Volunteer Information & Referral Service

Are you a non-profit organization that offers community services?

Do you need volunteers to help deliver your services?

 

The Support Network offers a Volunteer Information and Referral Service to meet the immediate community need for volunteer referral. This service builds on the existing 211 service.

 

211 will act as a conduit between individuals seeking volunteer opportunities and community service organizations involving volunteers in the greater Edmonton region.

 

The Service

The Support Network provides callers who have volunteer enquiries with contact information for organizations that have volunteer opportunities. Information and Referral Specialists help callers find relevant volunteer jobs that match their needs such as issues of interest, geographical area, population served. We often refer callers to Go Volunteer, an online database that lists volunteer opportunities.

 

We encourage organizations to list their volunteer needs on Go Volunteer.

 

The Client

Volunteers from the greater Edmonton region.

 

Responsibility of listed organization

In order to list your volunteer opportunities, you must be an agency listed in our community services database. To see if you are listed, go to 211edmonton.info and do a search for your agency's name.

The organization will: 

• meet the criteria to be included in The Support Network's database (call 732-6639 for more information)
• provide The Support Network with an overview of the work they do, as well as current and accurate contact information
• adhere to the values, principles and standards of the Canadian Code of Volunteer Involvement.

 

The responsibility for recruiting, screening and placing volunteers still resides within the listing organization.

 

Responsibility of The Support Network

• To provide organizations that meet our criteria with access to Go Volunteer in order to post volunteer opportunities
• To respond to volunteer enquiries
• To provide referrals to volunteers based on their interests and needs

 

To list your organization's volunteer opportunities:

• Ensure your organization is listed in 211edmonton.info.
• If it is, contact us to get an ID and password for access to Go Volunteer
• If it is not, contact us to enquire about being included in InformEdmonton.

 

OR you may call us at (780) 732-6639 to discuss your options.

 

Page last updated on April 13, 2007