Volunteer Opportunities
Community Links Volunteer Program provides opportunities for children, youth, adults, seniors and families to become engaged in the community through a variety of volunteer opportunities. Volunteers are an integral component to the success of Community Links’ service delivery. Registered volunteers are interviewed and screened. A criminal records check, a child intervention check, a driver’s abstract and character references may be required depending on the volunteer opportunity.
Currently, Community Links has the following Volunteer Opportunities available;
Donation Program Marketer
Purpose: Volunteers telephone local business to solicit items for the donation program.
Please see attached for more information.
Friendly Visiting
Purpose: Volunteers are matched, based on similar interests, with a senior to provide companionship through social and supportive visits at the senior’s home or in the community.
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Home Services Volunteer
Purpose: Home Services offers a matching process by which a reliable volunteer is assigned to do minor home maintenance, yard work, snow removal, etc, as requested by a client.
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Community Volunteer Income Tax Program
Purpose: Volunteers prepare income tax for low income North Rocky View community members. This program is done in partnership with the Canada Revenue Agency.
Please see attached for more information.
Senior Transportation – Calgary and Airdrie
Purpose: Volunteers use their vehicles to transport seniors to and from medical specialist appointments on weekdays in Calgary. These seniors are unable to access alternate sources of transportation.
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Special Events
Purpose: Volunteers provide a wide variety of services to Community Links to assist with special events, i.e. committee work, participation in community parades and fundraisers such as silent auctions & casino events.
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Telephone Reassurance
Purpose: Volunteers provide a caring call on a daily or weekly basis to a senior living independently in order to check on their well-being.
Please see attached for more information.