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Volunteer With Us
Thanks for considering becoming part of the YD Volunteer team! We would not be able to run our programs without our dedicated team of volunteers. The process to sign up is straightforward:
Step 1: Review Our Current Volunteer Needs
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VOLUNTEER ROLE |
COMMITMENT & SCHEDULE |
LOCATION |
WHAT WILL YOU DO? |
SKILLS NEEDED |
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GENERATIONS: FRIENDLY VISITS |
Minimum 4 months commitment; flexible schedule; 1.5-2.5 hours per week |
Various locations in and around downtown Montreal |
Coordinate weekly meetings with your senior match for casual activities like chatting over coffee, playing games, or going for walks. |
Empathetic, open- minded, reliable and organized. Conversational French an asset. |
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GENERATIONS: FRIENDLY CALLS |
Minimum 4 months commitment; flexible schedule; 1.5-2.5 hours per week |
Remote |
Chat weekly with a few seniors to check in and have meaningful conversations, and report to the coordinator weekly via a call log. |
Friendly, reliable, and an active listener. If you do not have access to a phone, you can complete calls at the YD office. |
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GENERATIONS: FRIENDLY ERRANDS |
Minimum 4 months commitment; flexible schedule; 1.5-2.5 hours per week. |
Various locations in and around downtown Montreal |
Support your senior match with their weekly shopping. |
Attention to detail, patient, reliable, and organized. French skills an asset. |
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GENERATIONS: ACCOMPA-NIMENTS |
Minimum 4 months commitment; flexible schedule; 1.5-2.5 hours per week |
Various locations in and around downtown Montreal |
Accompany a senior from their home to their appointment(s), providing physical and emotional support. No car needed! |
Patient, friendly and reliable. French skills an asset. Weekday availability. |
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GENERATIONS: TECH HELP |
Minimum 4 months commitment, flexible schedule, 1.5-2.5 hours per week |
Various locations in and around downtown Montreal |
Support your senior match with computer and Internet questions, helping build confidence and independence with technology. |
Teaching skills, patience, confidence with technology. |
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WELLNESS GROUPS: ART HIVE |
Minimum 4 months commitment, every Friday from 3:30-5:00pm. |
YD Office (3625 Aylmer) |
Assist the Art Hive Facilitator by setting up/cleaning the space, creating a warm and welcoming environment for participants, and answering questions |
Friendly and welcoming attitude, ability to take initiative, creativity, art experience an asset, bilingualism an asset. |
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WELLNESS GROUPS: HOOTENANNY |
Minimum four months commitment. Weekly Friday from 7pm-11:30pm |
3625 Aylmer |
Set up the space for the event (making coffee, moving furniture, etc), welcome participants, be an active and enthusiastic audience member (option to help host the event), clean up at the end of the night. |
Consistency, good communication skills, friendly and welcoming attitude, ability to carry chairs and small tables, musical knowledge an asset. |
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WELLNESS GROUPS: PLANT CARER |
30 minutes weekly – schedule flexibl |
Galeries du Parc (3590 Rue Jeanne Mance) |
Care for the plants in the Yellow Door Community Space (watering, pruning, re-potting as needed) |
Plant knowledge, punctual communication and consistency |
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WELLNESS GROUPS: FILM GROUP |
Minimum 4 months commitment, biweekly on Thursday from 3-5:30pm. |
Galeries du Parc (3590 rue Jeanne-Mance) |
Select films, set up the space and projector, welcome participants, watch the movie, and lead a short discussion in collaboration with other volunteers. |
Basic film knowledge, ability to lead a discussion, friendly and welcoming attitude. |
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WELLNESS GROUPS: FRENCH LITERATURE |
Minimum 4 months commitment, biweekly on Fridays from 11-12:00pm. |
Galeries du Parc (3590 rue Jeanne-Mance) |
Assist the lead volunteer in creating a warm and welcoming environment for participants, leading and participating in discussions about short texts read during the session. |
A friendly and welcoming attitude, proficiency in French, and knowledge of literature and/or social justice topics are assets. |
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ADMIN: |
This role is on a callout basis. YD team will contact you when needed. |
Various locations in and around downtown Montreal |
Take photos at our events, edit photos if needed, and send photos to YD team to be used on our social media, website, promotional material, etc. Your work will always be credited! |
Knowledge of and passion for photography. Ability to work with the YD team to create photos that align with our brand and mission. Must own a camera. |
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS – TREASURER |
3-5 hours per month |
Virtual |
Contribute to governance and decision making, oversee the organization’s financial records, work with staff and volunteers to review and monitor budgets, present financial updates at board meetings, ensure filing and compliance of regulatory requirements. |
Background in finance, accounting, bookkeeping, or related field (CPA designation not required, but an asset); Ability to read, interpret, and explain financial reports to non-financial audiences; Comfortable using accounting software or spreadsheets (QuickBooks, Excel, or similar). |
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Last updated: August 14, 2025 |
Step 2: Complete Volunteer INTAKE FORM
Step 3: CHECK YOUR INBOX
At the beginning of each month, we invite all applicants to a 30-min online group orientation. At the orientation you can learn more about our programs, ask any questions about volunteer roles, and receive information on next steps.