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A volunteer’s story
« After my internship, it was time for me to join the workforce. Finding work wasn’t easy. After 2 months without success, I was starting to feel alone and isolated. Even worse, I began to doubt myself and my capabilities! Each day that the telephone refused to ring, I felt my self-esteem slipping away. That was when I decided to volunteer. One day a week, I left my home and my worries behind to live new experiences, meet with people and develop my skills. By strengthening my CV and boosting my self-confidence, this volunteer experience helped me find a job! »

 


Volunteer Centre

VOLUNTEER PARTY

On Thursday, April 19th, the YWCA held its Annual Volunteer Party which was the perfect occasion for the employees to thank all these dedicated women who support the organization as well as to celebrate solidarity among women!
Click here to view the events pictures on Facebook…

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TIMERAISER

The YWCA has been chosen among 110 organizations to participate in the “TIMERAISER” event on Thursday April 12th!

Throughout the evening, participants and organizations met with the purpose of pairing the individual’s skills with the needs of the organizations. Then, the participants had the chance to bid volunteer hours on artworks as part of a silent auction! 

For more information on this event, click here

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Volunteer opportunities are many and varied:


By volunteering you can:


You wish to get involved? Contact us!

Contact:
Julie Chevalier
Tel.: 514.866.9941 ext. 513
benevolat@ydesfemmesmtl.org

 
Volunteer Opportunities:

Volunteers are needed to tutor women in literacy learning which includes reading, writing and conversation, in French or in English. Tutoring sessions will take place once a week, for approximately 2 hours. Volunteers will plan tutoring sessions and offer educational support according to the literacy needs of each participant. In addition, volunteer tutors will attend a compulsory 15 hour training course, spread over 2 days. A minimum commitment of one year is required.

The YWCA is looking for women to act as volunteer peer helpers for women in need of extra support as they return to the workforce.  The candidates will undergo a free 15 hour training course and can then be paired with a participant who they will meet once a week, at a time and place convenient to both parties. The nature of the support will be determined by the individual needs of each participant and could consist of either linguistic or moral support, active listening or help integrating into society. A minimum commitment of 6 months is required.

Men and Women Volunteer lawyers are needed to offer legal information to Montreal residents. You must be a member in good standing of the Quebec Bar Association. Law students are not eligible.

Volunteers are needed to translate texts from English to French or from French to English. A degree in translation or relevant experience is required (use of automatic translation software is not sufficient).

Volunteers are needed for secretarial work, example: data entry, Internet research, answering phone calls or emails, text revision or correction, formatting text, etc. Candidates must be familiar with Word and Excel and have a good knowledge of French or English (bilingual a plus).