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Literacy and homework support programs provide recruitment and training of volunteers and ongoing support. In-person educational programming in Guelph is currently suspended due to COVID-19. Contact for information about virtual tutoring opportunities. Previous in-person programs in Guelph include:

• Reading Circles (Priory Park PS)
• Homework Club (West End Community Centre, Westwood PS)
• After School Program (John Galt PS, Westwood PS)
• Number Ninjas Math Skills Program (Brant Avenue PS)

United for Literacy Guelph is now running virtual afterschool educational support programs for the winter 2021 semester. Inquire by e-mail if interested in becoming a virtual tutor.

Volunteer virtual tutors spend 1-2 hours each week reading with a child / youth, helping with homework or doing other literacy-related activities. Programs are organized and coordinated through a volunteer-led Organizational Team and supported by a United for Literacy staff person.

Program of the Campus and Community Integrated Learning unit of the Experiential Learning Hub at UoG. Dedicated to the promotion of positive social action and student involvement in community nonprofit organizations. Services include:

Services include:

• database of volunteer organizations and opportunities within the community
• weekly drop-in office hours
• volunteer referral forms, providing personalized volunteerism recommendations to students
• group volunteering trips
• student volunteer subsidies program to reduce financial barriers to volunteering
• inter(act) volunteer fair at the beginning of the Fall and Winter semesters
• weekly newsletter

Mission team volunteers contribute their skills and expertise to volunerable populations in areas of health, nutrition, food security, water filtration, education, empowerment of women, leadership training.

Provides assistance to Cambridge Memorial Hospital through ongoing support to patient services and revenue-producing programs
* volunteers needed in a variety of areas to enhance services to patients and visitors

Offers a variety of volunteer opportunities within the hospital to enhance patient care and operates hospital Gift Shop and New to You Thrift store to raise funds.

Online Youth Volunteer Portal
Search over 200 youth friendly volunteer positions at volunterWR.ca/youth

Volunteer Waterloo Region provides regional leadership and expertise on volunteerism to increase participation, quality and diversity of volunteer experiences. This will be accomplished through programs, partnerships and services that include:

• Volunteer Recruitment - a central hub for community members who want to explore volunteering opportunities and get involved
• Volunteer Management - providing a community resource for professional development and networking and assistance/expertise on issues related to volunteer programing and engagement
• Volunteer Advocacy - providing a volunteerism perspective for local decision making and collaboratives
• Community Conduit - building connections and partnerships across sectors that strengthen Community

Volunteers assist in a variety of areas and roles

Fundraising efforts include:

Charitable Donations

• GHVA accepts charitable donations, including in memoriam
• donations cards available at local funeral home

Poinsettia Sale

• Poinsettias offered for pre-order in Nov with delivery the first week of Dec

Trinkets & Treats Gift Shop

• Offers a selection of giftware, cards, flowers, baby clothes, toiletries, candles, clothing and plush toys
• located by the main entrance

HELPP Lottery

• Break open tickets available for sale at Delrex Variety (Georgetown Marketplace)

Knitting

• Volunteers knit baby outfits, blankets, scarves and slippers for sale in the Gift Shop
• donations of wool welcome

Raffles

• Held at various times
• donations of raffle items welcome

Volunteer Auxiliary providing services to the Milton District Hospital

• a registered charity with numerous fundraising initiatives
• funds raised are donated to the Milton District Hospital and used to purchase new equipment
• annual fundraisers include Strawberry Fair, rummage sale, Christmas luncheon, Gift Shop and gift wrapping at the mall
• services include wayfinding, assistance on patient units and in clinics, emergency department, sewing and repairs, flower arranging, gift shop, tea wagon for patients and visitors
• youth volunteer program giving teens 14 and older an opportunity to gain knowledge and volunteer experience

A registered charity, operated by a group of volunteers, with the sole purpose of caring for lost, mistreated and abandoned animals. Takes in lost, abandoned or stray animals, and gets them a medical wellness check-up, inoculations, microchip, deworming, and spayed or neutered. All the animals are boarded/fostered until a secure, loving home is found.

Volunteer information and opportunities in the Flamborough area.

The service acts as a community resource for volunteerism in Dundas and surrounding area.
Services include:

• Interviewing and referral of potential volunteers.
• Recruitment of volunteers for local agencies, organizations and individuals.

Volunteers assist the hospital staff in providing care to patients and help financially by fundraising. Volunteers help in a variety of areas and roles including:

• nursing units
• in-hospital patient transport
• dialysis
• Emergency
• Information Desk
• Long-term care
• library book cart
• Out-patient Clinics
• patient visitation
• surgical day care
• rehabilitation therapy
• ConnectCARE
• off site opportunities throughout the Halton community
• gift shop, convenience store, fundraising activities
• many other opportunities, including leadership opportunities with the volunteer association or volunteer department
• volunteer positions exist days, evenings and weekends

A volunteer centre that:
* links people who want to volunteer with organizations that need volunteers
* provides leadership and education for volunteers and community agencies employing volunteers
* advocates for volunteer rights through its membership and association with provincial and national organizations
* provides a research and development function serving the voluntary sector, municipal and regional governments, and local grassroots organizations
* supports nonprofit agencies with training, consulting, promotion of volunteerism, and an online volunteer matching database
* promotes National Volunteer Week celebrations in April

Volunteer Dufferin, a project of Headwaters Communities in Action (HCIA) is a web-based platform that matches volunteers with a broad range of opportunities in Dufferin County. Aims to strengthen the volunteer base in Dufferin and increase community involvement and connectivity by engaging and mobilizing citizens in volunteering in Dufferin.

For more information visit Volunteer Dufferin

Promotes and supports volunteerism

• referral/matching service for volunteer placement within the community for youth ages 13 and up, seniors, newcomers and groups
• education and support for Volunteer Engagement Professionals, Board Directors and volunteers through their Training Centre for Service Excellence focusing on topic and issue related workshops/webinars, comprehensive and informative programs, and community outreach
• serves the corporate community with various programming services that engage individual and team volunteering
• support and promote volunteerism through advocacy, community outreach, public and media relations

Through partnerships with staff, volunteers help create a positive experience for patients at the Hospital

• volunteers are involved in most areas of the hospital in roles either patient facing, or in non-patient facing areas

Volunteers support and enhance the patient experience at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton and are assisted with choosing a placement that fits personal goals and personality. Volunteer opportunities are available at three campuses: 50 Charlton Ave, 100 West 5th St, and 2757 King St E.

Membership-based organization

• professional development and networking to promote and recognize volunteerism in the community
  
• community leaders in volunteer engagement

Volunteers support and enhance the patient experience at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton and are assisted with choosing a placement that fits personal goals and personality. Volunteer opportunities are available at three campuses: 50 Charlton Ave, 100 West 5th St, and 2757 King St E.

An initiative supporting clients who struggle with substance abuse/mental health * virtual and in-person classes available

Services offered include:

• peer support
  
• free anger management workshops
  
• free self-esteem workshops
  
• referrals to other services
  
• Indigenous holistic healing classes

Promotes and supports volunteerism at the City of Brantford. Opportunities vary based on city programs and services in need of volunteer support

Enables volunteers to work with individuals who have received dispositions from the court, requiring supervision by a Probation Officer. Volunteer opportunities are available to work with Adult Probation Clients (clients are 18 years of age and older).

Promotes and facilitates the development of relationships and social connections between people with a developmental disability and others in the community

• event volunteering

Volunteers support and enhance the patient experience at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton and are assisted with choosing a placement that fits personal goals and personality. Volunteer opportunities are available at three campuses: 50 Charlton Ave, 100 West 5th St, and 2757 King St E.