Community Engagement and Volunteer Fair
Interested in getting involved in and learning more about your community?
Looking for hands-on experience to link to your academics?
Want to find ways to explore future careers and add valuable experience to your resume?
The 8th Annual McMaster Community Engagement and Volunteer Fair is open to all members of the McMaster community - students, staff and faculty.
Drop by to learn more about your community and how you can get involved and make a difference.
Day 1-Tuesday September 25th, 2012
Day 2 Wednesday September 26th, 2012
*Join us at 12:30pm on September 26th for the official McMaster United Way Campaign Launch.
Visit with over 70 organizations related to
Health * LGBTQ Communities * All abilities * Women's Issues * Environment *
Newcomer Communities * Youth * Seniors * Museums * and more.
By early September a list will be posted to indicate which organizations are attending each day. You will be able to take a look at their websites in advance to find out more about what they do and if volunteering with them is a the right fit for you.
the Faculty of Social Sciences, Experiential Education in partnership with Volunteer Hamilton and Community Volunteer Action (CVA) and is sponsored by the School of Graduate Studies, the McMaster Alumni Association and the School of Nursing.
Day 1: Tuesday, September 25
| Agency |
Website |
|---|---|
| Able Living |
http://www.ableliving.org |
| The AIDS Network | http://www.aidsnetwork.ca |
| Alzheimer Society of Hamilton Halton |
http://www.alzhh.ca |
| Autism Ontario Hamilton Chapter | http://www.autismontario.com/ |
| Bereaved Families of Ontario - Hamilton/Burlington |
http://www.autismontario.com/ |
| Brain Injury Services | http://www.braininjuryservices.com |
| Canadian Blood Services |
http://www.blood.ca/ |
| Canadian Red Cross | http://www.redcross.ca |
| Charity Republic |
http://www.charityrepublic.com/ |
| Children's Aid Society of Hamilton | http://www.hamiltoncas.com |
| Children International Learning Centre |
http://web.295.ca/cilc1970/index.html |
| City of Hamilton, Community Services |
http://www.hamilton.ca/CityDepartments/CommunityService/ |
| CNIB |
http://www.cnib.ca/en/Pages/default.aspx |
| Earth Day Hamilton Burlington |
http://earthdayhamilton.ca/2011/ |
| Friends in Grief | http://www.friendsingrief.ca |
| Frontier College Hamilton |
http://www.frontiercollege.ca |
| Ghandi Peace Festival |
http://www.humanities.mcmaster.ca/gandhi/festival/index.html |
| Green Venture | http://www.greenventure.ca |
| Habitat for Humanity | http://www.habitathamilton.ca |
| Hamilton Civic League |
www.HamiltonCivicLeague.org |
| Hamilton & District Extend-A-Family |
http://extendafamilyhamilton.synthasite.com/ |
| Hamilton Literacy Council |
hamiltonreads.ca |
| Hamilton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra |
hpyo.com |
| Hamilton Police Service- Victim Services |
http://www.hamiltonpolice.on.ca/HPS/VictimSupport/VictimServices.htm |
| Hamilton Public Library |
http://www.hpl.ca/ |
| Hamilton Urban Core Community Health Centre |
hucchc.com |
| Hamilton Wentworth Catholic School Board |
http://www.hwcdsb.ca/ |
| Hamilton Wentworth District School Board |
http://www.hwdsb.on.ca/ |
| Homestead Christian Care | http://homesteadchristiancare.ca |
| LGBTQ Community Wellness Centre |
http://www.thewellhamilton.ca/ |
| Living Rock Ministries |
http://www.livingrock.ca/ |
| Neighbour to Neighbour Centre | http://www.n2ncentre.com |
| North Hamilton Community Health Centre | http://www.nhchc.ca |
| Queens Garden Long Term Care | http://www.chartwellreit.ca/locations/queens-garden/index.php |
| Ronald McDonald House Hamilton |
www.rmhhamilton.ca |
| Roots of Empathy Program |
http://ascy.ca/index.htm |
| Salvation Army |
http://www.salvationarmy.ca/ |
| Seniors Activation Maintenance Program |
http://www.samprogram.ca/ |
| Shalom Manor & Gardens |
shalommanor.ca |
| St John Ambulance Medical First Responder Unit |
http://sja.ca/Ontario/CommunityServices/Programs/Pages/MedicalFirstResponseServices.aspx |
| St.Peter's Residence at Chedoke |
http://www.stpeterscc.ca |
| Student Open Circles/Community Volunteer Action |
http://www.studentopencircles.com/cva |
| The Equestrian Association for the Disabled (TEAD) |
http://www.tead.on.ca |
| Victim Services-Hamilton Police Service | http://www.hamiltonpolice.on.ca/HPS/VictimSupport/VictimServices.htm |
| The Wellington Nursing Home | http://www.thewellington.ca |
| Wellwood Resource Centre of Hamilton |
http://www.wellwood.on.ca/ |
| Wentworth Lodge |
http://www.hamilton.ca/HealthandSocialServices/LongtermCare/WentworthLodge/ |
| YWCA Hamilton |
http://www.ywcahamilton.org/ |
| Day 2: Wednesday, September 26 *Join us for the McMaster United Way Campaign Launch during the Fair on Wednesday, September 26 from 12:30-1:30pm. |
|
| Agency |
Website |
| Banyan Community Services |
http://www.banyancs.org/ |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hamilton and Burlington | http://www.callbigbrothers.com |
| Children's International Learning Centre |
http://web.295.ca/cilc1970/ |
| Community Information Hamilton | http://www.cishw.on.ca/ |
| Community Living Hamilton |
communitylivinghamilton.com |
| Ghandi Peace Festival |
http://www.humanities.mcmaster.ca/gandhi/festival/index.html |
| HARRRP | http://harrrp.ca |
| Idlewyld Manor |
idlewyldmanor.com |
| John Howard Society of Hamilton, Burlington & Area |
jhshamilton.on.ca |
| Nelson Youth Centres | http://www.nelsonyouthcentres.com |
| Robert Land Community Association, Eva Rothwell Resource Centre |
http://www.robertland.org |
| Sexual Assault and Violence Intervention Centre |
http://www.savisofhalton.org/ |
| Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton | http://www.sprc.hamilton.on.ca |
| Student Open Circles/Community Volunteer Action |
http://www.studentopencircles.com/cva |
| St. John Ambulance Therapy Dogs |
http://www.sja.ca/Ontario/CommunityServices/Programs/Pages/TherapyDogServices.aspx |
| St. Matthew's House |
stmatthewshouse.ca |
| Volunteer Hamilton | http://www.volunteerhamilton.on.ca/ |
| VON Hamilton-Niagara | http://www.von.ca |
| Wesley Urban Ministries |
http://www.wesleyurbanministries.com/ |
| West Lincoln Community Care |
http://www.westlincolncc.com/ |
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