The Alex is a beacon of hope for Calgary’s most vulnerable, offering healthcare, housing, and wellness programs with a patient-centered approach. With five decades of experience, we help individuals move from crisis to wellness. Our volunteers are vital to this work, bringing compassion and enhancing the quality of our services.
Our volunteer needs are as unique as our volunteers! Because of this, we may not have an immediate match for you based on skills or availability, however, we encourage you to still apply online and we will contact you when something comes available.
Do you have a passion for mentoring youth? Maybe this role is for you!
Time Commitment: Weekly on Thursdays from 5 - 8 pm
Program Details:
Our IndigeNight groups meet to build community by connecting, sharing, and supporting young people. The goal of IndigeNight is a group offered to support indigenous cultural awareness and teachings.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Youth mentors at The Alex Youth Health Centre are adult individuals responsible for contributing to creating programs to improve our young people's well-being by being role models that can support them in building relationships/connections, advocating, and helping them navigate systems and resources in the community.
As a Indigenight Mentor you will provide support with planning, set up and take down/clean-up of weekly groups. As well as liaise with Youth Health Centre staff and provide mentorship to youth. Finally, you will support staff and interact with young people while building relationships before during and after the group on a weekly basis.
Desired Knowledge, Skills and/or Experience:
Benefits:
Apply through the online application form on the top of this page
Time Commitment: Thursdays from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm (once or twice a month)
Program Details:
Our community meal program is the opportunity for low-income Calgarians to access high quality, nutritious meals prepared in-house by our kitchen coordinator and assistant. Rather than having people stand in line, we serve our food to tables (restaurant-style) and guests never have to prove their income.
Duties and Responsibilities:
As a CHC Kitchen Volunteer, you will help to create and maintain our space that hosts our community members. You will help with a variety of tasks during our Thursday Lunch Community Meals. This may include any of the following: cleaning the coffee station, washing tables and dishes, helping the kitchen with chopping, cooking, plating, and serving meals and clearing tables.
Desired Knowledge, Skills and/or Experience:
None, we will train all required skills!
Benefits:
Apply through the online application form on the top of this page
Are you the top chef in your home kitchen? Is growing food where your heart is? Passionate about social justice and advocacy? Enjoy learning and sharing knowledge about good food, while building community?
All levels of experience welcome!
Apply for volunteer opportunities at The Alex Community Food Centre on this link: https://thealexcfc.ca/volunteer
"Seeing how much support and understanding there is at The Alex makes me forget that I am volunteering to help change lives because it’s changing mine every day that I am here."
— Nicole, Volunteer at The Alex
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Interested in volunteering or learning more?
Fill out the application form at the top of this page. For any questions reach out to us at volunteer@thealex.ca
To volunteer at The Alex Community Food Centre please go to this link: https://thealexcfc.ca/volunteer
