1202 Williamson Street, Suite 102, Madison, WI 53703 | Rental Rights (608) 257-0006 | Administration (608) 257-0143 | Fax (608) 286-0804
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The majority of our volunteers are housing counselors who provide information about rental rights and responsibilities and referrals both over the phone and in person.
TRC is seeking people who are willing to make at least a one year commitment to volunteer on a weekly basis as housing counselors. Learn to help others solve their rental housing related problems! Volunteer housing counselors help staff our housing information line and assist walk-ins with their rental housing questions. The typical volunteer commitment is 3 to 5 hours per week, between the hours of 9:00 and 6:00, Monday through Friday.
Training is provided on the basics of tenant and landlord rights and responsibilities. Training and orientation require attending a total of three three-hour sessions. Contact Megin at (608) 257-0143 or by e-mail for more information or to sign up. For general information about the housing counseling program, click here.
There are many ways to help Tenant Resource Center continue to provide free services to the community. Please call TRC, (608) 257-0143, if you are interested in the opportunities listed below.
Volunteer info is also available as a PDF for easy printing.
Our housing mediators are all professionally trained volunteers. Mediators act as a neutral third party to help two or more parties in a dispute work out a mutually satisfying solution. For more information about the mediation program, click here.
Bring your unique perspective and expertise to our Board of Directors. To see the current list of the Board of Directors, click here.
TRC has occasional opportunities for people who wish to offer clerical support in a fun office environment. The volunteer receptionist helps us keep up with the phones, as well as providing clerical support with bulk mailings and copying brochures and other materials.
People volunteer in their communities for many reasons. Tenant Resource Center relies on volunteers who come from different backgrounds and who volunteer for many different reasons.
Call Tenant Resource Center (608) 257-0143 for the latest information on upcoming volunteer training sessions and one-time service opportunities.
There are regularly scheduled housing counselor orientation and training sessions three to four times each year.
New! TRC is a member of the Dane County Timebank. If you are also a member, ask about Timebank credit earning opportunities at TRC, or check our listing at the Dane County Timebank website.
Other volunteer opportunities vary - call TRC for more information!
We sure hope so! Tenant Resource Center (TRC) is a non-profit membership organization with a small staff supported by dependable and dedicated volunteers. Our funding comes from grants, workshops, publication sales, and memberships. But, that doesn't cover everything. We also rely on donations, large and small. Your support is greatly appreciated and allows us to continue to provide free quality services to tenants and landlords throughout Wisconsin.
Donate today...
...through PayPal,
...by printing and mailing,
Checks or cash donations to "Tenant Resource Center" for operations support are always welcome at our office or events as well. Click for printable donation form.
...or through Community Shares of Wisconsin.
TRC is a proud member agency of Community Shares of Wisconsin, the nation's oldest social action fund. You can also donate to TRC online through CSW's website. And don't forget about the annual fall workplace giving campaign that might be available through your employer, where you can designate TRC and many other Community Shares partner agencies to receive donations as an automatic payroll deduction on the schedule you choose. If your employer is not currently a CSW workplace giving site, please let us know!
A sustaining donor agrees to have a contribution to the TRC automatically and securely deducted from a designated bank account each month. Being a sustaining donor to the Tenant Resource Center helps supply a steady and reliable source of funding for the organization, saving staff valuable time and energy that can be used to help our clients more quickly. Click here to download a brochure and sign up form to become a sustaining donor today.
TRC is a member of the Dane County Timebank. If you are a Timebank member, please consider donating Timebank credits to TRC. This allows us to reward volunteers who are Timebank members with Timebank credits.
Donations to the "Housing Crisis Fund" are always welcome.
All donations to this fund go directly to preventing the eviction of a low-income person or family in Dane County and are distributed through the Housing Help Desk. The need for funds is especially great at times when tenants have to choose between paying their heating bills so they don't get the electric and gas disconnected or paying their rent. If you wish to donate to the "Housing Crisis Fund," simply specify that on your check or online donation.
"Iron Chef" Cook-off to Help Prevent Homelessness
All proceeds from this event are used to provide direct assistance to families and individuals in need through the Housing Crisis Fund. Please join us!
Our eighth annual Housing Crisis Fund Cook-off Benefit will be held Friday, March 26th, at the Brink Lounge (701 E. Washington Ave., Madison) from 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Click here for the invitation, list of sponsors, chefs and judges.
Visit our flickr site to see photos from past events.
Please Note: This information is accurate for Wisconsin residents and property owners only.
What's NEW at TRC:
NEW Dane County rental assistance program
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