CHSP Citizen Review Team (CRT) Volunteer

Make an impact by serving as a CHSP Citizen Review Team (CRT) volunteer

The City of Tallahassee and Leon County have partnered for over 25 years to form the Community Human Service Partnership (CHSP), a citizen-driven funding distribution process. Last year, over $5 million was allocated through the CHSP process to support the delivery of local human services. We are inviting you to participate in the CHSP process by serving in the important role as a Citizen Review Team (CRT) volunteer.  CRT volunteers read and score grant applications and make group decisions about funding allocations for human services programming.

To participate as a CRT member, you must attend one of the mandatory trainings.

The CRT’s decisions regarding the distribution of human services funding will impact the lives of thousands of our citizens, including children, persons with disabilities, seniors, individuals and families facing homelessness and victims of domestic violence. Please register to attend one of the trainings by March 18. There will be in-person and virtual trainings. 

To participate as a new volunteer, please complete the volunteer registration form on our website at https://www.chspportal.org. Select the red volunteer heart icon at the top of the page. Login instructions will be sent to the email address provided. Once you log into the CHSP portal, follow the Training Registration Instructions provided below.  

Training Registration Instructions:  

• Login (top right of your screen) to your volunteer account at https://www.chspportal.org. 
• If you cannot recall your password, for resetting instructions, click on forgot your password
• Register for one of the mandatory trainings 
• Select 2024/2025 from the fiscal year dropdown menu  
• Select "click to select a workshop".
• Select one of the trainings from the pop-up box 
• To close the pop-up box, click on close
• Click save

The volunteer workshop schedule is as follows: 

The agency presentations/volunteer deliberation will begin on May 29 and end by June 27. In your volunteer profile, please provide the dates that you are not available to serve during this time frame. Typically, your responsibilities as a member of a Citizens Review Team will last no more than two days and never two days in the same week. Please note that the CHSP grant process operates in compliance with the Florida Sunshine Law.  

If you have questions about this volunteer opportunity, or have trouble registering, please contact HumanServices@talgov.com or call E’jaaz Abdul-Musawwir at 850-815-0882. 

Thank you for your interest in serving as a CHSP Citizens Review Team volunteer!