Volunteer

To inquire about our volunteer positions, please contact us or 250-382-4604

 

The FGCA works with approximately 100 volunteers per year and provides a large range of volunteer opportunities for community members. Whether you want to volunteer just once or are looking for a regular activity, develop your resume or are looking to share your experience, we thrive to provide you a fulfilling role. Our high-quality standards for volunteer management make us a place where volunteers are valued and recognized.

We invite people of all identities to participate in our volunteer opportunities. We value the growth and learning that comes from working within a diverse group. Check out our volunteer positions below!

Current Volunteer Opportunities:

Be a part of this lovely candlelight concert series this winter! We are looking for a photographer volunteer. If you have a camera and want to help capture this cozy event, please reach out!

The Repair Cafe Co-Facilitator will lead every second Repair Cafe events at Fairfield Community Place on the first Saturday of each month. Repair Cafe is a neighbourhood initiative that educates residents about repair as an alternative to tossing things out. Residents of Fairfield and surrounding areas can bring their broken items to fix them on the spot with the help of voluntary repairers. See position description here. 

Join our re-booted Climate Action Group! Meet and discuss with your neighbours on what you can do at a neighbourhood level to tackle the climate change. We are still establishing our priorities as a group, so if you have good ideas, we want to hear them!

Help receive, sort, and cycle donated clothing items at our Clothing Swap events. If you love thrifting, this is a great opportunity for you – volunteers get first pick! If you have a vehicle, help drop-off leftover donation bags to a larger donation centre at the end of the event. We are currently looking for volunteers from 11:30-1:15pm.

  • Community Needs Assessment Project – Researcher

Conduct a needs assessment survey with a crew of passionate community members. This project aims to assess the current and future needs of the community to better allocate FGCA resources. To achieve this, volunteers will work together to list existing datasets, collect new info, and draft a survey to distribute to the community. Our goal is to identify these gaps in order to inform future decisions at FGCA.

Highlight the variety of initiatives and activities that make Fairfield Gonzales lively!

Whether you already know the neighbourhood well or want to discover local life and new people, you can help us with our community newspaper, the Observer. Interview people who are involved in the neighbourhood, report on local events, or just write about something you are passionate about! We are ideally looking for someone who can commit to 1-3 articles per trimester. All levels of writing skills can contribute!

Create opportunities for residents to shape the future of Fairfield Gonzales’s urban planning!

This committee is interested in neighbourhood redevelopment, rezoning, subdividing and street development in the Fairfield area. The group meets regularly to learn more about current applications and record public input on these matters. Meet online once or twice a month! To apply, fill in the form on the corresponding website page!

Others: would you like to enhance the quality of life in another way?

Contact us!

FGCA is committed to the values of diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We actively encourage applications from people who are experiencing barriers to equality. If you think you may need an accommodation to volunteer, contact us or call 250-382-4604

“This is a place I really feel good about and look forward to visit and be a part of…Just a warm sincere welcome and help where I may need some. Kindness, comfort, hope, compassion, patience. Thank you for all of this and all you do.” ~ volunteer