Sure, it may make them feel great about helping, but what impact does it really have?

Volunteers have an enormous impact on the health and well-being of communities worldwide. 

Think of all the ways that volunteers make a difference in day-to-day life:

Volunteers deliver critical services-from serving as volunteer fire fighters or participating in search and rescue, to delivering meals to seniors, to manning the phone lines at lifeline, domestic violence and sexual assault centres.

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Volunteers help to keep our neighborhoods, streets, parks, rivers, green spaces, and water clean and safe for everyone.

Volunteers tutor, teach, mentor, coach, and support young people with everything from maths homework to dealing with personal crises to football and soccer games and tournaments.

Volunteers walk dogs, pet cats, clean cages, help with adoptions and feedings, and contribute to organisations like animal shelters and wildlife rehabilitation centres.

Volunteers educate the public on health and safety; doctors and nurses donate time and medical knowledge to free clinics and natural/civil disaster areas worldwide.

Volunteers take tickets at film centres and performing arts events, lead tours at museums, art galleries and historical societies, and ensure that arts and cultural festivals-from small-scale gatherings to massive multi-stage concerts-run smoothly.

Volunteers build houses and schools, and dig wells around the globe.

Volunteers turn out all summer to donate their time with the Country Fire Authority, keeping property and life safe from destruction.

You get the idea…

Celebrate our volunteers during National Volunteer Week, May 9-16.