VOLUNTEER FORM

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SALSA offers volunteer opportunities for non-attorney volunteers seeking to give their time to support legal efforts that benefit indigent, vulnerable and at-risk members of our community. SALSA works with other non-profits in San Antonio to identify gaps in coverage that are ideal for volunteers to fill. 

NEW VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

SPANISH TRANSLATION ASSISTANCE

SALSA requests assistance from the legal community to help provide language assistance to Spanish-speaking clients. We are looking for paralegals to assist with translation for these clients so that our volunteer attorneys can provide assistance for our various legal clinics. SALSA staff will contact volunteers on an as-needed basis to see if they are available to assist. Opportunities will be available for in-person and remote assistance.

DON’T BULLY ME (DBM) PROJECT INTAKE

**Please note this opportunity is for paralegals only**

The Don’t Bully Me (DBM) Project was founded by David’s Legacy Foundation in honor of David Bartlett Molak, who took his own life after relentless bullying. The project bridges the gap between targets of bullying, their families, and the civil legal system. Volunteers will provide the family in crisis with information about community resources, David’s Law, to include the requirements in the Education Code for schools who are notified about bullying behavior, as well as the civil and criminal penalties for cyber-bullying. Volunteers will also assist with intake to SALSA’s program if it is a potential case to be placed with an attorney.

SALSA currently has volunteers signed up to assist by week through the end of the year, so any new volunteers will be added to our list as an alternate or replacement volunteer.

COURT MONITOR PROGRAM

SALSA and Caritas Legal Services are partnering to serve the San Antonio community through Catholic Charities’ Court Monitor Program. Volunteer court monitors are needed to visit individuals who have been placed under a court-mandated guardianship due to physical and/or mental disabilities

Visits may be completed virtually or in-person, and volunteers will report to the Court on the safety and well-being of the client, as well as their living environment. Volunteers will have the opportunity to report on matters that may otherwise be overlooked, such as signs of abuse, neglect, and exploitation (ANE), reporting in those instances when it is believed to have occurred. This not only assists the Court with determining whether guardianship is still appropriate, but helps maintain a safe and healthy environment for those who so desperately need it. 

Volunteers are accepted on a rolling basis and must first complete the required trainings and clear a background check prior to volunteering. If you are a student interested in doing guardianship work as a career, if you are in need of community service hours, or if you are an individual who simply wants to help protect a vulnerable population, we’d love to have you volunteer.

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