What impact can you make by registering as an organ donor? Join us to Speaker from BC Transplant There’s a good chance you already support this cause – 95% of people in our province say that giving consent for organ donation in advance is very important to them yet only 20% have actually registered their decision.

The GVFB provides access to healthy food, education and training to over 27,000 people each week. They receive, purchase and distribute 4.4 million pounds of food each year, and they need our help to sort and organize their inventory. Activities include: - Sorting and boxing food - Checking for open packages and dents - Checking “Best Before” and “Expiry Dates” - Sorting baby items and packing emergency bags Please read the FAQs for more information. Click here to practice your sorting skills!

The YMCA's Strong Kids Campaign is all about ensuring every child, regardless of financial circumstances, has access to all the programs and services they need to have a healthy, happy childhood. On May 3, all children in YMCA Early Learning Programs will walk in the YMCA Walk for Strong Kids to raise funds for this important cause. Volunteers will help supervise the parade of strong kids as they walk through the neighbourhood. Superhero costumes encouraged!

Dixon Transition Society helps to reduce the impact of domestic violence by providing a safe haven for women and children. Transitional housing programs, counselling and outreach services form a continuum of care to support women and children to live a life free from violence. Volunteers will help build furniture for the transition houses, as well as general organization and maintenance tasks.

Vancouver Orphan Kitten Rescue Association (VOKRA) is a volunteer-driven non-profit dedicated to the rescue of cats in the Lower Mainland. VOKRA has a no-kill policy and does not operate a traditional shelter. Instead, they have more than 350 individual foster homes. Volunteers will help sort donations (towels etc), and other facilities work as needed. MEOW!

Support the Daffodil Campaign by processing donations. Volunteers will: - Count cash and cheque donations - Complete necessary paperwork - Troubleshoot donation questions and challenges as required - Track and record revenue Flexible timing! Morning, afternoon, or all day shifts available.

Support the Daffodil Campaign by processing donations. Volunteers will: - Count cash and cheque donations - Complete necessary paperwork - Troubleshoot donation questions and challenges as required - Track and record revenue Flexible timing! Morning, afternoon, or all day shifts available.

A day off from cooking, dishes and worrying about preparing a healthy, delicious meal is a huge relief for the thousands of families who call Ronald McDonald House BC and Yukon ‘home’. Not only does this help families mitigate the stress of mealtime, but it also helps with the cost of coming to Vancouver in search of life-saving medical treatment for their child. Volunteers will prepare and serve a meal to 100 people, and then clean-up for our families.

PADS breeds, raises, trains and supports certified assistance dogs, partnering them with people living with disabilities, and with community care professionals. Volunteers will help by painting, cleaning up weeds and blackberries and power washing around the campus. Includes a BBQ lunch and a chance to meet the assistant dogs!

A day off from cooking, dishes and worrying about preparing a healthy, delicious meal is a huge relief for the thousands of families who call Ronald McDonald House BC and Yukon ‘home’. Not only does this help families mitigate the stress of mealtime, but it also helps with the cost of coming to Vancouver in search of life-saving medical treatment for their child. Volunteers will prepare and serve a meal to 100 people, and then clean-up for our families.

Did you know 1 in 10 youth (10-14 years old) in the Lower Mainland feel they do not have 1 adult that cares about them? On May 14 Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland will present to the team about how matching vulnerable youth and girls to positive female mentors can have a life changing impact on the lives of kids in our community. Learn the impact volunteering for 1 -2 hours a week can have and how you can get involved with the organization as mentor or committee member. Join us to celebrate and learn more about the power of mentoring.

Located in the heart of downtown Vancouver, Leslie Diamond provides full-time early learning and childcare and has the licensed capacity to care for 26 children from the ages of 6 weeks to 3 years. Volunteers will help with some playground clean up and deck staining. 

The GVFB provides access to healthy food, education and training to over 27,000 people each week. They receive, purchase and distribute 4.4 million pounds of food each year, and they need our help to sort and organize their inventory. Activities include: - Sorting and boxing food - Checking for open packages and dents - Checking “Best Before” and “Expiry Dates” - Sorting baby items and packing emergency bags Please read the FAQs for more information. Click here to practice your sorting skills!

Vancouver Orphan Kitten Rescue Association (VOKRA) is a volunteer-driven non-profit dedicated to the rescue of cats in the Lower Mainland. VOKRA has a no-kill policy and does not operate a traditional shelter. Instead, they have more than 350 individual foster homes. Volunteers will help sort donations (towels etc), and other facilities work as needed. MEOW!

The mission of Dress for Success is to empower women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire and the development tools to help women thrive in work and in life. Join us to learn more about their work, and to donate your gently used work-wear. Presentation at 12:15, donations accepted from 12:00 – 3:00 pm. Click here for a list of items to donate!

Feed the hungry!

Meal Service

The Door Is Open is a drop-in ministry that provides food, clothing, counselling, shelter services and referrals, and a warm and safe environment in the heart of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, a neighborhood recognized for the highest concentration of the poorest urban population in the whole of Canada. Volunteers will help cook and serve a free lunch to over 300 people in need.

Big Sisters is committed to enhancing the confidence, self-esteem and well-being of female, transgender, and non-binary youth through supportive relationships with mentors. Volunteers will help with yard work, gardening, and other tasks at the Big Sisters house.

Get out and enjoy the sunshine! 

Big Sisters house is just a 15 minute walk from the Canada Line!

 

Directions Youth Services is a division of Family Services of Greater Vancouver that provides support to at-risk, homeless, or street-involved youth under 25. Their resources are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. They provide safe spaces for youth to connect with supports, detox from substances, and access transitional to short-term housing. 

 

Volunteers will help prepare, cook, serve, and clean up a hot breakfast for the youth at the centre. 

ONE TO ONE Literacy is a free literacy tutoring program backed by a mission to help children develop lifelong literacy skills. ONE TO ONE’s program is free to any elementary school student whose teacher believes they need a reading-skills boost. Volunteers will help put together materials for ONE to ONE’s annual spelling bee FUNdraiser.

Covenant House provides love and hope to Vancouver's street youth aged 16 to 24 who have fled physical, emotional and/or sexual abuse, been forced from their homes, or aged out of foster care. They have a free clothing room for youth who arrive at our door with only the clothes on their backs, or need a professional outfit for a job interview. Volunteers will help out by sorting in-kind donations such as food, clothing, and household items.

The GVFB provides access to healthy food, education and training to over 27,000 people each week. They receive, purchase and distribute 4.4 million pounds of food each year, and they need our help to sort and organize their inventory. Activities include: - Sorting and boxing food - Checking for open packages and dents - Checking “Best Before” and “Expiry Dates” - Sorting baby items and packing emergency bags Please read the FAQs for more information. Click here to practice your sorting skills!

ONE TO ONE Literacy is a free literacy tutoring program backed by a mission to help children develop lifelong literacy skills. ONE TO ONE’s program is free to any elementary school student whose teacher believes they need a reading-skills boost. Volunteers will help with registration, wayfinding, and other event tasks as needed.