Local Volunteer Organizations in Hamilton
Looking for some volunteer organizations outside of McMaster? Well here are some resources for you!
Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer
The Ride to Conquer Cancer is a 2 day cycling event that takes place during the weekend of June 13th and 14th 2015. During the 2 day journey all of our cyclist camp out over night at Mohawk College. We are looking for energetic volunteers to help with the activation of the camp site! We are currently looking for a group of 100 volunteers.
Contact info for volunteers: aruso@endcancer.ca
Habitat for Humanity Hamilton
Habitat Hamilton goal is to mobilize volunteers and community partners in building affordable housing and promoting homeownership as a means to break the cycle of poverty. We offer volunteer opportunities at our construction sites, our ReStore, office work and special events and committees.
Our major fundraiser takes place in August and is called Voices for Habitat. We also have multiple build projects going on throughout the year. We build Monday to Friday and some Saturdays.
Twitter https://twitter.com/HabitatHamilton
Pinterest http://www.pinterest.com/habitathamilton/
Volunteer contact info: Victoria Doidge, People and Communications Coordinator, 905-560-6707 ext 102 or volunteers@habtiathamilton.ca.
Volunteers could also go directly to our website athttp://habitathamilton.volunteerhub.com and sign up
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The Children's Aid Society of Hamilton
The Children's Aid Society of Hamilton is a child welfare organization that has been operating in our community for over 100 years. The Children's Aid Society of Hamilton, in partnership with families and our community, is committed to the safety, protection, and well-being of children and the strengthening of families, while valuing diversity and promoting equity.
Special events, primarily in the Fall, Homework Club for children held in Dundas and Westdale locations
Volunteer contact information Tracy Thorne, Supervisor of Volunteer Services, 905-522-1121 ... volunteer@hamiltoncas.com
children, volunteer, positive, team
Living Rock Ministries
Living Rock Ministries is non-profit organization that reaches out to at-risk youth in the Hamilton community in their cultural language. We offer youth a place of belonging, safety, and a bridge to the community while helping them develop a vision for their lives.
Some of our programs include meal programs, food and clothing bank services, employment readiness training, prenatal and parenting support, and housing support. All of these fall under our vision to engage youth, to encourage youth, and to equip youth.
Events:
Soupfest is Living Rock’s biggest fundraiser. The 13th Annual Soupfest will be occurring on February 24, 2015. This event brings in over 5000 people to the Hamilton Convention Centre where local restaurants compete for prizes with their custom soups. Volunteers are needed on this day to assist with set up, serving food, selling tickets, organization, and clean up.
Freestyle Friday is a monthly event that takes place on the first Friday of every month. An opportunity to support youth interested in the art of hip hop, rap, spoken word, and poetry in a positive environment, we are looking for people to come out and see young talent as well as helping with set up for the event, promotion in the city for the event, and people with technical support as well.
Prospective Volunteers can contact me via:
Joel Van Steenbergen, Volunteer Coordinator
Phone: 905-528-7625 ext. 249
Twitter: Youth Matter @LivingRockHamON
Follow us at Soupfest’s Twitter Feed
Living Rock-Soupfest @SOUPFESTinHamON
At-risk youth, 13 – 25 year olds, food bank, meal program, prenatal, parenting, mentoring, coaching, sports, education, employment training
Hamilton & District Extend-A-Family
We are a volunteer based organization that runs programs that help children and teens with special needs. We engage the children in activities and programs that provide social opportunities and friendships while also providing caregivers and siblings with much-needed respite. We have been serving the Hamilton area since 1980.
We offer a "Buddy" program that matches a volunteer with a special needs child. The volunteer takes the child on outings in the community while acting as a friend and mentor. We also offer recreational programs six times each month for children and teens who have an Autism Spectrum Diagnosis. Volunteers assist our ASD/Recreation Coordinator at these events. Until the spring of 2016, we are running IMPACT, a fitness and nutrition program that meets once a week and is actively seeking volunteers.
Email us at eaf@execulink.com with "Volunteer" in the subject line.
Befriend us on Facebook and follow us on twitter @HamEAF.
Children, Autism, ASD, Respite
AbleLiving Services- Thrive Group
Supportive housing and programs for adults with physical disabilities and the elderly. We have 7 different housing sites in Mississauga, Burlington, Hamilton, Stoney Creek and Binbrook. We offer 3 different programs to offer supports to clients in their own homes. Our mission is to provide a spectrum of integrated services to support and care for individuals to live as independently as possible.
Events during the Year:
MacServe Olympics at our Binbrook site each fall and our annual client picnic for 100 clients in June.
Contact: Colleen Connolly at cconnolly@ableliving.org or 905-692-4465 x 224
Disabled, elderly, health care
Hamilton Victory Gardens
Hamilton Sustainable Victory Gardens Inc. (aka Hamilton Victory Gardens) is working to transform our city by using volunteers to grow fresh local organic produce for donation to local food bank and hot meal programs using urban agriculture techniques.
Teams of community volunteers work together to build, plant, maintain and harvest urban gardens within the City of Hamilton. We also enhance education at local elementary schools and community centres by providing students with hands-on learning opportunities about gardening and the environment at several of our garden sites.
Volunteer contact information
volunteer@hamiltonvictorygardens.org
Hamilton Victory Gardens
HARRRP
Hamilton Association for Residential and Recreational Redevelopment Programs
Harrrp exists for the community and provides free space and programming to the downtown Hamilton area. All of our programs are of no cost and our youth/after school programs assure that all youth are given the opportunity to try new things, get involved within the community, be creative, and develop new skills and competencies.
YOUth Create Programs at Dr. Davey and Memorial City School and run Monday through Friday, HARRRP also will be starting a Saturday program that runs out of our St. Peter’s location early 2015.
HARRRP, youth leader, youth mentor, after-school program, kids, teens, role model, inner-city, underprivileged
Wesley Urban Ministries
Offers daily support, every step of the way, to over 1250 children, youth, adults and seniors living in poverty in Hamilton. As a multi-service organization, Wesley has a portfolio of over 30 different programs in 19 locations in the areas of Children, Youth & Family Services, Housing & Homeless Services and Neighbourhood & Newcomer Services.
Major Events
Raise the Roof, No Charge Christmas Store, Case for Kids 5K, Annual Open Golf Tournament
https://twitter.com/wesleyurban
Volunteer contact information: Tara Monks-Canfield, Volunteer Coordinator tara.monks-canfield@wesley.ca
Keywords for your charity (for a search engine) : Poverty, Volunteer, Special Events, Seniors, Homeless, Children, Youth, Newcomer
Catarino House - A Children's Wellness Centre
A brief summary of your organization, about three sentences. Catarino House provides complementary alternative therapies to children ages 4 to 18 years old, diagnosed with cancer, brain tumour(s) or receiving palliative care. We provide individual reiki sessions, group meditation, art and music therapy.
Events
Meditation for kids, Art & Music Therapy.
facebook - catarinohousecharity
twitter @Catarino_house
Volunteer contact information - Please contact Maria Catarino @ catarinohouse@gmail.com or call 289.309.9106
cancer, brain tumours, palliative care, wellness, kids, teens, mindful mediation, art therapy, music therapy
Indwell
Indwell creates affordable housing communities that support people seeking health, wellness and belonging. We are a Christian charity supporting over 200 people in Hamilton in settings from group home to independent apartments.
Each year we have a banquet (early June), and there is usually a ground-breaking ceremony or building grand opening at one our sites, and every spring on the Saturday following Victoria Day we do gardening.
Teresa Howe, Volunteer Coordinator
Keywords – volunteer opportunities – one-on-one support, maintenance, fall clean-up, gardening
Dr. Bob Kemp Hospice
At the Dr. Bob Kemp Hospice, our goal is to provide individuals and families living with a life-threatening illness excellence in care, whether that be at home, in hospital, a long-term care facility or our very own residential hospice. Hospice is about celebrating life and quality of living. All services, including our residential program, are provided at no cost to our clients or their families
Events:
Camp Erin Hamilton
Residential Support
https://twitter.com/bobkemphospice
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdqlUJYasfXbvKW9oifdOaA
Volunteer contact information:
Trudy Cowan, Director of Volunteers and Camp Erin
905 387-2448 ext 2214 tcowan@kemphospice.org
Hospice, kids camp, palliative care, compassion, volunteering, health care
The Centre de santé communautaire Hamilton/Niagara
A non for profit organisation. It is a multi service agency that provides health and social services to French-speaking clients of all ages in both Hamilton and Niagara Region ( Primary and community health care services, counseling and community initiatives, Health and wellness programs for children and families, settlement, volunteering and filed placement services)
Events
Black history month festival
Franco-Fête
Fida El-Zein : Volunteer resources administrator
905-734-1141 ext: 2223
Medical, Health, counseling, settlement, Wellness, volunteering, field placement
Hamilton Civic League
We are the only non-partisan group focused on building skills and facilitating dialogue around civic affairs in Hamilton. We partner with other organizations to co-host town halls on issues of interest to residents. We support a participatory culture of politics where individuals see themselves as an important part of the political process and as sharing responsibility for the common good.
Check out website for upcoming town halls and skills workshops.
Our first event for 2015 - a town hall on moving forward on The People’s Platform - is tentatively scheduled for January 21, doors open at 6:30pm, event starts at 7pm.
https://twitter.com/HamCivicLeague
Volunteer Contact Information: hamiltoncivicleague@gmail.com
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