Volunteers in Education

Caring members of the community, of all ages and cultures, are capable of making an immense contribution to the children in our schools. This awareness and growing opportunities within schools have greatly increased non-parent volunteerism within education.

Volunteers in Education provides a matching service to link community volunteers with the needs of individual students and teachers. Currently more than 1640 retirees, seniors, university students, new Canadians and other community members are volunteering over 134,000 hours annually in 239 local schools to support over 30,000 students annually.

Mission:

To foster community collaboration in supporting school-based activities designed to enhance the personal and academic development of students.

Program Objectives:

- To increase the participation of anglophone & francophone community volunteers in order to enhance school-based activities and academic learning within the Ottawa region
- To improve risk management through a revised screening process
- To develop school/community/business partnerships in order to recruit volunteers with specialized skills and/or interests
- To provide a professional, supportive volunteer management system for program delivery and the maintenance of current volunteers

You can make the difference in a child's life! A little extra help from tutors once a week could help a student to understand new concepts in language or math. Mentors can boost a child's self-esteem. Sharing your passion for a career or hobby can influence a child's career aspirations. The list goes on…

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