Get involved · Volunteering

Your time can make a difference

The centre runs because people decide, every week, to give it a few hours. You need no particular training: you already have something useful to offer.

How it works

You do not have to pick a task in advance. Sign up as a volunteer: we call you back, we talk about when you are free and what you have done before, and then we match you to something that suits you.

What we need changes from one week to the next — an event, a distribution, a workshop. That is why we would rather get to know you first, and then suggest something that makes sense for you.

What we offer in return

  • A welcome and a tour of the centre before your first day
  • One named person to go to
  • A volunteering certificate on request, useful in a job or study application
  • Your expenses are reimbursed, meals are provided at events, and an annual thank-you gathering brings the team together

How it starts

  1. You fill in the form

    The registration form described below. Until it is online, write or phone us: we will fill it in with you.

  2. We call you

    To talk about when you are free and what interests you.

  3. You come to a welcome session

    Where you are given the Volunteer Guide.

  4. You do a first activity

    Alongside someone experienced.

  5. We take stock together

    After a few weeks.

Registration form

The form is not online yet. In the meantime, write or phone us: we will complete your application with you.

Your details are used only to manage volunteering. You can ask for them to be removed at any time, by writing to coordination@cdsbalimaya.org.

What we will ask you for:

  • Given name · surname
  • Email · phone
  • Languages spoken
  • When you are free (daytime, evening, weekend, on call)
  • Which teams interest you (choose several)
  • Useful skills or experience
  • Driving licence (yes / no)
  • Have you volunteered with us before?
  • How did you hear about us?
  • Comments

We acknowledge every application and answer as quickly as we can.

Contact us

Common questions

A few hours a month is enough. Write to us and we will talk it over.

  • What you tell us stays between you and the team concerned. Nothing is passed to anyone else without your written consent.

Write to us about

+1 514-272-2424

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