Civic Involvement - Community Volunteering

If you are interested in getting involved with your community (see Civics 101 post) - civic involvement for youth can be a great experience. Not only do you learn about process and organization - you understand the meaning behind those processes.

Getting engaged in one's community should be a life-long endeavour. Community is important. Community is of value. Community is something that is nurtured and should not be taken for granted.

If you are interested in resources, information on how to volunteer or ways in which you may get involved with civic involvement in your community check out the following links...

Volunteer Moncton
www.volunteergreatermoncton.com

Volunteer Toronto
www.volunteertoronto.on.ca

Volunteer Vancouver
www.volunteervancouver.ca

(you get the idea...branches across Canada)

charity village
www.charityvillage.com

habitat for humanity
www.habitat.org

(please note: this list is not comprehensive at all - this is just a sample of the wonderful community organizations reaching out to youth in Canada)