Program: Parent to Child
Training and onboarding: Seasonal, roughly 4 times a year
In partnership with the Dane County Department of Human Services, provide parents with supervised visitation opportunities during evenings and weekends. Volunteers supervise visits as ordered by the court and give objective reports based on those interactions, while also serving as a mentor and advocate for those parents and families.

Program: Admin
Training and onboarding: As needed, throughout the year
Volunteers in this position provide a warm, welcoming presence to make clients feel comfortable when they enter our office. When not providing child care, they are at the front desk, greeting clients and visitors as they arrive, connecting clients with the therapist they are scheduled to see, and answering and directing phone calls. Volunteers are available to assist with child care for a client or client’s accompanying family members, allowing parents/caregivers to meet with Oasis staff one-on-one. Volunteers create a safe, fun environment for children (infants through 12-years-old) and offer the positive role modeling and extra attention that allows children to thrive.

Program: CASA of Dane and Columbia Counties
Training and onboarding: Fall and Spring
CASAs are assigned by a Dane County juvenile court judge to meet weekly with a child going through the child welfare system. Build up a caring, mentoring relationship with the child, while also exploring the circumstances for the case, communicating your findings, and making recommendations to the judge and other legal parties via written reports.

Program: Parent to Child
Training and onboarding: Seasonal, roughly 4 times a year
In partnership with the Dane County Department of Human Services, provide parents with supervised visitation opportunities during evenings and weekends. Volunteers supervise visits as ordered by the court and give objective reports based on those interactions, while also serving as a mentor and advocate for those parents and families. Schedule and hours flexible to meet program requirements. In addition to visits, interns also assist with program support.

Program: CASA of Dane and Columbia Counties
Training and onboarding: Beginning of each semester
The CASA intern provides support to CASA volunteers and assists in advocacy initiatives for the children served by the CASA program. The intern is responsible for supporting the case coordinator with duties related to their caseload as well as general program support in the form of community outreach, training of volunteers, stakeholder relations.

Program: Oasis
Training and onboarding: Position starts with school year, interviews in spring
Education Requirement: Interns must be enrolled and working on a master's degree in Counseling, Marriage & Family Therapy, Social Work, or a related field.
The Clinical Intern conducts trauma assessments and intakes, provides individual, group and family therapy, provides crisis counseling as needed, maintains client records, attends team treatment coordination meetings, and works as part of the agency’s team of therapists who work with families affected by child sexual abuse. Clinical Interns will be provided training, including observation of therapy sessions, and case load will be determined by the number of hours per week of the internship.

Program: Admin
Training and onboarding: As needed - position begins with Spring semester
The Communications Intern will assist with increasing visibility and interaction with Canopy Center and its work. With the Communications & Event Planning Assistant, they will develop content for the agency's social media outlets, regular email newsletter, and the agency website in order to assist with fundraising efforts, publicize events, and increase agency recognition in the community. This includes taking and editing photos, taking and editing video, and creating graphic design elements for publication. They will also assist in generating new ideas for content and will have input in future marketing initiatives for the agency and its programs. PLEASE NOTE: To be considered, applicants must submit a portfolio containing 3 examples of the applicant’s work in graphic design, along with their application. Portfolios should be emailed to volunteercoordinator@canopycenter.org. Make sure identifying information is included so that portfolio can be connected to the online volunteer application.