Programs

Organizations that need and use volunteers:

• • Bread of Life Soup Kitchen:
    Cooks, prep cooks
  • Canadian Cancer Society
  • Canadian Red Cross
  • City of Terrace
  • Festival of Lights:
    A fun event in December celebrating the winter months, opportunities include; handing out treats to children, helping with children’s activities such as decorating gingerbread men (people) as well as small art projects, helping with setup and tear down including Christmas lights.
  • Happy Gang
  • Helping Hands
  • Heritage Park Museum:
    Halloween Howl, Easter Egg Hunt, St. Jean Baptiste Day, and Canada Day
  • Kalum Community School Society (KCSS)
  • Kimmunity Angels
    Various one-day community events along with ongoing Sunday Market opportunities
  • Ksan Society:
    Food Share Fridays
    Kitchen Volunteer
    Community Garden
    Cook at Transition House
    Donation Room and Store
    Special Events such as Christmas and Thanksgiving Dinners
    Other opportunities are also available*
  • Literacy Terrace
  • Mills Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
  • Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
  • Red Cross Loan Service
    Health Equipment Loan Program
  • REM Lee Hospital Foundation:
    Special events
  • Riverboat Days:
    Variety of positions throughout a two week period, typically the last week of July and the first week of August
  • Salmon Run (Kitsumkalum):
    One day event, volunteer positions include timekeeping, water stations, and parking, barbeque and kitchen helpers.
  • Skeena Diversity
    Special events
  • Skeena Valley Fall Fair:
    A variety of positions such as gate/tickets, kid’s activities, exhibition hall, ticket sales and many more.
  • TDCSS:
    Community Living Room Soup Kitchen
  • TDIA:
    Street Festival – greeters, set-up and tear down, garbage patrol (recycling), helping with children’s events such as painting and crafts
  • Terrace and District Arts Council
  • Terrace Animal Shelter

  Visiting with the animals, dog walking etc

  • Terrace Beautification Society:
    A variety of projects throughout the year, primarily in the spring, summer and fall. Worker bee projects such as keeping 4 corners well maintained, pulling of invasive plants in various locations, general maintenance and upkeep of community flower beds.
  • Terrace Hospice Society
    Visiting programs and grief groups *
  • Terrace Library
    Reader’s home services – bringing books to people who are unable to go to the library for a variety of reasons, various projects that the library has throughout the year.
  • Terrace Little Theatre
    A variety of volunteer positions from set design, to lighting, costumes, and acting. No age limit.
  • Terrace Women’s Resource Centre and The Family Place
  • Volunteer Terrace Snow Angels:
    Helping seniors maintain their ability to get in and out of their homes during the winter months by shoveling a path from their front door to the street, spring and fall yard cleanup and raking, Friendly Visitor Program – visiting seniors that are home bound and missing the social part of their lives, keeping them connected. A variety of special events throughout the year.

   

• Youth Volunteer Corps of Terrace, BC
  We create volunteer opportunities to address community needs and to inspire youth for a lifetime commitment to service. We are 1 of 2 Canadian YVC affiliates and proud to offer a youth-driven program that conducts frequent, supervised, team-based service projects that address issues in a way the youth see fit.

**Some organizations have a minimum age requirement of 18.**