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Use the filters below to find volunteer opportunities that meet your interests and availability. If you need help finding opportunities, filling out an application, or anything else relating to your volunteer journey, please contact us at volunteer@concordia.ca!
Organization Position Location Description
Aids Community Care Montreal (ACCM)

Teacher's Toolkit Lesson Plan Developer

Ville-Marie

Research existing sex education lesson plans geared toward elementary school students, adapt or create new sexual health lesson plans that respect Quebec’s sexual health curriculum objectives, share and promot lesson plans plans at teacher attended events (QPAT).

Aids Community Care Montreal (ACCM)

Support Buddy

Ville-Marie

Liaise with the Buddy Program Coordinator to determine current member needs. Offer non-judgmental and non-discriminatory support to members and help out with various practical needs such as accompaniment during grocery shopping and errands, accessing information or services over the internet, preparing meals, light housekeeping, support on public transportation, accompaniments to medical appointments, and home and hospital visits

Aids Community Care Montreal (ACCM)

Sexual Health Workshop Facilitator

Give presentations (HIV 101, Safer Sex, Healthy Relationships, etc.) through workshops and kiosks for schools and community groups, create, develop and update new workshop and kiosk games when needed and assemble safer sex kits and SextEd promo materials.

Aids Community Care Montreal (ACCM)

SextEd Response Team Volunteer

SextEd is a program that provides sexual heath education by answering youth questions through text messaging. SextEd Response Team volunteers answer youth questions by researching and drafting comprehensive responses in a team. They also update and contribute to a database of saved text and online frequently asked questions.

SextEd volunteers have a flexible schedule based on their availability. Volunteers are expected to complete an orientation and devote 2-4 hours per week for at least 6 months. Majority of the shifts may be online due to COVID, but at times in-person shifts may be required.

Auberge Transition

Childcare

Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce

Watching and playing with children while mothers attend meetings with counsellors, support groups and/or giving them much needed respite.

Volunteers can watch the children, but are encouraged to play with them or plan small activities to do during their time here.

Volunteers can be scheduled or offer their time when they have it spontaneously.

The workers on the floor can support volunteers if they require help planning activities, or give ideas.

Volunteers are encouraged to use their personal or professional skills when planning activities, if the skills are transferable to working with children.

Auberge Transition

Tutoring

Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce

Evenings or weekends. Helping children of schooling age with their homework or with appropriate learning activities. Communicating with childcare workers and mothers to discuss how the child is progressing, giving constructive feedback and noticing areas of concern if any are present.

Auberge Transition

Contact with Residents/Women

Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce

Planning activities at the residence for residents and/or children.
Communicating with Volunteer Coordinator to schedule activities in advance.
Activities can be only once or scheduled regularly (weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, bi-monthly, etc.)
Activity can be, but are not limited to:
- Exercise groups (yoga, running, stretching, dancing, etc)
- Creative arts (painting, drawing, knitting, crocheting, sculpting, beading, etc)
- Cooking and/or baking
- Book club
- Creative writing
- Self-care activities
- Games evening
- Resume and cover letter building
- Income tax workshop
- Housing rights workshops
- Parenting workshops
- Budgeting
- Sewing
- Home repairs
- Technology 101
- Emergency preparedness
- Debt management
- Couponing
- Interview skills, etc.

If volunteers think of other areas of interest, they can plan and coordinate with the Volunteer Coordinator.

Auberge Transition

Skils-Based Volunteering

Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce

For those who would like to use their professional skills in a volunteer setting.
Frequency can depend on availability and
Professional volunteering can be, for example:
- Hairdressing/styling/braiding
- Tax clinics (during income tax season)
- Medical check ups/clinics
- Nail Technician
- Massage therapy
- Health workshops (teaching about healthy living, prevention, child development, child health, etc.)
- ESL teaching
- Cooking
- Moving
- Legal clinics, etc.
If volunteers think of other areas of interest, they can plan and coordinate with the Volunteer Coordinator.

Auberge Transition

Shelter Maintenance

Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce

Sorting through donations, household maintenance (sweeping, mopping, cleaning and disinfecting shared spaces…), organizing closets & cupboards and seasonal maintenance (raking leaves, shoveling snow, gardening…)

If you want to help out behind the scenes; if direct contact with service-users is not something you are comfortable with, this role is perfect for you!

Auberge Transition

Group Volunteering

Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce

For larger groups, this form of volunteering can help the Auberge by helping to organize or run fundraising events, clothing drives, food drives, school supply drives, etc.
How does this benefit companies and organizations? Increased visibility within the community displays good "corporate citizenship". It can benefit employees or members through team building and giving back to their community. Overall it shows that your company or organization has made a difference in the community and you can feel good about that!
All are welcome! Please email the Volunteer Coordinator to discuss your projects and ambitions.