Offer the women at Hannah Center practical guidance on topics like apartment hunting, job interviews, and household management while providing emotional support. Create a vital bridge between shelter life and independent living by forming meaningful connections with residents preparing for transition. The mentor relationship extends beyond a resident's stay, with check-ins during those critical first months of independence when challenges often arise. Mentors celebrate successes, troubleshoot obstacles, and connect existing and former residents with community resources—ensuring no woman faces her journey alone.

Share your culinary skills and nourish our community as a Cooking Instructor Volunteer at Hannah Center. Lead hands-on workshops teaching shelter residents how to prepare affordable, nutritious meals using accessible ingredients. Your guidance will focus on practical skills like grocery shopping on a budget, meal planning, and creating quick weeknight dinners that children enjoy. As you guide women through simple recipes, you'll also weave in lessons about nutrition basics, smart shopping strategies, and kitchen safety—transforming fundamental cooking knowledge into tools for family wellness and financial independence. Through your guidance, residents gain more than cooking techniques; they develop confidence, independence, and the ability to nurture their families through healthy meals long after they leave our shelter.

Equip women with essential money management skills as a household budgeting mentor at Hannah Center. In this volunteer role, you'll conduct workshops and provide one-on-one guidance to help residents develop practical financial literacy for independent living. Your guidance will cover creating realistic household budgets, prioritizing expenses, building emergency savings, and navigating banking services—all tailored to the specific challenges faced by women rebuilding their lives. The ideal volunteer brings financial knowledge, compassionate communication abilities, and understanding of the economic realities facing our residents. Your expertise helps women bridge the gap between shelter support and sustainable independence, giving them confidence to make sound financial decisions that create lasting stability for themselves and their families.

Empower women in life crisis by facilitating structured life skills classes using established curriculum. Help residents develop essential tools for healing, healthy relationships, and independent living.

Lead weekly life skills classes using provided workbooks. Guide discussions on trauma recovery, relationships, and other topics. Create a supportive learning environment for vulnerable women. Maintain confidentiality and trauma-informed approach.

Hannah Center is totally supported by contributions from individuals and organizations to fulfill its mission of assisting women in life crisis. As a volunteer Grant Writer, you will play a crucial role in securing funding that enables us to provide essential resources and expand our reach to more women in need. Ideally, this position requires a commitment of 8-12 hours per month on a long-term basis to research grant opportunities and craft compelling proposals that articulate the impact of Hannah Center. Your efforts will directly contribute to our ability to continue offering a safe, loving and supportive home and life-changing programs.

As a volunteer Wisconsin-licensed counselor (LPC, MFT, or LCSW), you will provide one-on-one or group counseling services to residents, offering a listening ear and compassionate support during their journey of healing and transformation.

Volunteer counselors must: Hold an active Wisconsin license in good standing. Carry their own liability insurance that meets Wisconsin licensing requirements. Operate within the ethical and legal guidelines of their license. Coordinate with staff to ensure scope of services is appropriate.

As a committee volunteer, you'll collaborate with our team to plan and execute engaging fundraising events that raise awareness and financial support for our shelters and programs. Your responsibilities include generating creative fundraising ideas, leveraging community connections to secure donations and sponsorships, and providing hands-on assistance during events. Ideal candidates bring enthusiasm, organizational skills, and 4-6 hours of availability monthly.

Guide the creation, implementation, and oversight of a sustainable endowment fund for Hannah Center. The ideal candidate would combine nonprofit development expertise with investment knowledge to establish a permanent financial foundation supporting the organization's long-term mission.

Make a significant impact on the lives of women in crisis by volunteering your expertise to provide pro bono legal services to Hannah Center. As a pro bono legal professional, you will help ensure the organization operates with sound legal footing and may assist residents with legal guidance as needed. By volunteering, you will help women navigate difficult times and build more stable futures.

Join Hannah Center as a volunteer providing pro bono accounting services to strengthen Hannah Center's fiscal oversight, financial health and  sustainability. Support our Treasurer and Board of Directors with financial consultation tailored for nonprofit women's shelter operations.

Hannah Center is seeking a strategic volunteer to strengthen our organizational capacity and long-term planning. Support strategic planning for multi-location operations. Responsibilities include assisting with strategic planning and organizational assessments, supporting program evaluation and improvement, developing systems for growth and sustainability, and collaborating with leadership on organizational development. Time commitment is 8 to 12 hours per month.

Support our mission to assist women in life crisis by providing investment guidance for our donation-funded organization. Help ensure financial sustainability as we serve women facing homelessness, domestic violence, and addiction recovery.

Provide investment strategy and portfolio management guidance. Assist with endowment fund oversight and growth planning. Support financial sustainability planning for operations. Advise on donor stewardship and planned giving opportunities. Help optimize resource allocation for mission impact.

Help protect and empower our mission to assist women in life crisis by providing essential IT guidance. Ensure secure, efficient technology systems that safeguard sensitive client information while supporting our operations.

Assess and enhance cybersecurity protocols for client data protection. Advise on cost-effective IT infrastructure for multi-location operations. Support technology needs for case management and donor systems. Provide guidance on digital privacy and safety for vulnerable populations. Help optimize technology for maximum mission impact.

Support our mission to assist women in life crisis by providing essential HR guidance for our donation-funded organization. Help us build strong teams across multiple locations while maintaining compliance and fostering a supportive workplace culture.

Develop HR policies and procedures for multi-location operations. Assist with volunteer recruitment, training, and retention strategies. Provide guidance on employment law compliance and best practices. Support staff development and performance management systems. Help create trauma-informed workplace policies for sensitive environments. Advise on compensation and benefits within nonprofit budget constraints.