Victim Impact Panel Coordinator Volunteer

VIP Volunteers are one of our longest-running volunteer opportunities. MADD Michigan has 15+ panels that occur monthly and are in-person volunteer opportunities. Typical volunteers are assigned 1-2 panels in their area for the calendar year. This is a great opportunity for folks looking for evening availability and seek consistency. This is a monthly commitment typically 3-4 hours in the evening once per month, and we ask you to please commit to the end of the calendar year.Life is forever changed after an impaired driving crash. One way MADD focuses efforts on preventing the deaths, injuries, and devastation from occurring is to educate people about the consequences of impaired driving. Victim impact panels (VIPs) allow victims/survivors an opportunity to heal by sharing their personal stories of bereavement, injuries, and loss with an audience of receptive participants. Volunteer victim impact panel coordinators play an important part in helping to reduce future victimizations through presenting effective VIPs that educate participants to the hazards of impaired driving and motivate participants to make responsible decisions about drinking and driving in the future.This opportunity requires a background check and is not available to those who have received a DUI or OWI.

Victim Impact Panels (VIPs) allow victims/survivors an opportunity to heal by sharing their personal stories of bereavement, injuries, and loss with an audience of receptive participants. Volunteer Victim Impact Panel Coordinators play an important part in helping to reduce future victimizations through presenting effective VIPs, which educate participants to the hazards of impaired driving and motivate participants to make responsible decisions about drinking and driving in the future.

Skills/Training Requirements:background check, completion of MADD orientation, good organizational skills, ability to communicate effectively, non-judgmental attitude when working with people convicted of alcohol-related offenses, reliable transportation and flexible schedule as most panels are held in the evenings.

Time Commitment:10 hours per month; one year commitment.

Help Change Lives and Stop Drunk Driving

Want more Information or are Interested?

Contact Allison LaPlatt,Volunteer Resources Specialist

248-528-1745 Ext. 2653

[email protected]