Volunteer With Us
Partnering On Purpose!
Introduction
The adage 'it takes a community to raise a child' is true. Communities are groups of people who do life together. In their healthiest form, they're a group who like to help each other out by doing what they do best for the common good. To initiate our dialogue, let me ask you a few questions:
- What do you know about Precious Minds?
- Do you know a family that is impacted by the special needs of their children?
- What are your current commitments outside of the home?
- What interests, passions and strengths would you see being a part of your purpose in volunteering?
Precious Minds is fast-becoming known, trusted and relied upon for offering excellent support
programs, specifically in the areas of children, family and financial assistance.
We are grateful for the privilege that is ours to be partnering with many professionals, support agencies,
community groups, media, donors and individual volunteers for the purpose of providing needed
support to families with children/youth with barriers to learning.
Areas of Need
| BREAK AWAY | Program assistants - buddying with kids/youth in various activities - science and sensory activities, reading, assisting with crafts, playing games and sports outdoors, preparing snacks, playing a musical instrument, singing with children, sign language | Saturday afternoons 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. |
| FITNESS ZONE | Program assistants - partnering with children and youth for exercise and creating a healthy meal | Saturdays 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. |
| Equipment cleaning - yoga mats, treadmill, recumbent bike | Weekly | |
| Food shopping and preparation | Weekly | |
| SOCIAL SKILLS - IMPROV | Peer Players - highschool students who are 'socially passionate', enjoy drama. To partner with facilitator in small group to role-play, creatively demonstrate social tools such as conversations between two people, entering a group, appropriate expressing emotions and feelings, saying 'I'm sorry', will you forgive me, can we work on being friends? And much more... | Saturday mornings (6-week blocks) |
| CAMPS | Program assistants - buddying up with kids/youth for various activities including eating lunch. | March Break & Summer season |
| Program preparation - painting murals, making signs, cutting, gluing, putting together craft packages, securing needed materials (for experiments, learning stations, crafts) | ||
| Property preparation - sand in sandbox, sealing asphalt path with tar, watering trees, collecting garbage and windfall. | ||
| SPECIAL EVENTS | Advertising, Community Liaisons, Food Teams | As required |
Volunteers Are Valued
- You embody 'compassion in action'
- The impact of Precious Minds is expanded because of your decision to give of your time and skills!
- You are part of the 'Precious Minds Team' who are committed to excellence and professionalism in the way we operate.
- You uphold respect, integrity, creativity, accountability and teamwork - representing the mission of Precious Minds
- We honour the strengths you bring by endeavouring to make your volunteer experience meaningful
- We take our relationship seriously and have you sign an 'agreement' that indicates we care for kids, their families and YOU!
- We provide letters acknowledging volunteer hours given to Precious Minds
- We acknowledge that volunteers enrich the lives of our part-time staff through the formation of friendships
We would love to answer any questions you might have about volunteering at Precious Minds. Please call Sandy Ianuzzo, Office & Programs Coordinator at (905) 982-0882 or e-mail your interest to admin@preciousminds.com.