Compass Center is accepting applications for the following volunteer positions! Click here to complete an application.

• Domestic Violence Hotline Advocates
• Spanish-speaking Interpreters/Translators 
• First Response Volunteers (FRVs)
• Domestic Violence Community Educators (CEs)
• Start Strong Facilitators

For a detailed description of these positions, click here.

For more information, please contact Linda Chamiec-Case, Director of Education Programs at resources@compassctr.org or Susan Friedman, Director of Domestic Violence Crisis Services at dvvolunteers@compassctr.org.

Again this year, Compass Center will be providing FREE Volunteer Income Tax Assistance for low to moderate income individuals and families. Volunteer preparers are trained and certified by the IRS. Appointments will be offered each Monday, February 2 - April 13 at the Chapel Hill Public Library. (Please note this change! Tax preparation will not be done at our office this year.) Appointment scheduling will begin on January 24. Eligibility information and appointment scheduling can be done online here or you can call us at 919-968-4610.

On January 15th, Compass Center kicks off our Legal Education Workshops with the first of a series of monthly workshops on family law. Topics will include but are not limited to: separation, divorce, spousal support, property distribution, child support and child custody, and domestic violence and the law. All workshops are held from 6 - 7:30 p.m. with registration sign-in at 5:45 p.m. Workshops will be presented by licensed attorneys, John Miskey and Sarah Carr D'Amato. 

In addition to our legal workshops, Compass Center offers Legal Information Services and Community Legal Project. Please call us at 919-968-4610 for additional information or to schedule an appointment.