To signup, contact the facilitator of the group that you are interested in. If you do not hear back within 3-4 days then please contact cvc@mcmaster.ca. Please note that you will need to allow an additional 30-40 minutes before and after the group times for travelling to and from the placement.
Please download and fill out a contract to e-mail or give to the facilitators.
| Placement | Description | Day / Time | Group Size | Facilitator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Bank & Outdoors program: Welcome Inn Community Centre | Support food bank tasks and support outdoors program. Food bank tasks will include packing, lifting, interacting with the community. The work is fast-paced, and while a language barrier is not a concern, volunteers should be able to lift at least 20 pounds. Outdoors tasks will not require any machinery or special skill. It will include simple tasks to help the neighborhood like pulling weeds, cleaning up trash, shoveling snow, distributing flyers door to door, helping carry out boxes to peoples cars etc. | Thurs 10:00am - 2:20pm | 8 | Maryam (yahyam2@mcmaster.ca) |
| Good Food Centre: Mission Services of Hamilton (Good Food Centre) | Help with packaging and preparing hampers according to family size, preparing dairy/perishable and frozen items according to family/cultural requests, stocking of shelves, warehouse organization, and receiving incoming products. Engage with clients, donors and stakeholders as an ambassador of Mission Services. | Mon 9:00am - 12:50pm | 6 | Arnav (goklania@mcmaster.ca), Nianzu (Salome) (shenn7@mcmaster.ca) |
| Wed 9:00am - 12:50pm | 6 | Thanush (thayat6@mcmaster.ca) | ||
| Homework Circle Program: Empowerment Squared | Provide help with homework and facilitate activities to develop literacy skills at after school program for newcomer elementary school students. | Tues 4:00pm - 6:35pm | 30 | Kanglu (liu1385@mcmaster.ca), Jiangnan (xiaj30@mcmaster.ca) |
| Wed 4:00pm - 6:35pm | 30 | Harroop (thiarh1@mcmaster.ca), Moumita (saham6@mcmaster.ca) | ||
| Thurs 4:00pm - 6:20pm | 30 | Jennifer (zhu293@mcmaster.ca), Sukhmeet (kalers6@mcmaster.ca) | ||
| LAF (Learning and Fun): Welcome Inn Community Centre | Mentor underserved kids in small groups and one-on-one using creative and fun tools to assist with financial literacy activities, homework completion, and social skills. Help facilitate activities and programming for students from Grades 1-8. A strong proficiency in English is required by volunteers. | Mon 2:45pm - 5:50pm | 20 | Jacqueline (wongj180@mcmaster.ca), Elizabeth (zhoue8@mcmaster.ca) |
| Tues 2:45pm - 5:50pm | 20 | Xinyi (haox9@mcmaster.ca), Aditya (diwana3@mcmaster.ca) | ||
| Wed 2:45pm - 5:50pm | 20 | Gabi (forbescg@mcmaster.ca), Kenny (trank76@mcmaster.ca) | ||
| Thurs 2:45pm - 5:50pm | 20 | Kajanan (dayapark@mcmaster.ca ), Zaid (Chaudz4@mcmaster.ca) | ||
| Pathways to Education (Big Brothers): Compass Community Health | Tutor high school students through homework assignments, studying, social engagement and conversation. Volunteers must be 18 or older, and a strong proficiency in English is required. | Mon 4:00pm - 7:20pm | 5 | Zhouxuan (wangz876@mcmaster.ca) |
| Wed 4:00pm - 7:20pm | 5 | Pearl Chidiogo (okwarac@mcmaster.ca), Xinyu (jix51@mcmaster.ca) | ||
| Pathways to Education (Eva Rothwell): Compass Community Health | Tutor high school students through homework assignments, studying, social engagement and conversation. Volunteers must be 18 or older, and a strong proficiency in English is required. | Thurs 4:00pm - 6:45pm | 5 | Alexander (markoua@mcmaster.ca) |
| Pathways to Education (Hughson St. N) : Compass Community Health | Tutor high school students through homework assignments, studying, social engagement and conversation. Volunteers must be 18 or older, and a strong proficiency in English is required. | Tues 4:00pm - 7:20pm | 5 | Leo (zhouy462@mcmaster.ca), Serena (nileskis@mcmaster.ca) |
| Thurs 4:00pm - 7:20pm | 5 | Arjun (chauda82@mcmaster.ca), Pirouz (emamip@mcmaster.ca; pirouzemami@gmail.com) |