Volunteering and Civic Participation
Volunteering refers to giving one's time freely towards helping an organization or a cause. Benefits of volunteering include work experience and the knowledge that one is helping others. This is not an exhaustive list of resources and services, but highlights those which might be of interest to individuals with mental health issues.
Publicly Funded / Free Services
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La plateforme Autisme-Asperger-Québec (AAQc) se veut une plateforme informative, éducative et inclusive sur l’autisme, les troubles du spectre de ...
QC, Canada
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All ages
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Carizon specializes in children’s mental health, youth engagement and development, family violence services, individual and family counselling, parental ...
400 Queen St. S., Kitchener, ON, N2G 1L2 Map
519-743-6333
Area Served: Waterloo Regional Municipality
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All ages
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Langs is a community resource, started in 1978, that focuses on health promotion. Langs consists of qualified and experienced staff, peer workers, trained ...
1145 Concession Rd, Cambridge, ON, N3H 4L5 Map
519-653-1470
Area Served: Waterloo Regional Municipality
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All ages
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Cultural and faith-based counselling is offered to clients who want to find healing by returning to their faith and cultural roots. By talking to a qualified ...
65 Hanson Avenue, Kitchener, ON, N2C 2H6 Map
529-772-4399 x3
Area Served: Waterloo Regional Municipality
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All ages
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Ray of Hope’s Community Centre offers a place of safety and support to those struggling through poverty and homelessness in the core of downtown Kitchener. ...
659 King St. East, Kitchener, ON, N2G 2M4 Map
519-578-8018 x217
Area Served: Waterloo Regional Municipality
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1 years and up
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Ray of Hope’s Youth Reintegration Program assists young men and women in their transition back into the community. Each youth receives personal mentorship ...
659 King St. East, Kitchener, ON, N2G 2M4 Map
519-578-8018 x223
Area Served: Waterloo Regional Municipality
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12 - 17 years
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Volunteer Cambridge is a service of the United Way of Cambridge and North Dumfries. We act as a liaison between residents looking to volunteer and the ...
150 Main St. 2nd Fl., Cambridge, ON, N1R 6P9 Map
519-621-1030
Area Served: Waterloo Regional Municipality
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All ages
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Provides a broad range of mental health, legal, parenting, and abuse support programs geared at boys, men, fathers and their families.
* Therapy & ...
26 Mansur Terrace, Toronto, ON, M3J 3R1 Map
647-479-9611
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All ages
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Through its programs and services, the Ministry of Community and Social Services:
•helps adults with a developmental disability live, work and participate ...
ON, Canada
1-800-461-2156 (Toll Free)
Area Served: Ontario
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16 years and up
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FIA is a registered children's charity providing facilitated peer to peer support groups to children, from Grade 4 through to College & University as well ...
29 Madison Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5R 2S2 Map
647-239-2740
Area Served: Canada
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All ages
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Youthspace.ca offers emotional support and crisis intervention to youth in Canada under 30yrs. Our highly-trained volunteers are online every night (6 PM to ...
Victoria, BC Map
Area Served: Canada
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Up to 30 years
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Organisme francophone canadien dédié à la prévention du syndrome d'alcoolisation foetale (SAF). Donne de l'information sur le TSAF (trouble du spectre de ...
370 Rue des Forges, Trois-rivières, QC, G9A 2H1
1-873-559-1108
Area Served: Canada
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All ages
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The Support for Operational Stress Injury (SOSI) Program supports veterans and current employees of the RCMP having difficulty with their daily functioning as ...
ON, Canada
Area Served: Canada
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18 years and up
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