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Join the PowerSeekers Community as a Beta Tester!   Burlington  Halton Hills  Hamilton (City of)  Milton  Oakville 
Prime Earth, Youth Empowerment & Environmental Conservation Organization

Are you eager to make a positive impact on the world? We're on the lookout for passionate volunteers like you to be our beta testers and help shape the future of our exciting new personal growth  program, PowerSeekers. The program is designed to help young adults who care about the fragile state of our planet build confidence and develop personal skills for success while strengthening their connection to nature. PowerSeekers prioritizes personal growth, environmental conservation, and social justice to create a more compassionate world. We focus on 4 key issues: (1) how we treat nature, (2) how we treat animals, (3) how we treat ourselves, and (4) how we treat each other. We create opportunities for our members to become active agents of positive social and environmental change in their communities turning their passion into action. Volunteer BETA Testers will be on the forefront of change blazing the trail to help bring this exciting new program to life in Canada.  

Please sign up on our website: https://www.prime-earth.org/powerseekers-volunteers

Volunteer Responsibilities:

  • Work through self-guided educational material each week over the course of 30 days.

  • Provide a review of our materials each week by filling out a short feedback form.

  • Attend weekly feedback meetings with our team to discuss your experience as a BETA tester. 

Board of Directors   Burlington  Halton Hills  Hamilton (City of)  Milton  Oakville 
Support House
Support House 201-165 Cross Ave Oakville

The Support House Board of Directors is composed of volunteers who work and/or live in Halton and surrounding communities. The Board is responsible for effective governance and leadership for the organization.

The time commitment required for a director of the Board is approximately 60–70 hours per year. Meetings are held monthly on the last Monday of a month, in the evening, at the Oakville office or virtually.

Preference will be given to candidates who have experience with any of the following:

·        Fundraising and Capital Campaigns

·        Legal services

·        Healthcare (clinical and/or administrative)

·        Community affiliation/access

·        Lived experience/caregiver of those with mental health and/or addiction

·        Policy Development

·        Grant Writing

·        Finance and Accounting

·        Risk management

·        Performance measurement

·        Government relations

·        Strategic planning

·        Marketing/PR/Communications

·        Voluntary management

·        Human resources

 
Breastfeeding Connection Telephone Peer Counsellor   Burlington  Halton Hills  Milton  Oakville 
Halton. Halton Region Public Health, Early Years Health
Work is done from volunteer's own home
Contact expectant and new parents who have signed up for support. Contact as necessary until parent feels confident and connected with other supports. Share own breastfeeding experience when appropriate to assist new parent in feeling comfortable. Volunteers can seek out advice and support as needed from their Volunteer Coordinator, Public Health Nurses and other breastfeeding resources in the community. All work is done from the volunteer's own home.
Volunteer Advocate (Results Canada)   Burlington  Halton Hills  Hamilton (City of)  Milton  Oakville 
Results Canada, Ottawa
Hybrid
  • attend and actively participate in your group’s monthly education and action (E&A) meeting
  • take action alongside fellow group volunteers that includes (but is not limited to):
    • engaging with parliamentarians by writing or meeting with them (in person or virtually)
    • writing letters to the editor (LTE) or op-eds
    • organizing events
    • being active on social media
    • fundraising
    • tabling at an event to talk about Results Canada
  • keep a record of the actions you take on a monthly basis