Volunteer

Volunteer

Volunteer at Covenant House Vancouver and help youth in your community.

The positions below have an age requirement of 26 or older.

If you are looking for student volunteer opportunities, please contact us at [email protected]

Below are our current volunteer opportunities:

Tutoring

This position is subject dependent (the most requested subject right now is French). If your area of expertise is in a different subject, please contact us.

  • Provide one-to-one support for a youth in our programs, by guiding them on subjects they need help with
  • Meet a youth where they are at in their studies and provide personalized guidance, onsite at CHV

Food Services Volunteer 

The Food Services department serves 3 meals per day to the youth that stay at Covenant House.

  • Assist the Food Services team with food preparation and general kitchen operations (e.g. slicing bread, preparing fruit and vegetables, washing dishes, serving meals)
  • FOODSAFE certificate and kitchen experience is preferred but not essential
  • Shifts are available for morning, afternoon, and evening mealtimes, throughout the week and weekends

CSS Drop-In Centre Server 

Our Drop-In Centre is open 365 days a year and provides a space for Vancouver youth to come and take a hot shower, have a warm meal, and use other services.

  • Serve meals during the Drop-In Centre’s hours of operations food
  • No experience required, flexible schedule

Gardening Volunteers 

  • Help support the gardening needs of plants, both inside and outside our facilities
  • No experience required and flexible scheduling

Gifts-In-Kind Assistant  

Our Gifts-In-Kind department receives a large amount of donations, everything from clothes to hygiene supplies to unique items youth need. They also oversee the clothing room that youth can access to find items they may need.

  • Sort and organize incoming donations
  • No experience required

Healthcare Support Volunteer 

  • Support youth with a positive health journey by providing professional aid (i.e. physiotherapists, chiropractors, dentists, or any other trained professionals)
  • trained and certified professionals only

Contact Us

Anyone who is interested in any of the above opportunities can contact the volunteer team at [email protected]

110 est. number of volunteers per month

85 corporate donor groups

8,000+ hours of volunteer time

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