The Redwood has relied on the support of volunteers since its beginning, and it continues to welcome volunteers to share in its vision of supporting women and children to live free from abuse.
More than 70 individual volunteers support the ongoing programming and activities of The Redwood on an active basis. The Redwood recognizes the reciprocal nature of the relationship between the agency and individual volunteers and is committed to providing a volunteer program that meets both the needs of volunteers and the organization as a whole.
All volunteer positions are currently virtual roles. Positions could include the followings, depending on current needs:
- Volunteering with iDetermine.ca (crisis line responders)
- Volunteering with Children and Youth (tutoring, children’s program, child care)
- Volunteering with our Fundraising Team (administration, events, in-kind donations and outreach)
- Volunteering with our Community Outreach Team (supporting workshops, community outreach)
- Volunteering with women (supporting with ESL, facilitating workshops)
- Volunteering in our Resident Services Office (administration support, responding to needs of clients) (summer only)
- Corporate Volunteering
We are currently recruiting:
We are recruiting volunteers to support our team as crisis line responders for our digital crisis line, iDetermine.ca.
In this role, you will be the first point of contact for women and non-binary people who reach out for support fleeing or coping with an abusive relationship. You’ll virtually work alongside our staff to offer counselling and resources.
The First Step
The first step to becoming a volunteer at The Redwood is to contact Hivda, at hcelik@theredwood.com once there is a volunteer role open posted on this page.
Questions?
Please email Hivda at hcelik@theredwood.com.
