Volunteer Opportunities

The Care, Assistance, Resources and Employment Support (CARES) Project supports Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs) by helping them understand their rights and successfully navigate life in Canada. The program provides multilingual educational materials and interactive workshops that increase awareness of essential systems such as healthcare, financial services, and community resources. By equipping workers with practical knowledge, tools, and support, CARES empowers TFWs to access services, build community connections, and seek help when needed. Through a focus on rights awareness, inclusion, and emergency support, the program helps ensure that TFWs feel informed, supported, and able to thrive in their communities.

The program’s English Conversation Circles are designed to support Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs) in practicing English in a welcoming and informal environment. The goal is to help participants build confidence communicating in everyday situations, both at work and in the community.  Most participants have an English level between CLB 2 and CLB 4. Many of our clients are in Canada for their first season, while others have returned for several seasons and see these sessions as a valuable opportunity to improve their English skills. For this reason, the sessions focus mainly on practical conversation and simple communication activities.
Volunteer assistance is needed to support a class of approximately 15 participants.

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The ability to get to essential healthcare appointments can be challenging for many people, particularly for our senior community members.  The Volunteer Wheels program provides transportation for residents of White Rock and South Surrey who are experiencing these barriers. Volunteer drivers use their own vehicles to transport clients to appointments throughout the Lower Mainland and provide friendly companionship and support during the journey.

Drivers pick clients up from their homes, accompany them to the appointment location, wait nearby during the appointment, and ensure they return home safely. Volunteer Wheels is a transportation and companionship program; volunteers do not provide personal care or medical assistance.

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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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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 Resource Centre provides assistance to people in accessing the benefits and services to which they are entitled. They support individuals with applying for financial benefits, finding safe and affordable housing, and maintaining their housing. The Centre also offers legal assistance related to tenancy matters and human rights issues, helping individuals understand their rights, navigate disputes, and access appropriate advocacy and support services.

Advocacy & Legal Intake Volunteers are the first point of contact for clients seeking support.  Volunteers help to answer telephone inquiries, complete client intakes, and welcome individuals accessing appointments, workshops, and community resources. Volunteers also provide administrative assistance by maintaining client databases and satisfaction surveys, preparing files, and supporting advocates with client follow-up.

To be successful in this position, you will:

• Be 18+ years of age.
• Demonstrate an awareness and understanding of poverty and homelessness-related issues and engage with clients in an empathetic, positive and professional manner.
• Have the ability to work well with diverse client populations and relate to individuals across all socioeconomic and cultural groups.
• Have the ability to build rapport with a variety of individuals while maintaining a professional demeanour and firm professional boundaries.
• Have the ability to exercise good judgement in a demanding and continually changing work environment.
• Have the ability to work in a dynamic and energetic environment; as an individual as well as with supervision and support.
• Be flexible, detail oriented and possesses an ability to take initiative, accept direction and work effectively both independently and in a team environment.
• Knowledge of local community resources and support services is an asset.
• Be familiar with business technology; computer/technical skills and experience, including MS Office 10, internet navigation and research, and standard office equipment.
• Be willing to secure a Criminal Record Check (at no cost to Sources volunteers).  All positions have been designated by Sources Community Resource Society as requiring a Criminal Records Review prior to an applicant being employed in this capacity.  Certain police records may preclude the appointment to certain positions.

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