Volunteer Halifax Opportunities
Running & Reading Club Coach
Organization: Start2FinishCategory: Children & Youth
Description: The Start2Finish Running & Reading Club is a dynamic after-school program that is operating within multiple inner city schools and servicing hundreds of children across Canada. The ...Read More
Volunteers needed at Spencer House Senior Centre Halifax
Organization: Spencer House Seniors CentreCategory: Social and Community Service
Description: Spencer House Seniors Centre is looking for passionate volunteers to join our team! Whether you're a pro (or semi-pro) in the kitchen, a friendly face at reception, or someone who loves ...Read More
Virtual Volunteer Tutor - Academic and/or English for K-12
Organization: The Halifax Helpers (THH)Category: Children & Youth
Description: We are looking for passionate, flexible, and self-driven individuals across Canada to join The Halifax Helpers as volunteer EAL and/or Academic Tutors! As a tutor, you’ll have the freedom to ...Read More
Food Bank Volunteer every second Thursday morning needed
Organization: Westend community food bankCategory: Social and Community Service
Description: We are looking for a volunteer to greet clients at the door of our food bank and distribute grocery orders to them. The opportunity is for every second Thursday morning, 8:00 until noon. ...Read More
Community Volunteers and Committee Leads
Organization: Open HarbourCategory: Social and Community Service
Description: If you are passionate about supporting those in your community, The Open Harbour Refugee Association is looking for volunteers to help with our next refugee settlement. We are looking for a ...Read More
Tutor Recruiter
Organization: The Halifax Helpers (THH)Category: Education / Training / Teaching
Description: We’re looking for a Tutor Recruiter to join our team to help connect volunteer tutors with students who need support. This role is perfect for someone who values organization and enjoys ...Read More
Become a Volunteer Puppy Raiser or Puppy Boarder for CNIB Guide Dogs
Organization: CNIB Guide DogsCategory: Animal Care
Description: Do you love dogs? We need you! Puppy raising and boarding is a rewarding volunteer opportunity filled with unconditional love that changes many lives – including yours! Volunteers are a ...Read More
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Welsh college students spend 16 days volunteering in Halifax and Truro: ‘It’s about having empathy for other people’
Author: Angela Capobianco
Date of Article: July 9, 2024
Source: SaltWire Network
Website: https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/news/welsh-college-students-spend-16-days-volunteering-in-halifax-and-truro-its-about-having-empathy-for-other-people-100978109/
From student to author to hospital volunteer, this N.S. teen is making waves from China
Excerpt:
“…The 15-year-old African Nova Scotian was born with a life-threatening condition that has since pushed her to study medicine to one day help kids like her.
Simmonds, who is originally from Dartmouth but now lives with her family in China, was born premature at the IWK Health Centre with gastroschisis, in which some of her gastrointestinal organs had grown outside of her body….”
Author: Cassidy Chisholm
Date of Article: June 3, 2024
Source: CBC News
Website: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/ahnaleigh-simmonds-halifax-student-shanghai-1.7220457
East Hants calls for volunteer firefighters in new recruitment video
Excerpt:
“…Ensuring that there are enough volunteers trained and available to respond within local fire and emergency services for the East Hants municipality is an ongoing struggle….”
Author: Megan King
Date of Article: April 29, 2024
Source: Global News
Website: https://globalnews.ca/news/10458068/east-hants-calls-for-volunteer-firefighters/