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Organizations (Sorted Alphabetically)

Able Living Services- Thrive Group www.ableliving.org AbleLiving Services provides assistance with activities of daily living, using the independent living philosophy. With two supportive housing sites in Mississauga, in-home support, attendant services, caregiver relief and respite care for adults with physical disabilities and the elderly. Opportunities: General Business, Office Work, Health Skills you can develop: Interpersonal, Data Management, Health Care Paid or Unpaid: Unpaid ACAS www.acas.org Asian Community AIDS Services (ACAS) is a charitable, non-profit, community-based organization located in Toronto, Canada. We provide safer sex education and services to the East and Southeast Asian communities and support services to persons living with HIV/AIDS and members of the LGBTQ communities. Opportunities: Organizational, Writing/Editing, Creative, Marketing/Promotions, Event Planning, Public Speaking, Networking, Cross-cultural engagement or learning/practicing languages, Life skills, Support your community Skills you can develop: Marketing/Communications, Customer Service, Sports and Recreation, Arts and Culture, Other (please specify), Special Events, IT / Graphics Paid or Unpaid: Unpaid

Accessibility Resource Centre https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/accessability/accessability-resource-centre-2037-davis-building The AccessAbility Resource Centre provide services and accommodations to students who have a physical disability, vision or hearing loss, mental health condition, chronic health or a learning disability. Students who have temporary disabilities are also eligible to receive services. The centre also welcomes students who are looking to get involved on campus. Opportunities: Note taking, Outreach Assistants Skills you can develop: Leadership, Communication, and Interpersnal Paid or Unpaid: Unpaid AISEC Toronto www.aiesec.ca As the largest international student-run organization in the world, AIESEC aims to promote global understanding through leadership development and international exchange. AIESEC offers both paid internship and unpaid volunteering opportunities in various fields. Our opportunities are all international and run throughout the whole year. Durations vary from 6 weeks to 18 months. Opportunities: Computer Science, Finance, General Business, Office Work, Health, Marketing, Communication, Teaching, Education, Tutoring Skills you can develop: Leadership Paid or Unpaid: Unpaid Big Brothers Big Sisters of Peel www.bbbspeel.com Since 1967, Big Brothers Big Sisters in Peel Region has provided children and youth in need (ages 6 – 17) with quality, caring mentoring relationships to ensure their healthy development and enhance their self-esteem. By providing children with a mentor – someone to look up to and trust, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Peel was able to assist 1,650 children and youth in 2015 within their 11 core mentoring programs (Big Brothers Big Sisters Mentoring (Couples for Kids, Big and Little Buddy), BCAC Mentoring, Group Mentoring, Big Bunch, Conversation Club, In-School Mentoring (Between Generations), Teen Mentoring, Go Girls! Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds, Game On! Eat smart, Play smart, Live smart, Jump Math and After-School Program). There continues to be an increasing need for programs offered by Big Brothers Big Sisters and there are currently 200 children and youth who are waiting for service in their Big Brothers Big Sisters Mentoring and Group Mentoring Programs. Opportunities: Mentoring Skills you can develop: Interpersonal Paid or Unpaid: Unpaid

Caledon Dufferin Victim Services www.cdvs.ca We provide support for individuals affected by crime and tragic circumstances.We have been fortunate enough to work with several of your talented students on a yearly basis with the Community Innovation Projects. And as always, we welcome any opportunity to promote volunteer recruitment through community events. Opportunities: Research Skills you can develop: Leadership, Research, Communication, Interpersonal Paid or Unpaid: Unpaid Camp Oochigeas www.ooch.org Camp Oochigeas is a volunteer-based organization that provides magical experiences for children with and affected by childhood cancer. Our biggest program of the year is our Summer Overnight Camp and Summer Day Camp staffed entirely by volunteers. Camp Ooch also runs programs in the Hospital for Sick Children and at Ooch Downtown 365 days a year. Opportunities: Youth Work Skills you can develop: Leadership Paid or Unpaid: Unpaid Chartwells/Compass Group www.compass-canada.com Chartwells serves thousands of higher education students daily. We take pride in the fact that we provide them with programs and solutions to fit their unique needs. We know that a well-balanced diet is integral to an individual's state of mind and long-term happiness. As trendsetters in the industry, we take pride in providing the highest quality food service to the College and University educational community. For decades, it has been our commitment to provide customized solution to help students achieve at the highest levels. To uphold this standard, we are dedicated to exceeding our customers' needs and expectations by providing the highest quality of food service. Chartwells is a division of Compass Group Canada. Opportunities: Customer Service, Hospitality, Marketing/Communication Skills you can develop: Interpersonal Paid or Unpaid: Paid

Community Environmental Alliance www.communityenvironment.org Community Environment Alliance is an award-winning non-profit organization based in Brampton, Ontario, serving the community since 2003 with a vision to build a safe, healthy and sustainable future for all. Our programs and services are aimed to improve the quality of lives of individuals and that of the environment to shape a better tomorrow. We focus on providing holistic, client focused programs and services that address two critical pillars of poverty – digital insecurity and food insecurity. We also take a holistic approach to alleviating poverty and improving community well-being by exploring the links between human well-being, poverty and eco-system services. Opportunities: Environmental, Marketing/Communication Skills you can develop: Research, Analytical Paid or Unpaid: Paid

Community Living North Halton / Oakville / Burlington and the Bob Rumball Association for the Deaf www.clnh.on.ca / www.bobrumball.org Community Living North Halton, Oakville and Burlington Our Mission is to provide supports and services to individuals with developmental disabilities and to enhance their personal growth and inclusion in the community. Community Living is a community where everyone belongs and is valued. We are seeking individuals to provide support in our residential homes and alternative support programs. Bob Rumball Associations for the Deaf The Bob Rumball Associations for the Deaf is a non-profit charitable organization that supports Deaf and Deafblind children and adults who have special needs. Residential Counsellors support individuals in care with opportunities to increase their level of independence in skill areas such as communication, daily living, social and community awareness based on the individual’s Personal Plan. The Residential Counsellor will provide support for the physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being of the individuals, as well as providing a safe, homelike environment. Opportunities: Psychology/Counselling, Other, Social Work/Social Service Work Skills you can develop: Leadership Paid or Unpaid: Paid

http://www.clnh.on.ca/

Community on Campus www.utm.utoronto.ca/sas/community-campus Community on Campus provides 1:1 support to adults from the community who have an intellectual disability while they participate in campus activities. UTM students are matched with program participants and together they partake in activities such as: fitness classes, sports, literacy work, enhancing computer skills, games and various other social activities. Opportunities: Teaching/Education/Tutoring, Other, Social Services Skills you can develop: Interpersonal, Leadership Paid or Unpaid: Unpaid Credit Valley Conservation www.creditvalleyca.ca Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) is a community-based environmental organization, dedicated to protecting, restoring and managing the natural resources of the Credit River Watershed. Established by the provincial government in 1954, CVC is one of 36 Conservation Authorities in Ontario. As the primary scientific authority for the watershed, CVC works in partnership with municipal governments, schools, businesses and community organizations to deliver locally-based programs. Opportunities: Environmental Skills you can develop: Interpersonal Paid or Unpaid: Unpaid

Cultural Explorers Digging to China Inc. https://www.linkedin.com/company/cultural-explorers-digging-to-china-inc At Cultural Explorers Digging to China Inc, we are not-for-profit storytellers meeting the need for diverse educational materials! We are writing cultural picture books with strong Chinese characters, adventurous storylines, and cultural knowledge. We are creating fun, educational games. We are introducing basic Mandarin in entertaining bite-sized pieces. We are also hosting activities in Mississauga for school-aged children and families to learn about China's rich history, cultures, and diverse peoples. The common theme is encouraging enthusiastic, interactive, life-long learning. Join us to create, consider, and discuss! We supply ample materials for differentiated learning and fun family interactions. Our materials are designed to benefit students of different learning styles and diverse backgrounds. After our website is up (coming soon!), educators across Canada and globally will be able to integrate our resources into hands-on, project-based, blended, flipped, technology-rich, literature-filled, skill-developing, engaging, knowledge-thirsty, and diversity-loving learning environments. Budget-stretched schools and educators will easily be able to access our materials, which do support the Ontario curriculum. Cultural Explorers Digging to China Inc. is contributing to the future by encouraging the development of cultural skills, including empathy, willingness to learn about others, and acceptance of diversity. We are digging a tunnel of understanding and equipping many for success in our multicultural world. We would be thrilled to have you join us! Dig to China with us! Opportunities: Arts and Culture, Computer Science, Marketing/Communication, Teaching/Education/Tutoring Skills you can develop: All of the above, and more! Paid or Unpaid: Paid Erindale College Special Response Team ecspert.sa.utoronto.ca The Erindale College Special Response Team (ECSpeRT) is the on campus response team for the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM). ECSpeRT is a division of St. Jon Ambulance, a non-profit volunteer organization, that is comprise of UTM students, alumni and staff. Our team of medical first responders and first aiders provide on-call emergency medical response coverage for the campus and any events held on or off campus by UTM organizations. Opportunities: Health, Teaching/Education/Tutoring, Other, Volunteer Skills you can develop: Leadership Paid or Unpaid: Unpaid

Evergreen www.evergreen.ca Since 1991, Evergreen, a Canadian charity and international thought leader, has provoked bold action in transforming public landscapes into thriving community spaces with environmental, social and economic benefits. At the core of our work is the belief that involving people directly in the process of restoring the health of local ecologies and their communities positively affects the attitudes and behaviours that lie at the core of the sustainable city. Opportunities: Environmental Skills you can develop: Leadership Paid or Unpaid: Unpaid Experiential Education Office utm.utoronto.ca/experience/experiential-education-office The Experiential Education Office (EEO) at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) aims to enrich the undergraduate education experience by promoting and nurturing unique opportunities and approaches to learning both within and outside of the classroom. By actively engaging faculty and students in the community, and promoting strong relationships between community partners, faculty, students, academic studies, career exploration and community involvement through academic and outreach experiences to broaden the scope of what it means to study at UTM. Opportunities: Accounting, Arts and Culture, Computer Science, Customer Service, Environmental, Finance, General Business/Office Work, Government Services, Health, Hospitality, Human Resources, Law/Legal, Marketing/Communication, Psychology/Counselling, Sales, Science – Research, Sports and Recreation, Teaching/Education/Tutoring Skills you can develop: Communication Paid or Unpaid: Unpaid Eye Level of Oakville www.eyeleveloakville.com Eye Level of Oakville, is an after-school learning centre to teach students math and English from the age of 3- 16. Eye Level has over 2.5 million students worldwide who trust Eye Level to help them achieve their academic goals. Opportunities: Teaching/Education/Tutoring Skills you can develop: Leadership Paid or Unpaid: Paid

http://www.evergreen.ca/

Girl Guides of Canada www.girlguides.ca Girl Guides offers girls and women the chance to make new friends, challenge themselves and put their ideas into action through an amazing range of activities.When you volunteer with kids at Girl Guides of Canada–Guides du Canada (GGC), you're playing a key role in providing girls aged 5-17 with the fun and the challenge of Guiding. You'll be their cheerleader and mentor as you help your girls develop skills and confidence that will last a lifetime. Imagine the fun, the smiles and giggles, and all the confidence-building moments – that's what you're helping to create for the girls – and for yourself. Opportunities: Teaching/Education/Tutoring, Other, Volunteerism Skills you can develop: Leadership Paid or Unpaid: Unpaid Habitat for Humanity www.habitatgta.ca Habitat for Humanity Greater Toronto Area (GTA) is a non-profit housing organization working with communities to build homes with local families in need of affordable housing. By offering zero down payment, no-interest mortgages capped at 30 percent of a family’s income, Habitat for Humanity GTA empowers families to achieve stability and self-reliance, so that they can build a better life. With the support of donors and volunteers, we build homes along with our partner families, in Brampton, Caledon, Toronto, and York Region, serving two-thirds of the GTA. Since 1988, Habitat GTA has built more than 300 homes in partnership with families. Habitat GTA is one of more than 1,400 Habitat for Humanity affiliates worldwide sharing a common vision and purpose.Habitat for Humanity GTA also operates 10 Habitat ReStore retail home improvement stores across the GTA, which sell donated, new and gently-used home furnishing and renovation materials at a fraction of the original price. ReStore proceeds go directly toward building Habitat homes while also helping the environment, by diverting thousands of tons of household materials from landfill. Opportunities: Customer Service, General, Business/Office Work, Construction, Retail, Not for Profit, Event Assistants, Warehouse, Volunteer Services Skills you can develop: Communication, Construction, Home building, Not for Profit, Event Planning Paid or Unpaid: Unpaid

ICUBE UTM www.icubeutm.ca At ICUBE UTM we help bring business ideas to life! Having an awesome idea is great, but turning into a business can be tougher than it needs to be so ICUBE UTM helps provide support to campus and community entrepreneurs through training, funding and start-up coaching. Opportunities: Arts and Culture, Finance, General Business/Office Work, Marketing/Communication, Sports and Recreation Skills you can develop: Marketing/Promotions Paid or Unpaid: Paid Indeed.com www.indeed.ca Indeed.com is the World's #1 Pay-Per-Performance Recruitment Advertising Network a.k.a jobsite. We help companies of all sizes handle their hiring needs through SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and SEM (Search Engine Marketing). As our Sales team focuses on B2B sales where we sell prime ad space on our website through Pay-Per-Click (PPC) model. Opportunities: Customer Service, Sales Skills you can develop: Marketing/Promotions Paid or Unpaid: Paid International Education Centre www.utm.utoronto.ca/international/international-education-centre Travel abroad for 1-2 weeks during your fall/winter study breaks or during the summer and have the experience of a life time! The UTM Abroad program offered by the International Education Centre provides you with the unique opportunity to take your learning out of the classroom and connect with your global community. Learn about Fair Trade in Guatemala, traditional medicine in Peru, Volunteerism in Thailand or take a course with an embedded international experience in Italy, Bahamas and many other places around the world. Opportunities: International Travel Experience Skills you can develop: Leadership Paid or Unpaid: Unpaid

Leave the Pack Behind www.leavethepackbehind.org Leave the Pack Behind is a tobacco education, reduction and cessation initiative. By integrating cessation, protection and prevention activities to promote tobacco reduction, Leave the Pack Behind supports occasional and regular smokers looking to quit or reduce their tobacco use, stay smoke-free and work to protect non-smokers from second-hand smoke. Leave the Pack Behind is not anti-smoker. It is a resource for all students! Opportunities: Health, Informational Skills you can develop: Interpersonal & leadership - referring students who are interested in the work we do to Healthy Campus Crew. Paid or Unpaid: Unpaid Li Koon Chun Finance Learning Centre www.utm.utoronto.ca/flc/welcome-li-koon-chun-finance-learning-centre The Li Koon Chun Finance Learning Centre (FLC) is the knowledge partner of the Institute for Management & Innovation (IMI), University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM). We actively support the learning, teaching and research needs of both the IMI community and the broader University. As a hub for students, faculty and staff interested in finance, investing and business, the FLC provides specialized information resources, services, and expertise that bridges theory and practice. We also collaborate with IMI and other UTM units to promote innovation and entrepreneurship on campus. The FLC is a joint venture of IMI and the University of Toronto Mississauga Library. We partner with student societies, academic and student support services, other Library units and faculty to deliver programming and in-class/in-FLC instruction. The FLC is located on the lower level of the Innovation Complex in Room L1245. Opportunities: Accounting, Finance, Marketing/Communication, Teaching/Education/Tutoring Skills you can develop: Research or Analytical Paid or Unpaid: Paid March of Dimes Canada www.marchofdimes.ca March of Dimes provide a basket of services to individuals with disability and seniors in some areas. Opportunities: Volunteer Skills you can develop: Interpersonal Paid or Unpaid: Unpaid

Mary Kay www.marykay.ca Enrich women's lives. Opportunities: Marketing/Communication, Sales, Teaching/Education/Tutoring Skills you can develop: Leadership Paid or Unpaid: Unpaid Newcomer Centre of Peel www.ncpeel.ca Newcomer Centre of Peel (NCP) is a multi-service charitable non-profit organization that assists the entire newcomer family in achieving settlement and integration within the Region of Peel. With experience and expertise in English language training; employability and business start-up and comprehensive settlement services including programs for women, youth, children, adults and seniors; NCP offers culturally diverse and proactive results, addressing the needs of the newcomer population. Opportunities: Government Services, Mentorship/Volunteering Skills you can develop: Interpersonal Paid or Unpaid: Unpaid Pathways to Education www.pathwaystoeducation.ca Pathways to Education is a non-profit program that holistically supports youth to graduate from high school and aid in successful transition into post-secondary education or training. Pathways removes systemic barriers to education by providing leadership, expertise and a community based program proved to lower dropout rates. Pathways to Education’s core program provide a comprehensive set of academic, social and financial supports to youth. The program delivers after school tutoring, mentoring and financial assistance to overcome the barriers that can stand in the way of educational success. Opportunities: Teaching/Education/Tutoring Skills you can develop: Writing/Editing Paid or Unpaid: Unpaid

Peel Regional Police Auxiliary www.peelpolice.on.ca/en/jobsopportunities/auxiliarypolice The Peel Regional Police Service is supported by over 100 active volunteer officers. The Auxiliary Service supports the regular police service in many ways, from patrol and marine escorts, to R.I.D.E. program assistance, and special events to emergency callouts. These unpaid volunteers show their support to the Peel Regional Police while giving back to their community. Opportunities: Volunteer Police Officer Skills you can develop: Public Speaking Paid or Unpaid: Unpaid Region of Peel, Volunteer Resources www.peelregion.ca/volunteers/ Volunteer Resources at the Region of Peel engages skilled, diverse and dedicated volunteers in meaningful ways to support and enhance the programs within Health Services. Opportunities: Customer Service, Government Services, Health Skills you can develop: variety of skills including communication, leadership, experience with programs within Health Services, Paid or Unpaid: Unpaid RIC Centre www.riccentre.ca Peel Region’s hub for innovation and entrepreneurship, the Research Innovation Commercialization (RIC) Centre, co-located with Xerox Research Centre of Canada, is a not-for-profit organization supporting the development of innovation and entrepreneurship in Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon. RIC Centre offers a comprehensive range of support services for free, including mentorship and advisory services, hands-on workshops and networking events to help entrepreneurs fast-track their business to market. RIC Centre hosts a six-month Incubator program to help startups define their path to market by exploring and securing partnerships that will open access to capital, connections and paying customers. Opportunities: Marketing/Communication, Market Research Skills you can develop: Research or Analytical Paid or Unpaid: Unpaid

http://www.peelregion.ca/volunteers/

Robert Gillespie Academic Skills Centre www.utm.utoronto.ca/asc/ The Robert Gillespie Academic Skills Centre offers a full range of workshops, seminars and individual consultations to help students identify and develop the academic skills they need for success in their studies, and we work collaboratively with University of Toronto Mississauga faculty and teaching assistants to help deliver the best possible environments in their classes, labs and tutorials. Opportunities: Customer Service, General Business/Office Work, Marketing/Communication, Science – Research, Teaching/Education/Tutoring Skills you can develop: Research or Analytical Paid or Unpaid: Paid Safe City Mississauga safecitymississauga.on.ca Safe City Mississauga is a registered charitable organization founded in 1992 to help reduce criminal opportunity and criminal victimization in Mississauga. We provide resources, staff, professional community leadership and guidance for crime prevention programs and activities; encourage crime prevention education within the public, private and voluntary sectors; and research, develop and implement new community crime prevention programs and activities. Put simply, we want to stop crime before it starts. Opportunities: General Business/Office Work, Marketing/Communication, Special Events Volunteer/Aspire Tutor Skills you can develop: Marketing/Promotions Paid or Unpaid: Unpaid SHIP (Supportive Housing In Peel) www.shipshey.ca SHIP has championed the fundamental right of housing for nearly 30 years. As a respected health service and housing support provider, we advocate for Healthy Housing™ by forming lasting relationships with landlords and developers. We advocate for mental and physical health services through in-house service teams and partnerships with community-based agencies. SHIP is known for our record of identifying gaps in available service provision and directly addressing those needs. Many of our programs and service models have gained national attention within the health care field. Opportunities: Health, Psychology/Counselling, Teaching/Education/Tutoring Skills you can develop: Communication Paid or Unpaid: Paid

Special Olympics Ontario www.specialolympicsontario.com Special Olympics Ontario is dedicated to enriching the lives of individuals with an intellectual disability through active participation in sport. Through the power of sport, Special Olympics believes that people with intellectual disabilities can, and will, succeed when given the opportunity. Sport programs are delivered by trained coaches and dedicated volunteers. Volunteers are the backbone of the Special Olympics movement. The time, energy and enthusiasm of volunteers fuel our movement and make athletes’ dreams a reality! Opportunities: Volunteer Skills you can develop: Organizational Paid or Unpaid: Unpaid Special Olympics Ontario 2 www.specialolympicsontario.com Special Olympics promotes opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy, and develop skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympic athletes and the community. Over the past 40 years Special Olympics has grown from a modest program serving local athletes to become the world’s largest movement dedicated to promoting respect, acceptance, inclusion, and human dignity for people with intellectual disabilities through sports. Opportunities: Sports and Recreation Skills you can develop: Leadership Paid or Unpaid: Unpaid The Centre for Student Engagement www.utm.utoronto.ca/student-life At the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM), community engagement activities are some of the best ways you can invest in your growth and development. Engaging with the community allows you to: develop tangible skills, meet new people, and experience opportunities that allow you to explore new perspectives. Community based learning experiences can be a great way to enhance your connectedness with your community and contributes to personal sense of satisfaction and happiness. Opportunities: Arts and Culture, Environmental, Health, Marketing/Communication, Science – Research, Sports and Recreation, Teaching/Education/Tutoring Skills you can develop: All of them! Paid or Unpaid: Unpaid

The Official Languages Programs (Explore and Odyssey) www.myodyssey.ca / www.myexplore.ca The Odyssey Language Assistant Program is a paid, professional work experience that involves travelling in another province or territories in Canada to work with students for nine months. Language assistants work in a Canadian school in a community where they share their language and culture, helping students develop their fluency in either English or French. Odyssey is an opportunity to dive deep into another language and culture while sharing your own; travel and explore Canada; earn an income and get bilingual professional experience. Candidates with a passion for languages, working with children/youth, and helping others learn while having fun are ideal applicants. Candidates can come from any academic background. The Explore program is a five-week French-immersion bursary program that is offered during the spring or summer for people with any skill level in French. Explore participants are awarded a $2,200 bursary that covers tuition fees for the course, instructional materials, meals, and accommodation. Approximately 2,000 bursaries are given in Ontario every year. You will discover another region of Canada while learning French! Experience something new and discover your country and your strengths through Explore! Opportunities: Teaching/Education/Tutoring, Languages, Bursary for Immersion Programs Skills you can develop: Bilingual Work/Immersion Experience, Work in a school Environment Paid or Unpaid: Paid The Riverwood Conservancy www.theriverwoodconservancy.org The Riverwood Conservancy (TRC) is a volunteer- and member-based charity that provides programs and services to the community in environmental education, natural areas stewardship, gardening and volunteerism. Volunteers assist students learn about nature and maintain the gardens and natural areas of Riverwood. Opportunities: Environmental, Teaching/Education/Tutoring Skills you can develop: Leadership Paid or Unpaid: Unpaid

http://www.myodyssey.ca/

http://www.myexplore.ca/

Trillium Health Partners

www.trilliumhealthpartners.ca Trillium Health Partners has a number of volunteering opportunities for university students. One program that will be highlighted furing the Get Experience Fair is the Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP). HELP is a delirium and functional decline prevention program. Patients aged 70 and older that are in the hospital have an increase in confusion, delirium and functional decline. Through the HELP program, specially trained volunteers visit patients, engage them in conversation to assist with orientation, engage the patients in leisure activities to increase congitive functioning and lead the patients in range of motion exercises to promote physical strengthening. Opportunities: Health Skills you can develop: Interpersonal Paid or Unpaid: Unpaid Tutor Doctor www.tutordoctor.com At Tutor Doctor we provide one-on-one tutoring in students’ homes, taking learning to the next level. We provide academic help for all subjects and grades (Kindergarten to Grade 12). We are seeking individuals who are passionate about teaching & coaching. Great interpersonal skills, motivation and creativity are essential. We are looking for tutors who care about our students’ progress and who can teach them to have a positive relationship with learning. We are currently looking for tutors to travel to students’ homes (primarily in Mississauga/Brampton) for one-on-one tutoring. Tutoring involves clarifying and teaching subject matter, as well as assessing the student’s knowledge and skills on an ongoing basis. Other responsibilities include emailing in time sheets on a monthly basis. Opportunities: Teaching/Education/Tutoring Skills you can develop: Communication Paid or Unpaid: Paid UTM Environmental Affairs Office www.utm.utoronto.ca/green/grow-smart-grow-green The Environmental Affairs Office at the University of Toronto, Mississauga (UTM) is responsible for promoting and maintaining a broad range of sustainability initiatives through the engagement of the UTM community. Both paid and unpaid positions are available. UTM's Environmental Affairs Office oversees the BikeShare program, naturalization events, the Green Ambassadors volunteer program, and other environmental initiatives on campus. Opportunities: Environmental Skills you can develop: Leadership Paid or Unpaid: Unpaid

UTM Health & Counselling Centre www.utm.utoronto.ca/health/ Healthy Campus Crew volunteers are ambassadors for UTM's Health & Counselling Centre (HCC). They help to promote services, programs and campaigns as well as help to deliver many health education and health promotion initiatives organized by the HCC. There is no minimum volunteer commitment - volunteers can choose to volunteer as often or as little as their schedule permits. Opportunities: Health Skills you can develop: Communication Paid or Unpaid: Unpaid UTM International Education Centre www.utm.utoronto.ca/international/international-education-centre UTM study exchange opportunities for students. Opportunities: Teaching/Education/Tutoring, Exchange, Research and Internship Overseas Skills you can develop: Communication, Interpersonal, Leadership Paid or Unpaid: Unpaid UTM Run for the Cure cibcrunforthecure.supportcbcf.com The CIBC Run for the Cure is a trailblazing partnership between the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation (CBCF), CIBC and communities across Canada that changed the face of breast cancer. This year’s Run day will mark the 20th year of CIBC’s partnership as title sponsor of the event. We are grateful to CIBC, their employees and clients for their longstanding support. This event brings together an incredible community of people who have a personal connection to breast cancer and want to show their support. It’s an inspirational day that raises significant funds for CBCF, the largest charitable funder of breast cancer research in Canada. CBCF invests these dollars in the most promising breast cancer research that is leading the way in prevention, diagnosis and treatment and care, as well as funding Canada’s leading breast cancer patient support network, which works to improve the quality of life and the emotional support needed for those affected by this disease.This year the Mississauga run will be held on the UTM campus and we are looking for volunteers to help participate both leading up to, and on the day of the event. Opportunities: Health, Marketing/Communication, Sports and Recreation Skills you can develop: Organizational Paid or Unpaid: Unpaid

UTMSU www.utmsu.ca The University of Toronto Mississauga Students’ Union has a mandate to represent, provide social and academic services and in general promote the interests of all full time and part time undergraduate students at UTM.We host many events throughtout the year, provide a variety of services, and have a diverse number of volunteer & job opportunities for students! Opportunities: Arts and Culture, Environmental, Hospitality, Volunteer Opportunities Skills you can develop: Leadership Paid or Unpaid: Unpaid Verge Magazine www.vergemagazine.com Verge Magazine believes in travel for change. International experience creates global citizens, who can change our planet for the better. This belief is at the core of everything we do. Since 2002, Verge has produced quality events and publications to help people experience the world in a meaningful way, through opportunities to study, work and volunteer abroad. Opportunities: International Work, Study, Volunteering Skills you can develop: Many Paid or Unpaid: Unpaid Visions of Science Network for Learning www.vosnl.org Visions of Science Network for Learning Inc. (VoSNL) is a charitable organization that aims to advance the educational achievements and career aspirations of youth from low-income and marginalized communities through meaningful engagement in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields and research. Our flagship program is a network of community-based STEM clubs across the Greater Toronto- Hamilton Area that provide year- long, hand-on opportunities for children and youth to explore the areas of science, technology, engineering and math. Opportunities: Teaching/Education/Tutoring, Volunteer Facilitators Skills you can develop: Leadership Paid or Unpaid: Unpaid

Volunteer MBC www.volunteermbc.org Volunteer MBC is a Volunteer Centre serving the cities of Mississauga and Brampton, and the Town of Caledon. Volunteer MBC promotes and supports volunteerism in an effort to connect all people to meaningful volunteer opportunities through our volunteer referral service. Opportunities: Volunteer Skills you can develop: Various skills can be developed as volunteer opportunities are varied based on areas of interests. Paid or Unpaid: Unpaid Woodsworth College, U of T wdw.utoronto.ca The Summer Abroad programs are designed to enrich students’ academic lives by providing an exciting and educational international experience. Students complete full-year University of Toronto undergraduate degree credit courses from the Faculty of Arts & Science that are relevant to each location. Relatively small classes (about 25 students on average) are taught by University of Toronto professors or faculty from the host university. All classes, with the exception of language courses, are taught in English.These programs are open to all U of T Students. Locations become your "living textbook" and you will be completely immersed withe the language, history, culture and art of the host country. The program also allow students to add an international perspective to education adn relate classroom study to real-world situations abroad. Opportunities: International Experience, Earn UofT credit Skills you can develop: Communication, Interpersonal, Leadership, International/Culture Experience Paid or Unpaid: Unpaid

Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care www.yeehong.com The Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care is a non-profit organization serving seniors in the Greater Toronto Area. As the service arm of the Yee Hong community, it carries the responsibilities of planning and delivering high quality and culturally appropriate services to enable seniors to live their lives to the fullest - in the healthiest, most independent and dignified ways.Officially opened in October 1994, the Yee Hong Centre now operates four long-term care centers in Scarborough, Markham and Mississauga. We offer a continuum of care services to Chinese seniors and long-term care services to seniors of various cultural backgrounds so they enjoy the best quality of life. These include the South Asian, Filipino and Japanese communities. Thousands of seniors benefit from our long-term care, senior housing, medical and rehabilitation services and community-based programs every day. Since June 2004, Yee Hong has been operating a total of 805 long-term care beds and serves over 15,000 individuals annually from different ethnic communities in Greater Toronto and the surrounding areas. Opportunities: Customer Service, Health, Psychology/Counselling Skills you can develop: Communication Paid or Unpaid: Unpaid

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