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:

  • Food hampers delivery volunteer

Give back to the community by supporting those struggling with food insecurity. Help us deliver food hampers to families in our neighbourhood who have mobility challenges. This is a temporary position. Must be available the following Tuesdays: April 29, May 6, 13, & 20th. Must have own vehicle. Mileage reimbursement offered.

  • Gardening Volunteer

Join our passionate gardens team to keep the Fairfield Food Forest tidy for everyone in the community to enjoy! On the last Friday of each month (9:00am-12:00pm), help us with regular & seasonal gardening tasks and meet fellow neighbours with green thumbs! 

  • Clothing Swap Volunteer

On the 1st Saturday of each month (until June), help us run our popular clothing swap events! Help set up the room, and sort through donated items. Must be able to lift up to 15lbs, and be available from 9:00am-11:00am. 

  • Get Growing, Victoria! Volunteer

Be a part of the team running our popular spring Get Growing event. Help us distribute seedlings, set-up/take down, and share your veggie growing knowledge with the community! Gardening knowledge is an asset, but not necessary. Must be available Saturday, May 31st.

  • Neighbourhood Improvement Committee (NIC) volunteer

If you’re passionate about getting connected to your neighbourhood, and becoming a voice of the community, join our Neighbourhood Improvement Committee (NIC)! We are currently looking for new members to meet & discuss initiatives to make our neighbourhood a better place to live, work, and play. Meetings are monthly on the 3rd Monday of the month.

  • Observer Newspaper writer 

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!

  • CALUC

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