We are grateful you have a desire to serve here at the Visalia Rescue Mission. In order to make things as fruitful and trouble-free for you as possible, we have come up with the following guidelines.

  1.      Be consistent. You are part of the “Visalia Rescue Mission Team.”   The position you fill is vitally important to the overall operation of the Mission.  Your faithful commitment means we can count on you to accomplish the specific tasks we set aside for you.  Please call if you are unable to show up or are going to be late.

2.      Contribute to the overall mission of the Mission.  We are here to provide Hope and Restoration through Jesus Christ.  We work together to achieve this.

3.      Christian character.  Please conduct yourself according to the calling you received from God.  Be consistent with Biblical, moral standards.

4.      Use wisdom.  We want our volunteers to feel free to get to know the people here and take the opportunity to strike up conservations with the residents.  However, we ask our volunteers to use caution as there are many people who are persuasive in their ability use people to get whatever they want.  Here are a few specifics:

b.      Do not give or lend money to the Guests or Residents!

c.       Do not trade, sell or buy anything from the Guests or Residents.

d.      Do get clearance from the Program Coordinator before inviting a Guest or Resident to your home or to any outside function.

e.      Do report any inappropriate behavior or anything that makes you feel uncomfortable here.

f.        Do not give out any information about our Residents.  We are considered a “sanctuary”, therefore, covered by confidentiality laws.