Volunteer Distress Line

Make a difference in someone's life.

When life hurts, it helps to talk. There are people in our community who have no one they can talk to about their personal problems. By being there to listen you can make a direct, positive impact on someone who is in distress.

Make a difference in your own life.

Volunteering as a distress line listener is a life-changing experience. We’ll get you started with 64 hours of comprehensive training in crisis management, suicide prevention, family violence intervention, and much more. 


You'll develop communication skills that will improve how you relate to the people in your life and you'll be a part of an amazing team of compassionate people.



Completing your volunteer contract as a distress line listener is a great way to enhance your resume and earn a great reference letter. If you work, or are thinking about working, in a helping field (social work, counselling, nursing, etc.), becoming a distress line listener give you lots of experience and help to grow your skills.

Become a distress line listener. Without highly-skilled, caring volunteers, the distress line would cease to exist and more than 1,500 calls for help would go unanswered each month.

To become a distress line listener fill out the volunteer application form.

To learn more about becoming a distress line listener, check out our Frequently Asked Questions section, call (780) 482-0198, or email volunteers@thesupportnetwork.com.