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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Peterborough

As a Community-Based Mentor you will spend time with a mentee through regular outings, based on similar interests. 2-4 hours a week, or biweekly based on a schedule that suits you and the mentee best

Peterborough Community Medicine Garden

Join in our efforts to revitalize the medicine garden at Hutchison House Museum. Come help us and learn about the many medicinal plants that grow in our city.

B!KE: the Peterborough Community Bike Shop

Help out with free, supervised bike parking at a variety of community events over the summer. No specific knowledge is required, just an enthusiasm for cycling, the ability to manipulate bicycles and a willingness to...

Peterborough Musicfest

On-site volunteers play a key role in guest services, logistics, and also in fundraising—whether it’s through selling merchandise, raffle tickets, or encouraging donations. These efforts help keep Musicfest free and a...

4th Line Theatre

Front of House volunteers assist our Audience Services team at our events at the Winslow Farm in Millbrook, Ontario by welcoming audience members. They also provide information about the event site, seat audience memb...

Peterborough Folk Festival

The Peterborough Folk Festival’s Children’s Village offers free crafts, activities, face painting and more during the festival. The co-coordinator helps direct volunteers, plan activities and supervise activities.

Port Hope Fair

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AA Test Charity

Join us in making a difference in our community by volunteering for our charity food drive! We are seeking enthusiastic volunteers to help collect food donations at the Cobourg Com

Age-friendly Peterborough

Volunteer for a single-day event that supports Age-Friendly Peterborough projects, such as the Seniors Showcase or the Summit on Aging in June.

YES Shelter For Youth & Families

YES Shelter is a very busy place, and that means our staff can always use some help with organization. If you love to make spaces work well, and look their best, this could be a satisfying volunteer role for you at ou...

Artspace

This Open Studio support role provides support to community members during our Thursday evening Open Studio.

Down Syndrome Association of Peterborough

Charity Gaming Volunteers are needed! You would be representing the Down Syndrome Association of Peterborough at Delta Bingo as a volunteer once or twice a month. In this 2.5 hour volunteer shift you will be required...

East Central Therapy Dogs

Provide joy with a Therapy dog visiting in the community! Do you have a couple of hours a week to spare and a calm friendly dog? Would you enjoy an opportunity to volunteer with your dog? East Central Therapy Dogs vol...

Trent Valley Archives

We are looking for new members to join our grants committee and help us complete grant applications to keep the Trent Valley Archives (and it’s Heritage property!) running smoothly.

Artspace

As a Volunteer Instructor, you would lead the group in a weekly art-making activity during our Open Studio program, either once or over two consecutive sessions. The activity can be in the activity/medium of your choo...

Artspace

Provide photography and documentation support! Members of the Documentation Crew will assist Artspace staff in documenting public events in the Gallery. Events include opening receptions, workshops, seasonal events su...

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The Home Care Workers Co-operative is seeking compassionate and energetic Client Support to assist our clients with various tasks that enable them to live more comfortably and independently. We welcome student volunte...

Lang Pioneer Village Museum

The Interpretation Volunteer supports Lang Pioneer Village Museum (LPVM) by learning and interpreting early 19th-Century rural Ontario lifestyles to visitors. Costumed interpreters bring the village to life for visito...

One City Peterborough

Seeking a volunteer driver to accompany a client living with a brain injury to programming in the community. ~2 hours, 1-2 times a week. Training will be provided.

Artspace

The role of Maker Space Support is to support and assist fellow community members and artists in using the Maker Space, and to offer basic instruction on the use of Maker Space equipment including printing presses, th...

YES Shelter For Youth & Families

If you’re a handy person, maintenance crew is the role for you! People in this role with assist our Maintenance Coordinator with the many small jobs there are to do keeping the emergency shelter building and housing l...

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Peterborough

As an in-school mentor, you would provide time and companionship to a youth within school grounds, for one hour a week.

Junior Achievement Northern and Eastern Ontario

What would you have told your younger self about financial management? Do you have career or education advice you wish someone had shared with you? Inspire and empower enquiring minds by volunteering with JA as a faci...

All Saints Anglican Church

Volunteers needed to help out at various 150th Anniversary events during 2025. For example ticket sales, event planner, welcome hosts, marketing & advertising skills, managing silent auction.

Down Syndrome Association of Peterborough

Do you have 2.5 hours once to twice a month to help us with bingo? Delta Bingo gives helps local non-profit organizations like ours, provide much-needed programs and services to our community. Every game played contri...

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Our Medical First Responder unit is made up of well-trained and well-equipped, St. John Ambulance volunteers. They are invited to be present at countless public events to provide basic and advanced care when emergenci...

Canadian Cancer Society

As a volunteer driver, you can give the gift of a ride to people with cancer who need help getting to and from their life-saving cancer treatments and other appointments. Mileage reimbursement or tax receipt is provided.

Kawartha-Haliburton Children's Foundation

Board Members are to serve as active advocates and ambassadors for the organization and fully engage in identifying and securing the financial resources and partnerships necessary for the organization to advance its m...

YWCA Peterborough Haliburton

We are looking for volunteers who are passionate about women’s issues and have the desire to be involved with an organization that provides life-saving programs, tools and resources that help women and children thrive...

YES Shelter For Youth & Families

We need weekly volunteers to help keep the food cupboard tidy and organized, put away food donations, help us redistribute food we can’t use, and make up food boxes for people who participate in the food box program.

Telecare Peterborough

Join the Telecare family as a distress line responder who takes calls from people seeking a human connection. We also offer occasional volunteer opportunities at Delta Bingo and Gaming to support Telecare.

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Relax and enjoy our rotating exhibitions of Canadian contemporary art as you greet gallery guests. We are looking for 3 hour minimum shifts Thurs – Sat, noon -6pm

Brain Injury Association Peterborough Region

As a bingo volunteer your support will help to provide critical funding for programs and services that are not funded by Ontario Health. Money raised at Delta Bingo provides much needed support to address food insecur...

Brain Injury Association Peterborough Region

The Brain Injury Association of Peterborough Region welcomes volunteers to act as a receptionist. You would greet clients and home care drivers, answer phone calls and do light filing.

All Saints Choir

Enjoy singing with a youth and adult choir. Meet new people. Make new friends.

YourTV

Take the plunge and learn television production as you work as a camera operator, audio tech or director. The sky is the limit for what you can learn as a studio TV production volunteer.

B!KE: the Peterborough Community Bike Shop

Help us collect, refurbish and distribute bikes to children and youth in our community who would not otherwise be able to access a bicycle.

Heads Up for Inclusion

We are looking for bingo volunteers to help us fundraise with Delta Bingo once a week for a couple of hours. It would help us tremendously with our operational budget and therefore allow us to keep building an inclusi...

Farms at Work

We have many projects planned for the coming year at Farms at Work, so we’re looking for Board Members with enthusiasm to help guide us into the future! If you are a new farmer, own farmland, and/or have interest or e...

Peterborough AIDS Resource Network - PARN

This position is to maintain Harm Reduction suppies, replenish kits when needed, fullfil outstanding orders the Harm Reduction Team requires for distribution.

Peterborough Folk Festival

This person would co-coordinate all volunteers for all areas of the festival and help recruit and communicate with the 200+ volunteers who make the festival possible with support from the returning Volunteer Coordinator.

Canadian Cancer Society

You are passionate about the breast cancer cause, well-connected in your community and enjoy event planning. The ideal candidate for this volunteer role with Run for the Cure has a positive attitude, communication and...

Salvation Army Thrift Store Peterborough

Customer Service Volunteers greet and support shoppers by helping them find items, highlighting flash sales, and keeping the store well-stocked. The role also includes assisting customers with secured product displays...

Trent Valley Archives

The bookstore assistant is a new position at the Trent Valley Archives. Volunteers in this role will help us keep our daily operations running smoothly by processing book sales and other transactions through our new S...

4th Line Theatre

You can help us to raise over $15,000/year as a bingo volunteer, volunteering for a handful of shifts each year at the Delta Bingo & Gaming Centre in Peterborough. Bingo volunteers are essential in helping us to reali...

Kawartha Komets Special Needs Hockey Program

We seek On-ice Hockey Volunteers (including Support, Trainers, Coaches) to work directly with athletes to create a safe, supportive, and engaging hockey experience tailored to neurodiverse players. On-ice support is t...

Kawartha Komets Special Needs Hockey Program

Off-ice support is essential to the overall experience for our players, enabling access for players and allowing our coaches to focus on program delivery. This role requires positive relationships with all of our athl...

Down Syndrome Association of Peterborough

Are you looking for a meaningful way to connect with your community and make a direct impact? Our program assistant volunteers play a vital role in supporting inclusive programming for individuals with Down syndrome....

Trent Valley Archives

We are looking for people with transferable skills and a passion for local history to join our board!

Kawartha Komets Special Needs Hockey Program

We need you to help plan and deliver events that bring the community together and celebrate athletes, volunteers, and sponsors. Each season, we host the year-end banquet, themed weekends, social gatherings and fundrai...

Pet Rock Radio

We have artists performing every week at the Peterborough Farmers Market stage and need someone to represent us there on Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Pet Rock Radio is Peterborough’s volunteer-run online station fo...

Kawartha Komets Special Needs Hockey Program

As a director on our board, you would rovide leadership and governance to support long-term success and sustainability. Our program launched in 2009 to give girls & boys, teens and adults with physical, emotional and/...

Kawartha Komets Special Needs Hockey Program

We seek support with fundraising initiatives that keep our program accessible to all participants. Scheduled meetings, strategic planning, sponsorship relationships, community outreach and events. The Kawartha Komets...

Kawartha Komets Special Needs Hockey Program

By providing transportation, you help ensure all players can access games and events through reliable rides. While some athletes have family members or support workers for this service, others rely on volunteers to ke...

Kawartha Komets Special Needs Hockey Program

As the media and communication volunteer, you would help us share stories and promote the program across the community. The Kawartha Komets Special Needs Hockey Program launched in 2009 to give girls & boys, teens and...

Volunteer Peterborough

Join a powerful team of volunteer advocates who create opportunities for more than 180 organizations and more than 2,200 volunteers. Volunteer Peterborough seeks individuals with the following skills for its board and...

New Stages Theatre

New Stages seeks volunteers 18+ to assist with occasional shifts at Delta Bingo. Each 2.5 hour shift provides a significant fundraising benefit to New Stages. Full training provided, light duties, work with a partner...

Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough

The Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough welcomes expressions of interest from people who have passion, ability, and energy to join as board members. These individuals work collaboratively with other volunteer...

Down Syndrome Association of Peterborough

Looking for a way to give back that fits into your schedule? Our Bingo Volunteers play a key role behind the scenes role in supporting our organization. While this role does not involve direct interaction with our mem...

Showplace Performance Centre

Help us bring our events to life, in a variety of roles – usher, ticket taker, bartender, box office, and more – at the theatre’s front of house.

Telecare Peterborough

Be a Telephone Volunteer for Telecare! Telecare Peterborough’s trained volunteers listen with empathy and understanding to worried, overwhelmed lonely and distressed callers. Four training sessions held annually. From...

Kawartha-Haliburton Children's Foundation

Do you have 2.5 hours once to twice a month to help us with bingo? Delta Bingo gives us considerable income each month which goes directly to sending kids to camp. Last year we received over $20,000.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Peterborough

Bingo volunteers greet customers, callback bingo numbers, assist with delivering food to customers and help with tidying up debris leftover from sessions.

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As event volunteers, help promote and sell the fundraising projects that PTBOStrong has on the go at various events to support Right to Heal PTBO, Kawartha Food Share and The Elizabeth Fry Society of Peterborough.

Fairhaven Long Term Care Home

Looking for an Anglican Communion volunteer to run a 30 minute church service once a month in the afternoon.

Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre

Turtle Care volunteers help with the ongoing care (feeding/cleaning) of the injured turtles that are in the rehabilitation process at our centre. Often our turtle patients can spend up to a year in our care as they re...

Habitat for Humanity

As a Habitat ReStore Volunteer, you can help make more decent, affordable housing a reality in your community. Your time and voice can help individuals and families in the Peterborough and Kawartha Region achieve the...

Fairhaven Long Term Care Home

Café volunteers run the café and take the café cart around the Fairhaven Long Term Care Home. Café shifts are mornings from 9:00-11:30 and afternoons from 1:30-4. Café cart shifts are flexible.

Elder Dog Peterborough

Dog Care Support Volunteers involved in dog care support help us “keep love in the home” by assisting older adults with basic dog care so that they can stay together as long as possible. These activities may seem simp...

Elder Dog Peterborough

understand the Pawd as part of ElderDog Canada and accountable to the Federal Charities Directorate; become familiar with all facets of ElderDog programs and services offered nationally and locally and develop, throug...

Volunteer Peterborough

Volunteer Peterborough seeks an organized person to help us track membership sales to support our team as we call non-profit organizations who use this service and ask them to invest in its future. If you would enjoy...

Volunteer Peterborough

Volunteer Peterborough is seeking a social media coordinator to share its positive and uplifting messages on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and/or Tiktok. This is a great opportunity to get creative, build you...

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Performing Arts Lakefield is a volunteer-run organization, led by a board of six to ten directors. Duties such as promotion, managing ticket sales, talent searching and contact and venue coordination are distributed a...

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The treasurer maintains a set of books, writes cheques, makes deposits and prepares government filings. A Treasurer’s Manual provides detailed instructions for each duty and support is available.

Heads Up for Inclusion

Want to help build an inclusive community? Care about the rights of people with disabilities? Join our Amigos Community Program where we bring together adults with and without disabilities for fun and friendship throu...

Elder Dog Peterborough

ElderDog Canada is a 100% volunteer-run, national charity dedicated to support for ageing people and their dogs. The Dog Care Support Coordinator works with other volunteers in the Dog Care Support for Seniors Program...

Elder Dog Peterborough

ElderDog Canada is a 100% volunteer-run, national charity dedicated to communication about its support for ageing people and their dogs. We have a unique and complex mandate and commitment to “help keep love in the ho...

Canadian Cancer Society

As a Community Engagement Lead, you will help plan and execute the CIBC Run for the Cure by leading a small volunteer team, developing engagement strategies, and supporting outreach to ensure strong participation and...

New Stages Theatre

Join the New Stages Theatre Board as Treasurer: Love live theatre and have a head for numbers? New Stages is seeking a volunteer to serve on our board as Treasurer.

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Volunteers are what make Special Olympics Peterborough a success! Our Athletes look to our volunteers for inspiration, guidance and coaching. In return, our volunteers have amazing experiences and help make a differen...

Elder Dog Peterborough

The Rehoming Coordinator works with other volunteers in the Rehoming Program, Dog Care Support Coordinator, and Pawd Leader to help senior dogs live out their twilight years with the love and dignity they deserve.

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We’re looking for some volunteers to assist with circulation and front desk operations.

Canadian Blood Services

Our volunteers help to make donors feel welcome and comfortable. The care and attention you give is very often a key reason why donors return. As one of the last faces donors see on their way out, you play a critical...

Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre

Our Turtle Taxi Volunteers enable hundreds of turtles from all over Ontario to receive life-saving treatment and care each year! We take in injured turtles from all across the province.

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Trent University’s Research Ethics Board (REB) welcomes interested individuals to apply for membership as a Community Representative. Applicants should meet the following requirements: • No affiliation with Trent Univ...

Port Hope Fair

Volunteer to run one of Canada's oldest agricultural fairs

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JL Sluggers Foundation

Be a part of our impactful food drive at Port Hope High School! We are seeking enthusiastic volunteers to help us collect and sort food donations for those in need. This is a wonde

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