Justice System Volunteer Program

The Boulder County Justice System has one of the oldest and most highly regarded volunteer programs in the United States. Founded in 1961 by Judge Horace B. Holmes, the Justice System Volunteer Program (JSVP) at that time consisted of about twenty volunteer positions in the state agencies of Probation and the Courts.

In 1981, the program was expanded to include all county justice system agencies: Community Justice Services, the District Attorney’s Office, and the Sheriff’s Office.
We recruit and place volunteers and interns in over forty different volunteer positions throughout the Justice Center. Volunteers play a vital role in enhancing services to victims and offenders and are key partners in helping us maintain an open and responsive criminal justice system.

What Do Volunteers Do?
There are 75-100 volunteers working at the Justice Center today. Our volunteers range from college students to retirees. We have opportunities for undergraduate interns and law school students to gain practical experience and explore career options, as well as challenging ways for community volunteers to become involved in local government.

Here are just a few of the ways you can get involved:

Provide support and information to crime victims, be a mentor to high- risk youth who need extra attention, work with an adult defendant, help people with consumer fraud complaints, conduct research on domestic abuse, teach ESL to jail inmates, gain valuable experience as a law clerk for a deputy D.A. or participate in our Restorative Justice Circles for adult offenders.

Where Are We?
The Justice System Volunteer Program is located in Community Justice Services at the:
Boulder County Justice Center
1777 6th St.
Boulder, CO 80302

Telephone:  303-441-3718
E-mail:       jallan@bouldercounty.org
FAX:           303-441-4713

JSVP volunteers and interns may be placed in Boulder or in the Longmont sites for the D.A.’s Office and Community Justice Services. Click on "Volunteer Openings" to see what is currently available, or call 303-441-3718.
                                                                                                             top