Volunteers

Help your neighbors spot the script.

Volunteers help at free fraud-prevention classes, check course materials, and support our outreach. Training takes about three hours online, at your own pace, and ends with one 30-minute welcome interview.

Become a volunteer Volunteer login

How training works

Six steps from sign-up to your first shift

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New volunteers

Volunteer with us

Optional — skip if this isn’t for you

  • Community EducatorTeach free PEARL classes after Pearl Shield training.
  • Peer ListenerOffer supervised listening and referral to people affected by scams.
  • Bilingual TranslatorAdapt courses and materials between English and Chinese, Spanish, French or another language.
  • Events & VenuesHelp host classes at libraries, community centers, and places of worship.
  • Media & DesignHelp with video, design, and outreach.

Open the sign-up form

Our emails are sent automatically; if one does not arrive within a few minutes, please check your spam or junk folder. Volunteers give no legal, financial or clinical advice and never handle money or cases. Pearl Shield never asks volunteers or participants for money.

Volunteer login

See your next step

Use the Volunteer ID from your welcome email and the email address you signed up with.