Summer Youth Volunteer Program
PLEASE NOTE: Recruitment is now closed for the Summer Youth Volunteer program. We look forward to applications starting in April 2020 for next year's summer youth volunteers!
Our Summer Youth Volunteer Program is a great way
to prepare for your future - while having fun!
Here’s just a few of the many ways you can make a difference
in the lives of our residents:
- Take them out on field trips
- Do crafts, play music or games
- Just talk with them!
No experience is necessary, just:
- a willingness to help others
- patience and compassion for the elderly and people with disabilities
- time to share with others
- a desire to have fun and learn new things!
You’ll get:
- valuable experience
- references
- new friends
This program is for people ages 12-25, and able to commit 25-30 hours over June, July and August. The summer youth program runs at the following sites:
“It’s rewarding. Knowing I did something good for someone else and they’ll be happier makes me happy.”
Khushboo Goyal was 12 years old when she joined the Summer Youth Volunteer Program at CapitalCare Grandview. She worked in the gift shop, and assisted with recreation and physiotherapy programs. Today, she’s a university student and a member of the board of directors for CapitalCare Foundation .
Read her inspiring story here.
Lynnwood's companionship program was featured on CTV News.
Click here to watch.
Make them smile, make their day!