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Volunteer Youth Board Director
Join Flamborough Connects (FC) and make a difference by bringing people and resources together. The Board of Flamborough Connects is reaching out to local youth with a keen interest in sharing their time and representing the voice of Flamborough’s young people. Do you have a passion to lead? Would you like to learn how a board works within an organization? In this role, you will develop skills and be a contributing member to a charitable organization that has facilitated community service programming for over 40 years. The Board of Directors meets one evening per month. Board directors are expected to attend no less than seven meetings annually and participate in FC events and on committees as needed. Youth board directors are required to commit to a minimum one-year term with the option to renew and are mentored by the Executive Director and Board Chair. Overall monthly commitment, including board meetings is approximately 5-7 hours per month.
When: Sept 9, 2020 - June 30, 2021
Address: Hamilton Public Library - Waterdown Branch, 163 Dundas Street East, Dundas, ON, Canada, Ontario, Canada L0R 2H0
Categories: CCR position: Community Involvement
Virtual Summer Youth Program- Summer Literacy (Remote)
Join us this summer as we offer both educational and sports and recreational programming for youth between the ages of 4 and 13.The Literacy Program provides children from grades junior kindergarten to grade 5 with the opportunity to develop reading strategies including: phonemic awareness, levelled reading, shared reading and targeted interactive writing exercises. All programs will be offered online through the Zoom platform and volunteers & participants will be provided with the necessary materials prior to the state date.
When: Various shifts available
Address: 162 King William Street, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Categories: CCR position: Campus to Community Volunteer Virtual
Virtual Summer Youth Program- Art (Remote)
Join us this summer as we offer both educational and sports and recreational programming for youth between the ages of 4 and 13. Explore art around the world through photography, printmaking, and sculpture. Students will learn to apply the creative process to produce a variety of two- and three-dimensional art works, using elements, principles, and techniques of visual arts to communicate feelings, ideas, and understandings. All programs will be offered online through the Zoom platform and volunteers & participants will be provided the materials for the program prior to the start date.
When: Various shifts available
Address: 162 King William Street, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Categories: CCR position: Campus to Community Volunteer Virtual
Virtual Summer Youth Program- E-Movement (Remote)
Join us this summer as we offer both educational and sports and recreational programming for youth between the ages of 4 and 13. This sports and recreation program will be promoting healthy lifestyles and skill building through meaningful physical activity. As a volunteer, your role will be to do the activities alongside the participants and be encouraging. The objective of the program is to help the kids to practice healthy lifestyles and to keep them moving especially as they are spending time indoors. The program itself will be designed and led by staff. All programs will be offered online through the Zoom platform.
When: Various shifts available
Address: 162 King William Street, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Categories: CCR position: Campus to Community Volunteer Virtual
SACHA Education/Awareness Volunteer
Education/Awareness volunteers are mainly responsible for helping create public awareness about SACHA, our services, and upcoming events. This is mostly done through tabling at events and festivals in the Hamilton Area (including Stoney Creek, Ancaster, Dundas, and Waterdown). They also help assist at public education workshops (online and in person) with logistics, group facilitation, and demonstrations. Our next intake of Education/Awareness volunteers is happening now! This intake period will end on June 30th 2020.
SACHA is a feminist, non-profit, community-based organization that provides supports to people who have experienced sexualized violence at any point in their lives. They work to end violence and oppression through education, advocacy, outreach, coalition building, community partnerships, and activism.
When: Various shifts available
Address: 75 MacNab Street South, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Categories: CCR position: Community Involvement In-person Virtual
I Want to Help- Canada Student Services Grant (Remote)
The global COVID-19 pandemic has created economic and social challenges for post-secondary students and recent graduates, and notable disruptions to the essential community services provided by not-for-profit organizations. In response, the Government of Canada has created the Canada Student Service Grant (CSSG), a program that will provide post-secondary students and recent graduates with volunteer opportunities to help with the response to COVID-19 at Canadian not-for-profit organizations. This exciting program unites Canadian not-for-profit organizations in a collective mission, providing meaningful service opportunities to thousands of post-secondary students and recent graduates, creating impacts in communities across the country, and empowering young people to develop their own skills through service. Upon completion of the CSSG volunteer opportunity, student participants who meet the eligibility criteria (please see below) can also apply to receive a grant between $1,000 and $5,000. If the CSSG is of interest to you, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible as there are many exciting opportunities to be taken advantage of. After you register, you will be invited to join volunteer training. Upon completion, student volunteers will begin service activities. We hope that you take advantage of this exciting opportunity to showcase your talents, and find strength and connection within your community during this unprecedented time.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Canadian citizens, permanent residents, First Nations, Metis or Inuit, or those with Refugee status.
- Enrolled and attending an accredited post-secondary institution during spring, summer and/or fall 2020 or recently graduated no earlier than December 2019.
- All post-secondary students and recent graduates, up to the age of 30, who meet the eligibility criteria, including the required number of volunteer service hours, will receive the grant.
When: Virtual hours vary
Categories: CCR position: Community Involvement Virtual
Youth Challenge International- Innovate MY Future (Remote)
Through Youth Challenge International’s Innovate MY Future program, Canadian youth across the GTHA have the opportunity to take action on local climate issues and design youth-led projects to make a real difference in their communities. Funded by the Government of Canada under the Canada Service Corps program, Innovate MY Future brings together the GTHA’s leading social innovation organizations to teach and inspire youth civic engagement in local climate change-related issues and needs. Benefits include: Access to exclusive resources (unique climate action and design-thinking training and workshops, and eligibility for grant funding, awards and prizes)
Opportunity to collaborate with communities (meet local experts and policy makers)
Chance to lead and collaborate with youth to plan and execute a climate action project
Networking with partners, municipalities, and local youth Roles include: Climate Action Catalyst Team Leads & Catalyst Team Members
Are you looking to advance your career while making a positive impact on the world?
Submit your application to join hundreds of young people from across the GTHA and enhance your skills through climate leadership training from local influencers and experts.
When: Virtual hours vary
Categories: CCR position: Community Involvement Virtual
Virtual Youth Mentor- Baker/Cake decorator (Remote)
Student Links is seeking Virtual Mentors! Are you a baker a cake decorator? Or working to become a baker or a cake decorator? Perhaps you're a baking enthusiast who would love to pass on your knowledge to a youth interested in the field? Or did you wish, you had a mentor when you first started out in the industry? Student Links-through Community Living Ontario, is looking for an enthusiastic person, who is passionate about baking and the Culinary Arts to be paired with a female student! Qualifications/Skills(Required) Your role as a mentor would include: - Presenting information about your field of expertise virtually - Introducing a student to your hobby or industry virtually - Providing an opportunity for hands-on experience virtually This is an opportunity for you to help a student by sharing something you're passionate about!
Community Living Ontario- We are a non-profit, Provincial Association that advocates for people who have an intellectual disability to be fully included in all aspects of community life.
Student Links- An initiative designed to support High School Students between the ages of 14-21, who have an intellectual disability, build on current interests and hobbies, while gaining experience from an expert or mentor in their field of interest.
When: Virtual hours vary
Categories: CCR position: Community Involvement Virtual
Virtual Music Mentors (Remote)
Student Links is seeking virtual mentors! Do you have experience keyboard or sound mixer and want to lend your talent while volunteering? Or maybe you work in the music industry and want to share your knowledge with a young person? If you are passionate about the world of Music and enjoy working with youth, this is the initiative for you! ABOUT US: Student Links- An initiative designed by Community Living Ontario to support High School Students between the ages of 14-21, who have an intellectual disability, build on current interests and hobbies, while gaining experience from an expert or mentor in their field of interest. Students will be encouraged through this experience, to explore ideas about their future after High School as well as, have a better understanding of their community. Required language : English
Minimum age: 18
Minimum hours per week: Flexible
When: Various shifts available
Categories: CCR position: Community Involvement
Volunteer Business/Law Office Clerk (Remote)
Looking for a crash course in business and law? Need some experience that combines mentorship, working from home, and some productive activity for an idle mind? Turul is currently searching for students interested in getting experience in working with a legal and business services startup. While a small stipend may be provided, this should be viewed more as a volunteer opportunity for those looking to get some professional experience. No mandatory set of hours are required, and it is about gaining some practical experience in areas that may be of interest to you. Legal students may also have some pro bono opportunities given work is under supervision of a lawyer called to ON bar. These volunteer positions can be completed remotely and will be under the supervision of the CEO and in-house counsel of Turul. Work will be self-directed, but will have a mentor readily available to you and is only an email or call away. Through this experience you will gain experience in:
(i) Assisting in the creation and publication of social media content;
(ii) Completing legal and business related research and reports;
(iii) Drafting and editing of templates, forms, and contracts; and
(iv) Whatever else you want to learn when it comes to a business and legal services start-up.
This is a learning opportunity, so you will need to make clear what is it exactly that you hope to get out of this experience.
When: May - August 2020
Categories: CCR position: Community Involvement
Certified Listener (COVID-19/Remote)
Do you want to give back to your community in a meaningful and enriching way? Here is your opportunity! Volunteers are a vital part of Certified Listeners Society, every year our volunteers will contribute more than 150,000 hours to our 24-hour online emotional support chats, providing help and immediate access to people who need emotional support. Under the supervision of professional staff, all volunteers are carefully screened before section and fully trained prior to taking emotional support chats. Throughout their volunteering experience, volunteers receive ongoing professional support and in-service educational sessions. Experienced volunteers gain many life and communication skills which translates into other aspects of their daily lives.
When: Various shifts available
Categories: CCR position: Community Involvement
Hamilton Naturalist’s Club Web Developer
For 95 years the Hamilton Naturalists' Club has been appreciating, studying and conserving the wild plants and animals of Hamilton. They provide a human voice for our wildlife and natural areas with over 600 members. The Club traces its history to the founding of the Hamilton Bird Protection Society in 1919.
Web Developer needed to revamp our website.
When: Options: 15 hours one-time commitment or 2-3 hours per month ongoing.
Address: 116 King St W,, Ontario, Canada L8P 4V3
Categories: CCR position: Student Ambassador
Youth Challenge International- Innovate MY Future (Remote)
Through Youth Challenge International’s Innovate MY Future program, Canadian youth across the GTHA have the opportunity to take action on local climate issues and design youth-led projects to make a real difference in their communities. Funded by the Government of Canada under the Canada Service Corps program, Innovate MY Future brings together the GTHA’s leading social innovation organizations to teach and inspire youth civic engagement in local climate change-related issues and needs. Benefits include: Access to exclusive resources (unique climate action and design-thinking training and workshops, and eligibility for grant funding, awards and prizes)
Opportunity to collaborate with communities (meet local experts and policy makers)
Chance to lead and collaborate with youth to plan and execute a climate action project
Networking with partners, municipalities, and local youth Roles include: Climate Action Catalyst Team Leads & Catalyst Team Members
Are you looking to advance your career while making a positive impact on the world?
Submit your application to join hundreds of young people from across the GTHA and enhance your skills through climate leadership training from local influencers and experts.
Categories: CCR position: Community Involvement