Here are a few local options so you can help others while still staying safe during COVID!
| By: Lucy D’Elia | June 17, 2021 |
Check out The United Way Volunteer Centre! They organize volunteer opportunities with local non-profit organizations and are taking extra measures to ensure minimum exposure. Visit https://www.unitedwaykfla.ca/volunteer-centre/ for more information.
City of Kingston also has many volunteer opportunities including the Youth Voice team who does work towards making Kingston more youth friendly. There are also many Summer Camps in need of volunteer counsellors! Go to https://www.cityofkingston.ca/residents/recreation/programs/other/volunteers to check it out!
Visit Volunteer Connector to see volunteer opportunities near you! You can even customize your search for causes you really care about, as well as look at solely online volunteering or opportunities accessible by public transport! Whatever works best for you! https://www.volunteerconnector.org/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw5auGBhDEARIsAFyNm9H8uJ8d_7yfM2KiPYB8GoEwJEPnS5A3lXv5qlArJrbXcAt2hriDyzUaAlU2EALw_wcB
Translators without Borders is an awesome online option. If you are fluent in at least one other language than your native tongue, you can volunteer by translating all sorts of texts, from medical texts to crisis response!
Do you love to read or write? Check out Project Gutenberg! You can volunteer to proofread manuscripts in order to help them create an online book archive! Go to https://www.pgdp.net/c/ for more information.
Another great database of volunteer opportunities is Volunteer Canada! Again it is customizable by area, timeline and cause! This one also accounts for age! Go to
https://volunteer.ca/ for the home page or straight to https://volunteer.ca/searchform.php?ListType=Volunteer_Positions_Tags&MenuItemID=387 to start looking!
Volunteer Kingston posts new volunteer opportunities regularly! Check it out at https://volunteerkingston.com/!
Some clubs at KSS even give volunteer hours for dedicated members, including Harmony and The Bears Bulletin!
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