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Thank you for your interest in volunteering with bKind!

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
•  Be an Admin for bKind's Instagram & Facebook accounts
• Organize database including thousands of contacts in various forms (MacBook numbers, Microsoft excel and word, etc.)
• Disseminate information on upcoming programs, events, and available resources

Our organization is 100% volunteer-driven and since we spend 90% of our time working in the communities we serve, we have little time left to spend uploading photos, creating social media posts, and maintaining frequent communications with our database of donors, partners, friends, and collaborating organizations.
** Flexible hours and times **
Our purpose at bKind is to act with compassion and kindness when help is needed.
We appreciate any amount of time you may have available.
Contact us at any time! help@bKindNOW.org

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Hi,

We are looking for volunteers to help us with kitchen duties which could include packaging, prepping and organising produce that is delivered.

The kitchen team is key in delivering FoodwithLove services to the disadvantaged at their homes. We give a lot of care and attention to the food we deliver, as for many - it is the only meal they will eat that day.

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WHO WE ARE

2022 marks WoodGreen’s 85th year of service to Toronto! WoodGreen Community Services is one of Toronto’s largest social service agencies serving close to 40,000 people each year with approximately 75 integrated programs and wrap-around services, which work to reduce poverty, improve community health, and address critical social needs through the support of 1000+ volunteers. You can visit us at www.woodgreen.org | WoodGreen Video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyDRO8ESJso) | WoodGreen Annual Report (https://archive.woodgreen.org/audited-financials/) , to learn more.

Our Vision: A Toronto where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

Every year WoodGreen tackles our community's most challenging issues, examples include:
• providing youth with new pathways to opportunity, including those ‘aging out’ of the child welfare system
• helping newcomers settle into life in Canada and find meaningful employment
• breaking the cycle of poverty for struggling single mothers and their children
• nurturing children through child care centres, after-4 programming and special needs resourcing
• helping seniors and people with disabilities to live with dignity while remaining in their community
• providing food and safety to hungry, homeless and marginalized individuals through affordable housing and supportive services

WoodGreen Community Services is also a United Way Anchor Agency, we combine significant scale and have a proven track record with an entrepreneurial mindset, continuously seeking and developing innovative solutions to critical social needs.

VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITY SUMMARY

Newcomer Mentoring Program: WoodGreen’s Community Connections Program is designed to assist newcomers integrate into Canadian society. The mentorship program is a career-focused program that matches experienced newcomers with mentors that have similar professional backgrounds. The pandemic has taken its toll on everyone but newcomers have been severely affected as they have not had access to any networking or career development opportunities. We need mentors who can work with newcomers virtually and guide them through the journey of settling into the Canadian work life, the need has never been greater!

What You'll Do:
• Provide insight into your industry, the Canadian workplace culture and skills like leadership, communication and goal setting.
• Act as a coach by listening, motivating and assisting newcomer professionals with their job search and networking.
• Share information about professional licensing and educational requirements and help explore career paths.
• Attend orientation and mentorship meetings online. How and when you connect with your mentee will be flexible based on what works for you both as pandemic guidelines change.

What You'll Gain:
• Development of your leadership, coaching and empathy abilities and skills.
• A global perspective and direct insight into the value newcomers bring and DEI barriers they face.
• Opportunities to attend or speak at workshops and panel discussions.
• Access to LinkedIn Learning's 16,000 online courses.
• Support from WoodGreen staff and a network of professional mentors and other volunteers.
• Inspiration from working with some of the most interesting, motivated people you will ever meet.

What We're Looking For:
• A commitment of up 18 hours over a 3 month period
• At least 2 years full-time work experience in your profession and in a Canadian workplace culture.
• Good communication and listening skills and the ability to be patient, empathetic and openness to new cultures.
• Access to a computer to connect with WoodGreen staff and your mentee online via email and online video platforms, and to be able to track your hours on our volunteer management system
• Mentors are needed from all professional backgrounds.
Screening Requirements, prior to starting:
• Two reference checks
• Background check

How to Apply: Interested volunteers please send your resume to volunteer@woodgreen.org

Contact: Please feel free to reach out to MFadel@woodgreen.org / (416) 405 – 5240

FOLLOW US ON: @woodgreendotorg across platforms

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WoodGreen’s Financial Empowerment Program serves to both alleviate and help people transition out of poverty by leading in the use of innovative approaches to directly address problems in the financial dimensions of the lives of low-income individuals. One of the ways we serve clients is through our annual Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP) in partnership with the Canada Revenue Agency.

WoodGreen’s CVITP has a tremendous impact on the community: we serve thousands of clients completing their tax returns. Our volunteers help us put millions of dollars back into the community by ensuring marginalized populations have access to professional, free tax filing services and in turn access vital financial benefits.

As a volunteer with the WoodGreen Community Services’ Financial Empowerment Program, you will:
• Participate in income tax training offered by WoodGreen and the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).
• Help clients submit their tax returns using UFile software.
• Provide explanations of tax return results to clients and answer tax related questions.
• Follow policies set by the CRA and WoodGreen Community Services
• Provide high-quality support and customer service to a diverse group of clients.
• If applicable, volunteers may be asked to use interpretation services for clients who have limited English-speaking skills.
• Have an opportunity to connect online with a large community of volunteers.
• We offer reference letters to all committed volunteers.

QUALIFICATIONS
Technology and space requirements for this role:
1. You must have your own reliable internet connection.
2. You must have a PC desktop or laptop computer with Google Chrome internet browser loaded. Mac/Apple devices will not work with our tax software (UFile).
3. You must have a quiet, private space where you can confidentially discuss client’s personal financial details.

Skills:
• Excellent computer and technology skills. Ability to confidently navigate between multiple computer programs and communicate using instant messaging.
• Experience working with Microsoft Teams software and/or UFile tax software is an asset
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Familiarity with basic tax documents and policies related to Canadian tax system is an asset
• Experience filing taxes in Canada is an asset
• Comfortable working with a diverse group of volunteers and clients
• Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) Level 6
• Second language is an asset

Commitment requirement:
Volunteers are an integral part of the income tax clinic. Your gift of time, talent and energy is crucial to the success of the organization. We are counting on you to complete the following:

- Mandatory 8-hour training (combination of “live” online webinars & in-person training) held in February.
- Commit to volunteering a minimum 6 hours per week from February 20 - April 30, 2023. We ask volunteers to adhere to a schedule of the same two shifts each week (3 hours each) for the full duration of the 9-week schedule. Email volunteer@woodgreen.org for shifts availability.

Weekly Shift Times, tentative shift times for 2023 (subject to change)
Mondays
10:00am-1:00pm
1:00pm-4:00pm
Saturdays
10:00am-1:00pm
1:00pm-4:00pm
Volunteers must commit to two of these weekly shifts, and maintain the same weekly schedule from Feb 20-April 30, 2023.

Screening Requirements:
Requirement Required prior to start?
2 reference checks Yes
Background check Yes

HOW TO APPLY:
If interested please fill out the following form: https://forms.office.com/TaxPreparerVolunteerScreener

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Are you looking for a way to serve the community while being at home?
Do you like to cook in your free time?

We are looking for volunteers who would be willing to cook food for homeless shelters in Downtown Portland, Oregon.

We require help prepare really simple items such as salads, sandwiches and mac and cheese. You can also bake mini cupcakes if you like to do so!

Sponsorship will also be provided to order the ingredients to cook/bake food for homeless shelters

If you along with your friends or teammates are looking for ways to give back to the community, sign up and we can figure out simple dishes that are low on the budget, nutritious, allergy free and easy to prepare dishes for those in need.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	30	n/a	n/a

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We are putting together a client services team of 4 volunteers to help support DivaDiversity's clientele by speaking to them directly and supporting therapists in the field of mental health.

Our volunteers on the client services team will be to answer the phones and schedule sessions with a clinician (therapist) on an ongoing basis. Multiple types of trainings will be provided through online, video distance learning tools and more.

Volunteers would be expected to work at a minimum of 10hrs per week, work independently, and when be actively engaged with answering the phone and emails when clients have questions about counseling or education services. We are seeking self-starters, quick to learn, and fast to respond to clients to provide them services. Basically our volunteers would ensure that each therapists schedule is at capacity (fully booked). The ideal volunteer understands "customer service", consistency on the job, and someone seeking to grow with the company.

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Operation H.O.P.E (Health, Outreach, Partnership, Encouragement) was a community project for the community by the community. The idea was to reach those who were the most vulnerable during the winter months of the pandemic: those who were experiencing homelessness and those who were in nursing homes facing isolation. We wanted to make sure they know that we care about them too.

We partnered with Shelters, Nursing homes, and Non Profits to provide individuals with little bags full of goodies. At a minimum, we provided them with:

Hand Sanitizer
Mask
A treat like a couple of mints
A word of encouragement or artwork (Greeting Cards, Origami, or 3D Printed Items)
A warm item (socks, scarves, beanies, mittens).
Last year from October to February, we were able to make 5000 bags and distribute them to 64 organizations across the Portland Metro region. We worked with City officials, community members, and corporations to make this happen.


This year we want to expand our reach to Clackamas and Yamhill County too!

We need your help to pack bags and donate them to the shelters.

We will provide you with all the materials required to pack the bags. All you need to do is collect the items from one of our locations, pack the bags as per the instructions that will be emailed to you after you pick up the bags, and then drop the bags at the shelter or care facility based on your interest.

You can reach out to us at ashahopeamanaki@gmail.com and let us know your interests.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a

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The Gift of Hope is a Christmas distribution program of The Moore Wright Group, that services on average 45,000 families in the state of Washington. With the focus on children who have a history of abuse, homelessness, foster care, or parents who are incarcerated. The Gift of Hope is a multi day Distribution that takes place in 8 counties where families receive a voucher and they receive all new toys, Christmas items, household goods, diapers, socks, books clothes, and shoes. We look to bring hope to children who have a past of trauma to help them know they are not alone, and the past is the past and hope is a thing of the future.

The Moore Wright Group (TMWG) is a unique 501(c)(3) organization that leverages agreements with local and national retailers to donate large numbers of unused and often brand-new goods -- everything from food and basic necessities to furniture and household appliances -- to families in need, at no cost to the families. Our mission is to break the cycle of poverty, abuse, and abandonment in our community by providing hope. In addition to providing direct outreach and resources to clients in 31 counties in Washington, we also partner with over 400 hundred other nonprofit organizations, 75 school districts, Tribes and government agencies to reach as many people as possible across the state and beyond. Our primary constituents are low-income and economically disadvantaged adults and families, including those affected by domestic violence, sexual assault and other crimes.

In 2020, TMWG distributed more than $27 million worth of goods to 1.1M families in Washington. An average of 84 pallets a week of donated items from retailers such as Amazon, Walmart, Target, ULine, Map International, Save the Children and Good360 are processed at warehouse locations. It had been a longstanding priority of ours to expand our operations into Grays Harbor county to better assist rural communities. In 2020 we expanded our operations into Grays Harbor County, we celebrated the opening of our new location by hosting a costume and toys distribution to over 800 children during a Halloween Distribution. We would later do a 3-day Christmas outreach drive. More than 3,700 families in need in the Grays Harbor and surrounding area received 61 pallets of donated products totaling over $1.4 million during the Christmas Distribution alone. It was a huge success! We also reached another 25,000 families at the end of the year through the help of our 38 Grays Harbor-based partner organizations and school districts that impact Grays Harbor, and Pacific County. In just a short time, our Aberdeen location has become a beacon of hope for the entire community.

Your donations will help us reach the goal of getting tangible goods into the hands of children and families. It also will assist us going into communities in Rural areas with our Disaster Distribution Center when needed. We know the need is greater this year. Our Distributions will be happening every Friday and Saturday from December 3rd until December 24th.

The Moore Wright Group is not the most heavily funded organization, but we do a lot, so if a donation could help us serve more that we do quietly we would appreciate the assistance, and consideration.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Distribution Set up and Distribution Assistants	55	n/a	n/a
Distribution Assistants	55	n/a	n/a
Distribution Assistant and Distribution Breakdown	35	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Food materials will be distributed among the poor and needy.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	20	n/a	n/a

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February to May each year, Information Orillia operates an income tax clinic where we file basic, personal income tax returns for primarily low-income and senior individuals in Orillia and the surrounding communities. In 2021 we completed over 700 tax returns. We hope to expand our income tax clinic in 2022. We are looking for volunteers for these months to provide what time they can for conducting intake interviews, scheduling appointments, and other roles if you have skills in this area.

Information Orillia offers a training session prior to beginning the clinic each year. For more information call 705-326-7743 and speak to our Tax Clinic or Operations Manager.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Income Tax Clinic	4	n/a	n/a