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Lethbridge Volunteer Opportunities
Looking for a dedicated volunteer who has experience on a board and fundraising to aid in the mission to provide client centred life skills programming in southern Alberta.
14th Lethbridge Scouting is looking for adult Leaders to help lead and deliver programing to youth of varying ages. They run Co-Ed all-inclusive groups to help youth gain new skills.
Join a community and help youth experience countless firsts as they develop into confident and capable individuals.
LSCO has live entertainment once per month – at our Second Friday Social.
If you play an instrument, can sing or are in a band, we would love to have you take part in this opportunity!
Old songs, new songs, dances, – our centre appreciates the talent!
Are you passionate about Tai Chi and working with seniors? Green Acres Foundation has a volunteer opportunity for you!
We are looking for someone to explain and demonstrate Tai Chi to our senior citizen residents.
PAACT is a rapidly growing grassroots nonprofit in Southern Alberta, dedicated to strengthening the bond between pets and their people through compassion, education, and proactive community support. We are seeking dedicated, kind-hearted individuals who share our belief that pets and families deserve dignity, understanding, and accessible care.
Why Volunteer with PAACT?
A Role that Reflects Your Strengths
We recognize that each volunteer brings unique skills and passions. Whether you love hands-on animal care, enjoy public education, have a talent for logistics, or prefer behind-the-scenes support, we will work with you to find a role that aligns with your strengths.Opportunities include:
- Rehoming and adoption support
- Community outreach and education
- Event planning and fundraising
- Digital content creation and communications
- Administrative or operational support
- And so much more!
Your contributions help ensure that pets remain safe, supported, and at home with the families who love them.
Flexible, Supportive, and Purposeful
PAACT recognizes that volunteers come from diverse backgrounds and bring different levels of availability, experience, and capacity. To honour this, we offer a structure that allows meaningful involvement while maintaining the level of consistency required to support vulnerable pets and the families who depend on us.
Core Volunteers
Core volunteers form the foundation of PAACT’s ongoing programs and community support. These positions involve structured, recurring responsibilities that ensure continuity in rehoming efforts, educational outreach, direct owner support, and operational coordination.
- Commitment: Approximately 10+ hours per week
- Ideal for: Individuals seeking consistent involvement and deeper impact
- Expectations align with: Hands-on support, rehoming assistance, crisis intervention, outreach, administrative or operational tasks
Core volunteers are essential in maintaining the stability and quality of PAACT’s services across Southern Alberta.
Community & Event Volunteers
Community volunteers contribute to grassroots initiatives and outreach efforts with a flexible, project-based approach. These roles accommodate varying schedules and allow individuals to participate in short-term or event-specific opportunities.
- Commitment: Flexible, project-by-project
- Ideal for: Individuals who prefer occasional involvement or shorter commitments
- Roles include: Frosty Paws builds, Care Closet deliveries, event support, outreach booths, donation drives, transport assistance
This structure ensures community involvement remains accessible while upholding safety, accountability, and program integrity.
Student Volunteers
Student volunteers are welcomed into a supportive environment designed to help them gain hands-on experience in animal welfare, community advocacy, and nonprofit operations.
- Commitment: 2–4 hours per month, depending on events and projects
- Ideal for: College and university students seeking volunteer hours or real-world experience
- Roles include: Event support, outreach, Care Closet preparation, Frosty Paws builds, educational materials, photography, creative projects
This role encourages skill development, teamwork, and leadership while reinforcing PAACT’s mission of compassion and community care.
Across every volunteer role, PAACT prioritizes open communication, respect, and autonomy. Volunteers are supported in aligning their strengths with purposeful tasks, ensuring they feel valued while making a meaningful imPAACT in the lives of pets and their people
The Events & Fundraising Coordinator plays a vital role in supporting PAACT’s mission by planning, organizing, and executing community events and fundraising initiatives. This person helps turn compassion into action—bringing people together to support vulnerable pets and the families who love them.
Reports To: Executive Team
Wellspring Alberta is a charitable organization that supports, informs, and empowers those diagnosed with cancer by helping them address the fear, isolation, disruption and practical problems cancer can bring to their lives. An affiliate of the Wellspring Cancer Support Foundation, Wellspring Alberta provides a comprehensive range of programs, support, resources, and programs so anyone living with cancer and the people who care about them can improve the quality of their lives. All programs and services are informed by evidence and offered free of charge and without referral in three centres and online. Our vision is that no one has to face cancer alone.
The collective efforts of our wonderful team of volunteers contribute to the heartbeat of Wellspring Alberta. Their commitment of time and talent is a gift of immeasurable worth. Volunteers embody the kindness, compassion and community that Wellspring Alberta extends to all who seek support in dealing with cancer.
Wellspring Alberta is building a team of passionate community connector volunteers to help raise awareness of Wellspring throughout Alberta with the goal of building localized cancer support communities, so that no one in Alberta has to face cancer alone.
Community Connectors are responsible for building relationships, as well as providing ideas, feedback, and recommendations to Wellspring to help further support individuals and their families who are living with the impact of a cancer diagnosis.
Service & Care Volunteers support the Client Services team in providing Emergency Food Assistance. This involves supporting clients while ensuring a welcoming, inclusive and accessible environment. Duties include tasks such as greeting clients and updating files, fulfilling hamper orders, facilitating pick room access and empowering clients while decreasing barriers to services. These tasks are done safely and effectively through detailed processes while adhering to food safety guidelines.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Good customer service skills including listening, empathy and maintaining dignity for clients
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while standing continuously
- Able to work with a diverse group of individuals
- Some positions require heavy lifting activities on a regular basis (40lbs and over)
- Must be able to work with minimal supervision and demonstrate initiative
- Intermediate computer skills are an asset
Volunteer Advocates support the Service & Care Team by working with the Client Advocacy Coordinator to provide information, referrals and community connections to help address the underlying issues that are placing individuals in need of food bank supports. Duties include providing referrals, assisting clients with applications, appointments and systems navigation, and general administrative duties to maintain client files. Advocacy roles require an understanding of local community resources, a familiarity with vulnerable populations with complex issues, and a commitment to providing services with upmost dignity.
Skills & Qualifications:
- Familiar with working with vulnerable populations, able to respond and support with dignity, respect and tact
- High attention to detail and strong listening skills
- Intermediate computer skills required for navigating websites and referral processes
- Awareness of community services and programs an asset, ability to research available supports to provide effective information and referrals
Volunteers are needed to fill 5-hour shifts in a variety of positions.
Various opportunities available to visit with youth and assist with clean up and take down after programming.
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