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5 people are interested
Volunteer Advocate
ORGANIZATION: Chimo Community Services
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5 people are interested
Volunteering with Chimo offers a unique and rewarding opportunity to support those in need and to make a positive difference in your community. It is a powerful avenue for ongoing personal growth. It is also a great way to gain valuable employable skills, knowledge, and experience. Volunteers are the backbone of our services.
Volunteer Advocates work one on one with clients to
- Determine the scope of client wishes and needs
- Analyze client's needs and goals
- Prioritize objectives and develop an action plan
- Implement the plan
- Accompany clients to access external services when needed
- Monitor and review results and revise the plan as needed
- Effectively close the file when the work is done
- Benefits & welfare
- Housing/tenancy matters
- Disability/mental health
- Human Rights issues
- Domestic violence/Victim services
- Legal information and referrals
More opportunities with Chimo Community Services
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Chimo Community Services
Location:
120-7000 Minoru Blvd, Richmond, BC V6Y 3Z5, CA
Mission Statement
To promote justice and address violence by fostering and providing quality, integrated services, education and housing programs designed to inspire well-being and healing for people in crisis. Chimo has a three prong approach to affecting social change in our community. Through crisis programs, we serve people in immediate need. Through transition programs, people make meaningful, lasting changes in their lives, or establish themselves in their new country. Education encourages prevention and positively influences views and behaviours.
Description
Chimo is a non-profit organization serving people in crisis, transition and through education.
Chimo prevents tragedies and saves lives. Chimo strengthens individuals, families, and communities. Chimo connects people with needed community resources. Chimo builds bridges of understanding.
Created in Richmond, British Columbia in 1973, Chimo Community Services now serves over 10,000 individuals and families each year from different cultural backgrounds, age groups, family lifestyles, and economic situations. Through nine program areas, Chimo provides diverse services from community building to prevention, from individual crisis support to advocacy, and from peer support to education. Chimo engages in collaborative community planning and develops innovative resources to address emerging needs.
Chimo's people - 9 Board members, 30 staff, and 200 volunteers - reflect a range of cultural backgrounds and life experiences, and speak more than a dozen languages.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
120-7000 Minoru BlvdRichmondRichmond, BC V6Y 3Z5Canada
DATE POSTED
June 10, 2020
SKILLS
- Crisis Intervention
- Advocacy
- Problem Solving
- Social Work
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 19
- Orientation or Training
- Commit to volunteering one 4-hour shift during office hours per week for a minimum of 100 hours after completion of training.