Outreach & Advocacy Volunteering
Are you looking for a way to give back to your community and learn more about the legal world? Join our unique Outreach & Advocacy volunteer program!
Chimo trains and supports volunteers to work one-on-one with clients experiencing a range of legal challenges. Volunteers help clients gather information, gain knowledge, and develop the confidence and skills to resolve their legal issues.
Volunteering at Outreach & Advocacy allows you to develop and practice personal advocacy skills, and to become familiar with various community and government regulations.
Outreach & Advocacy Contact
Thank you for your interest in volunteering with Chimo.
If you have questions, please email
chimo@chimoservices.com
Volunteering Duties
As an Outreach & Advocacy volunteer, you will work one-on-one with each client to:
- Establish a supportive relationship
- Determine the scope of client wishes and needs
- Analyze the client’s needs and goals
- Prioritize objectives and develop an action plan
- Implement action plan
- Accompany clients to access external services as needed
- Monitor and review results and revise the plan as needed
Minimum Requirements
- At least 19 years of age
- Ability to speak and write fluently in English
- Successful completion of Chimo Crisis Line and Outreach & Advocacy training
- Ability to demonstrate empathy with people in crisis
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
- Fluency in another language is an asset
- Experience working in community services is an asset
- Volunteer at least one four-hour shift per week (Monday-Saturday, 9:00 AM-4:30 PM)
- Complete a Vulnerable Sector Criminal Record Check
We are accepting applications. Please go to the Get Involved page for the application form.