St. John Ambulance NS/PEI

Organization Type: Other Nonprofit
Address: 72 Highfield Park Drive, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B3A 4X2
Contact: Jenn MacPhee
Phone: (902) 463-5646
Website: http://www.sja.ca

Our mission at St. John Ambulance is to enable Canadians to improve their health, safety and quality of life by providing training and community service. Some of our community service programs include: Therapy Dog, Volunteer Medical Responders, LifeSmart, and our Car Seat program. In addition to Standard and Emergency First Aid we offer a number of specialized courses including: Defensive Driving, Pet First Aid, Babysitting, Home Alone, Marine First Aid, Emergency Child Care, Wilderness First Aid, and more.

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St. John Ambulance NS/PEI’s Volunteer Opportunities

Therapy Dog Team

Organization: St. John Ambulance NS/PEI
Category: Counselling / Support / Mentoring
Description: St. John Ambulance knows, many people can benefit physically and emotionally from regular contact with the unconditional love of a dog. St. John Ambulance’s Therapy Dog Program takes a …Read More

Volunteer Medical Responder

Organization: St. John Ambulance NS/PEI
Category: Health / Medical
Description: St. John Ambulance Volunteer Medical Responders are a group of uniformed individuals, trained to a minimum of Standard First Aid, who volunteer their time to provide First Aid services at a …Read More

I interviewed my dad on video in his final weeks. When I asked about his work and finding meaning through helping others, he responded, “I don’t think you can be focused on, ‘Oh gee, I want to make a difference.’ It has to be spontaneous. If it’s not…there’s some kind of egotistical thing going on. That’s a red flag. You hope you impact people on the deepest level you are capable of at the time. Sometimes you hit it, sometimes you don’t. You’re trying.

Lisa Shannon, A Thousand Sisters: My Journey into the Worst Place on Earth to Be a Woman