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
3. Complete the Pre-training assignments

2019 Training Dates:

Tuesday, February 12: 9 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Registration Deadline: Friday, February 8

Tuesday, April 9 and Tuesday, April 16: 6 – 9 p.m. (attendance at both sessions required)
Registration Deadline: Friday, April 5

Saturday, June 15: 9 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Registration Deadline: Wednesday,  June 12

Tuesday, August 13: 9 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Registration Deadline: Friday, August 9

Tuesday, October 8 and Tuesday, October 15: 6 – 9 p.m. (attendance at both sessions required)
Registration Deadline: Friday, October 4

Saturday, December 14: 9 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Registration Deadline: Wednesday,  December 11

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