Advice
The process to begin volunteering took longer than I orginally expected. Before you begin your first independent shift, there is paperwork, health check(s), a general orientation, an orientation on your site depending on where you will be volunteering, and shadowing someone who has been in that role for some time. Between the number of requirements needed before you begin and scheduling them, prepare for there to be some time needed between when you initially show interest in volunteering and when you actually start.