I want to volunteer. Where do I start?
Start with your local volunteer centre. They offer a lot of resources for anyone interesting in volunteering, including up to date listings of volunteer opportunities. Find your volunteer centre using the interactive map below or view the complete listing.
What is a Volunteer Centre? What do they do?
See our Volunteer Centre Fact Sheet for a list of all the great things they do in communities.
No Volunteer Centre in your community?
BC211 can help if you do not have a local volunteer centre. Schools, colleges and universities often have volunteer posting boards. GoVolunteer, Charity Village or Craigslist offer searchable online volunteer postings. Contact organizations you like directly to see if they have positions available.
Or find out how to build a volunteer centre.
Need Volunteers?
Your volunteer centre may offer workshops on volunteer engagement, post your volunteer positions or help you network with other volunteer-involving organizations.
I want to set-up a volunteer centre. Where do I start?
Contact Volunteer BC and we can offer guidance/resources. Go to our Volunteer Engagement Manual designed to take you through a step by step process in establishing a volunteer centre.
Funding is sometimes offered on a project by project basis. When Volunteer BC receives funding to deliver workshops or pilot projects, volunteer centres are our partners of choice. Become a member to find out about these opportunities first. We also offer travel subsidies to volunteer centre staff who need financial support to attend our Volunteer Futures conference, as funds allow.
Volunteer Centre Highlight
Volunteer Campbell River is a non profit organization that helps people and projects come together Established in 1988, the Campbell River Volunteer Society has grown and flourished from a person answering a home phone to a vibrant, community not-for-profit agency...
Volunteer Centres Listing
| Volunteer Centre | Located | Regions Served | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Volunteer Connections | Coquitlam | Coquitlam, New Westminster, Tri-Cities | volunteerconnections.net |
| Deltassist Family & Community Services | Delta | North Delta, Ladner, and Tsawwassen | deltaassist.com |
| Hope Community Services Centre | Hope | Hope | hopecommunityservices.com |
| Kelowna Community Resources | Kelowna | Kelowna, Central Okanagan | kcr.ca |
| Nanaimo Volunteer & Information Centre | Nanaimo | Nanaimo | volunteernanaimo.ca |
| NexusBC Community Resource Centre-Volunteer Services | Vernon | Vernon, North Okanagan | nexusbc.ca |
| North Shore Community Resources | North Vancouver | North Thompson Valley | nscr.bc.ca |
| North Thompson Volunteer & Information Centre | North Thompson Valley | North Thompson Valley | norththompsonvolunteer.com |
| Oak Bay Volunteer Services | Victoria | Oak Bay | oakbayvolunteers.wordpress.com |
| Oceanside Volunteer Association | Qualicum Beach | Parksville, Qualicum Beach, Nanoose, Bowser, Errington, Coombs, Whiskey Creek and Qualicum Bay. | oceansidevolunteer.org |
| Pacific Community Resources Society | Vancouver | Vancouver | pcrs.ca |
| Progressive Intercultural Community Services Society | Surrey | Surrey | pics.bc.ca |
| Richmond Cares, Richmond Gives | Richmond | Richmond | rcrg.org |
| Simon Fraser University Volunteer Resource Centre | Burnaby | Burnaby | sfu.ca/volunteer.html |
| Smithers Community Services Association | Smithers | Smithers | scsa.ca |
| Sooke Region Volunteer Centre | Sooke | Sooke | volunteerconnections.net |
| Sources Community Resources Society | South Surrey, White Rock | South Surrey, White Rock | sourcesbc.ca |
| South Okanagan Similkameen Volunteer Centre | Pentiction | Pentiction and area | volunteercentre.info |
| Squamish Volunteer Centre | Squamish | Squamish | seatoskycommunity.org |
| Sunshine Coast Volunteer Centre | Sechelt | Sechelt, Egmont to Langdale | scvolunteer.com |
| UBC AMS Connect (Volunteer services) | Vancouver | Vancouver | ams.ubc.ca |
| Vantage Point | Vancouver | Vancouver | thevantagepoint.ca |
| Volunteer and Community Resources Salt Spring Society | Salt Spring Island | Salt Spring Island | vcrsaltspring.org |
| Volunteer Burnaby | Burnaby | Burnaby | volunteerburnaby.ca |
| Volunteer Campbell River | Campbell River | Campbell River | volunteercr.ca |
| Volunteer Chilliwack | Chilliwack | Chilliwack | comserv.bc.ca |
| Volunteer Comox Valley | Courtenay | Comox Valley | volunteercomoxvalley.ca |
| Volunteer Cowichan | Duncan | Cowichan Valley | volunteercowichan.bc.ca |
| Volunteer Kamloops | Kamloops | Kamloops | volunteerkamloops.org |
| Volunteer Kooteneys | Cranbrook | Cranbrook and area | kootenays.cmha.bc.ca |
| Volunteer Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows | Maple Ridge | Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows | comservice.bc.ca |
| Volunteer Powell River | Powell River | Powell River | unitedwayofpowellriver.ca |
| Volunteer Prince George | Prince George | Prince George | volunteerpg.com |
| Volunteer Terrace | Terrace | Terrace | volunteerterrace.com |
| Volunteer Victoria | Victoria | Victoria | volunteervictoria.bc.ca |
| Volunteer Yukon | Whitehorse | Whitehorse | volunteeryukon.ca |
| Whistler Community Services Society | Whistler | Whistler | mywcss.org |