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We are an organization that is powered by volunteers. We know that Black Canadians experience disparities in all 12 determinants of health including education, housing, employment and income. Racism in our society is systemic and chronic and it impacts mental health. In order for us to provide access, validation and healing to the community we serve, we need volunteers on board to do research, outreach and various admin related tasks. Join our team of volunteers today and help us to create generational impact.

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Volunteer led drive to collect much needed coats for kids ages 5yrs-17yrs of age.
Just copy and share the attached flier with your family or work team to let them know about the need. Collect the donated coats and arrange drop off with Shanin Engman sengman@trilliumfamily.org or make other arrangements.
Our goal is to get a coat into the hands of every child. (new or gently used)

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We are looking for a person who would like to help a growing nonprofit create orientation materials for a variety of reasons. When we onboard new employees, new participants, new board members, etc, we would like help from someone who has expertise in this area.

This person will work with our Director of Operations to create binders that help us facilitate these meetings.

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This year Trivia is going virtual! While we cannot gather together in person, we are looking forward to still celebrating Trivia Night! Participants will be given Trivia Kits to complete the event on their own. We are needing volunteers to assist with helping assemble kits to be given out. This event raises funds for children involved in allegations of severe physical and sexual abuse. Without the money raised from this event, our services will suffer and fewer children and families will be helped.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General-putting kits together	5	n/a	n/a

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We are always seeking volunteers who have a passion for non-profit work. We currently have a need for a website manager, fundraising chair, and general worker who would perform a variety of duties including grooming, hauling, manure management, etc. We also need volunteers to assist with events, and attend auctions with us, to provide feed evaluations, and other miscellaneous duties that are very equine knowledge based.

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Title: Volunteer Progress Mentor – L4L
Location: 35 – 37 Ash Street, Northampton, NN1 3DS
Purpose of the role: Assist in the effective operation of our Skills Hub; talking and assisting people in our Skills Hub, often in need or in crisis (always supported by paid staff)
Hours: This role runs Monday to Saturday in 2 - 4 hour shifts. The right candidate will be able to commit at least 2 days per week on the same days. Get in contact to discuss your availability.

What tasks may be involved?
• Encouraging Service users to engage in Work Based Learning and Therapeutic Groups
• Participating in delivery of groups and activities
• Attending Work Based Learning Placements with Service Users
• Drive Hope Minibus, escorting service users to work placements and external activities
• Supporting service users to attend training
• Welcome customers to the Hope Centre and the services it offers.
• Helping service users to fill forms in.
• Offer encouragement to join in activities and workshops.
• Supporting with distribution of clothing and toiletries and maintaining stocks on reception desk
• Monitoring the environment in the Skills Hub and reporting any incident or challenging behaviour to the Support Workers or Management

What qualities or skills would be useful?
• Previous experience working in a support, care, or mental health environment
• Reliable and trustworthy
• Ability to work on own or as part of a very small team
• Flexible, friendly, and enthusiastic attitude required.

Our expectations:
• Must be reliable and trustworthy
• Must be able to relate to staff, volunteers, and customers
• Must have a flexible approach towards undertaking relevant tasks
• Must respect boundaries and confidentiality
• Must not discriminate
• Good understanding of Health and Safety regulations
• Full DBS (can be obtained before you start volunteering)

What would the benefits be for me?
• Induction to the Hope Centre
• Access to training
• Gain experience and new skills
• Enhancement for your CV
• Regular news updates
• Support sessions
• Open door policy to the Volunteer Coordinator and Support Team
• Encouragement to try new things
• Reference after 8 weeks
• Be part of a team with a good ethos
• Increased confidence
• Meeting new people

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Title: Volunteer Social Media Assistant
Address: 35-37 Ash Street, Northampton, NN1 3DS OR from home
Purpose of the role: To assist in the general running of The Hope Centre’s social media accounts.

What tasks may be involved?
• Raise awareness of The Hope Centre to the general public via our Social Media accounts
• Advertise events and other activities the charity takes part in
• Sharing stories and photos on social media within our brand guidelines
• Coming up with ideas to help us grow our social media presence on different platforms to raise awareness of the charity and the fantastic work we do
• Create and schedule engaging content that celebrates the work we do.
• You will be working on our Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and other socials
• Assist in social media projects and campaigns - Ensuring we a get broad social media reach

What qualities or skills would be useful?
• Good English language skills
• Applicants should have an extensive knowledge of all social media platforms
• An interest and understanding of the local community
• Improving the social media photo albums by collecting and uploading new images along with writing accurate descriptions.
• A positive, can-do attitude
• Previous experience posting on Social Media for a company, charity or other organization would be helpful

Our expectations:
• Must remain politically neutral over all social media
• Must be able to volunteer as part of a team.
• Must be reliable and trustworthy.
• Must be able to relate to staff, volunteers, and customers.
• Must have a flexible approach towards undertaking relevant tasks.
• Must be sympathetic towards people’s circumstances.
• Must respect boundaries and confidentiality.
• Must not discriminate.
• Liaise with other staff and volunteers allocated to this area.

What would the benefits be for me?
• Induction to the Hope Centre
• Access to training
• Gain experience and new skills
• Enhancement for your CV
• Regular news updates
• Support sessions
• Open door policy to the Volunteer Coordinator and Support Team
• Encouragement to try new things
• Reference after 8 weeks
• Be part of a team with a good ethos
• Increased confidence
• Meeting new people

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Title: Volunteer Administration Assistant

Address: From home

Role: To assist in the general administration of The Hope Centre from home. Must have your own laptop and phone and be willing to download our phone software.

Hours: 09:00 – 14:00 Mon – Fri (get in touch to discuss your availability)

What tasks may be involved?
• Answer calls and direct people to the correct service area
• Forward voicemails to relevant staff
• Take messages
• Send email responses from our generic email
• Write thank you letters for our donors
• Other general administration

What qualities or skills would be useful?
• Good English language skills
• Applicants should have an extensive knowledge of all social media platforms
• An interest and understanding of the local community
• A positive, can-do attitude
• Previous admin experience would be helpful

Our expectations:
• Must have a DBS or be willing to get a DBS
• Must have access to own laptop and smartphone.
• Must be able to volunteer as part of a team.
• Must be reliable and trustworthy.
• Must be able to relate to staff, volunteers, and customers.
• Must have a flexible approach towards undertaking relevant tasks.
• Must be sympathetic towards people’s circumstances.
• Must respect boundaries and confidentiality.
• Must not discriminate.
• Liaise with other staff and volunteers allocated to this area.

What would the benefits be for me?
• Induction to the Hope Centre
• Access to training
• Gain experience and new skills
• Enhancement for your CV
• Regular news updates
• Support sessions
• Open door policy to the Volunteer Coordinator and Support Team
• Encouragement to try new things
• Reference after 8 weeks
• Be part of a team with a good ethos
• Increased confidence
• Meeting new people

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There are many ways to support Project Lemonade and our free shopping experience for foster youth! Opportunities range from clothes sorting and merchandising in our store, supporting foster youth while they shop and at-home projects or collection drives.

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An opportunity to get experience at an international event that draws 100,000 online viewers. A variety of opportunities exist from - project management, marketing, media, creating run sheets, on the day event coordination, volunteer management, medical etc. The 2021 event will be held in Las Vegas. All your expenses will be covered.