Below are volunteer opportunities that
are available at some of United Way Toronto’s member agencies. If you’re
interested, please contact the person indicated.
HINCKS DELLCREST CENTRE – Carlton &
Parliament
Opportunity: Gardening Program Assistant. The
volunteer will have fun interacting with children and families while teaching
and demonstrating gardening. The volunteer assists staff in running this
program for families in the neighbourhood and uses their knowledge and experience
to assist families in learning about gardening. The program runs Saturdays
from May 1 to August 30 from 1:00 to 4:00pm. Beginning indoors with facility
tours at Allan Gardens, real gardening will take place outdoors when the
weather warms up.
Contact: Sue Lam, Volunteer Coordinator
Phone: 416-633-0515 ext 111
Email: slam@hincksdellcrest.org
WEST TORONTO SERVICES FOR SENIORS – Bloor &
Lansdowne
Opportunity: Cyclists for Meals on 2Wheelers. West
Toronto Support for Seniors needs Meals on Wheels volunteers to ride hot meals
to seniors in the Bloor Lansdowne neighbourhood. Cyclists must be
available to deliver meals Monday to Friday between 10:30am and 12:00pm. Routes
take approximately 45 minutess to complete and can be adjusted based on skill
and fitness level. Meals on 2Wheelers requires you to have a bike (a
trailer can be provided).
Contact: Joanne Alfonsi, Volunteer Coordinator
Phone: 416-653-3535 ext 247
Email: Jalfonsi@wtss.org
DAVENPORT-PERTH NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE – Davenport &
Ossington
Opportunity: Board Recruitment. The Davenport-Perth Neighbourhood and
Community Health Centre is currently recruiting board members with knowledge
and expertise in one or more of the following areas: financial management,
fundraising, policy development, human resources, community development, healthcare/Local
Health Integration Networks (LHINS), strong strategic thinking skill set, knowledge
of Portuguese, Spanish, and Afro Caribbean Communities. There are three
spots available for community board members who live within the following
boundaries: Bloor Street to the south, the CN/CP rail tracks to the west,
Rowntree, Morrison Aves, and St. Clair Ave. W. to the north, Ossington, and
Alberta Aves to the east.
Contact: Courtnay McFarlane
Phone: 416-656-8025 ext 242
Email: Cmcfarlane@dpnc.ca
SECOND MILE CLUB OF TORONTO - Between Yonge
& Bathurst, Lakeshore & St. Clair
Opportunity: Friendly Visitors. Provide companionship for a senior or
disabled adult with similar interests. Meet and visit regularly once per
week for an hour. Share stories and news with a client who has become
isolated. Go for walks, play games, share the newspaper, or finish a craft
or project. Time and day to be arranged with the client; six month minimum
commitment.
Contact: Pauline Hui, Coordinator of Volunteers
Phone: 416-597-0841 ext 225
Email: smcvol@allstream.net
ST. CHRISTOPHER HOUSE – Queen &
Bathurst
Opportunity: Meeting Place Store Volunteer. The Meeting
Place is our drop-in program for homeless community members located at Queen
and Bathurst providing supports such as laundry, showers, counselling,
advocacy, a community kitchen and First Nations programming. The Meeting
Place Store operates to sell the arts and crafts made by homeless and
low-income community members and profits made through sales go back to the
artist. We are looking for volunteers to help out in operating the store
so that store hours can be increased. Volunteers should be available to from
12:00 to 3:00pm and 3:00 to 5:00pm weekdays. The volunteer commitment is three
months.
Contact: Meagan Cleary
Phone: 416-532-4828 ext 105
Email: volunteers@stchrishouse.org