Volunteer Opportunities

“Giving back” is a proud and rewarding tradition within the recovery community. Those who have dealt with their own addiction or the addiction of others extend a hand to those seeking recovery and, in the process, achieve a deeper commitment to their own recovery.  Volunteers wishing to give back form the backbone of PRO-ACT by providing the bulk of our services and carrying out our advocacy efforts. Potential volunteers receive preliminary training on what it means to be a volunteer and what role they can play in helping others achieve and sustain recovery.

 Some of the opportunities available include:

• Family Education Program Facilitator
• Mentor+ Program - mentor prisoners 3 months prior to release and after release 
• Recovery Coach - requires at least two years of recovery in order to mentor those in early recovery
• Public Policy Advocate - working to reduce stigma and attract more resources to the needs of those suffering from addiction
• Amends In Action – activities for the recovery community to give back to the greater community
• Recreation and Celebration – organizing sober, fun events for the recovery community
• Vision Team Member - assessing the needs of the community that our recovery centers can meet.

Family Program Facilitator:  
The program has been designed by professionals to be presented by trained volunteers. The facilitators are committed because they’ve been there and know that families feel alone, bewildered, helpless. The curriculum is defined because this is not a tell-your-story program but an opportunity to teach positive ways to help the one who is addicted and develop essential self-preservation tools.

If you would like to find out more about the Family Program, please contact Noni West  at 215-345-6644 for more information. 

Mentor+ Program:
Created by the recovering community of Bucks County, PA, Mentor+ serves inmates in early recovery at the Bucks County Correctional Facility (BCCF). Its purpose is to offer hope, advice, counsel and friendship to inmates who are incarcerated directly or indirectly for substance abuse-related crimes.Those interested in becoming a Mentor must be members of the recovering community, with a minimum of two (2) years of continuous sobriety, and cannot currently be on probation or parole with any criminal justice agency.

For more information contact Bill McDonald 215-799-1892.

Public Policy Advocates:
Addiction is a brain disease that’s often viewed as a moral failing. The view is not only wrong, it has led to public policies that make recovery harder to achieve. Instead of recognizing the illness and figuring out how best to treat it, society attaches labels that promote stigma, reinforce shame and denial, and discourage positive action.  Helping combat the stigma and persuading policy makers that recovery benefits individuals and society alike is the realm of the Southeast PA Regional Public Policy Committee.

To find out more about Public Policy Advocates please contact Sean Brinda at 215-923-1661.

Our Centers:
To volunteer and to find out more information about volunteer opportunities please contact:

Recovery Training Center, Sean Brinda 215-923-1661
Philadelphia RCC, Cheryl Poccia 215-223-7700
Southern Bucks RCC, Martin Woodward 215-788-3738
Womens RCC, Jeanne McDermott 215-345-6644
Central Bucks RSS, Jessica Schwartz, 215-345-6644