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Champion one of One World's grassroots Member Organizations and help them secure more funding. As a volunteer Champion, you help raise funds on behalf of that organization. Perhaps you'll throw a happy hour, host a house party, launch an email campaign or build a GoFundMe campaign. Do whatever you can to help raise more money for the organization and the children it support. Contact One World to talk about how you can help.

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POETIC provides therapy and trauma informed services to youth (ages 12-24) who have been victimized by sex trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation in Dallas. Through evidence-based therapeutic interventions, art therapy and court advocacy, POETIC equips youth to find their voices, reclaim their narratives and persist forward.

POETIC was launched in August 2017 under the leadership of experienced professionals in the anti-trafficking field. As a newly formed nonprofit, POETIC is seeking a skill-based volunteer to assist with:

- Reviewing current accounting system and accounting codes
- Tax Prep
- Audit Prep

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Gather your corporate group to provide a home-cooked meal for the 55 guest families at the Ronald McDonald House of Cleveland. This program provides a much-needed service to our families who are supporting their children and often do not have the time, energy, or funds to prepare a healthy, home-cooked meal while they stay here.

See more Group Volunteer Opportunities and our registration form at the link below.

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Help us celebrate the holidays with our amazing foster families. We need volunteers for set up and clean up as well as during the party to run activities.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	25	n/a	n/a

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Invite a United Way guest speaker to join your next town hall, team meeting, lunch and learn, or conference call! You'll all learn how your United Way donations are used, and you'll get inspired to join United Way’s efforts across the region.

There are a variety of speakers bringing different stories, experiences and expertise, including:

AGENCY STAFF: Front-line service providers who share stories and personal experiences.
SERVICE RECIPIENTS: Individuals sharing their stories of the impact that United Way has had on them personally.
COMMUNITY IMPACT STAFF: Subject matter experts in social services, community impact and poverty who share context on the issues that United Way is working to tackle.
COMMUNITY & BUSINESS LEADERS: High-profile business and community leaders who share bring perspectives on the importance of United Way's work, and the impact of giving major and leadership gifts to our community.
ONLINE OPTIONS: Speakers Bureau and campaign videos can be accessed and downloaded from United Way’s website and used as a tool to support workplace campaign events and communication. (See links: https://www.unitedwaygt.org/speakers-bureau AND https://www.unitedwaygt.org/2018-campaign-videos.)

CONSIDERATIONS:

• TIMING: Speakers are volunteers or United Way staff and will be booked based on selected topic, location and speaker’s availability.
• GROUP SIZE: Speakers require a minimum audience size of 20 people.
• LOCATION: There are volunteer speakers available to speak across Peel, Toronto and York Region, with the majority in the downtown core. In some cases, transportation and/or travel support may be requested, depending on the location of the event and/or time of day.
• CAUTION: We cannot guarantee a speaker if requests are sent with less than 10 business days’ notice.

BOOK A SPEAKER:

1. Email speakersbureau@uwgt.org for a Speakers Bureau request form
2. Fill out the form and email it to speakersbureau@uwgt.org (note: a minimum of 10 business days is required)

QUESTIONS?

Contact United Way Greater Toronto’s Donor Engagement team at speakersbureau@uwgt.org or 416.777.1444 x 647.

THANK YOU for supporting United Way's efforts in the community! We look forward to working with you.

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Care about fighting local poverty, giving youth opportunities and building strong communities? If your answer is YES, then put together a team and do a DAY OF CARING®. United Way Greater Toronto’s (UWGT) DAY OF CARING provides community-minded individuals like you the opportunity to team up with your co-workers to complete volunteer projects, contributing to the amazing work happening across the region—vital work that is strengthening communities and changing people’s lives.

DAY OF CARING projects focus on moving people from poverty to possibility, helping kids and youth be successful and building strong neighbourhoods across Peel, Toronto and York Region.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES MAY INCLUDE:

• Serving meals to isolated seniors or the homeless
• Reading to preschoolers
• Cleaning and tidying up a shelter or food-storage area
• Helping to maintain a youth facility or community garden
• Organizing a collection of items (e.g., hygiene products, school supplies)

CONSIDERATIONS:

• TIMING: Projects are available year-round and can be done in half-day sessions (9:00am - 12:00pm or 1:00pm - 4:00pm) or full-day sessions (9:00am - 4:00pm).
• GROUP SIZE: Average group size is 5-7 volunteers; however, there are some projects available for smaller groups (2-4) or larger groups (10-20).
• LOCATION: The volunteer projects happen mostly outside the office, at agencies in communities (across Peel, Toronto and York Region) where the need is greatest. There are also options for those who cannot leave the office.
• CAUTION: We cannot guarantee a project, if requests are sent with less than 20 business days’ notice. Projects are booked on a first-come, first-served basis.

BOOK A DAY OF CARING®:

1. Email dayofcaring@uwgt.org for a Day of Caring request form
2. Fill out the form and email it to dayofcaring@uwgt.org (note: a minimum of 20 business days is required)

QUESTIONS?

Contact United Way Greater Toronto’s Donor Engagement team at dayofcaring@uwgt.org or 416.777.1444 x 647.

THANK YOU for helping to support United Way's efforts in the community! We look forward to working with you.

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Angelwish has a Google Adwords Grant of $10,000 monthly and we could really use an expert to help us maximize this to help us grant more wishes to children living with chronic illnesses. Help us grant 18,000 wishes this holiday season.

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Assist at REACH Reusables by sorting donations, helping with store displays & merchandising.

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Assist with carrying out REACH's mission "Neighbors helping neighbors build strong communities and healthy families."

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We are looking for someone to receive, receipt and sort clothing and household donations for a 2 hour shift Monday,Tuesday or Thursday between the hours of 2:00 - 6:00 on a weekly, bi -monthly or monthly basis on a long term commitment
Our primary focus is to ensure the basic necessities of food/formula, clothing/bedding and diapers/hygiene products for children birth thru five from local families in need. Donated clothing and misc. household is available to the general public. Our staff is all volunteer, our space donated by SJA and 100% of donations are designated for the mission of SCA

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Donation recieve and sort	2	n/a	n/a