Volunteer Opportunities – Ottawa

Bethany Hope Centre

1140 Wellington Street West
Ottawa, ON K1Y 2Z3
613-725-1733

Volunteer Opportunities Include:

  • Kitchen Assistant
  • Food Bank Volunteer
  • Playroom Room Assistant

Other volunteer roles we would love to explore:

  • Photography-taking photos of families and children
  • Belly casting- offering regular sessions for pregnant women
  • Yoga- sessions for families including prenatal clients
  • Music-teaching piano or guitar
  • Sewing lessons-teaching basics for new sewers

In addition to the current Mon to Fri hours there are now volunteer opportunities every second Saturday of the month. Volunteers under 16 years of age must have a parent on site with them.  For more information please contact our Volunteer Coordinator Alanna Beitner 613-725-1733 ext. 212 or log onto www.bethanyhopecentre.com/p/volunteer.html

Grace Manor

1156 Wellington Street
Ottawa, ON K1Y 2Z3
613-722-8025

Volunteer Opportunities Include:

  • Dining room service
  • Play a musical instrument for residents
  • Mail delivery to residents
  • Clerical and reception work
  • Hair dresser assistant
  • Circulate the tuck trolley/ice cream cart
  • Care for the Manor’s canaries
  • Bring your child or pet in to visit
  • Accompany residents to medical appointments
  • Assist with recreational programs
  • Help with food preparation

For more information please contact our Volunteer Coordinator Azra Temple 613-725-1733 or log onto http://gracemanor.ca/vol.htm

Gladstone Community Church

280 Catherine Street
Ottawa, ON K1R 5T4
613-232-2952

Volunteer Opportunities Include:

Saturday, Sunday and Monday Evening Drop Ins

  • Serve tea, coffee and food to clients
  • Prep and clean up
  • Offer a chat or play games with clients

For more information please contact Captain Virginia Kristensen 613-232-2952

Barrhaven Community Church

1 Jockvale Road, Unit G
Nepean, Ontario K2J 4J9
613-440-7555

Volunteer Opportunities Include:

  • Youth outreach sports night
  • Community care -which includes visiting long term care homes and hospitals
  • Sunday school
  • After school programs including Homework Haven and Internet Cafe
  • English as second language
  • Computer help for seniors
  • Music ministry
  • Prison Escort – Drive families to Kingston area prisons to visit relatives who are incarcerated.

For more information please contact Anne Soutar at 613-440-7555

Ottawa Booth Centre

171 George Street
Ottawa, ON K1N 5W5
613-241-1573

Volunteer Opportunities Include:

  • Emergency Disaster Services
  • Receptionist
  • Christmas Kettle Bell Ringer Volunteers
  • Warehouse assistance

Volunteers must be 18 years of age. For more information please contact Ottawa Booth Centre at 613-241-1573 ext. 246

Salvation Army Thrift Stores

Volunteer Opportunities Include:

  • Organizing items on the shelves
  • Hang clothing
  • Cleaning
  • Sort Donations

Interested volunteers should visit The Salvation Army Thrift Store of their choice and speak to the manager about filling out a volunteer application.

The Salvation Army Bell Ringer Campaign in Ottawa

Each Christmas, The Salvation Army relies on volunteers to assist with manning donation kettles by becoming “Bell Ringers”.  Click here for specific information about becoming a Bell Ringer in the Ottawa area.