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Volunteer
Fulfilling opportunities to serve
Volunteering is more than just giving your time, it’s about making a meaningful impact in the lives of others and building a stronger community. If you are looking to share your time and give back in a way that aligns with your values, we have opportunities that fit your schedule and interests.
Ongoing or one-time
- Creative arts or movement programming
- Organizing and cleaning
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
On-call / as needed
- Conversational language partners to help our new Canadians practice their English. Note: This volunteer role is only available for females.
- Moving residents in and our of our second-stage housing
TRANSITION HOUSE FOR WOMEN
4 hour weekly shift
- Support women with tasks and errands,
- Spend time with children
- Baking and cooking
Volunteer shifts can be at any time between 8 am and 10 pm. We require a minimum of 96 volunteer hours (one shift per week for six months). Please contact us at 250-479-3963 or volcoordinator@cridge.org for more information.
Ongoing or one-time
- Support residents with recreation and leisure pursuits at our licensed residential facility in Saanich
- Accompany residents on outings
- Garden cleanup
R &R FAMILY SERVICES
- Prepare and deliver gift packages to local hotels for the families accessing a Respitality stay
- Special event planning and support
YOUNG PARENT OUTREACH PROGRAM
- Sorting and distributing clothing and other donations
- Supporting clients with errands
On-call / as-needed
- Assisting recreation staff with planning or running an activity
- Accompanying residents on an outing or field trip
- Providing musical performances or opportunities for residents to play musical instruments
- Event photography
- Planning and coordinating fundraising, education, or community events
Thank you for your interest.
As part of our volunteer screening process, a criminal record check and vulnerable sector check are required, and can be accessed free of charge using this link and access code EG664QXQRH
Please download and complete the following volunteer application. A member of our team will reach out to you within two weeks regarding next steps.