1) Information on Volunteer Alberta
Who we are:
Volunteer Alberta is the Provincial Association of Volunteer
Centres. Our members represent the human infrastructure at work
in the fields of health, recreation, arts, community
development, and social services, and include volunteer centres,
recreation & culture boards, Family & Community Support Services
offices and numerous local and provincial volunteer based and
non profit organizations. Volunteer Alberta has been delivering
services and supporting volunteer centres across the province
since 1990.
Our mission statement and goals:
"Volunteer Alberta is committed to building the capacity
of the voluntary sector by strategically connecting leaders,
organizations and networks to ensure Albertans are engaged in
creating vibrant and progressive communities."
Volunteer Alberta’s Goals are to ensure: - Alberta’s
communities have increased capacity to support volunteerism.
- Volunteer Alberta is a key voice for volunteerism in Alberta.
- Volunteer Alberta’s programs and services are progressive in
meeting the needs of our members.
What we do:
Volunteer Alberta effectively promotes volunteerism,
develops extensive community networks, and serves as a vital
link for information on the voluntary sector. Our
organization provides a range of services to encourage and
support volunteerism to its membership in over 130 Alberta
communities, including:
- National Volunteer Week enhancement funding for
communities throughout Alberta
- Development and distribution of information and resource
kits that help promote community volunteerism
- Year round opportunities for Alberta’s communities to network,
develop linkages, and share ideas on issues that affect volunteers
and managers of volunteers
- Quarterly newsletter on trends, issues, and
provincial and national government policies and initiatives
that affect nonprofit and voluntary organization
2) What are Alberta Volunteer Centres?
A volunteer centre is a nonprofit organization or program
dedicated to supporting the needs of volunteers, as well as the
community organizations that require volunteer help.
Volunteer Centres reach across the nonprofit and public
sectors to include organizations working in human and social
services, health care, education, arts, culture, sports,
recreation, and the environment. Today there are more than more
than 200 volunteer centres in Canada, each providing common
services as well as a unique mix of programs to fit the needs of
the community.
Volunteer centres can:
- Promote Volunteerism
- Build capacity for effective local volunteering
- Provide leadership on issues relating to volunteerism
- Connect people with opportunities to serve in their communities
3) Directory of Volunteer Centres
- Banff Volunteer Association
- Canmore Community Resource & Volunteer Centre
- Cochrane Family & Community Support Services
- Community Information & Referral Society
- Community Information & Volunteer Centre
- FCSS Stony Plain
- Fort McMurray Volunteer Action Centre
- Grande Prairie Volunteer Services Bureau
- Hinton Volunteer & Information Centre
- Medicine Hat Volunteer Centre
- Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Student's
- Okotoks, Town of (Volunteer Services)
- St. Albert Community Information & Volunteer Centre
- Stettler & District Volunteer Centre
- Strathcona County Information & Volunteer Centre
- Sylvan Lake Volunteer Centre
- Volunteer Calgary
- Volunteer Centre of Camrose & District
- Volunteer Centre of Fort Saskatchewan
- Volunteer Cold Lake
- Volunteer Edmonton
- Volunteer Lethbridge
4) Volunteer Alberta currently has 22 volunteer centres with
current memberships. Altogether, Volunteer Alberta has more than
150 members.
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