Volunteers play a vital role at Veiner and Strathcona Centres and are definitely the ‘heart’ of our organization. We value and recognize the talents, experience, wisdom and abilities that volunteers of all ages have to share.

Who Our Volunteers Are

• Our volunteers know that experience matters and volunteering provides opportunities to use valuable skills, to give back to their communities, to mentor others and to create and maintain relationships.
  
  
• Some people volunteer with members of their family. When time is short and the demands are many, family volunteering offers a wonderful opportunity for family members to be together while contributing to their community or to a cause they hold dear.
  
  
• Some volunteers do so to gain work experience and skills, or to practice language skills if English is a foreign language.
  
  
• Youth have many reasons for volunteering: to discover their talents, to explore career options, to act on their social awareness, to gain selfconfidence, to build a sense of independence or to complete high school curriculum requirements.

What Our Volunteers Do

• Volunteer roles at Veiner Centre and Strathcona Centre are designed to provide an opportunity for individuals with various interests, needs, and skills. We have volunteers who are involved in one-time events as well as ongoing commitments. Volunteers can work on their own or with others, do hands-on work or volunteer at an administrative or leadership level.
  
  
• The Veiner Centre Program and Volunteer Coordinator oversees 20-plus volunteer programs. Click on the links below to read descriptions for volunteer positions in some of these programs.
  
  

Hostesses Information Officers Income Tax Facilitators Meals on Wheels Wheels to Meals Food Services Helpers Computer Instructors

Data Tracking Committee Members: Senior Citizens Advisory Committee Membership Dinner Committee History Committee and others Job Placements with community organizations like REDI, CORE, & others Maximum Flexibility, Custom Positions

• New and different opportunities are available often so please contact the Program and Volunteer Coordinator to find out what current opportunities suit your needs and interests.

Additional Information for Volunteers

• City of Medicine Hat Volunteer Policy
• Volunteer Information on Getting Started
• Volunteers must obtain a Police Information Check (the cost of which is covered).
• Volunteer Overview, Guidelines, Roles and Responsibilities
• Volunteer Self Evaluation (for volunteer to evaluate the role of Senior

Contact Info

For more information and to get involved, contact the Veiner Centre Program and Volunteer Coordinator at 403-529-8384 or by email (see contact list).