Casual opportunities are impromptu throughout the year with a variety of skills.

Interpreter/Translator Team — especially Spanish, Farsi/Dari, Arabic, and Kurdish (ad hoc)

Office Administration Team — help support our Office Administrator with both short-term and long-term projects (varying time commitments)

Newsletter Mailout Team — Quarterly

Housing Advocate Team — there is a great need for newly-arrived refugee claimants to have advocates accompany them to meet landlords as they try to secure permanent housing, as well as volunteers to show them how to navigate online forums like Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace. * This role requires additional screening

Gardening Team — weeding, cleaning, organizing, painting etc.

Maintenance Team — basic maintenance/handyperson jobs at existing transitional housing, including painting

Moving Team to permanent housing, both light-duty and heavy-duty help is needed

Communications and Development Team — including grant researchers and writers, and representatives to help with various projects and engaging donors.

IT Support Team — technology information and support with software, hardware etc.

Cleaning Team — cleaning and prepping rooms/homes for refugees

Photographer/Videographer — willing to help at JHC events and/or for promotional projects.

Refugee Accompaniment Team — you have a driver's license and access to your own vehicle and would be open to driving refugee families/individuals to appointments etc. * This role requires additional screening

Furniture Assembly Team — willing to help build furniture for office or refugee housing (i.e. Ikea)

Volunteer roles have specific job descriptions, time commitments (weekly to one year) and require additional screening.

Community Dinner Volunteers — cook and/or visit with new families in our transitional homes (once a month - six-month commitment)

Community Bridge Builder — help Program Participants get connected in their new communities after moving out of JHC. This involves providing information, orientation, and support for accessing services in their neighbourhoods.

Family Friends — get to know a new family and be one of their first connections in Canada (weekly - one-year commitment)

Newcomers Class — facilitators, classroom support, childminding

Event opportunities are planned and require a variety of talents.

— Annual Picnic (July or August)

— Annual Christmas Celebration (December)

— Annual Spring Gala (May)

— Ride for Refuge (September)

— Pop-Up Clothing Drive (2)- Fall & Spring

Looking for a meaningful team-building or group volunteer opportunity? Through Journey Home Community’s Kits for a Cause program, your group can help assemble care kits for refugee claimant individuals and families as they begin rebuilding their lives in a new community.

Whether you are volunteering with friends, family, coworkers, or a larger organization, this program is designed to accommodate groups of all sizes — from 5 to 5,000 people. Each kit helps provide practical support, care, and encouragement to individuals navigating a vulnerable season of transition and resettlement.

To learn more, email info@kitsforacause.com or CLICK HERE to fill out the inquiry form. The Kits for a Cause team would be happy to walk you through the process and help create a meaningful experience for your group.