Current group volunteering opportunities
This section includes group requests from many of the community organizations we work with.
If you are interested by one of these requests, please communicate directly with the contact person indicated.
Otherwise, please get in touch with Dominique Arsenault at the Volunteer Bureau of Montreal, 514.842.3351.
Association of Blood Donation Volunteers - Sept.-Nov. & Jan.-April 2008 -16 volunteers and more
Quebec Breakfast Club - mornings - 4 volunteers per school
Walkley Community Centre - Saturdays - 18 to 20 volunteers
La Maison des enfants - flexible - 5 to 10 volunteers
The Starlight Children’s Foundation - flexible - 6 to 10 volunteers
Pause Famille - flexible - 10 to 15 volunteers
Moisson Montreal - flexible - 5 to 40 volunteers
Renaissance Montreal - flexible - 6 to 12 volunteers
Perspectives I High School - flexible - 10 to 50 volunteers
Chinese Family Service of Greater Montreal - flexible - 5 to 10 volunteers
The Benedict Labre House - flexible - 5 to 10 volunteers
Welcome Hall Mission - flexible - 20 volunteers
Maison Flora Tristan - flexible - 5 to10 volunteers
Accueil Bonneau - flexible - 5 to 10 volunteers
Centre multi-ressources de Lachine - flexible - 5 to 10 volunteers
Dare-Dare - flexible - 6 volunteers
Corporation Félix-Hubert-d'Hérelle - flexible - 5 volunteers
Association of Blood Donation Volunteers - September to November, January to April 08
Are you dynamic ??
If so, why not give a few hours during week days (from 11:30 to 13:00) for The Association of Blood Donation Volunteers.
From September to November and January to April, the organization needs at least 4 groups of 4 volunteers who will give promotional bookmarks and recruit blood donors specifically in colleges and universities campuses around Montreal.
Interested? You will also receive a free training session to help you out.
For more details, please contact Mr. Jean Chénier, Development Officer,
at 1-888-283-2237 ext. 2701.
Quebec Breakfast Club - mornings
Every morning, throughout Quebec, the Breakfast Club brings 15,000 children two essential elements to start their school day on the right foot: a nutritious breakfast and a nourishing environment.
The Club is currently seeking four volunteers per school, per morning, for various schools in the South-West district of Montreal. Volunteers work from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m., before classes, helping prepare and serve breakfast to children. The Club's volunteers can't count the number of precious smiles they get every day from the kids, or how many great friendships they strike up with their colleagues.
Contact Natalie d'Anjou at 514.668.7275.
Walkley Community Centre - Saturdays
The Walkley Community Centre and its United Families Association is a friendly place serving the residents on Walkley Street and surrounds neighbourhood.
For the Saturday Club Program, the Association is looking for 18 to 20 volunteers to take care of tutoring and other activities.
Please communicate with June McGibbon at 514.369.9449.
La Maison des enfants - flexible
“A volunteer is a single person with no kids, who comes in and plays with us.”
--- definition of a volunteer by one of the children of La Maison des enfants
For over 15 years, la Maison des enfants de l’Île de Montréal has provided after school activities for children aged 5 to 12. Some kids come in just once in a while, others have been regulars for years.
La Maison des enfants is an environment where kids can be listened to. They can talk freely about their joys and successes, their worries and fears, in complete confidentiality.
- Are you a group of from 10 to 20 volunteers?
- Are you available for a full day's work on a weekday?
La Maison des enfants could use your help for a day of cleaning!
Julie Loiselle
Volunteer Coordinator
514.526.9128
The Starlight Children’s Foundation - flexible
The Starlight Children’s Foundation is dedicated to improving the quality of life for seriously ill children and their families. Working with more than 800 hospitals worldwide, the Foundation provides an impressive menu of both in-hospital and outpatient programs and services.
- Are you a group of 6 to 10 volunteers ?
- Are you available during the week or weekend ?
Carmen Djemalian
Volunteer coordinator
514-288-9474, ext. 224
Pause Famille - flexible
Pause Famille supports young parents and their children under 6 years of age and is looking for help in carrying out some of their regular activities: a clothing bank for children and pregnant women and a toy library!
- Are you a group of 10 to 15 volunteers?
- Are you available half a day during the week?
Come and help Pause Famille!
Yvonne Zolezzi
Volunteer coordinator
514-382-3224
Moisson Montreal - flexible
It's simple : Moisson Montreal is the largest food bank in Canada!
Every day for over 20 years, this organization has sought to provide for a fundamental right: the right to be well nourished by having access to a variety of good quality, nutritious food. Its mission is to work in partnership with community groups to promote food security for people in difficulty on the Island of Montreal.
Moisson Montreal proposes a wide variety of weekday volunteer activites for all tastes and interests, for groups of from 5 to 40 persons. See the flier to have a better idea of its projects.
Whether it's for a clean-up, sorting, shelving or helping at the food bank, Raphaële Bertrand - 514.344.4494 - will be pleased to answer your questions and find a place for your group!
Renaissance Montreal - flexible
Renaissance Montreal is a non-profit organization offering support to adults who are having difficulty gaining access to the labour market.
- Are you a group of 6 to 12 volunteers?
- You want to get involved on a regular basis?
- Are you available during the week?
You could give a hand to Renaissance Montreal by helping in the store !
Karine-Katia Cole
514.276.3626 ext. 237
Perspectives I High School - flexible
Perspectives I is an alternative high school for fifty 14 to 16 year old students who need a small school with hands-on activities and more attention to meet their needs to be able to succeed.
There a many ways your group can help: in organizing a sports, art or music event, building things and/or introducing the students to various careers, etc.
Barbara White
514-798-2136
Chinese Family Service of Greater Montreal - flexible
This organization's mission is to help the Montreal Chinese community with their integration in Quebec society.
A group of 5 to 10 volunteers could take part in the language exchange program, help with fundraising and/or the organization of activities for children or the elderly.
Chia Ling Chung, volunteer coordinator
514-861-5244, ext.231
The Benedict Labre House - flexible
The Benedict Labre House is a Home to feed the body, Mind and Soul for individuals in need. It is a volunteer driven charity, deeply rooted in Montreal's community values and partnerships. The House offers an environment that encourages positive change through various individualized support programs.
There are many volunteer opportunities at the House and they can be personalized for each group depending on experience, skills and interests. An example is a Meal team: food preparation and service for 50 to 150 people.
Santiago Garcia
514-937-5973
Welcome Hall Mission - flexible
Welcome Hall Mission is a non-profit community service organization, with a history of more than 114 years. It offers a second chance, a brighter tomorrow, respect and care to each of the men, women, youth, and children who come through its doors. The Mission's work caters to everyone regardless of their origins or beliefs.
If your group is available on a weekday (preferably on a Tuesday or Friday), you could help with food or clothes sorting, or serve at the food bank!
Tania Togias
514-937-9317
Maison Flora Tristan - flexible
La Maison Flora Tristan offers shelter and support services to women and children from ethnocultural communities living conjugal or family violence.
The organization is currently looking for a group of 10 volunteers to help clean some of the shelter's rooms.
Natalia Tchetchenkova
514-939-3463
Accueil Bonneau - flexible
Would you like to help the homeless get control of their lives? The Accueil Bonneau would be a great place to get involved in a group volunteering activity. From serving meals to helping out with the clothing bank, the organization offers a variety of volunteer activities and a flexible schedule.
For more information, please communicate with Mme Monique Picard at 514.845.3906, extension 228.
The Centre multi-ressources de Lachine is a great place for local people to meet each other, get acquainted, share common interests and get involved in various activities. The centre's goal is to promote the autonomy and integration of isolated persons and to provide innovative services to this clientele.
The organization is now looking for a group of five to ten volunteers to help renovate its day care center. If you have a full day to spend there (weekdays or weekends), come and lend a hand cleaning and painting the room, from floor to ceiling!
514.634.3658
Dare-Dare - flexible
DARE-DARE is an artist-run center supporting research and encouraging innovative approaches, exploration and diverse modes of presentation.
The group is looking for a group of six volunteers to distribute promotional material eight to ten times a year.
Interested? Please contact Julie Châteauvert at 514.878.1088.
Corporation Félix-Hubert-d'Hérelle - flexible
The Maison d'Hérelle, an alternative community resource for people living with HIV / AIDS, puts the emphasis on humanized care and services and encourages mutual support.
The organization is seeking a team of five volunteers to work together in a friendly atmosphere doing a major clean-up of its supervised apartment located in the Côte-des-Neiges district. Jobs include cleaning closets, bathrooms and windows. The work will be on a weekday and lunch is provided.
Contact Aurélie Bernard at 514.844.4874.