Mandatory Community Service Volunteers
Individuals who receive a court order to perform community service will be accepted on a case-by-case basis. If you’d like to work toward your hours at Rise, we will be happy to review your request.
Submission of information does not guarantee approval.
All court-ordered community service volunteers must be approved to volunteer to have their hours confirmed by Rise. Please ensure you email your court order listing the offence,hours needed and contact information of overseer. Email this information to volunteer@njrise.org.
Once you submit your documentation, we will review it. We'll be in contact with you to let you know if you've been approved or declined.
Rise cannot guarantee we will have enough volunteer shifts available to fulfill your total hours required.
Rise's Court-Ordered Volunteer Policy
Individuals convicted of certain serious charges will not be accepted to volunteer.
Rise will not accept volunteers who have ever been convicted of a:
Violent crime
Crime of a sexual nature
Theft-related felony
Theft-related misdemeanors
Misdemeanor drug charges
Crime whereby the conviction relates to the volunteer position
Rise will accept the following types of non-violent offenders:
Traffic violations
Driving while impaired (if not related to the volunteer position)
Non-violent misdemeanors
Rise also reserves the right to decline any volunteer or to limit which days or hours a volunteer can work. Approved volunteers will be expected to follow all the expectations of our general volunteers.
The following items must be supplied by the court-appointed community service applicant BEFORE he/she can begin their community service hours:
Valid photo ID
Court issued judgment/order that clearly states the court address, probation officer name and contact information, number of hours required, date by which hours must be completed, and written court disclosure of offense
