Volunteer

Volunteering is a positive way to contribute to life in the City of Ottawa. The opportunities are endless—from volunteering at schools to supporting non-profit organizations, charities, local festivals, places of worship or community programs and events. To explore some of the possibilities, start with the following options:

Volunteer Ottawa works with community organizations throughout the City to identify and promote volunteer opportunities. Volunteer Ottawa’s website lists thousands of volunteer opportunities each year.
The City of Ottawa relies on 70,000 volunteers to support its many programs and activities. The City’s website is a great resource for finding volunteer opportunities.
The United Way/Centraide is one of many non-profit organizations that needs the support of volunteers to run its programs and raise funds.

Walter Piovesan has a dream—and for 27 years, he’s been working hard to achieve it. In his perfect world, every single child in this city would wake up in the morning knowing that school is a safe place to be, where there are people they can trust and who value them for who they are. Why? Walter believes schools are the centre of a community.

He knows that problems that start in school can spill out to affect an entire community. When a child’s needs are met and that child feels well-connected to the community, the chances of becoming involved in criminal or at-risk behaviours drops drastically. As the Superintendent responsible for Safe Schools with the Ottawa Carleton District School Board, Walter has worked to make those connections by meeting the needs of our youth, and bringing schools and their students closer to their communities.

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