By Daily Press staff
Training for volunteers who want to help battered women and their children will be offered next week in Santa Monica.
OPCC, a nonprofit organization that helps the homeless and battered women, will offer the training, beginning on Sept. 16. The training is held twice a week, Tuesday and Thursday from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., and runs through Nov. 13. The training is mandatory for anyone who wants to volunteer for Sojourn services at OPCC.
Since 1977, Sojourn has provided safety and shelter to victims of domestic violence. Sojourn works to empower women and children to regain their dignity and make choices to stop the cycle of violence in families.
Upon completion of the training, volunteers will staff the 24-hour hotline, work in the children’s program with support groups and provide administrative assistance.
If you would like to enroll in the training, call (310) 264-6646.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on September 11, 2003. Read the original PDF.