ready for help sometimes you just need someone to listen now!

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It is easy to fall into the trap of numbing the loss and pain with drugs and alcohol. Sometimes kicking the addiction is near impossible but so many parents are finding their way back to sober for their kids. Can you provide help? Do you know of any programs that can make it cost effective. If that is the only hurdle a person has to get over to get their kids back it is worth everything to help them. How can you help?

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Are you a licensed mental help professional? Can you provide some of your time to answer calls for the crisis line? We have a huge need for qualified people to be available to take crisis calls. This part of the program is in its infancy so please let us know if you would like more information.

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Integrity is an absolute must for the Equal Not Less Project. When we publish any facts and details on social media, marketing, podcasts, or to a client we have to be sure the information provided is accurate and we believe in being transparent about our sources. We need Statistical analysts and researchers to identify, collect, analyze, and model data for for our Strategists, and case managers so they can make informed decisions for the client and foundation.

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Every time we get a new client we run the risk of being in an area we have not yet worked and don't have a network of local providers for many of the volunteer opportunities you see here. Can you help us identify local resources and points of contact all over the country? We can begin be vetting who we have work with our clients if we are looking for them bef0ore we need them.

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Much like the statistical analysts we also need people that can research local people and social information. to give our case managers a better understanding of the clients environment and what he is facing in court.

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Yes we are looking for business partners but only with ethical business partners that we know our clients can trust and that have similar ideals as the equal not less project. Part of ensuring that we make informed decisions is by having governance overseeing these relationships and ensuring ethical practices are used. this standard is mutually beneficial as we will know who our clients are dealing with and and know they can be trusted and our business partners will know that we can mitigate risk for them as well.

So if you understand auditing, data governance, and performing risk assessments let us know we need your experience.

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As the Equal Not Less Project grows and our network of business partnerships will naturally grow. We need people that can help ensure those relationships continue to grow and remain secure. We need to keep the lines of communication open and provide an avenue for growth and ideas for process improvement. If your skillset leans more to business than advocate then this is where we need your help.

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The volunteer coordinator is a challenging and complex role. This person vets all volunteer candidates, identifies skillsets and availability and determines need. They work with the other volunteers in those functions to arrange training if required. They also ensure that volunteers know when any tactical actions are needed. These would be things like all hearings where court watchers are needed, or help organize when we have large events. This role is for the truly passionate as your energy will be carried through each volunteer supporting us.

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If you have experience being on a non profit board of directors and would like to consult or possibly join our ranks let us know and our board chairman will contact you personally.

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As this organization is just now taking off we have a desperate need for project managers that can help create project plans, identify risk, set toll gates, and drive for results with each of our programs to make them viable and ensure scalability.

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Custody cases can be emotionally charged and at times people behave irrationally. It is times like these that our clients, case managers, and clients children may need someone there watching to ensure all arrive and leave court safely. This need is not often but when it is we certainly need to know how to contact you.

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As with any business, club, group, or social organization there is a need for active recruitment. Do you have a knack for finding people and inspiring them to rally behind a purpose? If so we could use your skills!