Volunteer With Us

An illustration of the Yellow Door community, with people young and old eating, walking, listening to music and helping each other.

Illustration by Jamie Fisher

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

VOLUNTEER ROLE	COMMITMENT & SCHEDULE	LOCATION	WHAT WILL YOU DO?	SKILLS NEEDED
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
WELLNESS GROUPS: KNITTING & FIBER ARTS	Minimum 4 months commitment, every Tuesday from 5:00-6:15pm	Galeries du Parc (3590 rue Jeanne-Mance)	Welcome participants, engage in conversation, teach basic knitting or crocheting skills.	Good interpersonal skills, bilingualism, patience, ability to explain things in an approachable way, knitting or crocheting knowledge.
WELLNESS GROUPS: YOGA	Minimum 4 month commitment, Wednesdays from 12:45-2pm	425 Sherbrooke O	Doing yoga with a blind participants. Participant is mostly independent and no yoga training or experience working with blind people is required.	Punctual, friendly and attentive
RABBIT HOLE: MARKET VOLUNTEER	Minimum 4 months commitment, biweekly on Wednesday from 10:45am-12:15pm.	HLM Duorcher (425 Sherbrooke O)	Help our affordable senior market run by helping seniors pick out their produce and noting what they took for checkout.	Good interpersonal skills, good communication skills, bilingualism, ability to work in a team, patience.
ADMIN: PHOTO- GRAPHER	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.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS	This role is on a callout basis. YD team will contact you when needed. Minimum 2-year commitment expected	Remote	Actively participate in regular meetings throughout the year; Participate in at least one board committee; Uphold and support the mission and organizational structure of The Yellow Door;	More Information
COMMITTEE VOLUNTEER	The role is flexible, with meetings mostly happening online during the work week. We ask for at least a 6-month commitment.	Remote	Support our work behind the scenes. Committees play an important role in supporting our mission, strengthening programs, and contributing to organizational development.	More Information

Last updated: May 12, 2026

Step 2: Complete Volunteer INTAKE FORM

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.