The CCVT is currently recruiting volunteers for all of its programs!
Befriending Program:
Befrienders provide non-professional support to survivors of torture. Volunteers meet with a client 3 hours / week to develop a friendship within a social context away from the institution and to help with settlement, language, orientation and community building.
ESL Tutoring Program:
Volunteer tutors meet with a client once a week for 1 hour to practice their oral and written English skills. Professional ESL training is not a requirement for volunteers.
Escorting/Interpreting Program:
Volunteers escort clients to various appointments, including to doctor's, lawyer's and social worker's offices to help facilitate communication. Appointments last on average 1-2 hours and are during business hours in the Toronto area.
Public Education:
Volunteers deliver presentations, workshops and help participate in career/volunteer fairs and other similar events to increase CCVT's visibility.
Additional opportunities include office support, special events planning, homework club, newsletter production and the volunteer advisory committee. We are also open to any new ideas for volunteer participation at CCVT!
For more information or to get involved with any of these programs, please contact Chizuru Nobe, Volunteer Coordinator, at 416-363-1066 or cnobe@ccvt.org.
You can also download the volunteer application form and mail or fax it to CCVT.
