Thank you for your interest in the CAPS Volunteer Program!
Please Note: The majority of our needs are M-F from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm.
Current Needs:
BMV in the Parks Volunteers
BMV in the Parks Volunteers greet and assist residents and guests in the various parks throughout the city. These specially trained public safety advocates provide helpful information and crime prevention education to combat motor vehicle break-ins, reduce loss of valuables and assist park guests with general information while also keeping an eye out for any suspicious activity or safety hazards.
CAPS Volunteer Ambassadors
CAPS Volunteer Ambassadors greet and assist residents and guests in the shopping and dining districts of the downtown area or Old Colorado City. These specially trained public safety advocates provide helpful information on shopping, dining, and entertainment venues while also serving as the extra eyes and ears for public safety and our community.
Handicapped Parking Services Unit
The goal of the HPSU program is to foster public awareness of and obedience to the city ordinances that govern special parking privileges for those handicapped persons authorized to use them. Handicapped Parking Services volunteers will assist the Police Department by monitoring handicap parking spaces and issuing warnings or citations when appropriate or necessary.
Administrative Assistant
Would you like to enhance your professional skills? These volunteers provide general clerical support to the department/unit staff, including data entry, filing, scanning, answering phones, etc; and you will experience firsthand the operations of Colorado Springs Police Department.
Impound Facility Volunteer
The Impound lot would love your assistance! Assist Impound Technicians in daily functions of Police Impound Facility to include assisting technicians with administrative tasks, going in and out of building to locate cars, obtain VIN numbers or retrieve items from impounded vehicles, monitoring grounds of the Impound Facility and operating security gates.
Photographer
Do you have the gift of capturing life’s most precious moments on film? Our photographers work closely with staff and guests to capture photos of people, places and things through the use of creativity and technical abilities using photographic equipment and photo manipulation software. Providing memorable and historical photographs for the Colorado Springs Police Department.
Victim Advocacy Academy
We are now accepting applications for volunteer victim advocates. Applicants must be able to attend the CSPD VAU Volunteer Victim Advocate Training Academy, successfully graduate and be accepted into the program. The core academy classes will be held over three weekends, eight hours on Saturday and four hours on Sunday, and there will be additional online coursework. In conjunction with the academy, on-the-job training is also provided to those volunteers accepted into the unit. Next VAU Volunteer Victim Advocate Training Academy begins September 3, 2022. For more information on the VAU Volunteer Program, please contact the VAU Volunteer Specialist, David Shaw at 719-444-7527. Deadline for applications is August 15, 2022.
Crime Tip Processing Technician
- Volunteers staff crime tip lines and forward information to appropriate law enforcement agencies at the direction of the Police Lieutenant.
- Volunteers also inform the Crime Stoppers Board of reward-eligible tips.
- Training will be provided in the call center and will focus on interviewing skills and the use of tip-processing software.
- 3-4 hours, any day of the week
VIN Verification
Under the supervision of our Community Service Officers, volunteers will provide VIN verification service to the general public, at one of our 4 police substations.
This includes: completing mandatory VIN verification training, conducting VIN verifications using Form DR2698 and ensuring paperwork is processed appropriately.
Chaplain
Chaplains provide the Police and Fire Departments and citizens of Colorado Springs services on a regular basis; 24 hours/7 days a week. They build and maintain an attitude of cooperation and mutual respect between the departments and the citizens. Members of the Chaplaincy Corps are on-call for counseling, consultation and other forms of human crisis intervention. You must be a full-time or retired clergy, ordained and licensed or have completed Clinical Pastoral Education.
