Furniture Bank volunteer team members:

• Welcome donors, receive, record, and help organize donated furniture and household items
• Greet newcomer families and learn more about what they need for their homes and families
• Accompany families around the warehouse and help them select furniture and housewares
• Record outgoing items
• Work alongside other volunteers and visitors and support with basic administrative tasks

Orientation and Training is provided

To join the Furniture Bank volunteer team, you must be:

• Willing to commit to volunteering once a week for 3 hours, over a 6-month period. Shifts are currently scheduled Monday and Wednesdays from 11 am to 2pm, Tuesdays and Thursdays 5pm to 8pm
• At least 18 years old and comfortable conversing in English
• Comfortable with using technology and have access to an email
• Able to be standing/walking for a 3-hour shift on a concrete floor, and pack household items
• Comfortable working with people who do not speak English as their primary language
• Understanding and knowledge, or a willingness to learn, about diverse cultures and the challenges for newcomers to Canada

We are also seeking Furniture Bank volunteers to:

• Assist with record keeping
• Coordinate promotion via social media
• Maintain email lists for information and newsletter sharing
• Keep website content current

To apply to become a Circle Home Warehouse Team Volunteer please complete and submit this form below

When a refugee family, or individual, is chosen by Danby SAH to sponsor there is usually a cosponsor who is asked to put together a Settlement Proposal. In this Proposal they are required to create a Settlement Team of between 5 and 9 people that have agreed to help the family for the first 12 months they are in Canada.

A Settlement Volunteer oversees the cosponsor and Settlement Team to ensure that the newcomer(s) are having their needs fulfilled and are able to access all that Canada has to offer. This is an important role that is the liaison between Danby SAH and the Settlement Team. This is a time flexible role and would require approximately 5 hours per month for each Settlement Team you oversee.

Settlement Volunteers responsibilities:

• Meet the Settlement Team before the refugee family arrives and confirm that everyone understands their roles and responsibilities during the settlement year.
• Provide the newcomers with their rights and responsibilities as a Permanent Resident of Canada
• Sends the Settlement Team emails at set intervals to explain what to expect next or confirm tasks have been completed.
• Verifies that the Settlement Team completes and returns all required checklists.
• Does a minimum of two home visits during the settlement year.

To be a Settlement Volunteer you must be:

• Willing to attend training.
• Willing to commit to oversee Settlement Teams for the settlement year.
• Be at least 18 years of age.
• Agree to a Vulnerable Sector Police Check.
• Comfortable with using technology and have access to internet and email.
• Understand and be willing to learn about diverse cultures and challenges of newcomers to Canada.
• Comfortable working with people who do not speak English as their primary language.

To apply to become a Settlement Volunteer please complete and submit the form below