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In vibrant Calgary, a beacon of hope shines through the altruistic work carried out by the volunteers in our city.

Calgary is a place where individuals can donate their time and skills to make a meaningful impact on people facing adversity. Volunteering in Calgary isn’t just about giving back; it’s about being part of a transformative movement that uplifts the entire community.

Whether you’re an individual or a group, you can find volunteer opportunities that use your existing skills to:

• Support others through their struggles
• Offer educational support
• Provide administrative support
• Help with day-to-day operations
• Prepare and serve meals
• Raise funds and awareness
• Take part in projects 

The essence of volunteerism stems from the very core of human kindness. It reminds us that within each of us lies the power to foster change, support growth, and provide comfort to those in need. For the Calgary Dream Centre , volunteers allow us to continue our mission of helping vulnerable individuals on their journey towards recovery and personal stability.

Why Should I Volunteer My Time?

Why is volunteering so important? It’s more than just lending a hand; it’s about giving a piece of your heart. It’s about making a tangible difference in the lives of individuals who yearn for understanding and a chance to rewrite their stories.

Volunteers are the lifeblood of many organizations in the city, providing essential support that aids in delivering life-changing services. When you volunteer, you’re doing more than just filling a role—you’re igniting hope.

In addition, volunteering fosters a 2-way street of growth and learning. Volunteers acquire new skills, expand their social networks, and often experience a profound sense of fulfillment. While they contribute to the lives of others, they also gain a deeper appreciation for the diversity and complexity within their own city.

Why We Need Volunteers

The Calgary Dream Centre strives to create personal and systemic change, but we can’t do it without the participation of the community. 

Volunteers offer a diverse range of skills and insights that enrich an organization’s programs and reach. By engaging more hands, the Calgary Dream Centre can extend our outreach and deepen the impact of our services, enabling holistic support structures for those embarking on a fresh start.

The Calgary Dream Centre provides programs that support:

• Men’s addiction recovery
• Women’s recovery
• Transitional and community housing

How You Can Volunteer at the Calgary Dream Centre

As a volunteer, you might participate in preparing and serving meals, tutoring or facilitating educational programs, engaging in events, or providing administrative support. These efforts directly contribute to the recovery and personal development of those navigating the challenges of addiction and homelessness.

Individual Volunteer Opportunities

For those looking to volunteer on an individual level, the Calgary Dream Centre offers a range of positions that cater to different interests and skills. Whether you are someone who enjoys cooking, teaching, or organizing, there is a space for you to shine and share your unique talents.

Individual opportunities can include:

• Serving lunch or dinner in our full-service dining room/
• Preparing emergency food hampers.
• Supporting our busy meeting rooms by overseeing setup and coffee and tea service.
• Using your unique talents 
• Providing administrative support, helping day-to-day operations run smoothly.

Group & Corporate Volunteer Opportunities

The Calgary Dream Centre also presents packages for groups or corporations interested in community service activities. These initiatives not only support the Centre’s mission but can also serve as team-building exercises, allowing colleagues to bond over shared values while contributing to a worthy cause.

Group and corporate opportunities include:

• Engaging your team in preparing and serving meals, fostering a sense of community.
• Participating in special events that raise both funds and awareness.
• Sponsoring a special meal, serving, and interacting with people at the Calgary Dream Centre.

Additionally, there are partnership programs your organization can participate in.

Other Places You Can Volunteer Your Time

While the Calgary Dream Centre stands out for its dedicated work in supporting individuals during difficult transitions, Calgary is rich with opportunities to volunteer across many sectors. From environmental initiatives to cultural events, the city is constantly buzzing with calls for volunteers.

Some great opportunities to volunteer in the community include:

• Leftovers —An organization dedicated to reducing food waste and putting great food in the hands of service organizations.
• Benevity —Helps drive impact for charitable organizations through business solutions.
• The Calgary Food Bank —Provides food to people in need.

Engagement in these wider activities reflects the spirit of the Calgary Dream Centre by highlighting a collective desire to enhance our surroundings and support one another. It’s a reminder that every action, no matter the setting, contributes to the growth and vitality of Calgary as a whole.

Giving Back & Moving Forward

Meaningful volunteering is a shared journey—it brings together volunteers and beneficiaries in a mutual narrative of progress. 

Volunteering is more than an act of charity; it’s a commitment to the well-being of our larger human family. It represents the best of what we can do together, and at the Calgary Dream Centre, the opportunities to be part of this are both abundant and profoundly rewarding.

Through volunteerism, you play a critical role in crafting a narrative of hope and empowerment for the most vulnerable people in our society.

Start Volunteering in Calgary Today

Take the leap today, visit Calgary Dream Centre’s volunteer page, and discover how your time and skills can contribute to a never-ending cycle of positive transformation in Calgary.

In the heart of Calgary, the action of one has the power to affect many. Make your mark, volunteer, and witness how we can uplift and redefine the essence of community together.

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Written by Craig Hill

Craig Hill has been involved with the Calgary Dream Centre (CDC) since its inception. Starting with trips to the LA Dream Centre where seeds were planted in him that were never forgotten. After years of working in business, real estate, and church ministry, Craig returned to the CDC to step in as the CEO. Craig has a deep appreciation for the life change that happens here, the incredible team, and seeing the redemptive work that God is doing. Outside of work, Craig is a family man who loves nothing more than being with his wife and kids at the lake.

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Calgary is an awesome place to live, but did you know that the awesomeness just doesn’t magically happen? Our community organizations are run on the strength of an amazing volunteer workforce that helps to sustain the non-profit sector. Are you looking to get involved and want to help make Calgary an even greater place to live? Join us as we help to inspire and connect our community with our non-profit partners. For over 65 years we have been supporting volunteers and volunteerism in the communities of Calgary. Through many partnerships we continue this work across Canada because we know that volunteers are essential to creating thriving communities. Vision - Volunteers creating thriving communities Mission - We are a charity providing digital volunteer engagement solutions in Canada Values - Empowerment : Courage : Exploration : Adaptability : Resilience Priorities - Volunteers Leading : Strengthening Volunteerism : Building Communities

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Propellus is the hub of volunteering and the resource centre for the non-profit sector. We exist to create a thriving, engaged community for every person.

• We help build caring communities by connecting people and causes with opportunities to effect positive change.
• We ignite and empower the spirit of volunteerism by weaving communities, causes, and passionate people together.
• We work with organizations to ensure that people have meaningful and rewarding experiences through access to a simple, affordable digital platform to engage volunteers.
• We link  to community partners together to help transform ideas into reality

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• The VolunteerConnector helped 26,060 volunteers connect directly to organizations in Calgary alone!
• 1536 unique organizations were served
• 130,301 people accessed Propellus services
• 1262 people connected with the Propellus team

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• Connects people across Alberta to over 1,000 opportunities to volunteer through the VolunteerConnector
• Promotes volunteerism in Calgary through our twitter feed of over 22,000 followers on @volunteercal
• Promotes our member organizations and partnerships through our newsletter, the wire, which reaches over 10,000 people working and volunteering in Calgary’s nonprofit sector.
• Connects Volunteer Managers with free opportunities to learn and share from each other’s experience through our Volunteer Engagement Learning Community (VELC) Events.
• Facilitates ideas and collaboration. From sitting down to help someone who wants to understand where to get started, to connecting organizations who want to work together on a similar idea. We provide the neutral backbone support to help connections  and community synergies grow.
• Provides workshops for staff and volunteers of organizations in Calgary to improve their volunteer management and board governance.
• Shows up for community and joins in the conversations that help to progress capacity building and volunteerism in Calgary.

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Every year in Calgary, volunteers contribute the equivalent of $3.5 billion is volunteer support to non-profit organizations! A donation to Propellus is a donation to supporting the future of volunteerism in Calgary.

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Youth Volunteer Corps (YVC) began in 1987 as a summer service program for Kansas City youth. Today, YVC is a network of affiliated organizations across the U.S. and Canada running that same program. Mission: We engage youth in team-based service experiences that build life and work skills while inspiring a lifetime ethic of service. Vision: Communities defined by compassion, selflessness, and respect for others.

Engage youth in service projects that are challenging, rewarding and educational.

Serve the needs of the community and its residents.

Cultivate a greater understanding and appreciation for diversity.

Promote a lifetime ethic of service in youth.

Youth Central’s YVC program started in 1993, and has grown to be one of YVC’s largest affiliate. Youth Central collaborates with over 100 organizations in Calgary to create hundreds of youth-approved service opportunities year-round for youth volunteers. The focus of each volunteer opportunity is to create meaningful, educational and engaging projects that address a wide variety of community needs while providing thoughtful leadership opportunities. The YVC Steering Committee is a group of like-minded youth who work on initiatives to improve the YVC program. This is an opportunity to become more involved in the YVC program through event planning, project improvements, and getting to know other youth volunteers. The Steering Committee runs from October- June of each year.

HOW IT WORKS

YVC is open to any youth in Calgary between the ages of 12-18. Once a month, Youth Central posts carefully reviewed volunteer opportunities on our project database. YVC registered volunteers can continuously view the database to search and sign up for opportunities that interest them. A Youth Central staff member (Team Leader) will connect with signed up youth volunteers approximately one week before the event to communicate important information. On the day of the volunteer opportunity, the Team Leader will run an ice-breaker activity, guide the youth in their volunteer role, and facilitate a reflection at the end. Your volunteer hours will also be recorded within 48 hours of your volunteer project on your account, so you’ll be able to keep track of your completed hours. 

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Youth Volunteer Corps projects must meet the following criteria: • Outside of school hours and a minimum of two hours in length • Reoccuring projects must not require the same volunteers each time • Minimum of eight volunteers required • Projects ideally are accessible by public transit Have an idea for a project that requires youth volunteers, but not sure if it’s a fit? Contact our YVC Program Coordinator. 

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Join our PAWS Pals program and dive into a world of diverse roles, from cuddling kittens to mastering photography. 

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Volunteer Opportunity: Athlete Representative, Games Organizing Committee Executive Team

Tourism Calgary is thrilled to have secured the Special Olympics Canada Winter Games Calgary 2024 (SOCWG Calgary 2024) for the city from February 27 to March 2, 2024. The Games Organizing Committee (GOC) is in the process of recruiting volunteers to support the planning and execution. Co-Chairs, Cheryl  Bernard (Olympian, and President and CEO, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame ) and François  Poirier (President and CEO, TC Energy ), along with General Manager, Karen Dommett, Tourism Calgary, Special Olympics Alberta and Special Olympics Canada make up the GOC Executive Team, who are seeking an Athlete Representative to support the continued momentum of the event.

The Athlete Representative will play a crucial role in advising the GOC Executive Team on decisions that will have an impact on the athlete experience.

POSITION TYPE: Volunteer NUMBER OF POSITIONS: 1 TERM:  March 2023 – April 2024

GOC EXECUTIVE TERMS OF REFERENCE:

Comprised of: Co-Chairs, Tourism Calgary, Special Olympics Canada, Special Olympics Alberta, Athlete Representative & General Manager

Meeting Frequency: Monthly (1 hour virtually), date/time varies to accommodate schedules of members. Potential for frequency to increase closer to Games-time

• Approve business plan, Games scope, and operating budget
• Decision making/approval of anything outside of the business plan scope or changes to the approved budget
• Ensure alignment with Tourism Calgary, Special Olympics Canada, and Special Olympics Alberta standards and processes
• External key contributor management (if needed)
• Crisis management
• Public/media spokesperson(s)
• General Manager reports to GOC Executive Team

ATHLETE REPRESENTATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work collaboratively with the GOC to deliver a first-class special event for hundreds of athletes, volunteers, officials, spectators, and guests.
• Provide insight on a Special Olympics Athlete experience to the Games committee at regularly scheduled meetings leading up to the games. 
• Be a liaison with the Special Olympics Alberta Athlete Input Council to gain perspective from athletes around the province.
• Act as a community ambassador for Tourism Calgary hosting the Special Olympics Canada Winter Games Calgary 2024, and profiling key contributors of the Games.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Outgoing personality suitable for public speaking and on-camera work.
• Good at storytelling regarding an athlete’s experience with the Special Olympics.
• A strong sense of professionalism suitable for working and meeting with numerous stakeholders such as community groups, sponsors, volunteers, elected officials, and more.
• Passionate about sport, recreation, and culture, and proud of being a Special Olympic athlete.
• Good at engaging people through various media platforms and in person.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Must have experience as a current or former Special Olympics athlete in Calgary with experience competing at a local, provincial, national, or world level.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Reply in confidence with a cover letter and resume by Monday, March 20, 2023 to:

Karen Dommett General Manager Special Olympics Canada Winter Games Calgary 2024 [email protected]

Please note only those selected for an interview will be contacted. 

As the host of the Special Olympics Canada Winter Games Calgary 2024, Tourism Calgary values diversity of expertise, talent and opinion which creates an innovative and collaborative environment. We are committed to a respectful and inclusive workplace and welcome applications from all qualified individuals.

Special Olympics volunteers gather ahead of upcoming Calgary games

With the Special Olympics Canada Winter Games Calgary 2024 just a little more than two weeks away, nearly 1,000 volunteers gathered for a pre-game rally on Sunday.

The Special Olympics will draw athletes and volunteers from across Canada to Calgary for the games at the end of this month.

Tourism Calgary says it’s one of the largest volunteer driven events the city has had since the 1988 Winter Olympics.

"The outreach from the community and the excitement for the event has been fantastic and it hasn't been a hard sell," said Carson Ackroyd of Tourism Calgary. "People really want to step up and make this experience for the athletes across Canada. We actually think that the volunteers are going to have an equally amazing experience by becoming volunteers as the athletes will experiencing the games."

Monday night on CTV News at Six we will introduce you to members of the Special Olympics Alberta bowling team as they prepare for the games.

The Special Olympics Canada Winter Games Calgary 2024 begin in Calgary February 27.

About 1,500 volunteers are expected to take part. 

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A 56-year-old has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after live ammunition exploded in a fire in Haldimand County, Ont.

Ex-partner charged with first-degree murder after 55-year-old woman killed in Montreal

Less than 24 hours after Montreal's 12th homicide investigation began, Montreal police confirmed that a 55-year-old woman's death in St. Michel is the island's 13th homicide. The woman's ex-spouse has been charged with first-degree murder.

Two men, 18 and 20, charged with second-degree murder in stabbing death in St. Henri: Montreal police

Two young men, 18 and 20, have been arrested in connection with the stabbing death of a 27-year-old man, who was killed on Saturday.

CTV News Montreal at 6 o'clock for Sunday, May 19, 2024

CTV News Montreal at 6 o'clock for Sunday, May 19, 2024 with anchor Angela MacKenzie.

Runners get ready to 'Giv'er' at the Blue Nose Marathon in Halifax

Put your running shoes on, as marathoners in Halifax are getting ready to “Giv’er” in this years Blue Nose Marathon.

Nova Scotia byelection vote set for Tuesday in riding formerly held by popular Tory

Voters in the rural Nova Scotia provincial electoral district of Pictou West are ready to go to the polls Tuesday in a riding that voted decisively Tory in the 2021 provincial election.

Wild breed shows potential for developing drought-resistant potato: researcher

Federal scientists in Atlantic Canada are trying to develop a new breed of potato that is better adapted to growing conditions brought on by climate change.

Mixed emotions as wildfire evacuees are allowed to return home

Evacuees from Cranberry Portage were allowed to return home Sunday after hundreds were evacuated due to a major wildfire threatening the area.

Officer taken to hospital after Abinojii Mikanah crash

A major artery in Winnipeg is dealing with significant backups after a crash involving a police cruiser.

'A special bird': The unbreakable bond between purple martins and humans

Flashes of purple darting across the sky mixed with the serenading sound of songs will be noticed more with spring in full force in Manitoba.

NEW THIS MORNING | Review of Ottawa police operations during 'Freedom Convoy' anniversary protests finds gaps in communications

A review of the Ottawa Police Service's (OPS) operations during a "Freedom Convoy" anniversary demonstration in February finds there are gaps in communications between commanding officers when handling major events.

Northern Ontario

Police say toxic drugs are circulating through northeastern Ontario

Canada’s largest First Nations police service, the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service issued a community safety alert as extremely toxic drugs are likely circulating in many of the communities it serves.

Northern Ont. man jailed 10 days for fishing violations

A Sault Ste. Marie man has been jailed for 10 days for failing to comply with a court order banning him from fishing.

Timmins police offering online reporting, auctions

The Timmins Police Service announced last week the launch of Online Incident Reporting, a new software platform that allows residents to report non-emergency situations anytime, from anywhere and that is moving from in-person to online auctions.

Thousands flock to Simcoe County beaches during long weekend

The Victoria Day long weekend brought crowds to Simcoe County, with beaches and highways bustling with activity.

What's open and closed on Victoria Day

On Monday, Government offices and services that will be closed include:

Collingwood Blues crowned centennial cup champions

The Collingwood Blues have emerged as the National Champions.

Two people injured in robbery at Fairview Park Mall: police

A police investigation is underway after a jewellery store at Fairview Park Mall in Kitchener was robbed.

Police investigating shooting at Waterloo business

No injuries were reported after an overnight shooting at a Waterloo business.

What's closed for Victoria Day in Waterloo Region

Before you head out the door Monday, see what's open and closed for Victoria Day.

Vehicle submerged in Sarnia Bay

Sarnia Police, assisted by Lambton EMS, are investigating after a car ended up in the Sarnia Bay.

What’s open and closed in London, Ont. this Victoria Day Monday

Whether you’re looking for fun things to do to in the city or need to run some last minute errands, here’s a list of what’s open and closed in the Forest City this Victoria Day Monday.

As missing St. Thomas, Ont. man turns 35, family still hopeful he’ll be found

Kyle Hancock turned 35 Friday, however his family wasn’t able to celebrate with their loved one.

Two pedestrians killed in Chatham-Kent collision

Emergency crews responded to a motor vehicle collision on Charing Cross Road and Horton Line just after 7 p.m. Saturday.

Here's what’s open and closed in Windsor-Essex on Victoria Day 2024

Here’s a list of what’s open and closed in Windsor-Essex on Victoria Day on Monday, May 20, 2024.

7-year-old Pokémon prodigy heading to Hawaii for world championship tournament

Catching 'em all with impressive speed, a 7-year-old boy from Windsor, Ont. who only started his competitive Pokémon journey seven months ago has already levelled up to compete at a world championship level.

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