Love helping others? Want to share your knowledge about recovery? Have an hour a week to volunteer? Become a Telephone Recovery Support volunteer.

Telephone Recovery Support volunteers provide recovery support to individuals seeking to initiate or maintain their recovery. Volunteers call recipients once a week to check in and connect them with resources to strengthen their recovery.

Becoming a Telephone Recovery Support volunteer peer is a wonderful way to strengthen your own recovery by giving back and staying connected.

Telephone Recovery Support volunteer peers need the following:

• Six months or longer in recovery
• The desire to support others in their recovery
• The willingness to participate in and complete a six-hour training
• A commitment to volunteer at MRC’s offices for a minimum of two 3-hour shifts per month, for at least two months
• No violent or predatory convictions

See the full Telephone Recovery Support volunteer position description here: Telephone Recovery Support-Volunteer Service description

To become a Telephone Recovery Support volunteer:

1. Complete the MRC volunteer application here
2. Register for the 6-hour Telephone Recovery Support training here

2020 Training Dates:

Tuesday, April 14 and Tuesday, April 21: 6 – 9 p.m. (attendance at both sessions required)
Registration Deadline: Tuesday, April 7
As a precaution against COVID-19, the April Telephone Recovery Support Training has been cancelled.

Saturday, June 13: 9 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Registration Deadline: Friday,  June 5

Tuesday, August 11: 9 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Registration Deadline: Tuesday, August 4

Tuesday, October 13 and Tuesday, October 20: 6 – 9 p.m. (attendance at both sessions required)
Registration Deadline: Tuesday, October 6

Saturday, December 12: 9 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Registration Deadline: Friday,  December 4

All training takes place at Minnesota Recovery Connection offices. Refreshments provided.

For more information about Telephone Recovery Support volunteering and training, email us at volunteercoordinator@minnesotarecovery.org or call 612-584-4158.

Telephone Recovery Support 2018 volunteer training dates.
All trainings take place at Minnesota Recovery Connection offices.

*For two day sessions, BOTH sessions are required to earn graduation certificate.

For the Telephone Recovery Support volunteer service description click here.

Pre-training assignment 1 • Pre-training assignment 2 • MRC Volunteer Handbook