Freedom House now is accepting applications for its upcoming volunteer training sessions for those who would like to serve the organization as an Advocate or work directly with survivors as a Shelter Volunteer.  Advocate Volunteers attend a one-day session to learn about human trafficking in order to educate the public about the issues and how Freedom House is addressing the needs of survivors. To be considered for one of the limited Shelter Volunteer positions, candidates must submit a completed application and undergo a LiveScan background check. Selected Shelter Volunteer trainees will complete the required 40-hour training course.

Advocate and Shelter Volunteer trainees attend a joint session on Saturday, March 3, between 8:45 a.m. and 5 p.m.  Shelter Volunteers continue their coursework on the following dates:
Tuesday, March 6,  6 - 9 pm
Saturday, March 10, 8:45 am - 5 pm
Tuesday, March 13, 6 - 9 pm
Saturday, March 17, 8:45 am - 5 pm
Tuesday, March 20, 6 - 9 pm
Saturday, March 24, 8:45 am - 5 pm

To learn more about the volunteer training program and to receive an application, please contact  [email protected] .

Did you know you can donate your car, truck, van, motorcycle, boat, jet ski, or snowmobile to Freedom House? Making a donation often is faster, easier and safer than selling your vehicle, and benefits local survivors of human trafficking. 

Visit Donation Line at www.DonationLine.com  to learn more about the company's free pick-up service - no matter if your vehicle is running or not. Select Freedom House as your preferred charity, and complete the Vehicle Donation Form. As an accredited Better Business Bureau member with an A+ rating, Donation Line ensures that all aspects of the vehicle donation are processed professionally and efficiently. For further information, call toll-free 1-877-227-7487.

Shop online at AmazonSmile any day of the year and help raise vital funds for survivors of sexual exploitation and labor trafficking. Log-in by using your existing Amazon account information, then scroll down to find your favorite charity. Freedom House is listed under its corporate name: TWBD, Inc. You'll receive the same bargains and benefits you appreciate from Amazon, while knowing that 0.5% of the price of eligible AmazonSmile purchases will be donated. When you complete your shopping list, you also will have the satisfaction of knowing that you are helping survivors receive the long-term aftercare services they need to rebuild their lives. To start shopping at AmazonSmile, please visit https://smile.amazon.com. 

Selina is a junior at Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose who enjoys Japanese flower arranging, neuroscience, and advocacy. She joined the fight against human trafficking in her freshman year, when she went to Sacramento to lobby state legislators for passage of anti-human-trafficking bills with the Mitty Advocacy Project. She also plans to go to Washington, D.C. to talk to California senators and members of Congress. Human trafficking became personal to her last year when her favorite restaurant in the South Bay was closed after it was revealed that its workers were being labor-trafficked. As a Freedom House Advocate Volunteer, Selina has participated in a panel discussion in Modesto, coordinated an upcoming awareness event at her school, and assisted during the annual Gala. Her most interesting experience was tabling at a conference, which unexpectedly became a bi-lingual discussion. She was very thankful for her Spanish teachers at school. When she turns 18, one of her primary goals is to become a Shelter Volunteer at The Monarch. Selina is an inspiration to high school and college students who are becoming abolitionists.