Programs

Organizations that need and use Volunteers:

• Salmon Run (Kitsumkalum):
  One day event, volunteer positions include timekeeping, water stations, and parking, barbeque and kitchen helpers.
• Heritage Park Museum:
  Halloween Howl, Easter Egg Hunt, St. Jean Baptiste Day, and Canada Day
• Canadian Red Cross
• Canadian Cancer Society
• Kalum Community School Society (KCSS)
• Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
• City of Terrace
• Big Brothers and Big Sisters:
  Mentoring (must be 19 or older)
  Kops for Kids (one week)
  And other special event fundraisers *
• TDCSS:
  Community Living Room Soup Kitchen
• 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*
• Riverboat Days:
  Variety of positions throughout a two week period, typically the last week of July and the first week of August
• Skeena Valley Fall Fair:
  A variety of positions such as gate/tickets, kid’s activities, exhibition hall, ticket sales and many more.
• TDIA:
  Street Festival – greeters, set-up and tear down, garbage patrol (recycling), helping with children’s events such as painting and crafts
• 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.
• 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.
• Kimmunity Angels
  Various one-day community events along with ongoing Sunday Market opportunities
• 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.
• Skeena Diversity
  Special events
• Terrace Animal Shelter:
  Variety of positions
• Bread of Life Soup Kitchen:
  Cooks, prep cooks
• REM Lee Hospital Foundation:
  Special events
• The Family Place
  
• Terrace Women’s Resource Centre
• Happy Gang
• Literacy Terrace
• Mills Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
• Red Cross Loan Service
  Health Equipment Loan Program
• Terrace and District Arts Council
• Terrace Hospice Society
  Visiting programs and grief groups *
• Helping Hands
• Volunteer Terrace Snow Angels:
  Helping seniors maintain their ability to get in and out of their homes during the winter months by shovelling a path from their front door to the street, spring and fall yard cleanup and raking, Friendly Visitor Program – visiting seniors that are homebound 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.**