Volunteer Opportunities

Position Summary

We are seeking a detail-oriented, independent, and compassionate volunteer to provide administrative support for Counselling Services. This role is essential in helping us maintain smooth operations and deliver quality care to clients. Volunteers will handle confidential information and must adhere to privacy standards.

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Sources White Rock/South Surrey Food Bank serves approximately 1000 individuals a week by providing nutritious food and support to community members in need. The Sources Food Banks strive to raise awareness about poverty and to involve the community in solutions. Our Food Banks are proud to offer a choice-based model for our clients—this contributes to the preservation of dignity and power of choice and lends to an overall more positive experience while accessing the Food Bank.

We are looking for volunteers to assist in various areas of the Food Bank, including greeting and attending to clients as they arrive, direct food distribution, weighing and sorting of food donations, and stocking of shelves.

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Sexual Assault Services (SAS) Support Program provides services to survivors in Oceanside and Nanaimo who have experienced sexual violence. This program works to provide a safe and supportive environment for survivors of all genders and ages as they manage the impact of sexual violence. This program focuses on emotional and practical support, crisis accompaniment to services (hospital and police), connection to resources in the community, support for court and safety planning.

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Sources Langley Food Bank serves approximately 1000 individuals a week by providing nutritious food and support to community members in need. The Sources Food Banks strive to raise awareness about poverty, and to involve the community in solutions. Our Food Banks are proud to offer a choice-based model for our clients— contributing to the preservation of dignity and power of choice for clients lending to an overall more positive experience.

We are looking for volunteers to assist with direct food distribution, working alongside users of the Sources Langley Food Bank to meet their weekly food needs.

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Sources Langley Food Bank serves approximately 1000 individuals a week by providing nutritious food and support to community members in need. The Sources Langley Food Bank strives to raise awareness about poverty, and to involve the community in solutions. Our Food Bank is proud to offer a choice based model for our clients. This model contributes to the preservation of dignity and power of choice for the clients, and lends to an overall more positive experience while assessing the Food Bank.

The Food Bank Volunteer Driver Assistant is unique in that the volunteers in this position act as public ambassadors on behalf of the Food Bank.  Using the Sources transit van, drivers and driver assistants travel out into the community to pick up both donated and purchased items to bring back to the centre for sorting and distribution. Throughout the course of the pickups, drivers interact with store managers, employees, and residents of the community.  Our volunteers are a key element in helping raise awareness in the community of how we can work together to achieve food security for all.

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It’s cold out there. Sources is participating once again in the Coldest Night of the Year! Join us in person on February 28, 2026 for a winterrific family-friendly fundraising walk in support of our community. The Coldest Night of the Year is a 2 km and 5 km winter walk that happens in more than 100 communities across Canada, giving participants the opportunity to experience a small glimpse of the challenges faced by people who are homeless, hungry, or hurting during cold Canadian nights.

This year, we aim to raise $3,000,000 to support our mission of helping those in need. Together, we can provide essential resources like food, clothing, and shelter to individuals and families facing tough times.

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Income Tax Clinic Volunteers, including both Tax Preparers and Intake Volunteers, play a crucial role in the successful operation of our income tax clinics.

Tax Preparer Volunteers are responsible for accurately completing clients’ tax returns, ensuring compliance with applicable regulations, and providing a professional and supportive experience for clients.

Intake Volunteers complement this work by greeting clients upon arrival, ensuring all necessary paperwork is completed, and assisting clients with their tax intake forms prior to preparation. They may also help clients access tax-related information, answer questions about government benefits, and provide information on other programs offered by Sources.

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At Sources Women’s Place we are committed to providing a safe, inclusive space for women and their children. Women’s Place provides a hot lunch program, a free clothing/laundry/shower program, as well as group and individual counselling. The Centre also assists clients needing access to legal aid, the food bank, medical care, emergency aid kits, as well as multiple other resources that are available within the community.  Women’s Place is open to all self-identified women*(including cis, trans and two-spirit, 2SLGBTQI+), striving to create a community supporting women’s inclusion and diversity with dignity and respect.

Women’s Place Volunteers assist with all tasks of the operations of the centre in a collaboration with other volunteers and staff.  This may involve rotating between the Clothing Annex, Reception and Kitchen.

This position is available to female candidates only.

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The Newton Advocacy Resource Centre provides assistance to people in accessing benefits to which they are entitled.  Advocates provide support to people in applying for financial benefits, finding safe and affordable housing, supporting individuals to maintain housing, operating a Rent Bank and the website “Ask an Advocate”.

Newton Advocacy Intake Volunteers support these service by providing first point of contact, information and referral for individuals seeking service in person and over the phone.
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Sources Volunteer Services Information & Referral (I&R) is a position based out of the Volunteer Services office where several community programs operate.   As an Information & Referral Assistant, you will be the main person of contact for people accessing the services overseen by Volunteer Services, as well as welcoming guests to our program by providing information and referral in person, over the phone or by email.

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Since 2010, the Sources Volunteer Dental Clinic has collaborated with local dental care providers to restore smiles to the people in our community.  Our team of dental professionals donate their time and expertise to improve oral health and provide pain relief for those with barriers to consistent dental care.  Our mission is to:

• To improve the oral health, overall health and wellness of people living in poverty.
• To assist each person in reducing pain while providing preventative measures for patients to maintain good oral health practices.
• To increase each person’s sense of self-worth and confidence.

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